Remedy

Gelsemium (yellow jasmine)

Gelsemium sempervirens

Botanical illustration of Gelsemium

A leading remedy for tremor and Parkinson's presentations marked by weakness, heaviness, and trembling that worsens with anticipation or emotional stress. The limbs feel dull and weak, the eyelids droop, and there may be a slow, weak pulse with a sense of paralysis from dread.

Key indications

  • Best for: The top remedy for tremors or Parkinson's disease
  • Trembling of hands, limbs, or whole body from nervous dread
  • Heavy eyelids, dull mind, and slow movement under pressure
  • Symptoms worse from anticipation, humid heat, and damp weather
  • Slow, weak pulse with a sense of muscular collapse
Worse from

Anticipation, emotion, humid heat, damp weather, standing

Better from

Rest, lying down, urination, open air

Suggested dosage

200C twice daily. Use as an adjunct to professional care, not a replacement.

Frequently taken with

General guidance only. 200ck may be substituted for 200C potencies. Stop the remedy upon significant improvement. If no improvement after 2-3 doses in acute cases or after 4-6 weeks in chronic cases, try a different remedy. Consult a experienced practitioner if you feel you need additional help for serious or persistent symptoms.