Symptoms:

The sudden loss of consciousness, sensation, and voluntary motion, caused by the rupture or obstruction of an artery of the brain, very often resulting in death; also gross hemorrhage into any organ, such as the lungs, spleen, etc.

Cause:

This is a serious catarrhal condition of the body, wherein the normal excreting channels are blocked and the denser glutinous and fibrinous matters overload the bloodstream.

Herbal aids:

The suddenness with which apoplexy comes necessitates the fastest therapeutic action.  Cayenne pepper (one teaspoon to the cup) may be administered quickly; tincture of lobelia (three drops to one-half teaspoon, according to the size and age of the individual) should be given regularly; the antispasmodic tincture is excellent.

Useful herbs:Bibernell, bittersweet, black cohosh, black hellebore, blue cohosh, burdock, catnip, coriander seeds, couch grass, cowslip, crow foot, burdock, hedge hyssop, lavender, lily of the valley, masterwort, peony (seeds and root), pepper cress seed, rosemary, skullcap, soapwort, vervain, white mustard seed.