Dr Sankarans - PLANT SENSATIONS

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CHART OF PLANT SENSATIONS

FAMILY	SENSATION	PASSIVE   REACTION	ACTIVE   REACTION	COMPENSATION
ANACARDIACEAE	Caught Stiff Tight Tension Stuck Cramps Pressing	Paralyzed Immobile	Motion amel. Agg. in house Agg. sitting First motion agg. Restlessness Sedentary agg. You are stuck and want to move continuously.	Always on move.
APOCYNACEAE	Extreme prostrated as if paralyzed. Contraction and relaxation	Weakness Dullness Prostrated Lifelessness Memory weakness Inertness Unresponsiveness	Want to expand ???
ARACEAE	Burning, smarting, exposed Irritating Raw and stinging Rawness with itching Soreness Shooting pain. Children pick at lips, even though raw which gives them pleasure. Being slapped
BERBERIDACEAE	Sudden, intense, rapid changeability at mental as well as physical level	Confusion Dullness Prostration of Mind Confusion of identity Confusion from interruption	Rapid changing of location and character.	Easily adaptable to changing situation.  Able to change quickly accordingly to change.
CACTACEAE	Constricted Made smaller Shrunk Contracted Bound, trapped, pressed Downtrodden Oppressed Clutched Weighed down	Trapped	Expansion, becoming bigger, boundless and released	Not affected by contraction, and oppression.
COMPOSITAE	Injured Hurt or insulted Shocked Burnt or scalded Fear to be touched, hurt approached	Numb Anesthetic Stupor Catalepsy	Touching Hurting others Cruel Violent Strikes Insulting	He is a tough guy. He can take all the beatings. Protective of others to see they do not get hurt.
CONIFERS	Fragile Broken Brittle Connected/Disconnected Empty/Fullness Cut-off Fragmented	Indolence Fearful Weak	Rigid Hard	Strength. You become strong and protective of others who are brittle and fragile.
CRUCIFERAE	Obstruction, stopped, blocked stuck mentally as well as physically.	Getting stuck. Interrupted flow. No way out.	Breaking the barrier. Moving ahead. Smooth flow. Clearing the block.	Blocks do not bother him.
DIOSCOREACEAE	Twisting Coil and uncoil Stretch desire and ameliorates Stretched Pulled		Stretching ameliorate Continuous motion,amel. Wandering, shifting
ERICACEAE	Need to move from one place to another. Extension Change Change in location Wandering
EUPHORBIACEAE	Tied and untied. Bound and unbound. Hidebound.	Tied and cannot do anything about it.	Desire to break free.	A person who is free, unbound and not tied up.
FUNGUS	Invading Eroding Burrowing Digging Boring Excoriating Gnawing Corrosive Ulcerative Penetrating Spread Expanding Danger / Robbers Strength Super human	Passive hemorrhage Feels Empty Hollow	Fight Strength Egotism Courageous Invades Spreads Fight Egotism Courageous Strength increased	Courageous in danger.
GERANIALES	Endurance There is need for sustain prolonged exertion, activity, strength, effort, exertion. Other words: Persistence Fortitude Hardness Robustness Ruggedness Tolerance Toughness Sturdiness Perseverance	Exhaustion Immobility Agg. from Exertion Weakness Prostration Enervations	Movement agg. Bold Courageous Euphoric Stimulated
HAMAMELIDIDAE	Compressed Heavy Pressing Load Limited, dragging Fixed and confined Closed, Shut in Opposite is: Lightness Flying Expanding Free Enlarged Floating	Motion aversion to. Dullness Dullness of the senses Heavy and dragged down Grounded All movement ceases Lie down inclination to. Rest, repose amel Paralyzed Depressed Sadness	Flying Floating Open air amel Motion amel Desire to be in the open air Desire to move Fantasizing.            Imagination.	Adapting to living within confined, limited space. Balanced.
LABIATAE	Excitement, which can be vivid, pleasant and tremulous. Along with these there can be perspiration, trembling, overwhelmed, passionate, etc. Shocks Thrusts	Lack of excitability. Absence of reaction to external things. Numbness Disinterest	Industrious Motion amel Mirth Fright/Anxiety Unpleasantly surprised Exhilaration Rush of ideas Loquacity Vivacity Enjoyment Physical excitability, irritability	Calmness
LEGUMINOSAE	Splitting apart Coming apart Scattered Bound together Fragmented	Feeling scattered and confused Split up Not together	Getting things together	Feeling together and unified.
LILIFLORAE	Forced out. squeezed, extruded Oppressed, constrained. Constricted. Excluded, left out, they are not interested in me. I am neglected.	Must hold on tight	He must move	Attractive behavior. Belonging, being included, is being part of.
LOGANIACEAE	Shocked. Shattered. Torn to pieces. Shock is so sudden so as to paralyze the person. Disappointment Ruined.	Paralyzed, I cannot move. Sadness. Cannot weep Grief Silent Faint	Beside oneself. Excitable Convulsions.	Composed and calm in the most shocking circumstances.
MAGNOLIANAE	Confusion, bewildered, beclouded, strange. Because outside is so bewildering and confusing, she feels isolated and not part of; and reaction to this is withdrawal.	Collapse Stupefied Fainting Sleepy Blankness Floating, withdrawn, Unconscious	Withdrawal. Creating his own world, which is familiar and shutting out the world, which is strange.	Easily adjustable. Adaptable to strange/new/ confusing/ bewildering situation.
MALVALES	Attached and then detached. Joined and then separated. Together and then separated.	Estranged Indifferent Indifferent everything to. Aversion husband to.	Communicative Affectionate Dream of falling in love Company desire for.	Independent Self-confident.
Carnivorous plants	Deceived Sticking Constriction Lancinating Strangled Suffocative Convulsive Spasms Gnawing Cutting Trap Also what is important is that all these sensations should be taken together to give the sensation of the family. Imagine an insect being trapped by one of these carnivorous plants. He will go through all these sensations.	Trust can not Weakness Paralyzed	Malicious Deceitful Sly Suspicious Desire to kill Desire to injure Violent	Courageous in the face of deceitful and harmful situations.
PAPAVARACEAE	Pain, intense pain, pain of any sort but with great intensity. Torture, intense suffering Punished War Murdered, executed Violence Fright and shock Agony and hell like state	Analgesia, coma, anesthesia Fainting Catalepsy Narcolepsy Painless and numb. Alive yet dead Hibernation Meditation	Rage Spasm, convulsions, colic. Violent Numbness alternating with pain	Calm in situation where there is great pain. Not affected by pain and suffering. Peaceful, serene and tranquil.
PIPERACEAE	Pain, no excitement and boredom. Boredom also means monotonous, unexciting, bland, tasteless, insipid etc. Ennui. Opposite: Amusement Pleasurable amusement	Weakness giving into Boredom. Dullness, sluggishness leading to boredom Tedious Tired Indolent	Desire amusement. Amusement amel. Desire for change. Cheerfulness. Entertainment amel. Parties Diversion amel Occupation amel. Excitement Party, Dancing, Music, sex amel Vivacious Traveling desire Mirth, hilarity, liveliness Industrious Busy	Pleasure. Unaffected by boredom, pain and suffering.
PRIMULACEAE	Unable to move because of paralytic/pressure/ and lame sensation.	Sluggishness Aversion to going out Amel. in house Confined Not moving	Motion amel. Continuous motion amel. Desire to travel Desire to move Activity Industrious Increased strength	I am happy in a small space.
RANUNCULACEAE	Vexed, excited easily, raw nerves. Morbidly sensitive Electric shock Irritability excessive, anger with grief, guilt, shock and annoyed, distress, harassed. Insulted, dreams vexatious Sharp, stitching, stabbing, stinging and sticking pain. Bursting.	Numbness Blunting	Nervous tension. Inner conflicts, many emotions excited together, one on top of the other. Somatisation, somatopsychic. Outbursts, brooding, passionate. Tremors from emotions; tension prolonged. Mental and physical connections or alternations, suppressed. Sensitive to trifles.	Equanimity
ROSACEAE	Inward / Outward pressure which is suddenly Pinched, pressing Pushed out Out-shoot Suffocated Shortness of breath Oppression	Suffocation Collapsing	Impulsive Travel desire for Wander Moving quickly Running about Shifting suddenly Jumping Open air amel.
RUBIACEAE	Over-stimulation which agg. Many desires Many ideas Fancies Tobacco, alcohol, sex and other stimulants agg. Joy agg. Stimulus hunger	Fatigue Dullness. Catalepsy Sleep amel. Rest amel. Exhaustion. Vanishing of thoughts.	Plans Sleeplessness with fancies Theorizing Rush of thoughts Creative pursuits; reading,    writing, music. Activity.	Tranquility Meditation
RUTACEAE	Squeezed and then broken/ crushed Squeeze and compress Constrict and squeeze Twist and break /crush Choking / compressing / strangling and then crushed	Weakness / Drained / Lassitude Numbness	Stretching desire Stretching amel. / Stretching agg.
SCROPHULARIACEAE	Bonds & Connection are not strong, so they want to hold on to very tightly and when that connection breaks then fear, fright and delusion starts.	Indifference Death.	Adhesive Accident Death Death of Relatives Attachment Detachment Amorous	Not affected by disconnection. No need for bonds.
SOLANACEAE	Violence, sudden, splitting, bursting, explosive, spasmodic, jerking, shooting, sun stroke, apoplexy, violent terror, pursued, murder, life and death, killed, snakes, tearing, pulsating, constricting, and choking. Theme of black and white.	Anesthetic Stupefied Lack of irritability Sluggish Cowardice Faintness Unconsciousness	Senses acute Hurried Shrieking Startling in sleep Spasm Escape Panic Rage Fight or flight reaction Striking	Courage in the face of danger
THEALES	Injury especially to nerves Punctured, smashed, penetrating wound Shock.
UMBELLIFERAE	Sudden unexpected violence or attack Accident Blows Riots Stab Topped by numbness, stupefaction, dullness, sleep. Preparing for a blow. Wound, abuse Stabbing pains, lancinating pains. Convulsion without aura.	Sudden weakness Regressed Paralysis Relaxation Stupefaction, dullness.    Deep sleep.	Violent Convulsion Mania Furious attack Fits of emotion Escape	Calm in a situation where there is sudden unexpected violent attack.
VIOLALES	At physical level: Cutting Stabbing Lancinating Sharp Stitching Pinching At mental level: Vexation Chagrin Disturbed    Main feeling is, does not want to be disturbed.	Prostration Morose Averse to being disturbed Wants total rest Avoidance of people	Irritability when questioned Violence Malicious Rage Restless	Quietness Calmness Stillness