Author: Urenus

see Ichthyolum

The attenuations are prepared from ambergris, a waxy substance excreted by the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus). N.O. Physeteridae.

The principal symptoms are as follows:

Heaviness and sensation of pressure in the head with vertigo. Dryness of the nose and oral mucosa. Halitosis. Itching of the genitalia. Nervous excitement, hearing impairment, difficulty in concentration. Seminal emissions followed by weakness.

Ambra Grisea is not a remedy for inflammatory conditions. In the foreground of its picture we find nervous symptoms of a predominantly chronic nature such as nervous weakness of vision and hearing, vertigo, weakness of memory, deterioration of brain- function and generaly powers of decision; senility with general mental prostration.

However, Ambra Grisea is also indicated in nocturnal coughing paroxysms with dyspnoea, whooping cough, states of heightened sexual excitement with seminal emissions and neurasthenia, and in women with frequent menstruation and leucor- rhoea.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Ambra, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for ambra: nervous hyperexcitability and nervous exhaustion; insomnia; dysregulation of the au- tonomous nervous system; melancholic emotional discord or upset; angiosclerosis; premature ageing.

The attenuations are prepared from Aluminium oxide (Al₂O₃, MW: 101.9).

A weakened constitution (impregnation phases). Great weakness and exhaustion, also irritability. Protracted skin eruptions, – colds, ulcerations of the lips, gums and oral mucosa. Inflammations of the eyes and ears. Leucorrhoea. Hoarseness of speak- ers and singers. Defaecation difficult. Atonic constipation: even a soft stool is passed only with difficulty. Megacolon.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Aluminium oxydatum, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for alumina: dry skin rashes; chronically dry mucosal inflammations; lameness; constipation; premature ageing.

The mother tincture is prepared from the inspissated juice from the leaves of sev- eral species of the genus Aloe, especially of Aloe ferox Miller (N.O. Liliaceae), which is sold as Cape Aloes.

Driven out of bed in the morning by urging to pass stool. Hot stools with lumps of mucus. Sensation of heat in anus and rectum. Incontinence of stool – the stool pass- es unnoticed with flatus and on urination.

There are also congested haemorrhoids with painful burning and urging with pulpy, loose stools.

The neck of the bladder also shows symptoms of irritation, with a burning sensa- tion on passing urine, copious urination and increased libido.

In women the menses are increased and there may be miscarriage.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Aloe, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for aloe: gastrointestinal disorders; faecal incontinence; haemorrhoids.

The mother tincture is prepared from the fresh bulbs. The plant, a native of the Near East and Southern Asia is now cultivated in many countries. Allium sativum;

N.O. Liliaceae.

Digestive complaints from high meat-intake; with eructations and heartburn. Allium Sativum can also be of service in dry coryza (less so in fluent coryza, see

Allium Cepa); also in asthma with a rough, hoarse voice, scratching in the larynx and a dry cough (paroxysmal in smokers).

Coughing, occurring after meals, seems to come from the stomach. Coughing in the morning is characterised by copious expectoration of a viscid, tenacious mucus, of putrid odour (bronchiectasis).

There may also be digestive complaints, colic from distension, glossitis or gin- givitis, with a sensation as of a hair on the tongue.

Haemorrhoids and anal prolapse.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Allium sativum, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for allium sativum: inflammation of the respiratory passages; gastric digestive insuffi- ciency; rheumatism in the pelvic region.

The mother tincture is prepared from the fresh root of the plant Aletris farinosa L., which is a native of North America. N.O. Liliaceae. (Also known als Blazing Grass or Colic Root.)

Hyperemesis gravidarum. Threatened miscarriage. Uterine displacement. Leucor- rhoea. Dysmenorrhoea. Weakness, debility.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Aletris farinosa, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for aletris farinosa: dyspepsia and digestive insufficiency; gynaecological disorders accompanied by exhaustion.

The mother tincture is prepared from two parts (by weight) of the fresh flowering shoots, and one part of the bark of the tree Ailanthus altissima, which grows in India, China and Japan. N.O. Simarubaceae.

Septic reaction phases with infirmity, weakness and delirium.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Ailanthus altissima, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for ailanthus glandulosa: the most serious infectious diseases, with devel- opment to general blood poisoning.

The mother tincture is prepared from the dried, ripe fruits of common Vitex agnus- castus L., which grows in the Mediterranean countries. N.O. Verbenaceae.

Diminution of sexual energy in males. Leucorrhoea without discomfort. Mental depression. Thoughts of death. Hypochondria. Increases the flow of milk in nursing mothers. Coldness of genitalia (penis and labia).

The main symptoms of Agnus Castus always point to a depressive mood, fre- quently influenced by sexual hormones, resulting in either a flaccidity of the geni- talia with reduced libido, or an unusually and pathologically increased libido with persistent erections, emissions of prostatic fluid and drawing pains in the spermatic cords and testicles; in women drawing pains in the lower abdomen.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Vitex agnus-castus, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for agnus castus: sexual disorders among men; dysfunction in normal milk flow; nervous emotional discord or upset.

The mother tincture is prepared from the fresh fungus, Amanita muscaria CL Hook., which occurs in woodlands throughout the northern hemisphere. N.O. Fungi

– Amanitaceae.

Sensitivity to cold air. Motor restlessness. Sensation of a lump in the upper ab- domen. Sydenham’s chorea, tics. States of agitation, epileptiform attacks, itching, crawling sensations, burning pains, sensations of numbness, as if frozen. Chilblains. Coppery discoloration of the nose in heavy drinkers.

The predominant characteristic is a hyperaesthesia of the whole body, the slightest pressure causing pain. General painfulness of all the limbs, especially the lower ex- tremities, marked on sitting or standing, gradually subsiding on walking. This is ac- companied by a feeling of coldness with paraesthesia (numbness and crawling sen- sation) and a sensitivity to cold air. The pains in the limbs may occur diagonally (right arm and left leg, etc.), and the general restlessness of the muscles with a com- pulsion to move in unusual ways (cf. Stramonium), may change to tetany and stupor. Ecstatic states as in drunkenness, singing, shouting, declaiming, general intensifica- tion of mental excitement to the point of rage and destructive fury, may reach the point of Korsakov’s psychosis (cf. Veratrum Album).

On the other hand, there may be dejection, irritability, faint-heartedness with re- luctance for any form of activity or work, a lack of initiative and a mood of despair.

On the skin there is evidence of peripheral circulatory disturbance, such as chilblains, cold hands and feet, and cyanosis.

Eye symptoms include photophobia, diplopia, and muscae volitantes (floaters). The circulatory system also shows signs of central under-function, with weak con-

tractions of the heart, and later on with heart-beats which are irregular or missing.

Liver symptoms include distension of the abdomen and discharge of large amounts of flatus which smells of garlic.

The oral cavity and stomach are affected by the same whitish, yellowish coating as is on the tongue; there are oesophageal cramps, stomach pains and nausea.

Agaricus is used less in acute, violent fevers, but more in low fevers with a ten- dency to collapse, gangrene and spasmodic states, the lower limbs in particular showing great weakness.

In Kamchatka, a decoction of fly agaric is drunk in order to induce a state of ec- static intoxication.

Agaricus should therefore be tried in cases of ecstatic nervous excitement, and in epileptiform attacks, especially too in excitement of the sexual drive with lack of ability and great exhaustion following coitus.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Amanita muscaria, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for agaricus: condition of excessive excitement, also with reduction of ex- citability of the nervous system; sequelae of drug and medication abuse; state of

confusion; cerebral seizure disorders; disorders in voiding the bladder and intestinal tract.

The attenuations are prepared from Agaricic Acid, C₂₂H₄₀O₇, MW: 416.6. This substance is isolated from the Larch sponge (Fomes officinalis). N.O. Polyporaceae.

Sydenham’s chorea. Epileptiform attacks. Paraesthesia.