Author: Urenus

The attenuations are prepared from metallic Nickel, Ni, AW: 58.7.

The main indications are:

Hoarseness, spasmodic coughing and nosebleeds. Constipation. Dysmenorrhoea. The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Niccolum metallicum, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for niccolum metallicum: inflammations of the mucosae of the respiratory

passages; rheumatism; headaches; emotional discord or upset.

The attenuations are prepared from Nickel acetate, C₄H₆NiO₄ · 4H₂O, MW: 248.9.

Characteristic of the symptomatology of nickel and its salts are tearing, contrac- tive pains, itching, burning stinging pains, as if from insect-bites here and there on the body, associated with lassitude and feeling generally unwell, weakness and trem- bling of the limbs, which is ameliorated in fresh air.

Sleep is usually restless, with frequent waking from a sensation of heat and pain in the head and limbs. Not until nearly morning does the patient achieve calm sleep with fantastic, lascivious dreams, and then he feels sleepy during the daytime. He exhibits extremely changeable moods, varying between timidity, despondency, peev- ishness, anger and brawling, as well as cheerfulness.

All over the body there are itching eruptions like herpes, and also pustular acne on the face with swelling of the tissue.

Tearing headaches occur in the morning with vertigo, spasmodic twitching of the eyelids, itching, burning and lachrymation of the eyes with redness and swelling of the rims and slight conjunctivitis. Also there are various neuralgic pains in the neck muscles, dislocated pain in the shoulder joints, pains in the sacrum, stinging pains in the fingers (especially the joints) and toes, pain in the hips, crawling and cramps in the toes, tearing pains in the knee joint and muscle pains in the thigh. These may be replaced by shivering and alternating heat and chill with thirst, a dominating feeling of heat by day and by night with violent thirst, and sweating in the afternoons and after midnight. The picture of Niccolum and its salts may be rounded off by frequent sneezing with dry nasal mucosa, nocturnal nasal congestion and nose-bleeds, laryn- geal catarrh and tickling sensation with bursts of dry coughing, slight expectoration, nocturnal attacks of coughing with a sensation of pressure on the chest and shortness of breath while sitting, and general painfulness of the chest.

Other symptoms include toothache, offensive mouth-odour with dryness of the oral mucosa, swollen gums, tonsillitis, accumulation of mucus in the pharynx with lack of appetite, violent thirst, eructations and hiccups, nausea and a sensation of cramp and pressure in the stomach with burning, stinging pains, plentiful wind with distension in the intestines, and stools which, even when soft, can only be voided with difficulty and with stabbing pains in the rectum. In the genito-urinary organs there is burning at the urethral meatus, increased and frequent urination, particularly unusually copious urination at night, and itching of the genitalia which is not re- lieved by scratching. The menses arrive too early and are then interrupted with a feeling of great weakness and replaced by watery discharge.

The whole picture suggests the presence of impregnation phases, which have the tendency to become inflammations with temporary fevers. There are vertigo and states of weakness as well as spasmodic complaints, particularly hoarseness and at- tacks of coughing with epistaxis, flatulent complaints with diarrhoea or unaccus- tomed spastic constipation, likewise menstrual complaints with leucorrhoea.

Simpson recommends Niccolum Sulphuricum particularly for stubborn, periodic headaches; Hale observed good results in periodic neuralgic pains following malar- ia.

The attenuations of this nosode are prepared from the surgically removed neurofi- broma.

Recklinghausen’s disease or generalised neurofibromatosis are the names given to multiple neurofibromata which are distributed throughout the body, the neurofibro- mata arising from the peripheral nerve branches, with a possibility of sarcomatous degeneration.

Apart from symptoms of sensory irritation there are occasionally conductive dis- orders of the affected nerves; other possible symptoms include anomalies of skin pigmentation, multiple naevi, bone anomalies and background lesions of the eyes; there may also be mental disorders. It is also possible for fibromatous tumours to de- velop on the nerves of the brain (acoustic neuroma). The basis for the disease lies probably in a rudimentary malformation, and often in dominant hereditary factors within the family. Thus the Neurofibroma Nosode will be used both in Reckling- hausen’s disease and possibly also in sarcomas of the skin, neuralgias and neurally determined degenerations, and experimentally in pareses also.

The attenuations of this sarcode are prepared from the fresh optic nerve removed from a healthy pig (Sus scrofa domesticus).

The main indications are:

Atrophy of the optic nerve (post-syphilitic or toxic). Disturbances of vision. Flick- ering scotoma. Migraine.

The attenuations of this sarcode are prepared from fresh olfactory nerve removed from a healthy pig (Sus scrofa domesticus).

The main indications are:

Anosmia. Vasomotor rhinitis. Hay fever (prophylactic). Illnesses resulting from re- flex action of the nasal mucosa; may also be tried in bronchial asthma.

The attenuations are prepared from dehydrated Sodium sulphate, Na₂ SO₄, MW: 142.0.

The main indications are:

Aggravation in wet weather. Asthma in fog (!). Bitter taste. Pain in the heel, pene- trating. Cracking of the joints. Chronic liver problems, chronic diarrhoea. Diabetes mellitus, Hydrogenoid constitution, compatible with Dulcamara and Aranea Diadema. The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Natrium sulphuricum, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for natrium sulphuricum: hepatobiliary disorders; morning diarrhoea; bronchial asthma; sequelae of a trauma suffered by the nervous system; rheumatism.

The attenuations are prepared from the sodium salt of pyruvic acid, C₃H₃NaO₃, MW: 110.1.

In its sphere of use, Natrum Pyruvicum has certain similarities to the indications for Sulphur, since pyruvic acid is situated at a focal point in the Citric Acid cycle, and Sulphur-like symptoms occur when there is an accumulation of pyruvates, e.g. in iatrogenic damage. Thus Natrum Pyruvicum can be advantageously combined with Engystol, Sulphur and possibly Hepar Sulph., and with all sarcodes and nu- merous nosodes, especially in cellular phases of all kinds, also in chronic conditions, such impregnation phases as asthma, angina pectoris, pruritus, skin diseases and psoriasis, and in other degeneration phases, e.g. organic nervous diseases, and in pre-cancerous states and neoplasm phases. The regressive vicariations which follow should be tackled with suitable single remedies.

The homotoxins which require Natrum Pyruvicum do not depend so much on dis- orders of the direct energy extraction and utilisation, as in respiratory disorders, but rather they concern an integral part of the energy extraction, which precedes the in- troduction of the decomposing carbohydrates into the Citric Acid cycle.

As well as sodium pyruvate, the additional prescription of α-liponic acid can be of use. Pyruvic acid stands at the dividing line between respiration and fermentation.

We find from practical experience that all cellular phases represent an indication for Natrum Pyruvicum, possibly in combination with Fumaricum Acidum and Na- trum Oxalaceticum.

The action can be completed with the sarcodes Embryo, Cerebrum, Corpus Pineale, Hepar and Ren, and a treatment which has become deadlocked may be re- actived again to some extent by the additional use of Natrum Pyruvicum and sup- porting remedies.

This is especially true of the treatment of chronic impregnation phases, such as asthma, skin diseases and pruritus, and particularly in allergies, alergic eczema, rheumatic and gouty symptoms, psoriasis, angina pectoris, organic nervous diseases and psychoses, and treatment of pre-cancerous states.

In practice, the following indications are particularly noteworthy:

Migraine occurring in the morning and lasting until sunset with head-pain, retch- ing and vomiting. Raised pressure in the eye and frontal sinus conditions. Swim- ming in the head, headaches after washing the hair, cutting the hair and cold food (ice-cream). Bronchial asthma and bronchiectasis. Damage following retoxic treat- ment of acute reaction phases (influenza, otitis media, etc.).

Circulatory disorders (peripheral and central) with gangrene, ulcer of the lower leg, chilblains, marbled skin and circulatory collapse in acute reaction phases. Com- plaints similar to angina pectoris. Either tachycardia, arrhythmia or bradycardia with severely lowered blood-pressure (it may be expedient to prescribe along with it DL- Malicum Acidum and a suitable nosode).

Natrum Pyruvicum patients are said to walk slowly, dragging their feet, and to try to avoid all physical exertion.

The skin is dry or may be excessively greasy. Itching, scaly eczemas, possibly al- ternating with asthma, and also pustular suppurations from the sebaceous glands with scarring (also after chicken pox) are indications for Natrum Pyruvicum, like- wise sore corners of the mouth with deep cracks and inflammations of the alae nasae, and dry eczema on the buttocks. The joints give way easily (cf. Natrum Car- bonicum). Dental fistulae may exist for years, likewise dental caries without appre- ciable pain or periodontitis.

Natrum Pyruvicum should be borne in mind particularly in all disorders of glu- cose metabolism, and especially where there is circulatory disturbance (diabetic gangrene).

Natrum Pyruvicum proved its worth in a case of gangrenous ulcer on the Achilles tendon (in a young woman with juvenile-onset diabetes). Cure took place after 8–10 s.c. injections, likewise in the relapse which occurred a year later.

Psychoses which occur after childbirth and in the menopause are reputed to react well to Natrum Pyruvicum, also.

The drug picture of Natrum pyruvicum was composed in August 1995 by David Riley, M.D., Santa Fe (New Mexico), USA.

The most important symptoms from David Riley’s drug proving were:

Essential Characteristics

Stitching or sharp pains in the eyes, chest, and abdomen.

Mental dullness. Increased physical energy. Forehead headaches. Coryza. In- creased appetite. Burping and rumbling in the stomach. Flatus.

Mind

Delusions that she is being watched. Vivid dreams on going on a journey. Mental dullness while writing or in the evening. Euphoria. Impatient and irritable. Sensi- tive.

Generalities

INCREASED ENERGY and desires physical exercise. Food desires of chocolate, eggs, pizza, and salt. Aggravated by spicy foods. Puffiness of the body.

Vertigo

Vertigo, particularly during bathing.

Head

Fullness especially at the vertex. Dull head pain. FOREHEAD PAIN particularly be- hind the left. Pressing pain between the eyes. Pulsations in the head.

Eye

Agglutination of the eyelids and lashes. Creamy white discharge from the canthi of the eyes. Itching of the right eye. Stitching pain in the right eye lid. Prickling pain.

Vision

Spots that are yellow spots in the visual fields.

Ear

Dull pain alternating with sharp pain. Piercing pain in the left ear. Sore pain that extends from the throat.

Nose

Nasal congestion. Coryza with discharge. Clear discharge. Sneezing. Tingling in- side the nose. Twitching of the nose.

Face

Eruptions of large pimples on the chin, or itching eruptions on the cheek bone, or below the nose. Fullness. Biting pain. Dull jaw pain. Swelling under or around the eyes or on the left jaw glands. Tingling in the forehead.

Mouth

Painful ulcerations on the tongue. Dryness in the mouth.

Teeth

Sensitive in general. Sensitive to pressure. Sensitive to warmth and cold.

Throat

Painful cervical glands on either side that extends to the ear and are sensitive to the slightest touch. Sensation of a lump when swallowing especially on the left side. Sore pain that extends to the right ear.

Stomach

Feels as if filled with air. APPETITE IS INCREASED on waking and is insatiable or de- creased. Distension. Eructations. Full sensation. Gurgling and rumbling. Nausea with salivation. Pain after eating.

Abdomen

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION after eating. Sharp pain in the umbilicus.

Rectum

Constipation. FLATUS, worse and night. Loud sound to flatulence. Flatus may be

offensive or odorless. Urging that is frequent, ineffectual, or at night.

Stool

Frequent, loose stool.

Bladder

Frequent need to urinate.

Genitalia, Female

Clear leucorrhea. Diminished sexual desire.

Chest

Sense of oppression in the chest. Aching pain in the left breast. Burning, stitching pain in the middle of the chest, worse with deep inspiration.

Back

Compressing pain in the cervical region. Pain in the lumbar region at 3 a.m. when in bed. Stiffness in the cervical or scapulae regions.

Extremities

Cracking or heaviness of the knee joint. Eruption on the hips. Swelling of the knee, leg, or ankle. Knee weakness in the evening. Feeling of dislocation in the knee or hip.

Sleep

Sleepiness, particularly in the afternoon.

Perspiration

Perspiration, particularly in the evening. Offensive odor to perspiration.

Skin

Scaly, red eruptions on the skin. Skin sensitive to the touch.

The attenuations are prepared from Disodiumhydrogen phosphate Na ₂ HPO₄ · 12H₂ O, MW: 358.1.

The main indications are:

Dyspepsia. Heartburn, sour eructations, sour vomiting, sour stools, yellow coating of the tongue.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Natrium phosphoricum, pub- lished the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for natrium phosphoricum: gastrointestinal disorders.

The attenuations are prepared from Sodium oxaloacetate, C₈H₁₁O₅Na, MW: 210.2.

Like all catalysts of the Citric Acid cycle, Oxaloacetic acid – a product of the de- hydration of Malic acid – shows very close affinities for the internal respiration of the tissues.

The main indications are:

Active factor of the Citric Acid cycle and of redox systems. Impregnation phases of all kinds, also asthma, angina pectoris, pruritus, skin diseases, psoriasis, pre-can- cerous states, neoplasm phases (especially initially) to improve cell-respiration.

An important indication is the susceptibility to colds and hypersensitivity to albu- men and fat in the diet, and also to wind and humidity. In acute infectious diseases too, Natrum Oxalaceticum as a supporting remedy with Fumaricum Acidum can ac- celerate the cure considerably; in acute cases the 6X should be given and in chronic cases the 12X.

Special indications include vertigo which does not respond to other remedies, in cerebral ischaemia, asthmatic bronchitis, sinusitis, otitis media, all acute and chron- ic inflammations of the naso-pharynx, lungs and bronchi. In many cases Natrum Oxalaceticum can cut short the acute common cold.

Loss of the sense of smell owing to chemical action, diminution of the sense of touch and impairment of the sense of taste with a tendency to add extra seasoning to food and a desire for sour or salty food or chocolate.

Natrum Oxalaceticum is said to be a good catalyst in patients who fail to respond to well-selected remedies after protracted or relapsing infectious diseases, especially in vague conditions and following drug-poisoning. Nerve pains occurring every- where and moving about, stopping just short of the intolerable, with hypersensitivity to noise, light and touch.

Children are irritable and bad-tempered and unable to concentrate.

Raised blood pressure after air travel. Paralysis following a stroke (to be given along with other homoeopathic remedies).

Acute and chronic gastritis. Duodenal ulcer and other inflammatory illnesses of the stomach and intestinal tract almost all respond favourably to Natrum Ox- alaceticum. Excessive sweating by day and night, with the underwear being stained yellow. Nephrolithiasis. Renal insufficiency. Sweat smelling of ammonia. Vaginis- mus. Adnexitis, oophoritis, mastitis. Prostatitis, also neoplasms. Stubborn rheumatic complaints and gouty affections, also oozing allergic eczema, alternating with asth- ma (vicariation).

A proving of this substance was conducted in the fall and winter of 1993 by Dr. David Riley.

Congruent symptoms with Dr. Reckeweg:

• vertigo
• physical sensitivity
• nasal congestion, colds
• gastritis
• skin eruptions
• excessive sweating

The most important symptoms from David Riley’s drug proving were:

Essential Characteristics

The strongest feature of this remedy is the severe intense headaches that are ham- mering or pulsating. There is also a strong mental and physical irritability.

Mental and physical irritability. Vivid dreams. Vertigo. Intense headaches. Pulsat- ing and hammering headaches. Pain in the forehead or temples or alternating side to side. Coryza. Increased thirst. Stomach pains. Cramping abdominal pain. Increased urging for stool. Eruptions on the back. Coldness of the hands. Sleeplessness after midnight.

Mind

Anger. Anxiety especially in the morning. Aversion to the family. Desires company or prefers to be alone while aggravated as if she was in experiencing premenstrual symptoms. Mental confusion that is worse in company. Delusion of floating and feeling expansive. MANY DREAMS: or murder and dead people, of losing the purse or other things, of explosions, of being chased, or of a stranger entering the house. Many dreams, strange dreams, or vivid dreams. Hurry in occupation. IRRITABILITY es- pecially to the family. Malicious. Depression and sadness. Desires to touch things.

Generalities

Food desires or cold drinks. Food aversion to cheese. Heat, flushes of or sensation of heat. EXCESSIVE PHYSICAL IRRITABILITY as from a MSG allergic reaction.

Vertigo

Vertigo like floating. Vertigo associated with heat and with sensation of heat in face. Vertigo from motion. Nausea accompanying the vertigo.

Head

Heat in the forehead with the head pain. Tingling at the top of the head as from ten- sion. Itchy scalp that is better from scratching. Headache after bathing. Dull head pain. Head pain in the morning on waking, or better while lying, or that extends to the eyes. Hammering headache. Head pain with flushes of heat. Sharp, lancinating head pain especially in the forehead. FOREHEAD PAIN that extends to the sides or is above the eyes. Occiput pain that extends to the forehead. PAIN ON THE SIDES OF THE HEAD or alter- nates from side to side, or occurs with ear pain. TEMPLE HEAD PAIN especially on the right temple. Head pain like a vise. Pulsations or throbbing in the forehead.

Eye

Dark circles under the eyes. Dry eyes with burning pain. Twitching of the eyelids.

Vision

Blurry vision.

Ear

Aching pain in front of the ear associated with headache. Plugged sensation on waking.

Nose

Dry inside the nose but with a constant desire to blow the nose. Burning pain. CORYZA in the morning while walking. Copious discharge especially from the poste- rior nares. Yellow discharge. Itching. Obstruction. Soreness inside the nose on wak- ing. Sneezing on waking.

Face

Hot face and with flushing. Numb feeling of the right cheek. Raw pain at the cor- ners of the mouth.

Mouth

Sensitive, sore pains as if aphthae are breaking out on the tongue and gums. Exco- riation of the upper palate. Increased salivation during sleep.

Taste

Food tastes earthy like old wood.

Throat

PAIN that is scratching as from a cold or occurs when swallowing. Itching in the throat.

Stomach

APPETITE that is decreased or ravenous. Distension especially in the morning. Eructations from an airy stomach that make the back pain better. Heartburn after eat- ing that burns and extends to the throat. Indigestion. Nausea with dizziness. STOM- ACH PAIN. Cramping pain while eating, during the menses, in the morning, or cramp- ing that causes waking. Pain that causes doubling over, or after milk. Pain before

stool. Gnawing pain. Stomach pain better from pressure. THIRST especially in the morning, or that is unquenchable.

Abdomen

FLATULENCE, particularly in the morning. Sensation of fullness. Gurgling. PAIN that is cramping in the hypochondria. Shooting pain in the inguinal region associated with shooting pain in the urethra.

Rectum

Constipation. DIARRHEA that is sudden, or after eating. Flatus at the midday, or during the stool. URGING that is sudden after rising in the morning, or that is con- stant, or with a sudden stool. Rectal pain that extends upward into the intestines after ingestion of cheese.

Stool

Forcible stool. Frequent stool. Watery and soft stools.

Bladder

Increased urge to urinate.

Urethra

Stitching pain in the urethra and right lower abdomen.

Genitalia, Female

CHANGES IN THE MENSES. Increased menstrual flow. Menses begins 5 days too early in the month. Improvement of menstrual cramps or worsening of the menstrual cramps. Longer than normal menses.

Chest

Feeling an expansion in the chest.

Speech & Voice

Hoarseness of the voice that is better from eating and drinking.

Back

Eruptions on the back of boils or large pimples. Aching pain in the lumbar region. Back pain better from burping. Stiffness or tension in the cervical region or between the scapulae.

Extremities

Awkwardness or clumsiness resulting in cutting the hands or bumping into things. Coldness of the hands and feet. Athlete’s feet between the toes. Goose bumps on the legs. Heat in the hand. Trembling of the hand. Aching in the fingers, palms, or bones of the leg. Burning pain in the thigh.

Sleep

Difficulty in falling asleep. Restless sleep. Sleepiness in the evening. SLEEPLESS-

NESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. Waking early.

Chills

Chills alternating with fever as if getting a cold.

Perspiration

Feeling better from increased perspiration that feels like a flush of heat. Odor after bathing.

Skin

Skin eruptions.

The attenuations are prepared from Sodium nitrite, NaNO₂, MW: 69.0.

The nitrites are known as vasodilators and have proved their worth in sudden at- tacks of angina pectoris. Natrum Nitrosum is particularly used in vertigo “as if one would become insensible”. In this state both the lips and the hands tend to become cyanosed, so that the patient must lie down for half an hour before he dares to move again.

There are also frequently violent palpitations in the head and terrible headaches, which are worse from movement and occur particularly on going upstairs. The pa- tients also complain of bitter eructations and a thick coating on the tongue. They have a sensation as if the stomach and intestines were squeezed together, and at night there may be attacks of copious diarrhoea with fainting. Syncope, possibly strokes or gastro intestinal inflammations, and particularly angina pectoris are ac- companied by general cyanosis. Thus Natrum Nitrosum is also included essentially in combination remedies for angina pectoris.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Natrium nitrosum, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for Natrium nitrosum: diarrhoea.