Author: Urenus

The attenuations of this nosode are prepared from the secretions of onychomycoses (fungal diseases of the nails).

The main indications are:

Diseases of skin formation and of the skin. Fungal diseases of the skin. Falling out of the hair (experimentally with Psorinum, Galium, etc.). Also for use in illnesses occurring as retoxic damage after externally treated mycoses, e.g. chronic neuralgia. Here the medical history is the decisive factor.

The attenuations are prepared from nadide, disphosphopyridine nucleotide (DPN), NAD, C₂₁H₂₇N₇O₁₄P₂, MW: 663.4.

In particular the hydrogen-transferring enzymes of fermentation and of glycolysis, and of numerous other activities, contain dinucleotides as an active group; one of their bases is nicotinic acid amide, a derivative of pyridine. As they contain two or three phosphoric acid groups per molecule, they are also known as diphosphopyri- dine nucleotides (abbreviated to DPN) and triphosphopyridine nucleotides (TPN).

The most important function of Nadid is that of a reservoir for hydrogen, which is passed on in the respiratory chain by a logical arrangement of enzymes, on the basis of the redox-potential of the prosthetic groups. Hydrogen is passed on by the re- duced pyridine nucleotide to the flavoproteins, which for their part are reoxygenated by cytochrome, the hydrogen being ionised. In the valency-change of iron, only the electrons are transferred, the transfer to oxygen being carried out in the final stage by cytochrome oxidase.

The energy of oxidation which is released at each stage of the respiratory chain is captured as chemical energy and stored in the form of ATP (adenosine triphosphate), which is described as oxidative phosphorylation and takes place in the mitochondria of the cell. Thus it becomes clear that Nadid has important intermediate functions to fulfil, as a guarantor of these important conversions, particularly in cell respiration. Thus Nadid is indicated in impregnation and degeneration phases.

Nadid is also coupled with auxiliary active factors, and included in combination remedies for the activation or boosting of certain functions according to E. Bürgi’s theory.

The drug picture of Nadidum was composed in November 1993 by David Riley, M.D., Santa Fe (New Mexico), USA.

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

Essential Characteristics

Sharp or stabbing pains are associated with this remedy in the ear, abdomen, and under the rib cage.

Difficult concentration. Memory weakness. Head pain. Tingling of the head. Stab- bing ear pain. Tingling in the lower jaw and chin. Painful sore throat. Nausea. Ab- dominal pain. Sharp pain in the ribs.

Mind

DIFFICULT CONCENTRATION. Delusions that everything is strange or has changed or seems unreal. Dreams that are bizarre, anxious, or amorous. Fear that something bad will happen will on vacation. Feeling indifferent. IRRITABILITY. Memory weakness especially for dates and places. Senses acute and especially sensitive to noise. Tran- quillity and peacefulness.

Generalities

Food desires of chocolate and alcohol. Worse in hot, humid weather.

Vertigo Dizziness. Head

Heat in the head. Sensation that the brain is loose in the head. Tingling of the head. HEAD PAIN that extends to the jaws or that is better while walking. Occiput pain. Temple pain especially left sided temple pain.

Ear

Left ear pain that is sharp or occurs with a headache.

Nose

Coryza (clear and not irritating) occurring throughout the day but worse in the evening.

Face

Numbness in the cheeks, jaws, or lips. Tingling in the chin or lower jaw.

Mouth

Small non-painful bumps all over the tongue, but worse on the left side.

Teeth Numbness. Throat

PAINFUL worse on the right side. Throat pain worse from swallowing.

Stomach

APPETITE is decreased or increased. NAUSEA or lack of expected nausea while on a boat in the ocean.

Abdomen

Flatulence that is painful trapped gas. ABDOMINAL PAIN that is stitching or from trapped gas.

Rectum

Constipation. Increased flatus.

Stools

Like hard balls. Hard or soft stool.

Genitalia, Female

Increased sexual desire. Vaginal itching.

Bladder

Decreased frequency of urination.

Chest

Bubbling sensation in the chest under the sternum at bedtime. CHEST PAIN. Pain worse on inspiration. Pain in the ribs during pre-menstrual syndrome or under the left pectoral muscle. Sore pain.

Back

Back stiffness.

Extremities

Cramps in the left thigh and groin. Swelling of the feet.

Sleep

Deep sleep in the afternoon. RESTLESS SLEEP. Sudden sleepiness.

Fever

Afternoon fever alternating with chills.

The mother tincture is prepared from the fresh, ripe berries of Vaccinium myrtillus L.

N.O. Ericaceae.

The main indications are:

Catarrhal illnesses, enteritis and especially cystitis. Thyroid problems. Exerts a catalytic action on cell respiration, thus it is indicated in neoplasm phases and gen- erally in cellular phases. (Viral diseases.)

The mother tincture is prepared from the fresh sap, coming from damage to the bark of the tree, Virola sebifera Aubl. N.O. Myristicaceae.

The main indications are:

Tissue inflammation, abscesses are brought to discharge (“the homoeopathic lancet”). Tonsillar abscess, etc. Whitlows.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Virola sebifera, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for myristica sebifera: suppuration.

The mother tincture is prepared from the fresh plant in flower of Myosotis arvensis [L.] Hill., which grows in fields, by the wayside and in meadows. N.O. Boragi- naceae.

The main indications are:

Myosotis acts particularly on the respiratory organs and the lungs, and is especial- ly indicated in juvenile pulmonary tuberculosis. Characteristic symptoms include a cough with profuse muco-purulent expectoration, retching and vomiting while coughing, aggravation taking place during meals or immediately afterwards. There are pains in the lower lung. Percussion is unpleasant because of sensitivity in chron- ic bronchial catarrh and lung conditions. Copious sweating by day and by night is also typical.

Myosotis is almost never given as a single remedy, but is incorporated in suitable combination-remedies, to strengthen their action with particular reference to the lungs.

A proving of this substance was conducted in the spring of 1994 by Dr. David Riley.

Congruent symptoms with Dr. Reckeweg:

• cough
• chest pain

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

Essential Characteristics

Sensation of lightness as if one is intoxicated and clarity of mental processes and thinking were prominent symptoms of this remedy. An increased level of physical fatigue was also noted.

Fears about illness. Irritability. Alternating moods. Vivid dreams. Increased fa- tigue. Sneezing. Throat pain. Nausea. Abdominal distension. Flatulence associated with bloating. Dry cough. Itching of the skin.

Mind

Agitated. Anxiety. Clarity of thoughts. Feeling he has neglected his responsibility for sick animals. Dreams of sick animals, dancing, people, and searching. VIVID DREAMS. Ecstasy and euphoria as if intoxicated. Fears she or her pets are ill. Desires to remain home. Indifference. Laziness. IRRITABILITY. SENSE OF LIGHTNESS. Alternating moods. Sensitive to noise. Spacy feeling as if from smoking marijuana.

Generalities

Aggravation from tight clothing. Empty sensation. Increased energy. Food desires of brandy, cold drinks, hot foods, meat, and rice. Aggravations from rich food. Aver- sion to chocolate. TIRED AND FATIGUED especially in the afternoon or evening. Aggra- vated from motion. Sense of lightness.

Vertigo

Sudden onset of vertigo, particularly when driving an automobile.

Head

Heaviness of the head. Sense of lightness in the head. Wens behind the ears. Pain on the occiput or left side. Pain when bending over.

Eye

Tired sensation in the eyes. Burning sensation in the eyes.

Ear

Itching in both ears. Right sided aching ear pain. Cyst behind the left ear.

Nose

SNEEZING, intense sneezing, sneezing at unexpected moments.

Mouth

Tingling in the mouth, particularly noticeable on the tongue.

Teeth

Sensitivity when ingesting chocolate.

Throat

THROAT PAIN aggravated when swallowing . Tight sensation in the throat.

Stomach

Decreased appetite. NAUSEA worse from tight clothing or better after eating or from passing flatus. Sensitivity in the stomach especially on the left side.

Abdomen

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION from flatus. Flatulence. Cramping pain.

Rectum

Diarrhea with allergies. Strong desire to urging to defecate.

Stool Offensive odor. Bladder

Increased urination.

Genitalia, Female

Itching of the labia. Vaginal itching ameliorated with the onset of menstruation.

Cough

Dry cough. Cough worse on waking in the morning.

Chest

Sharp pain in the left breast.

Back

Left sided cervical pain. Constriction in the cervical region. Pressing pain in the lumbar region. Right side scapular pain that is stabbing.

Extremities

Aching pain in the shoulder. Right foot and sole pain.

Sleep

Sleep position on the left side. Snoring.

Perspiration

Sweating increased at night.

Skin

Itching eruptions. Sudden onset of eruptions. Red dots on the lower extremities.

The attenuations of this nosode are prepared from an surgically removed uterine fi- broid, a benign tumour of the muscular tissue of the uterus.

The main indications are:

Deposition phases. Fibroids. Supporting remedy with Carcinoma Uteri. Frigidity. Barrenness of young women. Menorrhagia. Metrorrhagia.

The attenuations of this sarcode are prepared from fresh skeletal muscle-tissue re- moved from healthy pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus).

The main indications are:

Myotonia. Muscular insufficiency. Muscular dystrophy. Muscular atrophy. Weak- ness and states of exhaustion. Insomnia.

The attenuations of this sarcode are prepared from the fresh eye-muscles removed from healthy pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus).

The main indications are:

Strabismus. Paralysis of the eye-muscles following strokes.

The attenuations are prepared from diluted Hydrochloric acid, HCl, MW: 36.5.

The main action of potentised Hydrochloric acid is on typhoid conditions, espe- cially those of a septic kind, in which the patient slides down in the bed owing to great weakness, the lower jaw hangs down, and the tongue is dry, leathery and shriv- elled, maybe with deep ulceration, bluish-red edges or aphthous ulcers; there is a dirty coating on the teeth, the breath is offensive, and there is a swelling of the gums and local lymphatic nodes. The uvula may also be swollen with ulceration and mem- branes, so that attempts to swallow give rise to spasms and attacks of choking, re- sulting in a state of extreme prostration, in which, without realising it, the patient may pass urine, and urination may be accompanied by involuntary defaecation (after radiotherapy).

In such serious typhoid conditions the pulse is frequently weak, small and rapid and misses every third beat (cf. Kali Carb.).

The patient is markedly aggravated by lying on the right side, before midnight and in damp weather, whereas lying on the left side ameliorates.

There is a typical aversion to meat with periodically ravenous hunger and a con- tinual craving for drink, with abdominal rumbling owing to fermentation of food.

Rectal problems are also typical, on the one hand characterised by involuntary de- faecation on urination, and on the other hand by haemorrhoids which are so sensitive to touch that even the use of toilet paper is painful. Pruritus ani may occur, with anal prolapse on urination. Haemorrhoids in pregnancy are also characteristic, bluish in colour, hot and with violent stabbing pains.

In spite of incontinence of urine, the patient must wait a long time for the urine to arrive, accompanied by simultaneous involuntary defaecation. Impotence may also be present in men.

There are rheumatic cutting and drawing pains in the limbs, better for movement (cf. Rhus tox.) and worse at rest. Toothache in incipient caries is much worse from cold drinks.

The patient is easily provoked, more irritable than usual, with a tendency to anger, or also to gloom and melancholy with general apathy and discontent.

The characteristic skin symptoms of Muriatic Acid include burning with itching in a wide variety of places, especially the scrotum, barely relieved by scratching and giving rise to the eruption of vesicles and the formation of scabs with small painful nodules and pustules and consequent suppuration with burning and itching. Ulcers may form, with offensive discharge and looking like burns, especially on the lower leg. There is a typical eczema on the surface of the hand.

A characteristic of Muriatic Acid is also the general sensitivity to the slightest touch, especially in haemorrhoids and on the genitalia.

The total picture of Muriatic Acid does not always need to be present. Even when few of the typical symptoms, or even only rudimentary ones are present, the use of this important polychrest is justified. In the most serious cases it must be repeated, in order to guarantee success.

If we summarise the principal symptoms of Muriatic Acid, the typical picture which emerges is as follows:

1. Typhoid conditions with a dry, leathery, shrivelled tongue, aphthous stomatitis, septic diarrhoea, maybe with the passing of clear dark blood. Sliding down in bed, dropping of the lower jaw. Dirty coating on the teeth.
2. Haemorrhoids, swollen, blue and exceedingly sensitive to touch, even of bed- clothes. Rectal prolapse, even on urination. “Cooing” sounds and rumbling in the abdomen. Pruritus ani. Haemorrhoids, bluish-red and hot, bleeding, in pregnancy.
3. Difficulty in urination with simultaneous involuntary defaecation.
4. Rapid, weak, small pulse, missing every third beat.
5. Drawing rheumatic pains, especially in the Achilles’ tendon, worse on first mo- tion, better for continued motion.
6. Very itchy papular and vesicular eruptions. Carbuncle. Foul-smelling ulcers of the lower leg. Eczema on the back of the hand. Prostration. Epistaxis.
7. Irritable and peevish mood or taciturn gloominess. “Suffering in silence.”
8. Aggravation in damp weather and before midnight, also when lying on the right side. Amelioration when lying on the left side.

What follows is Nash’s description of Muriatic Acid therapy (including the use of Sac.Lac. placebos), as the physician should give it in serious septic illnesses:

“Of course the friends are anxious, even desperate, and a show of work must be made. If much pressure is brought to bear in the way of suggestions or demands for counsel, all sorts of wonderful prescriptions that cured a great many cases like this, let Sac.Lac. be given every five minutes. It is a wonderfully quieting medicine (to friends and meddlers) and should never be omitted. Send the most rampant howler off on horseback miles away, if you can, for something, no matter what. That is in- dispensible to the patient’s recovery. The greatest danger to the patient is that the physician, losing his presence of mind, will suffer himself to be led or driven away from the only true helpful course. This advice is given only to those who need it. Many a patient has died because his physician ‘lost his head’ under this kind of pressure.”

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Acidum hydrochloricum, pub- lished the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for acidum muriaticum: general weakness and debilitation; loss of ap- petite; haemorrhoids; mucosal ulceration; haemorrhagic diathesis.

The mother tincture is prepared from the dried corticated stems of the trees Pty- chopetalum olacoides and P. uncinatum, known in German as “Potenzholz”: “po- tency wood”. N.O. Olacaceae.

The main indications are:

Aphrodisiac. Stimulates appetite and digestion. Tonifying action on the central nervous system.