Author: Urenus

The mother tincture is prepared from the fresh aerial parts in flower of Lycopersi- con lycopersicum [L.] Karst ex Farw., syn.: Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. N.O. Solanaceae.

The remedy-picture shows a number of characteristic symptoms, such as headaches, weakness of memory, pains in the eyes with burning and a sensation as if the eyeballs were drawn together, contraction of the pupils with painfulness of the area around the eyes and swelling of the eyelids. The symptoms of an acute cold, such as profuse, watery, fluent coryza which makes the alae nasae sore and drips down into the throat, also makes the use of Lycopersicum in acute pharyngeal and nasal catarrhs expedient. There is also a rough voice with hoarseness and continual clearing of the throat, and possibly a deep, rough cough with constriction of the chest, shaking the whole body; at night-time it is a short, dry cough preventing sleep. By way of gastric symptoms there is a thick yellow coating to the tongue with thirst for large quantities of water and violent eructations of air with burning in the epigastrium. There are also urinary symptoms, with urging at night, weakness of the bladder and dribbling of urine in the open air with back-pains in the renal area. There are also stabbing pains in the right shoulder muscles and the abdominal mus- cles, rheumatic pains in the right elbow and wrist, violent pains in the lower limbs, neuralgias in the right leg and crawling in the right elbow, all of which rounds off the picture of an acute, painful cold-infection. There is aggravation in the open air and from continued movement, also from jarring and noise, and amelioration in a warm

room.

Lycopersicum has been used not only in rheumatism, in influenza with pains all over the body, especially in arm and leg muscles, and in eye problems, but also in headaches with congestion of blood from the slightest amount of dust, the remedy being used mostly in combination with other homoeopathic substances.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Lycopersicon lycopersicum, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Fed- eral Gazette) for lycopersicum: inflammations of the upper respiratory passages; myalgia; neuralgia.

The mother tincture is prepared from the fresh hop stropbiles, poor of seeds, just before ripeness of the plant, Humulus lupulus L., a native of Eastern Europe. N.O. Moraceae.

The main indications are:

Diuretic. Sleepiness during the daytime.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Humulus lupulus, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for lupulus: nervousness; insomnia.

The attenuations are prepared from the dried fruit of the plant, Luffa operculata [L.] Cogn. (= L. purgans Mart.), which is found in Guyana, Brazil and Paraguay.

N.O. Cucurbitaceae.

The main indications are:

Purgative action, diuretic in oedema, cachexia, anaemia. Also in herpes zoster, amenorrhoea and catarrhs of all kinds. Rhinitis.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Luffa operculata, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for luffa operculata: common cold; hay fever; digestive insufficiency.

The mother tincture is prepared from the whole fresh plant in flower of Lobelia in- flata L., a common weed growing by the wayside and in fallow fields in Eastern North America. N.O. Campanulaceae.

The main indications are:

Vertigo and nausea with cold sweat. Vomiting. Hyperemesis gravidarum, aggra- vated at night and in the mornings after sleep, ameliorated after eating. Dyspnoea and bronchial asthma, feeling of weakness in the pit of the stomach. Spasmodic cough, retching, vomiting, sneezing, eructations and stomach-pain, weakness per-

sisting. In asthma, only effective in combination with constitutional remedies (Sul- phur, Carbo Vegetabilis, etc.).

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Lobelia inflata, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for lobelia inflata: disorders of the autonomic nervous system, and of the respiratory centre with hypotension; hay fever; bronchial asthma; morning sickness (during pregnancy) with vomiting.

The attenuations are prepared from Lithium chloride, LiCl, MW: 42.2.

The main indications are:

Rheumatic and gouty illnesses. Arthroses. Coxalgia.

The attenuations are prepared from Lithium carbonate Li ₂CO₃, MW: 73.9.

The trituration and liquid potencies prepared from Lithium carbonate have a prominent action on the motor system, on bones, joints and muscles. Characteristic symptoms include lassitude, lack of energy and a feeling of weakness, associated with lameness and stiffness of all the limbs, the lithium salts acting particularly on gouty and rheumatic illnesses. Gouty complaints in the feet and the sacrum, linked with anxiety and restlessness, disturb the sleep.

Just as in the joints of the feet, so also in those of the hands and fingers there are stabbing and throbbing pains; pains also occur in the shoulders, sacrum and loins. The rheumatic complaints are often also coupled with heart complaints; in many cases this is caused by the taking of the usual pain-killing tablets, resulting in the un- loading of homotoxins onto the endocardium, signifying a progressive vicariation.

There is characteristic redness and swelling of the toe and finger joints, as in an acute attack of gout, catarrh often being found in the digestive tract also, with dis- tension, foetid diarrhoea at night and stabbing pains in the region of the anus and the perineum. Pressing pains in the bladder with dark-coloured urine possibly contain- ing significant deposits of mucus are also characteristic of Lithium Carbonicum.

Also typical of Lithium Carbonicum is the occurrence of violent cardiac pain on bending the trunk and during urination or menses. (Nash)

As a leading symptom, Mezger also mentions the frequent urination with burning in the urethra, cloudy urine with much mucus and reddish-brown sediment, and also the amelioration from eating (in head and stomach) and from urination (cardiac pain).

Stauffer refers additionally to the eye symptoms of Lithium Carbonicum, i.e. hemianopia from affections of the right-hand side of the retina. He also mentions that salicylates, such as e.g. Lithium Salicylicum – but also Lithium Benzoicum and others – and likewise mineral spring water containing Lithium, are more or less typ- ical remedies for various gouty affections, Lithium Benzoicum being particularly ef-

fective for acrid, cloudy urine, and also for subacute rheumatism and tophi, and for trigeminal neuralgia, if the corresponding urinary conditions are present. Stauffer also mentions that gouty patients must observe the strictest abstinence from alcohol. If we now sum up the main symptoms of Lithium Carbonicum, we have the fol-

lowing typical remedy-picture:

1. Gouty and rheumatic conditions. Acute attack of gout affecting the small joints of toes and hands.
2. Gouty and rheumatic conditions also of the large joints, especially of the hips and the shoulder girdle, and also of the knee joint.
3. Heart pains with a gouty or rheumatic basis, worse on bending the trunk, better from urination.
4. Tenesmus of the bladder with cloudy, mucous, brown sediment. (Pyelitis with uric acid stone formation).
5. General catarrhs of the alimentary canal (and the nose). Foetid diarrhoea at night.
6. Dimness of vision. Hemianopia (right side) from retinopathy, with irritation of the conjunctiva.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Lithium carbonicum, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for lithium carbonicum: gout; renal diseases associated with increased uric-acid levels in the blood; rheumatic diseases.

The attenuations are prepared from Lithium benzoate, C₇H₅O₂Li, MW: 128.1.

The main indications are:

Rheumatism. Gout. Arthroses.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Lithium benzoicum, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for lithium benzoicum: rheumatism; gout.

The attenuations of this nosode are prepared from sterilized cultures of the bacte- ria Listeria monocytogenes (10⁷CFU/g) which cause listeriosis. N.O. Corynebacte- riaceae.

Listeria are gram-positive, sporeless bacilli. They cause the widespread zoonosis, listeriosis, which is found in large anmals (cattle, sheep, goats, pigs) and is charac- terised by granulomatous meningoencephalitis. In small animals, (rodents, poultry), there is septicaemia manifesting in particular organs, e.g. granulomatosis in the liver, spleen, etc.

Although it is rare for the organism to be transmitted to humans, in adults there may be a general infection with meningoenephalitis, liver necrosis, or sore throat.

More rarley there may occur local conditions such as granulomatous keratocon- junctivitis, and in premature babies and neonates a form of septicaemia. Often there are miscarriages and still-births.

Thus indications are habitual miscarriages as well as the symptoms found in listerio- sis, particularly meningoencephalitis; also in the course of influenza (cerebral influen- za), other infections of a septic nature, throat-infections, keratoconjunctivitis, etc.

The attenuations are prepared from thioctic acid (a-lipoicum acidum), C₈H₁₄O₂S₂, MW: 206.33.

Thioctic acid (alpha lipoic acid) is an endogenous coenzyme involved in the trans- formation of pyruvic acid. It functions as the amide in the oxidized form in the transfer of the two carbon acetyl fragments that is the result of the decarboxylation of pyruvate from alpha hydroxyethylthiamin pyrophosphate to acetyl-CoA. It is present in yeast and liver extracts and is reportedly useful in the treatment of mush- room poisoning.

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

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

Essential Characteristics

The most prominent symptoms of this remedy are strong sensations of heat, in- creased menstrual flow with gushing blood, forgetfulness, and the sensation of being giddy.

Forgetfulness. Giddy sensation as if on drugs. Mentally jittery. Sensation of heat. Buzzing sensation in the body. Mild headaches that seem chronic. Nasal congestion. Heavy menstrual flow with gushing, red blood. Restless sleep. Itching skin.

Mind

Anxiety especially about the future. Difficult concentration during the headache. Dreams of robbers, pursuing criminals, running away, and of dancing. Exhilaration. Forgetful as if spaced out. IRRITABILITY. Jittery feeling. Sadness.

Generalities

Increased energy. HEAT, flushes of heat at night or increased sensation of heat at night. Frequent pulse. Tingling of muscles that decreases on lying. Weariness.

Vertigo

Woozy sensation as if from a drug.

Head

Tight constriction of the scalp. Vacant feeling in the head as if spaced out and with a sense of disconnection from the body. Head pain worse on waking. Head pain on the left side.

Nose

Nasal obstruction on the left side in the a.m.

Mouth

Aphthae worse from being in the sun.

Teeth

Sensitive to the cold.

Throat

Sore throat pain on the left side when swallowing. Tight sensation of the throat.

Stomach

Mild nausea.

Abdomen

Improvement of flatulence after eating. Full sensation. Cramping pain before menses.

Rectum

Constipation with straining at each stool.

Genitalia, Female

Copious menses. Bright red menstrual blood.

Respiration

Shortness of breath like it the breath can’t be caught.

Chest

Tenderness and swelling of the breasts.

Back

Stitching back pain like needles.

Extremities

Intense itching on the back of the hand worse from scratching and that makes falling asleep difficult. Perspiration of the hands and feet.

Sleep

Deep, long sleep. RESTLESS SLEEP from heat.

Perspiration

Increased perspiration on the hands and feet. Increased odor to perspiration.

Skin

Itching, worse at night.

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

The main indications are:

Burning of the tongue. Aphthous stomatitis. Disorders of the sense of taste.