Author: Urenus

The attenuations are prepared from the mono potassium salt of L-Aspartic acid, C₄H₆NO₄K, MW: 171.2.

The potassium salts have important biological functions to fulfil in the body, as- partic acid serving as a coupling factor to potassium through salt-formation and showing an especial affinity for important intermediate conversions.

Obviously asparagine (and glutamine) are given the function of recapturing the ni- trogens proceeding from the breakdown of albumen for the plant (Leuthardt.) In the intermediate metabolism, aspartic acid is known to be a sugarformer, a so-called glucoplastic amino-acid. Aspartic acid is also involved in the synthesis of urine, of purine and pyrimidine, and in nitrogen-fixation, which depends on the presence of minute quantities of molybdenum, insofar as the intermediate product, oximinosuc- cinic acid, is further reduced to to aspartic acid.

Aspartic acid, moreover, is a nitrogen-donor in the transformation of citrulline into arginine, from which the significance for the synthesis of urine becomes appar- ent.

By Clostridium Welchii, aspartic acid can be decarboxylated, and transformed into α-alanine.

Since potassium salts perform an important function of the so-called “sodium

pump” in the cell-membrane, the combination with aspartic acid, intermediately ex- tremely active as it is, appears especially noteworthy for influencing intra-cellular enzyme-mechanisms. Thus Kali Asparaginicum is generally used primarily in preparations which are aimed at stabilising or regenerating the enzyme-functions.

The attenuations are prepared from Potassium metarsenite, KAsO₂ · HAsO₂, MW: 253.95.

The main indications are:

Nephrotic syndrome. Chronic eczemas, dry, slack skin. Emaciation down to the bones. Itching psoriasis. Lichen ruber, numerous papules with white scales and fis- sures in the creases of elbows and knees. Pruritus in warmth. Quarrelsome, peevish, discontented mood; apathy.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Kalium arsenicosum, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for kalium arsenicosum: dry rashes; tabetic disorders; chronic kidney dis- orders.

The mother tincture is prepared from the fresh, ripe berries of the plant, Juniperus communis L., which is distributed over the whole Northern hemisphere. N.O. Cu- pressaceae.

The main indications are:

Glomerulonephritis. As a diuretic.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Juniperus communis, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for juniperus communis: elimination dysfunctions of the urinary tract col- lection system; dyspeptic complaints.

The mother tincture is prepared from equal parts of the fresh leaves and the fresh rind of the green fruit of Juglans regia L. ssp. regia, a native of the Caucasus and now cultivated throughout Europe on account of its fruits. N.O. Juglandaceae.

The main indications are:

Lymphadenopathy. Tuberculosis. Chronic urethral discharge.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Juglans regia, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for juglans: suppurative rashes; lymphadenitis; liver disorders; headaches.

The attenuations of this sarcode are prepared from fresh jejunum obtained from a healthy pig (Sus scrofa domesticus).

The main indications are:

Duodenal ulcer. Pancreatitis. Dumping syndrome. Hypoglycaemia.

The mother tincture is prepared from the dried leaves of the plant(s) Pilocarpus jaborandi Holmes, P. pennatifolius Lem. and/or P. microphyllus Stapf, natives of Brazil. N.O. Rutaceae.

The main indications are:

Abnormal sweats, nocturnal sweats in pulmonary tuberculosis, excessive saliva- tion and cystitis during pregnancy. Hyperhydrosis generally, sweats after menopausal hot flushes.

Jaborandi, which contains pilocarpine, is known for its qualities as a diaphoretic, promoting sweating, and a myotic (i.e. causing the pupils to contract). Heinigke de- scribes the action of Jaborandi in the form of an infusion containing 6 grams. of the leaves as follows: “The face immediately flushes, the temporal arteries begin to throb, and a strange sensation of heat occurs in the mouth and face. Salivation be- gins, the brow becomes wet, sweating occurs all over the face, and the saliva flows more and more, filling the mouth with great quantities of fluid, leading to continual spitting; gradually the whole body is bathed in sweat, and an agreeable feeling of warmth predominates. Meanwhile, other realisations have dawned: the eyelids are moistening, the pupils are contracting slightly, the nose begins to run and the mu- cous membranes of pharynx, trachea and bronchi are exuding watery mucus; there are also palpitations and an irregular pulse. These symptoms are at their most intense after taking the remedy, continue for about 30–50 minutes, and then gradually die down, followed by a certain weakness and sleepiness, and a great dryness of all the organs which have just been so intensely active, remaining for a shorter or longer time.”

This picture of the effects of pilocarpine, which is the main active ingredient of Jaborani, can be used to good effect according to Reversal effect and the Law of Similars in such conditions as abnormal sweating, especially in night-sweats of tu- bercular patients, in salivation and urinary disorders, also during pregnancy, and also in spasms of the muscles of accommodation and various other kinds of visual disorders, such as difficulties in accommodation and spasms of the eyelids.

There are also good results in bronchitis with profuse secretion of watery mucus and in inflammation of the parotid glands, as well as in dysmenorrhoea of young girls who have extremely dry skin and scanty periods; it is also particularly good for nursing mothers who are short of milk.

Pilocarpine is used in ocular medicine in order to contract the pupils, e.g. in in- juries to the iris and in glaucoma, a 1%–2% solution being employed. Compared with eserine, pilocarpine has the advantage of a less powerful action, the accommo- dation being affected to a lesser degree, and the tendency towards iritis being en- hanced to a lesser degree than with eserin.

Good results have also been obtained in daily headaches which occur around mid- day and are associated with accelerated respiration and also with pressure on the chest, anxiety, palpitations, pain in the praecordia region, vertigo and pulsating pain

on the vertex. It should also be tried in disorders of accommodation, especially with spasm of the muscles of accommodation while reading, when the letters suddenly disappear, it becomes difficult to see in detail and there is myopia.

Good results could be expected in swelling of the middle ear (cf. Euphorbium), and in a sensation of emptiness in the lower abdomen, in painless diarrhoea, in flushing of the face with outbreak of sweat, and in sudden violent pain in the blad- der, shooting into the urethra, so that the patient has to cry out, and also in burning in the urethra with urging to urinate.

An important indication is also its use in pulmonary oedema with frothy expecto- ration and watery or mucous secretions, generally accompanied by excessive sweat- ing at various locations on the body.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Pilocarpus, published the fol- lowing indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for jaborandi: eye disorders; excessive sweating.

The mother tincture is prepared from the fresh rootstock of the plant, Iris versicol- or L., which occurs in the U.S.A. and Canada. N.O. Iridaceae.

The main indications are:

Hemicrania. Flickering scotoma, followed by headache. Sunday migraine. Sour vomiting, like vinegar, excoriating. Summer diarrhoea. Sciatica with stabbing, shooting pains, as if lame and the hip dislocated.

The Iris Versicolor headache occurs mostly on the right side, associated with ca- tarrhs of the eyes and conjunctiva and with tinnitus (ringing and roaring noises). It tends to come on mostly on non-working days, especially Sundays, and for this no physiological reason can be given.

Also typical of Iris Versicolor are the frequently changing pains, which are cutting pains of short duration, the right side being mainly affected.

On the skin, Iris Versicolor can also have a beneficial effect on vesicles and pus- tules on the head, face, trunk and limbs with a tendency to suppurate.

Anal prolapse often occurs in the intestinal colics with violent urging for stool, frequent passing of watery, mucous stools and burning pains in the rectum, possibly with blood in the stools.

Should the catarrhal symptoms spread to the renal pelvis, ureters and urethra, then the urine usually has a peculiar, penetrating odour.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Iris versicolor, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for iris: migraine; facial neuralgia; sciatic neuralgia; condition following herpes zoster; inflammation of the gastric mucosa and of the pancreas.

The mother tincture is prepared from the dried underground parts of Cephaelis ipecacuanha [Brot.] A. Rich., a plant growing in Brazil, India and Malaysia. N.O. Rubiaceae.

Ipecacuanha is one of those homoeopathic remedies whose indications are few, but typical. Nausea, vomiting and retching are characteristic, occurring not only in gastric disorders but also with coughing. There is also purging at both ends, with fer- mented, grass-green or mucous stools which may be dysenteric and contain blood. With gastric and duodenal ulcers there is often nausea, but especially in whooping cough and other types of cough, and also in asthma, where an excessive accumula- tion of mucus always suggests Ipecacuanha. This nausea is also characteristic of Ipecacuanha in feverish states, not only in intermittent fever and malarial illnesses but also in influenzal feverish catarrhs or in rattling respiration, the expectoration being difficult to loosen, e.g. in emphysema and asthma.

Haemorrhages also suggest Ipecacuanha, bright red, gushing haemorrhages, oc- curring both acutely and profusely, e.g. menorrhagia and metrorrhagia, but also from the rectum, lungs, nose, bladder and any orifice of the body.

A summary gives us the following characteristic symptoms:

1. 1.   Nausea, not relieved by vomiting, frequently with a clean tongue.
2. 2.   Gastroenteritis with frothy, grass-green, mucous or bloody stools.
3. Cough with retching, as if the stomach were turning over. Whooping cough.
4. Burning in the stomach with thirst, restlessness and nausea. Duodenal ulcer.
5. 5.   Asthma. Emphysema.
6. Bright red, gushing haemorrhages. Menorrhagia and metrorrhagia.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Cephaelis ipecacuanha, pub- lished the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for ipecacuanha: bronchitis; bronchial asthma; whooping cough; gastroin- testinal inflammation; mucosal bleeding; circulatory disorders.

The mother tincture is prepared from Iodine, I₂ , MW: 253.8.

The main indications are:

Heat and restlessness. Amelioration in cool air, in cool rooms and walking about. Emaciation in spite of eating well. Thyrotoxicosis. Sensation of emptiness in the stomach, also with duodenal ulcer. Glandular swellings. Nasal discharge and partic- ularly certain forms of coryza (acute fluent coryza). In coryza, when other remedies fail, Iodum often acts surprisingly well. Insufferable, grumpy, irritable mood. Com- pulsion to be on the move: wanders about day and night. Exophthalmos. Underde- velopment of the breasts. Dyspnoea in pneumonia of the upper lobes. Blood- streaked sputum, spasmodic tickling cough. Tuberculosis.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Iodum, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for iodum: hyperthyroidism; furunculosis; acne vulgaris.

The attenuations are prepared from the pig’s polypeptide hormone Insulin C₂₅₆H₃₈₁N₆₅O₆₇S₆, MW: 5778 (potentised allopathic compound).

The main indications are:

Disorders of glucose metabolism and liver function. Arteriosclerosis and vascular spasms. May be tried in Raynaud’s disease and in intermittent claudication.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Insulinum, published the fol- lowing indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for insulin: general weakness and debilitation and hyperhidrosis, experienced several hours after meals.