Category: Materia Medica Hans-Heinrich Reckeweg

The attenuations are prepared from Zinc isovalerianate, Zn(C₅H₉O₂)₂ · 2H₂O, MW: 303.7.

The main indications are:

Nerve remedy. Hypochondria. Motor restlessness of the legs. Muscular twitching. Neuralgia of the spermatic cord.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Zincum valerianicum, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for zincum valerianicum: nervous insomnia with “restless legs”; neural- gia.

The attenuations are prepared from Zinc sulphate, ZnSO₄ · 7H₂O, MW: 287.5.

The main indications are:

Twitching. Cerebral irritation following retoxically treated skin diseases or acute exanthemata (measles, scarlet fever). Acute meningitis. Twitching and restlessness of the legs. Sciatica. Multiple sclerosis. Complaints following consumption of wine are particularly marked.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Zincum sulphuricum, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for zincum sulphuricum: nervous exhaustion; muscular cramps.

The attenuations are prepared from metallic Zinc, Zn, AW: 65.4.

Zincum Metallicum is a great nerve-remedy, exerting a fundamental action both on the brain and on the autonomic centres, the sympathetic and the parasympathetic nervous systems.

Likewise, Zinc is also an anti-psoric, and suited to cachectic patients with great weakness, which is a dominant feature of the entire provings of the remedy. Particu- larly when eruptions have been suppressed, or are slow to appear, e.g. in measles, or if symptoms of cerebral irritation occur after smallpox vaccination and there is a threat of viral encephalitis, then Zincum Metallicum, together with other medica- ments which provoke a regressive vicariation, is able to release the homotoxins from the nervous system and to break them down by way of the vaccination pustules, which once more become inflamed. Similar action has been known in Sulphur and Cuprum. In particular these effects of reactivating blocked enzyme-systems have often been described with reference to Sulphur.

Among the chronic symptoms of Zinc we find nerve pains and muscular twitch- ing, as well as a general nervousness and hypersensitivity. Patients become excited at the slightest cause, manifesting emaciation, exhaustion and paralytic weakness, all functions being depressed, including the skin eruptions and the excretions (e.g. delay of the menarche).

Sydenham’s chorea (St. Vitus’ dance) and tics are also found, as well as sensitivi- ty to noise, so that the patient cannot bear speech or even the rustling of paper. The weakly children are often mentally underdeveloped, especially when measles or scarlet fever has been retoxically treated. They tend towards cramps. The excretory functions may also be depressed, with difficulty in urination and defaecation.

There are peripheral symptoms in the nervous system, with numbness of the soles of the feet and cutting pains in the heel, or stabbing pains as occur in tabes dorsalis. These conditions may proceed to the point of complete paralysis or hemiparesis with twitching, tremors and weakness. There are frequently consequences of fright

and of sexual excesses, and also of retoxic impregnation phases, resulting in general marasmus.

There is amelioration during meals, during the menses and from restored or in- creased discharges, whilst there is a characteristic aggravation after lunch and after drinking wine. A particularly prominent symptom is great restlessness in the legs, which have to be constantly on the move. Twitching is generally characteristic of Zincum, as it is of Agaricus (tics).

Gastro intestinal disorders are present, with a bitter or sweetish taste and saliva- tion, and also aversion and disgust for sugar (the opposite of Argentum Nitricum). Constipation is prominent, although there may be passing bouts of diarrhoea. The stools are large and lumpy and difficult to pass, leading to possible bleeding from haemorrhoids.

The general sensitivity to touch is also seen in the genitalia, as in Platina. Men- struation is heavy with clots. With the onset of the period other complications disap- pear as a result of the elimination of toxic materials.

Migraines may also be present, associated with disturbances of vision, facial pal- lor and vomiting. Zinc also has a beneficial action on corneal ulcers with pannus- like growths over the cornea. The skin itself is subject to vesicular eruptions, herpes zoster and a tendency to chilliness.

Nash mentions – in addition to the spasmodic twitching and jerking of various muscles – general trembling as an important leading symptom and considers the in- tolerance of wine to be an important indication for the use of Zinc.

Zinc has some similarities with the indications for Cobaltum with regard to the sexual excesses and the weakness, especially when back pain is aggravated by sit- ting. These pains can also be relieved by Pulsatilla if they occur in association with menstrual disorders and otherwise respond to Ammonium Muriaticum.

If the main symptoms of Zincum are summed up, the result is the following es- sential remedy-picture:

1. Nervous affections with weakness and exhaustion, vertigo and swimming in the head.
2. Stubborn occipital headache, frontal headache and pressure at the root of the nose.
3. Great restlessness of the legs, which have to be constantly moving to and fro.
4. Trembling with weakness and twitching. Tics. Sydenham’s chorea. Backache, especially while seated.
5. Suppressed skin-eruptions and exanthemata (measles, scarlet fever, under-de- veloped vaccinial pustules after smallpox vaccination). Zincum brings out the eruption by regressive vicariation.
6. A high degree of hypersensitivity to noises.
7. Swimming in the head, vertigo and shakiness. Starting up out of sleep. Mi- graines with dimming of vision. Paroxysmal laughing.
8. Aggravation from drinking wine and after fright.
9. Peripheral neuralgias. Sensitivity to touch (female genitalia). Dysmenorrhoea, relieved by the onset of the period. Oophoritis, left side.
10. Corneal ulcers. Pterygium.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Zincum metallicum, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for zincum metallicum: spasmodic conditions; neuralgia; diseases which afflict the spine, the brain, and the spinal cord; conditions of exhaustion, emotional discord or upset; insomnia.

The attenuations are prepared from Zinc-D-gluconate, the Zinc salt of D-gluconic acid, C₁₂H₂₂ZnO₁₄ · 3H₂O, MW: 509.7.

Gluconic acid is distinguished from glucose (sugar) simply by the fact that, in- stead of the alcohol group of sugar, it has an acid group (COOH). Gluconic acid is a development of sugar and represents a practically ubiquitous biological unit; by cou- pling it with zinc, the opportunities for influencing various enzyme functions are clearly enhanced. For indeed, zinc has many trace element functions to fulfil. After iron, zinc is the trace element present in the largest quantities in the body. Zinc defi- ciency has an influence in many respects upon cancer. Thus, in the blood supply of neoplasms there is practically always a zinc deficiency, the consequence of which is faulty enzyme function. The deaminases of the lymphocytes only work in the pres- ence of zinc. Alcohol dehydrogenase (of yeast) is a zinc proteid, likewise glutaminic acid hydrogenase and lactic acid hydrogenase, which are found in the liver and can be formed from it. Alcohol dehydrogenase dehydrates glycerine to form glycerine aldehyde. In animal tissues the enzyme reacts with pyruvic acid, the active group thus being dehydrated again.

Carbonic anhydrase, which catalyses the reversible fission of carbonic acid in water and CO₂, contains 0.2–0.3% zinc, zinc thus being an essential component of the enzyme (molecular weight approx. 30,000). Carbonic anhydrase is also found in erythrocytes, in the gastric mucosa and in the epithelium of the renal glomeruli, and it can be blocked by inhibiting drug-treatments. This has an effect on the acid excre- tion from the kidneys, and may inhibit it, which leads to acidosis of the blood. By giving zinc it is possible, according to the Reversal effect, to achieve a re-induction of the blocked enzyme.

Carbonic anhydrase also plays a part in the secretion of gastric juices or hy- drochloric acid by providing carbonic acid which is necessary for the neutralisation of the hydroxyl ions.

Zinc forms complexes with insulin, the peptide chains in the insulin crystal being attached to the imidazole groups because of a chelation. The insulin-producing “-cells of the islets of Langerhans are particularly rich in zinc, probably attached to zinc complexes.

Pancreatic carboxypeptidase also contains zinc, SH-groups taking part in the bonding of the enzyme substrate, which once again proves the importance of the SH-groups.

Thus, by the administering of zinc compounds, it is possible to influence impor- tant enzyme functions, e.g. in anaemia, diabetes mellitus, liver damage, kidney dis- eases, degeneration phases, and particularly neoplasm phases.

The attenuations are prepared from Zinc cyanide, Zn(CN)₂, MW: 117.4.

The main indications are:

Cramps and symptoms of paralysis. Sydenham’s chorea. Epilepsy.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Zincum cyanatum, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for zincum cyanatum: spasmodic conditions.

The attenuations are prepared from Yohimbine hydrochloride, C₂₁H₂₇ClN₂O₃, MW: 390.9, an alkaloid used as a sympathicolytic (Potentised allopathic compound).

The main indications are:

Congestions in the area of the sexual organs. Male impotence. States of exhaus- tion, e.g. after severe emotional strain. Prophylactic use after surgery on the genito- urinary tract, to stem any consequent flooding of blood into the area (inflamma- tion).

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Yohimbine, published the fol- lowing indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for yohimbine: sexual hyperexcitability.

The  attenuations  are  prepared  from  Thiamine   chloride   hydrochloride (Vitamin B₁ ) C₁₂H₁₈Cl₂N₄OS, MW: 337.3, Riboflavin (Vitamin B₂ ) C₁₇H₂₀N₄O₆, MW: 376.4, Pyridoxine hydrochloride (Vitamin B₆ ) C₈H₁₂ClNO₃, MW: 205.6, Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B₁₂ ) C₆₃H₈₈CoN₁₄O₁₄P, MW: 1355 and Ascorbic acid (Vit- amin C) C₆H₈O₆, MW: 176.1.

On the basis of research into homotoxins it has been proved that homoeopathic remedies are stimulators of enzyme-activity. Disease is a fight against poisons or the expression of damage by poisons, and this is expressed in the six phases of toxicosis. What follows is a tabulation of homotoxicoses with the six homotoxic phases:

1. Excretion phases, (eliminative), which correspond to all the physiological excre- tions via the ectodermal tissues.
2. Reaction phases (or reply-periods), which correspond to all inflammations in the ectodermal tissues, and must be regarded as the reply of the body’s defence-sys- tems (Greater Defensive System) to the infiltration of a poison. Inflammations or reaction phases serve to separate off and eliminate poisons in the form of pus, mucus, etc., by means of the defensive reactions taking place in the connective tissues.
3. Deposition phases are when homotoxins of which the body would have rid itself in the first three homotoxic phases now form deposits, coupled with non-toxic homotoxones.

Now follow the three Cellular phases, which are characterised by toxic damage to cellular structures. These are:

• Impregnation phases, characterised by the penetration of poisons into the cells themselves;
• Degeneration phases, in which cell-enzymes or even genetic factors suffer more or less irreversible damage;
• Neoplasm phases (cancerous) which come about as a result of the action of car- cinogens.

Now homoeopathic remedies act within the context of the Reverse effect (Arndt- Schulz Law) and Hahnemann’s Law of Similars as specific stimulants of antitoxins. Through the homoeopathic remedy the body is given a substance which is similar to the original disease-poison and is itself capable of evoking similar disease-symp- toms. Thus it is necessary to dilute these stimulatively-acting irritants, so as to pre- vent any further strengthening of the general toxic state. As a result of the dilution and potentisation by succession or trituration, a considerable increase in the surface area takes place, by means of which the action of the related antidote can be more clearly expressed, having been “wrought” to a certain extent. In a similar way, not a great deal can be done with a block of iron, but if it is rolled out and the surface-area increased, the most incredible objects and structures can be made with it (machines, bicycles, etc.).

The case is similar with homoeopathic remedies, which occupy certain key roles in enzyme-conversion. In many cases the mechanism operates through immunolog- ical channels, especially when sarcodes and nosodes are used, and possibly also through the induction of enzymes by the administering of highly attenuated end- products, which may possibly act as co-repressors, especially in organs with cellular damage.

In many cases regeneratively acting enzyme-functions cannot take effect because of the absence of the corresponding coenzymes and trace elements, and particularly of vitamins, since in large measure these take over the functions of coenzymes.

The giving of vitamin-combination preparations is especially effective, in which there are also other enzyme stimulants such as intermediary catalysts (Citric Acid cycle, quinones etc.) and trace elements (Manganese, Magnesium, Cerium etc.) but possibly also disease-secretions (nosodes) in higher potency. These probably act as co-repressors, so that a massive regeneratory effect results from the total action of the medicament, which could never be achieved with isolated single remedies. By this development new paths have been opened up for homoeopathy in the treatment of cellular phases which would otherwise have appeared hopeless, particularly in the case of degeneration and neoplasm phases.

Dilutions of the vitamins result, which lie between the 3rd and approximately the 6th to 8th decimal potency. This fact has swept away the former seemingly irretriev- able prejudice in the field of vitamin research, that little cannot achieve much. When administering homoeopathically-active substances for antidotal purposes, it is not a question of how much is given, but of giving the correct antihomotoxic agent, so that the specific antidotal factor comes into play. In cellular phases (to the right of the Bi- ological Division), in other words in most chronic diseases which are recognised as such, a single remedy is usually not sufficient, although from time to time one may

be indicated and may prove very useful. A toxic state which has become gradually and increasingly more serious on account of much preceding abuse must be coun- tered with a combined antidotal prescription, and this has been borne out superbly by experience with composite remedies, antihomotoxic and biotherapeutic prepara- tions, some of which also contain vitamins.

The drug picture of Thiamini hydrochloricum (Vitamin B₁) was composed in No- vember 1995 by David Riley, M.D., Santa Fe (New Mexico), USA.

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

Essential Characteristics

Anxiety mentally and physically, and especially felt in the chest when breathing and stomach. Itching or tickling experienced in the eyes, ears, and throat and larynx. Sleep cycle is effected with restlessness, difficulty falling asleep, or waking

Improvement of the normal prove symptom of flushes of heat. Dreams of sickness and health. Delusions about body parts. Dreams of premonition. Depression. Food desires of bread, milk, and sweets. Itching of the ear. Nasal discharge. Paroxysmal sneezing. Molar pain. Scratchy throat pain. Difficulty in swallowing. Tickling in the throat from post nasal drip. Dry throat. Increased or decreased appetite. Heartburn or burning stomach pain. Nausea. Distention. Sharp gas pains. Flatus in the evening. Frequent urging for stool. Hard or soft stool. Sleep that is restless, has frequent wak- ing, or that is difficult to fall asleep.

Mind

Anxiety. Cursing from physical pain. Delusions of size of body or parts of body. DREAMS. Dreams about health, disease and sick people, hemorrhage or injuries. Dreams that are amorous, of homeland, naked and embarrassed, snakes, premoni- tions of the following day’s events, or being a prisoner. Hurriedness or more impa- tience improves. Changeable moods. Depression with nostalgia and homesickness. Sensitive to light. Arguments within his own mind about silly things.

Generalities

Physical anxiety or irritability. Increased energy. Improvement of flushes of heat. Food cravings of bread, milk, sweets, and carbonated drinks. Aggravated by ba- nanas or the sight of food. Trembling with nausea and hunger.

Head

Constriction like a band in occiput or temples. Heaviness or pulsation at the vertex in the evening. Drawing or dull pains. Sudden onset of headache or constant head pain. Sharp pains in forehead behind the eyes. Sore to touch. Throbbing like the top of head would come off. Head pain with nausea.

Eye

Dryness and soreness of inner right canthi. Itching. Lachrymation. Aching and soreness of eye muscles when looking to periphery.

Ear

Pimple in meatus discharges clear fluid. Itching in inner ear.

Nose

Sinus congestion extending to chest. Discharge that is white or from the posterior nares. Left sided epistaxis in the morning. Paroxysma sneezing that improves.

Face

Aphthae on right upper lip.

Mouth

Aphthae on inside bottom lip. Dryness with thirst.

Taste

Bitter taste on tongue.

Teeth

PAIN. Sensitive to cold drinks or air. MOLARS especially the lower. Toothache at night. Pinching pain.

Throat

Discharge from posterior nares. Dryness especially in the evening. Irritation. Tight restriction like the food won’t go down. PAIN that is raw or SCRATCHING. Difficulty swallowing. Throat tickle from post nasal drip. Tender lymph node under left ear but without swelling.

Stomach

Anxiety. APPETITE DIMINISHED or increased. Heartburn after eating. Hiccoughs throughout the day. Indigestion. NAUSEA at the thought of food and accompanied by headache or flatus. Nausea with trembling. Burning pain after eating. Thirst for large amounts.

Abdomen

Constipation with ineffectual urge after eating bananas. Distention. Flatulence that is sharp and painful. Gurgling and rumbling especially in bed before sleep. Sharp pain at navel. Pain extends to chest.

Rectum

Constipation with no urge or ineffectual urge and during menses. Diarrhea. FLA- TUS especially in the evening or with stool. Urging frequent and then ineffectual.

Stool

Hard or soft stool. Larynx & Trachea Tickling in larynx. Respiration

Short of breath with anxiousness.

Chest

Anxiety with shortness of breath. Congestion extending down from the sinuses. Constriction after smoking. Lung twinges similar to pleurisy.

Back

Rash on both scapulae that is fine and tiny. Left side of neck is sore and achy on turning head. Muscle tension in head and neck.

Extremities

Sharp pain and swelling of right knee worse when walking. Hot and tingling sen- sation in forearms. Return of a large painful wart on the big toe. Sore shoulder pain as if sprained.

Sleep

DIFFICULT FALLING ASLEEP or improvement of insomnia. Restless sleep. Sleepiness in the morning. WAKING too early, frequently, or from thirst or warmth.

Perspiration

Profuse.

Skin

Fine rash on back. Painful and soft warts on the toe.

The drug picture of Riboflavinum (Vitamin B₂) was composed in October 1995 by David Riley, M.D., Santa Fe (New Mexico), USA.

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

Essential Characteristics

Drying affect of the nose, mouth, throat, and skin. Watery discharges from the nose or rectum. Improvement of normal prover symptoms: clearer vision, and lack of leg cramping following excess alcohol intake which is a family trait, and men- strual cramping.

Anxiety. Difficulty in concentration. Dreams that are amorous. Frightening dreams that cause waking. Mental dullness. Increased physical energy. Sensation of heat or flushes of heat. Dull headaches. Pain in the forehead above or behind the eyes or at the vertex. Draining and clearing of sinuses. Dryness of the lips. Nasal discharges or bloody discharges. Decreased appetite. Nausea. Sharp, lancinating ab- dominal pain. Diarrhea. Flatus. Watery or lienteric stools. Eruptions of pimples on the female genitalia. Back pains. Cramping, aching, or soreness in the extremities. Sleepiness. Dry skin.

Mind

Self absorbed. Anxious. Audacity. Difficult concentration with lightheadedness or especially while studying and time passes too slowly. DREAMS: amorous, of being cut by a knife, strange, or frightful that cause waking, Dullness improves and more clar- ity of mind. Homesick and feeling estranged from friends. Hurriedness and hastiness at work improves. Irritable with family and children and spanks child for the first time ever. Sensitive and quiet. Sentimental to reprimand and makes her intolerant of contradiction. Weepy while reading.

Generalities

ENERGY is increased especially in the morning, or decreased. Weariness. Flushes of heat like a fever inside. SENSATION OF HEAT, or coldness. Influenza that has dry mucus membranes. Relaxation of muscles. Weakness when standing. Trembling with hunger. Desires coffee, milk, or yogurt, or aversion to milk or coffee. Desires sour drinks or yogurt. Desires cold or warm drink. Aversion to bread, coffee, and milk. Fatigue.

Vertigo Faint like. Head

Flashes of heat in head and legs. Headache like heaviness in temples. Sense of lightness. HEAD PAIN. Dull pain in occiput and vertex. Lancinating pain above the

left eye. Pain in forehead behind eyes or above eyes. Pains in forehead, occiput, temples, and vertex. Piercing or pressing pain.

Eye

Aching pain aggravated by light, sunlight, or motion of the eyes. Staring.

Vision

Seems clearer.

Ear

Left eye pain extends to left ear and is a sharp aching. Cysts anterior to the ear.

Nose

Sinuses draining or clearing. Bloody discharge from one side. DISCHARGES with much variety and consistency: thin, watery, copious or thick, clear, yellow, and ex- coriating. Dryness inside. Sneezing that is paroxysmal. Itching.

Face

Dryness of lips. Flushes of heat. Perspiration on upper lip. Itching in the cheeks.

Mouth

Aphthae on bottom lip. Parched and dry. Tongue coated gray.

Taste

Metallic in upper part of mouth.

Teeth

Jerking pain in upper right molars. Sensitive to cold with electric sensations espe- cially with inspiration. Pain in lower left molars.

Throat

Dryness. Lump sensation with anxiety. Thick mucus in throat. Pain that is burning or scratching. Clearing. Tenderness or swelling of glands. Rash on the front and sides of neck.

Stomach

APPETITE DECREASED or increased in the morning. Nausea especially after eating. Rumbling. Thirstlessness.

Abdomen

Sensitive to clothing. Hard sensation like a lumpy colon in the inguinal region. Painful flatulence. PAIN. Cramping pain with diarrhea. Sharp pain from flatulence causing waking, or during the day. Lancinating pain in the left hypochondria. Sore, stitching, or paroxysmal types of pain. Rumbling.

Rectum

Diarrhea with lienteric stool. Flatus. Urgency.

Stool

LIENTERIC. Watery. Hard pieces or like balls. Frequent, soft, hot, acrid, and small.

Bladder

Aching or pressing pain before urination. Painful and sudden urging.

Genitalia, Male

Decreased sexual desire.

Genitalia, Female

Eruptions of pimples or on labia that are painful or itching. Itching in the pubic hair. Painful menstrual cramps like labor or improvement of menstrual cramping. Long, protracted menses.

Speech & Voice

Hoarseness or huskiness or roughness.

Cough

Itching or scratching cough. Cough from the stomach.

Chest

Itching of nipples. Oppression and heaviness of the chest with anxiety. Pain in the axilla that is aching or sore. Palpitations with a racing heart and hard beat and while sitting. Swelling of axillary glands.

Back

Pains that are aching or lancinating. Spasms in cervical and dorsal region during headache. Stiffness in cervical region. Sharp constant pain along the spine.

Extremities

CRAMPING in right calf, thighs, finger joints, wrist, or sole of foot. Sharp pain in ball of foot but like a cramp. Improvement of leg cramps after alcohol consumption which is her family trait. Eruptions of rash on left wrist and forearm, or pimples on back of left leg. Flushes of heat requiring the foot to be uncovered. Swelling of feet and legs. Leg and calf weakness on rising like a muscle relaxant. Aching in elbow, fingers joints, knee cap, wrist. Soreness in wrist or bones of the leg.

Sleep

Sleeping on back. Restless. Sleepiness especially in the morning or in afternoon at 1 p.m. Waking frequently or from dreams.

Perspiration

During anxiety and palpitations.

Skin

Dryness between fingers or on hands.

The drug picture of Pyridoxinum hydrochloricum (Vitamin B₆) was composed in October 1995 by David Riley, M.D., Santa Fe (New Mexico), USA.

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

Essential Characteristics

The mucus membranes of the eye, nose, sinuses, and throat are affected with ei- ther dryness or increased secretions. Heat sensations are noted in the extremites,  upper sternum, face, and the upper back extending to the neck.

Improvement of normal sinus symptoms or breast tenderness during menses. Anxiety with a speedy sensation. Varied dreams. Forgetfulness. Difficult concen-

tration. Throbbing head pains at the temples or base of the brain. Congestion of the ear canal. Nasal congestion. Clear, copious nasal discharge. Pain in the maxiallary sinuses. Throat dryness. Nausea. Cramping uterine pain. Waking with cough. Press- ing chest pain.

Mind

Absorbed due to difficult concentration. Restless activity. Anxiety with a speedy feeling or restlessness. Euphoric from excitability. Apathetic and relaxed. Difficult concentration as if inebriated. DREAMS of disasters like a flood, family, friends from long ago, killing, being pursued by wild animals, witches, and making peace. Weeping while dreaming. Dull, slow mind especially when reading. Forgetful of time and plans or altered perception of time. Weak memory for what he heard.

Generalities

Coldness in bed. Increased energy in afternoon at 4 p.m. Desires bland foods. Flushes of heat. Heaviness. Restlessness and increased physical irritability. Lassi- tude and sluggishness with increased fatigue and sleepiness. Sore pain all over body on waking. Tingling. Weakness with a sick feeling.

Vertigo  From motion. Head

Numbness in forehead spreading down nose. Tight, constricted sensation like a cap on waking with a cold. Tingling sensation in the head. Pain in forehead in the morning. Throbbing pain in left temple or in occiput at the base of the brain. Im- provement of his normal sinus pain symptoms.

Eye

Bruising in left eye with itching, dryness, and soreness in inner canthi. Pain on movement of eyes to the right. Tired and heavy sensation of eyelids with desire to rub eyes. Tearing of eyes with a cold.

Ear

Aching in left ear with a congested or plugged sensation in canal. Right ear pain on swallowing.

Nose

NASAL CONGESTION with clear and copious discharge. DISCHARGES that are clear, copious, from left side, or posterior nares. Coryza extending to throat or frontal si- nuses or posterior nares. Itching inside. Numbness in forehead extending down nose. Pain in maxillary sinuses. Waking with sneezing.

Face

Face and forehead hot to the touch. Numbness of the cheek. Aching pain in the jaw as if from chewing.

Mouth

Itching on palate.

Teeth

Dull pain in upper right molars.

Throat

Dryness. Constricted sensation behind the Adam’s apple and scratching sensation. Burning pain from post nasal drip better from warm drinks. Throat soreness on coughing.

Stomach

Ravenous appetite. Distension in the evening. Nausea with diarrhea. Gnawing, empty pain better by eating.

Abdomen

Cramping pain after eating or aggravated from drinking hot drinks. Cramping pain in the hypogastrium followed by diarrhea. Pain on waking. Rumbling.

Rectum

Diarrhea with cramping after eating.

Stool

Loose or watery diarrhea. Copious. Yellow.

Genitalia, Female

Thick and white vaginal discharge. Cramping uterine pain before menses or dur- ing menses better by warmth. Increased sexual desire.

Cough

Waking up coughing in the morning. Coughing up mucus from the chest.

Expectoration

Thick, yellow mucus and difficult to expel.

Chest

Sensation of heat behind the upper sternum. Pressing pain on the upper sternum that is like heartburn. Soreness or fullness of breasts during menses improves. Rac- ing sensation about the heart.

Back

Flushes of heat extending to cervical region. Sensation of heat in kidney and lum- bar regions.

Extremities

Hot and cold all day. Aching or cramps in upper arm. Burning pain on top of wrist.

Sleep

Not the usual sleepiness. Dozing during the night.

Perspiration

All over the body.

The attenuations are prepared from Retinol (Vitamin A), C₂₀H₃₀O, MW: 286.44.

To be used in symptoms corresponding to overdosage of Vitamin A, but also in re- sorptive disorders with impaired skin function, alopecia, photophobia, night-blind- ness, xerophthalmia; in disorders of the sweat-glands and sebaceous glands; in mu- cosal fissures and desquamation of the skin; in disorders of fertility; also in headaches in the occipital region.

The mother tincture is prepared from the fresh leafy shoots and fruits of the plant Viscum album, a native of Europe. N.O. Loranthaceae.

The main indications are:

Impregnation phases. Pre-cancerous states and neoplasms. Melancholia. Hyper- tension. Sudden attacks of vertigo. Itching of the skin. Hystero-epilepsy.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Viscum album, published the

following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for viscum album: hypotension and hypertension, sensations of vertigo, coronary stenosis; arrhythmia; articular diseases of attrition.

The attenuations are prepared from the carefully dried venom of the Common Viper, Vipera berus, which is found in Europe and Asia. N.O. Viperidae.

The main indications are:

Sensation of heaviness in the legs. Ulcer of the lower leg. Delirium, fainting. Swelling of the tongue. Speech disturbances. Intolerable pains unless the hands are held up high. The skin peels off in large pieces. Swelling of the liver, jaundice. Haemorrhages from the nose and other orifices.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Vipera berus, published the fol- lowing indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for vipera berus: acute inflammations of the skin and veins; tendency to haemorrhage; cardiocirculatory insufficiency; angina pectoris.