Category: Materia Medica Hans-Heinrich Reckeweg

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.

The attenuations of this sarcode are prepared from the fresh nasal mucosa removed from healthy pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus).

The main indications are:

Chronic sinusitis. Polysinusitis. Offensive nasal discharge. Nasal polypi. Other kinds of sinus affection, possibly with reflex states in internal organs, (e.g. duodenal ulcer, bronchial asthma).

A proving of this substance was conducted in the summer and fall of 1994 by Dr. David Riley.

Congruent symptoms with Dr. Reckeweg:

• Sinusitis
• nasal discharge and congestion
• gastritis

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

Essential Characteristics

Severe headaches or sinus headaches are prominent with this remedy.

Sadness. Increased alertness in the evening and physical irritability. Vertigo. Se- vere headaches related to the sinuses. Headaches in the forehead and vertex. Nasal congestion. Stiffness in the back especially the cervical region.

Mind

Cheerfulness alternating with sadness. Difficult concentration. Mental confusion and dullness. Delusions the body and thoughts are separated or that she is floating associated with dizziness. Unpleasant dreams. Optimism. Disgusted and critical of self. Sadness and weeping.

Generalities

Alert in the evening. Chilliness. Heaviness. Excessive physical irritability. Aggra- vation from moonlight.

Vertigo

Vertigo and dizziness.

Head

Pulsations at the vertex. Drawing pains. HEADACHES on waking. Forehead pain that extends to the occiput. Pain on the right sides. Pain at the vertex. Piercing pain. Pain as if in a vise. Sinus involvement.

Ear

Left ear pain.

Nose

NASAL CONGESTION OR IN THE SINUSES.

Face

Tension throughout the face that is worse in the lower jaw.

Mouth

Dry mouth better from drinking. Pain on the gums. Prickling of the tongue. In- creased salivation.

Taste Bitter taste. Teeth

Toothache and general pains in the teeth.

Throat

Mucus in the throat during the daytime that causes clearing of the throat.

Stomach

Appetite increased. Full sensation. Gurgling. NAUSEA in the morning. Vomiting during the night.

Abdomen

Abdominal distension. Flatulence especially at night. Aching pain. Rumbling.

Rectum

CONSTIPATION with ineffectual urging and straining.

Stool

Increased frequency of stools. Stool is increased in size. Soft stool. Stool is green.

Genitalia, Female

Altered menses. Painful and protracted menses. Increased flow. Many clots in the menstrual flow.

Chest

Heart palpitations as if racing.

Back

Aching back pain in the cervical neck. CERVICAL STIFFNESS during a headache.

Extremities

Coldness. Left hand cramp in the afternoon. Heaviness of the hip while walking. Pain in the lower limbs.

Sleep

Restless sleep. Sleepiness in the afternoon or evening. WAKING too early, frequent- ly, or with a headache.

The attenuations are prepared from the dried secretion from the preputial follicles of the musk deer (Moschus moschiferus L.), which inhabits the high mountain ranges of Central Asia, from Tibet to Siberia. N.O. Cervidae.

The main indications are:

Nervousness, tremulousness, constant activity and confused speech. Anxious, eas- ily scared. Fear of death. Fainting. Glottal spasm. Suffocative attacks. Hysteria, paraoxysmal crying and screaming. Quarrelsome women, unleashing a bombard- ment of scolding until they fall down unconscious. Globus hystericus.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Moschus moschiferus, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for moschus: nervous disorders.

The mother tincture is prepared from the nearly ripe fruits of the plant, Momordica balsamina L., a native of the East Indies and China. N.O. Cucurbitaceae.

The main indications are:

Flatulent colic in the splenic flexure and sigmoid colon. Reflex oesophagitis. Pancreatitis.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Momordica balsamina, pub- lished the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for momordica balsamina: diarrhoea; flatulent colic.

The mother tincture is prepared from the fresh aerial parts gathered while in flower, of Achillea millefolium L., which grows in pastures, by waysides and in meadows in Europe, Asia and North America. N.O. Compositae.

The main indications are:

Bright red arterial haemorrhages. Haemoptysis. Exhausting sweats. Haemorrhoids with bleeding.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Achillea millefolium, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for millefolium: bright-red haemorrhages; varicose veins; painful spas- modic conditions.

The mother tincture is prepared from the fresh bark, gathered before the plant flow- ers, of Daphne mezereum L., which grows in woodlands on the lower mountains of Europe and Northern Asia. N.O. Thymelaeaceae.

The tincture prepared from Daphne Mezereum is used not only in skin diseases such as eczematous eruptions, and inflammations of eyes and ears, but also in in- flammtory conditions of the mucosa and of the respiratory, digestive and urinary or- gans, especially if there are vesicles and ulcers with slight bleeding; it is also used in epidemics of influenza and whooping cough, rheumatic conditions, inflammations of the periosteum, leucorrhoea, affections of the lymph nodes and ranula. Particular- ly herpes zoster and vesicular eruptions with unbearable itching, the vesicles drying into thick, elevated scales from beneath which acrid pus runs out, constitute a char- acteristic indication for Mezereum.

Febrile symptoms are usually absent or only slight, although the patient may feel generally unwell, with shivering and exhaustion.

Apart from skin and mucosal affections, above all the mesenchymal tissues are in- volved, particularly in the course of inflammations of the joints and especially the synovial membranes of the shoulder, elbow, hand, hip, knee and foot joints. There is also a tendency towards irritative conditions of the muscular fascia, nerve-sheaths, ligaments and the periosteum at places where there is no muscle, so that periosteal pains in the shin-bone, elbow, lower jaw, top of the skull and hard palate constitute typical indications for Mezereum, especially when there is thickening of the tissue.

These complaints usually occur with greater strength at night and in the warmth of the bed, just as they are aggravated during the evening and in contact with cool air. The patients may also be in a depressed mood, may show certain signs of apathy and irritation or else melancholy weeping.

There may also be spasmodic twitching of the upper eyelid, or drawing, pressing pains in the eyes and eyelids, which are aggravated by light and associated with weakness of vision, neuralgic pains extending along the nerves in the trunk and limbs with lameness, weakness and spasmodic twitching.

Mezereum can also be a good remedy for severe fluent coryza, when there is dis- charge of copious runny or thick mucus streaked with blood, and possibly also ca- tarrhal inflammations of the larynx and bronchi with pain and a tickling sensation, hoarseness and a dry cough, possibly associated with retching and vomiting (pertus- sis).

The lips may be inflamed and swollen, as may the mucosa of tongue and gums, extending back to the oesophagus, with the formation of small vesicles. There is salivation as in Mercurius, and the inflammation may progress as far as the stomach and intestines, with cutting abdominal pains, borborygmi, thick, pappy stools with tenesmus and burning pains in the anus. Acute cystitis is also typical of Mezereum, with dysuria and mucous discharge, and possibly a few drops of blood being passed after urination; so are a vaginal discharge like egg-white, balanitis, and neuralgias of

the spermatic cord and testicles. Thus altogether, Mezereum offers a picture which corresponds to Reiter’s syndrome: conjunctivitis, enteritis, urethritis.

Dewey particularly emphasizes herpetic eruptions with thick, elevated scales, acrid pus being exuded beneath them with characteristic scabs and itching, whilst the neuralgic symptoms of Mezereum are chiefly characterised by neuralgia of the cheek-bones with a sensation of numbness and neuralgic pains along the length of an eruption as in herpes zoster, and by ciliary neuralgia.

Nash has had good experiences with Mezereum in pains of the long bones, espe- cially the tibia, and also in facial neuralgia, an amelioration of the complaints being achieved by holding the painful side near to a hot stove; hot compresses or cloths bringing no relief.

Fellenberg-Ziegler also mentions deep ulcers with glandular swellings, and also the gnawing, boring pains which occur in apical periodontitis in badly decayed teeth, extending over the whole side of the face, a sensation of lengthening of the teeth being typical.

The discharges of Mezereum are frequently bloody and excoriating (from the nose, vagina, and urethra).

If we sum up the symptoms of Mezereum, the following typical remedy-picture emerges:

1. Herpes zoster and herpetic eruptions with formation of vesicles and pustules with elevated scales and desquamation. Ulceration with swelling of the local lymph glands.
2. Dry and moist skin eruptions, also on the scalp and behind the ears. Conjunctivitis.
3. Stomatitis with vesicles. Laryngitis and whooping cough, also acute gastroen- teritis with spasmodic pains and tenesmus.
4. Ciliary neuralgia, rheumatism in various joints, and other neuralgias, also in the course of herpes zoster.
5. Periostitis with nocturnal bone pains and sensitivity to touch (skull, tibia, etc.).
6. Urethritis. Balanitis. Vaginal discharge. Reiter’s disease.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Daphne mezereum, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for mezereum: inflammations of the respiratory passages; digestive disor- ders; pruritic skin irritations and skin suppuration; neuralgia; ostealgia; other condi- tions of pain.

The attenuations are prepared from a solution of methylglyoxal, C₃ H₄O₂, MW: 72.1.

It is produced in small quantities during metabolic processes (Karrer), possesses a carbonyl group and an aldehyde group and is therefore ideally suited for transfer of hydrogen and catabolism of toxic amino-groups from azomethin compounds. Indi- cated in cellular phases, and particularly in degeneration and neoplasm phases.

The drug picture of Methylglyoxal was composed in September 1997 by David Riley, M.D., Santa Fe (New Mexico), USA.

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

Essential Characteristics

Increased energy. Desires or aversion to chocolate. Desires sweets. Headaches. Aversion to company. Heartburn or burning pain of the stomach. Strong odor to the urine.

Mind

Aversion to company with a desire for reflection and this aversion begins on wak- ing in the morning. Dreams that are anxious, fearful, and of being pursued. Weeping more easily than normal.

Generalities

Cold symptoms appear but the cold does not come on. Increased energy especial- ly in the evening. Food desires fats like butter and mayonnaise, chicken liver, choco- late and sweets, cold drinks, and sour fruit. Aversion to sweets even during the pre- menstrual time.

Head

Pimples on the forehead. Headaches that are pressing at the vertex when spine seems misaligned or pounding between the eyes.

Eye

Strong desire to close the eyes as if drugged even though sound sleep during the previous night. Warm sensation in the right eye. Itching and swelling of the upper left eye lid as from hayfever.

Nose

Sneezing as if from hayfever. Tickling inside the nose. Sniffling in the morning.

Face

Tightness and tension of the facial muscles improves.

Mouth

Dryness in the morning.

Throat

Sore throat on waking that is associated with a tickle in the nose. Swollen sensa- tion of the throat that is worse when swallowing.

Stomach

Decreased appetite. Distention with acid stomach. Heartburn and acid indiges- tion. Nausea with stomach pain. Squeezing pain that is worse after eating or drink- ing that is like a rope being tightened under the diaphragm and rib cage.

Abdomen

Distention without flatus. Squeezing pain in the hypochondrium worse after drink- ing or eating.

Rectum

Stabbing and stitching pain during constipated stool that extends upward.

Stool

Loose stools that are not formed but that are not watery.

Urine

Strong odor to the urine that is acrid or like horse’s urine.

Genitalia, Female

Increased flow of menstrual blood.

Back

Tension in the back muscles is relieved. Sore pain in the thoracics.

Extremities

Stiffness in the legs on waking in the morning. Pain that is burning in the thigh or sore in the legs and calves.

Sleep

Tossing and turning in bed. Overpowering sleepiness at noon after sound sleep the previous night.

Perspiration

Perspiration that is more salty than usual and that leaves deposits of salt on the skin. Sweating at night.