Category: Materia Medica Hans-Heinrich Reckeweg

The attenuations are prepared from Cobalt(II)-digluconate C₁₂H₂₂Co₁₄ · 2 H₂O, MW: 485.27, the cobalt salt of D-Gluconic acid.

The importance of cobalt rests particularly on the fact that the anti-anaemic prin- ciple in Vitamin B₁₂ is a complex compound of Co⁺⁺. Glycyl-Glycinpeptidase is also believed to be specifically activated by Co⁺⁺.

Cobalt deficiency causes a serious degenerative disease of sheep in Australia, “coast disease”, an illness which is distinguished by progressive emaciation, weak- ness, loss of appetite and apathy, leading in the end to severe anaemia. It can be pre- vented or cured by giving a dose of Img. of cobalt (per sheep per day).

The mother tincture is prepared from the fresh stems with leaves and flowers, gathered at the beginning of flowering of the plant, Clematis recta L., which grows on sunny hillsides and sparse bushy country in Central and Southern Europe. N.O. Ranunculaceae.

The main indications are:

Chronic bladder irritation; dribbling of urine after urination. Hypertrophy of the prostate. Epididymitis. Swelling of the inguinal glands. Urethral stricture. Gouty tophi. Oozing, vesicular eczema. Eruption on the occiput, with violent itching.

Painfulness of the urethra on external pressure indicates Clematis, as do a spas- modic narrowing and contraction of the urethra with purulent discharge (urethritis), tenesmus of urine and pain on urination (cf. Cantharis), with the urine passing by fits and starts and at intevals, and the urine dribbling involuntarily afterwards.

A further typical symptom is a great sensitivity to cool air, especially on baring the body. Very sensitive pustular eruptions, characterised by burning, stinging pains, and also pustules, proceed in many cases with inflammatory swellings of the neigh- bouring lymph-nodes, with the glandular lobules beneath the nipple possibly also being indurated.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Clematis recta, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for clematis: rashes; swelling of the lymph nodes; inflammation of the eyelids and con- junctiva; inflammations of the urinary bladder, the urethra, the testicles, and the mammary glands.

The attenuations are prepared from anhydrous Citric acid, C₆H₈O₇, MW: 192.1.

An active factor in the Citric Acid cycle and in redox systems. Impregnation phas- es of all kinds, also asthma, angina pectoris, pruritus, skin diseases, psoriasis, pre- cancerous states and in neoplasm phases (especially in the early stages), to improve cell-respiration.

Difficult respiration, aggravated on becoming warm, is typical. As in Carbo Veg- etabilis, the patient constantly desires fresh air. Thus Citric Acid has a close affinity for respiratory disturbances in the case of tumours, and is also indicated for cancer pains (Boericke).

The patient makes grandiose plans, with steadily increasing cheerfulness and de- creasing energy. Alcohol and sugar disagree.

Arteriosclerosis with lapses of memory.

Citric Acid is also helpful in certain complaints arising from Vitamin C deficiency; in spite of a high level of care, children fail to thrive and the oxygenisation of the tissues is insufficient. Old people are only half-awake and repeat every question ten times.

Also characteristic is a total loss of libido. Impotence in men. Infertility. Frigidity. Post-gonorrhoeal state. Hands and feet are cold and damp. Consequences of over- dosing with Vitamin D. Dental problems and gingivitis. Scurvy. Blackening of teeth and heavy deposits of dental plaque.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Acidum citricum, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for acidum citricum: bleeding gums; tabetic disorders.

The drug picture of Acidum citricum was composed in March 1996 by David Riley, M.D., Santa Fe (New Mexico), USA.

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

Essential Characteristics

Generalized sensation of heat or in the face with fever and sweating. Cramping in the chest, abdomen, and uterus. Improvement of the symptom of heartburn.

Mental dullness. Flushes of heat. Temple pain. Heat in the face. Nausea. Abdomi- nal pain. Painful uterine cramping.

Mind

Dullness and forgetfulness. Fear of poverty. Weakness of memory for recent thoughts. Weeping during the menses. Dreams of running.

Generalities

HEAT: flushes of heat, in the afternoon, or the general sensation of heat with per- spiration. Sluggishness of the body as if sick.

Head

Sensation of fullness. Lancinating pain is ameliorated by lying down but worse with motion or with stooping. Pain is localized in the temples. Pain also felt on the

sides of the head, pressure ameliorates the pain. Pressing pain in the forehead as from sinuses. Throbbing, pulsating pain in the temples, and worse on waking.

Eye

Discharge of gluey mucus on waking in the morning. Sensitivity to motion or touch.

Ear

Itching in the right ear that is not ameliorated by boring in the ear. Ringing noises in the evening.

Nose Sneezing. Face

Heat or flushes of heat in the face, neck, and head. Clenched jaw and tightness of jaw. Herpetic or fever blister eruptions about the mouth and lips.

Mouth

Dryness. Painful, herpetic vesicles around the lips.

Stomach

Nausea ameliorated in the open air, or with vomiting. Heartburn improves. Ap- petite increased.

Abdomen

Pain. Cramping pain in the umbilical region ameliorated from passing flatus or after stool. Cutting pain at midnight causing her to bend double. Distension.

Rectum

No urging for bowel movement.

Stool

Stickiness of feces.

Bladder

Burning pain without urination. Ineffectual urge to urinate.

Urine

Brown in color. Offensive odor. Genitalia, Female

Menses that is copious, too early, or late. Painful uterine cramping, during menses or improvement of that symptom.

Cough

Dry, painful, hacking cough.

Chest

Sharp crampy pain aggravated by deep breathing. Stitching pain in the left side worse on lying down. Rapid heart beat as if running.

Back

Aching pain in the cervical and dorsal regions improves. Cutting pain in the lum- bar region.

Extremities

Incoordination and awkwardness as if off balance and drops things.

Sleep

Sleepiness in the afternoon. Sleeplessness from hardness of the bed.

Fever

Feeling of heat off and on throughout the day.

Perspiration

Awakes in a cold sweat at night. Perspiring when cold. Offensive perspiration. Perspiration leaves yellow stains on the clothing.

Skin

Greasy and oily.

The mother tincture is prepared from the fresh aerial parts in bloom of Helianthe- mum canadense [L.] Michx., a native of North America. N.O. Cistaceae.

The main indications are:

Eruptions on the hands and fingers. Hard callosities on the palm of the hand, fis- sures. Tendency to glandular swellings, scrofula, caries. Cracked skin, fissured, bleeding easily. Diarrhoea accompanying complaints. Dryness of the oral and pha- ryngeal mucosa, throat as if varnished. Every cold goes to the throat. Sensation of coldness. Cold air is disagreeable.

Characteristic symptoms of Cistus Canadensis are the aggravation of complaints by unpleasant excitement and changes of mood, as well as the most extreme sensi- tivity to draughts, and a sensation of coldness in the chest.

As well as in catarrhal conditions and rheumatic/neuralgic complaints (including neuralgia in the arm), Cistus is indicated in herpes zoster and vesicular eczema, and also in colic with diarrhoea and in swelling of the lymph-nodes.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Helianthemum canadense, pub- lished the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for cistus canadensis: itching lichenoid skin diseases; lymphadenitis; mas- titis; pulmonary diseases.

The attenuations of this nosode are prepared from surgically or bioptic removed tissue of human cirrhotic liver.

In the last few decades there has been a considerable increase in the incidence of cirrhosis of the liver, which may be attributed not only to considerable alcohol con- sumption, but recently also to refinements in diagnostic techniques (liver biopsy) and probably also to the ever increasing use of chemotherapy in the treatment of minor diseases, since numerous drugs used in allopathic treatment have a deleterious effect on the liver, which is shown recently in an increase in the incidence of these diseases.

Thus the Cirrhosis Hepatis nosode is not only for use where cirrhosis of the liver is already established, but also in the preliminary stages, e.g. in widely varying kinds of iatrogenic damage, especially where liver symptoms are in evidence and changes in the serum proteins can be detected, and in pathological changes in the transami- nase values etc.

The Cirrhosis Hepatis nosode can also make a significant contribution in the treat- ment of other illnesses, e.g. in abnormal toxic states of many kinds, since the liver

acts as the most important detoxifying point in the body and in cirrhosis this detoxi- fying mechanism is considerably disturbed.

One should therefore think of using the Cirrhosis Hepatis nosode in rheumatic polyarthritis, septic conditions, to support the detoxification of the liver in a wide va- riety of chronic conditions in the area of cellular phases, and experimentally in neo- plasms also. Evidence for the use of this nosode exists in the testing procedure for medicaments developed by Dr. Voll (Plochingen) with the Diatherapunkteur, and this is also valid for the use of other nosodes.

The remedy may also be tried experimentally in cholangitis and in intrahepatic cholestasis.

The mother tincture is prepared from the dried inner bark of the plant, Cinnamo- mum verum J.S. Presl., cultivated in Sri Lanka, India, the Sunda Islands, the Philip- pines and Seychelles, in Brazil and Ghana. N.O. Lauraceae.

The main indications are:

Haemorrhage and haemorrhagic tendency, also in oesophageal varices; uterine haemorrhage with bright red blood, copious and gushing. Post partum. Menses last 8–14 days, followed by leucorrhoea.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Cinnamomum zeylanicum, pub- lished the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for cinnamomum: nervous disorders; uterine bleeding.

The attenuations are prepared from red Mercury(II)-sulphide, HgS, MW: 232.7.

The main indications are:

Sinusitis with offensive discharge. Otitis externa. Old cases of syphilis with skin eruptions, (pustules, reddish scurf). Pains shooting through the eyeball and around the eyeball.

Typical of Cinnabaris is a general painfulness of the skull and scalp, and even of the hair on being touched.

The suddenly occuring pains in various areas of the body in the form of stabbing and tearing pains to the sides of the spine, in the back and loins and also in the nerves of the arms, and painful twitching in the lower leg, waking the patient from sleep, with sensations of numbness and pressure in the foot, all point to involvement of the vertebrae.

Formerly Cinnabaris was frequently used in problems of syphilitic origin.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of

Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Hydrargyrum sulfuratum, pub- lished the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for cinnabaris: purulent inflammations of the conjunctiva and paranasal sinus cavities; warts.

The mother tincture is prepared from the dried, unexpanded flower-heads of the plant, Artemisia cina O.C. Berg et F.C. Schmidt, which grows in the steppes of Cen- tral Asia, particularly Turkestan. N.O. Compositae.

The main indications are:

Facial pallor. Rims around the eyes. Paroxysms of coughing, ending with a sneeze. Worm problems. Convulsions from worm-irritation. Whooping cough.

Typical of Cina are twitchings and contortions of the limbs and general convul- sions. A pointer to the remedy can be that in these cramping states the fingers and toes are not involved.

Another indicator to this remedy can be the appearance of an incipient bulbar paralysis, with inability to swallow liquids, whilst otherwise it is mainly indicated in cramps of children, crying out and throwing themselves about during sleep, grinding the teeth. However, it may also be indicated in episodes of eclampsia, in digestive disturbances with gluttony and ravenous hunger, in periodic abdominal pains with or without distension and flatulence, also in whooping cough and enuresis. Numerous nervous complaints associated with worms are cured by Cina.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Artemisia cina, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for cina: intermittent episodes of fever; worms; tendency to spasmodic conditions; change of voice among children.

The mother tincture is prepared from the fresh rootstock with attached roots of Cimicifuga racemosa [L.] Nutt., which is commonly found growing in hedges and sparse groves in the eastern states of North America and Canada. N.O. Ranuncu- laceae.

The homoeopathic indications for Cimicifuga concern mostly nervous illnesses, the picture being dominated by neuralgic pains and a changed frame of mind with strong mood-swings and moodiness. Obviously the spinal column plays a consider- able part in many Cimicifuga symptoms as the starting-point of the complaints. In the remedy-picture we find shooting pains like lightning, neuralgias, and violent headaches pressing outwards as if the top of the skull were about to fly off, extend- ing to the eyes and possibly as far as the nose-wings. The pains may also be lo- calised in the occiput, shooting down the neck, or above the eyes as supra-orbital neuralgia, localised especially on the left. Likewise there are neuralgias which ap- pear to originate in the uterus, and also pains in the pleura, nerve and muscle pains in influenza, sciatic pains, stabbing pains in the heart, a sensation of heaviness in the left arm suggestive of angina pectoris, and a sensation as if a wedge were being driv- en into the head from below at the back, with raging occipital headache and mi- graine, particularly on the left. Eye pains occur particularly on turning around. There is also a sensitivity of the spine, especially in the cervical spine, to pressure with stiffness and pain along the whole length of the spine with weakness and a battered sensation in the sacrum, making it impossible to lie on the back.

In the area of the uterus, the Cimicifuga symptoms express themselves in the form of painful contractions and cramping labour pains, also threatened miscarriage. Here the pains shoot across from hip to hip. Frequently there is also chronic leucorrhoea and a bearing down sensation in the uterus (like Sepia and Lilium Tigrinum). In the ovaries there is neuralgic pain, especially on the left side, like Lachesis. There may also be amenorrhoea, or complaints which are ameliorated at the beginning or after the end of the menses. Pituitary disturbances may be suggested by the presence of either corpulence or emaciation of endocrine origin; so it could be concluded that Cimicifuga has a special action on the pituitary. However, in the end every medica- ment, whether in allopathic or in homoeopathic dosage, has some action on the mechanism of the pituitary/adrenal axis, so that no final conclusions may be drawn from the above phenomena.

The muscle-pains of Cimicifuga are charateristic insofar as they occur particularly in the belly of the muscle.

Also typical of Cimicifuga are certain hysterical signs, finding expression particu- larly in the female body. Twitching, cramps, convulsions, neuralgias, as well as a great variety of mental and emotional symptoms, all have a hysterical character. Shivering may occur with nervous chill when it is not cold, faint-heartedness being prominent with an incessant flow of speech, jumping frequently from one theme to another. The patients are troubled and confused, sighing much (as in Ignatia), or else

they exhibit deep depression with sleeplessness, so that they are afraid that they might be becoming mentally ill (cf. Calcium Carbonicum). Emotional symptoms may also occur in the form of St. Vitus’ dance, delirium tremens, melancholia or puerperal psychosis. Otosclerosis and tinnitus are also said to respond to low poten- cies of Cimicifuga sometimes.

All complaints are aggravated by cold and wet, and there is likewise an aggrava- tion before and during the menses.

The following is a summary of the main symptoms of Cimicifuga:

1. Neuralgic pains, principally originating in the spinal column, shooting, like lightning.
2. Supra-orbital neuralgia on the left. Cervical migraine with pains pressing up- wards as if the top of the skull would fly off, possibly extending down to the nose-wings.
3. Pains in the pleura; nerve and muscle pains in influenza.
4. Uterine pains, cramping labour pains shooting from hip to hip; bearing-down in the uterus.
5. Ovarian neuralgia on the left.
6. Amenorrhoea, menorrhagia and dysmenorrhoea.
7. Complaints ameliorated at the onset and after the end of the menses.
8. Muscular pains in the belly of the muscle.
9. General nervous/hysterical disposition, with twitching, cramps, convulsions, and a wide variety of mental and emotional symptoms.
10. Faint-heartedness and incessant flow of speech. Sighing. Puerperal psychosis.
11. All complaints aggravated by cold and wet, before and during the menses.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Cimicifuga racemosa, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for cimicifuga: rheumatic myalgia and myalgia associated with spinal af- fections; spasm; cramp (apparently, only for muscles); painful spasmodic conditions affecting the heart, the gastrointestinal tract, the gallbladder, and the areas of the fe- male reproductive organs; complaints associated with menstruation, pregnancy, and menopause; nervous conditions of excitement and depressive emotional discord or upset.

The mother tincture is prepared from the fresh rootstock with attached roots of Ci- cuta virosa L., gathered as it is coming into flower. The plant is a native of Europe, growing by ponds, streams and rivers. N.O. Umbelliferae.

The main indications are:

Sycosis barbae with purulent, crusty discharge. Craving for charcoal and other in- digestible things. Convulsions with worm-infestation. Epileptiform attacks. Menin- gitis with hypersensitivity and attacks. Complementary remedy in tuberculous meningitis. Eczema of the scalp.

Cicuta Virosa is suggested by a creeping sensation in the limbs, by burning, press- ing and tearing sensations in various parts of the body, and sensations of pushing, jerking and twitching through the whole body, with stiffness and coldness and a numbness of arms and hands with distended veins. The remedy may also be sug- gested by problems of deglutition and violent thirst with lack of appetite, and abnor- mal food-cravings such as “hunger for coal”. Cicuta is indicated in a wide variety of psychoses and conditions of the brain and spinal cord, with cramps, including teething cramps of small children and infants, possibly caused by worms; there may also be stomach cramps with haematemesis, paralysis of the bladder and skin dis- eases with simultaneous disturbances of the peripheral nervous system. (Try it in sy- ringomyelia.)

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Cicuta virosa, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for cicuta virosa: pustular dermatitis of the skin and mucosae; spasmodic conditions; cerebral seizure disorders.