Category: Materia Medica Hans-Heinrich Reckeweg

The attenuations of this nosode are prepared from a sterilized culture of pyogenic streptococci (Streptococcus pyogenes) corresponding to 10⁷ CFU/g.

The main indications are:

According to Julian it is indicated in throat infections, epigastric pain, dry, scaly eczemas, endocarditis, myocarditis, migraines, chronic oedema of the lower limbs,

alopecia, chronic polyarthritis, hallucinatory psychoses and acute articular rheuma- tism.

Symptomatically there is intolerance of noise, light and draughts, causeless weep- ing, fear of cancer, servility, vibrating sensation in the spinal column when lying stretched out and when stamping the feet. Nightmares. Disturbances of vision, rush- ing sounds in the ears. Sensation of having salty lips.

The Streptococcus Nosode should always be used with this nosode, particularly if streptococcal involvement in the pathogenesis is suspected.

Particularly effective in combination with Staphylococcus.

The drug picture of Streptococcus haemolyticus was composed in December 1995 by David Riley, M.D., Santa Fe (New Mexico), USA.

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

Essential Characteristics

Tingling, tickling, or itching of scalp, eyelid, ear canal, lips, and throat. Many dreams especially sexual dreams. Lightheaded. Forehead pains. Pressing pains. Leu- corrhea.

Mind

Anxiety about health, or anticipatory anxiety is better after eating. Difficult con- centration.

DREAMS: strange, fearful dream of being shot, of being beheaded, of winning lot- tery, disturbing dream of old friends. Procrastinating. Homesickness. Impatient and hurried. Sexual dreams. Rage with ranting and raving and striking objects. Confu- sion in thinking. Changeable moods. Suspicious that others are talking about him. Time passes to slowly.

Generalities

Flushes of heat spread over body when moving around that cause relaxation. De- sires warm food, warm breads, soup, and peanut butter. Increase of energy. Racing heart rate on waking. Left sided symptoms in ear, heel, shoulder, elbow, and nasal discharge.

Vertigo

Lightheaded when walking outdoors. Slight dizziness on rising.

Head

Feeling of lightness. Heaviness. Pain with sensation of a bowl on top of head. Itching scalp. Feeling of fullness. Pains in forehead or temples, especially left tem- ple. Dull pain in the temples or over the right eye. Pain as from a blow. Pressing pains over eyes, in occiput, and over whole head. Aching pressure behind the eyes and above eyebrows. Throbbing temples or from eyebrows to occiput.

Eye

Itching on the eyelid in spots. Heaviness of lids. Yellow thick discharge that is moist in inner canthi. Eyes feel strained with the headache.

Ear

Sensation of swelling or itching in canal of left ear. Stopped sensation.

Nose

Dryness of mucus membranes. Pressure behind nose. Morning coryza discharge or sneezing is decreased. Right sided epistaxis of bright red blood. Discharge im- proves that is left sided or in the morning. Sinus pain that is tingling.

Face

Flush of heat after eating and when rising. Teeth clenching that causes jaw sore- ness. Tingling of lips.

Mouth

Dry sensation. Coated, sticky tongue. Aphthae under tongue. Sore palate pain.

Taste

Bad taste of water.

Teeth

Coated sensation on teeth. Upper rear teeth dull pain worse inspiration of cold air.

Throat

Mucus in throat. Itching sensation worse on swallowing. Painful, swelling of cer- vical glands worse on swallowing.

Stomach

Decreased appetite. Cramping before menses. Butterfly sensation in stomach. Heartburn before eating. Burning pain extends to the chest.

Abdomen

Pain. Sharp pain in right lower quadrant. Churning and gurgling noises. Cramping in umbilicus.

Rectum

Constipation that is painful or improves. Bleeding hemorrhoids. Painful defeca- tion. Diarrhea, especially in the morning is improved.

Stool

Straining and forced large stool. Ball like stool. Blood streaks on stool.

Bladder

Burning pain during urination.

Urine

Strong and offensive odor.

Genitalia, Female

LEUCORRHEA. Brown or creamy or dark or bloody leucorrhea. Sudden onset of a yeast infection with external itching. Swelling of breasts or ovaries. Vaginal itching. Menses is early.

Larynx & Trachea

Tickle in throat or improvement of that symptom.

Respiration

Shortness of breath while eating.

Back

Large and painful eruptions of pimples. Contraction of neck muscles causes headache. Sharp pain in the dorsal region on motion. Soreness in the lumbar region of back when leaning backwards. Itching of the neck.

Extremities

Eruptions of pimples on thighs, or that are itchy on the forearms and arms. Scratching aggravates the itching. Coldness of toes. Tripping over things. Weakness of the forearms and hands. Sharp pain in left heel worse walking or in a small spot on rotating the shoulder. Aching in right hand. Soreness of the left elbow, or sore pain below the patella worse with exercise improves. Left elbow pain stiff and sore- ness worse motion and with clicking noise. Worse motion.

Sleep

Waking startled from nightmare. Falling asleep is difficult.

Skin

Body itching everywhere except hands and soles. Wandering itching ameliorated by scratching.

The mother tincture is prepared from the fresh flowering aerial parts of Datura stra- monium L., originally a native of the countries bordering the Black and Caspian Seas, now occurring widely in Europe, Asia and America. N.O. Solanaceae.

The main indications are:

Delirium. Talks, cries out and laughs incessantly. “Loquacious delirium.” Psy- choses during pregnancy. Hydrophobia. Delirium tremens, Korsakow’s psychosis in alcoholics. Epilepsy, holds the hand over the genitalia. Unbearable pains in gan- grene. Convulsions in whooping cough and infectious diseases, fever, influenza. Di- lated pupils in every affection. Children generally fearful, particularly of ghosts, and terrified at night-time. Can only sleep with a light on. Warm sweats. Typhoid fevers. The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Datura stramonium, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for stramonium: infections accompanied by high fever; spasmodic condi- tions; diseases accompanied by impairment of emotional and/or psychological func-

tions; inflammations of the eyes.

The mother tincture is prepared from the dried root of the plant, Stillingia sylvatica L., a native of the Southern states of North America. N.O. Euphorbiaceae.

The main indications are:

Pains in the long bones, worse in damp weather.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Stillingia sylvatica, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for stillingia silvatica: pain arising in bones and periosteum; swelling of the lymph glands; hoarseness.

The mother tincture is prepared from the dried thallus of the lichen, Lobaria pul- monaria [L.] Hoffm. N.O. Stictaceae.

The main indications are:

Descending nasal catarrh, dry mucosa. Pressure in the root of the nose. Torment- ing cough. Arthritis of the knees.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Lobaria pulmonaria, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for sticta: acute inflammations of the respiratory passages.

The mother tincture is prepared from the fresh flowering aerial parts of Stellaria media [L.] Vill. N.O. Caryophyllaceae.

The main indications are:

Drowsiness. Frontal headache, left-sided, in the morning. Gout and rheumatism of the joints of the feet (possibly in psoriasis).

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Stellaria media, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for stellaria media: rheumatism; hepatic disorders.

The attenuations of this nosode are prepared from the sterilized mixed cultures of equal parts (10⁷ CFU/g) of Staphylococcus epidermis, Staphylococcus haemolyti- cus, and Staphylococcus simulans.

Also known as Staphylococcinum. The main indications are:

Is not only required in chronic illnesses in which staphylococci are present, e.g. in boils, impetigo, blepharitis, styes, Meibomian cysts, osteomyelitis, whitlow, but pos- sibly also in perinephritic abscess, malignant staphylococcal infections of the face, acne vulgaris, cystic acne, thrombophlebitis, and possibly also in anthrax (Julian). It may be of value in retoxic phases which are founded on damage from staphylococ- cal toxins, e.g. auto-immune diseases of all kinds, in which staphylococci were in- volved, or where such conditions are found in the medical history. Thus the Nosode of Staphylococci can be used to good effect in myocardial lesions, nephritis, hepatic lesions, connective-tissue lesions (possibly also in obesity), and in thyroid illnesses. It is especially effective in combination with Streptococcus Haemolyticus.

The drug picture of Staphylococcus was composed in December 1995 by David Riley, M.D., Santa Fe (New Mexico), USA.

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

Essential Characteristics

Rash-like eruptions on the eyelids, chest, and abdomen. Soreness and stiffness in the eyelids, tongue, throat, chest, and coccyx and SI joint.

Improvement of normal nasal allergy symptoms and coccyx and SI pain.

Many dreams. Nasal discharges. Cramping abdominal pain. Aching extremities.

Mind

Weeping from hopelessness or about the future. Loss of sense of direction or for- getful of where she is going. DREAMS of: insects, bizarre dream that she was a man, of dying. Amorous thoughts. Laughing much. Disoriented and forgetful of thoughts while writing or misplacing things. Active concentration. Irritability or cheerfulness. Bitterness.

Generalities

Food desires for peanut butter and sweets or spicy food. Hyper like a caffeine buzz.

Head

Dull pain in occiput. Pain behind the left eye. Constricting pain at the temples es- pecially the left. Pain at 4 p.m. Sharp head pain on the sides.

Eye

Itching. Right eye lid twitching. Eruptions on eyelids.

Ear

Ringing noises in the ear.

Nose

DISCHARGES that are clear or from the posterior nares. Sneezing that is dry, or im- proves on waking in the morning. Improvement of numerous allergy complaints: coryza on waking in the morning, obstruction during sleep, and sneezing in the morning.

Face

Prickly sensation on left side of face accompanied by a warm sensation. Lips chapped. Fever blister on upper lip.

Mouth

Very dry even with increased water intake. Tongue feels sore.

Throat

Thick yellowish-green mucus in morning. Sore pain on right side worse swallow- ing.

Muscles stiff and tender. Glands on side of throat swollen.

Stomach

Extreme thirst even with increased water intake. Hungry sensation not relieved by eating. Nervous stomach that is queasy after eating..

Abdomen

CRAMPING PAIN before or with diarrhea. Sharp cramping pain from flatus on the right side. Eruptions of red, itching rash, or eruptions in the umbilical region.

Rectum

DIARRHEA in the morning or after eating. Flatulence before and during stool. Strong urging with the diarrhea.

Stool

Long and dark stool difficult to pass. Loose diarrhea that is watery. Frequent stool.

Bladder

Urgent desire to urinate that is ineffectual.

Genitalia, Female

Menses is protracted and too long.

Respiration

Difficult from the sensation of contraction and tightness of chest.

Chest

Stiff and tight feeling in the chest making breathing difficult. Tingling in lungs. Red rash eruption above the clavicle and on neck.

Extremities

Tightness in left bicep. Trembling in hand. Aching pain. Dull ache in right wrist on extension of arm. Aching and soreness in thigh muscles worse on motion. Swelling of the hands and feet.

Sleep

Improvement of difficulty in falling asleep until late in the evening.

The mother tincture is prepared from the carefully dried ripe seeds of the plant Del- phinium staphisagria L., a native of Southern Europe. N.O. Ranunculaceae.

The main indications are:

Irritability, sensitivity. Teeth turn black and crumble away. Hunger with a full stomach. Craving for alcoholic drinks. Neuralgia of the testes and ovaries. Pains in

the hips, driving the patient out of bed in the morning. Gums spongy and bleeding. Irritable, naughty children, throw everything away, want to have everything, strike their parents. Scurvy. Eczema of the scalp. Falling out of the hair. Vaginismus. Styes, Meibomian cysts.

Consequences of cutting injuries, thus also to be tried in post-operative intestinal paralysis and abdominal distension with wind, and also in keloids.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Delphinium staphisagria, pub- lished the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for staphisagria: rashes; eye inflammations; dental diseases; digestive in- sufficiency; conditions of irritation of the urinary tract collection system and of the reproductive organs; neuralgia; colic; pain and sequelae following traumata and sur- gery; behavioural disorders; emotional discord or upset.

The attenuations are prepared from metallic tin, Sn, AW: 118.7.

The main indications are:

Sweetish taste. Neuralgia, pains intensifying and subsiding slowly. Large quanti- ties of sputum are discharged. Bronchiectasis. Stabbing pains in the left side of the chest. Prolapse of the uterus.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Stannum metallicum, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for stannum: chronic bronchitis; neuralgia; colic pain, conditions of ex- haustion, emotional discord or upset.

The tincture is prepared from the roasted and pulverised marine sponge, Euspongia officinalis L., which occurs in the Mediterranean, the Red Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. N.O. Spongiidae.

The main indications are:

Orchitis. Epididymitis. Glandular swellings generally. Goitre. Croup, with barking, hollow, hard, metallic cough. Cardiac defects with murmurs. Dyspnoea, cannot lie with the head low. Scurfy eruptions on the head. Asthma with expectoration like sago. The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Euspongia officinalis, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for spongia: inflammations and spasmodic conditions of the respiratory organs; enlargement and hardening of glandular organs such as the lymph glands, thyroid, testicles, and epididymis; cardiac inflammation and cardiac insufficiency;

diseases of the coronary vessels and of the aorta.

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

The main indications are:

Leukaemia. Anaemia. Agranulocytosis. Should be used in carcinoma for general revitalisation, and also in weakness of old age in order to enhance the resistance to infection.