Category: Materia Materica

Materia medica is a Latin term from the history of pharmacy for the body of collected knowledge about the therapeutic properties of any substance used for healing. The term derives from the title of a work by the Ancient Greek physician Pedanius Dioscorides in the 1st century AD. The term materia medica was used from the period of the Roman Empire until the 20th century but has now been generally replaced in medical education contexts by the term pharmacology. The term survives in the title of the British Medical Journal’s Materia Non Medica column.

  • Pancreatic failure, excretory

    Impregnation or Degeneration phase
    Main remedy:Leptandra compositum
    Secondary remedies:Momordica compositum
    Nux vomica-Homaccord
    Phase remedies:Hepar compositum Coenzyme compositum Ubichinon compositum

  • Pain

    Inflammation or Impregnation phase
    Main remedy:Traumeel
    Secondary remedies:Gelsemium-Homaccord
    Spigelon Cruroheel Arsuraneel
    Phase remedy:Thalamus compositum

    Pain

    (Impregnation phases)

    A biotherapeutic agent effective in general against pain of all kinds does not exist, since pain is the expression of the fact that (according to the type of pain), various or varying homotoxins are acting on various neural receptors in the form of impregnation phases. The administration of analgesics does not improve the homotoxin level; on the contrary, it is usually worsened by additional retoxic effects or an impregnation action, i.e., it is not influenced causally. Through the administration of the biotherapeutic agent indicated according to the syndrome, the homotoxin level underlying the cause of the pain is influenced (curative effect). Every antihomotoxic-biotherapeutic agent can, therefore, act indirectly as an analgesic. The preparations described briefly below are frequently indicated, care being taken to ensure that these are not taken in a single dose but that they are administered frequently in sequence  (8-10 drops every 5-10 min. or 1 tablet allowed to dissolve on the tongue, not swallowed with water). Initially, a stronger dose can be administered (20-40 drops or 5 tablets at once.)

    Gelsemium-Homaccord and Spigelon for headache.

    Cruroheel S and Arsuraneel for headache arising from inflammatory conditions. Spascupreel for stabbing and spasmodic pains.

    Colocynthis-Homaccord for sciatica, osteochondrosis, stabbing pains. Ranunculus-Homaccord for intercostal neuralgia.

    Bryaconeel for neuralgic and inflammatory pains. Rhododendroneel S for sensitivity to the weather (neuralgia). Cardiacum-Heel, Pectus-Heel, Cralonin for cardiac pains.

    Duodenoheel and Gastricumeel for gastralgia. Chelidonium-Homaccord for biliary pains (also for colic).

    Veratrum-Homaccord and Nux vomica-Homaccord for intestinal tenesmus. Belladonna-Homaccord for throbbing inflammatory pain.

    Berberis-Homaccord and Reneel for renal pains.

    Atropinum compositum (suppositories and ampoules) as antispasmodic for the widest variety of painful conditions.

    See under the most varied indications such as headache, migraine, intercostal neuralgia, sciatica, neuralgia, colic, trigeminal neuralgia, torticollis spasticus, nephrolithiasis, etc.

  • Ozena

    Degeneration phase
    Main remedy:Euphorbium Sinus Relief
    Secondary remedies:Naso-Heel Abropernol Psorinoheel
    Phase remedies:Mucosa compositum Coenzyme compositum
  • Ozaena

    (Orodermal impregnation or degeneration phase)

    Euphorbium compositum S (often specifically effective) 8-10 drops 6 times daily as intermediate prescription), possibly also:

    Naso-Heel S 8-10 drops in the morning . Hormeel S 8-10 drops at midday.

    Abropernol 1 tablet in the afternoon . Psorinoheel 8-10 drops in the evening .

    Euphorbium compositum-Nasal Spray S sprayed in several times daily. Injection therapy

    Euphorbium compositum S injection solution 3 times weekly i.m., s.c., possibly also  i.v., otherwise also Graphites-Homaccord, alternating or mixed with Hormeel S, Psorinoheel and Traumeel S, possibly also Aurum jodatum-Injeel (forte) and Asa foetida-Injeel (forte).

    Ozaena-Nosode-Injeel as intermediate remedy i.m., s.c., i.v.

    Sinusitis-Nosode-Injeel, Polypus nasalis-Injeel, possibly also Diphtherinum-Injeel and Grippe-Nosode-Injeel interposed at intervals.

    Mercurius jodatus flavus-Injeel or Mercurius bijodatus-Injeel (forte S) for luetic ozaena. Euphorbium-Injeel forte S for an intense sensation of burning in the nose.

    Elaps corallinus-Injeel (forte) for formation of malodorous greenish crusts, Engystol N and Galium-Heel as intermediate remedy i.m., s.c., i.v., Coenzyme compositum and Ubichinon compositum in alternation (in cases of relapse to regenerate the enzyme system).

    Mucosa compositum (remedy for affections of the mucous membranes) and possibly Echinacea compositum (forte) S (to stimulate the defensive capacity) or Mucosa nasalis suis-Injeel (at intervals also Hepar suis-Injeel) once to twice weekly i.m. or the progressive auto-sanguis therapy with the above mentioned preparations.

    See also empyema of the maxillary sinus, sinusitis, rhinitis, anosmia.

  • Oxaluria

    (Nephrodermal impregnation or excretion phase) (Main remedy: Berberis-Homaccord)

    Berberis-Homaccord 8-10 drops at 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

    Reneel 1 tablet at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.

    Hepeel or Chelidonium-Homaccord 1 tablet or 8-10 drops at 12 noon and 8 p.m. possibly the above preparations taken together 2-4-6 times daily.

    Injection therapy

    Acidum oxalicum-Injeel (forte) taken in addition as isopathic remedy.

    Psorinoheel and other nosode preparations (in accordance with retoxically treated infections) as intermediate remedy.

    Acidum DL-malicum-Injeel, Acidum fumaricum-Injeel, Acidum succinicum-Injeel, Acidum a-ketoglutaricum-Injeel, Baryum oxalsuccinicum-Injeel, Natrium oxalaceticum- Injeel, Natrium pyruvicum-Injeel, Cystein-Injeel, Acidum cis-aconiticum-Injeel, Acidum citricum-Injeel etc. in intermediate injections

    Vesica urinaria suis-Injeel, Hepar suis-Injeel, followed also by Ren suis-Injeel i.m., s.c. as well as the progressive auto-sanguis therapy.

  • Ovaritis

    See oophoritis.

  • Ovarian insufficiency

    See amenorrhoea, menopause.

  • Ovarian cysts

    Degeneration phase
    Main remedy:Gynäcoheel
    Secondary remedy:Hormeel
    Phase remedies:Ovarian compositum Coenzyme compositum Ubichinon compositum

  • Otosclerosis

    See inner ear deafness.

  • Otorrhea

    See Otitis media.