Funiculus Umbilicalis Suis – Umbilical Cord

The attenuations of this sarcode are prepared from the fresh umbilical cord taken from the uterus of a healthy pig (Sus scrofa domesticus).

This is a connective tissue remedy indicated in almost all chronic diseases. Dam- age to connective tissue. Adhesions. Osteochondrosis. Premature ageing. Wrinkling of the skin. Debility. Arteriosclerosis. Cervical spondylosis. Coxalgia. Diverticulitis. Chronic colitis. Lupus erythematosus. Collagen diseases. Scleroderma. Fibromas. Vascular pathology. Geriatric indications of all kinds. Glaucoma. Circulatory distur- bances. Dystonia of the autonomic nervous system. Radiation damage. Duodenal and gastric ulcers. Pruritus vulvae. Psoriasis. Sarcomas and carcinomas. Auto-im- mune diseases. Damage by antibiotics and other drugs. General iatrogenic damage. Tuberculosis. Otosclerosis. Multiple sclerosis. Muscular atrophy. Spondylitis. Neu- rodermitis. Oedema. Marasmus. Cachexia. Lymphogranulomatosis. Myopia. Acne rosacea. Weakness. Dermatitis. Adiposo-genital dystrophy. Elephantiasis. Emphyse- ma. Exostoses. Cirrhosis of the liver. Hydrocephalus. Tenosynovitis. Hydrocoele. Supporting remedy in myxoedema. Urethral strictures. Anal fissure. Prolapse of the uterus. Erythema multiforme and nodosum. Ankylosing spondylitis. Myositis ossif- icans. Osteomalacia.

This remedy should always be given in combination with suitable biotherapeutic remedies and other sarcodes (Pituitary, Adrenal Gland, particularly with suitable catalysts, and combination-remedies).

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

Congruent symptoms with Dr. Reckeweg:

• skin eruptions
• colitis
• weakness

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

Essential Characteristics

The GI tract was the system most prominently affected by this remedy with in- creased appetite and thirst, nausea, and constipation with hard stool.

Great difficulty in concentrating. Loss of energy. Worse in the afternoon. Headaches worse in the forehead. Clear nasal discharge. Sneezing. Dry mouth. In- creased appetite. Nausea. Increased thirst. Flatulence. Abdominal pain. Constipa- tion. Hard stools.

Mind

Absent minded when conversing. Angry and argumentative. Aversion to company. DIFFICULT CONCENTRATION during conversation, or while driving, or slowness of thought or motion. Confusion in the morning. DELUSIONS: that people are animals, people are smaller than normal, or that he is speaking with god. Feels as if he is in a dream. MANY DREAMS: anxious and frightful or nightmares, long and continued when going back to sleep, snakes and vampires, of work, or dreams that wake the person. Fear of insanity and disease. Forgetful in the morning of where he is going. Feeling forsaken. Greater clarity and improvement of normal irresolution. Irritability. Ram- bling loquacity with high energy. Mental prostration. Quarrelsome. Reflecting thoughts of the past. Sadness. Serious.

Generalities

Sense of alertness and of being clear headed. DECREASED ENERGY worse in the af- ternoon at 3 p.m. Food desires or meat and spicy foods. Food desires of beer, car- bonated drinks, salt, sweets, or wine. Aversion to spice. Heat, flushes of or chilly sensation with goose flesh. Body heaviness with lethargy. Tired and fatigued but with increase sexual desire.

Head

Pulsations in the forehead, especially the right forehead, temples, and occiput, and after eating. Tingling and itchy sensation in the scalp of the head. HEAD PAIN. Head pain as from blows on the occiput or vertex. DULL HEAD PAIN IN THE FOREHEAD especially the right forehead, or the occiput. Head pains after a bath, from sweets, or on waking. Gripping head pain. Sharp head pain above the left eye. Forehead pain above the eyes, behind the eyes, or between the eyes. Forehead pain on the right side of the forehead. Occiput pain that extend to the forehead or neck. Right sided oc- ciput pain. Temple pain. Pressing forehead pain on waking. Throbbing forehead pain on the right side.

Eye

Dryness and itching in the morning on waking improves. Lachrymation during a cold. Red eyes. Swelling of the eye lids and hands.

Ear

Pimples behind the right ear are sore. Burning sensation like a flush. Itching in the internal ear that better from deep boring in the ear. Pulsation of the right ear drum while lying on the right side. Stopped sensation on going to bed.

Nose

Nasal congestion. Coryza. DISCHARGES THAT ARE CLEAR and copious or thin FROM THE POSTERIOR NARES, or viscid discharges. Dry inside the nose as if from an antihis- tamine. Itching in the nostrils or at the opening of the nostrils. Right sided obstruc- tion in the morning on waking. Sneezing in the afternoon.

Face

Eruptions of acne on the nose and cheeks. Heat in the face. Cheek pain as from the sinuses.

Mouth

Yellow coated tongue with mucus in the throat. Redness of the gums. DRYNESS. Burning of the tongue. Sore gum pains. Thick sensation of the tongue.

Teeth

Aching tooth pain or sensitive front teeth especially at the roots.

Throat

Coated with mucus. Dry throat. PAIN that is sore on swallowing or raw or as from a hot spot. Scraping pain. Scratching pain.

Stomach

Anxiety and apprehension in the stomach. APPETITE INCREASED or decreased. Full sensation. Gurgling. NAUSEA after eating, after sleep, or in the throat. THIRST in the afternoon or on waking during the night. Thirstlessness.

Abdomen

Distension in the colon area. FLATULENCE that can be painful. Full sensation. PAIN that is burning above the umbilicus, or cramping while sitting. Lancinating pain. Abdominal pain during menses of long duration.

Rectum

CONSTIPATION with ineffectual urging that causes flare up of hemorrhoids. Diarrhea during the menses. Pain during defecation.

Stool

Like balls. Covered with blood or mucus.. Clay colored. Dark. Green. HARD or hard at first and then soft. Odor if offensive or sweetish. Scany stool.

Urine

Yellow-orange colored urine with a strong odor.

Genitalia, Female

Dryness of the vulva as if chapped. MENSES that is painful and better warmth, or protracted, or strong flow at night. Increases sexual desire in women.

Respiration Difficult inspiration. Chest

Red, blotch eruptions that do not itch.

Back

Tightness, constriction, or stitching pain in the thoracic region. Pain that is better from pressure. Soreness in the cervical or thoracic regions. Weakness with a heavy sensation in the cervical region.

Extremities

Coldness and swelling of the right first and second fingers and joints. Dryness and cracking of the skin of the finger joints. Itchy eruption on the left hip. Itching be- tween the fingers, on the calf or thigh. Numbness of the left hand on waking. Aching pain in the patella and bones. Sore pain in the bones or calf.

Sleep

Deep sleep. Perspiration with dreaming. Falling asleep difficult or easily. Restless sleep. Sleepiness in the afternoon or evening. WAKING too early, frequently, or with thirst.

Skin

Eruptions that are red blotches that don’t itch, or of pimples. Goose flesh.