Glandula Suprarenalis Suis – Adrenal Gland

The attenuations of this sarcode are prepared from fresh adrenal glands of a healthy pig (Sus scrofa domesticus).

The main indications are:

Debility. Bronchial asthma. States of exhaustion. Addison’s disease and other symptoms of adrenal exhaustion. Primary chronic polyarthritis. Hypotensive states. Vagotonia. Neurodermitis. Fissures. Mucous colitis. Tics. After burns. Geriatrics.

The drug picture of Glandula suprarenalis suis was composed in June 1995 by David Riley, M.D., Santa Fe (New Mexico), USA.

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

Essential Characteristics

This remedy has a noted effect on the GI tract with nausea, abdominal cramping, anf frequent stool.

Irritability and fear. Headaches worse in the forehead. Nausea. Cramping abdom- inal pain. Rectal pain. Frequent stools. Heart palpitations. Extreme sleepiness.

Mind

Irritability with difficult concentration or intolerance. FEAR worse at night and on waking, of falling, of something bad happening. Anxiety, worse on waking. Delusion she is floating in air during dream. Absent minded in the morning or forgetful. Anger that is violent and with cursing and the desire to hit. Indignation. Cheerfulness. Aversion to company and aversion to being touched. Improved confidence. Con- fused as if in a dream. Sad and discouraged in the evening. DREAMS: of rescuing children, fog, vivid, swimming, and remembered or unremembered. Dullness espe- cially in the morning on waking. Deep meditation. Changeable mood. Persistent thoughts at night making it difficult to fall asleep.

Generalities

Increased energy. Faintness, weakness, and trembling at night at 3 a.m. Weariness. Desires warm milk, ice cream, coffee, carbonated beverages, fish, sausage and hot dogs, and salt. Aversion to cheese and spices. Heat, flushes of or sensation of. Rapid pulse. Aggravation from smoke.

Vertigo

Dizzy or lightheaded.

Head

Sense of constriction of the head as if it were in a rubber band. FOREHEAD PAIN in the eyes or behind the eyes or on the right side of forehead. Dull pain in the fore- head. Occiput put that extends to the neck. Right sided temple pain. Pressing pain like a cap or in the morning on waking. Headache worse on motion in the car. Shoot- ing sensation to the side of the head or extending from temple to temple. Squeezing sensation in the forehead. Stabbing or throbbing pain in the temples.

Eye

Heaviness of the eyes and lids. Burning eye pain. Aching pain in the sockets.

Vision

Acute in the daytime.

Ear

Itching of the ears. Pressing pain in the ears.

Nose

Clear discharge. Thick, viscid discharge. Sneezing. Pinching pain. External sore- ness.

Smell

Sensitive to strong odors.

Face

Eruptions of boils on the chin or pimples on the forehead. Relaxation of the jaw muscles. Dryness of the lips with thirst. Relaxed.

Mouth

Tingling sensation in the mouth and lips. Ulcers on the inner lip.

Taste

Bitter taste at the root of the tongue.

Teeth

Toothache, worse in the teeth of the lower jaw and worse with pressure.

Throat

Mucus in throat necessitates clearing the throat.

Stomach

NAUSEA worse with motion of the car, or with fear something bad will happen. AP-

PETITE is diminished, capricious, or has easy satiety after a few bites.

Abdomen

CRAMPING ABDOMINAL PAIN, worse in the morning on waking or before and with di- arrhea. Flatulence especially after eating. Pressing abdominal pain in the hypochondria after dinner. Pain is if diarrhea would come on. Rumbling of the ab- domen. Distension in the lower abdomen.

Rectum

Pain, worse after stool. Constipation with straining. Flatus that is offensive or during stool. Diarrhea. Full sensation with constipation. Burning pain during stool. URGING that is ineffectual, before, or after stool.

Stool

FREQUENT STOOLS. Green to greenish-black stools. “Glittering” stools. SOFT, loose, or watery, or hard stool. Small or tenacious stool. Offensive like rotten eggs.

Bladder

Frequent urging to urinate at night or after drinking. Sensation of weakness of bladder muscles.

Urine

Urine has a strong odor. Copious amount.

Genitalia, Female

Painful menses improves. Decreased menstrual flow. Yellow vaginal discharge. Strong odor of the menstrual blood. Pain in the left ovary.

Respiration

Difficult respiration with tight chest during exercise.

Cough

Dry cough in conjunction with sneezing. Cough with chest congestion.

Chest

HEART PALPITATIONS with burning or pinching heart pain or with anxiety and fear. Congestion with tightness. Constriction. Heaviness and oppression as from a weight. Stitching chest pain on the left side. Tickling sensation.

Back

Back pain shooting up the back from the coccyx to the upper back. Painful back stiffness, worse in the lumbar region improves. Aching back pain in the cervical neck and extends to the head and right shoulder. Back pain during menses.

Extremities

Tingling in the upper limbs or right foot. Stiffness of the hip improves or aching pain in the hips. Chilliness of the feet at bedtime. Heaviness in the upper limbs.

Sleep

VERY SLEEPY in the afternoon at 3 p.m. or that is overwhelming. Difficulty in falling asleep from thoughts, or falling asleep early.

Perspiration

Sweating during sleep that wakes her from her sleep. Perspiration smelling like peaches.

Skin

Painful cracks in the skin of the knuckles. Painful boils on the skin. Sensation of heat. Softness and smoothness of skin.