Hepeel®

Tablets _ Injection solution Composition:

Tablets: 1 tablet cont.: Lycopodium clavatum D3, Chelidonium majus D4, China D3, Nux moschata D4 30 mg each; Carduus marianus D2, Phosphorus D6 15 mg each; Veratrum album D6 60 mg; Citrullus colocynthis D6 90 mg.

Injection solution: 1.1 ml cont.: Lycopodium clavatum D2, Chelidonium majus D3, China D2, Nux moschata D3 1.1 µl each; Carduus marianus D1, Phosphorus D5 0.55 µl each; Veratrum album D5 2.2 µl; Citrullus colocynthis D5 3.3 µl.

Indications:

Primary and secondary functional disorders of the liver; damaged liver.

Contraindications:

Tablets: Hypersensitivity to quinine. Side effects:

None known.

Interactions with other medication:

None known.

Dosage:

Tablets: In general, 1 tablet to be dissolved under the tongue 3 times daily.

Injection solution: In acute disorders daily, otherwise 3-1 times weekly 1 ampoule i.m., s.c., i.d., i.v.

Package sizes:

Tablets: Packs containing 50 and 250 tablets.

Injection solution: Packs containing 5, 10, 50 and 100 ampoules of 1.1 ml.

Pharmacological and clinical notes

Lycopodium clavatum (club-moss)

Diseases of the gall bladder, hepatic and bile duct, for loss of appetite or Iycorexia and a feeling of satiation after eating very

little, meteorism, sallow complexion. Chelidonium majus (celandine)

Biliary colic, liver diseases, pain under the right shoulder blade, a bitter taste in the mouth.

China (Peruvian bark)

Loss of appetite, emaciation, meteorism, enlargement of the liver. Nux moschata (nutmeg apple)

Gastro-enteritis, meteorism, gastrocardiac syndrome. Carduus marianus (milk thistle)

Liver damage, congestion of the portal vein, biliary colic, haemorrhoids. Phosphorus (phosphorus)

Remedy for affections of the parenchyma, damage to the liver parenchyma. Veratrum album (white hellebore)

Feverish affections, gastro-enteritis, chronic vomiting. Citrullus colocynthis (bitter-apple)

Stabbing pains, colic (patient writhing with pain).

Based on the individual homoeopathic constituents of Hepeel, therapeutic possibilities result for the treatment of disturbances of the hepatic functions of the primary and secondary kind, liver damage, conditions of cholangitic and cholecystic irritation, meteorism, loss of appetite, numerous other illnesses (eczema, polyarthritis, etc.), in which the detoxicating function of the liver must be stimulated. Hepeel should be interposed occasionally, with advantage, in all cellular phases; additional remedy for acne vulgaris.

The dosage is adjusted according to the disease, the symptoms and the stage of the illness: for hepatic prophylaxis 1 tablet 3 times daily, possibly in association with 1 ampoule 1-3 times weekly i.m., s.c., intradermal-segmentally, i.v.

For painful conditions and/or meteoristic symptoms, massive initial-dose therapy with 1-2 ampoules daily parenterally, and perorally 1 tablet to be taken every 15 minutes, repeated on several occasions.

Combination treatment with Chelidonium-Homaccord and Injeel-Chol in cases of cholecystitis, cholangitis and other diseases of the biliary duct with damage to the liver parenchyma (cholostasis); with Nux vomica-Homaccord or Gastricumeel for gastritis and gastro-cardiac syndrome, and with Ceanothus-Homaccord in pancreopathy, as well as with Hepar suis-Injeel, often meets with especially great therapeutical success.