Staphylococcus – Staphylococcal Nosode/Staphylococcinum

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.