Compositae Anhängsel
Gemeinsames: sie versuchen stärker zu sein als sie sind oder anders ausgedrückt, Menschen die für ihre Verletzung ein Korbblütler als homöopathisches Mittel benötigen, sind hart im Nehmen und stecken einiges weg. So ist es typisch für eine Arnika-Verletzung, dass der Verletzte meint, er hätte nichts und sei gesund und es sogar ablehnt sich von einem Arzt untersuchen zu lassen, obwohl er offenkundig unter einer schweren Verletzung wie beispielsweise einem Schädel-Hirn-Trauma oder einer Gehirnerschütterung leidet.
Astereae
Series: Hydrogen, Carbon, Silicon,
Iron, Silver series and Lanthanides; emphasis on Lanthanides.
Clades: Astereae; Asterales; Campanulidae.
Phase: 4; Subphase: 5.
Astereae, 170 genera; ± 3000 species.
Gnaphalieae: ± 1300 species; Everlastings; Pussy’s-toes tribe;
Antennarias are found in groups which can be all-female colonies,
all-male colonies and also mixed colonies.
Calenduleae: 8 genera; 120 species.
Taxonomy
Tribe of the Subfamily Asteroideae of Asteraceae. It forms a clade
together with Gnaphalieae, Calenduleae and Anthemideae. The placement of
Inuleae and Plucheae is unsure, sometimes as an early diverging lineage of
Asteroideae near Astereae, sometimes near Heliantheae in the broad sense.
In the Plant theory Asteroideae is split in four clades Heliantheae,
Astereae, Senecioneae and Anthemideae. Astereae is placed in Subphase 5,
together with the Subfamilies Gnaphalieae, Calenduleae,
Inuleae, Plucheae. Anthemideae is split off from that clade and placed in
its own Subphase 7.
The central theme is that of respect. They feel they have an inner
strength and dignity, that they have many talents and are very good observers.
They have an enthusiasm that can bring them far. But often
their qualities are not very well seen by others, be it their parents,
friends, teachers or authorities.
When they feel sure and strong, they can be boasting, sometimes even
forcing and controlling others.
They can sometimes overshout their own sensitivities. They feel better
and greater than others.
When they are weak and unsure, they get the feeling of being walked
over. Feel that they are not seen, overlooked or that others just run over them
as unimportant persons or persons standing in the way.
They can endure much, become silent, go inside and live their own
internal life. They are able to survive where others would have given up or
died. They shrink to survive.
They are often very refined, having a kind of fragility. They are often
not able to cope with the rough world.
They expect others to understand their refinement but many do not. So
they have to shrink their place and take less room as they cannot stand up
fiercely for themselves.
When others degrade them they start doubting themselves. They can hardly
imagine that others do not understand their sensitivity and wisdom.
Mind:
They feel unappreciated, not valued for what they do and are.
They are often abused by others.
Enthusiasm, cheerful, excitement; funny.
Competitive; ambitious.
[Sankaran]
Zusammenfassung Compositae - Empfindungen und Reaktionen
Empfinden:
Verletzt.
Wehgetan oder beleidigt.
Im Schock.
Verbrannt oder verbrüht.
Angst davor, berührt zu werden, weh getan zu bekommen, dass jemand nahe kommt.
Passive Reaktion:
Unfähigkeit, auf die ursprüngliche Verletzung zu reagieren, ist die passive Reaktion.
Diese Unfähigkeit zu reagieren hält manchmal lange an und wird dann zu einem Symptom, wie wir es im Arnica-Zustand begegnen:
Schmerzlosigkeit bei Beschwerden, die normalerweise schmerzhaft sind.
Abgestumpft.
Anästhesiert.
Stupor.
Katalepsie.
Aktive Reaktion:
Reizbar und heikel.
Tut anderen weh.
Grausam.
Gewalttätig.
Schlägt.
Kompensierung:
Harter Bursche
Steckt alle Prügel ein.
Schützt andere davor, dass ihnen wehgetan wird.
[Jan Scholten]
Korbblütler verwende ich gerne bei Allergien, da kommen Pollen von außen, die werden sofort bekämpft. Da kann schon mal Verwirrung entstehen: was ist von mir, was ist von außen.
[David Little]
Most of the apsoric remedies come from the plant world and most of the
anti-psoric remedies come from the mineral world. This tells something about
the nature of the plant and animal kingdoms.
Plants grow fast and go through rapid transformations and many are very
similar to traumas, crisis, acute disorders and acute miasms. The minerals are
slow moving, stable and pass through changes
over longer periods of time. This is analogous to chronic diseases and
miasms.
The animal remedies are always on the move and the most quick reacting
species. The animals remedies are some of the quickest acting most rapidly
destructive medicines in the materia medica.
They are suitable for very destructive forms of acute and chronic
diseases.
Sulph. Lyc. and Calc. are the three cardinal anti-psoric remedies in
“Hahnemann's Chronic Diseases” (1828).
It is no accident that Sulph. is a mineral, Lyc. is a plant, and Calc.
is an animal remedy. These 3 chronic medicines hold the model for the 3
Kingdoms in the treatment of the chronic diseases and miasms.
Group Studies
I don't think an entire genus group like the botanical Compositae family
can be definitively reduced to a few words that are supposed to represent the
essence all the remedies. This is an over simplification.
The Compositae family, however, does have its characteristic causations,
signs and symptoms that make it unique.
Die Überempfindlichkeit und Verletzlichkeit sowohl im körperlichen als auch im seelischen und auch in den träumen erlebt ist sehr deutlich.
Compositae.
In folk medicine used for shock, traumas, bruises, liver and blood
dyscrasia, nervous conditions, spasms, respiratory catarrh, Sepsis. and worms.
The regional affinities of the Compositae are the Sensorium; mind,
BRAIN, Nervous system; respiratory system; immune system; vital organs, HEART,
lungs, LIVER, spleen, kidneys;
DIGESTIVE ORGANS, gall bladder, stomach; circulation, BLOOD, blood
vessels and veins; MUSCLES, Tendons, and Bones; Mucus membranes. Complaints of
INJURED, babies, dentition, the young and the aged as in infants and
grandparents.
Many of the Compositae represent sudden shocks, traumatism, injury and
wounds. These remedies have a feeling “As if SHOCKED, BRUISED, TRAUMATIZED,
VICTIMIZED, WOUNDED and "DISLOCATED". There is a need to "get it
all back together" and start living again. This is a contrary group of
remedies that act with a mixture of defensiveness with fear of interference,
injury, invasion, and attack as well as aggression, abuse and striking out. The
Compositae patients do not really like to be approached, moved, or TOUCHED
because they are < worse contact (emotional and physical), jar, being hit,
or sudden movements. Many of these remedies have NEVER been WELL SINCE SHOCKS,
TRAUMAS, OPERATIONS, WOUNDS AND INJURIES.
The Compositae construction is reminiscent of the complex structures of
similar cells in the vital organs like the brain, lungs, liver, heart, spleen,
and kidneys. Many of these remedies have very strong affinities with organs and
regions. They are also useful in acute and chronic one-sided states centered in
these areas. The more plethoric sanguine elements show symptoms like flushes of
heat, heart and circulatory problems, easy haemorrhages, bloody discharges and
blood poisoning.
Many Compositae are useful in cancer treatment.
Some of these also very useful in infections, worms, parasites, septic
states, rapid decomposition + nervous complications, continued and remittent
fevers.
Here there is a mixture of high fever, chill and sweats with bone and
muscles aches, hard bed sensations, prostration, and restlessness. These
remedies are characteristic of many acute crisis, acute miasms, zymotic
diseases, parasitical, and worm diseases. Such remedies are antiviral,
antibiotic, antiseptic and anhelmithic. The Compositae are insect resistant
(Calen./Chrysan).
The plants have delicate root systems, longish stems, and larger flower
heads. Sometimes the roots are too weak to hold their flower heads up just like
the way the patient feels dizzy and must lie down because of great weakness. The
Compositae produce prostration of the brain, spasms of the nervous system, with
aching muscles with deep bones.
The Compositae remedies have particular seasons, periodicity, and
epidemics. Compositae flowers grow in fields and areas with access to sunlight
and they change their position with the sun and the patient is < cold,
excitability, restlessness, changeable, and subject to mood swings. Most of the
Compositae are < cloudy, damp weather. Many flowers are brightly colored,
yellow, orange, and red colors while others are lighter colors. These colors
are found in the symptoms of various remedies. Many of these flowers act on the
brain and nervous elements, bilious humour, the digestive system and the
sanguine humor, heart and blood, lungs and breathing.
The small inner flowers that make up the ray of small flowers that move
out from a navel and these remedies are known for the pains of the umbilical
region. The umbilicus represents instinctive nourishment, as this is the source
of the cord that feeds the fetus in the womb. Many of these known for strong
effect on the abdominal organs, mal nourishment, bilious states, abdominal
pains, and digestive upsets. The spleen, the filter of melancholy, adds
symptoms of melancholia and hypochondria as well as decomposed discharges. Some
of the Compositae tend to become very BILIOUS, irritable, angry, defensive,
morose, and sometimes are offensive and abusive when ill. These remedies easily
loss mental control during crisis or illnesses and fear death. In general, they
are more morose then melancholic.
Many of the Compositae remedies have an effect on CONVULSIONS, spasmodic
diseases and digestive complaints, sometimes as reflex symptoms of worms. This
tendency is found in a particular group of Compositae.
Some of the Compositae flowers are known for their strong smell as well
as power to produce allergenic diseases, hay fever, sneezing, asthma, yawning,
and fainting. As decorative flowers they give off pleasant odors as well as
pollen that causes HAY FEVER, allergies, and other idiosyncratic reactions.
These are disease of the air, nervous system, and respiratory system.
The emotional disposition suffers from mood changes and feelings of
being venerable, delicate, and sensitive with fear of being hurt, touched or
approached physically as well as mentally. The sensitivity of these plants is
shown in the symptoms of excitable but worse < excitement. In the beginning
the flowers in bloom stimulate the mind, emotion and senses but in the end they
produce the state of sensory depression, dullness, and forgetfulness.
Temperament: moody, changeable, fearful, nervous, and restlessness #
contradictory states, irritability, anger and moroseness. + < change and
motion which leaves them frustrated. They are troublesome patients in that they
do not answer questions well either out of dullness, denial, +/o. irritability.
They are very contrary, act as if they can stand it no longer it, and lose
control of their mind and senses. These flowers are associated with profuse
dreaming of complex subjects that are not well remembered in the morning. At
night the sensorium is vividly active but in the daytime it is depressed. The
Compositae yawn when tired, under stress, and even when sleeping! In some of
these plants this causes <.
In reviewing the Compositae symptoms there is plethora, cardiovascular,
rheumatic, and arthritic diathesis with soreness, stitching, aching, bruised
feelings, hard bed sensations, inflamed tissue,
“AS IF BEATEN or BROKEN IN PIECES”. Many have strong sanguine tendencies.
There are also rheumatic-like conditions with concomitant heart, liver and
kidney diseases, arthritis, urinary cystitis, urethral discharges, gonorrhea
and sycosis. These flowers feel as if the mind, head, temples, eyes, forehead,
muscles, organs, bones have been traumatized. They are always trying to release
stress and stiffness by stretching but there is much lassitude, and they must
lie down because of weakness, often associated with trembling.
The choleric-bilious elements of these flowers are a choleric
disposition in which they are very defensive, morose, angry, cross, contrary,
and so touchy that they wants to be left alone but are still demanding of
attention at the same time. A bilious mentality thinks the best defense is a
good offense and they can be quite abusive. This group can be quite domineering
and seek to take control by
a combination of sullen, antisocial moodiness, irritability and anger.
These remedies have bilious indigestion, liver and gall bladder complaints with
temple headaches, yellow eyes, photophobia, yellow coating on the tongue,
slimy, bitter, yellow discharges, bitter and sour eructation, vomiting,
diarrhea, dysentery, bleeding, constipation, and parasites.
Sanguine elements of the Compositae are demonstrated by plethora, heart
problems, strokes, hemorrhagic diathesis, bloody discharges, dysmennorhea,
metorrhagia, and miscarriages, sometimes from injuring or exertion.
There is also easy bruising and internal bleeding. Many of these remedies
demonstrate rheumatic and arthritic state with concomitant heart, kidney, liver
and circulatory problems. Remember these remedies in external and internal
bleeding.
The nervous elements incl. epilepsy, chorea, convulsions, tremor,
cramping pains, trembling, and spasmodic diseases. Prone to parasites and
reflex symptoms of parasites.
A strong respiratory idiosyncrasies with catarrh, sneezing, yawning, and
asthma. Here there is profuse discharge from the mucus membranes with pain in
the frontal bones and sinuses < on motion.
These remedies have sudden, periodic, or seasonal attacks when the
flowers bloom.
Bel-p. häufig angezeigt, wenn eine Frau bei der Geburt oder in anderen Situationen eine Verletzung im Bauchraum erlitten hat. Häufig erinnert die betroffene Frau lediglich die Schmerzen, aber nicht Gefühle zu den erlittenen Schmerzen. Gerade wenn es zu einer Traumatisierung in der Geburtssituation gekommen ist (beispielsweise durch einen wenig einfühlsamen Umgang mit der schwangeren Frau oder durch Raufspringen auf den Bauch der Schwangeren, damit das Kind rauskommt) und die Frau dabei verletzt worden ist, kann Bel-p. heilsam sein.
Calen. gut zur Unterstützung bei der Wundheilung (leichte Verbrennung/Schnittwunde und Hautabschürfung). Verletzungen, die durch einen Stoß oder Schlag hervorgerufen worden sind, sprechen gut auf Calendula an, wenn der Verletzte den Schmerz als unverhältnismäßig stark empfindet.
Cham. Wenn das Kind vollkommen ungenießbar ist und alles wonach er gerade verlangt hat, wutentbrannt wegschleudert, sobald Sie es ihm geben und er gleichzeitig unter sehr starken Schmerzen zu leiden scheint (meist Ohrenschmerzen oder Zahnungsbeschwerden), wissen homöopathisch vorgebildete Eltern, dass Chamomilla das homöopathische Mittel der Wahl ist. Kinder, die Chamomilla als homöopathisches Mittel brauchen, sind meist sehr willensstark und verfügen über sehr viel Energie.
Sie verlangen sich selbst einiges ab und versuchen schon früh ihre Empfindsamkeit zu verstecken. Dafür äußert sich diese Empfindlichkeit dann auf der körperlichen Ebene. Wenn sie Schmerzen haben, sind die so unerträglich, dass sie oft bis zur Erschöpfung schreien und sich nur beruhigen wenn sie getragen werden.
Fazit
Die homöopathischen Korbblütler Arn. Cham. Calen. und Bel-p. werden in der Hömöopathie häufig bei Verletzungen eingesetzt. Gerade wenn der Verletzte unter sehr starken Schmerzen leidet, sich aber nicht gerne helfen lassen möchte und auf Hilfe und Zuwendung gereizt und zornig reagiert, sind die homöopathischen Korbblütler die Mittel der Wahl. Während Arnika hauptsächlich bei Kopfverletzungen und Verletzungen mit Schocksymptomatik angezeigt ist, zieht man Bellis-perennis bei Verletzungen im Bauchrauch und Calendula bei leichteren Verbrennungen und Hautabschürfungen in Betracht. Cham. ist nicht so sehr bei Verletzungen angezeigt. Es kommt vielmehr häufig bei der Behandlung von Kindern in Betracht, wenn diese unter Zahnungsbeschwerden oder einer Mittelohrentzündung leiden.
[David Little]
Modalities: periodically/seasonally/< morning 5 h. – 9h., 21 h. – 5h.
< eating/open air/cold/(sudden) motion/grief and strong
emotions/touch/approach/jar/hard bed/rainy, cloudy weather.
4 Major Subcategories
of the Compositae
As a family group the Compositae has the potential to treat the wide
variety of signs, symptoms. Within the major Compositae there are subgroups
that circle around particular cardinal remedies and their symptoms. These
remedies hold the model for each subcategory that has a number of lesser-known
remedies.
1st group: Model: Arn.
(bruised, broken, wounded sensations of Arnica and hard bed sensations, tends
to hemorrhage, blood poisoning, pus formations, remittent and continued fevers
with heat, chill, and sweat and strong bone pains. Tend to be worse <
interference/shock/jar/touch/quick movements/exertions) a special relationship
to traumas, hemorrhages, septic states, and arthritic and rheumatic diathesis
and urinary concomitants.
This image can easily be seen in
Arnica but think of Calen, Echi, and Lappa?
2nd group: Model: Cham.
(nervous, bilious, cross, irritable, angry, cramp-like, colicky remedies with a
great effect on the navel, abdomen, liver, gallbladder, and spleen). Card-m,
Tarax. and Grind.
3rd group:
Model: Cina. Nervous, spasmodic and anthelminthics group that has violent
symptoms, nervous excitement, spasms, epileptic seizure,
convulsions,
somnambulism, chorea, catalepsy, nervous tremors, twitching, and paralysis.
Incl. Art-vg. Abs. Tanac.
4th group: Model: Wye. Respiratory
and allergy group that have a strong idiosyncratic effect on the respiratory
system, lungs, nose, sinus, mucus
membranes, and breathing.
Incl. Ambros, Solid. and Silph.
The modus operandi of the genus method is learning how the lesser-known
remedies of the material medica circulate around the polychrest like
satellites. In this way the homoeopath may think of the 4 major Compositae
subcategories as the Arnica, Chamomilla, Cina, and Wyethia groups.
This makes it possible to review the 60 remedies of the Compositae
Family in smaller homogenous subcategories that reflect the cardinal remedies
heading the group. In this way the homoeopaths may use a study of the major
remedies to a review of the lesser-known remedies of the family that one would not
normally include. If the case points to Arnica one may find Echinacea or Lappa
actually suits the patient better. These remedies, however, may not show up in
the repertorization due to limited entries. The following presentation is a
group study of the four major subcategories of the Compositae and their
remedies.
1. The Arnica Group:
Traumatic, Hemorrhagic, Arthritic, Rheumatic Compositae, ARN, brach, Bell-p,
eup-a, Eup-per, Eup-pur, Calen, erech, erig, Echi, Mill, gnaph, Lappa, Gua,
Senec, tus-p.
Focus on: sensorium; mind, nervous system; immune system; vital organs
[brain/heart/lungs/liver/gall bladder/kidneys; heart]/circulation, blood, blood
vessels; veins, muscles, tendons, bones and mucus membranes. They are very
useful in traumatic injuries, blows, falls, bruises, distortions, dislocations,
wounds, extravasations, hemorrhages and operations.
Characteristics: trauma, rheumatic-like conditions of the heart and
muscles, arthritic joints with urinary concomitants These remedies show fear of
injury, infection, approach, touch, of being wounded, and of bleeding to death.
Characteristic include SORE, BRUISED, BEATEN, BROKEN with hard bed sensations
that are worse < sudden motions, jar and exertion.
Excessive inclination to perform many and long literary labors, without
possessing the strength which is required to terminate them without injuring
the health.
Can be useful in acute miasms and zymotic diseases with bone pains,
aching muscles, stitching in the joints, hard bed sensations, terrible
headaches, dullness of sensorium, low delirium, muttering, rapid prostration,
as well as chill, heat and sweat. The Compositae of this order are useful in
septic, bilious, remittent, and continued fevers associated with rapid
decomposition and putrid states. Therefore they are very effective in septic
wounds with pus, blood poisoning, and boils.
These Compositae are full-blooded people with plethoric tendencies and
the flushes of "bleeders". These flower patients can be very loud,
self-centered, contrary, argumentative, and prone to haemorrhages, heart
attacks and strokes. They always feel threatened, defensive, attacked,
violated, hurt, wounded, and injured. They do not like to be physically or
mentally move, touched, jarred, shocked, or interfered with, but they also feel
restless, frustrated and ignored. They are > when still or with moderate or
controlled motion but are decidedly < from any kind of strain.
These remedies are useful in rheumatic diathesis, heart disorders,
circulatory problems, with aching, sore, beaten muscle pains. Noted for
arthritic diathesis or gouty-like states with stitching joints, deep aching
bone pains < sudden shock, emotional stress, motion, jar, and touch. There
is a disposition to genitourinary affections, cystitis, gonorrhea and sycosis.
Many suited to sanguine temperaments or those with plethoric tendencies,
hemorrhagic diathesis and ecchymosis. There are many red, purple, blue, and
black discolorations. Suited to traumatic diathesis and never well since injury
syndromes. Veins varicose, veins distended, engorged, hemorrhoids and plethoric
states. The patient is prone to copious menses and metorrhagia. Hemorrhages in
TB cases.
2. The Chamomilla Group: nervous,
bilious digestive Compositae, Anth, Anth-c, CHAM, Card-m, card-p, cent, cich,
chrysan, Grind , helia, nabal. panth, Tarax,
Work in the regions of liver, gal bladder, spleen, eyes, temples,
digestive complaints, malnutrition, mal assimilation, and bilious and
hypochondriacal states. Complaints of babies (dentition)/young children. This
state characterized by a choleric temper, critical nature, anger, bitterness,
crossness, with a touchy disposition which is easily offend, irritable,
forgetful, restlessness, nervousness, sadness, forgetfulness, moroseness and
melancholic.
The bilious Compositate treat congestion and constriction in the
forehead, heaviness of head, pressing in the forehead and occiput. The eyes are
painful, inflamed with the red lids with yellow whites. There is often bleeding
from the nose. Face sallow, yellow with heat. Mouth has much salivation, bitter
taste. There is constriction of the throat with reflux and difficult
swallowing.
There is eructation < after eating.
These remedies show heartburn, nausea, pain, pressing, distention as
well as liver and gall bladder ailments. In the abdomen there movements, liver
pain, colic, gallstones, cramping, gripping, drawing, pressing, stitching, and
rumblings. Most of the stools are bilious and yellow. There is urging in the
bladder, to urinate, with morbid desire and scanty yellowish or dark urine.
Irritation of the larynx, dry irritation of the air passages. The
expectoration is often yellowish, greenish (bloody). Chest pains on
inspiration, pain in the heart region, drawing, stitching (side of chest). Pain
in the back, upper limb (upper arm/forearm). Sleep disturbed restlessness with
frequent waking, dreams, and yawning. Useful in bilious and gastric fevers. The
skin is yellow as in jaundice. Haemorrhage, jerking muscles, lassitude and
weakness. < Motion/r. side.
3. The Cina Group: Nervous,
Spasmodic, Anthelminthics Compositae, Art-v, Absin, CINA, lact, sant, tanac.
Mind, NERVOUS SYSTEM, Brain, CEREBRO-SPINAL; sensorium, circulation,
abdomen, bowels, mucus membranes. Complaints in children. The most common
conditions are violent symptoms, nervous excitement, spasms, epileptic seizure,
convulsions, somnambulism, chorea, catalepsy, nervous tremors, twitching, and
paralysis. These remedies have nervous elements and spasms.
Constitutions prone to worms and parasites. Reflex symptoms of
parasites. Dark circles under the eye, pale face, itching of the nose and anus,
swallowing at night when asleep, grinding of the teeth in sleep, twitching,
jerking, restless sleep, worm colic, and a touchy, irritability temper; the
child wakes up frightened. Complaints of teething children, childhood and
puberty;
Young people; nervous, excited and sleepless child. Nervous temperaments
with spasmodic diathesis, chorea, or fits of unconsciousness.
There remedies produce an altered state of consciousness with
hallucination, exhalation of fancies, frightful visions, as if insane, foolish,
or idiotic. Plays antics, teases, jokes until it becomes unkind, does not know
when to quit. Kleptomania, a decided tendency to take that which does not
belonging to them; to be selfish, envious, and greedy. They may not steal
material objects but there always this tendency to take what they want at the
cost of others. Ill-humour, restless, fretful, peevish, very cross, does not
want to be touched, caressed, or interfered with in any manner. Delusions that
they can take what belongs to others, grotesque animals, pursued by enemies,
soldier, being murder, and killing. These remedies prone to yawning >/<.
< excitement; DURING SLEEP; TOUCH; night; Vexation;
4. The Wyethia Group: Respiratory
Allergic Compositae, Ambros. silphu, solid, WYE.
The regions are RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, Lungs, Nose, MUCUS MEMBRANES,
trachea and bronchial tubes; digestion, and bowels. There are many respiratory
complaints with urinary concomitants such as asthma and nightly dysuria. Useful
in HAY FEVER with seasonal attacks: eyes smart with burning lachrymation with
intolerable itching of the eyes, and nose bleeds.
The nares of the nose are irritated with abundant mucus secretion or
painful dryness. There are paroxysms of sneezing. Idiosyncrasies do to special
sensitivities, over reaction to non?-threatening situations. Useful in Asthma,
chronic bronchitis and catarrh of the lungs, bladder and bowels. Suited to
seasonal diarrhea, and dysenteries (concomitant to respiratory allergies).
These remedies are often nervous, uneasy, depressed. There is over
reactive anger, irascibility, GREAT IMPATIENCE, irritability from the least
exertion, quarrelsomeness, and scolding nature. Can hardly stand their
condition and which drives them to distraction. The often feel as if they are
falling down from a height. They fear crashing down to reality. Fighting for
the breath of life. Feelings as if suffocating or being smothered.
On this basis it is easy to get an understanding of the Compositae as a
whole and the four major subgroups within the family. This makes it easier to
digest a large family of remedies in smaller easy to comprehend packages. This
information is based on group repertorisation, comparative materia medica
studies, and case histories. On this solid basis the shared mental, general and
particular symptoms can be collated and the redline characteristics of the
family and its subgroups can be developed. On this basis it is then possible to
develop the differential symptoms that makes each subgroup and remedies unique
in its own sphere. With this objective scientific data in hand it is possible
to utilize the more subjective intuitive aspects of the material in a manner
that balanced yet progressive. I hope that this short study has given a glimpse
into the beneficial aspects of studying remedies in genus groups based on the
signs and symptoms.
*Compositae
Entwurzelt. Aus der gewohnten Umgebung gewaltsam herausgerissen.
Lebensgefährlichen, gewalttätigen Umständen ausgeliefert.
Diese spezifische Situation ist eingebettet in die allgemeinen Compositae-Zeichen. Sie lassen sich unschwer mit der Hauptfunktion des Immunsystems in Verbindung bringen: Erhaltung der
Integrität durch Erkennung und notfalls Bekämpfung und Beseitigung von Fremdmaterial. Damit stehen die Compositae auch in enger Verbindung zu den Lanthaniden, die aber eher bei
autoimmunen Prozessen angezeigt sind. Im Übrigen reichern viele Compositae in ihrem Pflanzenkörper Lanthanide an. Die folgenden Themen sind inzwischen oft durch gute Fälle bestätigt
worden:
Themen der Compositae (nach Scholten)
Eigenwilliger Widerstand nach Verletzung der Integrität, Verteidigung
Will selbst bestimmen, duldet keinen fremden Eingriff
Rasch hohes Fieber, mindestens 39°
Parasiten
die meisten bevorzugten ein helles Gelb
Haben im Pflanzenreich Position wie Primaten im Tierreich
(seelische) Verletzung/hurt/injured/burnt/shocked.
BEING INJURED, BEING HURT
Being Tough, Hitting Back, If I’m attacked I can fight back
I was unaffected by the injury, I did not cry
The hit, the strike, the injury: wants slapping own children
The headache is so bad, If anyone talks I feel like it is hitting my
head
I worry I will be hurt, injured/if someone breaks in, they can hit you,
bang on your head/something/worry, children can get hurt, they can get cut
Very bruised, very sore/PAIN:
Violent, painful, tearing, bruising
Just don’t touch it/don’t want to be touched, because it is so tender,
so bruised
They are well when they are not/passive reaction; victim reaction; they
go numb, stupor or a collapse (Thanatose).x
And other side – feeling painlessness, numbness, Anthesisia
I was holding part of the muscle ripped out, It did not affect me, until
they saw and screamed
The baby was hit on the head, it came to the hospital and did not cry
Hitting Back
Active reaction: offense is the best defence, I’m going to act so I
don’t get hurt again/can hurt others, can be cruel
Compensation: Being the TOUGH GUY (comes from fear)/it’s very hard to
cry, becoming unemotional, “No, I’m okay”
They have a basic inner feeling and they change their behavior to
prevent their button from being pushed
Can be protective of others; Sensitive of protecting of others, knowing
what it feels like yourself; Great protectors of the injured
Injury at Mental level: being insulted, put down, these are all jerks, I
still have to be gentle with them, I am more unemotional
Sycotic: doing everything to avoid the pain
Keywords: banged, burnt, hammered, blows, crashed, pounded, smacked,
burned, hurt, tough, numb, run over, thrashed, knocked, accidents, boxed,
concussion
Enthalten r. drehende Camphor.
Empfinden
Verletzt.
Wehgetan oder beleidigt.
Im Schock.
Verbrannt oder verbrüht.
Angst davor, berührt zu werden, weh getan zu bekommen, dass jemand nahe kommt.
Passive Reaktion
Unfähigkeit, auf die ursprüngliche Verletzung zu reagieren, ist die passive Reaktion.
Diese Unfähigkeit zu reagieren hält manchmal lange an und wird dann zu einem Symptom, wie wir es im Arn-Zustand sehen : Schmerzlosigkeit bei Beschwerden, die normalerweise schmerzhaft sind.
Abgestumpft.
Anästhesiert.
Stupor.
Katalepsie.
Aktive Reaktion
Reizbar und heikel.
Tut anderen weh.
Grausam.
Gewalttätig.
Schlägt.
[David Little]
The Three Kingdoms
The study of the natural sciences and homoeopathy go hand and hand. This
includes the assessment of the mineral remedies elements of the periodic table,
the plant remedies and the study of the botanical families, the animal remedies
and study of their families. The first period to discuss the homoeopathic
remedies in relationship to the three kingdoms was Samuel Hahnemann.
"As a rule it was
developed from their pure symptoms, that most of the earths, alkalis and acids,
as well as the neutral salts composed of them, together with several of the
metals, cannot be dispensed with in curing the almost innumerable symptoms of
Psora. The similarity in nature of the leading antipsoric, sulphur, to
phosphorus and other combustible substances from the vegetable and mineral
kingdoms led to the use of the latter, and some animal substances naturally
followed them by analogy, in agreement with experience."
The Chronic Diseases Their
Peculiar Nature and Their Homoeopathic Cure, Hahnemann, The Medicines, page
244.
Hahnemann was the first to study the similarity of the minerals to
miasmic states as well as the complementary relationships of the remedies of
the three kingdoms. The Founder taught the importance of "analogy in
accordance with experience" in the study of the relationships of the
remedies of the three worlds. When homœopaths work in this manner they often
uncover homogeneous relationships between individual medicines and remedy
families found in the materia medica.
The study of remedies in families can be found in the works of
Hahnemann, E.A. Farrington, O. Lesser, H. A. Roberts, Whitmont and others. When
I first came to India very senior homeopaths like the late, great doctor
Dhawlae of Bombay were very skilled in understand the remedies powers of
various mineral, plant and animal families. The really understood the proven
characteristic symptoms of Magnesias, Carbons, Natrums, etc. This research has
been expanded by contemporary homoeopaths like J Scholten, J. Shah, and R.
Sankaran. Some of the spin-offs of this work, however, has been trivialized to
point that it no longer is based on the characteristic symptoms found in the
materia medica and some of it has given away to too much speculation. Nevertheless, it is not necessary to throw
the baby (the study of the natural families) with the bath water (too much
dependence on essences, concepts and themes.)
I am not of the opinion that a person can be label a mineral, plant of
animal remedy by a few stereotypical indications and without a serious study of
the totality of the symptoms.. A person
may need a mineral, plant or animal remedy at different times under different
circumstances in accordance with their symptoms. The only time one can be sure
that a patient needed a mineral, plant and animal remedy is after it has
worked. The most important factor in selecting homoeopathic remedies are the
individual characteristic symptoms of the mistuned vital force. This is what
transcends the apparent distinctions of the psyche and soma and is what some
are now calling "the vital sensation". In order to do this one must
learn how to judge the characteristic value of symptoms in categories of
striking, extraordinary, unusual and odd symptoms (Org. aphorism 153). The more
strange, rare and peculiar the symptoms - the more it deserves to be under
lined in the anamnesis of the patient. This is the road to finding a true
simillimum.
All of this said, the mineral, plant and animal remedies do have
differing remedial powers based on their constituents. Hahnemann's Materia Medica Pura appeared in
six parts from 1811 to 1821. This work was based on the provings of the First
Provers Union that formed around Hahnemann in Leipzig. At this time, the
Founder was using Similia and individualization without the classification of
specific disease syndrome. This method, however, was found lacking in the
treatment of chronic degenerative diseases. This led to a twelve year study in
which Hahnemann recorded the universal actions of three chronic miasmatic
diseases, psora, sycosis and syphilis.
In 1828 Hahnemann published the theory of chronic miasms and a materia
medica of anti-miasmatic remedies. The Materia Medica Pura contained 67
remedies of which only 16 are minerals, 47 are plants, and 4 are animal
remedies. Of the 48 anti miasmic remedies in The Chronic Diseases, 32 are
minerals, 13 are plants, and 3 are animal remedies. This is shows that the
mineral remedies are at the core of the treatment of inherited and acquired
chronic miasms. Of 28 new remedies introduced by Hahnemann between the years
1828-1839 there are 23 minerals and 5 plants.
Most of the apsoric remedies come from the plant world and most of the
anti-psoric remedies come from the mineral world. This tells the homoeopath
something about the nature of the plant and animal kingdoms. Plants grow fast
and go through rapid transformations and many are very similar to traumas,
crisis, acute disorders and acute miasms. The minerals are slow moving, stable
and pass through changes over longer periods of time. This is analogous to
chronic diseases and miasms. The animal are always of the move and the most
quick reacting species. The animals remedies are some of the quickest acting
most rapidly destructive medicines in the materia medica. They are suitable for
very destructive forms of acute and chronic diseases. Those plants and animal
remedies that are most suited to chronic diseases are deeply affected by the
mineral constituents as in the case of Lycopodium and Calcaraea Carb Ostrearum.
Sulphur, Lycopodium and Calcarea Carbonate Ostrearum are the three
cardinal anti-psoric remedies featured in Hahnemann's Chronic Diseases (1828).
These remedies are very well proven and their deep actions have been confirmed
by generations of homœopaths.
[J.H. Clarke] once opined that a homœopath should begin their study of
the materia medica with the three pivotal chronic remedies, Sulphur, Calcarea,
and Lycopodium. Clarke suggested that this grand trio is the basis on which the
rest of the materia medica may be grouped by comparison.
"Moreover, Calcarea is
one of the polychrest remedies, and ranks with Sulphur and Lycopodium at the
head of the antipsorics. It is absolutely essential to a correct appreciation
of the homoeopathic materia medica that these three medicines should be
thoroughly known, as these are in a sense the standards around which the rest
are grouped."
Clarke's Dictionary, Volume 1,
Calcarea, page 338.
It is no accident that Sulphur is a mineral, Lycopodium is a plant, and
Calcarea is an animal remedy. These three chronic medicines hold the template
for the Three Kingdoms in the treatment of the chronic diseases and
miasms. Sulphur is at the head of the
mineral world, Lycopodium is at the head of the plant world, and Calcarea is at
the head of the animal world in the treatment of chronic miasms.
All the other chronic remedies can be grouped by their connections to
the three cardinal antipsorics.
Group Studies
I don't think an entire genus group like the botanical Compositae family
can be definitively reduced to a few words that are supposed to represent the essence
all the remedies. This is an over simplification. The Compositae family,
however, does have its characteristic causations, signs, befallments and
symptoms that make it unique. The Compositae family includes around 60
homoeopathic remedies including:
ABROT./Absin./Ambro./anth./anth-c./ARN./Art-v./Bell-p./blum-o./brach./CALEN./card-b./Cardus-m./cent./CHAM./chrysan./cich./CINA./cyna./echi./Echi-p./erech./erig./esp-g./eup-a./EUP-P./Eup-pur./galin./Gnaph./Grin./Gua./helia./inul./lact./lact-e./lact-s./lappa./laps./liatr./Mill./Nabal./onop./parth./polym./pyre-o./pyre-p./pyre-r./Sant./Senec./senec-j./senecin./silphu./Solid./tanac./Tarax./tus-f./tus-fa./tus-p./vern-a./WYE./xanrhi./xanth.
In folk medicine these plant were used for shock, traumas, bruises, liver
and blood dyscrasia, nervous conditions, spasms, respiratory catarrh, sepsis, and
worms. The regional affinities of the Compositae are the Sensorium; mind, BRAIN,
Nervous system; respiratory system; immune system; vital organs, HEART, lungs, LIVER,
spleen, kidneys; DIGESTIVE ORGANS, gall bladder, stomach; circulation, BLOOD, blood
vessels and veins; MUSCLES, Tendons, and Bones; Mucus membranes. Complaints of
INJURIES, babies, dentition, the young and the aged as in infants and
grandparents.
Many of the Compositae represent sudden shocks, traumatism, injury and
wounds. These remedies have a feeling as if SHOCKED, BRUISED, TRAUMATIZED, VICTIMIZED,
WOUNDED AND "DISLOCATED". There is a need to "get it all back
together" and start living again. This is a contrary group of remedies
that act with a mixture of defensiveness with fear of interference, injury, invasion,
and attack as well as aggression, abuse and striking out. The Compositae patients
do not really like to be approached, moved, or TOUCHED because < contact
[emotional and physical], jar, being hit,
or sudden movements. Many of these remedies have NEVER WELL SINCE
SHOCKS, TRAUMAS, OPERATIONS, WOUNDS AND INJURIES.
The Compositae construction is reminiscent of the complex structures of
similar cells in the vital organs like the brain, lungs, liver, heart, spleen, and
kidneys. Many of these remedies are have very strong affinities with organs and
regions. They are also useful in acute and chronic one-sided states centered in
these areas. The more plethoric sanguine elements show symptoms like flushes of
heat, heart and circulatory problems, easy hemorrhages, bloody discharges and
blood poisoning. Many Compositae are useful in cancer treatment.
Some of these flowers are also very useful in infections, worms, parasites,
septic states, rapid decomposition, accompanied by nervous complications, continued
and remittent fevers. Here there is a mixture of high fever, chill and sweats
with bone and muscles aches, hard bed sensations, prostration, and
restlessness. These remedies are characteristic of many acute crisis, acute
miasms, zymotic diseases, parasitical, and worm diseases. Such remedies are
antiviral, antibiotic, antiseptic and anhelmithic. The Compositae are insect
resistant as is demonstrated by Calendula and Chrysanium.
The plants have delicate root systems, longish stems, and larger flower
heads. Sometimes the roots are too weak to hold their flower heads up just like
the way the patient feels dizzy and must lie down because of great weakness.
The Compositae produce prostration of the brain, spasms of the nervous system, with
aching muscles with deep bones.
The Compositae remedies have particular seasons, periodicity, and
epidemics. Compositae flowers grows in fields and areas with access to sunlight
and they change their position with the sun and the
< cold, excitability, restlessness, changeable, and subject to mood
swings. Most of the Compositae < cloudy, damp weather. Many flowers brightly
colored, yellow, orange, and red colors while others
are lighter colors. These colors are found in the symptoms of various
remedies. Many of these flowers act on the brain and nervous elements, bilious
humour, the digestive system and the sanguine humor, heart and blood, lungs and
breathing.
The small inner flowers that make up the ray of small flowers that move
out from a navel and these remedies are known for the pains of the umbilical
region. The umbilicus represents instinctive nourishment, as this is the source
of the cord that feeds the fetus in with womb. Many of these remedies are known
for strong effect on the abdominal organs, mal nourishment, bilious states, abdominal
pains, and digestive upsets. The spleen, the filter of melan-choler, adds
symptoms of melancholia and hypochondria as well as decomposed discharges. Some
of the Compositae tend to become very BILIOUS, irritable, angry, defensive, morose,
and sometimes are offensive and abusive when ill. These remedies easily loss
mental control during crisis or illnesses and have fear death. In general, they
are more morose then melancholic.
Many of the Compositae remedies have an effect on CONVULSIONS, spasmodic
diseases and digestive complaints, sometimes as reflex symptoms of worms. This
tendency is found in a particular group of Compositae. Some of the Compositae
flowers are known for their strong smell as well as power to produce allergenic
diseases, hay fever, sneezing, asthma, yawning, and fainting. As decorative
flowers they give off pleasant odors as well as pollen that causes HAY FEVER, allergies,
and other idiosyncratic reactions. These are disease of the air, nervous
system, and respiratory system.
The emotional disposition suffers from mood changes and feelings of
being venerable, delicate, and sensitive with fear of being hurt, touched or
approached physically as well as mentally. The sensitivity of these plants is
shown in the symptoms of excitable but worse < excitement. In the beginning
the flowers in bloom stimulate the mind, emotion and senses but in the end they
produce the state of sensory depression, dullness, and forgetfulness.
The Compositae temperament is moody, changeable, fearful, nervous, and
restlessness # contradictory states, irritability, anger and moroseness. At the
same time, they are < change and motion which leaves them frustrated. They
are troublesome patients in that they do not answer questions well either of
out dullness, denial, and/or irritability. They are very contrary, act as if
they can stand it no longer it, and lose control of their mind and senses.
These flowers are associated with profuse dreaming of complex subjects that are
not well remembered in the morning. At night the sensorium is vividly active
but in the daytime it is depressed. The Compositae yawn when tired, under
stress, and even when sleeping! In some of these plants this causes <
aggravation.
In reviewing the Compositae symptoms: plethora, cardiovascular, rheumatic,
and arthritic diathesis with soreness, stitching, aching, bruised feelings, hard
bed sensations, inflamed tissue, AS IF BEATEN OR BROKEN IN PIECES. Many of
these remedies have strong sanguine tendencies. There are also rheumatic-like
conditions with concomitant heart, liver and kidney diseases, arthritis, urinary
cystitis, urethral discharges, gonorrhea and sycosis. These flowers feel as if
the mind, head, temples, eyes, forehead, muscles, organs, bones have been
traumatized. They are always trying to release stress and stiffness by
stretching but there is much lassitude, and they must lie down because of
weakness, often associated with trembling.
The cholero bilious elements of these flowers elements are a choleric
disposition in which they are very defensive, morose, angry, cross, contrary, and
so touchy that they wants to be left alone but are
still demanding of attention at the same time. A bilious mentality
thinks the best defense is a good offense and they can be quite abusive. This
group can be quite domineering and seek to take control
by a combination of sullen, antisocial moodiness, irritability and
anger. These remedies have bilious indigestion, liver and gall bladder
complaints with temple headaches, yellow eyes, photophobia, yellow coating on
the tongue, slimy, bitter, yellow discharges, bitter and sour eructation, vomiting,
diarrhea, dysentery, bleeding, constipation, and parasites.
Sanguine elements of the Compositae are demonstrated by plethora, heart
problems, strokes, hemorrhagic diathesis, bloody discharges, dysmennorhea, metorrhagia,
and miscarriages, sometimes from injuring or exertion. There is also easy
bruising and internal bleeding. Many of these remedies demonstrate rheumatic
and arthritic state with concomitant heart, kidney, liver and circulatory
problems. Remember these remedies in external and internal bleeding.
The nervous elements include epilepsy, chorea, convulsions, tremor, cramping
pains, trembling, and spasmodic diseases. They patients are prone to parasites
and reflex symptoms of worms and parasites.
A fourth aspect of Compositae has strong respiratory idiosyncrasies with
catarrh, sneezing, yawning, and asthma. Here there is profuse discharge from
the mucus membranes with pain in the frontal bones and sinuses < on motion.
These remedies have sudden, periodic, or seasonal attacks when the flowers
bloom.
Modalities
Times: < 5 – 9 h./21 – 5 h.; <: eating/open air/cold/(sudden)
motion/strong emotions (grief)/touch/approach/jar/hard bed/periodically/seasonally/rainy,
cloudy weather;
This makes it possible to review the 60 remedies of the Compositae
Family in smaller homogenous subcategories that reflect the cardinal remedies
heading the group. In this way the homoeopaths may use
a study of the major remedies to a review of the lesser-known remedies
of the family that one would not normally include. If the case points to Arnica
one may find Echinacea or Lappa actually suits the patient better. These
remedies, however, may not show up in the repertorization due to limited
entries. The following presentation is a group study of the four major
subcategories of the Compositae and their remedies.
The Four Major Subcategories of the Compositae
As a family group the Compositae has the potential to treat the wide
variety of signs, befallments, and symptoms. Within the major Compositae there
are subgroups that circle around particular cardinal remedies and their
symptoms. These remedies hold the template for each subcategory that has a
number of lesser-known remedies. For example, the first group of Compositae has
a special relationship to traumas, hemorrhages, septic states, and arthritic
and rheumatic diathesis and urinary concomitants.
These remedies share the shocked, bruised, broken, wounded sensations of
Arnica as well as it hard bed sensations, tendency toward hemorrhage, blood
poisoning, pus formations, remittent and continued fevers with heat, chill, and
sweat and strong bone pains. These remedies tend to be < interference, shock,
jar, touch, quick movements, exertions, etc..
1st Group: We can easily see this image in Arnica but how
often do we think of Calendula, Echincea, and Lappa?
The Traumatic, Hemorrhagic, Arthritic, Rheumatic Compositae, The Arnica
Group
ARN, brach, Bell-p, eup-a, Eup-per,
Eup-pur, Calen, erech, erig, Echi, Mill, gnaph, Lappa, Gua, Senec, tus-p.
The regions for group 1 Compositae are sensorium; mind, nervous system;
immune system; vital organs [brain, heart, lungs, liver, gall bladder, kidneys;
heart], circulation, blood, blood vessels; veins, muscles, tendons, bones and
mucus membranes. They are very useful in traumatic injuries, blows, falls, bruises,
distortions, dislocations, wounds, extravasations, hemorrhages and operations.
This group of remedies is characterized by trauma, rheumatic-like
conditions of the heart and muscles, arthritic joints with urinary concomitants
These remedies show fear of injury, infection, approach, touch, of being
wounded, and of bleeding to death. Characteristic include SORE, BRUISED, BEATEN,
BROKEN with hard bed sensations that are worse < sudden motions, jar and
exertion. Excessive inclination to perform many and long literary labors, without
possessing the strength which is required to terminate them without injuring
the health.
Many of these remedies are useful in acute miasms and zymotic diseases
with bone pains, aching muscles, stitching in the joints, hard bed sensations, terrible
headaches, dullness of sensorium, low delirium, muttering, rapid prostration, as
well as chill, heat and sweat. The Compositae of this order are useful in
septic, bilious, remittent, and continued fevers associated with rapid
decomposition and putrid states. Therefore they are very effective in septic
wounds with pus, blood poisoning, and boils.
The traumatic Compositae are full-blooded people with plethoric
tendencies and the flushes of "bleeders". These flower patients can
be very loud, self-centered, contrary, argumentative, and prone to hemorrhages,
heart attacks and strokes. They always feel threatened, defensive, attacked, violated,
hurt, wounded, and injured. They do not like to be physically or mentally move,
touched, jarred, shocked, or interfered with, but they also feel restless, frustrated
and ignored. They are better > when still or with moderate or controlled
motion but are decidedly < worse from any kind of strain.
These remedies are useful in rheumatic diathesis, heart disorders, circulatory
problems, with aching, sore, beaten muscle pains. Noted for arthritic diathesis
or gouty-like states with stitching joints, deep aching bone pains < sudden
shock, emotional stress, motion, jar, and touch. There is a disposition to
genitourinary affections, cystitis, gonorrhea and sycosis.
Many of these remedies are suited to sanguine temperaments or those with
plethoric tendencies, hemorrhagic diathesis and ecchymosis. There are many red,
purple, blue, and black discolorations.
Suited to traumatic diathesis and never well since injury syndromes.
Veins varicose, veins distended, engorged, hemorrhoids and plethoric states.
The patient is prone to copious menses and metorrhagia. Hemorrhages in TB
cases. Study the individual remedies in this group in the materia medica and
note their similar and differential symptoms.
2nd Group within the Compositae is more nervous, bilious, cross,
irritable, angry, cramp-like, colicky remedies with a great effect on the
navel, abdomen, liver, gal bladder, and spleen.
Central remedy: Chamomilla, and Cardus-marianus, Taraxicum, and
Grindelia.
The Nervous, Bilious Digestive Compositae, The Chamomilla Group
Anth, anth-c, CHAM, Card-m, card-p,
cent, cich, chrysan, Grin, heli, panth, Tarax, Grin, heli, Nabal.
Works in the regions of liver, gal bladder, spleen, eyes, temples, digestive
complaints, malnutrition, mal assimilation, and bilious and hypochondriacal
states. Complaints of babies, dentition, and young children. This state
characterized by a choleric temper, critical nature, anger, bitterness, crossness,
with a touchy disposition which is easily offend, irritable, forgetful, restlessness,
nervousness, sadness, forgetfulness, moroseness and melancholic.
The bilious Compositate treat congestion and constriction in the
forehead, heaviness of head, pressing in the forehead and occiput. The eyes are
painful, inflamed with the red lids with yellow whites.
There is often bleeding from the nose. The face is sallow, yellow with
heat. Mouth has much salivation, bitter taste. There is constriction of the
throat with reflux and difficult swallowing. There is eructation < after
eating.
These remedies show heartburn, nausea, pain, pressing, distention as
well as liver and gall bladder ailments. In the abdomen there movements, liver
pain, colic, gallstones, cramping, gripping, drawing, pressing, stitching, and
rumblings. Most of the stools are bilious and yellow. There is urging in the
bladder, to urinate, with morbid desire and scanty yellowish or dark urine.
The Compositae also produce irritation of the larynx, dry irritation of
the air passages. The expectoration is often yellowish, greenish and may be
bloody. Chest pains on inspiration, pain in the heart region, drawing, stitching,
stitching in the side of chest. Pain in the back, upper limb, upper arm, forearm.
The sleep is disturbed restlessness with frequent waking, dreams, and yawning.
Useful in bilious and gastric fevers. The skin is yellow as in jaundice.
Hemorrhage, jerking muscles, lassitude and weakness. These remedies are <
Motion. < Right side.
Study the individual remedies in this group in the materia medica and
note their similar and differential symptoms.
3rd Group of homogeneous remedies is the nervous, spasmodic
and anthelminthics group that has violent symptoms, nervous excitement, spasms,
epileptic seizure, convulsions, somnambulism, chorea, catalepsy, nervous
tremors, twitching, and paralysis.
Central remedy: Cina, and Artemisia vulgaris, Artemisia absinthium, and
Tanacetum vulgare.
The Nervous, Spasmodic, Anthelminthics Compositae, The Cina Group
Art-v, Absin, CINA, lact, sant,
tanac.
The Spasmodic Anthelminthic Group is lead by the remedy, Cina, which
carries the template for the subgroup. The regions of Cina group are the mind, NERVOUS
SYSTEM, Brain, CEREBRO-SPINAL; senorium, circulation, abdomen, bowels, mucus
membranes. Complaints in children. The most common conditions are violent
symptoms, nervous excitement, spasms, epileptic seizure, convulsions, somnambulism,
chorea, catalepsy, nervous tremors, twitching, and paralysis. These remedies
have nervous elements and spasms.
Constitutions prone to worms and parasites and reflex symptoms of
parasites. Dark circles under the eye, pale face, itching of the nose and anus,
swallowing at night when asleep, grinding of the teeth in sleep, twitching, jerking,
restless sleep, worm colic, and a touchy, irritability temper; the child wakes
up frightened. Complaints of teething children, childhood and puberty; Young
people; nervousness, excitement, and sleeplessness in children. Nervous
temperaments with spasmodic diathesis, chorea, or fits of unconsciousness.
There remedies produce an altered state of consciousness with
hallucination, exhalation of fancies, frightful visions, as if insane, foolish,
or idiotic. Plays antics, teases, jokes until it becomes unkind, does not know
when to quit. Kleptomania, a decided tendency to take that which does not
belonging to them; to be selfish, envious, and greedy. They may not steal
material objects but there always this tendency to take what they want at the
cost of others. Ill-humour, restless, fretful, peevish, very cross, does not
want to be touched, caressed, or interfered with in any manner. Delusions that
they can take what belongs to others, grotesque animals, pursued by enemies, soldier,
being murder, and killing. These remedies are prone to yawning, which either
aggravates or ameliorates. Worse < excitement; DURING SLEEP; TOUCH; night;
Vexation; Worms.
Study the individual remedies in this group in the materia medica and
note their similar and differential symptoms.
4th Group of similar remedies is the respiratory and allergy
group that have a strong idiosyncratic effect on the respiratory system, lungs,
nose, sinus, mucus membranes, and breathing.
Central remedy: Wyethia helenioides and Ambrosia artemisiefolia, Solidago
virgaurea and Silphium laciniatum.
Ambo, silphu, solid, WYE.
The regions of the respiratory and allergy group are RESPIRATORY SYSTEM,
Lungs, Nose, MUCUS MEMBRANES, trachea and bronchial tubes; digestion, and
bowels. There are many respiratory complaints with urinary concomitants such as
asthma and nightly dysuria.. These remedies are useful in HAY FEVER with
seasonal attacks, the eyes smart with burning lachymation with intolerable
itching of the eyes, and nose bleeds. The nares of the nose are irritated with
abundant mucus secretion or painful dryness. There are paroxysms of sneezing.
Idiosyncrasies do to special sensitivities, over reaction to non-threatening
situations.
Useful in Asthma, chronic bronchitis and catarrh of the lungs, bladder
and bowels. Suited to seasonal diarrhea, and dysenteries, esp. if concomitant
to respiratory allergies. These remedies are often nervous, uneasy, depressed.
There is over reactive anger, irascibility, GREAT IMPATIENCE, irritability from
the least exertion, quarrelsomeness, and scolding nature. They can hardly stand
their condition and which drives them to distraction. The often feel as if they
are falling down from a height. They fear crashing down to reality. Fighting
for the breath of life. Feelings as if suffocating or being smothered.
Study the individual remedies in this group in the materia medica and
note their similar and differential symptoms.
On this basis it is easy to get an understanding of the Compositae as a
whole and the four major subgroups within the family. This makes it easier to
digest a large family of remedies in smaller easy to comprehend packages. This
information is based on group repertorisation, comparative materia medica
studies, and case histories. On this solid basis the shared mental, general and
particular symptoms can be collated and the redline characteristics of the
family and its subgroups can be developed. On this basis it is then possible to
develop the differential symptoms that makes each subgroup and remedies unique
in its own sphere. With this objective scientific data in hand it is possible
to utilize the more subjective intuitive aspects of the material in a manner
that balanced yet progressive. I hope that this short study has given a glimpse
into the beneficial aspects of studying remedies in genus groups based on the
signs and symptoms.
Asclepius in the Balance
I support the work on the Three Kingdoms done by progressive homoeopaths,
but at the same time, I caution against over reliance on essences, themes and
concepts to the detriment of the a deeper study of the material found in our
traditional repertories and materia medica. When flow charts and keynotes
replace (rather than complement) the scientific material found in our reference
works the outcome is a retrograde movement in homoeopathic education. Some
people do not bother to study the traditional material in any depth and have
become one-sided mentalist and so-called essence prescribers. I have heard some
say that when they practice the true Esse they do need all that other
"stuff".
Much of essence work is so exclusively focused on amateurish psychology
that it trivializes the greater system of homoeopathy. If the somatic generals
and particulars are not developed hand in hand with the deeper psychological
aspects of our art it will fail to retain its rightful place as a complete
medical system. If the time honored medical aspects of homoeopathic philosophy
and pathology is ignored while the latest revelations circulating the seminar
circuit are highlighted with terms like the "cut edge" the
"highest essence" and "the best" we lose our heritage to
the latest craze. Too many individuals using homoeopathy do not know their
fundamentals well enough to be called real homoeopathicians.
If you take some of these individuals into a front line medical
institution they do not know how to tell an acute disorder from a chronic
disease, a functional disorder from a pathological state, or a dangerous
infectious miasm from a non infectious disorder. They don't know how layers of
dissimilar disease repel, suspend, or unit into complex diseases nor how the
true reversal of symptoms takes place. They can not tell the difference between
a constitutional expression, a miasmatic complex, or a one-sided disease. They
don't even know the four major types of remedy reactions or the difference
between the signs of a true simillimum, a partial simillimum or a wrong remedy.
They can not differentiate between a true healing crisis and the symptoms
caused by over medication or the a bad reaction. They don't really know
homoeopathic medicine yet they think they are already practicing the highest
method.
Some are so busy looking for transcendental core delusions, a clever
spin on the doctrine of signatures, or a fantastic new remedy essence that they
can not even see the characteristic symptoms of mistuned vital force right in
front of them. This is a hit or miss method. Sometimes they "hit" at
the wrong time in the wrong patient and they cause more trouble than good
because they do not take the time to understand the nature of the disease
state. Such failures are often blamed on some outside reason or the patient.
Please, dear colleagues, learn the fundamentals that make homoeopathy a medical
science very well and then you will be able to reach for the stars without
losing touch with the realities of the earth plane. It is important to build
one's practice on the bedrock of the Organon, Chronic Diseases and Lesser
Writings. If one's homoeopathic house is build on proverbial sand the winds and
rains of clinical realities will bring it down sooner or later.
I apologize in advance to anyone who may think that I am speaking out
unfairly. I am not talking about any particular individual, group or school of
thought and I mean no harm. I am sharing my concern about the future of the
homoeopathic education and what will be passed on to the next generation of
practitioners. That is why I support the progressive areas of study within our
school, while at the same time, call for a maintenance of the traditional roots
and standards that have made homoeopathy a great medical system.
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