Comparison of Loxodonta africana and Lac Loxodonta africana

[Speckmeier, Forbes, 2008]

Ivory from a male African elephant (Loxodonta Africana dens) was proved at DUT In her study, Speckmeier (2008) compared the proving symptoms with the doctrine of signatures.

She states that while this comparison is subjective, it revealed a relationship between the proving symptoms and the nature of the substance.

Forbes (2008) compared the proving symptoms with that of Lac loxodonta africana (Herrick, 1998). This comparison revealed that numerous symptoms were common to both

Loxodonta Africana and Lac loxodonta africana (Herrick, 1998).

Essentia

l Synthesis, Schroyens (2009) groups symptoms according to various categories (rubrics). The symptoms that were similar to Loxodonta Africana and Lac loxodonta africana

have been grouped according to the categories found in the Essential Synthesis (Forbes, 2008)

[Barry Forbes]

Many similarities were identified in the comparison of this proving of Ivory from the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) with of the proving of Lac Loxodonta africana (milk of the African elephant).

Repertory:

Mind: Ancient feeling

Anxious from pain

Awkward

Delusions - body and thoughts separated

Dull

Prostrated; mental exhaustion, brain fag

Quick to act

Sad, despondency, depression, melancholy

Tranquility, serenity, calmness

Weeping

Vertigo: with headache

with perspiration on forehead

Head: Pain in forehead - l./l. to r./r./ext. to neck

Ears: Itching

Eyes: “As if tired”

Nose: Coryza

Itching

Mouth: Itching

Face: Pain

Throat: sore

Stomach: Appetite: capricious/diminished/increased

Nausea

Burning

Abdomen: Distented

Pain

Female organs: Bubbles: “As if water or air in vagina”

Menses: early/heavy/clots

Chest: Aware of heart’s beating

Constriction

Pain

Palpitation

Perspiration in axillae

Back: Pain in dorsal region in scapulae

Extremities: Cramps

Pain in joints

Legs: trembling/weakness

Sleep: Deep

Difficult falling asleep

Refreshing

Restless

Sleepy in morning on waking

Dreams: Animals (lions)/cars/cooking/of crimes/concealment/evil impending/feeding/fighting people/food/hopeless/dead relatives/ship going to sea/suffering of others/water

Generalities: Heaviness

Lassitude

Pain - cramping

Weariness

Summary of the relationship between proving symptoms of Loxodonta africana and the nature of the African elephant (Speckmeier, 2008: 172-178)

THEME	SYMPTOM NATURE OF THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT
suppressed anger	Adult elephant bulls go through a period of Musth, which refers to an increase in anger and aggressiveness.
Aversion to company	Adult elephant bulls live solitary lives and may only associate with a herd of elephants temporarily.
Desire for company	Elephants are highly sociable, with the adult females and their offspring remaining close to each other. They utilise various methods in order to establish group cohesion and synchronise their behaviour.
Confusion or difficulty in concentration	Even though the African elephant is an intelligent animal, it has a relatively small brain and brain cavity.
Tiredness and being active	Elephants spend the greater part of their lives travelling in search of food and water and defending themselves within a herd.
Competition	African male elephants compete with each other for dominance, especially for the purpose of mating.
Dreams of large masses of water	Elephants are fond of bathing and wallowing in water or mud.
Dreams of massaging or being massaged	Elephants are fond of rubbing themselves on rocks and trees. They communicate affection to each other by touching and rubbing.
Travel	Elephants travel great distances in search of food and water, which is necessary for survival.
Sensation of fullness in the head	An elephant’s skull is fused into one structure.
Heavy headedness	Elephants are a large, heavy head. They are the heaviest mammal and can weight up to 6000 kg.
Diminished, blurred or hazy vision and vision that is out of focus	Elephants have poor eyesight and relatively small eyes.
Hot flushes in ears	Elephants have large vascularised ears, which they use as cooling mechanisms.
Allergic rhinitis, post nasal drip and dust allergies	Elephants have a habit of sucking up dust in their trunks to dust themselves to protect themselves from parasites.
Tiredness and heaviness of extremities	The entire weight of the elephant is supported by the forelegs.
Insomnia and restlessness during sleep	Elephants sleep standing for a few minutes at a time, as they are nocturnal and diurnal.

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