Folliculinum Anhang
[Dr. Gaurang Gaikwad]
Indications for Folliculinum, incl. <: heat/noise/touch; >: fresh
air;
= a hormone secreted by the ovaries.
The State of Folliculinum comes very close to the state of Lac-c. and
Sep. A feeling of being controlled, abused, being dominated against her will,
as if one suppressed
her individuality for someone else, constantly living in self denial, a
feeling of emotional drain.
Mind; RAPED, being, agg.,
ailments from
Mind; DOMINATION by others
agg.
Mind; DELUSIONS, imaginations;
influence, is under a powerful
Mind; CONFUSION of mind;
identity, as to his
They come across as suppressed and sensitive individuals. They tend to
bottle up their emotions especially affecting their hormonal state.
Mind; SENSITIVE,
oversensitive; sensual impressions, to
Mind; SENSITIVE,
oversensitive; reprimands, criticism,
reproaches, to
Mind; SADNESS; anger, vexation
agg.
Mind; SADNESS; excitement,
emotional; agg.
Mind; EXCITEMENT, excitable;
alternating with; sadness; menses, before
Mind; INDIFFERENCE, apathy;
alternating with; anger, vexation
It’s also a very important remedy for climacteric period as well.
Female; DRYNESS; vagina;
climacteric period, in
Mind; SLOWNESS; climacteric period, in
Mind; DULLNESS; climacteric
period, in
Female; ATROPHY; vulva,
epithelium, kraurosis
Female; ITCHING; vagina; night
I often use this remedy in cases of PCOD, Thyroid, Endometriosis,
Fibroids and various diseases with indications.
One of the confirmed keynotes:
Generalities; FOOD and drinks;
food in general; desires; menses, before
Obstinate cases of acne that aggravate before and during menses is
another clinical keynote of this remedy.
There is a very strong link here with Carcinosin, and it is not
surprising that Folliculinum works well when Carcinosin is indicated but does
not act. Cancer cells after
all are cells which have lost their identity, lost their ability to
differentiate themselves, to individualize. They revert to primitive cells with
no selfhood.
She loses sense of herself
She may totally lose herself
in her relationships
Folliculinum can help restore the will and re-empower. Folliculinum
comes up over and over again in cases where women have been abused sexually,
psychically or
physically, either now or at any time in the past. (This can be true
whether she remembers it or not.)
She may be tied so strongly to the abuser, as in early childhood when the
abuser was a parent or a loved carer. She may never have been allowed to say
NO. She may
have evaded the process of her own growing up. Folliculinum can help her
to break the control. Folliculinum is a link breaker, and can give extra
vitality when having
to face heavy remembering. It can be useful for those with emerging
psychic abilities who can find no boundaries. The ovary is such an organ of
creativity. It simply
seethes with life and activity. When it isn’t functioning well
creativity can be blocked.
Important dream which has been confirmed clinically of Folliculinum
Dreams: pursued, of being:
escape, unable to.
Also very important for Premenstrual syndrome:
Weight gain without excessive eating, worse before menses or during
ovulation. Premenstrual migraines. Congestive headaches, either with redness of
the face or the
opposite with pallor, but still with the sensation of chilliness at the
limbs.
Frequent ecchymosis, bruises very easily. Acne on the face and seborrhea
of the nostrils. Hypersensitive to heat, noise and contact.
Clinical indications:
All symptoms < ovulation to
menses
All symptoms > menses
except specific menstrual symptoms
Worse from heat, noise, touch,
resting
Better from fresh air.
So there are ovulation problems
such as:
Drawing, burning, gripping
pains,
Spotting
Ovarian cysts
Polycystic ovaries
Need for fresh air; takes large breaths of air and sighs deeply. Fitful
cough, worse when in company, with sensation of constriction around the heart.
MODALITIES: >: after the
third day of menses/movement/fresh air; <: before menses/during
ovulation/heat and resting;
Alopecia and hair loss in
women
Acne especially in teenagers
It is useful for various clinical diseases:
Acne, Alopecia, Amenorrhea, Backache, Cystitis, Headaches, Leucorrhea,
Mastitis, Metrorrhagia, Migraines, Palpitations, Premenstrual syndrome,
Seborrhea,
Tachycardia, Vaginal, pruritus. PCOD, Thyroid disorders, Endometriosis,
and Cancer.
Article from British Homeopathic Journal:
PRESSURE – I want to consider the pressure in three categories.
First, pressure of a personality or group on an individual; a dominant
or possessive parent, friend or marriage partner; and certainly where there is intolerant
religious dominance. Whenever I say this I wish I had known of Folliculinum 30
years ago, because I remember a man of 61 years, a senior civil servant,
happily married with
children and grandchildren, sitting in my consulting room bowed down by
the agony of the decision he had to make. He was seeking release from what he
saw as
unchristian and intolerable religious demands, escape from which I know
caused another man of similar type in the same religious community a fatal
heart attack.
The second kind of pressure is that of circumstance or work, such as
that suffered by people who have worked to exhaustion over a period of time,
and seem to be
incapable of recuperation, or even responding to the indicated
homoeopathic medicine.
Dr. Foubister’s example was a city businessman with considerable
administrative responsibility. He was physically and mentally exhausted and had
completely lost his confidence since an acute illness. He was not recovering
and could not face returning to the pressures of his job. One dose of
Folliculinum had put him right.
I have seen more professional than business people in this condition:
A solicitor aged 47 years who withdrew from the London “rat race” to
farm in the country at the height of a successful career. He was suffering from
severe migraine,
and Folliculinum followed by Carcinosin cleared his problem.
A missionary of more than 45 years’ service in Malaysia with inadequate
leave, exhausted with night and day responsibility for an orphanage, and two
attacks of amoebic dysentery, so negative that she sat with tears running down
her face, not even concerned, conscientious and determined though she was by
nature, that she could no
longer fulfill her obligations.
An increasing number of teachers under pressure from pupils, parents,
management ministers and new examinations.
Last, but not least in importance, I include here doctors, and sometimes
their wives, also oppressed by ministers, management, health and hospital
committees and of
course patients.
More recently I have come to distinguish a third type of pressure in
adults, that of continued ill health or slow recovery after recurrent or severe
infection. This covers especially in my experience, young men after glandular
fever or presenting with what is becoming identified as “post viral syndrome”.
In these cases I always start by using Carcinosin, but add Folliculinum
if the Carcinosin does not achieve a lasting response. The same applies to
patients not responding
after cortisone treatment.
In the last group, i.e. immediate post infection, Folliculinum will
cease to be needed after a shorter or longer period of treatment. The same may
be the case with a
personality pressure, as the patient is strengthened to reorganize and
escape from the dominance.
With pressure due to circumstance, on the whole, while conditions remain
unaltered, patients will need further doses of Folliculinum and their
constitutional medicine,
but at longer intervals, and the constitutional medicine will begin to
hold for longer, and therefore be more effective.
CASE EXAMPLE:
A case of depression and amenorrhea in a 35-year-old lady, referred to
me by a senior homeopath in Mumbai. When
I saw her the first time, she wasn’t able to speak to anything, she would just
look down. I prescribed a series of remedies, Sepia, Mag carb without any
result for 4-5 months, Carcinocin for almost 5 -6 months.
She was having Amenorrhea for the past few months, weight gain, hairfall
and on USG her reports were normal. Allopathic
physician had suggested having hormone therapy (which she wasn’t keen on
having).
Finally, I sat with her with her mother to study the case
Her husband and in-laws would
abuse her, hit, dominate her
Wouldn’t allow her to do
anything she would want, she wasn’t allowed to wear any clothes she would like
to wear, she would be actually tied down at home by her mother-in-law.
She was becoming more and more
sensitive getting affected by smallest of things, she would often tell her
mother she would remain confused about what she should do.
She would get attacks of
dysmenorrhea, where she would feel better during menses.
There would be phases where
she wouldn’t want to speak to anyone. There would be phases where she would
feel very reactive and want to do something against her partner.
Her only reaction would be she
wouldn’t speak to anyone, although her mood would keep on changing, she would
keep thinking about it all the time.
Observation:
She seemed very suppressed,
wouldn’t talk much
Would be very nervous, looking
down while talking
Most of the history was given
by her mother, who had accompanied her
Analysis:
I had to look at an Out of Box
approach, as other 3 remedies, even though indicated didn’t help at all.
Lack of reaction in hormonal
and metabolic disorders – is often a keynote for me for use of hormonal
remedies.
On studying the case in depth,
I choose to repertories the case by COMPLETE REPERTORY – Analysis
This information was interesting as Folliculinum is often connected to
Carcinosinum, as used by Dr. Templeton.
Prescription: Folliculinum 1M, 1 dose.
Follow Up:
First month
There was remarkable change in
her state of mind
She felt much calmer much more
relaxed
She says I feel now more
courage within me
Her periods came back after
many months for the first time
Hairfall reduced, she has lost
3 kgs
She feels as if now I am much
more relaxed compared to earlier state
No dreams
Fears have now reduced, still
scared of family members
She still is scared she will
be attacked by her in-laws
Still fear is there within
her, in extreme fear – she starts crying even now
Follow up after 10 Months
She feels much better
Menses has been regular
monthly
Hairfall reduced, she has lost
6 kgs totally
Her stress levels have
remarkably improved
She says, she feels a
remarkable form of freedom within her
Now when anyone says something
to her, she says i take it in my stride and reply back to them which I would
never do before. (she smiles when she says this)
She had a dream – she doesn’t
remember, but she says she has some hobbies and she will be pursuing her
hobbies from now
She says – now I will try to
be doing things which make me happy, even if it means taking tougher decisions
in life
(Another interesting thing was
– initially she would always come for follow up with her mother – since last 3
months. She started coming on her own, independently –
there was confidence on her face)