Thyreoidinum Anhang
http://www.bacopa.at/odok/btna/lederer001.pdf
[Barbara Lederer]
Hypothyreose
Beschwerden:
KälteempfindLICH
Antriebsschwach + dauernd müde
Konzentrationsschwierigkeiten
Gedächtnis geschwächt
Nachlassende Leistungsfähigkeit
Herzschlag verlangsamt
Blutdruck niedrig
Herz vergrößert (schwerer Fall)
Arteriosklerose (mit erhöhte
Cholesterinspiegel in Verbindung gebracht)
Ödem and unterschiedliche Körperteilen (Gesicht kann langsam anschwellen/Zunge
kann verdickt sein/Sprache langsam und verwaschen)
Gewichtszunahme
Menses gestört
Libido vermindert
Potenz und Konzeption negativ beeinflusst
Haut kühl/blass/leicht schuppig
Haare trocken/stumpf/verlust
Verstopft/Blähungen/Darmverschluss droht
Schweiß vermindert
Seltene Beschwerden:
Depressive Stimmungen
Gewichtszunahme
Herzbeschwerden
Haarausfall
Appetitlos
Gliederschmerz
THYROIDINUM – A MUCH NEGLECTED HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE.
[Dr Suriyakhatun Osman]
I first became interested in Thyroidinum when
an online friend sent me a scanned copy of an out of print book by Ghosh (reprinted
since then by B. Jain) that described the sarcodes
and nosodes and his experience with it. I noted some
characteristic symptoms and found success in cases which would have otherwise
been a lot more difficult to treat.
I am sharing the key characteristics of Thyroidinum
in this article. Studying the thyroid hormone thyroxin as part of physiology
and thyroid deficiency in pathology adds a depth
of understanding of the wide yet specific range of action of Thyroidinum. Thyroidinum is usually used as an intercurrent
and will move a case towards cure or make the case
clearer when it is indicated. In many cases, it is what is needed to
complete the cure. I also had a opportunity to treat family members that seemed
to have some pathology in the thyroid function and saw first-hand all the
symptoms related to this medicine. I will relate about them in the case
histories section.
Most sarcodes are not as well known as Thyroidinum and this is because a preparation of sheep
thyroid was administered subcutaneously to patients by doctors starting in 1882
when it was introduced as a treatment for myxoedema. Overdoses
resulted in side effects, well documented by Clarke and first reported in the
journal “Homeopathic World”.
Seat of action
The effects on the body would correspond with the actions of the thyroid
hormone hence it is not surprising that the areas affected are the thyroid
gland, eyes, hair, skin, and muscles. The mind symptoms are also seen in
patients with hyperthyroid states such as restlessness and mania as well as the
low states of stupor and apathy.
seat of action
Characteristics
Thyroidinum has some characteristics which are
hard to miss if one is aware of them. In times when there is a demand for
energy and the body fails in its function, thyroidinum
is often indicated. Headaches and spasmodic conditions which occur
during times of high demand call for thyroidinum. These
conditions include adolescence, menses, coitus, pregnancy, lactation and
menopause.
In all of the conditions requiring thyroidinum,
the edema will be noticed. In allergies, the patient
is puffed up, and the mucous membrane edematous. In
skin conditions, itching
is predominant and scratching brings about edema.
Urticaria triggered by cold will also look puffed up.
As in cases of myxoedema, there is a non-pitting edema which could also have a rash as well, a condition
known as brawny edema.
Headaches and spasms during periods of high energy demand point to thyroidinum. This will be made clearer in the case
examples. Spasms and rigidity come hand in hand.
As in thyroid dysfunction, a deficiency at birth produces symptoms and
signs of cretinism and in the adult signs and symptoms of myxeodema
with weight gain, low energy and cold intolerance. Hence cachexia
and obesity may call for thyroidinum when the symptoms
match.
Affections of the heart are due to the muscles of the heart weakening. The
thenar and hypothenar
eminences of the palms are a good place to look, to see if thyroidinum
is indicated. While the thyroid hormone may be normal, the atrophy indicates thyroidinum . The patient will complain of a weak grip of
the hands.
Menstrual dysfunction, dysmenorrheas, fibroid
tumours and ovarian cysts may all point to a prescription of thyroidinum.
characteristic symptoms
metabolic conditions
Specific indications
New borns
with vomiting and jaundice or diarrhea (of mothers
who were physically ill during pregnancy)
During pregnancy; Eclampsia in
pregnancy with convulsions and edema
After pregnancy; Diarrhea turning chronic, more indicated if there is edema and weight loss
Ailments during dentition
Malnourished children and
failure to thrive as a adjunctive treatment
Ailments before menses
Ailments after coition
including headaches cramps convulsions
Allergic conditions during
periods of high metabolic demand accompanied by edema
and angioedema
Headaches of various causes:
wakes up with a headache
<: cold weather/applications/exertion;
Cases cured or ameliorated by Thyroidinum
A lot more could have been said about thyroidinum
and all the side effects of overdose could be mentioned but it has all been
documented in Clarkes Dictionary of Materia Medica, under Thyroidinum and Ghosh has also gone into details of its indications so for
this article I will instead note down the cases which did well on Thyroidinum in my own practice.
An epileptic child
A chubby child of 12 was brought to see me by her mother, she had been
diagnosed with epilepsy and the symptoms < when the weather was cold and
wet. Fits during sleep.
There was nothing in her symptoms except aggravation by cold that would
lead me to prescribe Thyroidinum, I instead found
this in her family history.
Her mother had atrophy of both
thenar and hypothenar
eminences and while she was not hyperthyroid, the condition was cured within 3
months of prescribing Thyroidinum
Her uncle had Thyrotoxicosis with heart
involvement
Another aunt had a fibroid
uterus.
All of these cases would have had indications for thyroidinum. I eventually treated the aunt who was cured
from menorrhagia and dysmenorrhea
and she was well enough not to undergo hysterectomy although the fibroid did
not shrink fully.
As for the girl, while she improved considerably on the first
prescription of Bufo, the cure came after a
prescription of Thyroidinum.
Headache after coitus
A 30 year old woman came complaining of headache after coitus, this case
was cured with Thyroidinum 30c, 5 doses
Eczema of the whole body
A 5 year old child who had eczema soon after birth was brought to see
me. She was a quiet child who spent all her energy scratching. I treated her for more than 6 months and at
one point the mother reported she was quite naughty. I thought that it was
because the energy to be her real self had come back since she did not spend
all her energy scratching. Among the
remedies she had were tuberculinum and thyroidinum because of the aggravation by cold. I did not
see her for the next 5 years but the mother came to see me about another
daughter and reported that this girl was not only the healthiest of her
children but also the brightest and tallest.
Vasomotor rhinitis with allergic sinusitis and headache
A 28 year old lady with symptoms of vasomotor rhinitis, with edema of the mucous membrane accompanied by headaches did
well on Nux-v. but the condition was lingering over
a few weeks until it was discovered that she used to get urticaria which looked edematous
and the appearance of the mucous membrane was noted. The itching accompanying
the rhinitis also pointed to Thyroidinum which was
given with clearing up of the rhinitis and headache within 24 hours. After
giving her the thyroidinum I realised I should have
thought about it earlier since she worked in a demanding profession and was
stressed from her job..a metabolic high demand
situation!
1. Clinical Experience with
Some Rare Nosodes, Thyroidinum,
page 1 -27: by Ghosh S.K.
2. A dictionary of practical
materia medica , Volume 3
page 1437-1443: By John Henry Clarke
TCM:
Qi deutlich defizient
Yang defizient/Yang Qi fehlt/Nieren Yang ist verletzt
Feuchtigkeit (Kälte überwiegt/Kälte intolerant/friert leicht/Nieren-Yang und Milz-Yang sind beteiligt)
Schleim – Kälteansammlung
Apathie
Psychische Störung (Depression = Feuchtigkeit und Schleim
Leistungsfähigkeit geistig und körperlich herabgesetzt
Mimik erstarrt/Ausdrucksmangel (Herz/Shen Energie blockiert)
StuhlVERstopfung
Nach der Organzeit besteht eine Dickdarm-Feuchte-Kälte-Stagnation. Niere und Dickdarm stehen zeitmäßig in Opposition. Bedeutet wenn das Yang des Dickdarms fehlt, sammelt sich
Feuchte-Kälte. Bedeutet die Darmperistaltik ist GEschwächt. Yang ist nicht vorhanden.
Die Kraft zum weitertreiben fehlt und die Defizienz des Milz-Qi und Milz-Yang begünstigen noch mehr Feuchte-Kälte-Ansammlungen im Dickdarm. Daneben eine Verlangsamung des Stoffwechsels.
Der 3-fache-Erwärmer funktioniert nicht gut. Ergibt eine Anämie o. Resorptionsstörungh des Eisen o. Vit. B 12.
Man kann sagen die Unterfunktion seinen Ursprung ind der Nieren hat und im Milz o. Magenbereich seinen Ausdruck findet.
Die nächste Stufe:
Milz-Ödeme. Muskelgewebe teigig und geschwollen.
Vorwort/Suchen Zeichen/Abkürzungen Impressum.