Ubiquinon
Vergleich: Ubiquinone comp. (Heel: Acidum ascorbicum/Thiaminum hydrochloricum/Natrium riboflavinum
phosphoricum/Pyridoxinum hydrochloricum/Nicotinamidum).
Siehe: Sarcodes + Vitaminen
Thiocticum
acidum (Thioc-ac) =
Alpha Lipoic Säure/= α-Liponsäure (
Repertorium:
Gemüt: Angst (i.B. auf Zukunft)
fühlt sich high/Hochgefühl
Konzentration schwierig
Reizbar, gereizt
Ruhelos
Traurig
Vergesslich
Haut: Jucken (nachts/brennend)
Schwindel: im Allgemeinen
Kopf: Schmerz morgens erwachend/l.
Zusammenschnürung in Kopfhaut
„Wie Leere, Gedankenlosigkeit“
Nase: Verstopft (l.)
Mund: Aphthen
Zähne: Empfindlich
Bauch: Flatulenz
Schmerz < vor Menses (krampfartig)
Völlegefühl
Innerer Hals: Schmerz l. (wund schmerzend/Würgen, Zusammenziehen)
Rücken: Schmerz (stechend)
Weibliche Genitalien: Menses - hellrot/reichlich
Atmung: Stockend
Brust: Schmerz in Mammae (wund schmerzend)
Glieder: Jucken <
Kratzen/auf Handrücken
Schlaf: Tief/ruhelos
Träume: Kriminellen, Verbrechern/lebhaft/Tanzen
Allgemeines: Übermaß, Überschuss an Energie
„Wie Hitze“ (nachts)/Hitzewallungen (nachts)
> Liegen
Müde
https://ir.dut.ac.za/bitstream/10321/1413/1/NAIDOOK_2015.pdf
[Keshia Naidoo]
Conducting a proving on Ubiquinone 30CH will lead to an establishment of
its therapeutic potential through the application of the law of similars thus
adding to the
Materia Medica and
It was hypothesised that the 30CH potency of Ubiquinone would clearly
produce observable signs and symptoms in healthy prover’s and that a comparison
of Ubiquinone
to those remedies
between Ubiquinone and other
and its relationship to
The remedy’s main influence was on the mental and physical state. The
most prominent symptoms seen in the mental sphere were extreme irritability and
exhaustion.
There was a sense of
It can be concluded that the 30CH
of symptoms produced during the proving
DEFINITION OF CO-ENZYME Q10
Co-enzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is a vitamin-like nutrient that plays a vital role
in cellular energy production. It is also known as Ubiquinone because its
chemical structure is that
of Quinone.
2.3.2
DISCOVERY OF CO-ENZYME Q10
CoQ10 was discovered in the late 1950s by Dr Frederick L. Crane at the
University of Wisconsin. This took place during his research on the
biochemistry
of the mitochondrial electron transport chain, also known as the
respiratory chain. (Crane et al., 1957:220).
The pure substance which was isolated from beef heart mitochondria was
sent to Dr Karl Folkers at the pharmaceutical company Merck, for identification
and
clarification of its structure. It was elected coenzyme Q10 because of
its Quinone structure and the ten isoprene unit side chain. During the same
time frame, an additional
group of scientists led by Dr. R.A. Morton in England isolated the same
substance from mitochondria and named it Ubiquinone because of its widespread
occurrence in nature.
The vital role of CoQ10 in the electron transport chain was first
described by Dr Peter Mitchell of England who was awarded the Nobel Prize for
his work.
2.3.3
CHEMICAL DESCRIPTION
Coenzyme Q10 also known as Ubiquinone, is derived from the word
ubiquitous, meaning everywhere, and quinone (Crane et al., 1957:220).
This oil-soluble and vitamin-like substance is present in eukaryotic
cells found primarily in the mitochondria and in lysosomes (Ernster et
al.;1995:197).
It is a component of the electron transport chain and participates
in aerobic cellular respiration, generating energy in the form of
adenosine triphosphate (ATP).
Ubiquinone is the oxidized form and ubiquinol is the reduced form of
Coenzyme Q10. Ubiquinol is unstable in air and easily oxidized back to
ubiquinone (Crane et al.; 1957:220).
The oxidized structure of Coenzyme Q can be distinguished by the number
of their side-chains. The most common Coenzyme Q in human CoQ10. Q refers to
the Quinone head and 10
2.3.4
PROPERTIES AND CHARACTERISTICS
CoQ10 is an orange to yellow crystalline powder which is insoluble in
water but partially soluble in alcohol and acetone (Ernster et al., 1995: 203)
darkens when exposed to light.
The main differences evident are in their molecular weights and melting
points.
Male infertility, migraine headaches and prevent ‘statin’ induced
myopathy.
2.3.7
NATUROPATHIC AND SUPPLEMENTAL USE
CoQ10 has an essential role in cellular bioenergetics and also as an
CoQ10 is
Supplementary doses for adults range from 30mg/day-120mg/day, which is
According to Bliznakov (1987) the main conditions in which CoQ10 are
used
a long standing history of heart failure to help reduce
Supplementation may also benefit those with high blood pressure.
Co-enzyme Q10 has also been studied for other conditions including Diabetes,
and Huntingtons disease.
2.3.8
Toxicity is not usually observed with high doses of CoQ10. A daily
dosage of
2010:1924). However some
2.4 CONCLUSION
From the literature reviewed it is evident that the proving of
Hence a proving of
bring about healing.
Repertory:
MIND: Absentminded (dreamy)
Abstraction of mind
Ailments from – embarrassment/rudeness of others/discords between one’s
friends
Anger (evening/sudden/violent/on waking)
Answering in monosyllables
Anxiety (morning/from anticipation/on waking from frightful dreams/about
money matters/on going to sleep)
Bed, remain in bed; desire to
Brooding
Buoyancy
Caressed; wants to be caressed
Catatonia
Censorious
Cheerful
Company, aversion to (> when alone/desire for solitude/yet fear of
being alone/avoid sight of people)
Company, desire for (< when alone)
Concentration, active
Concentration, difficult (with headache/studying)
Confidence, want of self-confidence (feels himself a
failure/self-depreciation)
Confident
Confusion of mind
Content
Contradiction, intolerant of contradiction
Contrary
Cursing
Dancing
Darkness <
Delusion - being alone/is not appreciated/is out of the body/other will
observe her confusion/is criticized/as if drugged/body is enlarged/sees
distorted faces/floating (in air)/of hearing/feels old/
someone is behind him/body and mind are separated/snakes (in and around
her)/is strong/has suffered wrong/has exaggeration of time/being watched
Despair (social position)
Dullness
Dwells on past disagreeable occurrences
Embraces, desire to be embraced
Ennui
Excitement (# sadness/# sleepiness)
Fear [night/being alone/fear he will die if he goes to sleep/failure in
examinations/of failure/insanity/from (sudden) noise/of opinion of others/of
people/fear of being poisoned/fear to go to sleep/
Snakes/sudden/wants to fight/forgetful/feels constantly as if he had
forgotten something/forsaken/haughty/feeling of
helplessness/high-spirited/Homesickness/Impatience/Impulsive/Inactivity/
Indifference (to duties/to everything)
Indignation
Industrious
Insecurity, mental
Intolerance
Introspection
Irresolution
Irritabilty (evening/night/during headache/during pain/from trifles)
Jesting (desire to do something facetious)
Laughing (over serious matters)
Laziness (physical)
Memory, weakness (for what he just has done)
Mildness
Mirth
Mistakes; making, (has lost the conception of time)
Mood – agreeable/changeable/repulsive
Morose
Music >
Naked, wants to be
Noise, inclination to make
Optimistic
Playing, desire to play
Positiveness
Praying
Prostration of mind
Quiet disposition
Restlessness (night)
Sadness (with constipation)
Senses, acute
Sensitive (to colours/to all external impressions/to mental
impressions/to noise)
Sentimental
Shrieking (involuntarily/during sleep)
Spaced-out feeling
Stool, after >
Strange, everything seems
Suspicious
Taciturn (morning)
Thoughts – persistent/vanishing
Touched, aversion to be, ticklishness
Tranquillity
Unfortunate, feels
Violent
Vivacious
Weeping (evening/causeless)
Vertigo: Afternoon
Motion of head <; of, agg.
Rising from bed <
Head: Coldness [icy coldness/internally/vertex (icy
coldness)
Constriction, Temples
Dandruff
Hair, dryness
Heat (+ heat of face)
Heaviness [morning (on waking)/> lying]
Pain [r./l./morning (on waking)/afternoon/evening/+ nausea/+ pain in
nape of neck/+ obstruction of nose/+ numbness/aching/< bending forward/<
blowing the nose/bursting pain/
Bursting as if it would fly to pieces/> closing the eyes/cold
applications/< combing hair/during coryza/< during cough/cutting
pain/> darkness/dull pain/ext. eyes/grinding/must hold head
< from light/> lying/< mental exertion/< motion (tearing
pain/of eyes)/< noise/pressing pain/”As from a pressing weight”/>/<
pressure/pulsating pain/< raising head/shooting pain/
Vertex (ext. temples/pulsating pain)]
Perspiration of scalp (forehead)
Sensitiveness of scalp (right/to touch)
Tingling, Temples
Eyes: Red (morning)
“As if hair in eye”
Heat in, closing the eyes (>/<)
Itching (l./lids/> rubbing)
Lachrymation (l.)
Pain [burning/< rubbing/lids (r./upper)/desires to rub eyes]
Styes (r./upper)
Swelling in lids
Tired sensation
VISION: Dim (during headache)
EARS: Catarrh (in Eustachian)
Itching [l./Meatus (r.)]
Noises – “As if water rushing”
Pain (r./l./aching/< blowing the nose/< swallowing)
Stopped
4.3.2.7
HEARING:
Acute (to noise)
Illusions
Impaired (r.)
4.3.2.8
NOSE:
Catarrh (in daytime/followed by complaints of frontal sinuses/postnasal)
Constriction
Coryza [r./morning/with discharge (daytime)]
Discharge [clear/copious/mucus/thick/watery/yellow/yellowish white]
Dryness inside (r.)
Heat in
Itching [inside (l.)/posterior nares]
Obstruction [r./l./morning (on waking)/# discharge/must breath through
mouth/at root)
Odors putrid
Pain (stitching pain/posterior nares/sinuses)
Sneezing (morning/with coryza/inside)
4.3.2.9
FACE: Clenched jaw
Eruptions [herpes on lips/about lips/pimples (forehead)/vesicles
(lips/fever blisters)/forehead]
Heat (flushes/”As if hot”)
Pain [Lips burning/Sinuses (frontal/maxillary)]
Perspiration (during heat)
Swollen lips
Tingling [(upper) lip)
4.3.2.10
MOUTH:
Dryness [morning (on waking)/with thirst]
Itching
Odor, offensive
Pain [burning/gums (r./l./burning/sore/tearing pain/ulcerative)/tongue
(r./l./sore/on root/sides]
Salivation (morning/profuse)
Swelling (tongue)
Taste bloody (< during cough)
Ulcers (Gums)
4.3.2.11
TEETH:
< Brushing, cleaning the teeth
Constant desire to clench teeth together
Pain [evening/< blowing the nose/< pressure/incisors
(upper)/molars (right/upper)]
4.3.2.12
THROAT:
Constriction
Dryness
Hawk; disposition to
Inflammation [pharynx (l.)]
Irritation
Itching
Mucus (evening/clear/yellow)
Narrow, sensation
Pain (r./l./at night/< during cough/cutting/pressing pain/”As if
raw”/sore/< swallowing/oesophagus/pharynx)
Scraping
Scratching
Sensitive
Swelling (“As if swollen)
Tickling
4.3.2.13
STOMACH: Acidity
Appetite – capricious/constant/diminished (< during menses)/easy
satiety/increased (morning/night/+ nausea/not >
eating)/insatiable/ravenous/wanting (+ nausea/”As if satiated”)
Constriction
Emptiness
Epigastrium; complaints of
Eructations (night)
Gagging (from mucus in fauces)
Heartburn (morning)
Heat, sensation of
Heat, Epigastrium
Indigestion
Nausea [morning/afternoon/> in open air/with anxiety/>/< after
eating/< motion/”As if about to vomit”)/< riding in a carriage/”As if about
to vomit”]
Pain – burning/cramping/stitching/in epigastrium
Retching
Thirst [extreme/for large quantities/< during menses/for small
quantities (and for)]
Thirstless
Vomiting (morning/< after eating)
4.3.2.14
ABDOMEN
Ball; sensation of (ascending)
Clothing; sensitive to
Distension (r. hypochondria)
Enlarged, Liver
Flatulence (afternoon/evening/night)
Fullness/”As if fullness”
Hard
Inflamed colon
Knotted sensation
Pain [morning (on waking)/afternoon/> bending double (must bend
double)/> bending forward (cramping)/cutting pain/drawing/dull/< after
eating/> lying/< motion/< pressure/
Sore/stitching/< touch/twisting/< walking/hypochondria (r./ext.
back/> lying on painful side/< pressure/< touch)/Liver (sore)/Region
of Umbilicus (morning/cramping/cutting/sore)/
Sides (r./sore)]
Perspiration
Rumbling (“As if diarrhea would come on”)
Shocks
Tension
Tingling, internal
4.3.2.15
RECTUM: Constipation (difficult stool/ineffectual
urging)
Diarrhea (morning/afternoon/night/painful)
Dragging
Flatus (evening/night/offensive/urging for stool, but only flatus is
passed)
Pain (boring/< during stool)
Prolapsus (< during stool)
Urging (< after eating/before stool)
Weakness, weak feeling
4.3.2.16
STOOL:
Bloody (covered with blood)
Brown/burning/copious/flatulent/forcible/hard/mucus (yellow)/muddy/odor
(offensive/smoky)/like sheep dung/small quantity/soft/watery (brown)
4.3.2.17
BLADDER:
Urination, urging to urinate – constant/morning (on waking)/frequent
(afternoon)
4.3.2.18
URINE: Copious, drunk; more than is
Scanty
4.3.2.19
MALE ORGANS:
Erections, wanting (morning/with sexual desire)
Pain, Testes, [left/aching)/ext. hip]
Sexual desire, increased
4.3.2.20
FEMALE ORGANS:
Eruptions (pustules)
Leukorrhea [offensive (like fish-brine)]
Menses - bright red (clotted)/brown/clotted (dark/dark
red/large)/copious (afternoon/daytime/evening)/daytime
only/painful/protracted/after the regular menstrual
cycle has ceased return/scanty
Pain [cramping/cutting pain/< during menses/Uterus [aching/must bend
double/ext. pelvis/< during menses/side to side]
Sexual desire increased (< during menses)
4.3.2.21
L
Mucus, Air passages, in the
Pain in air passages < during cough
Voice - croaking/hoarseness/low/rough
4.3.2.22
R
Asthmatic
Complaints of respiration
Difficult [morning/+ vertigo/< ascending/< (after) exertion/>
rapid motion/< walking rapidly]
Impeded (constriction of throat)
Panting
Snoring
Wheezing
4.3.2.23
C
Morning/night
Asthmatic
< Breathing deep/cold air;
> Drinking
Dry (morning/night/> after drinking/> drinking/>
eating/talking)
> Eating
< Exertion
Hacking
Irritation, from (in air passages/in bronchi/in chest/in
Itching in throat
Loose
Painful
Paroxysmal
Sleep, disturbing
Spasmodic
< Talking
4.3.2.24
E
Copious
Difficult
Greenish
Mucus
Purulent
Taste, salty
White, albuminous
Yellow
4.3.2.25
C
Angina
Constriction (morning/during coryza/bifurcation of trachea)
Heart; complaints of the + difficult respiration
Heart; complaints of the + pain im l. upper limb
Heat (sensation of/axillae)
Intertrigo, (beneath) mammae
Mammae, complaints of
Oppression (anxious)
Pain [r. side/noon/< cold air/dull/> motion/”As if
raw”/sore/stitching/(region of) heart/in mammae (l./sore)/middle of chest/in
ribs (< during cough)]
Palpitation of heart (morning/with anxiety/tumultuous/with vertigo)
Perspiration, Axillae
Weakness, Heart, About the heart; sensation of weakness
4.3.2.26
B
Pain
dorsal region (r./contracting/stitching/in scapulae (r./r. between spine
and r. scapula/stitching/below (l./< inspiration))/in lumbar region
(r./aching/cutting/< lying on back/< motion/> standing)/in lumbosacral
region (ext. uterus)/in spine (aching/< motion)]
Perspiration
Stiffness [in cervical region (during headache)]
Tension [Cervical region
4.3.2.27
EXTREMITIES: Coldness (icy cold/fingers/toes)
Cramps [Calves (r./at night/>/< motion)/legs (morning/l.)/upper
limbs (r.)]
Dryness – Feet/Lower legs
Eruptions [boils/desquamating/itching/pustular/feet
(fungus/vesicles)/hands (l./palms)/thighs/(between) toes (fungus)]
Excoriation between thighs
Heat [Feet (burning)/hands]
Itching [Ankles
Pain (<(<(< viele >)>)>)
Swelling [Feet
Tension, Joints
Tumour
Weakness
4.3.2.28
S
Comatose
Deep
Disturbed (by cough/by
Falling asleep – difficult/early
Interrupted
Light
Need of sleep, great
Restless
Short
Sleepiness (morning/afternoon/daytime/evening/+ other
complaints/complaints causing sleepiness/during headache/with
indolence/inclination to lying down/with nausea/
overpowering/with weariness)
Sleepless (until 0 h./before midnight/at night/from anxiety/from
fear/from restlessness/from
Unrefreshing
Waking [after midnight 3h/difficult (morning)/too early/frequent/from
hunger/too late/from perspiration/as having slept one’s fill]
Yawning (frequent/during)
4.3.2.29
D
Accidents/Amorous/Animals/Anxious/body wrapped in bandages/about
children (newborns/changing diaper)/coffins/colored/confused/death
(relatives)/eating/embarrassment/
events (long forgotten/of the previous
4.3.2.30
F
Night
Catarrhal fever
Perspiration with heat
4.3.2.31
P
At night
Clammy/Cold (with vertigo)
Profuse (at night)
4.3.2.32
S
Desquamating
Discoloration – blackish/white
Dry
Eruptions [boils/desquamating/dry/itching/pustules/urticaria (after
scratching)/vesicular]
Excrescences
Intertrigo
Moisture
Sensitiveness (to touch)
Thick, sensation as if skin were thick
4.3.2.33
l./r./r. then l. side/morning/evening
Activity increased
> open air/
> bathing
< bending double
< cold (air)/aversion to cold air
Covers, amel., desire for; and
Energy, excess of energy
Exertion; physical, agg.
Faintness during palpitations
Food and drinks:
Desires: cheese (brie)/coffee/fat/fried food
(potatoes)/nuts/pickles/popcorn/salt/spicy food/vinegar;
<: ice/sweets
>: cold drinks/sugar;
Aversion: cold drink;
Heartburn > drinking
“As if heat”
Inflammation (mucus membranes/sinuses)
Influenza
Lassitude (< during menses)
< Motion (rapid motion)
Pain - aching/”As if aching beaten”/cutting/<
motion/rheumatic/sore/in muscles/Bones “As if broken”/
Muscles – aching/sore
Pulse, frequent
Raising affected limbs >
Rest >/restlessness
Rubbing >
Sleep - >/< after sleep, agg.
Stool, after >
Tension – of joints/of muscles
Uncovering >
Warmth - >/</bathing >/</becoming warm
Weakness (afternoon/sudden/with vertigo//muscular)
Weariness [morning (on waking)]
5.3.1
M
The proving of Ubiquinone 30CH produced a wide array of symptoms on the
mental and emotional spheres, a number of which were largely distinct. The main
themes were:
Increased energy and happiness
Hypersensitivity
and emotional fragility
Irritability and exhaustion
Apathy
and prostration
Anxiety
and paranoia
Increased energy and happiness
Many of the provers experienced an increased amount of energy. Despite
many negativities going on around them the provers were unaffected by these and
still managed to keep in high spirits.
There was a link
and light as if a weight has been
Hypersensitivity and emotional fragility
While being cheerful and content there was also extreme hypersensitivity
and emotional fragility. With regards to being hypersensitive, provers were
more sensitive than usual to external factors such as noise and
<: talking, hearing people talk and light; >: silence and
darkness. Provers felt fragile and broke down in tears emotionally for no
particular reason, however
Irritability and exhaustion
Provers were highly strung and extremely irritable, yet high
concentration levels were maintained in some while others struggled to focus.
Irritability levels even brought out vulgarity in a prover showing the
With such exhaustion this led to them being quite disorganised during
the day or with tasks as there was an inability to even gather their thoughts
to think or talk to others. The anger and irritability levels seemed
Apathy and prostration
The mind felt exhausted. There was much restlessness which made the
provers unable to get much done. They found it hard to concentrate and had a
carefree, emotionless attitude towards things they would
Anxiety and paranoia
A sense of anxiety and distress was felt in the provers. An unsettling
feeling in general which was worse for thinking and better for being away from
work. Constant paranoia was experienced along with some
5.3.2
There were sensations of vertigo amongst three of the provers. The
feeling was best described as a sense of dizziness along with weakness in the
limbs. This was a short lived occurrence in which it did not hamper
5.3.3
Occiput
Headaches were very prominent in the provers and were experienced in
different areas of the head
Headaches mainly started at the back of the head or at the base of the
neck moving up to the back of the neck. Mainly the right occipital lobe was
affected. The pain was dull, aching and pulsating. The headache <
Vertex
The headache was starting at the top of the head radiating down to the
temples. A throbbing type of pain was felt where the head felt cold, cold down
to the brain. Pain was so
intense that the head felt like
All pain < movement (coughing/sneezing/eyeballs)/sunlight. The pain
eased up and the pressure was lessened by holding the head between both hands,
the dark and sleeping.
Temples
Temporal pain experienced on both left and right side or radiating from
one side to the other. The head felt heavy, dull, and stabbing as if the brain
matter would explode into a thousand pieces.
The pain also
Pain <: noise/motion/light/lifting the head;
The pain improved upon sleeping, being alone, having a warm shower and
pressure.
Forehead
The frontal region of the head was also affected, mainly the forehead.
The frontal area was sore, tender with a pulsating and pounding pain being
felt. Yet again we see the pain linked to movement of the eyeballs,
The scalp was also seen to be dry along with dandruff.
5.3.4
EYES
There was eye pain to some degree particularly in prover 13F. The pain was
located in the right upper lid in the right corner. The exact pain cannot be
described, only a sensation or a feeling of having a sty even
5.3.5
EARS
One of the provers in particular had a blocking of the ears (05 F) along
with a blocked nose. A sense of compression of the ear was felt mainly on the
right side along with the intensity which was compared to
5.3.6
HEARING
Acute hearing was noted, noises seem to be magnified. “I can even hear a
cat downstairs yet I’m on the 11th floor”. There was another mention
of being able to hear imaginary
running water from the same prover.
5.3.7
NOSE
Many experienced itchiness of the nostrils which extended to the
Eustachian tubes. “My right ear canal, Eustachian tube and nasal catarrh, back
of throat, on right side, keeps on itching since morning”.
5.3.8
FACE
There were a number of sensations in the face area. A sensation of heat
and perspiration was on the head and face. Not wanting to speak as the jaw was
clenched tight, the prover’s lips would not allow them to
5.3.9
MOUTH
One of the provers had severe mouth symptoms. Mainly pain on both sides
of the tongue was felt, which led to swelling and itchiness of the mouth and
tongue. The itchiness extended down to the right inner ear
5.3.10
TEETH
A sensation of pain deep in the teeth was felt. The pain in the upper
front region radiating from one incisor to another. A feeling of vibration was
felt in the teeth which was worse upon blowing of the nose.
5.3.11
THROAT
Pain was experienced in the back of the throat especially upon
swallowing whether it was solids or liquids. The pain was described as a
pressing type of discomfort moving to the oesophagus and pharynx.
An intense scraping at the back of the throat as with razors was also
felt with a sensation of the diameter of the throat decreasing with every
breath. A hoarse dry, itchy feeling of the throat was felt which improved
> coughing and drinking.
The itchy feeling seemed to come back when in contact with cold air.
5.3.12
STOMACH
Appetite was notably affected. There was an initial increase in
appetite. A bottomless hunger was felt, and even after eating the provers still
felt hungry and dissatisfied as if they had never eaten. Followed by a
A strong sense of nausea amongst the provers was experienced with a
clenching feeling in the stomach. The nausea seemed to be more pronounced with
motion.
Vomiting especially after meals was experienced, even if small
quantities were eaten. They felt relieved after vomiting.
to alleviate the pain.
5.3.13
ABDOMEN
With regard to the abdomen, the right side was mainly affected. A dull
right hypochondrial pain that extended to the back was mainly experienced. The
pain said to be a cutting like pain below the umbilicus towards
Abdominal cramps were also presented in the lower part of the abdomen
along with a twisting, knotted type of pain. An increase in flatulence was
noted with audible borborigmi.
5.3.14
RECTUM
Overall there were 4 provers who experienced a change in stools. They
had slight diarrhoea with no strong odours. They felt the need to go to the
toilet after every meal.
5.3.15
STOOL
Stools varied, being described as watery, muddy or smoky in appearance.
One of the provers had bright red blood in her stools with nojust a burning
sensation as if she had eaten a spicy meal.
The other set of stools were hard and brown. Some straining took place
in order for the stool to be passed.
5.3.16
BLADDER
There was a discrepancy in urine output as compared to liquid intake.
The urine was clear. Along with the frequent need to urinate there was also a
sense of urgency even if there was a long interval
before the next liquid intake.
5.3.17
MALE ORGANS
A dull aching pain upon waking up in the left testicle extending to the
hip joint and buttocks was experienced. An increase in libido along with a
sense of irritability was mentioned, to the extent of not wanting
5.3.18
FEMALE ORGANS
One of the provers experienced quite severe symptoms with regard to her
menstruation. She did not menstruate for 7 months and only experienced spotting
for 5 months prior to the proving. This was followed
5.3.19
RESPIRATION
There was difficulty breathing along with breathlessness. The
respiration was best described as battling to get enough oxygen into the lungs.
Even though the provers were breathing adequately it felt as if no
5.3.20
COUGH
The coughs produced ranged from a wet to a dry cough. The wet cough
caused much pain as if the throat was being scratched by razor blades with each
cough. The pain was mainly in the upper chest, trachea
The dry cough caused itchiness in the trachea, just below the larynx
above the sternal notch. The main modalities < night/talking/exertion; >
eating/drinking, hot and cold;
5.3.21
EXPECTORATION
Phlegm from a salty green colour to a yellow colour. Even though there
was a production of sputum, one of the provers felt a sense of relief as their
nose and ears became
5.3.22
CHEST
There were chest pains + palpitations. The pains were described as
stabbing, dull and sharp like a dagger. The pain seemed to be coming from the
heart
5.3.23
BACK
There was some degree of back ache along with neck pain. The pain was
described as being deep, aching and was mainly located in the lower back, the
scapula, shoulders and the back of the neck. The back
5.3.24
EXTREMITIES
With regards to the extremities pain was mainly experienced on the right
hand side and less on the left hand side. The right arm showed a deep aching
pain extending up to the shoulder. The arm and
shoulder were tender with a bruised feeling as if the body was beaten
up. Pain was mainly worse upon movement, early morning, or carrying anything
and was better for massage, as the day progressed,
The entire body along with the muscles was fatigued. The muscles
(calves) had many cramps. A burning sensation inside the calf muscle was felt
and seemed to be > movement and < when the
legs were stationary. Pain extended down to the ankles and all the
joints felt quite achy as if they were being tightened from the inside of the
muscle.
The heel and soles of the feet had a burning feeling < standing on
the feet, > raising the feet/sitting; The hands along with the feet seemed
to experience a sensation of heat on them (some of the provers
5.3.25
SLEEP
The majority of the provers experienced difficulty in falling asleep.
They felt tremendously tired and exhausted, yet they still battled to fall
asleep. Once asleep, the sleep was very light and disrupted as
Many of the provers needed naps throughout the day as they were so worn
out. Wanting to sleep the entire day away or wanting to stay in bed all day
long as this would make them feel better.
The sleepiness was seen throughout the day and they battled to keep
their eyes open. Upon waking many of the provers awoke unrefreshed and were
still drained. It took much effort to get up out of bed
5.3.26
DREAMS
The dreams experienced were placed into themes. The main themes that
were seen were:
Nostalgic and familial
Many of the dreams were about known people in their lives. There were
mainly family members in the dreams saying or doing odd random things.
Anxious and paranoid
Here there were many nightmares that were quite frightening to the
provers. Dreams centred on fights, a coffin, being chased and thunderstorms.
Repetitive
One of the provers dreams which were the same every night for a few
nights. There were slight variations each night but the dreams were the same
whereby she was performing the exact same things.
5.3.27
FEVER
Three of the provers experienced a fever. Sweating on the face, back,
abdomen and armpits was shown. Along with the fever were body aches anda
paranoid feeling and flu like symptoms
with a runny nose.
5.3.28
PERSPIRATION
Two of the provers suffered with perspiration ranging from hot and
sweaty on the face to feeling miserable and lying around naked the whole day,
being sweaty # sometimes cold.
5.3.29
SKIN
With regard to the skin there was mainly itchiness along with dryness of
the skin.
A fungal infection was produced in one of the provers between the digits
of the left toes. Vesicular eruptions that were white in colour, itchy and with
a clear fluid discharge were also noted.
This led to the area becoming dry and scaly. The other symptom from
prover was more like an allergic skin reaction. The skin on the back, neck,
armpits, ribcage, under the breasts, folds of the arms,
behind the ears, folds of the inner thighs, behind the knees in the
fold, in the hair, back of the head, inner wrist (left, and pubic bone) were
extremely itchy. Intense itchiness which made the prover
scratch more leading to the areas becoming red and swollen was felt. The
itchiness was worse with warm water and better with cold water. Little round
weals were found on the arms after scratching.
5.3.30
GENERALS
4 main themes that were shown throughout the generals section:
Energetic
Increased amounts of energy were experienced. Provers were full of
energy and were able to accomplish more than usual in a day. They seemed to
awake early in the mornings with a burst of energy.
Body pain and exhaustion
Extreme exhaustion to the point whereby the provers could not function. Much
laziness was seen along with being quite sleepy and tired all the time. Even
waking up was so tiring that they awoke
into aggravation. The exhaustion led to the muscles of the entire body
aching. Sensations that were experienced were a general run down feeling, and a
bruised and tight feeling of the muscles.
The body also felt as if the bones were breaking. To describe the
tenderness of the muscles, it was as if someone had given them a good hiding.
Body pains < movement.
The exhaustion and body aches led to muscle fatigue which also led to
the onset of flu like symptoms for the provers.
Craving coffee and fats
An intense craving for coffee was experienced which was so intense that
the aroma of the coffee could be smelt along with the taste of it.
Another craving was for fatty fried foods (fried chips or KFC).
Sensitivity to cold (weather was felt whereby the cold weather could not
be tolerated and room temperatures were preferred instead).
Also sensitivity to cold water and ice water made the prover cringe.
They preferred hot drinks and food at room temperature.
The homoeopathic drug proving of
30CH produced a wide array
Most particularly, these were symptoms relating to the mind, the head
and
From this proving it can be seen that
It is hoped that further provings and clinical applications of