- Cholesterinum crystallizes in leaflets with a mother -of-pearl luster an d a fatty feel.
- It is soluble in alcohol and ether.
- It occurs in the blood and brain, yolk of eggs, seeds and buds of plants, but most abundantly in the bile and gallstones.
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- Wilhelm Ameke of Berlin first men tioned this remedy.
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- Burnett, at Ameke's suggestion, used the lower potencies with more or less success for several years, a description of which Burnett gives in his Diseases of the Liver.
- Choi, was introduced by Swan.
- He ap peared to have taken his hint from Burnett's work and potentized the remedy, using a gallstone for his preparations.
- Swan affirmed, after much experience, that it is almost a specific for gallstone colicSevere fluctuating pain in the abdomenSevere, often fluctuating pain in the abdomen caused by gas, spasm, or obstruction in the intestines, common in infants..
- It relieves the distress at once and this after failure with Nux-v., Chin., Card-m„ Podo, and other apparently well-selected remedies.
- Ameke recommended Choi, as a remedy in cancer of the liver.
- Choi, is the physi ological opponent of Lee., both seem to play some unknown part in the growth of tumors.
- Benign tumors, uterine fibroids.
- Gallstones.
- Chronic jaundiceYellowing of the skin and eyes from bile pigmentA medical condition with yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes, arising from excess of the pigment bilirubin..
- Obstinate hepatic engorgements.
- Opacities of the vitreous.
- InsomniaPersistent inability to fall or stay asleepA sleep disorder marked by difficulty falling asleep, waking up too early, or unrefreshing sleep.