Hedera Helix

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Hedera Helix Reference Specimen Botanical Specimen and Materia Medica Identification
🌿 Traditional Herbal Medicine Profile This page outlines the crude botanical applications, traditional herbal infusions, and active properties of Hedera Helix. Herbal preparations act biochemically on body tissues.
GENERAL
  • The symptomatology was established by Mezgerin 1932 on seventeen people, using the lx, 6x, and 15x potencies, for a period of twelve weeks.
  • Easily tired, ameliorated by fresh air or noticeable increase in physical ability.
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  • Cooper's experience has shown it to have a relation to rickets and rickety conditions.
  • Rhinorrhea cerebro- spinalis.
  • Hed has been used for “clearing the sight” and Cooper said it has cured cases of cataract.
  • Joint pains and circulatory complaints, especially in the middle of the night.
  • Cardiac palpitationsSensation of rapid or irregular heartbeatA noticeably rapid, strong, or irregular heartbeat due to agitation, exertion, or physical conditions..
  • Acts on blood vessels, menorrhagiaAbnormally heavy or prolonged menstrual bleedingMenstrual periods with abnormally heavy or prolonged bleeding..
  • Menses reduced, vesicular eruption on the face and body.
  • Swelling of the thyroid glands.
  • Glándula sub-mentalis inflamed.
  • Extreme anxiety with the feeling of constriction of the throat.
  • Cough with laryngeal and tracheal irritation.
  • Morbid hunger, gastric cramps.
  • DiarrheaFrequent, loose, and watery stoolsA state of having three or more loose or liquid bowel movements per day..
  • Anus feels raw and sore.
  • HemorrhoidsPiles or swollen veins in the rectumSwollen, inflamed blood vessels around the anus or lower rectum, causing pain, itching, or bleeding. with rectal irritation and bleeding.
  • DeliriumAcute state of confusion and disorientationA sudden, severe state of mental confusion, anxiety, and disorientation, often accompanied by hallucinations. and convulsions.
  • Chronic hydro cephalus, rhinorrhea, and cerebro -spinalis.
  • General improvement i n fresh air but extreme sensibility to catching cold and to chills.
  • Symptoms start on the left side and spread towards the right
HERBAL PROPERTIES & MODALITIES
  • Better from fresh air.
  • Better cold baths.
  • Better in a room.
  • Better move ment.
  • Better fricti on, massage.
  • Better in the afternoon and evening.
  • Worse in the middle of the night.
  • Worse 3 a.m
HERBAL INTERACTIONS & SAFETY
📊 Comparative Herbal Actions:

Compare: (1) Aral-r., Gins., Sil., Nat -m. (2) lodum - is the remedy, whose symptomatology is
very similar. lodum shows more emaciation inflammation and hardening • of the lymphatic glands. Ovarian
pain on the right and menses more abundant. (3) Calc - fl - Fear that his way of life will collapse. Pains
aggravated by humid or cold weather. Menses copious. Hardening of the breasts, ovary or uterus. (4) Nat-m.
- Depressed and sad, prefers solitude. Emaciation. Fissure in the middle of the lower lip. Chronic, periodic
headaches with strong pulsating, as though the head would burst. Dryness of the mouth with extreme thirst.

MIND
  • Constant state of unrest and worry.
  • Anxiety, which grows all the more as he feels incapable of mastering it.
  • InsomniaPersistent inability to fall or stay asleepA sleep disorder marked by difficulty falling asleep, waking up too early, or unrefreshing sleep..
  • Psychological symptoms improve in fresh air.
  • Insomnia.
VERTIGO, DIZZINESS
  • Vertigoon bending down and from rapid movement of the head.
  • COMMENTS - Cooper published case of a woman of twenty, who was cured of chronic hydrocephalus with a single dose.
  • When she was brought to Cooper, the circumference of her head was 27.5 inches, rendering her an object of wonder and ridicule and reacting on her disposition and nervous state.
  • The condition had existed from childhood and was apparently growing much worse.
  • There were two large edematous swellings on the nape of the neck, one on either side and immediately below the occiput, evidently the result of intra-hydrocephalic pressure.
  • One drop of Hed tinctureConcentrated liquid raw extractA mother tincture prepared by soaking botanical, animal, or mineral raw materials in alcohol and water. was placed on her tongue.
  • The next morning, clear fluid began dripping from the nostrils, a “cerebrospinal rhinorrhea” in face.
  • This continued for three weeks, between twenty and thirty pocket -handkerchiefs were used in a day.
  • Simultaneously the swellings began to diminish and had completely disappeared when the discharge ceased.
  • Thirteen months later, when being mea sured for a hat, it was found that the size of the head was reduced to 25 inches and no longer occasioned remark.
  • When, later on, some symptoms of brain pressure seemed to threaten, a second dose of Hed completely dispelled them.
  • The disposition of the patie nt was completely changed from being nervous, unhappy and diffident, she became lively, cheerful and active
HEAD
  • CatarrhalRelating to membrane inflammation and mucusRelating to catarrh, which is inflammation of mucous membranes with increased watery discharge. inflammation of the frontal sinuses with headache, espe cially in the left side of the forehead and nape of the neck.
  • NeuralgicRelating to sharp nerve painDescribe symptoms or pain that radiates along the path of one or more nerves. pains in the head, ameliorated by fresh air.
EYES
  • Feeling of sand in the eyelids.
  • Cataract.
  • Muscae volitantes
EARS
  • Pain and buzzing
MOUTH
  • Transparent vesicles on the lips and on inside of cheeks in a group, cir cumscribed by ared ring.
  • Toothache from hot and cold.
  • Dental neuralgiaSharp nerve pain along a nerve pathIntense, shooting, or burning pain that radiates along the course of one or more nerves..
  • Nose - Hay fever.
  • Acute and chronic rhinitis.
  • Sinusitis (frontal, ethmoidal).
  • Pharyngitis.
  • Nasal discharge, worse in a warm room.
  • Pain in the ethmoid and frontal sinuses.
  • Chronic tracheitis, caused by a lesion in the nasal mucous membrane
THROAT
  • Chronic tracheitis.
  • Pain around the tonsils and throat on swallowing.
  • Hoarseness and inflammation of the larynx.
  • Cough with a cold and inflammation of the pharynx, aggravated by heat and by sp eaking
CHEST
  • AnginaChest pain from reduced heart blood flowA condition marked by severe pain in the chest, often also spreading to the shoulders, arms, and neck, caused by an inadequate blood supply to the heart. pectoris.
  • Needle-like pains in the precordial region.
  • Palpitations and anguish with swelling of the thyroid gland.
  • Myocarditis.
  • Arterial sclerosis.
  • Rhythmic anomaly, accompanied by tachycardiaAbnormally rapid heart rateA condition that causes the heart to beat faster than normal while at rest (usually over 100 beats per minute)..
  • Thyrotoxic tachycardia.
  • Extrasystole or paroxysmal tachycardia, in a young subject with a normal heart.
  • Kidneys - Frequent, abundant urination.
  • Irritated cough with grayish or yel low sputum.
  • Whooping cough.
  • Bronchial asthmaChronic respiratory disease causing difficulty breathingA condition characterized by spasms in the bronchi of the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing, typically from an allergic reaction or hypersensitivity. in children.
  • Emphysema
ABDOMEN
  • Pain on empty stomach, amelio rated by eating.
  • Nausea, gastric heaviness, stomach cramps.
  • GastritisInflammation of the stomach liningAn acute or chronic inflammation of the protective lining of the stomach, causing pain, indigestion, or bloating..
  • Stomach and duodenal ulcers.
  • Temperature - Peripheral circulatory complaints.
  • Feet and hands icy, red.
  • Shivering and chilliness with bouts of perspiration and palpitations.
  • Shivering and nausea in the evening until 4 a.m.
  • Pancreatitis.
  • Constitutions - Tubercular conditions, especially in phosphoric types.
  • Lack of appetite or strong hunger pangs
GENITALS ETC
  • Premenstrual leucorrheaWhitish or yellowish vaginal dischargeA whitish or yellowish discharge of mucus from the vagina, often indicating congestion or mild infection..
  • Acrid, scorching discharge.
  • Menses late, shorter and less copious.
  • Infrequent menses.
  • Feels better during menses.
  • AmenorrheaAbsence of menstrual periodsAn abnormal absence of menstruation. in young girls.
  • Pain in the Fallopian tubes and left ovary.
  • Sclera-cystic ovaritis, especially on the left side.
  • Genital tuberculosis
EXTREMITIES, LIMBS
  • Pain in the arms, legs, back and sacral region, sometimes ameliorated, sometimes aggravated by movement.
  • Muscular rheumatismJoint, muscle, or tissue painInflammatory pain, stiffness, and swelling in joints, muscles, or surrounding connective tissues..
  • Joint rheuma tism.
  • Tubercular inflammatory dislocat ing rheumatism.
  • Arthrosis deformans.
  • Nocturnal paresthesia pains in the arms.
  • Raynaud's syndrome.
  • Liver - Inflammation of the gallbladder.
  • Gallstones.
  • Pain in the region of the gallbladder.
  • Cirrhosis of the liver with cardiac decompensation
SKIN
  • PruritusSevere itching of the skinAn uncomfortable, irritating sensation of the skin that creates an urge to scratch..
  • Eruption of small pustules on the skin of the face and body.
  • Prurigo.
  • UrticariaHives or itchy raised skin weltsA skin outbreak of red, itchy, swollen bumps triggered by allergic reactions, friction, or stress..
  • Labial and genital herpes
SLEEP
  • Wakes around 3 a.m., falls asleep again after eating a little

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📚 Literature Citation & References:
This clinical profile is compiled from: Andrew Chevallier, FNIMH — Herbal Remedies (Eyewitness Companions), and Dr. David Keifer, MD — Herbal Remedies Reference Guide. Synced with traditional botanical use and pharmacological outlines.
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