Thyroidinum

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Thyroidinum Reference Specimen Botanical Specimen and Materia Medica Identification
🧬 Remedy Miasm: Sycotic Miasm The Sycotic miasm is characterized by overgrowth and retention. It manifests as warts, tumors, fibroids, joint pain, excessive discharges, and suspicious or secretive mental states.
GENERAL
  • Thyroidinum, also known as Thyroidea, is an organopathic.
  • The sarcode is prepared from the dried thyroid gland taken from a sheep, ox or calf.
  • The thyroid is closely connected with the heart and it exercises a general regulating influence on growth and development.
  • The homeopathic provingTesting a remedy on healthy volunteersThe systematic method of administering a substance to healthy subjects to observe and record the symptoms it produces. was established by M.
  • Panos, R.
  • Rogers, and J.
  • Stephenson in 1963 -64, using a double-blind method.
  • The potencies 12x, 30x, 200c and 1000c were used.
  • The symptomatology completes the work of Ghosh of Calcutta, which dates from 1963.
  • Thyr symptoms are made up of the toxicological and clinical sources as well as the proving symptoms.
  • Thyr affects the central nervous system, skin and left side.
  • Metabolic disorders.
  • Goiter.
  • Myxedema with hair loss and cretinism.
  • Diuretic action in myxedema and various types of edemaSwelling caused by excess fluid in tissuesA condition characterized by an excess of watery fluid collecting in the cavities or tissues of the body..
  • AnemiaLack of healthy red blood cells or hemoglobinA condition marked by a deficiency of red blood cells or of hemoglobin in the blood, resulting in pallor and weariness., emaciation.
  • Infantile wasting.
  • Rickets.
  • Arrested development of children.
  • Acromegaly, delayed union of fractures.
  • A state of puffiness and obesity.
  • Excessive obesity.
  • Great weakness and hunger, yet loses flesh.
  • Craving for large quantities of sugar.
  • Rheumatoid arthritisJoint inflammation causing pain and stiffnessPainful inflammation and stiffness of the joints, often worsening with age..
  • Nervous tremor of face and limbs.
  • Tin gling sensations.
  • ParalysisLoss of voluntary muscle functionThe loss of the ability to move (and sometimes to feel anything) in part or most of the body..
  • Hystero -epilepsyNeurological disorder causing seizuresA neurological disorder marked by sudden recurrent episodes of sensory disturbance, loss of consciousness, or convulsions..
  • Tetany, worse cold.
  • Muscular weakness.
  • Sensation of faintness after acute diseases, weakness.
  • Easy fatigue, weak pulse with a tendency to fainting, palpitationsSensation of rapid or irregular heartbeatA noticeably rapid, strong, or irregular heartbeat due to agitation, exertion, or physical conditions..
  • Increased heart rate.
  • Dilates arterioles.
  • TachycardiaAbnormally rapid heart rateA condition that causes the heart to beat faster than normal while at rest (usually over 100 beats per minute)..
  • Low blood pressure.
  • Cold hands and feet, chilliness and sensitive to cold.
  • As of a cold wind blowing on the body.
  • Sweating, headache.
  • Exophthalmus and dilatationStretching or widening of a vessel or organThe state of being dilated or stretched beyond normal dimensions (e.g., dilatation of the heart). of pupils.
  • Amblyopia.
  • Weak memory.
  • Cretinism.
  • PsoriasisSkin disease causing scaly red patchesA skin disease that causes red, itchy, scaly patches, most commonly on the knees, elbows, trunk, and scalp..
  • Nocturnal bedwetting.
  • Breast tumors.
  • Cystic tumors of the breast (2x triturationGrinding raw substance into powderThe process of grinding an insoluble dry substance with milk sugar (lactose) in a mortar to prepare the base of a remedy.).
  • Lack of breastmilk.
  • Vomit ing of pregnancy.
  • Uterine fibroids.
  • Saidto be effective in undescended testicles in boys when given in half-grain doses twice a day over a considerable period.
  • Feels tired and sick, easy fatigue, wants to lie down.
  • Fainting fits, tremors, nervous of face and limbs.
  • Stabbing, splitting, clutching sensation.
  • Choking.
  • Convulsion in the nursing children, related to a febrileFeverish or marked by feverRelating to or characterized by an elevated body temperature or fever symptoms. cutting of teeth
MODALITIES ETC
  • Better after or during menses.
  • Better evening, rest, lying on abdomen or reclining position.
  • Worse in women, before and during menses.
  • Worse least exertion, stooping.
  • Worse cold.
  • Heart worse lying down
RELATIONSHIPS
📊 Side-by-Side Comparison:

Compare: (1) Spong., Calc., Fuc., Lycps. (2) Thyri. (3) Thym -gl. extract - arthritis deformans,
metabolic osteoar thritis, 5 grain tablets 3 times daily. High potencies very effective cases of exoph thalmic
goiter.

MIND
  • Stupor, alternating with restless melancholy.
  • Marked irritability of temper.
  • Irritable, worse least opposition, goes into a rage over trifles.
  • Grumbling, all the time.
  • Irritable before menses.
  • Difficult concentration.
  • Absent -minded.
  • Nervous and apprehensive.
  • Depression on waking.
  • Depresse d, inclined to cry.
  • Weeps when undressing.
  • Morose and sulky, wants Thyroidinum to be left alone.
  • Euphoria.
  • Laughing in a way peculiar to herself.
  • Argues with family.
  • Suspicious.
  • Paranoia that they are being pursued or persecuted.
  • Psychosis from anguish.
  • H omicidal tendency.
  • Insanity, puerperal insanity with fever.
  • Nightmares.
  • Euphoria.
VERTIGO, DIZZINESS
  • VertigoSensation of dizziness or spinningA feeling of movement or spinning of oneself or the surroundings when there is no actual movement., in the morning on rising, on leaning forwards.
  • COMMENTS - Thyr has a profound action on the heart.
  • Fatal syncopeTemporary fainting or loss of consciousnessA sudden, temporary loss of consciousness and muscle strength, caused by a temporary drop in blood flow to the brain. occurred in a number of cases under “thyroid feeding.” CyanosisBluish discoloration of the skinA bluish or purplish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes due to low oxygen levels in the blood. was produced in many cases.
  • Burnett gave a patient 3x, producing severe 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.
  • The connection between the heart and the thyroid gland is very close, as seen in cases of exophthalmic goiter, of which many cases have been cured.
  • In a case of valvular heart disease following rheumatismJoint, muscle, or tissue painInflammatory pain, stiffness, and swelling in joints, muscles, or surrounding connective tissues. in a man, 24, Thyr.
  • 3x, thrice daily, quickly relieved a squeezing pain at the heart with inability to lie down, and hastened the patient’s recovery.
  • Dr.
  • F.C.
  • Skinner cured a case of dysmenorrheaPainful menstruation with abdominal crampsPainful menstruation, typically involving abdominal cramps. in a goiter subject with Thyr.
  • 1,000c.
  • In myxedema, cachexiaWasting of body tissues due to chronic illnessWeakness and wasting of the body due to severe chronic illness, such as tuberculosis or cancer., cretinism and similar conditions, the thyroid gland is absent or defective and the idea is to supply a physiological want.
  • As such, a state of puffiness and obesity may be regarded as a keynote indication for Thyr.
  • Clarke gave Thyr.
  • 3x to a living skeleton of a child, 5, who looked not older than 2.
  • He had been kept in a box in a cellar all his life until brought into the hospital, when he weighted only 14.25 pounds.
  • Under Bac.
  • 200c and careful feeding he gained .25 pounds per week.
  • When Clarke com menced Thyr he put on weekly .75 pound and gained the use of his legs, being able to stand by holding on to a chair.
  • In a case of universal and very aggravated psoriasis in a schoolboy, fair, very chillyHypersensitive to cold temperaturesA constitutional state of feeling exceptionally cold, lacking vital heat, and needing warmth or heavy blankets., cold, clammy hands and feet, Thyr.
  • 3x and later 30c completely cured after a prolonged course.
  • An obese l ady, age 60, developed diabetes.
  • Clarke cured her completely with Thyr.
  • 3x and 30c.
  • She then could take any kind of food.
  • H.
  • O.
  • Nicholson related a case of toxemia of pregnancy in a woman, 32, during her third pregnancy.
  • She had a fit on October 3.
  • Thyroid feeding was begun the next day.
  • Marked improvement followed.
  • Edema of face and body diminished.
  • On October 23, the patient was about her usual duties.
  • On November 6, she was delivered of a healthy boy without any untoward symptoms.
  • Pityriasis rubra, inten se redness and scales of legs, and also with intense itch ing.
  • Ichthyosis, syphilitic eruptions and scleroderma.
  • Acromegaly.
  • Myxedema with hair loss.
  • Increases the flow of milk in nursing women when the flow has been deficient.
  • Insanity, puerperal insanity with fever.
  • Paranoia that they are being pursued or persecuted.
  • Nightmares.
  • Optic neuritisInflammation of a nerveInflammation of one or more nerves, causing pain, tenderness, numbness, or tingling in the affected area. and accommodative as thenopia.
  • Exophthalmic goiter, with bulg ing eyes.
  • Weak heart, valvular problems, shortness of breath.
  • Tachycardia.
  • Operative and idiopathic te tany, worse from spasms by cold.
  • Stitching, aching or heavy pains.
  • Tingling sensations.
  • Thyr has poor nutritional development in children.
  • Low thyroid function, with skin problems.
  • It can stimulate function of thyroid gland, or decrease the need for thyroid medications.
  • Thyroid treatment nearly always raises the body heat
HEAD
  • Feeling of lightness in brain.
  • Full ness and heat.
  • Persistent frontal headache, heaviness over eyes.
  • Headaches ame liorated after menses.
  • Heavy throbbing headache worse in the frontal region, worse from concentrating the mind, bet ter out of doors, worse usin g the eyes.
  • Fullness in the head with throbbing of the temporal arteries, worse morning and afternoon, from motion, physical or mental, from heat or indoors, better in cool fresh air, often better from external pressure.
  • Falling of hair.
EYES
  • Progressive loss of sight with central scotoma (Carbn -s.).
  • Conjunctivitis and chemosis, itching with weeping.
  • Stinging pain in the right eye.
  • Eyeballs prominent.
  • Exophthalmic goiter.
  • Irritation of the eyelids
EARS
  • Sclerosis of ossicles.
  • Difficult hearing.
  • Pain on the right side.
  • Pain in the left ear lobe
FACE
  • Flushed.
  • Dry, red lips, burn with free desquamationPeeling or shedding of skin layersThe shedding or peeling of the outer layers of the skin, typically in scales or sheets, following inflammation or infection..
  • Eruption of acne, worse on the right chee k.
  • Sensation of something heavy, which falls from the cheeks
MOUTH
  • Dryness of mouth.
  • Bad taste, metallic, bitter and sour.
  • To ngue, metallic taste at tip.
  • Tongue coated grayish white in center with red edges or tip.
  • Papillae enlarged and prominent.
  • Tongue thickly coated.
  • Swelling of the upper lip.
  • Nose - Dry mucus membrane indoors, fluent coryzaCommon head cold with nasal dischargeAcute inflammation of the nasal mucous membranes, producing sneezing, congestion, and watery discharge., profuse, watery and bland outdoors.
  • Dryness and sticking pain in posterior nares, worse on swallowing.
  • Rhinitis with sneezing and edema of the nasal mucus membranes.
  • Pain in the sinuses.
  • Tickling sensation with headaches and dry throat.
  • Perspiration - Drenching sweats.
  • Oily, musty sweat
THROAT
  • Dry larynx, congested, raw, burn ing, worse on left side.
  • As of a splinter stuck across the throat.
  • Pharynx congested, red and dry, with rawness and burning
CHEST
  • Angina pectoris.
  • Anxiety about chest feels as if constricted.
  • Constitutions - Suited to the phosphoric or carbonic types, general ly hyperthyroids.
  • Nervous temperament.
  • Psoric, tubercular and sycotic range of dispositions.
  • Ready exci tability of heart’s action weak with numbness of fingers.
  • Tachycardia (Naja.).
  • Palpitations, worse least exertion, hammering, beats felt in ear.
  • Heart pains radiate into axilla.
  • Clutching, constricting pains, worse lying down, causing short breath.
  • Severe heart pains.
  • HypertrophyAbnormal enlargement of an organThe increase in the volume of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its component cells. after hard labor.
  • As if blood were rushing downwards, through the body.
  • Jumping sensation at heart.
  • Large veins on arms and hands.
  • Valvular diseases of heart (Naja).
  • Weak, frequentpulse with inability to lie down.
  • Kidneys - Pressing urge to urinate.
  • Frequent urination during the day.
  • Burning along urethra, increase of uric acid.
  • Increased flow of urine, polyuriaAbnormally excessive urinationThe production of abnormally large volumes of dilute urine, causing frequent urination., some albumen and sugar.
  • Urine smells of violets.
  • Bedwetting in weakly children who are nervous and irritable.
  • Diabetes mellitus.
  • Breathlessness better lying in recumbent position.
  • Dry, painful cough with scanty, difficult expectoration and burning in pharynx.
  • Cough on entering a warm room from cool air.
  • 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..
  • Allergies
ABDOMEN
  • Increased appetite.
  • Thirst for cold water.
  • Pains, tenderness, aggravated by eating, ameliorated in the evening.
  • DyspepsiaIndigestion or upper abdominal discomfortDiscomfort or pain in the upper abdomen, often associated with nausea, bloating, heartburn, or acid reflux. before menses.
  • FlatulenceGas accumulation in stomach or intestinesThe presence of excessive air or gas in the digestive tract, causing bloating and wind., much flatus in abdomen.
  • Nausea, worse riding in a car, better in cool air.
  • Vomiting of pregnancy.
  • Temperature - Hot flushes, then chills or drenching sweats.
  • Bearing and aching down through pelvis into anterior thigh.
  • Acute cramping pains with cold sweating.
  • Pain after eating.
  • Pain midway between um bilicus and either anterior sup erior iliac spine.
  • Sharp, cutting, colicky pains with fullness, worse on pressure and walking, better bending forward and after passage of flatus.
  • Large quantities of flatus passed from bowels often smelling of hydrogen sulphate.
  • Rolling flatulence with gurgling, then loose, gassy stool.
  • Insatiable appetite, always wants something more interesting to eat.
  • Desire for sweets and thirst for cold water.
  • Aversion to greasy foods
GENITALS ETC
  • AmenorrheaAbsence of menstrual periodsAn abnormal absence of menstruation. in young girls.
  • Pelvic congestion ameliorated by menses.
  • AmeliorationImprovement or relief of symptomsA change or modification that results in feeling better, or a decrease in symptom severity. of premenstrual discomforts by the menses often too early.
  • Metrorrhagia.
  • Endometriosis.
  • Gnawing in the uterus.
  • Uterine fibroids.
  • Vomiting of pregnancy.
  • Puerperal, convulsions insan ity.
  • Tendency to miscarriage or premature birth.
  • Puerperal psychosis.
  • Uterine atony after giving birth.
  • Sterility
EXTREMITIES, LIMBS
  • RheumaticRelating to joint or muscle painDescribe pain, stiffness, or inflammation affecting joints, muscles, or connective tissues. arthritis with tendency to obesity, coldness and cramps of limbs.
  • Aching pains.
  • Trembling of limbs and entire body.
  • Edema of legs.
  • Numbness, left fingers then right leg.
  • Itching without e ruption, worse night.
  • Peeling of skin of lower limbs.
  • Cold limbs.
  • Cold, clammy hands.
  • Left hand icy cold.
  • Abnormal growth of limbs due to excessive exertion.
  • Liver - Cutting pain in liver, worse deep breathing.
  • 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. with itching, in the newborn child, accompanied by vomiting
BACK AND NECK
  • Backache.
  • Breasts tumors and cysts.
  • Deficient in breast milk
SKIN
  • EczemaItchy, inflamed skin conditionAn inflammatory skin rash causing dry, red, itchy, and sometimes cracking or blistered skin patches..
  • Psoriasis associated with obesity.
  • Very dry skin.
  • Itching without eruption, worse night.
  • Brown swellings.
  • Swelling of glands of stony hardness.
  • Symmetrical serpiginous eruptions.
  • Jaundice with itching, in the newborn child, accompanied by vomiting.
  • UrticariaHives or itchy raised skin weltsA skin outbreak of red, itchy, swollen bumps triggered by allergic reactions, friction, or stress..
  • Ichthyosis.
  • LupusAutoimmune inflammatory diseaseA chronic autoimmune disease where the body's immune system attacks its own tissues and organs..
  • Peeling skin of lower limbs.
  • Scleroderma
SLEEP
  • InsomniaPersistent inability to fall or stay asleepA sleep disorder marked by difficulty falling asleep, waking up too early, or unrefreshing sleep..
  • Difficulty in falling asleep.
  • Nightmares.
  • Wakes for no reason

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📚 Literature Citation & References:
This clinical profile is compiled from: Robin Murphy, MD — Lotus Materia Medica, 3rd Edition; Samuel Hahnemann — Materia Medica Pura; William Boericke — Pocket Manual of Homeopathic Materia Medica; and Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad — Homeopathy: Like Cures Like. Compiled in accordance with classical homeopathic provings and clinical practice.
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