🧬 Remedy Miasm: Psoric Miasm
The Psoric miasm is considered the mother of all chronic diseases. It primarily manifests as functional nervous weakness, allergies, skin itching, eruptions, and hypersensitivity.
▲GENERAL
The first homeopathic symptomatology was established by Proll, Stager, Schier and Black
during the second half of the 19th century, using the mother tinctureConcentrated liquid raw extractA mother tincture prepared by soaking botanical, animal, or mineral raw materials in alcohol and water. and low potencies.
Proell made a provingTesting a remedy on healthy volunteersThe systematic method of administering a substance to healthy subjects to observe and record the symptoms it produces.
of the tincture and the symptoms developed resembling an epileptic aura and petit mal, which had the
additional epileptic feature of recurrence they recurred frequently for two years.
Vise, affects the nerves and female sexual organs.
Lowered blood pressure.
Dilated blood vessels but does
not act on the centers in the medulla.
Pulse is slow due to central irritation of the vagus.
The symptoms point
to rheumaticRelating to joint or muscle painDescribe pain, stiffness, or inflammation affecting joints, muscles, or connective tissues. and gouty complaints, neuralgiaSharp nerve pain along a nerve pathIntense, shooting, or burning pain that radiates along the course of one or more nerves., especially sciaticaNerve pain radiating from the lower back down the legsPain radiating along the sciatic nerve, which runs down one or both legs from the lower back..
EpilepsyNeurological disorder causing seizuresA neurological disorder marked by sudden recurrent episodes of sensory disturbance, loss of consciousness, or convulsions., feels a glow that rises up from feet to head.
ChoreaInvoluntary twitching movementsA neurological disorder characterized by jerky, involuntary movements affecting the shoulders, hips, and face. and metrorrhagia.
Chorea from fright.
Symptoms
like epilep tic aura and petit mal.
General tremor as if all muscles are in fibrillary contraction.
Neuralgia.
Paresthesia.
RheumatismJoint, muscle, or tissue painInflammatory pain, stiffness, and swelling in joints, muscles, or surrounding connective tissues., tearing pains.
Rheumatoid condition ameliorated in fresh air and by the movement.
Gouty.
Sciatica with otorrheaDischarge of fluid from the earAny drainage or discharge of fluid, pus, or blood exiting the ear canal..
Spinal pains from uterine causes.
Feeling of lightness as if floating on air.
The brain is swaying around the inside the skull.
Congestion in the
head with head aches and vertigoSensation of dizziness or spinningA feeling of movement or spinning of oneself or the surroundings when there is no actual movement..
Blood would not clot and wounds would not heal.
Bleeding of bright red
blood from the uterus.
Valvular disease with disturbances in sexual sphere.
Rheumatic deafness.
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..
Hypertensive albuminuria.
Nausea at the sight of the bottle containing the
medicine to be taken.
PruritusSevere itching of the skinAn uncomfortable, irritating sensation of the skin that creates an urge to scratch..
Burning cold under the right shoulder
▲MODALITIES ETC
Better by counter-pressure, resting quietly, walking in the fresh air.
Worse by slightest movement.
Worse winter, cold, stormy weather, becoming chilled while hot, heat.
2Guipsine➔active principle - exalts the hypotensive properties of Viscum.
3Hed➔Intercranial pressure. (4 ) Bry. - Vertigo in the morning on rising, prickling pains, aggravated by movement,
great thirst, dry constipation, menses copious with brown blood.
4Bell➔Neuro-vascular congestion, fear of
imaginary things, hypersensitivity and hyper -exicitability o f the senses, pulse strong, irregular, menses too
early with bright red, hot blood.
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Aeon, (rheumatism).
▲MIND
Apathy, sadness.
Lack of optimism liveliness.
Irritable, sad, morose.
Restless, ner vous, thoughtless,
shakes with impatience.
Unable to carry out intellectual activities.
Thoughts keep turning to past events, for
hours on end.
Obsessive persistence of thoughts.
Sensation of strength, optimism, gaiety, desire to undertake anything, full of ideas for the future.
Hallucinatory
psychosis.
Extremely sensitive to noise.
Fear of telephones.
▲VERTIGO, DIZZINESS
Vertigo, persistent after epilep tic attack.
Sensation of lightness, as if floating on air.
Severe attacks
of vertigo totters and has to hold on to the furniture.
Vertigo occurs on rising from movement, by moving the
head quickly, tends to fall backwards.
Vertigo never occurs when
lying down.
Vertigo when looking out of a window.
COMMENTS - Two women took Vise, to procure abortion.
Every muscle save those of the eyes became
paralyzed, as did also the intestinal tract.
They could not swallow and died of starvation in consequence, the
bowels being obstinately constipated.
The muscles of speech were also paralyzed.
A boy, 14, ate some berries, soon after be gan to feel giddy and then be came insensible.
He was found with
suffused countenance, lips livid, conjunctiva injected, pupils slightly dilated and fixed, pulse slow and full,
bounding, breathing slow, stertorous.
On pricking the soles the feet were quickly drawn up.
Then, cold applications aroused him, when he began to
talk incoherently, had spectral illusions and was inclined to be violent.
In a pamphlet on “Viscum Album” Dr.
George Black of Torquay put together most of the facts relating to this
plant including four new provings, by himself and three female provers.
Black removed with Vise.
3c lumbagoPain in the lower back regionA general term for acute or chronic pain in the lower back or lumbar region. from chill, tearing pain, wants something to press against it.
Lumbago,
right, extending to right buttock, worse by slightest movement.
Pain in sacral region, unable to turn either side,
worse slightest movement, “pain of a terrible clutching nature, as if her vitals were affected.”
Cooper gave great relief with Vise, in “old spinal irritation pains.” He also named “spinal symptoms due to
uterine causes” as indicating it.
Rheumatism, “th e weight of my body on the joint causes it to be very sore,”
excessive perspiration.
Sciatica associated with otorrhea.
Burning pain from center of left buttock to inner ankle, heel as if red-hot coal
applied, leg feels heavy as lead.
In addition a number of cases of catarrhalRelating to membrane inflammation and mucusRelating to catarrh, which is inflammation of mucous membranes with increased watery discharge. deafness with noises in the ears
were cured or greatly improved.
Belcher gave to a girl, 17, suffering from chorea, 5 drop doses of a tincture of leaves and berries.
On the
second day he was called to see her and found her suffering as if under the influence of an opiate.
Black also quoted William Huber’s experi ences with Vise., the first case was of retained placenta with
constitutional symptoms after miscarriage at sixth month.
Expulsion rapidly effected by Vise.
3c.
A man, 22, robust, fair took a chill from traveling in ice-cold wind.
Got a drawing, tearing pain in left lower jaw,
lasting some hours.
Succeeded by loud buzzing and stopped -up feeling, ending in complete deafness of that
ear.
Vise.
3c cured.
Metrorrhagia following suppression from working in water.
Sciatica left side, cured with Vise.
3c.
Rheumatism
from wading ill -shod through great tracts of snow, cured with Vise.
3c.
HydrothoraxFluid accumulation around the lungsA non-inflammatory accumulation of serous fluid in the pleural cavity (around the lungs). (right) from chill with
shooting in spleen, cured with Vise.
4c and 3c.
John Wilde made a tincture of the bruised leaves and gave 5 drop doses to a boy, 14, who had chorea affecting
face and limbs.
There was improvement in two days and in a few weeks a complete cure.
A boy, nine, strumous with tendency to skin disease, was affected with chorea after a fright.
He was completely
changed in expression, speech quite inarticulate, look idiotic.
The movements continued at night and the boy was worn out for want of sleep.
Vise., 1 to 2 drop doses, did
no good.
The dose was then increased to 15 drops .
Improvement set in at once and a perfect cure was
effected, the doses being diminished after a time because soreness of the tongue and redness of the
conjunctiva were set up.
C.
M.
Boger related a case in which persistent vertigo after epileptic seizures , lasting a month at a time, was
cured with Vise.
100,000c.
Huber used the 3x and 6x.
He considered it applicable to all kinds of rheumatism, acute and chronic, especially
when characterized by tearing pains in cases occurring in winter, the result of exposure to sharp winds and in
cases of rheumatic deafness
▲HEAD
Feeling as if whole vault of skull were lifted up.
Sudden throbbing in ver tex.
Headache, especially at
the forehead, temples andparietalbone,can spread to the whole heat.
Dull, heavy aching, numbing and
congestive, beating or hammering.
Unpleasant taste on waking
tongue coated to tip with ochre -yellow fur.
Tongue sore.
Buccal mucus me mbrane is as if tanned.
TeetWehattered.
Nose - CatarrhInflammation of mucous membranes with dischargeExcessive buildup of mucus in the nose or throat, associated with inflammation of the mucous membrane. in the nose and pharynx.
Catarrhal congestion of the mucus mem branes with discharge of a
watery or purulent liquid.
Purulent rhinitis.
Polyps.
Nosebleed
▲THROAT
Throat dry, burning with sticky discharge.
Sensation of constriction around the neck.
The feeling of a
lump in the throat disappeared in one female prover
▲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.
Nervous dyspneaDifficulty or shortness of breathLaborious or painful breathing, often associated with respiratory or cardiac conditions. with feeling of constriction in the chest.
HypertrophyAbnormal enlargement of an organThe increase in the volume of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its component cells. with valvular insufficiency, pulse small and weak, unable to
rest in a reclining positions.
Low blood pressure.
Failing compensation, dyspnea worse lying on left side.
Weight and oppression of heart, as if a hand were squeezing it, ticking sensation about heart.
Inflammation of
the coronary arteries.
Feeling of tightness of heaviness.
As if the heart is being squeezed by a hand.
Heartbeat
irregular.
Agitation and fibrillation.
Pulse accelerated or slow with fear of death.
PalpitationsSensation of rapid or irregular heartbeatA noticeably rapid, strong, or irregular heartbeat due to agitation, exertion, or physical conditions. in the chest, throat
and upper part of the abdomen.
Palpitations during sex.
Kidneys - Urinary tenesmusPainful urge to empty bladder or bowelsA distressing, constant, and ineffectual urge to evacuate the bowels or bladder, accompanied by pain. and copious urine.
Bladder paralyzed.
Involuntary passing of urine as a result of
an irritating cough.
Urine is turbid and evil-smelling.
Urine milky after standing.
Bedwetting.
Dyspnea, feeling of suffocating when lying on leftside.
Stertorous breathing.
Asthma, if connected
with goutArthritis with severe joint pain and swellingA disease in which defective metabolism of uric acid causes arthritis, especially in the smaller joints of the feet. or rheumatism.
Bronchial asthma, connected with gout or rheumatism.
Glottal spasms and rattles in
the bronchi.
Painful, frequent cough, scanty, gray or yellow sputum.
Spasmodic cough
▲ABDOMEN
GastritisInflammation of the stomach liningAn acute or chronic inflammation of the protective lining of the stomach, causing pain, indigestion, or bloating..
Heavy sensation, feel ing of a stone in the stomach.
Squeamish before breakfast and
dinner.
Heartburn, cutting pain in the stomach, ameliorated by eating and belching.
Nausea ameliorated by
vomiting.
Temperature - General shivering followed by sudden hot flush towards the head and feeling of anguish.
Feels as if someone were dragging her down fro m the waist.
Sore about waist.
Violent rumbling
and painful distention of the supra -umbilical region, ameliorated by expelling wind and leaning backwards.
ColitisInflammation of the colon (large intestine)Inflammation of the inner lining of the colon, causing abdominal pain, cramping, or bloody diarrhea..
Chronic pancreatitis.
Felt starving at supper-time.
Appetite ravenous
▲GENITALS ETC
Libido increased or diminished.
Disturbed libido.
Violent, painful erection.
Atonic discharge of seminal
fluid.
Cramping pain in the prostate.
Prostatitis.
Menses too early, copious with bright red blood and very painful.
MenorrhagiaAbnormally heavy or prolonged menstrual bleedingMenstrual periods with abnormally heavy or prolonged bleeding..
Chronic endometritis.
Metrorrhagia.
Atonic, post -partum hemorrhageProfuse bleeding from a ruptured blood vesselAn escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel, especially when profuse. with pain.
Blood partly clots and bright red.
Menopausal complaints (Lach., Sulph.).
Pain from sacrum into pelvis with tearing, shootin g pains from above
downwards.
Ovarian pain, especially left.
Retained placenta (Sec.)
▲EXTREMITIES, LIMBS
Chorea-like movements of the arms and legs.
A glow rises from the feet to the head, seems to be on
fire.
General tremor, as if all muscles were in state of fibrillary contraction.
DropsyFluid retention and swelling (edema)An old medical term for edema, which is swelling caused by excess fluid trapped in your body's tissues. of limbs.
Sciatica.
Drawing,
tearing pains in the arm.
Pains alternate in the knee and ankle with shoulder and elbow.
P eriodic pains from
sacrum into pelvis, worse in bed with pains into thighs and upper limbs.
Tearing, shooting pains in both thighs
and upper limbs.
Cannot keep legs still.
Sensation of a spider crawling over back of hand and foot.
Itching all
over.
Compressing pain in feet.
Raynaud’s syndrome.
Walking, bending is painful.
Burning sensation in the
feet
▲BACK AND NECK
Lumbago from a chill, wants some one to press against the back .
Stiffness and muscular pains in the
nape of the neck, thoracic cage and back.
Torticollis.
Sensation of a burning coal under the right shoulder.
Causations - Chill, wetting.
Fright.
Suppression of menses
▲SKIN
General itching and tingling with no apparent cause, ameliorated in the evening and by perspiration.
Formication along the arms.
Pruritus, senile and vulvae
▲SLEEP
Falls asleep late, wakes early.
Sleeps, despite exhaustion and after drinking coffee.
Troubled dreams
of war, bombardment
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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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