Hydrocotyle (HMT)

Hydrangea 381HYDRANGEA

This remedy is prepared from a tree called Seven Barks. It is related to the diseases of the kidney , though it is not very commonly used. One of its most prominent symptoms is the presence of excessive amounts of salts in the urine and the formation of sediments, which settle in the form of a thick white🌿 WhiteMateria Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines. layer. Besides this, the patient may start passing blood in th e urine (haematuria), sm all stones or crystals, which injure the urethra and caus e severe burning pain. For these symptoms, Hydrangea🌿 HydrangeaMateria Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines. is very useful . Passing reddish coloured urine, a burning sensation, and the presence of gravel🌿 GravelMateria Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines. in the urine, are also found in Lycopodium🌿 LycopodiumMateria Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines.. Hydrangea is al so very useful in the treatment of senile enlargement of the prostate . If the prostatic enlargement is non cancerous and there is evidence of deposit of salts in the urine, one must use Hydrangea. Potency: up to 30.

Hydrastis🌿 HydrastisMateria Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines. 383HYDRASTIS

Clinical Observations

The medicine Hydrastis is prepared fro m the roots of orange tree. It is very important in the treatment of liver diseases . It is also related to the skin and inner linings (mucous membranes). Amongst its superficial symptoms, skin ulcers are very conspicuous. When these ulcers change into cancer , and do not respond to a ny other treatment, Hydrastis must not be forgotten. By the grace of God, Hydrastis is known to control these dangerous kinds of ulcers growing out of hand. Hydrastis is very effective against the deep-seated cancerous masses and chronic ulcers of the eye . Honey is the best form of local treatment for these chronic ulce rs. The local application of pure honey two to three times a day will in itially increase the exudationDischarge of fluid or pus from tissueThe process of fluid, cells, or other cellular substances slowly discharging from blood vessels or inflamed tissues. of the fluid, following which the ulcers start to heal.

Recent research has shown that cancerous wounds that do not respond to any other medicines are cured with local application of honey. Being deeply related to the liver diseases , Hydrastis affects the appetite. A very peculiar symptom is that there is a feeling of strong craving and weakness while hungry, even though there is intense dislike for food. However, there is no associated nausea. These symptoms are also found in some other diseases, though in slightly different form.🌿 Form.Materia Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines. The cold in a patient of Hydrastis is associated with constant presence of sticky yellow🌿 YellowMateria Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines. thick exudates in the nose, which then dries up . On picking the nose, the ch ildren develop sores, from which blood may ooze. Hydrastis is the best remedy for these kinds of sores in the nose. The symptoms of Hydrastis are relieved with rest.

When the ailment aggravates, the face shows signs of 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. . It becomes yellowish. The eyelids swell and sores develop on them (Blephritis). Thick offensive smelling material forms in the ears causing deafness. While the patient with symptoms of nasal catarrhInflammation of mucous membranes with dischargeExcessive buildup of mucus in the nose or throat, associated with inflammation of the mucous membrane. stays inside the room, the nose stops running but the discomfort increases when in the open again. Due to the extreme dislike for food a Hydrastis patient has to live on milk🌿 MilkMateria Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines., which he zealous ly drinks and can also digest Hydrastis 384easily. The patient suffers from stiffness and cramping of the muscles. Hydrastis is also useful in the treatment of chronic pilesHemorrhoids or swollen rectal veinsSwollen, inflamed blood vessels around the anus or lower rectum, causing pain, itching, or bleeding. . There is a lot of wind in the stomach. The urine is scanty but offensive . The leucorrhoeal discharge in women also smells foul. There is itching in the trachea (windpipe) causing cough.

In Hydrastis, like Phosphorus🌿 PhosphorusMateria Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines., even a gentle laugh provokes severe coughing. In a patient of Hydrastis, apart from the aching of the body and the legs, there is increasing weakness, which improves on slow movement. In this regard, it resembles Rhus🌿 RhusMateria Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines. Tox. Although, in Hydrastis rest gives general relie f to the patient however, gentle walking relieves his aches. The feet of such a patient swell. The swelling or oedema due to liver di sorder usually affects the face and the abdomen before involving the feet. Hydrastis is in general a very eff ective remedy for the old, frail and those who get tired easily. The patient remains depressed . He believes he is going to die soon. In fact, he desires to be dead. He is both lazy and cowardly. The pain over the forehead is a prominent symptom, which is often due to co nstipation.

There is pain over the head and in the muscles of the neck. A streak of eczemaItchy, inflamed skin conditionAn inflammatory skin rash causing dry, red, itchy, and sometimes cracking or blistered skin patches. forms along the hairline over the forehead. The patient remains constipated . There is pain over the lower part of the abdomen, which becomes worse after defaecation. The stomach aches. Digestion becomes poor. The taste in the mouth is bitter🌿 BitterMateria Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines. and the tongue becomes whitish. In women, there is a tendency towards the formation of lumps in the breasts, and if these lumps persist for a long time, they can tr ansform into cancer. After the periods finish the discharge incr eases, leading to the formation of ulcers over the cervix associated with severe itching. Hydrastis is also useful in smallpox . It ameliorates its symptoms, shortens its duration and minimizes the potential bad aftereffects.

Detailed Symptomatology

AntidoteNeutralizing substance or remedyA remedy or substance that stops, counteracts, or neutralizes the action of a previously taken remedy.: Sulphur🌿 SulphurMateria Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines. Potency: 30 to 200. Hydrocotyle 385HYDROCOTYLE

Hydrocotyle is very effective against leprosy and it can also cure several other skin diseases . Leprosy progresses very slowly. The disease does not spread immediately but it slowly flourishes in the blood. Only after long close contact, the disease can tr ansfer from the patient to another person. On notic ing early signs of leprosy of the skin, the patient should be immediat ely treated with Hydrocotyle. Once the disease has well advanced and the affected areas have become riddled with deep sores and ulcers, it is too late for Hydrocotyle to work. I have used Hydrocotyle to treat many patients and by the grace of God, I have al ways found it very effective. Sometimes, the disease was fully eradicated, while at other times, the disease was rendered very mild.

Lupus is another skin disease, which along with leprosy is thought to be incurable. Lupus appears in seve ral different forms. In addition to the formation of blisters or sores and itching, in Lupus the skin starts to become tense and then shrinks. There is a lot of pain and anguish. Hydrocotyle is very useful against this disease also. Hydrocotyle has been found to be effective agains t the common itch without formation of swellings on the skin or the appearance of pimples and wounds. Similarly, another drug, Dolichos, is also very effective for the treatment of a dry, obstinate type of itch. If the skin becomes thick and scaly like that of a fish, this is the symptom of Psoriasis. These symp toms should not be confused with leprosy. Instead the patient should be treated for Psoria sis. Psoriasis requires a lengthy, careful treatment w ith very deep ac ting medicines.

There is another skin disease sim ilar to Lupus, in which fish-like scales start to appear, when the patient should be given Psorinum 1000 or Arsenic 1000. The basic difference between Psorinum and Arsenic is that in Psorinum, the discharges have a strong bad smell. If an offensive smell comes from the mo uth, armpits and feet , without any obvious underlying disease, for this problem Rhus Glabra in potency 6X is very effective. I have also used it in homoeopathic potency 6 and found it quite useful. Hydrocotyle is very useful in Psoriasis also. If the Psoriasis is more prominent on the palms of the hands a nd the soles of the feet, for that Hydrocotyle 386also, Hydrocotyle should be used. Even if the itching on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet is no t due to Psoriasis, Hydrocotyle is still useful against th is type of itch.

Another extremely dange rous disease is the cancer of the cervix of the uterus . The detailed account is given under Helonias and Carbo🌿 CarboMateria Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines. Animalis. According to cancer expert s, there is no cure for this. The disease can recur even after the su rgical removal of the uterus. Hydrocotyle is extremely useful in alleviating the pain due to this cancer but it does not offer complete cure. However, if there is a formation of ulcers, redness or inflammation at the mouth of the uterus (cervix), one should not forget Hydrocotyle.