🧬 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
Source: Derived from the milk of a dog (Canis lupusAutoimmune inflammatory diseaseA chronic autoimmune disease where the body's immune system attacks its own tissues and organs. familiaris ), typically collected under controlled conditions and prepared for homeopathic use through serial dilutionPotentized liquid homeopathic medicineA solution prepared by repeatedly diluting and shaking (succussing) a substance to enhance healing power while removing toxicity. and succussionVigorous shaking of homeopathic dilutionThe process of vigorously shaking a liquid homeopathic solution against a firm surface during dilution to potentize it. to eliminate any biological hazards and enhance therapeutic action.
Traditional Context: Historically employed in homeopathy for psychological, neurological,.
musculoskeletal, respiratory, mucous membrane, and gynecological disorders, particularly those involving alternating symptoms, low self-esteem, and inflammatory conditions.
It is noted for symptoms such as alternating-sided pains, throat soreness, self-deprecation, and mastitis, often aggravated by cold, touch, or menses, and ameliorated by warmth, rest, or emotional reassurance.
Modern Context: Indicated for psychological conditions (e.g., low self-esteem, anxiety disorders),.
neurological conditions (e.g., migraines, neuralgiaSharp nerve pain along a nerve pathIntense, shooting, or burning pain that radiates along the course of one or more nerves.), musculoskeletal conditions (e.g.,.
fibromyalgia, arthritisJoint inflammation causing pain and stiffnessPainful inflammation and stiffness of the joints, often worsening with age.), respiratory conditions (e.g., pharyngitis, tonsillitisInflammation of the tonsilsInflammation of the tonsils, typically of sudden onset, causing sore throat and fever.), mucous membrane conditions (e.g., conjunctivitis, vaginitis), and gynecological conditions (e.g., mastitis,.
dysmenorrheaPainful menstruation with abdominal crampsPainful menstruation, typically involving abdominal cramps.).
It suits patients with acute or chronic symptoms characterized by alternating symptoms, self-deprecation, sore throat, burning pains, or breast tenderness, typically exacerbated by cold, touch, or menses, and often seen in individuals with chronic inflammatory or emotional distress conditions.
The remedy is particularly relevant for those with a sensitive,.
insecure constitution, often presenting with psychological symptoms like self-doubt or fear of failure alongside physical symptoms like alternating joint pains or throat inflammation, commonly observed in patients with generalized anxiety disorder, fibromyalgia, or recurrent tonsillitis triggered by emotional stress, cold exposure, or hormonal changes
Delusions while sitting and thinking Delusions, dreams of snakes, vermin, insects, spiders.
Sees big eyes
and creeping things.
Sees faces, worse in the dark.
D elusion that the air surrounding her is full of hovering
spirits.
Delusion that she wears someone else's nose.
Delusions of having a horrible disease, that her whole
body is filled with pus.
Hatred.
Insolent.
▲VERTIGO, DIZZINESS
Dizzy sensation with slight nausea.
Sensation of walking or floating in air (Stict.).
Waking at night
with sensation as if bed were in motion.
VertigoSensation of dizziness or spinningA feeling of movement or spinning of oneself or the surroundings when there is no actual movement. before menses.
Vision - Blurred vision, nausea and vomiting at height of attack of headache.
Sensation of a film before eyes.
Tendency in retina to retain the impression of objects and colors, or the old image is projected into the
next.
Difficulty in distinguishing objects.
Colored spots before the eyes.
Difficulty in reading, letters run
together, page doesn't look clear.
COMMENTS - Hering stated that “Di- oscorides, Rhasis, Pliny and Sextus recommended it for the removal of
the dead fetus.” Hering added that the remedy was revived by Dr.
Reisig of New York, who used it successfully
in the treatment of diphtheria.
After Dr.
Reisig, the remedy was used by Bayard and Swan's potencies
were prepared from Reisig's 17c.
Lac-c was one of the major remedies for the diphtheria epidemics in the United States.
Diphtheria with fetid
discharges.
Diphtheria paralysisLoss of voluntary muscle functionThe loss of the ability to move (and sometimes to feel anything) in part or most of the body..
For the affects of diphtheria.
Glistening, inflamed membranes, particularly of
the throat.
Glistening, ulcerated tonsils.
Tonsillitis.
Swollen mucus follicles, covered with cream -colored mucus.
Glossy
throat, may have white patches on the tonsil s.
Sore throats, worse on the left, alternates sides.
Hypersensitive nipples in nursing mothers, cannot continue nursing.
More milk in one breast than the other, or
pain in one breast while the baby nurses the other.
For condi tions causing milk to dry up, or to dry up mil k.
Lack of milk (Urt-u.).
Restless, nervous and prostrationExtreme physical weakness or exhaustionA state of extreme physical weakness, collapse, or exhaustion, often accompanying severe illness..
Sensation of lightness or levitation,
seemed to walk on air (Asar., Calc.), as if they are floating up off the bed.
Makes mistakes in writing and
speaking, poor memory.
Periodic symptoms, worse in the morning of one day and in the afternoon of the next.
Generally left sided, but
will often move to the right.
Alternating sides.
Worse after sleep (Lach.).
Very sensitive to the cold and cold
wind, but better cold applications, worse heat.
Desire milk and spicy foods.
The modality “alternation of sides” once led Clarke to the cure of an eczematous condition of the eyelids in a
child.
The child's aunt, who brought her to him, causally remarked that it often left one s ide entirely and went
to the other and then back again.
Lac-c cleared it up in a very short time.
E.
T.
Balch asked for advice in the case of Maud, age 10, a brunette of healthy parents.
She had fallen forward
and hurt her chest while playing one and a half years earlier.
Nothing was thought of it at the time, but when brought to Dr.
Balch, she was pale, emaciated, capricious, with
no desire for play.
Her sleep was disturbed by frightful dreams.
During the day, piteously begged her mother to take her, she was
so afraid.
She felt as though snakes were on her back.
In response to advice, Balch gave one dose of Lac -c.
50,000c.
dry, and in twenty -four hours the child became more lively and cheerful and very soon all abnormal
sensations disappeared
▲HEAD
Headache with blurred vision, nausea and vomiting.
Sick headaches that alternates
sides.
Headaches over left eye on first awaking.
Oc cipital pain with shooting extending to forehead.
Migraines.
Sensation as if brain were alternately contracted and relaxed.
Severe pressure on brain.
Pains and
throbbing in temples.
Constant noise in head very sore and itches almost all the time.
Sore pimp les on
scalp, discharging and forming scabs.
▲EYES
Dark brown ring under eyes dull and lusterless.
Eyes sensitive to light, cold air.
Heaviness in
eyeballs, with outward pressure.
Eyes slightly swollen, profuse lachrymation with catarrhInflammation of mucous membranes with dischargeExcessive buildup of mucus in the nose or throat, associated with inflammation of the mucous membrane..
Eyes watery and
discharging.
Agglutination of eyelids.
Sharp pain in back of socket or right eye.
Int ense darting pain around
left eye.
Upper eyelids very heavy, can scarcely keep eyes open, very sleepy
▲EARS
Ear infections that alternates from ear to ear.
Green odorless discharge.
Sensation as if ears were
full.
Intense pain in right ear.
Very sharp pain in right middle ear, must cover ear when walk ing in wind.
Wakened at night by aching pains in the ear of the side she is lying on Noises in ears.
Reverberation of
voice, as if speaking in a large empty room.
Ringing in the right ear, buzzing at night.
Sounds seems very
far off.
Deafness from hereditary syphilis
▲FACE
Burning, flushing of face very red, and then suddenly pale, careworn, anxious.
Marked
pallor of face.
Swollen, she can hardly see in the morning.
NeuralgicRelating to sharp nerve painDescribe symptoms or pain that radiates along the path of one or more nerves. pains, worse talk ing eating or slight
touch, followed by numbness.
Cracking of jaw while eating (Nit -ac.
Rhus-t.).
Swelling of submaxillary glands.
Swelling of parotid passes from right to left
▲MOUTH
Mouth very dry without thirst.
Putrid taste increased by sweets.
Breath very offensive, putrid.
Profuse
salivation, slightly viscid, ran from mouth during sleep.
Mouth constantly full of mucus, constant inclination to
swallow, which causes pain.
Drooling in diphtheria.
Roof of mouth sore with blisters.
Fetor.
Acute ulceration
and follicular stomatitisInflammation of the mouth liningInflammation of the mucous membranes inside the mouth, causing painful sores, redness, or swelling., aphthous and gangrenous.
Nursing sore mouth.
Noma.
Jaw cracks while eating (Nit-
ac, Rhus-t.).
Dry and peeling lips.
Scurvy.
Stutters when talking fast, has to speak slowly.
Nose - Fluids escape through nose, while drinking.
Profuse, purulent nasal dis charge at night.
Discharge
acrid, nose and lips raw.
Watery discharge, followed by dry sensation in nose.
CoryzaCommon head cold with nasal dischargeAcute inflammation of the nasal mucous membranes, producing sneezing, congestion, and watery discharge., one nostril stuffed
up, the other free, alternating sides.
Stuffed feeling in nose and throat.
Bones of nose sore to pressure.
Coryza
with discharge of thick white mucus.
Fluent c atarrh from tubal nasal discharge like gonorrhea, staining
pillow greenish yel low.
Discharge of bloody pus.
Nosebleed when speaking or swallowing.
Nosebleeds at
night, only from right nostril.
Alae nasi and corners of mouth cracked.
Smell of flowers seems to send chill over
her.
Perspiration - Bathed in warm sweat, about face, neck and hands.
Clammy sweat all over.
Copious sweat of
rank smell.
Exhausting sweat after sleep, at night
▲THROAT
Sore throat, from constant incli nation to swallow saliva.
Painful swal lowing, pain extends to ears.
Sore throat and cough with menstruation.
Sensitive to touch.
Swelling of throat, worse after sleep.
Throat cold,
feels burned raw.
Sensation as if throat were closing and he would choke.
Shining glazed appearance of
deposit,pearly-white or like white porcelain.
Throat glistens like fish scales.
Uvula coated.
White ulcers on
tonsils.
Both tonsils swollen and covered with spots of exudationDischarge of fluid or pus from tissueThe process of fluid, cells, or other cellular substances slowly discharging from blood vessels or inflamed tissues..
Tonsils swollen as almost to close throat.
Tonsillitis, diphtheria, symptoms change repeatedly from side to side.
Larynx sensitive to pressure.
Lac caninum
Lump in throat.
Wakes with mouth and throat painfully dry.
Throat feels stiff as a board.
Pricking sensation in
throat.
Tickling sensation causes constant cough.
Hoarseness during menses.
Tongue - Dryness of tip of tongue, swollen, cold, stiff, looks patched.
Tongue coated white with bright
red edges, profuse salivation.
Sore throat or tonsillar swelling, with a sensation of rawness or burning, resembling pharyngitis or tonsillitis, worse with cold, swallowing, or menses.
Lac caninum (Canine Milk) 1194.
Hoarseness or throat irritation, with a tendency to aggravationWorsening of symptomsAn increase in severity or intensity of symptoms, often caused by environmental factors or after taking a remedy. in cold conditions,.
resembling laryngitisInflammation of the larynx causing hoarsenessInflammation of the larynx, typically resulting in huskiness or loss of the voice., aggravated by talking or cold air.
Cough or throat tickling, with a sensation of dryness or irritation, resembling allergic rhinitis, worse with cold or night.
Tendency to respiratory hypersensitivity, with aggravation in inflammatory or chillyHypersensitive to cold temperaturesA constitutional state of feeling exceptionally cold, lacking vital heat, and needing warmth or heavy blankets. states.
Mucous Membrane:.
Conjunctivitis or eye irritation, with a sensation of burning or redness, resembling allergic conjunctivitis, worse with cold, light, or menses.
Nasal discharge or stuffiness, with a tendency to alternate sides, resembling allergic rhinitis, aggravated by cold or damp weather.
Vaginal irritation or discharge, with a sensation of burning or soreness, resembling vaginitis, worse with cold or menses.
Tendency to mucous membrane hypersensitivity, with aggravation in inflammatory or hormonal states.
Gynecological:.
Mastitis or breast tenderness, with a sensation of burning or swelling, resembling mastitis, worse with cold, touch, or menses.
Painful menses or dysmenorrhea, with a sensation of cramping or burning,.
resembling primary dysmenorrhea, aggravated by cold, menses, or rest.
Irregular menses or leucorrheaWhitish or yellowish vaginal dischargeA whitish or yellowish discharge of mucus from the vagina, often indicating congestion or mild infection., with a tendency to aggravation in cold conditions,.
resembling hormonal imbalance, worse with emotional stress or menses.
Tendency to gynecological hypersensitivity, with aggravation in hormonal or chilly states
▲ABDOMEN
Stomach tender and bloated.
Coldness in stomach.
Burning in epigastric region, feeling of a weight
and pressure of a stone in stomach.
Weak, sinking feeling at stomach -pit, with nausea, on waking.
Gnawing,
hungry feeling, not better eating.
Severe throbbing in region of solar plexus.
Nausea on waking, with headache.
Nausea at beginning of diphtheria.
Nausea better by belchings of wind.
Sudden, incessant vomiting of all food.
Frequent attacks of severe vomiting of offensive, dark green mucus.
Teeth - Pain in left upper molars, coming from left temple through left ear.
Teeth
loose, caused by defective nutrition and exposure.
Gums swollen, ulcerated, retracted, bleeding.
Temperature - Chilly feeling lasting all day.
Internal chilliness with external warmth.
Fever and chills for a few
days, up and down every few hours.
Heat alternating with chill.
Intense fever on waking, with perspiration.
Exhausting sweats after sleep.
Wakes at night in cold perspiration with fearful foreboding.
Extreme heat in abdomen very swollen and hard.
Abdomen very sensitive, can't bear it touched.
Bearing -down pains in
abdomen.
Pressure from within outwards, as if contents of abdomen would be forced outwards.
Severe
shooting pains in abdomen.
Severe burning, in right hypochondriac and iliac region.
Griping colicSevere fluctuating pain in the abdomenSevere, often fluctuating pain in the abdomen caused by gas, spasm, or obstruction in the intestines, common in infants. with shifting
of flatulenceGas accumulation in stomach or intestinesThe presence of excessive air or gas in the digestive tract, causing bloating and wind. and diarrheaFrequent, loose, and watery stoolsA state of having three or more loose or liquid bowel movements per day., followed by continuous rectal pain.
Feeling of tension in left groin, does not want to
walk or stand.
Great hunger for large quantities, cannot satisfy her hunger.
No appetite.
Considerable thirst.
Drinks
little and often.
Pain in throat better warm or cold drinks.
Aversion to liquids, water, anything sweet, fat, greasy
food.
Desire for highly seasoned foods, salt, pepper, mustard, pungent things.
Desires warm drinks, whiskey.
Craves milk and drinks much of it, aggravates.
Thought of milk makes sick, during sick headache
▲GENITALS ETC
Right spermatic cord, low down, sore to touch.
Red, smooth, glistening, cauliflower -like chancre on
prepuce, left side of frenum, penis greatly swollen.
Buboes and chancres.
Gonorrheal with intermittent pain s
in the urethra.
When gonorrhea is better, nasal catarrh sets in Marked sexual desire.
Menses too early, profuse.
Menses scanty at first with pain in left ovary.
Menses flow in gushes.
Dysmenorrhea, abdomen sensitive even to weight of cloth ing.
Membranous dysmenorrhea, pain in left groin.
Leuconhea all day, but none at night, even after taking a long walk.
Foul sme ll from genitals.
Intense painful
soreness of vulva.
Itching of vulva.
Herpes.
Raw and bad smelling sores between labia and thighs.
Sexual
organs easily excited.
Flatus from vagina.
Bearing down pains as if everything would fall out through va gina.
Sharp pains in ovaries, alternating sides.
Pain in left ovarian region.
Heat in ovarian and uterine region.
Retroverted uterus.
Very severe after pains, shooting down into thighs
▲EXTREMITIES, LIMBS
Alternating joint pains or stiffness, with a sensation of soreness or burning,.
resembling fibromyalgia or rheumatoid arthritis, worse with cold, motion, menses, or morning.
Muscle soreness or cramps, with a tendency to shift locations, resembling myofascial pain syndrome, aggravated by cold, touch, or rest.
Weakness in limbs or trembling, with a sensation of heaviness, resembling myalgiaMuscle pain or sorenessPain or soreness in muscles, which can affect small areas or the entire body.,.
worse with cold or exertion.
Tendency to musculoskeletal hypersensitivity, with aggravation in inflammatory or hormonal states.
Respiratory:.
Sore throat or tonsillar swelling, with a sensation of rawness or burning, resembling pharyngitis or tonsillitis, worse with cold, swallowing, or menses.
Lac caninum (Canine Milk) 1194.
Hoarseness or throat irritation, with a tendency to aggravation in cold conditions,.
resembling laryngitis, aggravated by talking or cold air.
Cough or throat tickling, with a sensation of dryness or irritation, resembling allergic rhinitis, worse with cold or night.
Tendency to respiratory hypersensitivity, with aggravation in inflammatory or chilly states.
Mucous Membrane:.
Conjunctivitis or eye irritation, with a sensation of burning or redness, resembling allergic conjunctivitis, worse with cold, light, or menses.
Nasal discharge or stuffiness, with a tendency to alternate sides, resembling allergic rhinitis, aggravated by cold or damp weather.
Vaginal irritation or discharge, with a sensation of burning or soreness, resembling vaginitis, worse with cold or menses.
Tendency to mucous membrane hypersensitivity, with aggravation in inflammatory or hormonal states.
Gynecological:.
Mastitis or breast tenderness, with a sensation of burning or swelling, resembling mastitis, worse with cold, touch, or menses.
Painful menses or dysmenorrhea, with a sensation of cramping or burning,.
resembling primary dysmenorrhea, aggravated by cold, menses, or rest.
Irregular menses or leucorrhea, with a tendency to aggravation in cold conditions,.
resembling hormonal imbalance, worse with emotional stress or menses.
Tendency to gynecological hypersensitivity, with aggravation in hormonal or chilly states
▲BACK AND NECK
Backache, nearly all day between scapula, worse after becoming warm.
Cold creeping down bac k.
Spine aches from base of brain to coccyx.
Spine very sensitive to touch or pressure.
Sharp neu ralgic pain
under right scapula.
Lameness and cutting pain under left scapula, worse turning in bed.
Stiffness of neck.
Aching in neck, wants to bend head forwards.
Breasts seem very full.
Breasts swollen, painful before menses (Calc., Con., Kali-c., Puls.), and
better on appearance of menses.
Breasts sensitive to touch, pressure.
Breasts sore when going
up or down stairs, during menses.
Mastitis, worse from the least movement.
Breasts very painful with sharp,
darting pain in right ovarian region.
Constant pain in breasts, nipples.
Breasts feel as if full of hard lumps.
Breasts tumors and cancer.
Tumors re -appear in opposite breast after being surgica lly removed.
Knots and
cakes in breasts, after miscarriage.
Galactorrhea.
Loss of milk while nursing without any known cause.
Ichthyosis with bran like
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. of skin.
Very small blotches like fleabites.
Shining, glazed and red appearance of ulcers on
shin and wrist.
Crusts on skin, grayish yellow matter formed underneath
and squeezed out
▲SLEEP
Great desire to sleep.
Sleeplessness from emotional strain, with entire nervous debility, crying.
Can't
find any comfortable position in bed.
Cries out and talks in sleep.
Dreams of snakes.
Dreams of urinating, of
going on a journey.
Wakes at night with a sensation as if bed were in motion.
Symptoms worse after sleep
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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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