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Hippomanes

19 sectionsBoericke · 6Clarke · 13

Essence

Prologue
Boericke

A Meconium Deposit out of the Amniotic Fluid taken from the Colt

The old famous Aphrodisiacum of the Greek authors.

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Keynotes

Characteristics
Clarke

The clinical experience with this remedy has been so limited, that but few

characteristic indications have been made out. These, however, are peculiar: Icy coldness in

  • stomach.
  • Violent pain in wrists.
  • Paralysis of wrist in morning in bed.
  • Weakness of hands and

fingers so that he cannot hold anything. A case of chorea was cured on these last symptoms.

There is weakness, restlessness, melancholy. The headache is > lying on painful side, < walking

in sun. Chilliness, > from being covered. A peculiar sensation is as if the head would fall forward

on walking; as of a plug in the throat; as if a swelling retarded the flow of the urine. There is

desire to lie down, but no relief on doing so.

Mentals

Symptoms — Mind
Clarke

Melancholy; a young man sits in the corner and does not want to have anything to do

with the world.—Restlessness; must move from place to place.

Head

Symptoms — Head
Clarke

Sensation of lightness in head.—Pressive pain in temples.—Headache, with giddiness,

heat in head, sleepiness, yawning, thirst—Violent headache; heaviness on vertex; when walking

it feels as if head would fall forward.—Headache > when lying on painful side; < when walking

in sun.—The head feels so heavy that it falls forward if he raises himself—The hair becomes

nearly dry; falling off of hair.

Eyes

Symptoms — Eyes
Clarke

The light of the candle looks blue.—Stitches in eyes (with headache).—Painfulness of

eyes when moving them, with headache.

Mouth

Symptoms — Mouth
Clarke

Bitter taste in mouth.—Tongue coated white, with redness of tip.—Increased secretion

of saliva, with headache or sore throat.

Stomach

Stomach
Boericke

Icy coldness in stomach.

Symptoms — Stomach
Clarke

Nausea, esp. in a draught of air—Icy coldness in stomach.—Sensation of

emptiness in stomach (and head).

Stool

Symptoms — Stool and Anus
Clarke

Soft stool, with vomiting; discharge of prostatic fluid after

micturition.—Hard stool, in balls.—Spasmodic contraction of sphincter ani.

Urinary

Symptoms — Urinary Organs
Clarke

Frequent discharge of watery urine.—Urine discharged in a small stream,

with straining—it feels as if a swelling retarded it; prostatitis—Drawing pain from anus through

urethra.

Male

Male
Boericke

Sexual desire increased. Prostatitis. Drawing pain in testicles.

Respiratory

Symptoms — Respiratory Organs
Clarke

Larynx feels raw, as if air were too cold.—Tickling in throat when

breathing.—Cough, barking, during sleep.

Upper Limbs

Symptoms — Upper Limbs
Clarke

Left arm feels as if paralysed.—Violent pain in wrists —Paralysis of wrist,

every morning in bed.—Sensation in wrist as if sprained, esp. 1—Great weakness of hands and

fingers, so that he cannot hold anything. —Formication on r. hand.

Lower Limbs

Symptoms — Lower Limbs
Clarke

Weakness, and as if sprained, in knees——Weakness and sensation of dryness

in foot joints and soles of feet—Cramps in soles of feet, in evening.—Cold feet.

24. Generalities—Great weakness of body and mind.—Great weakness and debility, with pale

face.—Desire to lie down, with no relief on doing so.—Chorea.

Extremities

Extremities
Boericke
  • Violent pain in wrist.
  • Paralysis of wrists.
  • Sprained sensation in wrist.
  • Great weakness of hands and fingers.
  • Weakness in joints of feet, knee, and soles.
  • Chorea.
  • Much weakness after growing too fast.

Fever

Symptoms — Fever
Clarke

Chill, beginning in back.—Chill, > being warmly covered in bed.—Heat in evening,

with dull headache.

Relations

Relations
Clarke
  • Antidoted by: Coffee.
  • Caust.
  • relieved the paralysis of wrist.
  • Compare: Anac.
  • (plug

sensation).

Relationship
Boericke

Compare: Caustic.

Posology

Dose
Boericke

Sixth to thirtieth potency.

Classical Posology

Acute
  • 30C or 200C · repeat every 1–4 h depending on intensity
  • Stop on improvement · reassess in 24–48 h
  • For sensitive / elderly / paediatric: prefer LM1 or 30C
Constitutional
  • 200C or 1M single dose · wait 4 weeks
  • Alternative: LM1 daily × 10 days · ascend on retest
  • Hering's-Law follow-up adapts the next script
Citations: Organon §246 (interval / repetition) · §161 (plussed water) · §282 (LM ascension) · Kent on selection · Vithoulkas on second prescription. Open Repertify for the case-specific dose with the rule cited inline.
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