Homarus Gammarus

The milky juice (called Assacu by the Brazilians) of Hura is as powerful as

that of the better-known Euphorbians. A case of leprosy having been reported cured with Assacu

led to its extensive use in this disease, though, as Mure (who proved it) says, without curing any

others. Two of his provers had been affected with leprosy, but under homceopathic treatment

they seemed to have got well. One of them during the proving had symptoms of compression of

the spinal marrow with very great suffering. All the provers had symptoms of nervous

excitement, twitching and irritability. The gastro-intestinal irritation of the other Euphorbians

was marked in the provings. Clinical experience is needed to bring out the characteristics.

Farrington gives these indications: Vesicles which are so tense that when pricked they eject their

contents; sensation of a splinter under thumb-nails. The eruptions of Hura, he says, prefer the

skin covering projecting portions of bone, or the malar bones. He compares it with Cantharis.

Mure's provings were made with single doses of the 5th attenuation.

Headache, in morning; sharp at times, mostly in temporal region, <

• ▸|.
• ▸—Dizziness.
• ▸—Frontal pain; just above eyes, at times worse in |.
• ▸temporal region; from over eyes

• ▸to occiput, < 1.
• ▸side; sharp, over |.
• ▸eye, had to scowl and rub the parts.
• ▸—Pain: sharp, in temples

• ▸(r.
• ▸); in 1.
• ▸temple, and in occiput; in front part of 1.
• ▸temple.

• ▸Aching in eyes.
• ▸—Aching in r.
• ▸eye and above |.
• ▸angle of r—Aching in |.
• ▸eye with

• ▸soreness to touch.
• ▸—Aching from |.
• ▸side of r.
• ▸eye to occiput.
• ▸—Aching in 1.
• ▸eye when rising, later in

r., as if something had been blown in the eye suddenly —Smarting in eyes.—Aching pain in 1.

ball, not much affected by the light—Lids stuck together in the morning —Sdema of

lids.—Profuse lachrymation.

Stinging in nasal passages.—Burning in nasal passages extending to throat after

• ▸rising.
• ▸—Sensation of mucus in |.
• ▸nostril—Nose stopped in morning.
• ▸—Discharge from the nose;

watery, from |. nostril.—Sneezed often.

Pain near |. ear; sharp, sudden, transient, in |. side of throat, occasionally extending

to ear—Smarting and redness of throat; < r. side; back of it looks as if covered with tough

mucus, constant accumulation of mucus in fauces; next day throat sore and burning, looks

mottled, vessels show plainly, sticky mucus in mouth and throat, smarting in throat, <1.

side.—Throat dry and sore on waking; looked granulated, expectoration salt. Irritation; of 1.

side.—Sore and raw feeling; burning, posterior fauces grey and covered with membrane or tough

mucus, vessels show plainly where there is no mucus or appearance of deposit.—Soreness: < I.

side, less on r. than posterior parts; > by cold air.—Smarting and inclination to cough > opening

mouth wide and inhaling very cold air.—Pain in |. side of throat, ear, and neck, it seems to be in

the muscles rather than the mucous membrane, > holding side of head with the hand.—Tingling;

and inclination to cough, raised white mucus.—Burning in throat, r. side, and in Ssophagus,

stomach and bowels.—Sdema of throat so great he could hardly breathe.

Belching forth of tasteless wind in the morning.—Pain all the forenoon, with

occasional hot flashes.—Sharp pain after a light breakfast —Distress in stomach; on waking in the

night, > in morning, returned in evening; before and after a light breakfast; after a plain dinner,

followed by a little ice-cream; through to back, < near spine, several times during the day;

around body at epigastric region before rising, extending down back to region of

kidneys.—Burning in stomach.

Pain: in diaphragm; in hypochondria; lower part of liver; liver and spleen; in

liver and spleen during the day; in liver, < evening. —Sharp pain in region of liver (in morning);

in |. lobe of liver; in region of liver, < drawing a long breath; under ends of 1. floating ribs after

retiring, appeared to be in the spleen.

Frequent transient inclination to stool during the day.—Alternate diarrhsa

and constipation, changing every three or four days.—After a few minutes' sleep awoke with

hurried desire to pass stool, > by passing large amount of wind.—After much effort passed large,

long tenacious stool (in night).

Long-continued excitement every morning; and in night.

17, 18. Respiratory Organs and Chest.—Difficult breathing after retiring —Sharp pain in back

• ▸side of |.
• ▸lung.
• ▸—Pain: through chest; in sides, in r.
• ▸lung; through centre of r.
• ▸lung.
• ▸—Pain in centre

of 1. lung after retiring, and around body at diaphragm; in centre of r. lung and through to

scapula.—Burning distress at right of lower end of sternum; in both sides with difficult

breathing.—Intense sdema of throat rendering breathing almost impossible.

Aching: just below diaphragm; in centre of r. scapula in morning; inside of scapula, <

• ▸r.
• ▸—Sharp pain at superior spinous process of |.
• ▸iltum.
• ▸—Sharp pain, transient, sudden, in r.
• ▸side

near kidney, forcing him to sit down.

Grinding pain just above elbows.—Pains: in arms and legs; in 1. arm in

• ▸afternoon; just above elbows,< r.
• ▸—Pain just above r.
• ▸elbow seemed to be in the bone, |.
• ▸forearm

and wrist.—Pain in 1. wrist in afternoon.

• ▸Pain in r.
• ▸thigh and leg.
• ▸—Pain: in legs < above knees; in bones of 1.
• ▸leg after

• ▸going to bed; in knees; in 1.
• ▸ankle; in feet, with burning —Lame pain in r.
• ▸knee.
• ▸—Knees weak; <

• ▸r.
• ▸; < afternoon.
• ▸—Knees weak and trembling.
• ▸—L.
• ▸foot lame through metatarso-phalangeal joints at

times.

24. Generalities—Pain somewhere all day; in eyes and various parts of body and limbs after

retiring.—Strange feeling all over, was not dizzy, but when trying to take hold of door-knob

could not do it readily, but put my hand all around it and was frightened.—Felt sick, unable to

move, > moving.—Dull feeling.—Nervous feeling; but dread of

• ▸moving.
• ▸—Restlessness.
• ▸—Weakness; < walking.
• ▸—> After eating; after dinner.

Sore pimple on |. thigh, outside.—Itching: in various parts frequently day and night; of

various parts before and after retiring, > scratching, but appearing in another place.—Itching

sudden, < night, < in limbs; frequent sudden darting, on various parts, < legs.—General pruritus

most on lower limbs, esp. calves, burning, biting, itching, not > by rubbing or scratching, lasted

two hours in spite of hot and cold bathing; followed immediately on its subsidence with sdema of

lips and throat.

Slept in a chair (unusual) after dinner.—Restless at night.—Sleepy after retiring, so

that eyes ached, but could not sleep for a long time.—Sleepless for nearly two hours after retiring;

restless, had headache, pain in back, stomach and bowels.—Woke at midnight, after a few

minutes' sleep, with hurried desire for stool, > passing much wind, and after much effort passed a

large, long, tenacious stool.—Every night go to sleep on retiring, and in five or ten minutes wake

and lie awake one or two hours.—Wakefulness in the morning, but later in the proving it was

both in the first and last part of the night—Woke early and could not go to sleep on account of

pains all over, < epigastric region, back, arms, and legs, legs lame and painful as from severe

exercise and cold, expected to be very lame on rising, but felt nicely—Woke two hours earlier

than usual, with dull headache, burning all ever chest, seeming to be in the pleura, aching pain

through lungs to scapula, aching in back part of shoulder, outside of upper portion of scapula,

pain in hypochondria, extending down back, burning pain in legs and feet, mostly below knees,

so that I could not go to sleep, feet so hot that I had to put them out of bed, then the pain

extended to the thighs, the pain was so severe that I felt as if I trembled all over, but think I did

not; I felt as if I could not move, but on moving there was no pain and I felt better by moving,

could not sleep again.

Chilliness all over so that I trembled.—Feet cold; and damp; afterwards burning.

Homeria.

• ▸Homeria collina.
• ▸Cape Tulip.
• ▸N.
• ▸O.
• ▸Iridaceé.
• ▸Tincture of bulbs.

• ▸Blindness.
• ▸Hysteria.
• ▸Leprosy.
• ▸Nares, affections of.
• ▸Skin, affections of.
• ▸Spine, pains in.

Compare: Sepia; Asterias; Astacus; Aethusa.

Sixth potency.

Digestive Fluid of Live Lobster

• ▸Dyspepsia, sore throat, and headache seems to be a combination that may be controlled by this remedy.
• ▸Frontal and temporal pain chiefly, with soreness in eyes.
• ▸Throat sore, raw, burns, with tough mucus.
• ▸Pain in stomach and abdomen, better after eating.
• ▸Belching.
• ▸Chilliness and pain all over.
• ▸Itching of skin.