Spongia

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Proving Symptoms of homeopathy medicine Spongia, described by Richard Hughes in his book, A Cyclopedia of Drug Pathogenesis, published in 1895….

Introduction

Spongia officinalis, L. Turkey sponge. Class, Porifera. (The dry sponge is cut into small pieces and roasted for medicinal use.).

Provings

I. HAHNEMANN, Mat. Medorrhinum Pura, vol. vi of original, vol. ii of translation. Contains 156 symptoms from self, and 235 from 10 others.

2. A woman, suffering from organic disease of heart, ate a piece of sponge just roasted. It had a sudden and alarming effect, producing terrible palpitation, and a suffocation which threatened to be fatal; lips became livid, respiration violently gasping; there was great pain in heart, terror, and fear of approaching death. After 10 to 15 m. these symptoms began gradually to subside, and the attack was followed by a very remarkable relief of her old cardiac symptoms, which lasted several weeks. (Dr. P. P. WELLS, Am. Hom. Rev., iii, 301.)

3. Dr. HERING was 2-3 hours in a close room roasting Sp. After coming into open air, crazy feeling; head feels as if inflated, and as if elastic; feels strange all over, and sickish; sees everything double, cannot distinguish objects, things seem to move up and down; is obliged to lie down, when all the symptoms lessen. He lay from 3 p. m. till next m. without eating anything; during n. had copious sweat, and felt the better for it. Headache on rising in m., getting better after washing and taking breakfast. (Mat. Medorrhinum, vol. i.).

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Richard Hughes
Dr. Richard Hughes (1836-1902) was born in London, England. He received the title of M.R.C.S. (Eng.), in 1857 and L.R.C.P. (Edin.) in 1860. The title of M.D. was conferred upon him by the American College a few years later.

Hughes was a great writer and a scholar. He actively cooperated with Dr. T.F. Allen to compile his 'Encyclopedia' and rendered immeasurable aid to Dr. Dudgeon in translating Hahnemann's 'Materia Medica Pura' into English. In 1889 he was appointed an Editor of the 'British Homoeopathic Journal' and continued in that capacity until his demise. In 1876, Dr. Hughes was appointed as the Permanent Secretary of the Organization of the International Congress of Homoeopathy Physicians in Philadelphia. He also presided over the International Congress in London.