Hamamelis

COMMON NAME:

      WITCH HAZEL.

Symptoms

      Adapted to venous haemorrhage from every orifice of the body: nose, lungs, bowels, uterus and bladder (Crotalus horridus, Ipecac., Lachesis, Acid nitricum, phos) (A).

Small loss of blood causes great amount of prostration (Phosphorus) (G).

Much weariness; easily gets tired (Carb-An., China, Kali-P., Stann( (G.).

EPISTAXIS, EITHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE, LONG-LASTING (Carbo vegetabilis, Lachesis, Phosphorus) (Pr.).

HAEMOPTYSIS: ACTIVE OR PASSIVE, BLOOD VENOUS, AND COMES UP INTO THE MOUTH WITHOUT COUGHING, OR SCARCELY ANY EFFORT (Ferrum) (Py.).

Tickling cough, with taste of blood or Sulphur (A).

Long-lasting haemorrhage from extracting the teeth (Carbo vegetabilis, Lachesis, Phosphorus, Secale) (A.).

Nose-bleed, ameliorates headache (Ferr-P., Kali bichromicum, Meli., Millefolium, Petroleum, Psorinum) (A).

Haematemesis, with vomiting of large quantities of dark-coloured blood (Conium, Crotalus horridus, Lachesis) (pr.).

HAEMORRHOIDS BLEED VERY PROFUSELY, WITH SENSATION OF SORENESS, WEIGHT AND BURNING IN THE RECTUM; THEY PROTRUDE, AND ANUS FEELS SORE AS IF RAW (Aloe., Lachesis, Mur-Ac., Sepia, Sulphur) (g.).

Dysenteric stools, loaded with dark, black blood (Carb-v., Lachesis, Sulphur) (Du.)

Discharge of blood per ani, in large quantities of a tar-like consistency (Lept); hence a specific in typhoid fever, with a bloody crisis(G.).

Uterine haemorrhage; occurring at any time, where the flow is steady and slow (Carbo vegetabilis, FErr., Sepia); the blood is dark-coloured; no uterine pains; profuse discharge of dark blood (Sabina, Secale, Sepia, Ustilago) (G.).

VICARIOUS MENSTRUATION (Bryonia, Lachesis, Phosphorus, Pulsatilla, Sulphur) (A.).

HAEMATURIA OF DARK, BLACK BLOOD(Ars,. Crotalus horridus, Lachesis) (pr.).

Haematuria from passive congestion of the kidneys; dull pain in the renal region (Berberis, Lycopodium, Sepia) (N.).

All sufferings worse at the menstrual period (Caulophyllum, Cimic., Graphites, Pulsatilla, Sepia) (A.).

Metrorrhagia; from jolting while riding over rough roads; or after a fall (A.).

Dysmenorrhoea, from ovarian irritation (kn.).

Leucorrhoea, with much relaxation of the uterine walls (Calcarea phos., Helonias, Sepia) (Ha.).

Cutting, tearing pains in the ovary, which is swollen and very tender (Apis., Lachesis),(Bt.).

Traumatic conjunctivitis (Arnica, Ferr-P.) (A.).

Intense soreness of the eyeballs (Arnica, Calendula, Ledum) (A.)

Suggillations or extravasations into the chambers of the eyes from severe coughing (arn.).

Blood-shot eyes (Belladonna, Stramonium) (B.).

VARICOSE VEINS; HARD, KNOTTY, SWOLLEN, AND PAINFUL ( Calcarea flour., Ferr-P., Fluor- Ac., Natrum muriaticum, Pulsatilla, Sepia) (G.).

Articular and muscular rheumatism (Arnica, Bryonia, Caulophyllum, Ferrum, Kali bichromicum, Lycopodium, Mercurius, Nat-S., Petroleum,. Rhus toxicodendron, Sepia, Silicea) (A.)

BRUISED SORENESS OF THE AFFECTED PARTS ( Arnica, Baptisia, Eup-P., Rhus toxicodendron) (A.).

Back feels as it would break (Natrum muriaticum, Rhus toxicodendron, Sepia, Sulphur) (G.).

Chronic effects of mechanical injuries (Arnica, Conium, Sulph-Ac. (A.).

ORCHITIS, WITH MUCH PAIN, AND GREAT TUMEFACTION OF THE TESTICLES ( Arg-M., Clem., Pulsatilla, Spongia) (Bt.).

VARICOSIS OF THE SPERMATIC VEINS; TESTICLES MUCH SWOLLEN, WITH DRAWING PAINS IN THE SPERMATIC CORDS ( Clem., pulsatilla, Thuj,) (Pr.).

Ecchymoses (Arnica, Sulph-Ac.) (B.).

HAMMERING HEADACHE (Belladonna, China, Natrum muriaticum) (B.).

Phlegmasia alba dolens (Apis., Arsenicum, dig., Kali carb., Phosphorus, Sepia) (C.).

Great lassitude and weariness in the limbs and else-where (C.).

Scapular pains (Chelidonium, Kali carb., Phosphorus, Sulphur) (B.).

Takes cold easily from every exposure, especially in warm, moist air (A.).

Incised, lacerated or contused wounds (calend) (A.).

INJURIOUS FROM FALLS( Arnica,) (A.).

AGGRAVATION:

      From pressure; from exposure to cold air; from jar; from motion; from touch; from riding in a carriage, and at night.

AMELIORATION:

      From taking rest; and lying quietly.

RELATIONSHIP:

      complementary: Ferrum, in haemorrhage and haemorrhagic diathesis; and Fluor-Ac. in varicosis.

Compare; Arnica, and Calendula for traumatic, and to hasten absorption of intra- ocular, haemorrhage.

ANTIDOTES: Pulsatilla

Like Arnica, and Calendula Hamamelis has often seemed to act well as a local application.

Adolph Lippe

Adolph Lippe (born near Goerlitz, Prussia, 11 May 1812; died in Philadelphia, 23 January 1888) was a homeopathic physician who worked in the United States. Adolph got a legal education at Berlin. After completing his legal studies, Lippe became interested in homeopathy, and emigrated to the United States in 1837 to further his study. In 1838, he enrolled in the North American Academy of Homeopathy at Allentown, Pennsylvania, from where he graduated in 1841. He settled in Philadelphia, where from 1863 until 1868 he was professor of materia medica in the Homeopathic College of Pennsylvania. Besides some essays and treatises from the French, German, and Italian which became standards, Lippe was the author of:
Comparative Materia Medica (Philadelphia, 1854)
Text-Book of Materia Medica (1866)