Common Homeo Name = Lycopodium
Full name = Lycopodium Clavatum
Abbreviated Name
= Lyc.
English Name = Club Moss
General
Symptoms. Patient
feels weakness in morning. This medicine has a great effect on the issues
gradually aggravating and functional power weakening along-with disturbance of
the digestive system and also the function of liver is seriously disturbed. Patient can’t bears noise and smells. Mild
and kind nature of lymphatic constitution. Yellowish spots found all over the
skin, mud color complexion. Digestive and urinary disturbance are the most
marking symptoms of this remedy. All the symptoms related to Lycopodium, normally
move from right to left side, acts especially on right side of body,
and all the symptoms become worse from 4 to 8 p.m. Pains come and go abruptly. Red
color sand in urine and backache
exist which worsen before urination. Old and increasing symptoms of chronic
diseases. This remedy may be used as constitutional for thin, withered, full of
gas and dry patients. Patients having weak physical power and poor circulation.
It acts wonderfully on persons academically keen, but physically weak.
Mind Symptoms. Patient
feels regular fear
of breaking down under stress.
Dislike to use new things. Having no self-confidence. Melancholy and depressed patient. Sadness in morning without any special
reason. Having weak memory, confused thoughts and become spelling mistakes while writing. Weakening
of mental power (compare with Phosphorus and Anacardium in this condition).
Dis-like new things. Eats quickly.
Head Symptoms. Headaches in the forehead which betters by removing head dress (compare with Sulphur in this condition). Headache in the vertex which worsens
from 4 to 8 p.m. and from lying down. Patient shakes head regularly. Throbbing
headache while coughing. Pain in both the temples and patient feels that they
were screwed toward each other. Hair fall and gray hair. Eczema and damp discharge
behind the ears. Vertigo and dizziness in morning.
Stomach Symptoms. Desire to eat sweet things and dislike
bread, etc. Every food tastes sour. Patient wants to eat and drink hot. Weak
digestion. Hiccough. Dyspepsia and heartburn due to farinaceous and ferment able
food, cabbage and beans etc. Severe appetite and hunger. After meal patient
feels pressure in stomach and bitter taste in mouth. Flatulence moves here and there in
the stomach (compare with China in this condition). Patient awakes at night due to
hunger.
Male Symptoms. Erectile dysfunction and impotency. Condylomata. Premature ejaculation.
Female Symptoms. Painful coition issues. Pain in right
ovary. Delayed, long lasting and copious menses. Varicose veins of pudenda. Vagina
become dry. Bleeding from genitals during stool. Leucorrhea along-with burning
sensation in vagina.
Relationship.
i.
Complementary
remedies:- Calcarea, Graphites, Lachesis and Sulphur
ii.
Antidotes:-
Causticum and Pulsatella
iii.
Comparison:-
Sulphur, Nux vomica, Bryonia, Natrum mur and Heper sulph.
iv.
Dosage. Treatment should starts with 30 or 200
and will increase gradually if needed.
Sources & References
- Kent, J.T. — Repertory of the Homeopathic Materia Medica
- Boericke, W. — Pocket Manual of Homeopathic Materia Medica
- Allen, T.F. — Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica
- Hahnemann, S. — Materia Medica Pura
- Clarke, J.H. — A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica
Content is based on classical homeopathic texts and clinical experience. Homeopathic remedy pictures are drawn from traditional provings and materia medica literature.
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