Hamamelis Virginiana
Witch-hazel
By William Boericke тАФ Pocket Manual of Homoeopathic Materia Medica & Repertory
(HAMAMELIS VIRGINICA)
Venous congestion, h├жmorrhages, varicose veins, and h├жmorrhoids, with bruised soreness of affected parts , seem to be the special sphere of this remedy. Acts upon the coats of the veins causing relaxation with consequent engorgement. Passive venous h├жmorrhages from any part. Great value in open, painful wounds, with weakness from loss of blood. After operations, supersedes the use of morphia (Helmuth).
Head
Wants "the respect due to me" shown. Feeling as of a bolt from temple to temple. Fullness, followed by epistaxis. Numbness over frontal bone.
Eyes
Painful weakness; sore pain in eyes; bloodshot appearance; inflamed vessels greatly injected. Hastens absorption of intraocular h├жmorrhage. Eyes feel forced out.
Nose
Bleeding from nose profuse; flow passive, non-coagulable, with tightness in bridge of nose. Bad odor from nose.
Throat
Mucous membrane distended and bluish; varicosis of throat.
Stomach
Tongue feels burnt. Thirst. Blisters on side. H├жmatemesis of black blood. Throbbing and pain in stomach.
Stool
Anus feels sore and raw. H├жmorrhoids, bleeding profusely, with soreness . Dysentery. Pulsation in rectum.
Urine
H├жmaturia, with increased desire.
Female
Ovarian congestion and neuralgia; feel very sore. Vicarious menstruation. Uterine h├жmorrhage, bearing-down pain in back. Menses dark, profuse, with soreness in abdomen. Metrorrhagia, occurring midway between menstrual periods . Intermenstrual pain (Jas. W. Ward). Vagina very tender. Profuse leucorrh┼Уa. Vulva itches. Milk-leg, h├жmorrhoids, and sore nipples, after confinement. Metrorrhagia; passive flow. Vaginismus, ovaritis, soreness over whole abdomen. Phlegmasia alba.
Male
Pain in spermatic cord, running into testes. Varicocele. Pain in testicles. Orchitis. Testicles enlarged, hot, and painful. Epididymitis.
Respiratory
H├жmoptysis; tickling cough. Chest feels sore and constricted.
Back
Sore pain down cervical vertebr├ж. Severe pain in lumbar and hypogastric region, extending down legs.
Extremities
Tired feeling in arms and legs. Very sore muscles and joints. Varicose veins. Chilliness in back and hips, extending down legs. Neuralgia of internal saphenous nerve.
Skin
Bluish chilblains. Phlebitis. Purpura. Varicose veins and ulcers; very sore. Burns. Ecchymosis. Traumatic inflammations ( Arnica ).
Modalities
Worse , warm, moist air.
Relationship
Compare in h├жmorrhoids: Calc fluor; Aloe; Mur ac in varicose veins. Mangifera indica .
Compare: Arnica; Calend; Trillium; Bellis; Sulph ac; Pulsatilla .
Antidote: Arnica .
Complementary: Ferrum .
Dose
Tincture, to sixth attenuation. Distilled extract locally.