by Adolph von Lippe — Text Book of Materia Medica
Colliquative perspiration. Perspires from the least exertion; when eating; all night (with tuberculosis).
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Eupion appears in 4 of the 13 classic books on Similia. Each was written to do a different job — here is what each adds on this remedy, with the opening of its entry.
“On distilling wood-tar a volatile oil is obtained, which separates into a lighter and heavier oil; the heavier oil is Kreasote , the lighter Eupion. Formula Preparation , ? Authority. Symptoms, by Dr. Wahle, from "self, sons, daughters, from Dr. Bertoldi, and others, in Rome," Int. Hom. Press, v, p. 91. (Communicated…”
“Wood-tar distillation (EUPION) Marked female symptoms, and backache. A remedy for uterine displacements . Pain in back, followed by a bland leucorrhœa. Menses too early and copious; flow thin. Intense sweat from slightest exertion . Disgusting dreams. Sensation as if whole body were made of jelly. Vertigo; everything…”
“On distilling wood tar a volatile oil is obtained, which separates into a lighter and heavier oil; the heavier oil is Kreasote, the lighter is Eupion. C 5 H 12 . Amenorrhœa / Cough / Cramps / Dreams / Epistaxis / Glandular swellings / Groins, pain in / Hæmorrhages / Headache / Leucorrhœa / Menorrhagia / Neuralgia /…”
Kent's Repertory lists Eupion in 421 rubrics. These are the ones where it carries the highest grade — the symptoms Kent treated as most characteristic. Most of them sit in EXTREMITIES (83), HEAD (51), ABDOMEN (45), BACK (36), FEMALE GENITALIA (23).
