Totes
Meer (Yam-Ha)
[Natasha
Wallace]
Mental
and emotional themes.
Anxiety
Mostly causeless,
“Feeling really excited and anxious, not sure why“. When a cause was identified
it was menial. The feeling was intense and physical manifestation
prominent, “Feel very nervous not
only mentally but physically“. Anxiety felt as “Butterflies in my stomach”. “an
uneasy feeling in my stomach” and “a knot in my stomach“.
A strong sensation of “Too much
unstable energy building up in my solar plexus then moves up and culminates in
my cheek bones which makes me feel like I want to cry and
in my TMJ like I am blushing
uncontrollably. It is almost unbearable and I have to look away“.
Relaxed and Calm
This was followed by a period of mental
calmness. Provers felt “very relaxed and at peace all day”. There were,
“Strange feelings of calm resolution“. Provers tended to take everything in
their stride during this period “Happy to just go with the flow“. “My mind is
so calm and peaceful, really enjoying just being. Nothing seems worry me“.
Poor Concentration
Featured very
prominently and was experienced by 61% of the provers. The lack of
concentration < a tendency for daydreaming and “losing my train of thought”.
This lead to an inability to study
as well as a difficulty in focusing and taking in information. Provers couldn’t
“get into the right frame of mind to do constructive work.
and the attention span was so
shortened that they “Can’t sit for more than 30 min. before having to get up
and move around” and “Can’t kick my head into gear”.
This lead to study time being
inefficient, “Very aware of the fact I have limited time but am working very
slowly”. Accompanying this was mental exhaustion
Indifference
Acted
as fuel for a complete lack of motivation for academic work. “Couldn’t make
myself do any work today”, “Really need someone to slap me and tell me
to
wake up to the fact that I have an enormous amount of work and pressure at the
moment but I’m just messing around”. A tendency towards procrastination and
watching television instead of
working, despite approaching deadlines
This theme was further emphasized in
a lack of motivation to do anything, “Don’t feel like eating breakfast; just
don’t have the motivation to even make oats“.
“Don’t feel like doing anything
today”. “Just want to sit around and do nothing, no thinking involved,
everything and I mean everything is becoming an intense effort“.
Despite the lack of
concentration and motivation, provers were notably unconcerned about
approaching deadlines or tests, “should be learning but just don’t care”.
“I have a lot of work but don’t want
to do it. Watch movie instead, not stressed about not working“. This
indifference was more pronounced in some,
“I don’t care about anything, can’t
even make up my mind about what I want to eat, I just don’t care”.
Irritability and Frustration
Very prominent theme
affecting 78% of the provers with very high intensity in most provers. “Very
irritated with everyone, to the point of wanting to scream”.
“My blood is boiling and I just
cannot shake it!!!!”, “Oooooooooooooh am very irate, feels like the walls are
closing in on me. My ears are ringing, my face hurts,
my chest hurts“. This level of frustration was accompanied by
violent thoughts and impulses, “Getting highly irritated again, feel like
smashing someone’s head in”
“Irritable with lady in front of me
at the movies. Wanted to rip her head off. Then the girl next to me for
slurping, then the guy who pushed in front of us“.
“Extreme irritability. Wanna KILL”,
as well as cursing, “I am getting super duper, ultra god damn, fucking
pathetically irritated and frustrated with this situation.
I feel like smashing everyone‟s heads in including my own. Just
not able to manage thing at the moment, don’t even have the strength for a wank
to possibly calm me
down. Even feel like ripping this
book apart. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGHHHH”. Most of the irritability and
frustration was felt towards other
people with a portion being
attributed to menial things such as, “The slightest breeze irritates me”,
“Waiting is irritating me”, “Had breakfast with my gran and found
myself getting really irritated by
little things like leaving the fridge open for too long”, “Feeling annoyed at
writing in the journal, feel like I have a lot of other things
to do that is more important than
doing this as a favour to a friend“. Most of the frustration was felt in the
mornings, and weaned off as the day progressed,
A thread that runs through the
remedy includes symptoms revolving around the female reproductive system and
can be seen here as, “I have been very snappy,
I’s like I have PMS”. An interesting
symptom that came up was, “The language and culture barrier was really driving
me mad”. This is very pertinent to the
geographical location of the Dead
Sea, being located between
Emotionally overwhelmed and crying
Provers felt completely
overwhelmed emotionally, leaving the prover in tears at the slightest
provocation. “Feeling really emotional, crying for all sorts of things that
usually
wouldn’t effect me”, “Very teary
today, I have cried 3x for things I wouldn’t usually get upset about. Cried
after getting a test back and after watching Oprah, episode
about starving kids”, “Just walked
into spar and started crying. Crying for little things”, “By 13:30 h. I was
crying uncontrollably. A small incident made me feel
overwhelmed and I felt like I
couldn’t cope. I became dizzy and lost control of my emotions“. There was also
a marked desire to cry accompanied by an aversion to
company, “Felt really emotional,
went and had some wine and cried for 6 hours, just wanted to be alone“. “Feel
completely emotionally drained, couldn’t wait for the
day to end. Built up throughout the
day and eventually just felt like I needed to sit down and have a good cry and
be alone”.
Depression and Hopelessness versus Mania
This, together with
frustration and irritability, was notably the most pertinent mental theme. The
depression was felt as a deep sense of hopelessness that no one could
understand, “Feeling frustrated and
alone. Just want to cry, I’m crying pulling at my hair and rocking back and
forth. I just feel like I’m in a hopeless situation and I just
can’t fix it. No one understands“.
“Hopeless feeling. I don’t feel I can cure the situation. Whatever it is”. This
was accompanied by a great sense of self pity,
There were thoughts of “ending
it all. Just plotting the ways”, “perhaps death would have been easier than
dealing with this shit life”.
The depression was also described
as, “a dark blanket has settled upon me. I feel hopeless like there is no light
left in the world“. “black clouds”, “feeling blue”
“I have no interest in this day.
Feel like I am spiraling fast into a deep sea of depression“.
Depression was a central theme in
the remedy and was felt deeply/described as being engulfed by darkness as if
there was “no light left in the world” and they were
“spiralling into a deep sea of depression”.
There was a sense of hopelessness and loneliness in a situation that they had
to “cure” accompanied by a strong sense of self
pity. During this phase provers
withdrew and wanted to be alone as they felt alone in a world where no one
understands their plight.
This loneliness was described as
“pangs that came over me like waves”. There was a sense of being emotionally
overwhelmed which left the provers in tears at the slightest
provocation. These crying spells lasted
between 40 min and 6 hours at a time. There was a sensation of being trapped
accompanied by a need to escape to a place of freedom.
The depth of the depression was such
that suicide was contemplated # a manic phase in which provers experienced an
exaggerated sense of self belief and confidence, feeling
“superhuman”. Provers felt suddenly
euphoric, bubbly, carefree and silly. There was a tendency to put on some kind
of performance, such as singing, dancing, jumping up
and down, laughing, shouting and
“running around like a crazy person”, for an audience after which there was a
feeling of fullfillment. This phase induced high energy levels
and a happy and joyful disposition.
Inspiration and love of everything was a strong result. This phase was accompanied
by a rebellious spontaneity during which one prover
stood in front of a mirror and
pierced her own tongue. Within a day of handing in her diary she promptly
removed it and has as yet not thought about it again.
These states alternated in quick
succession.
Loneliness and Isolation
There was a pull in two
directions in this theme. A strong aversion to company when depressed and sad,
yet there was a need for someone to understand what they were
going through. “I just wanted to be
alone“. “I feel very quiet and withdrawn, just want to be alone”, “Hiding in my
room, “go away and LEAVE ME ALONE”,
“Don’t want to speak to anyone,
feeling sad and lonely and tired”. Contradicted by, “Felt pangs of loneliness
that came over me like waves even though I wasn’t alone“.
“feeling a sense of loneliness –
poor me. Nobody understands“. I feel isolated with where I am in my stage of
life“.
Needing Affection
In contradiction to the
aversion to company when depressed or crying, there was a need for affection;
“Feel an intense need to receive affection – became needy
and clingy“. “Feeling
good, a bit clingy – just want to hold my partner“.
Manic
The deep depression was
antithesised by a manic phase. These two phases tended to occur in quick
succession of one another and gave a bipolar impression.
There was a definite rise in self
belief and confidence, together with a feeling that “, I can attack anything
that today brings” During this phase provers developed a sense
of having, “some sort of superhuman
power“. as well as “ Feeling strangely empowered and good about myself“. This
was often accompanied by a tendency or desire to
put on a performance of some kind
such as, “Jumped up and down my room doing ballet”, “Feeling very bubbly and
happy with life, pulled pants up to under breasts and
ran around like a crazy person
laughing and shouting“. “So energized, so happy from teaching. It’s like giving a performance. I feel
so fulfilled afterwards”
Happiness
On a lighter scale of
intensity was the theme of happiness. This involved “Feeling unusually chirpy”,
“in such an awesome mood. Happy and carefree”.
There was a recognition of positive
energy. Eg. “Have a sensation that I am surrounded by a positive energy”, “Feel
so happy with my little niece and nephew their energies
make me feel so rejuvenated, such
innocence is a true breath of fresh air”, “I feel very energized and positive“.
Provers were generally in a good mood,
happy, bright and inspired during
this phase.
Rebellion
This may be attributed to
the manic phase of feeling superhuman and above the laws of normality. “Really
want to get a tattoo. The thought has briefly crossed my mind
before, but now I really want it.
Going to hold off till after proving. I think it’s the remedy”, “I had a sudden
urge to pierce my tongue. So I stood in front of the mirror and
did it myself“. Interesting the day
this prover handed in her diary she stood in front of the mirror and removed
the piercing. A general feeling of being “very spontaneous”.
Mood Swings
Manic, happy and
depression phases alternated within each prover with quick succession. This was
also noted by various provers in their journals, “Euphoria ,
now exhaustion, when will the
rollercoaster end?” “Felt a bit down, but in the afternoon had a sudden flip in
mood where I felt silly and happy“. “Mood swings up and
down, very erratic”. The state can
be summarized as, “My mind seems to be getting back on track. The problem is my
ability to trust this state of stability. Why do I not
relish in the state of normality.
Have I just become to used to the manic swings of moods my mind is currently
going through?” “I have contradicting feelings today: feel
confident and good about myself yet
I feel like the most terrible person to have ever walked the planet. Not sure
what to make of it. So I go back to cruise-and-don’t think
about it mode“.
Escapism
There was a sense of
being “trapped and NEED to get away” within this remedy. “Feeling like I have
to break out of this house aaarrrrrrrrrrrrrghhhhh”.
Also “a strange feeling of needing
freedom”
Empty and Neutral
When the emotions were
not flying from one extreme to another there was a period of neutrality and an
“Even and mild mood, no specific feelings, a bit numb“.
Emptiness was also experienced >
by company.
Clear Mind
Self Actualization
Strongly in two provers.
Both had a “Sudden feeling that I really need to re-evaluate my life. I need to
take a step back and sort out my true desires and needs, my true dreams,
my true talents and how I can use them
to my best ability to benefit both me and those around me. It feels like I have
a lot on my mind, and I am taking time out to think
about it”. Both provers woke up
between 3 h. and 4 h. on the same morning, and wrote an essay on where they are
in their lives at this present moment, where they want to
be in the future and a plan on how
they were going to get there. Both included self growth and self evaluation as
well as a higher connection to humanity and life. In one of the
essays the prover wants to “start a
meditation circle for peace in the middle east”. Another prover felt that his
mind was, “Open and a lot of thoughts and ideas going through
my head, including relationship,
future plans and finances“. In accordance with this theme provers felt a
clarity of mind. The mind felt “Open and fresh”and “very clear”
Spaced out and Floating
Feeling of being spaced
out and floating was prominent. This theme was also expressed as, “Time has
slowed down, in a haze”, “Feel like I’m gliding when walking”,
“A sense of being out of it, mind is
fuzzy” and “Drowsy, phased out feeling“.
Drugged
Feeling of being drugged
was experienced in several ways. Visual disturbances such as, “Eyes are not
coordinated with my mind. I see objects but it takes time to register
what it is“. “Eyes are flitting
between scenes, like either my mind or my eyes are too slow to co-ordinate.
Like I’m on a hallucinogen”, “Vision and mind are unattached.
Takes a long time to focus on an
object”, I had a weird experience with my rear view mirror. When I got into the
car I didn’t have a clear view it was as if someone had
moved it but it hadn’t moved. No
matter how I adjusted it I couldn’t get I clear view. My reflection was
distorted if I touched my nose in the mirror it looked like I was
touching my chin. It was very
confusing“. “Feel like I’m coming off an acid trip. Seeing flashes of
everything. Can’t keep my eyes steady on one thing. Notice every time
I move my eyes. Focus focus
focus!!!” There was also a feeling of being “tripped out”, and “Spaced out
feeling very intense, feel like I’m on really strong pain killers.
All drugged up“. An unusual reaction
to alcohol was noted, “Felt drugged, couldn’t remember much, eyes were dilated.
I was very aggressive”, “Instead of feeling
energized before sleepy, I went
straight to sleepy“. Alcohol tolerance
was decreased, “My alcohol tolerance is so low, I feel tipsy after just one sip
and my cheeks flush“.
Detached
Detachment ran through
the whole remedy and will be discussed as a theme later on. In the mind it was
depicted as “Feel strangely detached from a decision I made
– like it was a head decision more
than a heart decision. Then why don’t I feel right about it? Don’t think, just
cruise. Giving myself an emotional holiday. Keeping up
pretences and smiling for the
outsiders“, “Feel detached as if not part of anything at all”, “Not concerned
about anything at all, feel like I am watching myself, but not quite”.
The experience was so profound in
some that he “Woke up with no idea where I was, who I was and what I was doing.
It was like I had been somewhere completely
different… astral travelling?” and
it “feels like someone has put a hook into my scalp and is pulling me out of my
world”. The last symptom was profound when related
to the substance. As if she was a
fish that had been hooked and pulled out of the sea, her “world”.
Intuition
Intuition was notably
more developed during the proving, “Intuition has been unbelievable. I can
predict statements and events with phenomenal accuracy”
Premonitions were also noted, “I
pictured myself in a silver/grey car, love that colour. Just then my mom phoned
me to tell me I can have her silver corsa”.
Discrimination and Lack of Faith in Humanity
This theme is
controversial and I apologize, but I feel it imperative to include it due to
its relevance to the substance. There was a sense of anti Semitism noted in the
remedy.
The reasoning was that Jewish men,
in particular were weak. This is a very unusual reasoning. This information was
only elicited in the interviews as provers were
afraid of being controversial. When
questioned further it was revealed that there was a sense of injustice
befalling the Jewish people and that they were doing very little to
defend their honour and respect.
“they need to stand up to
deeds and motives and general
attitude“.
Discrimination and Violence
This theme is controversial but pertinent
to the substance. There was anti-Semitism noted during the proving. The
reasoning was that the Jewish men were weak because
Jews are being targeted and aren’t
defending themselves adequately. There was also a heightened sensitivity to
language and culture barriers. It became evident in the
dreams where provers dreamt of the
three major religions, Christianity, Islam and Judaism in which Judaism was
patronized and the prover rose to its defense.
There were dreams of war in arid
areas as well as of the Taliban. A theme in the dreams was of territorial
destruction and land reclaims. Being attacked by wild
animals and people was common.
Paranoia
1. fear for personal safety. “Tried to
get to sleep but I kept hearing noises and I was paranoid“. “I walked around my house because I got
paranoid that someone was inside“.
2. fear for the safety of loved ones,
family and friends. “Worried about friends, family, patients – very acutely –
was in tears about one of my friends problems“.
3. Most profound was the fear of
symptoms indicating a terminal disease“. I am scared that I have a terminal
illness. Feels like the oxygen is just not getting into my blood
or is not being carried due to a blockage. I
would imagine chemotherapy or radiation therapy feeling like this I don’t know
why. I just want to lie down and close my eyes
but I’m scared that if I do I won’t wake up“.
“Got scared after a coughing fit that left a great pain in my heart that I was
having a heart attack“. “Still dark stools, worried it
might be something terminal, going to see dr.
again”, “My chest hurts, can’t get comfortable, quite a worrying pain”, “My
ears are ringing quite badly, should I be worried?”.
Poor Memory
Ties in with the lack of
concentration. Short term memory was compromised, “Short term memory loss,
quite marked”. In one case memory and concentration was greatly
improved. “My memory is much better
than normal, I’m just flying through mental activities, everything is just
flowing”.
False Fronts
There was a tendency to put on a false front of
happiness and to hide their true feelings. “Keeping up pretences and smiling
for the outsiders“. “Cruising, getting very good
at faking the fact that I’m actually crying
inside. But at least everybody around me is content and not noticing anything“.
“It feels like I am putting on a mosaic front for everyone.
This irritated me more“.
Isolation versus needing affection
There was a feeling of absolute
loneliness whether it was in the “stage of life” they were in or that the world
doesn’t understand their plight. This was dealt with in 2 ways.
There was a tendency to isolate
themselves, hiding in their rooms, withdrawing and not wanting to talk to
anyone; and a yearning for attention and affection.
Spaced out/poor concentration versus
clarity of mind and self actualisation
The mind was clouded
leaving the provers with an inability to think or concentrate to any degree.
There was a difficulty focusing the mind as it would wander as well as
a complete lack of motivation to do
anything, “don’t have the motivation to even make oats”. Provers felt spaced
out as if they were just floating above reality. Some even
felt as if they were drugged, like
they were on a hallucinogen. This was experienced visually with flashing lights
and a sensation that the eyes were not coordinated with the
mind as well as through a
sympathetic response with dilated pupils and increased skin sensitivity. The
mind was detached from decisions and events. One prover had the
sensation as if “someone has put a
hook into my scalp and is pulling me out of my world”.
Followed by a period of mental
clarity where the mind felt open and fresh. This theme was felt strongly in two
sensitive provers to encompass a morning of self actualization.
Both provers woke up on the same
morning between 3am and 4am and wrote an essay on where they are currently in
their lives, where they would like to be and how they
where going to get there. This
included the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual planes. Both included a
plan for self growth and self evaluation as well as a higher
connection to humanity. One prover
included the ambition of starting a meditation circle for peace in the
An interesting dream that correlates
with this theme was experienced. The prover felt tremendous spiritual anguish
and pain. They walked into a small sea and swam across it.
When they emerged they felt
spiritually awoken and at peace.
Pace versus anxiety and paranoia
There was a distinct
paranoia during the proving. The most profound paranoia was of having a
terminal disease, but was also felt for the health and safety of the self and
loved ones. A causeless anxiety was
strong and was characterized by a build up of energy in the solar plexus that
moved upwards and culminated in the jaw leading to clenching
of the jaws. This uneasy energy was
also felt in the solar plexus. This was counteracted by a feeling of peace and
relaxation. During the phase nothing worried the provers
and stress was completely absent.
Physicals:
There were polarities regarding the
modalites with provers being >/< stooping/standing erect/warmth. There
was either diarrhea or constipation. Pains moved from r. to l.
Dehydration
experienced in every system.
Headaches described as “dehydration” headaches. The skin and mucous membranes
were incredibly dry, so much so that skin flaked and
peeled off, eyes burned and the
tongue stuck to the roof of the mouth. Constipation was common with dry, small
black stool. Patients craved water/thirst for water was
greatly increased. Urine was darker
with a more pungent odour indicating that it was more concentrated and one
prover’ s urine was actually thick.
Fertility
interesting theme if one takes into
account that the
One prover dreamed of nursing
someone else’s child and woke up with a sore nipple. There were also dreams of
artificial insemination. Provers generally slept in a
foetal position. Symptoms of the
female system included ovarian pain and abdominal pain. There was a common
sensation of something alive being inside the abdomen
“like I honestly have a baby kicking
inside of me“., “Like something growing inside me”, “someone is poking me from
the inside”, “moving around in my gut like a little
creature”. Premenstrual symptoms
were experienced without being followed by a menstrual period. There were hot
flushes and tender breasts as well as headaches that
described as premenstrual and lower
back pain. Only two women menstruated during the proving, but both noticed a
significant change. A brown bleed was bright red and
a red bleed became brown. Provers
were notably more amorous and libido was significantly raised in both male and
female provers resulting in one prover stating that she
had better stay indoors.
Language
used was very interesting. Words such as flow
and floating were common as were descriptions of ailments coming on in waves.
The depression was described as “spiraling
into a deep sea of depression”. There was a
feeling of being in a haze, which is interesting as there is a thick haze that
hangs over the
when walking”. Hearing was altered in regard to
sound “As if muffled through water”. Stinging pains were described “like I had
scratched myself and the salt was burning it”.
Provers described nocturnal perspiration as if
they were waking up in a “sea of sweat”. Flaking of the skin was described as
resembling dry salt, white lumps in the sputum were
described as pieces of course salt and nasal
discharge was described as salty.
Another theme was one of violence and emerged
not only during frustration, where provers wanted to “smash someone‟s head”, “to rip her head off”,
“wanna kill”, but in other areas
as well. When unmotivated provers wanted to
“kick my head into gear” and wanted to “attack anything that today brings” and
“take on the day with full fury“. referring to seizing
opportunities. In traffic one prover “overtook
them like a savage“. A headache felt as if it would explode if the head was
moved.
Malarial
miasm: a distinct feeling of being stuck in a situation that is hopeless. They
feel isolated as no one can understand the plight they are in. The feeling of
being stuck even surfaced
in the
dreams. There were intermittent stages of depression and absolute frustration #
periods of mania and a sense of being very important with great responsibility.
There were also
intermittent
attack of violent homicidal and suicidal thoughts. They are lamenting and
paranoid. Physical symptoms include rheuma, headaches, skin complaints and
complaints of the
respiratory
system.
Due to the
nature of a homoeopathic drug proving, only a mild form of the disease will be
experienced by the prover. The initial phases or mild forms of the diseases
treated by
Rheumatic disease
Osteoarthritis
Psoriasis
Vitiligo
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Disorders
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Articular Symptoms
Joint pain, swelling, inflammation
and progressive immobility govern the symptomatology. Joint pain < morning
and recurring towards the evening. Pain is characterized by
remissions and exacerbations.
Associated symptoms include redness, warmth and tenderness. Precipitating
factors include exercise and emotional stress where as hot or
cold sensitivities and sunlight tend
to alleviate symptoms. Pain due to active inflammation < after rest and
particularly painful in the morning. Pain often > by exercise.
This pain is often experienced due
to structural abnormalities. Disease of the cervical spine will refer pain to
the shoulder, shoulder disease may present as arm pain, lumber
lesions may cause hip or thigh pain
and hip lesions may refer to the knee. Patients often experience early morning
stiffness and sporadic joint swelling as well as loss of
function of the joint or decreased
range of motion. Location is generally limited to the fingers but joint
involvement does progress to include other joints.
Temporomandibular joint disease
causes pain on chewing and particularly restricts opening of the mouth.
Comparison with proving symptomatology:
Articular Symptoms
Pain and stiffness was
prevalent in all the joints and muscles of the extremities Pain was dull and
aching. “Slight joint pain, aching, hot”. Pain was referred from the neck to
the muscles of the shoulder incl. the deltoids, trapezius, rhomboids, levator
scapulae and inferior and superior to the clavicles. Hip pain radiated to the
quadriceps resulting in
an aching sensation
and weakness of the muscles.
Weakness was also felt
in the arms “Have to rest every 5 words because my arm and hand are tired”.
Swelling and inflammation of the joints was with accompanying
hyperaemia of the
overlying skin which was warm to the touch. The finger joints were mentioned in
particular to being stiff and painful causing spasmodic movements of
the thumbs.
There was a decreased
range of motion in most joints due to pain and stiffness (in the cervical
region experienced by 45% of the provers). Pain radiated to the muscles of the
Neck causing stiffness
and decreased range of motion.
Thoracic region
similarly affected but not as prominent while the lumber spine very much
affected and daily activity limited as a result of the pain and loss of range
of motion.
The temporomandibular
joint painful and stiff. Tension in the jaw was increased with a mild pain in
the masseter muscles resulting in pain on opening the mouth and chewing.
Extra-articular Symptoms
Vasculitis in its mild form produces
symptoms such as numbness, tingling and burning. Symptoms are provoked by cold
and small changes in temperature. Fingers most
commonly affected. Pleurisy is
common and is characterized by sharp, knifelike pain and restricted rib
movement as well as obliterative bronchiolitis which is characterized
by acute onsets of breathlessness.
Symptoms < breathing/coughing/movement; > by lying on the involved side.
Pericarditis characterized by sharp and knifelike retrosternal
pain (may radiate to the tip of the shoulder and the neck) and <
breathing/movement/coughing/lying down/swallowing; > sitting forward.
Episcleritis is characterized by low
grade discomfort, vessels appear pink and may be nodular causing painful, red,
gritty eyes as well as disturbances in vision. Peripheral
nerve involvement is not uncommon
and is characterized by hypersensitivy, hyposensitivity, numbness and tingling.
It initially affects the fingers and toes and may progress
to include the hands and feet.
Hoarseness of the voice occurs due to effusion into the cricoartenoid joints.
Constitional symptoms such as
fatigue, malaise and muscle weakness ares common.
Comparison with proving symptomatology:
Extra-articular Symptoms
Many of the eye symptoms were described as dry and burning “As if on
fire” Eyes were very scratchy.
These symptoms mirror those of the episcleritis that is common with
rheumatic disorders.
Vasculitis and peripheral neuropathy are both characterized by numbness
and tingling and peripheral neuropathy has the added sensation of hyper- or
hyposensitivity.
Both primarily affect the fingers. The proving showed symptomatology of
“supersensitive fingers” that intermittently had pins and needles and tingling.
A burning retrosternal chest pain as well as sharp, stabbing pain was
reported. < any movement (coughing and deep inspiration).
The chest pain > sleeping propped up on pillows. This pain
corresponds with the pain experienced with the pain felt with pleurisy and
pericarditis. Sleeps propped
up on pillows is a sign of cardiac distress that may be experienced with
prolonged pericarditis. Effusion into the cricoartenoid joints results in
hoarseness of the voice.
A painless hoarse voice was reported during the proving.
Constitutional symptoms that are experienced with rheumatoid arthritis
include malaise and weakness. This was a very strong theme in the proving of
Yam ha-
Melach. Lethargy and extreme tiredness was experienced by 72% of the
provers. Provers felt lazy and mentally and physically exhausted from doing
nothing.
Osteoarthritis
Joint pain is the primary symptom.
< towards the end of the day and is < activity. Pain > by rest. Joint
pain variable and intermittent and most commonly occurs in the hips,
knees and hands, cervical and lumber
spine. Small effusion of the joints may be present (knees). On examination
joint are red, warm and tender. Malfunction of the joints gives
limitation of mobility, instability and
stiffness of the joints as well as muscle weakness and pain. Stiffness is
frequent, but brief in the mornings and after inactivity with the development
of limitations of motion.
Comparison with proving symptomatology:
Joint pain and
stiffness was a prominent symptom throughout the proving. The pain was dull and
aching. Hips; and knees were badly affected, “My hips and knees are so sore I
can’t
get up, aching like I
have arthritis”. Wrists were stiff and aching with a decreased of range of
motion. A decrease in joint stability with “knees feel wobbly” this lead to
clumsiness
and an increased
tendency to injury. Hip pain radiated to the quadriceps resulting in an aching
sensation and weakness of the muscles. Weakness was felt in the arms “Have to
rest
every 5 words because
my arm and hand = tired”. Weight bearing joints were affected. Pain and
stiffness was < walking and movement as well as early in the morning.
Pain and stiffness was
also experienced in the back. In the cervical region pain and stiffness was
very evident. Neck pain was associated with a burning pain in the muscles
The thoracic region was similarly affected but not as prominent while the
lumber spine was very much affected
The lower back had a
sharp sensation over L4 and L5 which became more diffuse radially. This is
indicative of osteoarthritis as the weight bearing, lumber spine
is often affected and the
lower lumber vertebrae are first to show signs of structural damage.
Psoriasis
The lesion is a sharply demarcated plaque with
silvery scales that mask the underlying redness caused by tortuous arteries
that lie close to the surface of the skin.
The skin is dry and cracking. The scales are
due to a hyperproliferation of the epidermal cells of the skin. The cells pass
up through the epidermis and do not have time to
keratinize. The edges of the lesion are most
active often leaving a clearing in the centre.
The parts most affected are the elbows, knees
and scalp. Psoriasis of the scalp typically shows well demarcated, easily
palpable areas, but occasionally shows a diffuse, fine
scaling difficult to distinguish from classical
seborrhoeic dermatitis. Often lesions are atypical in both appearance and
location at the onset of psoriasis.
Guttate psoriasis: skin in appears to be
splashed with psoriasis. This type often follows a streptococcal throat or
vaccination. The lesions are scattered over the entire body
and are red and slightly scaly.
Nummular psoriasis: most common form and is
characterized by symmetrical disc shaped lesions that are well demarcated and
chronic.
Erythrodermic psoriasis: skin red or scaly,
most commonly red with very little scaling. Temperature regulation becomes
altered with hypothermia or hyperthermia becoming a danger.
Pustular psoriasis: takes the form of small
sterile pustules with an erythematous base. Approximately 5-10% individuals
with psoriasis appear to have an inflammatory
polyarthritis.
Comparison with proving symptomatology:
On the left side of
the lower back there was an itchy patch that was very dry and crusts came off
under the nails when scratched. This becomes so dry that it feels exposed and
raw and cracked “My skin
looks whitish and cracked”. The skin was incredibly dry with flaking of the
skin in patches on the legs. arms on the dorsal aspect, face and the outer
corners, and under the
eyes and in spots all over the body (10F:04:. This is not dissimilar to the description
a patient would give of their psoriasis.
A very red, well demarcated patch of skin under the r. eyebrow was
almost raw as if the top layer of skin had flaked off. There was a well
demarcated hyperaemic patch on the
anterior neck, this
also occurred under the breasts where 6 small round, red patches. These
symptoms can be compared to erythrodermic psoriasis where skin is red
and only slightly
flaky. An eruption of patches of little red bumps that were itchy and very dry
were noted above the hips.
Itching of the scalp
with white oily flakes and increased sensitivity, “very painful when I brush
over it”.
Patches on the back
were itchy and rough to the touch and emitted pus on scratching. Patches of
tiny pustules with erythematous bases on the back and arms on the hairline
And on the chest.
Pustular psoriasis is
characterized by patches of small pustules on an erythematous base. The soles
of the feet were dry and itchy as well as the palms. There was a
hyperproliferation of
skin on the feet with skinflaking off the toes. Thermoregulation was altered.
There was a feeling of incredible heatas well as a feeling of being much
colder than usual“I am
freezing and just want to wrap myself up in warm blankets and sleep”. In
erythrodermic psoriasis temperature regulation is altered due to the thinning
of the skin. There is
a danger of hypothermia andhyperthermia.
Vitiligo
A common auto-immune disorder
characterized by a destruction of the melanocytes in the skin. It has been
postulated that a defect in calcium uptake of vitiligo keratinocytes
cause cell death which invokes an
auto-immune response leaving the affected skin completely depigmented. In
Caucasians the lesion may be surrounded by an area of
hyperpigmentation or café au lait
spots. Segmental vitiligo is restricted to one part of the body whereas
generalized vitiligo is symmetrical and involves the hands, wrists,
knees, neck as well as around the
body orifices. Sensation in the depigmented patch is normal, the disease is
purely cosmetic.
Comparison with proving symptomatology:
Patches of
hyperpigmented skin were noted during the proving. These spots resembled sun
spots on the hand. There were patches on the legs and the neck. There was no
sensation
to these patches. They
seemed purely cosmetic.
Chronic
Obstructive Pulmonary Disorders
The initial symptoms consist of a productive
cough that usually follows a cold.
The coughing attacks become more frequent over
subsequent years until the cough is experienced all year round.
These patients are prone to respiratory
infections, breathlessness during exertion, regular morning cough and
occasional chest tightness. The sputum is scanty, mucoid or tenacious
and is occasionally streaked with blood, but is
dependent on the infection present.
Comparison with proving symptomatology:
Coughing fits resulted in chest pain and wretching due to the tenacity
of the mucous, “balls of sticky phlegm are raised, slight salty taste and
sulphur-like odour”.
Fits very intense and hindered breathing “Woke up coughing, very
intense. I want to be antidoted now!”. Provers were unable to control the
couching fits with a harsh,
barking nature. Cough dry and become progressively more productive
followed flu like symptoms.
It was
hypothesized that the proving of Yam ha-Melach C 30 would produce clearly
observable signs and symptoms in healthy individuals. This was confirmed with
Yam ha-Melach
producing a
wide range of prominent symptoms. Depressive states that feel a sense of isolation
and hopelessness in their current situation were observed. A feeling of
spiritual dampening
and an
anxiety of not knowing who they are or who they want to be or where they want
to go in life. A very strong symptom was one of absolute frustration. Other
common symptoms
included
lethargy, indifference, uncontrollable crying for long periods of time and
paranoia regarding their health and safety as well as the health and safety of
their loved ones.
Sleep was
greatly affected leaving provers feeling tired and unrefreshed. Symptoms of
dehydration penetrated every system. There was drying out of the skin and
mucous membranes,
dehydration
headaches, constipation with dark stools, strong smelling and coloured urine
that appeared thick. Thirst was drastically increased for water. The female
reproductive system
was greatly
affected with provers experiencing hot flushes, hormonal headaches, breast
tenderness, lower back pain, lower abdominal pain, a sensation of a live thing
inside the abdomen, irregularities of the menstrual cycle and dreams of babies,
infertility and artificial insemination. Skin symptoms were very marked, with
rashes and patches resembling eczema and psoriasis
as well as
acne, pustules on erythmatous bases. The skin was very dry in general and
flaking and peeling of the skin was marked. Arthritic joint and muscle pains
were common.
Joints were
swollen, inflamed, painful and stiff. Headaches were very common amongst
provers. The pain was dull, diffuse, congested and foggy as well as throbbing
and clamping.
The
temporal headaches were predominantly bitemporal radiating to the vertex and
ears and “centralizing between my eyes deep in my head“. Frontal headaches
tended to move across
the
forehead and temples and were usually one sided. Influenza like symptoms were
also experienced by many provers.
It was also
hypothesized that the symptom picture generated in the proving would correlate
in some form to the existing indications of clinical therapeutic use.
This was
verified when strong symptoms resembling those of psoriasis, vitiligo, chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease and rheumatoid and osteoarthritis were prevalent.
History; The Dead Sea has been the focus of
interest since ancient times. Aristotle (304-322BC) was the first to tell the
world of the qualities of the
and
historians (Flavius Josephus/Galen/Pliny the Elder) refer to the
Flavius
Josephus: “it is useful for the cure of men’s bodies; accordingly it is mixed
in a great many medicines“.
Galen
(122-c100): “the most beautiful asphalt is produced by this sea called „Dead‟, the potency of this medicine
consists in its drying and next in its healing capabilities; it is indeed
appropriate
that people use it for closing bleeding wounds”.
Largus:
helpful in mending broken bones,
Pelagonius:
Africanus:
healed all those who used them.
References
linking the
The Talmud,
a compilation of Jewish civil and ecclesiastic law (3rd to 6th centuries),
discusses bathing in the Dead Sea in several of its tractates and forbids
bathing in the
Composition
The Dead
Sea is situated between
continental
break-up between Africa and
The most
important factor to account for the uniqueness of the
Being the
lowest point on Earth, unique climatic features such as atmospheric, chemical,
and solar properties occur that are utilized in the treatment of certain
diseases (dermatologic
and
rheumatic conditions).
Climate:
The average maximum temperature is 22° - 29°C November - April, 32° - 37°
during September and October and 38° - 39°C in June and July.
There are
more than 330 sunny days all year round. Due to extremely high evaporation,
which is about 2 billion m³ a year, there is a heavy haze over the
The haze
and additional 400 meters of atmosphere help to filter out more UVB rays, and
create the ideal correlation of UVA and UVB rays, so the duration of exposure
to sun
can be
increased.
Observation
has shown approximately 330 days yearly of sunshine, with a large percentage of
these being cloudless, particularly in the summer. The annual rainfall is only
around
50 mm per
year. The moderate-to-high temperatures (32°- 39°C), low humidity, a large
number of sunny, cloudless days with a low annual rainfall all contribute to
allowing
treatment
to take place at the
that the
extremely high barometric pressure in the
treatment
of burn patients, respiratory ailments, cardiac conditions, and other medical
problems. Due to the high temperatures and low rain fall there is an extremely
high level of
Existing
Indications for Clinical Therapeutic Use: Magnesium is important for combating
stress and fluid retention. It slows skin aging and calms the nervous system.
Calcium
increases circulation, strengthens bones and nails and reduces water retention.
Potassium energizes the body and is crucial to replenish after strenuous
exercise as
well as
balancing skin moisture. Bromides ease muscle stiffness and Sodium maintains
lymphatic fluid balance.
The
suffering
from reduced respiratory function.
A study was
conducted on 103 patients suffering with osteoarthritis
and tendonitis. Patients were treated with baths of 7,5%
as little
as one week. By the end of the study, 80% of the patients reported less pain,
70% reported improved mobility and 60% were able to decrease their use of
analgesics.
The
principal indication for treatments with
that the
use of
their skin
lesions. Atopic dermatitis is a chronic relapsing hypersensitivity reaction. It
involves the interplay of genetic susceptibility, immune dysregulation, barrier
dysfunction and
has a
psychophysiological component.
Psoriasis
is a common non-infectious, inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by
epidermal hyperplasia, parakeratosis, a heightened mitotic activity and
increased permeability
to externally
applied substances. Results reported in a study performed on psoriatic patients
treated with
showed a
complete lack of joint pain after a 4 week treatment of daily bathing in
lesions
within the 4 week treatment period. In 1995 a study was conducted by the
Deutches Medizinisches Zentrum (DMZ) in which 688 European psoriatics were
assessed regarding
their
psoriatic condition. These patients were subjected to daily
71,4%
achieved total clearance and up to 85% of those achieved partial clearance.
In a study
conducted by the DMZ, 1718 atopic dermatitis patients were studied taking into
account the extent of the body surface involved, intensity of clinical signs,
subjective symptoms
of pruritis
and sleep loss.
The
treatment protocol involved prolonged outdoor stays and gradual exposure to
these 24
improved dramatically and either radically reduced medication or stopped it
completely. No patients required any steroid treatment emergency treatment of
any kind
during the
3 -
markedly improved (5% skin involvement, but with some active inflammation marks
or disappearance of >50% of original marks), 4 – improved with a substantial
reduction,
but <50%
of original marks.
There is
evidence of increased epidermal hydrogen peroxide in patients with vitiligo.
The hydrogen peroxide can be changed with a topical application of narrow band
UVB activated pseudocatalase cream which yields an increase in pigmentation. A
study was performed on 59 patients with vitiligo by comparing pseudocatalase
therapy alone with a
combination
of Dead Sea therapy/pseudocatalase cream. The patients had vitiligo for an
average of 17 years. Initiation of repigmentation was observed on between day
10 and day 16
after the
combination of
initiation
of repigmentation with
The only
tributary of the Dead Sea is the
a natural
buoyancy due to the increased density. It is the deepest hyper saline lake in
the world. The Jordan River as the
A
comparison between the chemical composition of the water of the Dead Sea and
its tributaries and that of other lakes and the ocean shows the average
salinity of the
(33.50%) to
be exceptionally high (5920mg/L), approximately 11x more saline than the
about 1/3
from the Jordan River and about 2/3 from highly saline springs discharging into
the
The composition of the salt is approx.
53% Mag-m.,
30% Nat-m.,
14,4% Calc-m., ccvv
4,4% Kali-m.,
Sulphates
Bromides.
Repertory:
Mind: Absentminden (dreamy)
Activity, creative
Yarning for
affection
Anger
[being beside one’s self/bursting with anger/causeless/tends to destroy
things/morning (on waking)/could have stabbed anyone/hearing other people talk]
Anxiety
(about own family/about future/about health (own health/of relatives/with
tension in jaws/for others/about trifles/> trifles)
Blushing
Carefree
Cheerfull
(# sad)
Company –
aversed to/desires solitude/yearning)
Concentration
difficult
Confident
Confused
(on attempting to concentrate the mind)
Confusion –
with headache/with sleepiness
Consolation
<
Cursing (in
rage)
Delusions [being
alone (in the world)/has an incurable/mind “As if drugged”/of
emptiness/floating in air/is friendless/errors of personal identity/is
someone/is insane/is superhuman]
Despair
(situation is hopeless)
Detached
(“As if detached”)
Discrimination
of other religions
Attempts to
escape - wants to get out of the house
Euphoria
Excited
Forgetful
Forsaken
(“As if isolated”)
Grief
“As if
helpless”
Hides
himself
Shuns the
foolishness of humankind 1 149
Impatient
(with others/during speaking of others/about trifles)
Impulsive
(to do morbid – strange things)
Inactivity
Inconsolable
Indifferent
(to work with aversion to work)
Intuitive
Irritable
(with absent persons/causeless/from conversation/crying and
weeping/easily/extreme/with people/from talk of others/from trifles)
Kill
desires it
Lazy
Mania
Memory weak
Mental
exertion aversed to
Mood –
alternating/changeable
Morose (#
exhilaration)
Overwhelmed
emotionally
Pities
herself
Making many
plans 2 201
Positiveness
Prostrated
mind
Quarrelsome
(causeless/about rifles)
Rage, fury
(with cursing)
Religious
affections, metaphysical concerns
Restless
Rude
Sadness
[“As if surrounded by blackness/cannot be consoled/aversion to company/weeping
(>/desire to weep)
Sadness
with weeping
Self
actualization
Sensitive
(to emotions)
Snappish
Suicidal
disposition
Thoughts –
of the /persistent about homicide/profound/violent
Threatening
(to kill)
Touched –
aversion to being
Tranquility
- serenity – calmness
Violent
Weeping
(day and night/during anger/causeless/desires to/from despair/easily/after
slight emotion/sobbing/at trifles)
Vertigo: and pain in head/and blurred
From
congestion
Coughing
With nausea
on waking
Head: Congestion in on waking
Constriction
(in temples)
Pimples 1
296
Fullness/heaviness
“As if brain
is loose”
Pain
[morning on waking/“As if dehydrated”/dull/exertion of; body/in forehead (ext.
above eyes/to neck/to temples/behind eyes/between eyes/pulsating)/general from
light/lying/< motion/
From
noise/occiput (after exertion/sides alternating)/pressing (>/“As if in a
vice”/outward/in temples)]
Pulsating
[in temples (and forehead/ext. to occiput)]
Pulsating
(lying/< motion/< moving head/> pressure/stooping/temples)
Eyes: Red (canthi/eyeballs)
Dry
(canthi/margins of lids/orbits/”As if dry”)
Eruptions
[about the eyes/lids (blotches/burning/eczema/rash/scaly)/tetters itching dry
burning]
Heaviness
[(lower/upper) lids]
Irritated
Itching
[below/canthi/lids (margin)]
Lachrymation
(from pain in the eye/profuse)
Pain
[burning (lids)/(artificial) light/pressure outward/> rubbing/”As from
sand”/sore]
Photophobia
(artificial light/bright light)
Strain
Styes
(lower lid)
Swelling
[lids (upper)/”as if swollen”]
Tired
sensation
Vision: Blurred/distorted
Confused
Dim
(distant objects/on exertion eye)
Flashes/flickering
Illusions
Myopia
Weak
Ear: “As if full” (and impaired
hearing)
Itching [in
meatus (must scratch until it bleeds)]
Noises
(ringing/”As if water were in the ear”)
“As if
stopped (in eustachian tube)
Hearing: Impaired (“As if fullness in the ear”/As
from cotton in ear”
Own voice
sounds strange in her ears
Nose: Congestion
Discharge
(one side/morning/clear/copious/salty/thick/watery/mily white)
Dry
(internal)
Itching
(internal)
Obstruction
(morning/and watery discharge)
Pain -
complaints of sinuses/burning, smarting
Perspiring
Sinuses
complaints (frontal/maxillary)
Sneezing
(morning/constant/with coryza/paroxysmal/violent)
“As if
sniffed salt water”
Face: Lips – chapped/cracked/dry
Red (from
excitement)
Dry (nose)
Eruptions
viele
Greasy
“As if hair
falling out”
Itching
(wandering)
Pain
[r./(articulation) of (l.) jaw/stitching]
Perspiration
(on upper lip)
Swelling of
submaxillary glands (r.)
Tension [of
skin (below chin)/(articulation of) jaws (opening mouth)]
Mouth: Tongue - adheres to roof of mouth/biting
on it (at night in sleep/on tip)/dry/pimples/nodosities
Dry
(lips/with thirst) with 2 639
Eruptions
(pimples)
Nodosities
Pain (“As
if burned”)
Taste –
altered/(water + /o. food tastes) saltish/food does not taste salty enough
Throat: Constricted
Red (r.)
Dryness
(painful/with thirst)
Pain
[burning (and dry)/raw/sore/on swallowing/talking]
Scratching
Swallowing
difficult
External
Throat: Swollen
Eruptions
(blotches/rash/red)
Stomach: Anxiety
Appetite
(easy satiety/wanting (from sense of fullness/with thirst)/increased/ravenous
Distention
Eructations
(like spoiled eggs)
Nausea
(from alcohol/after eating/followed by vomiting)
Pain
[cramping/after eating/in epigastrium (after eating)/> after stool]
Tension
Thirst
[extreme/drinking (cold) water]
Twisting
Vomiting
Abdomen: “As if something alive”
Distention
Flatulence
Pain [>
bending double/cramping (with diarrhea/passing flatus/griping)/distention with
flatulence/(r.) iliac region/sharp/sitting (bent/> erect)/> standing]
Rectum: Constipation (difficult, hard
stool/ineffectual urging and straining/insufficient)
Diarrhea
(after flatus)
Stool: Black/dark/hard/knotty/odor
offensive/pasty/quantity small /watery (yellow)/yellow (brownish)
Bladder: Urination frequent
Urine: Dark/yellow – dark/smells
strong/thick
Female
organs: Menses –
bright red/brown/clotted/dark/too early/scanty
Pain -
ovaries (r.)/uterus
Sex desire
– diminished/increased/wanting
Male
organs: Sex desire
increased
Cough: morning/night waking
And pain in
chest left side, evening
Burning in
chest
Dry (at
night followed by salty expectoration/waking from sleep/until vomiting)
Distressing
< Motion
Painful
Paoxysmal
(with vomiting)
Tickling
(in throat)
With
vomiting
Expectoration: In balls
In pieces
“Like
salt”/salty
Tastes
salty
Thick
Viscid
White
Yellow
Chest: Eruptions [pimples (hard under the
skin/itching/painful/white)/pustules
Mammae “As
if full”
Heart –
complaints of the
Inflamed
costal cartilages
Itching in
axilla 2 1177
Pain
[Iaching/burning (during coughing/behind sternum)/in heart on coughing/during
inspiration/in intercostal muscles/r. lung/mammae (in evening/< jar/<
touch/sore)/< motion/
>
pressure/during respiration]
Palpitation
of heart
Back: Eruptions [patches/pimples (in
dorsal region/in lumbar region)]
Itching
Pain
[aching/dull/sore/muscles/in cervical region/dorsal region/lumbar region/sacral
region/sore (lumbar region/lumbar region)/stitching (sacral region/in
spine)/touching]
Stiffness
[morning (on waking)/cervical region (> stretching)/in dorsal region/in
lumbar region/sacral region]
Extremities: Awkward
Cold
Cramps
(calf/thigh)
Dry
Eruptions
[desquamating/dry/itching/leg (itching)/pimples/rash/thigh – itching/between
(desquamating)]
Heat
(elbow/joints)
Heaviness
(on exertion/lower limbs/upper limbs)
Inflamed –
elbow/joints
Itching
[burning – on scratching/sole of foot/in lower limbs (stinging)/under
toes/upper limbs]
Numb (tips
of fingers)
Pain
[aching (knee)/ankle/dull dull (leg/upper limb)/elbow/fingers/hip/joints/knee (>
rubbing)/calf/lower limbs/shoulder wrist]
Perspiration
(foot/hand)
Restless
hand
Sensitive
finger tips
Stiffness
(morning/lower limbs/upper limbs/elbow)
Swollen
elbow
Weakness
(after least exertion)
Sleep: Deep (unrefreshing)/unrefreshing
Disturbed (cough/by
pain)
Falling
asleep (after waking)
Laying on
side
Refreshing
Restless
Sleepless
Waking – as
from anxiety/too early/easy/frequent/as from fright [as from (slightest)
noise]/from shocks/sudden/with desire to urinate
Dreams: Accidents/animals (dangerous/injured/huge/wild)/being
attacked/beach/been betrayed/ruined buildings/child (injured/looking
after/rescuing them)/churches/clothes/foreign country/
Danger
(from water)/sense of danger lacking/dead bodies/death of
relatives/discrimination/disease/dead bodies/death op
relatives/discrimination/disguise/danger of drowning/evil/own
family/fertility/fights/old
friends/ghosts/graves/journeys in foreign countries/losing own
family/monuments/nursing newborns/pursued (by wild animals/by a man)/religious/
Sea/struggling/being
stuck/swimming/territorial/being trapped/war/water (swimming/waves)
Chill: in general 3 1645
With
perspiration
Fever: Heat in general
With
chill(iness)
Inflammatory
fever
Perspiration
– absent/with heat
Uncovering
yet too cold when uncovered
Perspiration: in general
At night
during sleep
Smells
offensive
Profuse
On single
parts
Skin: Burning (after scratching/in
spots)
Chapping/cracks
blackish
(spots)/red
Dry
(burning/rough/< scratching)
Eruptions
[blackish/crusty – dry/desquamating/dry
elevated/erythema/hard/inflamed/itching/painful/patches (dry red/itching
violent)/
pimples
(hard/inflamed/itching/painful/small/sensitive to touch/whitish)/pustules
(inflamed/itching/painful/small/sensitive to touch/white tips/yellow)/rash
(itching/red)/red (areola)/
rough/scaly
(white)/sensitive/< warmth/whitish/yellow]
Excoriation
(after scratching/must scratch it raw/”As if excoriated”)
Formication
(“As from insects”)
Inflamed/>/</changes
place on scratching/must scratch (until it is raw)/in spots/wandering
Generals: Cold feeling
Dehydration
Excess of
energy
>
physical exertion
Food and
drinks: Desires: alcoholic drinks/cheese/coffee/farinaceous/salt/spicy food;
<: alcoholic drinks; Aversion: to sweets;
Flushes of
heat/lack of vital heat/sensation of heat
Influenza
Orgasms of
blood after emotions
Pain
[aching/cramping (in joint)/muscles]
Weakness
[morning (on waking)/from slight exertion/sexual desire diminished/from
sleepiness/with vertigo]
Sensitive
externally
Sluggishness
of the body
Stiffness
Swelling
(joints)
[??]
Stichworte Depression, Geburt, Loslassen, Meer, Mineral, Mutter, Mütterlichkeit, Salz, Schwangerschaft, Tot, Verweilen, Zeitlos
ziehen, Krampf
Gef. einer
Sehnenscheidenentzündung am Verreibearm
Arbeitshand
schläft ein (Kribbeln)
Zeigefinger und
Daumen eingeschlafen
< daran denken
Hitze am Kopf,
Gef. es könnten Wechseljahre sein, Verlangen Fenster zu öffnen
Hitze Gesamt
Schweiß vermehrt
(mit Achselgeruch)
Lustlos, Schwere,
Apathie
Augen brennen mit
Bedürfnis diese zu schließen, was nicht bessert
Augen brennen vor
Müdigkeit
Müdigkeit der
Augen
stöhnen, seufzen
Latenter
Kopfschmerz wie von Metallzwingen, Schläfen, Seiten, die von außen pressen
Steifigkeit im
Hals
Allergiesymptome:
Jucken, brennen Augen, kribbeln, Jucken Nase außen, Kribbeln Nasenflügel
Sodbrennen
verstärkt (war vorher schon da) mit Aufstoßen - stößt mehrmals laut auf
Abneigung süßes
Verlangen
Herzhaft, Frisch (Döner?) Pomelo (Bitter)
Magenknurren,
nagender Hunger, obwohl gerade etwas gegessen
schwierig, etwas
passendes zu finden bei Position und beim Essen
schwer hören,
schweres Verstehen:
mehrere
Verreiberinnen verstehen schlecht, hören schlecht, wie Wasser im Ohr (seit
Schwimmbad einen Tag vorher)
verstehen es
nicht (den Sinn) man kommt nicht dahinter
Kälte, frieren
spürt den
Eisprung
wenig
Körpersymptome
Gemüt:
Raum: fühlt sich fehl am Platz
Verreiben in
anderer Umgebung
Verreiberin 3
wollte unbedingt neben 5 sitzen und fühlte sich dann fehl am Platz
Geburt zu Hause,
fühlte sich gut an
traumatisch,
dass, statt zu Hause zu entbinden, sie ins Krankenhaus musste
... Buch von
Umsiedlung, Waldroden, Siedlung zu bauen
schwierig, etwas
passendes zu finden bei Position, beim Essen
Bumm und du bist
in einer anderen Situation angekommen
Zeit: vergeht schnell, oder langsam
spielt keine
Rolle, existiert nicht
keiner achtet auf
die Zeit
Zeitlos
Depression:
Schwer/Belastung/Fassungslos/keine Emotionen
es fühlt sich
schwer und nach Belastung an, aus dem Unterleib kommend
anschließendes
Seufzen
„Als ob den
ganzen Tag gearbeitet“
Schwer
Lustlos
Hoffnungslos, wie
der „kleine Maulwurf“, der seufzt auch so
hilflos
was kann man
schon ausrichten
fühlt sich an
wie: Verzweiflung, Depression, Fassungslos, Unglaublich
Trübsinnig
findet es
unbequem, will es sich aber nicht bequem machen, lieber in dieser Position
verharren
gelähmt
apathisch
es war mir
ziemlich egal
Ohnmacht (nichts
tun können)
Beschwerden durch
Ungerechtigkeit
Opfer werden
durch Rechtlosigkeit
Geburt/Schwangerschaft:
eine schwangere
Verreiberin, wollte unbedingt zur Verreibung kommen, da es sich richtig
anfühlte (andere Verreibungen vorher wurden abgesagt)
Geburt dauert
lange, dauerte kurz
wegen dem Schmerz
nicht genug loslassen bei der Geburt
Orgasmic birth
Schön behutsam
miteinander umgehen, wie bei der Geburt, Unterstützung geben, Hebammen,
Nannys für die
Frauen nach der Geburt
Gespräch über
einen schönen Traum, schwanger gewesen zu sein
Glaubt, dass ist
ein „Schwangerschaftsmittel“
erzählt von
Hebammenbüchern
Launischer
Appetit wie in Schwangerschaften (erst rein beißen, dann eklig finden, weil man
sich im Kopf einen anderen Geschmack vorgestellt hatte)
launisch zickig,
nicht recht wissen, wie kann ich sitzen, Hormone
Enttäuscht als
ich hörte, sie geht jetzt in die schwarze Phase, will Mütterlichkeit hinter
sich lassen
Ich merke, es
gibt Freundschaften die auseinander gehen und neue Verbindungen entstehen durch
die Schwangerschaft
an Emotionen nicht heran kommen/wollen:
Versteht den
tiefen Sinn nicht, komme nicht dahinter (Gefühl ist nicht fassbar, erklärbar)
Emotion ist nicht
richtig da
Ich habe es auch
nicht verstanden
Fühlte mich nicht verbunden (mit dem
Mittel)
offenbart sich
nicht so leicht
wir müssten noch
bis zur C5 verreiben, schwer aufzubrechen
Unter der Geburt:
Ablehnung einer „sanften“ Hebamme, die „kühlere“ Hebamme hat es gespürt und tat
mir viel besser
Verharren:
eine
Giraffenmama, die lange ihr totes Baby gegen Kojoten verteidigt. Tod ist schwer
zu akzeptieren auch in der freien Natur.
findet es
unbequem, will es sich aber nicht bequem machen, lieber in dieser Position
verharren
Ich bin
anlehnungsbedürftig, aber weiß, man muss auch loslassen. Angst los zulassen.
bei einer
Trennung oder einem Bruch - es erst einmal nicht anzuerkennen
wir müssten noch
bis zur C5 verreiben, schwer aufzubrechen
hofft, dass die
Tochter, die Pubertät noch aufschiebt
dachte, man kommt
der schnell in die Pubertät!
Loslassen:
bei der Geburt
muss man loslassen
Ich merke, es
gibt Freundschaften die auseinander gehen und neue Verbindungen entstehen,
durch die Schwangerschaft
Kontakte, die
nicht gut tun, enden
wegen des
Schmerzes, nicht genug loslassen bei der Geburt
Mütterlich:
„soll ich Dir
einen Stuhl holen?“ (mütterlich)
fand 6) auch
mütterlich, mütterlicher Blick, habe Bindungsbedürfnis
habe
Freundschaftsbänder und Kette mit Bindungsbedeutung (von alten Freundinnen)
heute seit langem mal wieder angelegt
Thema Tod (wurde)
vermieden, weil sie dachten, es könne 3) wegen der bevorstehenden Geburt
belasten
Schön behutsam
miteinander umgehen, wie bei der Geburt, Unterstützung geben, Hebammen, Nannys für die Frauen nach der Geburt
ich bin
anlehnungsbedürftig, aber ich weiß, man muss auch loslassen. Angst loszulassen.
bei einer
Aufstellungsarbeit: sie hatte eine mütterliche Energie, sie hat etwas für mich
getan, von dem ich selber nicht wusste dass ich es brauche
Geburtserlebnis:
eigentlich wollte ich eine Hebamme, die zugewandt und nah ist. Unter der Geburt
war es mir dann zuviel, die kühlere Hebamme hat es gespürt und tat mir viel
besser.
(Ice Age), Mutterthema, Geburt,
Dinosauriereier werden gestohlen, Dinomama holt sie wieder und kümmert sich
dann auch um Dieb
tiefer
Mutterinstinkt, Verbindung
die Mittelenergie
erinnert an Lac-humanum, ich habe es mal genommen, da war ich in aggressiver,
gleichgültiger, depressiver Energie.... andere haben die ganz weiche
mütterliche Energie gespürt mit Lac-h.
Thema, Mutter und
Bindung
Grenzen:
... diese hat die
Grenze der Patienten nicht respektiert.
sehr klar die
eigenen Grenzen deutlich zu machen
weich:
der Milchzucker
ist extrem weich
weicher Einstieg
Edelsteine:
Lapislazuli ist
wieder aufgetaucht
Rosenquarz wird
auf den Tisch gelegt
DD: Lacs
Lac
humanum
Nat-m.
Vergleich: Enthält: Mag-m (50,8%) + Calc-m (14,4%) + Nat-m (8%) + Kali-m (4,4%) + zahlreiche Spurenelemente + wenig Sulfat + relativ viel Bromid + natürliches Teer;
Siehe: Salzseen + Aquae
allgemein + Todesgruppe
Vorwort/Suchen Zeichen/Abkürzungen Impressum