Lac Caninum
Dog’s Milk
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William Boericke 1922
Lack.; Con., Lac felinum — Cat’s Milk — (ciliary neuralgia; eye symptoms, photophobia; asthenopia; dysmenorrhoea) ; Lac vaccinum — Cow’s Milk — (headache, rheumatic pains, constipation) ; Lac vaccinum coagulatum — Curds — (nausea of pregnancy) ; Lactis vaccini floe — Cream — (diphtheria, leucorrhoea, menorrhagia, dysphagia) ; Lactic ac.
Dose
William Boericke 1922
Thirtieth and the highest potencies.
Ears
William Boericke 1922
Sore throat and cough with menstruation. Tonsillitis and diphtheria symptoms change repeatedly from side to side. Shining gla::cd appearance of deposit. Stiffness of neck and
William Boericke 1922
Reverberation of voice.
Female
William Boericke 1922
Menses too early, profuse, flow in gushes. Breasts swollen: painful before [Calc, c.; Con.; Puls.], and better or appearance of menses. Mastitis; worse, least jar. Helps to dry up milk. Sinking at epigastrium. Sexual organs easily excited. Backache; spine very sensitive to touch or pressure. Galactorrhcea. 444 LAC CANINUM — LAC DEFLORATUM — LACHESIS
Guiding symptoms
William Boericke 1922
Decided effect in drying up milk in women who cannot nurse the baby. Great weakness and prostration. Sinking spells every morning.
Head
William Boericke 1922
Pain first one side, then the other. Blurred vision, nausea and vomiting at height of attack of headache. Occipital pain, with shooting extending to forehead. Sensation as if brain were alternately contracted and relaxed. Noises in
Mind
William Boericke 1922
Very forgetful; in writing, makes mistakes. Despondent : thinks her disease incurable. Attacks of rage. Visions of snakes. Thinks himself of little consequence.
Modalities
William Boericke 1922
Worse, morning of one day and in the evening of next. Better, cold, cold drinks.
Nose
William Boericke 1922
Coryza; one nostril stuffed up. the other free; alternate. Alae nasi and corners of mouth cracked. Bones of nose sore to pressure. Bloody pus discharged. Mouth, — Tongue coated vhitc with bright red edges; profuse salivation. Drooling in diphtheria. Cracking of jaw while eating. [.Vi7. ac.: Rhus.] Putrid taste increased by sweets.
Text
William Boericke 1922
This remedy is of undoubted value in certain forms of sore throat and diphtheria, and rheumatism. Corresponds to a low-vitiated, non-feverish type of sicknesSp . The key note symptom is, erratic pains, alternate ing'mdcs. Feels as if walking on air, or of not touching the bed when lying down. Great lassitude, Ozaena.
Throat
William Boericke 1922
Sensitive to touch. Painful swallowing; pain extends to
Tongue
William Boericke 1922
Throat feels burned raw. Tickling sensation causes constant cough. Sore throat beginning and ending with menses.
References
This monograph is an original summary faithful to the classical tradition. It condenses material from these public-domain sources:
- James Tyler Kent, Lectures on Homoeopathic Materia Medica (1905)Primary remedy pictures; characteristic mental and general symptoms. · Public domain (USA, pre-1930 publication)
- William Boericke, Pocket Manual of Homeopathic Materia Medica and Repertory (1927)Reproduced here in full — the complete classical repertory-style monographs. · Public domain (USA, pre-1930 publication)
- Constantine Hering, The Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica (1879–1891)Confirmed symptom aggregates behind the section organization. · Public domain
- Timothy Field Allen, Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica (1874–1879)Provings background referenced by the verification tradition. · Public domain
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