Homeopathy LibraryHelonias Dioica
Dewey - Essentials of Homoeopathic Materia Medica · Willis Alonzo Dewey · 1,339 chars
General
Where are the original provings found ?
In Hale's New Remedies and in the North American Journal of Homoeopathy , Vol. XXII.
What is Helonias and how is the tincture prepared ?
It is the Unicorn root or Devil's bit , and the tincture made from the fresh root, gathered just before flowering, and treated as described under Eupatorium.
The tincture is clear orange colored.
What are the grand characteristic indications of this remedy ?
Burning Sensations
How is the loss of muscular tone shown ?
By the dull backache, the tiredness, the tendency of the uterus to prolapse, haemorrhages and leucorrhoea.
How is the depression of vital force shown ?
By the dull, inactive mental state, fullness in the head increased by thinking, loss of appetite, a weary and drowsy feeling and tendency to chilliness.
When should Helonias be given in uterine complaints ?
When there is great soreness and weight in the womb, what Dunham termed a "Consciousness of a womb".
Tired, aching feeling in the back and limbs, with impaired nutrition.
Burning in the region of the kidneys.
Especially adapted to those who are worn out with hard work, and those who are enervated by indolence and luxury and suffer from atony of the pelvic organs.