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Hamamelis Virginica

HAMAMELIS · 12 entries across 12 books
HabitatA shrub growing in all parts of U.S., in damp woods or along streams; flowers in autumn, flowers yellow, the seeds ripen the year following. PreparationTincture of fresh bark of twigs and root. Clarke
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No dose stated in the library’s booksDose · Roberts

Reason for use

Hamamelis has the bruised lame soreness of the muscles and joints in a marked degree, while associated with this rheumatic condition is the passive venous haemorrhages into various parts, or the varicose condition so prevalent in the different parts of the body.

One of the remedies for rheumatic conditions of the left scapula.

NECK AND BACK. — (Hamamelis virginica)

Sore pain down cervical vertebra.

Small of back feels as if it would break ; tearing pains.

Dull dragging pain in small of back.

Severe pains in lumbar and hypogastric region extending down the legs.

Dull pain in sacrum and hips,

SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES . — (Hamamelis virginica)

Bruised pain in upper arms and shoulders, < from motion.

Stiffness in arms and shoulders

Soreness in head of humerus, extending down arm to elbow.

Tenderness in right biceps < from pressure.

Dull pains in right elbow joint.

Severe drawing pains in flexor muscles, wrists, hands and fingers.

Lancinating in left wrist joint.

Prickling sensation from wrist to shoulder.

Violent pain from back of right hand to shoulder.

Stiffness of hands and fingers.

INFERIOR EXTREMITIES . — (Hamamelis virginica)

Intense aching and soreness in thighs.

Muscles of thighs feel sore and bruised ; sore pain in right femur.

Weakness of knees.

Dull dragging pains in legs.

Dull, heavy, drawing feeling in feet and toes.

EXTREMITIES IN GENERAL . — (Hamamelis virginica)

Tired feeling in arms and legs.

Painful fullness of joints of legs as if they would burst, soon extending to all the joints of body.

Great soreness of muscles, bruised feeling in muscles, < from motion.

JOINTS . — (Hamamelis virginica)

Swollen and painful to touch.

CONCOMITANTS . — (Hamamelis virginica)

PASSIVE VENOUS HAEMORRHAGE FROM ANY PART.

VARICOSE VEINS IN VARIOUS PARTS.

GENERAL WEARINESS.

Complete text of the Hamamelis Virginica entry in Roberts - The Rheumatic Remedies; origin and preparation from Clarke. Historical text from the classical materia medica (1828–1950). Not medical advice, and not a claim that any remedy works.
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12 entries across 12 books · abbreviations: HAMAMELIS · Family: Hamamelidaceae

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3 Clarke

Hamamelis · John Henry Clarke · 14,038 chars

4 Hering

Hamamelis Virginica · Constantine Hering · 42,750 chars

5 Allen

Hamamelis Virginica · Henry C. Allen · 2,230 chars

6 Nash

Hamamelis Virginica · E. B. Nash · 1,780 chars

14 T. F. Allen

HAMAMELIS · Timothy Field Allen · 20,521 chars

16 Guernsey

HAMAMELIS · Henry Newell Guernsey · 840 chars

17 Cowperthwaite

HAMAMELIS · Allen Corson Cowperthwaite · 3,776 chars

18 Dewey

Hamamelis Virginica · Willis Alonzo Dewey · 252 chars

22 Roberts · shown above

Hamamelis virginica · Herbert Alfred Roberts · 1,825 chars

23 T. F. Allen

HAMAMELIS · Timothy Field Allen · 831 chars

24 Kent

HAMAMELIS VIRGINICA · James Tyler Kent · 4,388 chars

33 Gladstone Clarke

Hamamelis Virginica · A. Gladstone Clarke · 428 chars

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  1. Chronic subdural hematoma treated with homeopathic medicine Hamamelis virginica: A case reportBhattacharjee B, Dutta A · Journal of Ayurveda and integrative medicine · 2024 · Case Reports · doi
  2. Rat models of acute inflammation: a randomized controlled study on the effects of homeopathic remediesConforti A, Bellavite P, Bertani S et al. · BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2007 · doi
  3. The efficacy of Prrrikweg gel in the treatment of insect bites: a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trialHill N, Stam C, van Haselen RA · Pharmacy world & science : PWS · 1996 · Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial · doi

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