Hamamelis virginiana

as William Boericke recorded it in Homoeopathic Materia Medica, 1927

Hamamelis virginica

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General

Witch-hazel Venous congestion, hæmorrhages, varicose veins, and hæmorrhoids, with bruised soreness of affected parts, seem to be the special sphere of this remedy. Acts upon the coats of the veins causing relaxation with consequent engorgement. Passive venous hæmorrhages from any part. Great value in open, painful wounds, with weakness from loss of blood. After operations, supersedes the use of morphia (Helmuth).

Modalities

Worse, warm, moist air.

Head

Wants "the respect due to me" shown. Feeling as of a bolt from temple to temple. Fullness, followed by epistaxis. Numbness over frontal bone.

Eyes

Painful weakness; sore pain in eyes; bloodshot appearance; inflamed vessels greatly injected. Hastens absorption of intraocular hæmorrhage. Eyes feel forced out.

Nose

Bleeding from nose profuse; flow passive, non-coagulable, with tightness in bridge of nose. Bad odor from nose.

Throat

Mucous membrane distended and bluish; varicosis of throat.

Stomach

Tongue feels burnt. Thirst. Blisters on side. Hæmatemesis of black blood. Throbbing and pain in stomach.

Stool

Anus feels sore and raw. Hæmorrhoids, bleeding profusely, with soreness. Dysentery. Pulsation in rectum.

Urinary

Hæmaturia, with increased desire.

Male

Pain in spermatic cord, running into testes. Varicocele. Pain in testicles. Orchitis. Testicles enlarged, hot, and painful. Epididymitis.

Female

Ovarian congestion and neuralgia; feel very sore. Vicarious menstruation. Uterine hæmorrhage, bearing-down pain in back. Menses dark, profuse, with soreness in abdomen. Metrorrhagia, occurring midway between menstrual periods. Intermenstrual pain (Jas. W. Ward). Vagina very tender. Profuse leucorrhœa. Vulva itches. Milk-leg, hæmorrhoids, and sore nipples, after confinement. Metrorrhagia; passive flow. Vaginismus, ovaritis, soreness over whole abdomen. Phlegmasia alba.

Respiratory

Hæmoptysis; tickling cough. Chest feels sore and constricted.

Back

Sore pain down cervical vertebræ. Severe pain in lumbar and hypogastric region, extending down legs.

Extremities

Tired feeling in arms and legs. Very sore muscles and joints. Varicose veins. Chilliness in back and hips, extending down legs. Neuralgia of internal saphenous nerve.

Skin

Bluish chilblains. Phlebitis. Purpura. Varicose veins and ulcers; very sore. Burns. Ecchymosis. Traumatic inflammations (Arnica).

Relationships

Compare in hæmorrhoids: Calc fluor; Aloe; Mur ac in varicose veins. Mangifera indica. Compare: Arnica; Calend; Trillium; Bellis; Sulph ac; Pulsatilla. Antidote: Arnica. Complementary: Ferrum.

Dose

Tincture, to sixth attenuation. Distilled extract locally.

What the other books say about Hamamelis virginiana

The same remedy read by a different author. They disagree, and the disagreements are where the remedy becomes recognisable.

Hamamelis virginiana in Allen's Keynotes — The few symptoms that, when genuinely present, point at one remedy and not its neighbours.
Hamamelis virginiana in Boger — A compressed key — the generals and the characteristic modalities, with very little narrative.

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Cite this page. William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Hamamelis virginiana — General. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/books/boericke/hamamelis-virginiana. Published 1927: public domain in the US (since 2023) and in India (author died 1929). Reproduced as the author wrote it; a historical reference for students and practitioners, not medical advice.