Lamium album
Plant · Lamiaceae
Lamium Album suits patients with marked uneasiness of both mind and body, weakness, and trembling of limbs. It has a strong affinity for the female genital organs (early scanty menses, leucorrhoea) and urinary tract. The characteristic involuntary backward and forward motion of the head is a distinguishing feature.
Key symptoms
- Characteristic backward and forward motion of the head
- Deep-in headache similar to Bacillinum
- Tightness of scalp
- Menses appearing too early and scanty
- Much leucorrhoea with biting sensation; white mucus
- Sensation in urethra as though a drop of water were flowing through it
- Hard stool with blood (haemorrhoids)
- Tearing and drawing in the limbs
- Much uneasiness of mind and body with trembling of limbs and weakness
Worse (aggravation)
- Morning on waking (headache)
- Lying down in bed in morning (headache)
- Open air (headache)
Better (amelioration)
- Rising from bed (headache better)
- Sitting (headache better)
White Nettle (LAMIUM)
Has a special affinity for female and urinary organs.
Headache, with backward and forward motion of head. Leucorrhœa and menses too early and scanty. Hæmorrhoids; hard stool, with blood. Sensation in urethra as though a drop of water were flowing through it. Tearing in the extremities. Hæmoptysis. Blisters on heel from slight rubbing. Ulcers on heel (Cepa).
Dose
Third potency.
Lamium album. L. lævigatum. L. maculatum. Dead Nettle. White Nettle. N. O. Labiatæ. Tincture of entire fresh plant whilst in flower and seed.
Clinical
Hæmorrhoids. Headache. Hernia. Leucorrhœa. Menstruation, too early.
Characteristics
Lamium was proved by Hahnemann and others, including Stapf. It produced headaches of several kinds, one a "deep-in" headache like that of Bacil.; tightness of scalp; and a backward and forward motion of the head. Much uneasiness of mind and body; trembling of limbs; weakness during the chill. Tearing and drawing in the limbs. The menses appeared too early and were scanty. Much leucorrhœa, with biting sensation or without sensation, white mucus. Farrington says Lamium has been recommended for external piles. "Hard stool with blood" is the nearest symptom bearing on this. A characteristic symptom seenms to be "backward and forward motion of head." Symptoms were < in morning on waking (headache); < while lying down in bed in morning, > on rising (headache); > on sitting …
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