Lecithinum
Lecithin (phosphatidylcholine) · Human-made/chemical
Lecithinum suits neurasthenic patients with profound mental and physical exhaustion, anaemia, and general debility. It is used in tuberculosis to improve nutrition and in convalescence to rebuild strength. Sexual weakness and impotency are prominent alongside forgetfulness and confusion.
Key symptoms
- Mental exhaustion with forgetfulness, dullness, and confusion
- Tired and weak with short breath and loss of flesh (general breakdown)
- Sexual weakness and impotency; male power lost or enfeebled
- Aching in occiput with pulsating and ringing in ears
- Loss of appetite; craves wine and coffee; bloated
- Scanty urine with phosphates, sugar, or albumen
- Excellent galactagogue increasing quantity and quality of milk
- Soreness and aching of extremities with lack of energy
A Phosphorus-containing Complex Organic Body prepared from the yolk of egg and animal brains (LECITHIN)
Lecithin is important in the vital processes of plant and animal organisms. Lecithin has a favorable influence upon the nutritive condition and especially upon the blood hence its use in anæmia and convalescence, neurasthenia and insomnia. Increasing the number of red corpuscles and amount of hemoglobin. Excellent galactagog, renders milk more nourishing and increases quantity.
Causes an immediate decrease in the excretion of the phosphates. Mental exhaustion and impotency. Tuberculosis, causing marked improvement in nutrition and general improvement. Tired, weak, short breath, loss of flesh; symptoms of general break-down. Sexually weak.
Mind
Forgetful, dull, confused.
Head
Aching, especially in occiput-pulsating and ringing in ears. Pain in zygoma; face pale.
Stomach
Loss of appetite, thirsty, craves wine and coffee; bloated, sore pain in stomach rising toward throat.
Urine
Scanty, with phosphates, sugar or albumen.
Sexual
Male power lost or enfeebled. Anaphrodisia and ovarian insufficiency.
Extremities
Soreness, aching, lack of energy. Tired and weak.
Relationship
Compare: Phosphor.
Dose
One-half to 2 grains of crude and potencies. Twelfth potency.
Phatak's chapter on Lecithinum is available in the app.
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