Oxytocinum

Oxytocin (INN); systematic peptide name: Cys-Tyr-Ile-Gln-Asn-Cys-Pro-Leu-Gly-NH2 (CYIQNCPLG, disulfide 1-6); C43H66N12O12S2; MW ~1007 g/mol; CAS 50-56-6; PubChem CID 439302 · Oxytocin, the "love hormone," "cuddle hormone," "bonding hormone"; pharmaceutical brand Pitocin/Syntocinon. Homeopathic: Oxytocinum, Oxytocin (used within the matridonal / "gifts of the mother" group of remedies).

Modern MM

A sarcode used within the matridonal group, acting principally on the female reproductive sphere (labour, lactation, the puerperium, menses) and on the emotional axis of attachment, bonding and separation. Its reported central theme is "gated flow" — uterine contraction, milk let-down and emotional opening that proceed under conditions of safety and are inhibited by fear, observation, cold and isolation. (Theme drawn from contemporary clinical literature, not a classical proving.)

Key symptoms

Complaints dating "since birth" or the first weeks of life — a leading clinical pointer per Joulin (when this is the answer to "when did your complaints start?", Oxytocin is to be considered). Hormone of attachment that can tip into detachment: a mother-child bond so fusional that the father is excluded, which Joulin names the "hormone of divorce." Postpartum emotional difficulties including postpartum depression. Broad reported spheres (Joulin): the gynaecological sphere, allergies, joint/back pains and digestive complaints dating from birth. Note: these are clinical/family-literature indications, NOT formally proven keynotes; finer obstetric particulars (specific let-down and afterpain modalities) are inferential and not source-confirmed.

Worse (aggravation)

Reported (from clinical/matridonal observation and the substance's inhibitory physiology, not a classical Hahnemannian proving): fear, anxiety and emotional stress; being observed or examined; cold and stark clinical surroundings; separation, rejection and lack of touch. Granular modalities are not established by any proving.

Better (amelioration)

Reported (clinical/matridonal observation only): warmth and privacy; skin-to-skin contact and being held; a calm, quiet, reassuring environment. These ameliorations are inferred from the hormone's physiology and clinical reports, not from a proving.

Manohar V Nagaiah

Materia Medica of Modern Homeopathic Medicine · 2026

Oxytocin, the "love hormone," "cuddle hormone," "bonding hormone"; pharmaceutical brand Pitocin/Syntocinon. Homeopathic: Oxytocinum, Oxytocin (used within the matridonal / "gifts of the mother" group of remedies).

Source & Nature

Oxytocinum is a homeopathic sarcode prepared from oxytocin, a nine-amino-acid neuropeptide hormone (sequence CYIQNCPLG, disulfide bridge 1-6) synthesised in the hypothalamus and released from the posterior pituitary. Molecular formula C43H66N12O12S2, molecular weight ~1007 g/mol, CAS 50-56-6, PubChem CID 439302.

Physiologically it produces two signature actions: rhythmic uterine contraction and the milk-ejection (let-down) reflex; centrally it is associated with attachment, trust, maternal behaviour and anxiety modulation. In homeopathy it is used within the matridonal or "gifts of the mother" group — remedies prepared from substances of human reproduction. Melissa Assilem's original matridonal family is Lac humanum, Folliculinum, Placenta humana, Vernix caseosa, Amniotic fluid and Umbilical cord; Oxytocin is a later addition to this circle of remedies.

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