GRUPO DE ESTUDOS HOMEOPTICOS SAMUEL HAHNEMANNGEHSH2010-2015B - TraqueofaL!"o#o$%u&Sinopses 2015 GEHSHA'$o (ar%a) D%a)E&a%'* a'$o+ar%a)$%a),-&a%'."o& Te'e+o/e* 0100-1502Lycopodium- 2NDICEndice 2Lycopodium clavatum 3A Fonte. 3Caractersticas ndicativas. 4Localizao. 5Modalidades. 5Abordagem Sistmica. 6Sankaran ntroduo do livro Survival... 6Sankaran The Soul of Remedies 7Dinmica. 9Masi Elizalde 9Guy Loutan Repertoire des THEMES 11Didier Grandgeorge The Spirit of Homeopathic Remedies 11Essncia. 12Magia das Plantas 14Mind Symptoms 17Hahnemann Chronic Diseases 17Allens Enciclopedia of Pure Materia Medica 20Cases 23Petite bully in princess' clothing: a case of Lycopodium 23Case of bronchopneumonia treated with lycopodium 26Appendix28Paul Herscu Treatment of children 29Vermeulens Prisma 41 Lycopodium- 3LYCOPODIUM CLAVATUMA FONTE. Explosions of Lycopodium Dsc!ip"ion# A: Lycopodium powder ignites in a closed metal can, blowing off the lid. B: Lycopodium is lighted in apile and just smolders. Then lycopodium is placed in a turkey baster and blown into a flame. The difference is quitedramatic.$po!s of Lycopodiumhttp://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/b-online/library/uwi/scitec.uwichill.edu.bb/bcs/bl14apl/pter3.htm% & Pl'n"'s V'scul'!s sm smn"s ("!')u*fi"'s+ Licopodios, cavalinhas e Samambaias. ,-.Lycopodi'c'# Lycopodium. (club-moss = licopdio) ,/E)uis"'c'# Equisetum. (Horsetails = cavalinhas) ,0D!yop"!id'c'# Filix. Scolopendrium. (Samambaias) Kingdom:Plantae.Division:Lycopodiophyta. Class:Lycopodiopsida.Order:Lycopodiales.Family:LycopodiaceaeGenus:LycopodiumSpecies:L.clavatum Lycopodiumclavatum(Stag's-hornClubmossorGroundPine is the most !idespread species in thegenusLycopodiumo" theclu#moss "amily Lycopodiaceae.$tisaspore%#earingvascularplant& gro!ingmainlyprostratealongtheground!ith stems up to ' m long( the stems are much #ranched& and densely clothed !ithsmall spirally%arranged leaves. )he leaves are *%+ mm long and ,.-%' mm #road&taperedtoa.nehair%li/e!hitepoint. )he#ranches#earingsporeconesturnerect& reaching +%'+ cm a#ove ground& and have "e!er leaves than the hori0ontal#ranches. )he spore conesare yello!%green&1%*cm longand + mm #road. )hehori0ontal stems produce rootsat "re2uent intervals along their length& allo!ingthe stem to gro! inde.nitely along the ground. )he stems super.cially resem#le small seedlings o"coni"eroustrees& though it isnot related to these.$t hasasu#cosmopolitandistri#ution& !ithdistinctsu#speciesandvarietiesindi3erent parts o" its range:4lthough glo#ally !idespread& li/e many clu#mosses& it is con.ned to undistur#edsites& disappearing "rom "armed areas and sites !ith regular #urning. 4s a result&it is endangered in many areas.Lycopodium- 4Fontes: 4uthorities. (5os. ' to 6 "rom 7ahnemann& Chr. K%n.. 8er 9nciclopedia de 4llen.Lycopodium- 5CA1ACTE1$TICA$ INDICATIVA$. SENSAES:C:im#ras no peito concomitante com pertur#a;o pendurado por um .o. Como se o est?mago "osse cair. Como se algoestivessemovendoparacimaepara#ai@onoest?mago. Comosegotasde=guacaindo. Constri;>o no tAra@. Bueimando como carv>o 2uente entre as omoplatas. CEFALA: 2uando est= com "ome e 2ue melhora comendo. (Cactus C apAs comer.% LateDando no cEre#ro ao inclinar a ca#e;a para tr=s. % LateDante& apAs cada acessode tosse. % Dor nas tFmporas& como se apertadas Duntamente( C durante amenstrua;>o. % Pontadas nas tFmporas& predominantemente direita& de dentro para"ora. % Pressionante no vErtice( C de 'G Hs 1, horas& por a#ai@ar%se& deitar e es"or;omental( seguido de grande "ra2ue0a. % C pelo calor da cama& 2uando a2uecido aoandar& pelo es"or;o mental e morti.ca;>o (chagrin( I deitando& ao ar livre&ar "rio&e desco#rindo a ca#e;a. !"#ESnasC"S$AS: intensas& Iurinando%Iedoladodireito& porcongest>ohep=tica. % como se "osse 2ue#rar( com "e0es duras e cAlica como se o intestino "osseromper. % 9specialmente Jtil no lum#ago& apAs Kryonia. S"N%"S: acidentes( acordamo paciente( a"ogando( =gua( animais( cachorros(insetos( animais selvagens( ansiosos( arvores( assassinado& sendo( assassinato(assustadores( #arco a"undando( con"usos( continuam depois de acordar(desagrad=veis( discusso.$rritado eviolento.Mal%humorado&desassossegado. Muito mal%humorada& taciturna e melancolia antes da menstrua;>o.7umor muito taciturno& e@cit=vel& "acilmente levado = cAlera( torna%se ra#ugento por#agatelas& e taciturno. 9ncoleri0a%se "acilmente e menospre0a. 5>o pode tolerar amNnimacontrariedadee.ca"oradesi rapidamente. LL Faltadeseguran;aemsimesmo( indecis>o( timide0( resigna;>o. Perdadecon.an;a: noprApriovigor( nomEdico e nos remEdios. Grande timide0. Muito tNmido o dia todo. 4vers>o aempreender coisas novas. 5>o suporta ver nada novo. Sentimento de incompetFncia&deina#ilidadedereali0arsuatare"a. Medode"alarempJ#lico& de"racassar. LLSensNvel& sentimental. Chora 2uando lhe agradecem. Chora pelas mNnimasemo;o(antes damenstrua;>o(emindivNduosmeigos. 4crian;aperdesuaalegria& torna%se2uietaedesespirituosa.Cansado da vida& particularmente de manh>. $ndi"eren;a para as impresso consegue se acalmar& Cde 'GHs 1,hs. )endFnciaaosuicNdio. LLDistraNdo.Fra2ue0adamemAria.Cometeerros escrevendo ou "alando. 5>o consegue lem#ra o signi.cado das letras. )orpormental. Otil para pessoas idosas com es2uecimento de palavras e con"us>o de idEias. FE'#E: Cala"rio entre '+ e 'G horas& seguido de transpira;>o. Frio gElido. Sentadocomo se deitado emgelo. Pmcala"rio E seguido de outro. LL Fe#re durantepneumonia catarral( "e#re alta& 'G horas( grande in2uieta;>o e ins?nia. LL 4ta2ues"e#ris durante a tu#erculose( n>o tolera o 2uarto 2uente& deseDa as Danelas a#ertasdiaenoite( "e#reCentre'Ge1,horas& in2uietoatEameianoite. LL 5=useaev?mito& depois cala"rio& seguido de transpira;>o& sem a "e#re intermedi=ria. Lycopodium- 7 ES$A!"S AG(!"S: Sempre h= evidFncias de sintomas digestivos ou urin=rios. Ossintomas predominam do lado direito. 8>o da direita para a es2uerda. 4grava;>o de'G Hs 1, horas.Melhor antes do meio%dia. Piora depois de comer. Fica saciado comum pouco de comida. 4migdalite. Di"teria. Direita. Da direita para a es2uerda. CAlicahep=ticaporlitNase#iliar. Grandesensi#ilidadenaregi>ohep=ticaCAlicarenal.LitNaserenal. 4crian;a chora antes deurinar (Kora@. Pneumoniaprolongada.Depois de pneumonias. Movimento das asas do nari0. Ci=tica pior do lado direito&deitado so#re o lado a"etado. GENE#AL AC$"N: ) 4 QtissueQ remedy "ar%reaching in its e3ects. R One o" its most prominente3ects is the peculiar indigestion (See symptoms o" Stomach, Abdomen, Liver, Stool ; Kidneys& etc.. R)he productions o" the Quric%acid diathesisQ is very clear. R $ts catarrhal symptoms in nose& throat& andespecially in lungs& are prominent. R Consult also the eruptions& tendency to #oils& car#uncles& etc. R$n general it is a drug adapted to atonic and sluggish types o" disease& though& li/e sulphur& it is notin"re2uently re2uired& as an Qintercurrent&Q during the course o" an acute malady. Allies :- ) Sulph.,Sil., Sep., Zinc., Puls., Bry., Nux v., arbo v., hel.,C*+l., Phos., !a". c., Nat. m., #od., #ris, Kali bi.(4llenSs 7and#oo/ o" Materia Medica. LL,Chara+teristi+s-)his drug is inert until the spores arecrushed. $ts!onder"ul medicinal propertiesareonlydisclosed#ytriturationandsuccussion. $nnearly all cases !here Lyc. is the remedy& some evidence o" urinary or digestive distur#ance !ill #e"ound. Corresponds to GrauvoglTs car#o%nitrogenoid constitution& the non%eliminative lithaemic. Lyc.is adaptedmoreespecially toailments graduallydeveloping& "unctional po!er !ea/ening& !ith"ailures o" the digestive po!ers& !herethe "unction o" theliver is seriously distur#ed. 4tony.Malnutrition. Symptoms characteristically run "romright to le"t U)7VO4)& chest& ovaryW& actsespecially on right side o" #ody& and are C "rom a#out to p.m. $n /idney a3ections& red sand in urineac/ache& inrenal region( C#e"oreurination. $ntoleranto"colddrin/s( craveseverything!arm.Deep%seated& progressive& chronic diseases. Carcinoma. 9maciation( and de#ility "rom loss o" Xuids(upper parts !asted& lo!er lim#s s!ollen. De#ility in morning. Mar/ed regulating inXuence upon theglandularUse#aceousW secretions. Pre%senility. 4scites& inliverdisease. Lac/svital heat( haspoorcirculation& cold lim#s. Pains come and go suddenly( or Y anger& Der/ing& etc. Sensitive to noise andodours. Deepseatedprogressivechronicdiseases. Vepeatingsymptomsoralternatingsymptoms(chill a"ter chill& Xushing then pallor( Xe@ion then e@tension( automatic acts. Prostration o" mind and#ody. Circulationseemstostandstill( Zcold& num#lim#s& ornum#nessappearinginspots. )hepatient is FPLL OFG4S. 4C$D$)[( sour& taste& eructations& etc. Descending symptoms( colds&emaciation& etc. Calculi( gallstones&gravel. Coldness(partial& head& throat& etc. Dryness(o" palms&soles& vagina& s/in& etc. Va!ness( in "olds& anus& nipples& etc. Formication o" a3ected lim#s.$nXammation o" #ones& mostly at ends( so"tening and caries o" #ones. Spasms Z screaming& "oamingat mouth( thro!ing the arms a#out. Oversensitive& to pain( patient is #eside himsel". Sense o" internalparalysis. One side o" #ody hypertrophied at change o" li"e& in !omen. 4trophy o" in"ants.7aemorrhages( dar/ #lood. 9rectile tumours( C #e"ore menses. Koils recurring periodically. Cravesair #ut is chilled #y it. CO58PLS$O5S $5 V$G7) S$D9 OF KOD[. )!itching and Der/ing during sleep.Ppper part o" #ody emaciated& lo!er part semi%dropsical. \ea/ness& particularly a "eeling o" loss o"internal strength& especially a"ter every e3ort. \ea/ness i" "elt even during rest& yet every movementis dreaded( "atigue and !ea/ness is "elt more during rest than during motion& yet averse to e@ercise.)a/es cold easily. General desire "or open air. 7eat o" #ed I #ut !ants a cool place "or the head.\ithered children& a"ter pneumonia. General I evening or at midnight. \eariness a"ter eating. Kade3ects "rom spirituous li2uors( "rom !ine( "rom rye #read. Great !ea/ness "rom chronic catarrhs.9ven hot things "eel cold to touch. Moistening a3ected parts C. So"t parts "eel pain"ul to touch orpressure. Sensation as i" void o" marro!. Sensation as i" he !as #ound up and !ould #urst( duringrenal colic. 8enous and arterial naevi materni. (8ermeulenSs Concordant Materia Medica.LOCALI2A34O. Lo+al: 5P)V$)$O5 UD$G9S)$89 )V4C)(portal system;s/inW. PV$54V[OVG45S. Brain. Lun"s. Lateralidade: Direita. Dire;>o da Direita para a 9s2uerda.] V$G7) S$D9.Le$tside. V$G7) then L9F" side. V$G7) S$D9 U)7VO4)( chest; ovary( a#domenMODALIDADE$. Causa: )ranstornos por: cAlera( susto( morti.ca;>o.Lycopodium- 8 Agra.a: #e#idas ecomida"ria.%orse&PV9SSPV9OFCLO)79S. \4VM)7(!armroom( !rapping up head.%a'in".\ind. 9ating( to satiety.(ysters.)ndi"estion. ^%6 P.M. Lying on right side Uliver trou#lesW. Kread &elhora: I desco#rindo. Particularmente as ce"alEias. (Sil. I co#rindo a ca#e;a.Ke#idas 2uentes& C #e#idas e comida "ria.Better&\4VM DV$5KS( !arm "ood.Cold applications.!otion. *ructations. A$ter urinatin" Upain in #ac/W. Looseningthe clothes. Open air. Pncovering the head. \armth o" #ed. %or/rio: 4grava de 'G Hs 1, horas. Con+omitantes:$ntensodeseDodedoces. 4vers>oa#e#idas"rias& 2uertudo2uente. MandN#ulacaNdana"e#reti"Aide. Presen;adesedimentovermelhonaurina nas a"ec;o ele n>opode viaDar de avi>o e isso o a"eta por2ue seu .lho mora distante& ele n>o o pode visitar.Buando lhe E perguntado& `Bual E o seu sentimento em rela;>o a issoab& ele di0 `9usinto a perda de meu .lhob. 9le come;a a "alar como ele E um dos maiores advogadosda cidade. 9leconstruiucomotra#alho suaprApriaposi;>oatual&nadatinhamasagora tudo tem.9le di0 `9u sou e@tremamente talentoso e@tremamente #om em meutra#alhob.Se consideramos esta in"orma;>o num nNvel super.cial& perce#emos muitos aspectos dedesempenho e podemos concluir 2ue estamos vendo um mineral ou metal.Poder%se%iaatE considerar administrar%lhe 4rgentum nitricum.Mas para con.rmar isso precisamos ir mais "undo.9nt>o& pedimos a ele para "alar umpouco mais so#re a ansiedade& a 2uei@a principal& para descrevF%la mais.9 ele di0 2uelevanta%se no meio da noite com muita dor no peito Para descrever a dor ele di0 `ccomo alguma coisa me mordendob& e "a0 um gesto com as m>os& 2ue E como segurandosua m>o e pu@ando%a para "or a com o punho "echado.c um gesto orientado para "ora.9sta energia E a 2ue nos leva H "onte.4li E onde as palavras humanas especN.cas como`egob& `poderb& `posi;>obe`desempenhob& mesmoclaustro"o#iaemedodelugares"echados desaparecem.4gora alguEm poderia di0er `4lguma coisa me mordendob parece como animal.Mas aenergia 2ue est= sendo e@pressa por seu gesto com as m>os n>o E uma coisa mordendo&masalgumacoisasegurandoepu@andopara"oraenAsprecisamosdeummaioresclarecimento da2uilo.9nt>o pedimos 2ue ele nos "ale mais Uo tal do `conte%me maisso#re issobW. 9le di0 2ue E como se alguma coisa apanhasse o seu cora;>o e ent>o opu@asse para "or a Ucomo 2ue para arrancar& ou arrancandoW. 5As ent>o lhe pedimospara descrever mais a isso e o#servamos a e@press>o da energia en2uanto ele o "a0.Buando a energia est= para "ora Ue@posta& H mostraW _ e isso mais "re2dentemente correatravEsdeumgestocomasm>ossigni.cativo_nAsoin2uirimospelae@periFnciada2uele gesto e ent>o vemos a sensa;>o.9steEopontoem2ueoreinotorna%sedi"erenciado. 9na2uelepontonestecasoparticular& podemos achar 2ue ele n>o di0 `4lguma coisa mais "orte 2ue eu est= vindopara matar%me ou levar%meb.9le di0 2ue a e@periFncia para ele E `como sendo retiradode suas raN0es Uarrancado do solo com raN0es e tudoWb.5>o E 2ue `alguEm est= "a0endoalguma coisa comigob& mas 2ue `alguma coisa aconteceu comigob. 9st= e@presso t>osutilmenteePortanto& sensa;>ovital EdeserarrancadoUcomraN0esetudoWUcomo2uempu@aeani2uila algo arrancando do solo em 2ue se est= esta#elecidoW4o perguntar mais 2uanto a =reas signi.cativas de sua vida& nAs desco#rimos 2ue aparti;>oLdivis>o pertur#ouLcausou distJr#ios H sua "amNlia.(5.).: parece 2ue o autor sere"ere ao evento da divis>o da fndia 2ue ocorreu perto dos anos 'g^,( eles tiveram decorrercomore"ugiadoseseesta#eleceremoutrolugar. 9leseramindustriosose"oram #em nesse intento.Outra coisa interessante E 2ue ele di0 `9u tenho setenta anosde idade e sou um advogado muito proeminente& mas se vocF retirar%me do direito e mecolocar em 2ual2uer outro lugar estarei no topo muito rapidamenteb. 9nt>o vocF desco#re 2ue a sensi#ilidade e a reatividade n>o s>o re"erentes a perderalguma coisa.Pma coisa particular acontece com ele e a sua sensi#ilidade E a de serUdesenrai0adoLarrancadoW. 5asuavidaelesempresentiu2ueeraarrancadodali eent>o ele crescia.Lycopodium- 10 4sensi#ilidadeeareatividades>o: `Possoeucresceremoutrolugarsesoudesenrai0adoba E esta 0 a sensa12o e3ata de LycopodiumO sonho de crescer numa cerca sem 2ual2uer rai0 E o sonhodeLycopodium.Seusesporos podem voar para 2ual2uer lugar e& onde 2uer 2ue pousem& eles crescem.9nt>o na2uele nNvel n>o E a perda da posi;>o ou talento ou ha#ilidade. 5>o E umaperda desuaestrutura interna ou2ue alguma coisaoest=devorando& mas suasensi#ilidade e adapta#ilidade ao desenrai0amento 2ue aconteceria em sua vida.Portanto vocF pode ver a sensa;>o apenas no nNvel mais pro"undo 2ue vocF atingir nocaso.9 2uando vocF pode con.rmar essa sensa;>o novamente nas =reas importantes esigni.cantesdae@periFnciadevidadapessoa& ent>ovocFest=certodoremEdio& adespeito do "ato de 2ue os sintomas e as e@press@C a-a%/ a/$ $ur%/- 4e /%-4 4e 5o?e u# 5%4 a )ro/-9 )a33%/- #a%/ o/ 4e r%-4 )%$e o+4%) "4e). ; C4e)= #a%/9 "u%/-9 )%$e)9 r%-4 6S 102B7* L!". 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O/4e154o+Ma!4e#a%e/5e/o4a:ea/o4er$ P1I$MA Vermeulens Prisma In"!oduc"ionCLASSFCATON One the dominant plants of the forests in the Carboniferous Period, the club mosses, also calledlycopods, are reduced today to five genera and some 900 species. The family consists of terrestrial or epiphytic,fem-likeherbsorclimberswithsmall,simpleleavestypicallyarrangedinwhorls ar spirals.Themostcommonmembers are *ycopodium and Selaginella,which enjoy widespread distribution. About 200 species are placed inthe genus Lycopodium; all have simple, crowded, scale-like leaves. The evolutionary signifi cance of the family liesmainlyintheadvancesmadeinbranching, andinthedevelopment of amorecomplexrootingsystem. Theirremains are one of the chief ingredients of coal.FEATURESClubmossspeciesextendfromarcticregionsintothetropics, but theyrarelyformconspicuouselements in any plant community. Because they are evergreen, they are most noticeable in winter. They are usuallycreeping ar epiphytic and often inhabit moist places, esp. in tropical and subtropical forests. The creeping specieshave trailing stems from which grow erect shoots that look like tiny trees. Despite growing very slowly, the rhizomesmay reach lengths of several metres. Some of the temperate woodland species form large mats on the forest floor;most of the tropical species grow on trees. They reproduce by means of spores, either clustered into small cones orbome in the axils of the small scalelike leaves. Some species of Lycopodium are called ground pine or creepingcedar, esp. those that resemble miniature hemlocks with flattened fan-shaped branches, and are often used forChristmas decorations.COOL CLMATES Lycopodium species such as L. clavatum, L. obscurum, L. alpinum, L. complanatum, and L.annotinum are native to the cool, boreal forests of North America, Russia, and Scandinavia. They are consideredan indicator of cool temperature climates, fresh and very moist nitrogen-poor soils, and compacted forests floors.They will tolerate low nutrients and can withstand a wide range of light conditions. f temperatures become warmerand the forest becomes drier, these species willdecrease. Lycopodium clavatum can be found in borealforest,bracken grassland, northem lowland forest and northem upland farest.CONTRASTS "The capsule which contains the gametes and the oil has a tetraedic, almost crystalline form, and isof such hardness thatin the preparation ofthe remedy,trituration of severaldays duration is needed,using aspecial mill, in order to release the soft inner contents. During its entire phase of development, Lycopodium thusexhibits a contrariness in all its characteristic manifestations. From the enormous tree to the crouching tiny plant,from powerful vitality to the greatest vegetative weakness, and combined with such weakness enormous tenacity ofsurvival. Such contrariness is symbolized, as it were, by the spore, where the extraordinary hardness contrasts withthe softness of the contents. Once a mighty tree with an enormous trunk, the plant now winds snake-like [thereforethe byname snakeroot], reaching a length of ten metres along the ground. ts basic form is still tree-like and it isthus called ground pine. From its miniature stem ascend tiny branches whose growth always favours one side. Theside with the weaker growth remains retarded, the branches appearing curved to the side of stronger growth. Theyare covered with scale-like leaves which develop very slowly. The tiny plant requires coolness and for this reasonfavours the shade of woods, thickets, barren and solitary places, often near the relics of old wals. t does notdevelop directly fiom the spores, but goes through an asexual phase of a prothallus producing the sexual organsfiom which the spores originate. These remain sterile in most instances and only a few germinate. f they developthey need six to seven years untilleaves appear, and for its whole development the plant needs ten to twenty years,the time a tree needs for its full growth. The few germinating spores need even here the presence of a saprophyticfungus to bring about any spermatogenesis at ali. The sperms move actively with the help of tiny tails and need theLycopodium- 49element of water aroundtheminorder tobeabletomove. Theoutstandingcharacteristicistheenormousslowness of development of the plant, beginning with inability to achieve spermatogenesis independently, togetherwith frequent sterility, sexual development slowed down even further, and the inability to formcWorophyllindependently. n connection with extremely slow growth, this points to a generally slowed-down metabolism andthus to reduced vitality. Thisagain is contrasted by great persistence through the plant's evolution anda widedistribution which makes Lycopodium endure through millions of years, with 11 main and 40 subspecies and in alzones of the earth. Thus the phylogenesis and ontogenesis of Lycopodium, its development, growth andmetabolism manifest an unusualslowness, and at the same time great persistence of the life processo Again acertain contrariness emerges.'"USES Several Lycopodium species are grown as ornamentas, some are a source of fibre, and Lycopodium sporesor powder are utilized in sound experiments in physics. The spores of Lycopodium clavatum are very flarnrnableandwereformerlyusedinfueworks, intheatreproductions[special effects] andasanabsorptivepowder forpharmaceutical purposes. ts [former] use for surgical gloves has caused granulomatous reactions in wounds. Thepowder used in powders, soaps and shampoos has been reported to cause dermatitis. n 19thcentury Sweden, thetrailing stems were used to plait doormats, as well as to mop floors and to scrub pots and pans. "Used as a basefor face-powder preparations, and a dry shampoo for the hair. The spores were used in tracer bullets and flares inWorld War 11. t has been found that *. clavatum spores used to coat non-lubricated condoms, so that they will notstick when rolled up, can cause allergic reactions ranging fiom dermatitis to severe asthma attacks and worse. nColombia a decoction has been made of 60 g of the green plant in one litre of water. This is put in baths that aretaken twice by retarded children. Apparently the baths have been of great benefit. An infusion of the plant wastaken by the Aleuts of the Aleutian slands for post partum pain. The spores were used as a styptic and coagulanby the Potawatomi American ndians. n British Columbia the moss was inserted into the nose to cause bleedingand to cure headache."2NAME The name is derived from Grlykos,wolf, and podus,foot, in allusion to the rhizomes which resemble awolf's paw. The specific name clavatus means club-shaped and refers to the shape of the stems. Although themembers of this family resemble the mosses, they are considered to be evolutionarily more advanced because oftheir specialized fluid-conducting tissues [vascular plants]. True mosses are more primitive and nonvascular.CONSTTUENTS Alkaloids [lycopodine, clavatine, clavotoxine]; cinnamic acid; flavonoids; polyohenols; triterpenes;sulphur compounds [whence its popular name of 'vegetable sulphur']; aluminium [the ash of the spores consist of15-54% aluminium]; fatty acids [the spores consist of 40-50% of a greenish-yellow oil]; traces of copper, arsenic,iron, magnesium, manganese, and zinc [none of them in significant amounts].MEDCNE "The parts of the plant now employed are the minute spores which, as a yellow powder, are shaken outof the kidney-shaped capsules or sporangia growing on the inner side of the bracts covering the fmit spike. Underthenamesof Museusterrestrisor M. clavatumthewholeplant wasused, dried, byancient physiciansasastomachic and diuretic, mainly in calculous and other kidney complaints; the spores do not appear to have beenusedaloneuntil the17thcentury, whentheywereemployedasadiureticindropsy, adrasticindiarrhoea,dysentery and suppression of urine, a nervine in spasms and hydrophobia, an aperient in gout and scurvy and acorroborant in rheumatism, and also as an application to wounds. ... The spores are still medicinally employed byherbalists in this country [England], both intemally and extemally, as a dusting powder in various skin diseasessuch aseczema and erysipelas and for excoriatedsurfaces,to preventchafing in infants.Theirchiefpharma-ceutical use is as a pill powder, for enveloping pills to prevent their adhesion to one another when placed in a box,and to disguise their taste. Dose, 10 to 60 grains. They have such a strong repulsive power that, if the hand ispowdered with them, it can be dipped in water without becoming wet."3Lycopodium- 50PROVNGS. [1] Hahnemann - 8 provers; method: unknown. [2] Segin - 3 self-experimentations, 1835 and 1842; method: repeated doses of 18th and 30th dils.; 10-50 dropsof 30th di!.; 10 drops of tincture and 1st di!., 1 drop of oily residue, and 50 drops of 3rd di!. [3] Schelling - self-experimentation; method: ten trials with 8th, 19th, 20th, 23rd, 24th, and 200th dils., single doseor repeated doses. [4] Genzke - self-experimentation, and experiment on 6 persons, 1846; method: "Dr. Genzke also experimentedon five of his own children, boys and girls varying from 6 to 15 years of age, to whom he administered dailyincreasing doses of the 15th attenuation. No symptoms attributable to the drug resulted, and the same was thecase after a 10 days course of the 3rd trit. The negative results of these experiments on Herr Rusch and on hischildren, led himto question whether the symptoms noted in his own case were really attributable toLycopodium." [Hughes] [5] Huber -10 provers [6 females, 4 males], 1850; method: 5 grains of 5th trit., twice daily for 5-8 days [5 provers];daily increasing doses from 15-20 to 60-90 grains, decreasing potencies from 6x to x, for periods ranging from 9to 40 days [5 provers]. [6]Martin-11[male]provers, 1859;method:1-4dosesof1-2grainsofcrudedrug or1 sttrit.,observationperiods ranging from 3 to 14 days. [7] Baumgartner - self-experimentation, 1862; method: single dose of 100 drops of 30th di!., after 17 days samedose of 24th di!., after 28 days two doses of 100 drops of 18th di!., followed by 100 drops of 15th di!. on 1st and2nd days, of 12th on 4th day, of 9th di!. on 6th nd 7th days, of 6th di!. on 9th and 10th days, of 3rd di!. on 13th day,of 2nd di!. on 14th day, of 1 st di!. on 15th day, then 10 drops oftincture on 16th day, 30 drops oftincture on 17thday, 100 drops of tincture on 18th and 20th days, and 1 1/2 ounces of tincture on 24th day; six weeks after lastdose, continued with twice daily 5 grains of 1 s trit. for 29 days. [8] Robinson - 3 provers [2 femates, 1 male]; method: one doses of 1000lh di!. every third day; 181h di!., threetimes a day; 121h di!., three times a day.AFFINITY NUTRTON[DGESTVETRACT;portal system&skin]. URNARYORGANS. RGHTSDE[THROAT;chest&ovary; abdomen]. /rain. *ungs. * RGHT SDE. *eft side. RGHT then LEFf side.Mind symp"omsM EXTREME LACK OF SELF-CONFDENCE.Aversion to undertaking NEW THNGS [expects failure).. "Lack of confidence in his strength." [Hahnemann]Self-protective.Doesn't take risks when older, no personal decisions.Often verbally criticised when younger - no confidence.lM Feeling of HELPLESSNESS.. "Hecanproperly speak about higher andevenabstract things, but gets confusedineveryday matters."[Hahnemann]Cautious, irresolute [about trifles].M -arefulness.. "A peculiar strain of conservatism and slowness runs through ali shades of *yc. personalities. t is the caution of aperson who has leamed to rely not on physical strength and impulsiveness but upon the slower pace of deliberationandcareful scrutiny.0-onscientious evenaout trifles.1Undemeaththis deceptively slowsurfacefrequentlysmoulders a choleric temper given sudden vehement outburst, more pronounced of course in the irritable neurasthenic who is devoid of self-control." [Whitmont]M Fears, shuns RESPONSBLTES.M Compensatory HAUGHTNESS and DCTATORAL, presumptuous behaviour.'Nice outside, tyrant at home' [abusive, intolerant of contradiction, etc.].. "Bravado is seen more often in Lycopodium than in any other type. t is an attempt to cover up anxiety by actingconfident1y. ... Not all Lycopodiums succumb to bravado. For simplicity's sake we can divide Lycopodium into threesubtypes, which we could label 'the Wimp', 'the Strutter' and the average Lycopodium. n my experience the latteraccounts for about half of the type, whilst the frst two account for about a quarter each. The 'Wimp' does not resortto bravado. His nervousness is undisguised and often quite crippling. ... He has not leamed to hide his fear behindthe subtle defences of the average Lycopodium, or the cruder defences of the 'Strutter'. ... n direct contrast to theLycopodium- 51'Wimp', the 'Strutter'counteracts his sense of impotency by exaggerating his masculine power. ... There are thephysical strutters who go in for body-building and martial arts, so that they can kick sand in the eyes of wimps [or atleast look as if they would]. ... Since he overvalues the masculine, he undervalues the feminine, and this meansthatthe strutter is avery chauvinisticmano...Strutters like to dominate others. Physicalstrutters do thiswithphysical intimidation. ... Since they are cowards, physical strutters tend to bully women and timid men, and seek toimpress those with more power." [Bailey]M Pompous, stiff and pretentious.NFLATED EGO.M rritability MORNNG on WAKNG.[anger, cross, discontented, impatience, loathing at life]T; Fm'l Lycopodium."As a general rule women who need *yeopodium become aware of being unwell in - or following - a situation for whichtheir usual strategies for dealing with conflict are no longer ade2uate. They may feel too small to cope with somethingwhich seems overwhelming3 . not up to it4. ... n the patient's personal history, the decisive tuming-point may well be thedeath of the father or, later on, the death of the husband or life-partner [or of some other person who has taken on a'male' role in their life. This loss means that suddenly they fnd themselves needing to take on additionalresponsibilities, tasks and duties which over-stretch their own potentia!. Similarly, growing upwithout a father can leadtoaLycopodiumsituation: theyhavetotakeontoamuehresponsiilitytooearly. [Differentiatewith-are.1n*yeopodium,however, it is particularly the area of 'male duties'. ... A central feeling is that of smallness.The patientmay experience herself as a dwarf; everything else seems much too large. The rubric 'Dreams of giants' is maybe themost expressive in the Repertory regarding *yeopodium. Things which formerly were experienced as being of normalsize suddenly seem bigger and more threatening. ... Family or social obligations however demand a strength which isbasically not available. So as to do justice to these demands, a pseudo-strength is set up. ... t is rather a question ofself-overestimation. n other words, they compensate for their feeling of smallness with a feeling of enlargement. ... 5oogreatc6osenessis also an issue for*yeopodium.*yeopodium4stimidity makes this intimidating,*yeopodium4sdis-tension makes it restricting,*yeopodium4s pseudo-strength implies the danger of being unmasked by it. ... Since it isthe nature of praise to make the recipient feel greater than they actually are, *yeopodium has problems in dealing withit. Praisehitsthe*ycopodium buttonfairlyandsquarely.... luorder forthesynergyof pseudostrengthandinneruncertainty to work, the one must suppress the other. n this case what is involved is the suppression of the softer andmore emotional side by the harder and more rational side. ... Thesuppression of the intuitive side [left] by the rationalside [right]has sometimes beenmarked by a rather masculine or boyish disposition,even inthe physiognomy....nstances of self#control are particularly to be found in the area of eating [' exercise moderation'; ' restrain myself andtry to set a good example.'] Other areas: Health; Aggression [' am able to control myself.']; Weeping ['Not in front ofother people.']."5n!'lsG Keen intellect, weak muscular power.. "People of a robust muscular or fat digestive type are usualy mentaly less active than people of the cerebral typewho tend to suffer from digestive and muscular weakness and are of frail vitality. The *ycopodium patient presentsaspecial instanceof the'cerebral' typewithitsvitalitydepressingactivityproceedingfromthehead[brain]downwards towards the vital and reproductive centres. Thus we find that *ycopodium fits weak children with weldeveloped heads but puny sickly bodies; that its symptoms generaly are: aggravated from above downwards; andthat it produces and cures a state of emaciation of the upper part of the body with a semi. dropsical condition in thelower parts." [Whitmont]G Chilly, yet strong craving for OPEN AR.Sensitive to DRAFTS.G < WARM room, yet > warm BED.. "A peculiar thingabout*ycopodium istheparadoxical symptomsinregardtoheat andcold. nonecaseitexpressed itself in this way. During the daytime he can't stand heat and throws off al his clothes. At night he wantsto pile one blanket on top of the other, particularly on the feet, and he freezes and closes al the windows. Duringthe day he just couldn't live in the warm room." [Whitmont]G Becoming COLD [< or >].< Becoming warm in open air. G EASY SATETY, or increased appetite after eating a little. G HUNGRY at night; wakes from hunger.Has to eat before going to sleep.MUST eat at regular times [to avoid headache].Lycopodium- 52G Craving for SWEETS.G < FLATULENT FOOD.G HOT food [desire + >].G < 3-4 A.M. and 4-8 P.M.Qntermsof biorhythmsandthe'organicclock', at 3a.m. "thelung'svital capacityisat itslowest point, withcongestioninthepulmonarycirculationandvenousretumat aminimum. 4a.m. isthecritical periodwhenthechange-over from assimilation to dissimilation occurs. Switch-over from trophotropic to ergotropic rhythms in auto-nomic sphere, and to secretory functions in glandular system. Al patients whose regulatory functions are out of phaseand who are unable to switch easily from nighttime to day-time rhythms wake up at 4 a.m. At 4 p.m. the change-overfrom day to night phase in liver rhythms takes place.,,3G > FORENOON.> AFTER midnight.G FULL of GAS. NFLATED.Gastrointestinal disturbanees.G /uling / clucking sensation.[ears; chest; heart; liver; renal region] G RGHT-SDED complaints; or from RGHT to LEFT. G < At beginning of motion.> Motion.G DRYNESS [palms, vagina, skin, nose, ete.].. "Most conspicuousamongthetraceminerasintheenvelopingstructuresof thesporesisaluminium, thepercentage of it in the ash varying between 15 and 54%. This might account for the great dryness of mucousmembranes, sometimes characteristic of Lycopodium, and also the great hunger which is found in the picture ofAlumina." [Gutman]1u open air [3]. %ear, during eoition [1], of being unable to reaeh his destination [1/1], body is smaller [1*], with sensation of stoppage of eireulation, at night [2/1], of undertaking anything [3]. %lattering [3].lrritaility,fromnoise, evenfromeraeklingof newspapers[1].*aughing,whenlookedat [1].Sadness, sneezing [1], > uncovering head [3]. EYE: Sensation as if eyes were falling out [1]. )ain, stitehing, when looking at anything white or red, or at the sun[3/1]. )upils, dilated before menses [1/1]. VSON: 'emiopia, with hemicrania [3/1]. *ost, evening at twilight [3]. Viration, as of heated air [2/1]. HEARNG: Acute, to noises, noises long retained [1]. *ost, during menses [1]. MOUTH: Speech, indistinct, moming [2/1]; stammering, last words of sentence [111]. THROAT: Constant disposition to swallowing from choking [2]. STOMACH: Appetite, increased, with pain in stomach [2]. Aversion to food, until he tastes it, then he is ravenous[3]."ndigestion after onions [3].7ausea,after cold drinks, not after warm drinks [1], while fasting [3].Sinkingsensation at night [2]. Vomiting without nausea [1]. ABDOMEN:)ain,altemating with backache [2]; right hypochondrium, after eating to satiety [3/1]. 8umling,onwalking [2/1]. RECTUM: -onstipation when away from home [2]. Diarrhoea, after fat food [1 *]. URNE: -opious, at night [3]. Scanty, during daytime [2]. FEMALE: )ain, bearing down, uterus, when stooping [2/l]. COUGH: *ying on back > [2]. From putting out the tongue [1/l]. CHEST: )alpitation during digestion [3], after eating [3].Lycopodium- 53 BACK: Electric-like shocks along the spine, extending to vertex [111]. LMBS: -oldness of feet after wine [111]. SLEEP: Waking, with anger [1], from hunger [3], with inability to move [1], from sexual excitement [1]. 9awning,with bulimia [211]. DREAMS: Anxious, when lying on left side [1]. Giants [1]. 5rees [2]. CHLL: "cy coldness of body, as if lying on ice [1/1]. GENERALS: After midnight > [3].Repertory additions [Mller].FOOD Aversion3[2]: Beans and peas; bread; bread, brown; coffee; cooked food; meat; rye bread; smoking;sweets;tobacco; warm food. [1]: Cabbage; farinaceous; fat; onions; pastry; salt; solid food; sour. Desire3[3]: Sweets; hot food; olives. [2]: Alcohol; cold drinks; cold food; oysters; warm drinks; warm food. [1]:Bread; farinaceous; smoking; sour. Worse3 [3]: Beans and peas; cabbage; chocolate; cold food; flatulent food; onions; wine. [2]: Bread, black; carrots;cold drinks; dry food; fmit; milk; oysters; pastry; sardines; sauerkraut; shellfish; sight of food; tumips. [1]: Beer;coffee; eggs; farinaceous; heavy food; herring; raw food; salad; salt; vegetables. /etter3 [3]: Rot food. [2]: Sweets; warm drinks. [1]: Warm food.