Sepia

Octopus ink

Sepia is a dark brown, thick liquid containing mainly calcium and magnesium carbonate, sodium sulfate, sodium chloride and a black pigment, melanin. Lee's suppose a connection between Sepiamelanin and at läkernedelsprövningen observed pigment changes in the face. Hahnemann called Sepia for "antipsorikum" and expects the drug to the Constitution means. As a homeopathic remedy Sepia is an important women's funds that are able to deeply interfere in hormone interaction. The common thread through drug screen can be summarized in the concept of 'ptosis'. We look to us a physical, emotional and intellectual image of the descending and paralysis. Sepiabilden also shows a striking similarity to the key symptoms of adrenal insufficiency (pigmentation changes, fatigue, descending eyelids, looseness of the skin and muscles, menstrual disorders, decreased sex drive, irritability with co-apathy, etc.).

Etiology: Effect of nervous exhaustion, hormone imbalance, puberty, menopause. Result of anger, emotion, fear, sexual excesses.

Modalities: Worse: to stand, cold, drafts, before and during menstruation, through sexual intercourse, morning, evening and night, after dinner.

Better: vigorous exercise, dancing, fresh air.

Constitution: Pale, yellowish, flaccid, masculine, frigid, indifferent. "The introverterade personality and psyche: the type of defensive withdrawal from family, profession and social life and who conceal their emotions, which tends to the depressant." (Förf.anm.)

Indications: Nervous exhaustion and depression associated with endocrine disruption, klimakteriedepression, left-sided neuralgia, chronic gastritis and ptosis (proven), constipation (proven), prostatic (proven), weak and late menstrual (proven), chronic uterine and äggledarinflanunation, prolapse (proven ), myomblödningar (proven), muscle and ledreurnatism in pregnancy (proven), varicose veins, knee symptoms of menopause (proven), psoriasis, acne, ringworm, ulcers (proven).

Potency: D6 - D200.

Comparison: Helonias, Lilium, Murex, Aristolochia, Pulsatilla, Colchicum, Cimicifuga, Sulfur, Sepia and sodium Muriaticum complementary.