Hamamelis virginiana

Hamamelis virginiana
(witch-hazel)
* Venous congestion, haemorrhages, varicose veins,and haemorrhoids, with bruised soreness
of affected parts, seem to be the special sphere ofthis remedy.
* Acts upon the coats of the veins causing relaxation with consequent engorgement.
* Passive venous haemorrhages from any part.
* Great value in open, painful wounds, with weakness from loss of blood.
* After operations, supersedes the use of morphia (Helmuth).
Head
- Wants "the respect due to me" shown.
- Feeling as of a bolt from temple to temple.
- Fullness, followed by epistaxis.
- Numbness over frontal bone.
Eyes
- Painful weakness; sore pain in eyes; bloodshot appearance; inflamed vessels greatly
injected.
- Hastens absorption of intraocular haemorrhage.
- Eyes feel forced out.
Nose
- Bleeding from nose profuse; flow passive, non-coagulable, with tightness in bridge of nose.
- Bad odor from nose.
Throat
- Mucous membrane distended and bluish; varicosis of throat.
Stomach
- Tongue feels burnt.
- Thirst.
- Blisters on side.
- Haematemesis of black blood.
- Throbbing and pain in stomach.
Stool
- Anus feels sore and raw.
- Haemorrhoids, bleeding profusely, with soreness.
- Dysentery.
- Pulsation in rectum.
Urine
- Haematuria, with increased desire.
Female
- Ovarian congestion and neuralgia; feel very sore.
- Vicarious menstruation.
- Uterine haemorrhage, bearing-down pain in back.
- Menses dark, profuse, with soreness in abdomen. Metrorrhagia, occurring midway between
menstrual periods.
- Intermenstrual pain (Jas.W. Ward).
- Vagina very tender.
- Profuse leucorrhoea.
- Vulva itches.
- Milk-leg, haemorrhoids, and sore nipples, after confinement.
- Metrorrhagia; passive flow.
- Vaginismus, ovaritis, soreness over whole abdomen.
- Phlegmasia alba.
Male
- Pain in spermatic cord, running into testes.
- Varicocele.
- Pain in testicles.
- Orchitis.
- Testicles enlarged, hot, and painful.
- Epididymitis.
Respiratory
- Haemoptysis; tickling cough.
- Chest feels sore and constricted.
Back
- Sore pain down cervical vertebrae.
- Severe pain in lumbar and hypogastric region, extending down legs.
Extremities
- Tired feeling in arms and legs.
- Very sore muscles and joints.
- Varicose veins.
- Chilliness in back and hips, extending down legs.
- Neuralgia of internal saphenous nerve.
Skin
- Bluish chilblains.
- Phlebitis.
- Purpura.
- Varicose veins and ulcers; very sore.
- Burns.
- Ecchymosis.
- Traumatic inflammations. [Arnica.]
Modalities
- Worse, warm, moist air.
Relationship
- Compare in haemorrhoids: Calc. fluor.; Aloe; Mur. ac. in varicose veins.
- Mangifera indica.
- Compare : Arnica; Calend.; Trillium; Bellis; Sulph. ac.; Pulsatilla.
- Antidote : Arnica.
- Complementary : Ferrum.
Dose
- Tincture, to sixth attenuation.
- Distilled extract locally.