Breast Homeopathy Flashcards
drawing pulling pains on L, most common rx for yeast/thrush. pain in opposite breast when nursing
borax
used topically to prevent cracks
calendula
cracked, sore, ulcerated nipples, worse L, nipples may be red, damaged or deformed, yeast, itching in breasts, very tender to touch
castor equi
hypersensitive to pain of nursing, she cannot endure it, irritable, nipples tender and inflamed
chamomilla
unbearable pain at latch on, engorged breasts, protruding, dark red nipples
colchicum
excruciating pain in nipple extending to back/scapula, breasts engorged, cracked nipples
corton tig
painful, cracked nipples due to bac infxn, staph/strep w/bad smell, chilly, worse draft, better heat, irritable
hepar sulph
nipples sore and crack easily, low potency repeated frequently in early weeks, used later for deeper cracks, mastitis, abscesses, recurrent infxn
silica
breasts large and heavy, red streaks running like radii from a central point, H/A and the eyes are congested, doesn’t sleep well, lies half asleep half awake, dull, stupid feeling prevails, engorgement, excessive lactation
belladonna
stony heaviness in breast, hot, hard and painful but not very red, breasts full of milk, engorgement, dry cracked lips, dry mouth, constipation, feces as if burnt, no appetite, nausea after eating, develops more slowly
bryonia
to decrease supply if overabundant and gushing, to help dry up after weaning
lac-c
breasts are congested, burning, hot and hard and distended with little or no milk flow, anxiety and restlessness, cracked nipples, worse night
aconite
frequently indicated, particularly when a despairing sadness is the predominant sx, inadequate milk volume, weakness, anemia
agnus c.
diminishing milk supply, veins are unnaturally distended, mother oversensitive, energies focused on self, better fresh air, better movement
asaf
scanty, watery milk, bluish in color. sluggish temperament, chilly, milk disagrees with infant
calcarea carb
weak, insufficient flow from start, when, as the attendant symptom, threatened amaurosis (loss of vision for no apparent cause) exists; pulsations and noises in ears; anxiety and despondency; women has been subjected to night-watching, care, feeling of doom
causticum
particularly when there has been suppression from exposure to cold, damp air; milk is scanty; skin is delicate and sensitive to cold and liable to eruptions from being in the cold
dulcamara
low milk supply in chilly, exhausted women
lac-d
scanty milk, debility and great apathy
phosph acid
mild and tearful, in apparent good health but who have too little milk; most commonly used remedy; better heat; also used for overabundant milk, esp due to abrupt weaning
pulsatilla
exhausted from venous hemorrhage, thin, scrawny women; breast do not properly fill with milk; much stinging in breasts
secale c
breasts large and heavy; red streaks running like radii from a central point, H/A and eyes are congested; doesn’t sleep well, lies half asleep half awake, dull, stupid feeling prevails, engorgement, excessive lactation, throbbing pains, worse slightest jar, bursting H/A, worse right
belladonna
stony heaviness in breast, hot, hard, painful but not very red, breasts full of milk, engorgement, dry, cracked lips; dry mouth, constipation; feces as if burnt; no appetite, nausea after eating
bryonia
where there is debility from loss of fluids, much pain btw shoulders, worse left
china