Lecithin
NATIONAL JOURNAL OF HOMOEOPATHY 1993 Nov / Dec Vol II NO 6.
Dr Tarkas
Dr Dhari.
` Lecithin.
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Action: Results of SHOCK, mental emotional trauma; overwork, fright, any emotional shock. Traumatic shock; effects of energy. Brain fag; from burden of school work, produced trembling and congestive (occipital) headaches, could cope only with light domestic work.
A general sore tired and exhausted feeling. Lassitude, languor and lack of energy, esp. in morning. Weariness, from mental work; the brain feels tired. Marked or unexpected nervous exhaustion during severe acute disease (Aven, Ph-ac) Sore, tired and nervous.
A general feeling of nervousness and quivering (vibration) over the entire
body. Sensation of internal tremor or general trembling, with (of course) soreness and
tiredness. A sort of shakiness, nervous shuddering (and perhaps buzzing); during menses,
Weak, Weeping, Wavering / Waving. A state of hurry and flurry (Med,
Samb).
Anemia
Mind: Agitated, at trifles; "excited even after a short conversation with friends (esp. animated conversation). Later, general sluggishness and melancholic apathy alternating with an uneasy desire to be occupied or moving; dull, confused; forgetful; a state of brain fag.
Agg. from vexation, reprimand, bad news, overwork.
Aching, especially in occiput
Pulsating and ringing in ears.
Face pale, Pain in zygoma. Tension or face as if smeared with yolk of egg or molasses, or
as if varnished (Alum).
Dry mouth, with thirst. Tongue coated white.
Choking sensation in throat. Globus (from stomach up in throat).
Stomach: Anorexia, Averse to bread, potatoes, meat, milk, craving for stimulants like coffee, wine (to shake off tiredness). Sinking, gone sensation in stomach, leading to notable hunger; sometimes during chill. Constant belching. Soreness in stomach, ext. to throat.
Band like contraction around hypochondria. Rumbling Bloated (Alf). Liver cancer, Umbilical colic.
Urine: Scanty; loaded with sugar (after a shock),
albuminuria, phosphates (Alfalfa, Aven).
In males sexual desire and power gone (Aven)
Ovarian insufficiency. Lecithin helps milk metabolism.
Chest: Congestion and soreness in (r.) lung. Dullness at base of l. lung, emphysematous sounds, stridulous rales, hyperpnoea after fright. Oppression in chest Tuberculosis of the young.
Palpitation; violent beating, causing dyspnoea and choking in throat. Hepar pain; after vexation.
Locomotor: Spine feels sore. (Hyperaesthesia, Spinal irritation). Rheumatism of lt. shoulder; aching, soreness, lameness in limbs. Tired aching; in knees, in morning; in ankles; even a short walk felt too long.
Fingers feel stiff and swollen; tingle.
Legs shake violently. Sciatica, Cramps (esp. in calves) cold wet weather. Cold feet at night during sleep.
Sleepless latter part of night; after 2 a.m. awakens tired.
Fever in evening with headache and a general tired, exhausted feeling, Night sweats.
Relationship: Alf, Aven, Cholest., Kali-ph, Ph-ac, similar; undisturbed phosphorus metabolism to: Alet, Alf, Aven., Beryll Acet-ac, etc.
Lecithin Physiology: A phospholipid containing choline (which aids fat transportation/digestion and absorption, phosphoric acid fally acids and glycerol) is synthesized in the liver. In this form fats are delivered to the tissues/cells for production of energy or for storage. Is essential also for the phosphorus cycle and haemoglobin maintenance.
"Cholesterol is the physiological contrary of lecithin". Both seem to play some unknown role in the growth of tumors. Fatty tumors and fatty degenerations are inhibited by choline (a constituent of vitamin B-complex, found abundantly in dairy products). Cholesterol is a crystalline substance of fatty nature (it is a fatty alcohol, a sterol) found in brain, nerves, liver, blood and bile. It is not readily soluble, and may crystallise in the gall-bladder and along arterial walls (causing Gallbladder stones and atherosclerosis). Source of many of the steroids and of the bile acids. Protects Rbcs against hemolysis (i.e. disruption of its membrane and consequent leaking of hemoglobin into plasma, Rbc remaining a host). LDL / HDL ratio (1-4) is well maintained by MUFAs (Mono Unsaturated-fatty-acids) which also control the quantity of cholesterol in to blood. Thus its role is negative as opposed to that of lecithin considered as positive.
Acetyl-choline, a form of choline is essential as the chemical mediator in the transmission of new impulse. It is secreted at nerve endings.