Hamamelis virginiana

Common name: witch hazel.

Adapted to venous hæmorrhage from every orifice of the body: nose, lungs, bowels, uterus and bladder (Crot-H., Ipec., Lach., Nit-Ac., Phos.) (A.).

Small loss of blood causes great amount of prostration (Phos.) (G.).

Much weariness; easily gets tired (Carb-An., Chin., Kali-P., Stann.) (G.).

EPISTAXIS, EITHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE; LONG-LASTING (Carb-V., Lach., Phos.) (Pr.).

HAEMOPTYSIS: ACTIVE OR PASSIVE, BLOOD VENOUS, AND COMES UP INTO THE MOUTH WITHOUT COUGHING, OR SCARCELY ANY EFFORT (Ferr.) (Py.).

Tickling cough, with taste of blood or Sulphur (A.).

Long-lasting hæmorrhage from extracting the teeth (Carb-V., Lach., Phos., Sec.) (Bt.).

Nose-bleed, ameliorates headache (Ferr-P., Kali-B., Meli., Mill., Petr., Psor.) (A.).

Hæmatemesis, with vomiting of large quantities of dark-coloured blood (Con., Crot-H., Lach.) (Pr.).

HAEMORRHOIDS BLEED VERY PROFUSELY, WITH SENSATION OF SORENESS, WEIGHT AND BURNING IN THE RECTUM; THEY PROTRUDE, AND ANUS FEELS SORE AS IF RAW (Aloe, Lach., Mur-Ac., Sep., Sulph.) (G.)

Dysenteric stools, loaded with dark, black blood (Carb-V., Lach., Sulph.) (Du.).

Discharge of blood per ani, in large quantities, of a tar-like consistency (Lept.); hence a specific in typhoid fever, with a bloody crisis (G.).

Uterine hæmorrhage; occurring at any time, where the flow is steady and slow (Carb-V., Ferr., Sep.); the blood is dark-coloured; no uterine pains; profuse discharge of dark blood (Sab., Sec., Sep., Ust.) (G.).

VICARIOUS MENSTRUATION (Bry., Lach., Phos., Puls., Sulph.) (A.).

HAEMATURIA OF DARK, BLACK BLOOD (Ars., Crot-H., Lach.) (Pr.).

Hæmaturia from passive congestion of the kidneys; dull pain in the renal region (Berb., Lyc., Sep.) (N.).

All sufferings worse at the menstrual period (Caul., Cimic., Graph., Puls., Sep) (A.).

Metrorrhagia: from jolting while riding over rough roads; or after a fall (A.).

Dysmenorrhœa, from ovarian irritation (Kn.).

Leucorrhœa, with much relaxation of the uterine walls (Calc-P., Helon., Sep.) (Ha.).

Cutting, tearing pains in the ovary, which is swollen and very tender (Apis, Lach.) (Bt.).

Traumatic conjunctivitis (Arn., Ferr-P.) (A.).

Intense soreness of the eyeballs (Arn., Calend., Led.) (A.).

Sugillations or extravasations into the chambers of the eyes from severe coughing (Arn.).

Blood-shot eyes (Bell., Stram.) (B.).

VARICOSE VEINS: HARD, KNOTTY, SWOLLEN, AND PAINFUL (Calc-F., Ferr-P., Flour-Ac., Nat-M., Puls., Sep.) (G.).

Articular and muscular rheumatism (Arn., Bry., Caul., Ferr., Kali-B., Lyc., Merc., Nat-S., Petr., Rhus-T., Sep., Sil.) (A.).

BRUISED SORENESS OF THE AFFECTED PARTS (Arn., Bapt., Eup-P., Rhus-T.) (A.).

Back feels as if it would break (Nat-M., Rhus-T., Sep., Sulph.) (G.).

Chronic effects of mechanical injuries (Arn., Con., Sulph-Ac.) (A.).

ORCHITIS, WITH MUCH PAIN, AND GREAT TUMEFACTION OF THE TESTICLES (Arg-M., Clem., Puls., Spong.) (Bt.).

VARICOSIS OF THE SPERMATIC VEINS; TESTICLES MUCH SWOLLEN, WITH DRAWING PAINS IN THE SPERMATIC CORDS (Clem., Puls., Thuj.) (Pr.).

Ecchymoses (Arn., Sulph-Ac.) (B.).

HAMMERING HEADACHE (Bell., Chin., Nat-M.) (B.).

Phlegmasia alba dolens (Apis, Ars., Dig., Kali-C., Phos., Sep.) (C.).

Great lassitude and weariness in the limbs and elsewhere (C.).

Scapular pains (Chel., Kali-C., Phos., Sulph.) (B.).

Takes cold easily from every exposure, especially in warm, moist air (A.).

Incised, lacerated or contused wounds (Calend.) (A.).

INJURIES FROM FALLS (Arn.) (A.).

AGGRAVATION: From pressure; from exposure to cold air; from jar; from motion; from touch; from riding in a carriage; and at night.

AMELIORATION: From taking rest; and lying quietly.

RELATIONSHIP: Complementary: Ferrum, in hæmorrhages and hæmorrhagic diathesis; and Fluor-Ac. in varicosis.

Compare: Arn. and Calend. for traumatic, and to hasten absorption of intra-ocular, hæmorrhage.

ANTIDOTES: Puls.

Like Arn. and Calend., Hamamelis has often seemed to act well as a local application.