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Materia Medica- Keynotes with Nosodes by Allen H.C.

HAMAMELIS VIRGINICA [Ham]
Witch Hazel Hamamelaceae.
General
This shrub flowers from September to November, when the leaves are falling. The seeds
mature the following summer. It is adapted to venous haemorrhage from every orifice of the
body; nose, lungs, bowels, uterus, bladder. Venous congestion: passive, of skin and mucous
membranes; phlebitis, varicose veins; ulcers, varicose, with stinging, pricking pain;
haemorrhoids. Patients, subject to varicose veins, taking cold easily from every exposure,
especially in warm, moist air. "Is the Aconite of the venous capillary system. "Bruised
soreness of affected parts [Arn. ]; rheumatism, articular and muscular. Wounds: incised,
lacerated, contused; injuries from falls; checks haemorrhage, removes pain and soreness
[Arn. ]. Chronic affects of mechanical injuries [Con. ]. Traumatic conjunctivitis; suggillations,
or extravasations into chambers of eye; from severe coughing; intense soreness [Arn. ,
Calen. , Led. ]. Nosebleed: flow passive, long-lasting, blood non-coagulable [Crot. ]; profuse
(>). headache [Mel. ]; idiopathic, traumatic, vicarious, of childhood. Haemorrhage: profuse,
dark, grumous, from ulceration of bowels [Crot. ]; uterine, active or passive; after a fall or
rough riding; vicarious menstruation; no mental anxiety. Haemoptysis: tickling cough, with
taste of blood or sulphur; venous, without effort or coughing; sometimes monthly, for years.
Profuse discharges, which simulate a haemorrhage, and form a drain upon system as severe
as loss of blood. Haemorrhoids: bleeding profusely; with burning, soreness, fullness,
heaviness; as if back would break; urging to stool; bluish color; anus feels sore and raw.
Menses: flow, dark and profuse; with soreness in abdomen; after a blow on ovary, or a fall; all
suffering (<) at menstrual period [Act. , Puls. ]. Uterine haemorrhage active or passive; from
jolting while riding over rough roads; bearing down pain in back. After haemorrhage from
piles, prostration out of all proportion to amount of blood lost [Hydr. ]. Bad effects from loss
of blood [Cinch. ].
Relations
Complementary: Ferrum, in haemorrhages and the haemorrhagic diathesis. Compare:
Arn. , Calen. , for traumatic, and to hasten absorption of intraocular haemorrhage.

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