About
Lac Defloratum is a homeopathic remedy prepared from skimmed cow's milk. It is primarily known for its profound effects on the female reproductive system and is a key remedy for various menstrual and menopausal complaints. It also addresses issues of weakness, emaciation, and digestive intolerance to milk.
Keynotes
Sensation of terrible emptiness in the stomach not relieved by eating; headaches that begin with the menses; nausea and vomiting from the sight or smell of food; aversion to milk which causes diarrhea; symptoms often left-sided.
Constitution
Often suited to tall, thin, emaciated women who are worn out and anemic. Patients who are sensitive, nervous, and easily exhausted.
🤒Symptoms Profile
● General Symptoms
Scanty or absent menses, severe menstrual headaches, nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, intolerance to milk, general weakness and emaciation, burning pains, sensation of emptiness, left-sided ovarian pain
● Mental Symptoms
Great depression and irritability, especially before menses. Feeling of being neglected and unloved. Anxiety about health. Mental exhaustion. Discontent and restlessness.
● Physical Symptoms
Headaches before or during menses, often left-sided. Nausea and vomiting, especially in pregnancy. Scanty, delayed, or suppressed menses. Burning in stomach and esophagus. Pain in left ovary. Diarrhea from milk. General emaciation and weakness.
Uses
Amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, menopausal hot flashes, migraines related to menses, hyperemesis gravidarum (severe morning sickness), lactose intolerance, anorexia, general debility
Modalities
Worse: From milk, before and during menses, from motion, from mental exertion. Better: From rest, from fresh air, from being quiet.
💊Dosage Information
Available Potencies
6C, 30C, 200C, 1M, 10M
Recommended Dosage
Typically, a single dose of a high potency (200C or 1M) for acute conditions or constitutional prescribing. Lower potencies (6C, 30C) may be repeated more frequently for specific symptoms like nausea.
🔗Relationships & Affinities
🫀 Organ Affinity
Female reproductive system, stomach, digestive system, nervous system.
🤝 Complementary
Calcarea carbonica, Sepia, Pulsatilla
🛡️ Antidotes
Camphora, Nux vomica
⚠️Important Cautions
Should be prescribed based on the totality of symptoms, not just the diagnosis. Use with caution in very low potencies if there is a known severe allergy to milk proteins.
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