About
Lac Humanum is a homeopathic remedy prepared from human breast milk. It is primarily used for addressing deep feelings of inadequacy, sensitivity, and a lack of identity. It is often indicated for hormonal imbalances, menstrual issues, and conditions stemming from a sense of being unsupported or unloved.
Keynotes
Profound feeling of being worthless, 'doormat' personality, craving for milk or dairy, symptoms worse from consolation, sensation of being an observer of life rather than a participant, issues with self-boundaries
Constitution
Often sensitive, empathetic individuals who feel easily overwhelmed. Typically female patients with hormonal issues, but can be anyone with a core feeling of inadequacy and lack of nurturing.
🤒Symptoms Profile
● General Symptoms
Feelings of worthlessness, extreme sensitivity to criticism, hormonal imbalances, menstrual irregularities, breast tenderness, feelings of being an outsider, lack of self-identity, craving for milk or aversion to it
● Mental Symptoms
Low self-esteem, feeling unloved and unsupported, extreme sensitivity to criticism, feels like a failure, lack of a solid sense of self, feels like an outsider even in family, weepy, desire for change and travel
● Physical Symptoms
Breast tenderness and swelling (especially before menses), menstrual headaches, irregular menses, ovarian pain, hormonal acne, digestive upsets from milk, fatigue, weak ankles, cold extremities
Uses
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS), menstrual disorders, menopausal symptoms, low self-esteem, depression, hormonal acne, lactation issues, feelings of alienation, developmental delays in children
Modalities
Worse: From consolation, before menses, from milk, cold, night. Better: From open air, warm applications, movement, after menses.
💊Dosage Information
Available Potencies
6C, 12C, 30C, 200C, 1M, 10M
Recommended Dosage
Typically 30C or 200C potency, one dose, repeated infrequently based on symptom return. Lower potencies (6C, 12C) may be used for more physical symptoms.
🔗Relationships & Affinities
🫀 Organ Affinity
Female reproductive system, breasts, endocrine system, mind, digestive system (milk intolerance)
🤝 Complementary
Pulsatilla, Sepia, Lilium Tigrinum, Carcinosin
🛡️ Antidotes
Camphora, Nux Vomica
⚠️Important Cautions
Should be prescribed based on clear mental and physical symptom picture, not routinely for lactation issues. Use with caution in very low potencies which may contain physical substance.
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