Sequoia sempervirens

[RAVALARD]

Dear Colleagues

I am searching for the proving of Sequoia sempervirens. According to F.
Vermeulen in Synoptic MM2, K. Birch and J. Rockwell have published a
proving of this remedy in 1994. Is it possible someone have it?
Thanks warmly.
Jean-Claude Ravalard

[Marybeth Buchele]

Jean-Claude,
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Marybeth
A Homeopathic Proving of Sequoia Sempervirens (Redwood), third edition 1997
By _Kate BIRCH_ (http://www.minimum.com/p7/engine/auth.asp?n=510) ,
_Jennifer ROCKWELL_ (http://www.minimum.com/p7/engine/auth.asp?n=511#)

11 provers - most taking 30c or 200c potencies. 3 provers believed they had
toxicological symptoms. One of the italicized general symptoms is
"overwhelming feeling of being old".
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In a message dated 9/4/2005 6:57:41 AM Central Standard Time,
Jean-Claude.Ravalard@wanadoo.fr writes:

Dear Colleagues

I am searching for the proving of Sequoia sempervirens. According to F.
Vermeulen in Synoptic MM2, K. Birch and J. Rockwell have published a
proving of this remedy in 1994. Is it possible someone have it?
Thanks warmly.
Jean-Claude Ravalard
Marybeth Buchele RSHom(NA) CCH*
Professional Homeopath
dba Health Naturally Homeopathy Services
3601 Park Center Blvd. Suite 305
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
952-933-6068
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[Dr. Joe Rozencwajg, NMD]

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"The greatest enemy of any science is a closed mind".

[Rochelle Marsden]

Sequoia sempervirens
Skin
SKIN - ITCHING - burning
Sequoia sempervirens
Seq-s.
Signs
Sequoia sempervirens. Redwood. N.O. Taxodiaceae.
The Redwood is one of the two species in the Taxodiaceae plant family. It
is a conifer that only occurs in a narrow coastal strip along the Pacific
coast, stretching from the Canadian border to southern California. They are
the tallest trees on earth. The needles grow in spirals round the branches.
The seed scutum is thick, shaped like a shield, and has a small point in
the middle. Sequoia sempervirens lives for more than 1,000 years and grows
to more than 100 metres. There are also veterans that live to the venerable
age of 2000.
Sequoia owes its long life to two factors. Because of their acidity, the
trees are almost immune to moulds that cause woodrot. Furthermore, they
have such a thick bark [30 centimetres in large trees] that they are
protected from forest fires, although strong winds could turn forest debris
and heavy undergrowth into a torch, eating through and drying out the
surface of the sap wood, leaving it susceptible to later fires. A third
factor that ensures their survival is another rare characteristic in
conifers: the capacity to reproduce from sprouts, that spring from the
trunk. Young trees can often be seen around old trunks, giving Sequoias a
better start than seedlings.
The species, which is now protected, provides excellent wood for
carpentry/furniture. The name 'Sequoia' is derived from Sequoiah, the
inventor of the Cherokee alphabet. 'Sempervirens' means 'always green'.
"Sequoia's are the oldest living plants on earth. They are also the
fastest growing plants. The coastal redwood [S. sempervirens] may put on
six, eight or even more feet of height in a single season. The rapid growth
may continue even after the trunk has become 100 feet or more in
circumference. There does not seem to be a phase of a Sequoia's life span
that can be termed 'old age' in the ordinary sense. It's life processes do
not appear to slow down or change in any basic way. Even the oldest
continue to grow rapidly, while still producing seeds. Theoretically, it
appears that a Sequoia could go on living forever. Death comes to them only
through means of fire or through an external physical event such as strong
winds, being cut down or falling down because of their tallness and having
their roots too shallow in the soil. It has been observed that even after a
tree is burnt and hollow it grows around the burn and continues to reach
upward. All of this shows an incredible will to live and adapt. Their
history started prior to the time of the Ice Age, over 200 million years
ago. They were the dominant trees of North America. There are now only two
species left, the S. sempervirens [the coastal redwood] and the S. gigantum
[which grows more inland].
The geographic area where it grows is a fog belt and is apparently the
secret to its success. The ground is always moist, effectively excluding
wildfire while providing abundant water for sustaining such massive trees.
These ancient forests have the means of acquiring water even when there is
no rain or snow. They capture moisture from the fog. Fog reduces water loss
from the needles and contain high amounts of carbon dioxide, which favours
photosynthesis year around." [Birch]
Proved by Kate Birch and Jennifer Rockwell in 1994 on 11 persons [7 men,
4 women].
Compare
Medorrhinum. Guaiacum.
Region
Lungs. Heart. Eyes. Gastrointestinal tract. Muscles and bones. Mind;
emotions.
Leading symptoms
M Difficult concentration
OR
Clarity of thought.
M Irritability.
Desires solitude.
M Overwhelming feeling of being old. [Comp. Ginkgo biloba, another
ancient tree]
Feels all the trials of being 40 years old.
Sensation that he has burned out the fires of life.
Feels cut down.
OR
M Feeling of well-being.
Feels new and rejuvenated as if it's a fresh start.
Feels as if on vacation.
Relaxed in tense situations.
G Opposite effects.
"It seems to affect some people in one way, while in others the effects
are opposite. In the lungs there is ease of breath or there is difficulty
of breath. In the heart we find pressure, shooting pains and symptoms from
grief, or absence of symptoms and complete happiness. Blurry vision or
clarity of vision." [Birch]
G Sycotic remedy.
[hydrogenoid propensity; overproduction of mucus; voracious appetite;
rheumatic complaints]
"The tree grows in the fog where it is damp and wet, it also grows near
the ocean. The source of the remedy is the burl, a growth on the tree from
which new life sprouts. If one were to study the logging industry, one
would find that in man's greed and desire for more, bigger and better, he
shows no restraint from destroying the last few virginal growths of these
incredible giants." [Birch]
G Great exhaustion
OR
Feeling of well-being.
G Fluid retention
OR
Absence of fluid being collected.
G Voracious appetite.
Strong desire for whatever is available.
G Pains gripping, constrictive, aching.
Stiff and tight feeling in body. [Compare Guaiacum]
G Wandering pains.
agg. Lying; sitting.
agg. Continued motion.
P Blurred vision [agg. wind]
OR
Vision extremely clear.
P Increased salivation.
[Quotes from: Birch and Rockwell, A Homoeopathic Proving of Sequoia
sempervirens, 1994]
Rubrics
Mind
Aversion to company, desire to go somewhere where no one will bother
[1/1]. Clarity of thought [2]; as if a fog or haze had lifted in the mind
[1/1]. Confusion, confused by simple tasks [1/1]. Delusion of being fragile
like a cracked egg shell [1/1]; as if she would emotionally fall apart
[1/1]; of having a broken heart [1/1]; as if she is falling in love [1/1];
as if his wife of many years never loves him [1/1]; of being unappreciated
[1]. Dreams, of being happy and finding someone who really loves you [1/1];
of rescuing some children by the side of the road [1/1]; of responsibility
[1]; of the perfect soul mate [1/1]. Irritability about trifles [1]; about
noises [1]. Feels like screaming [1]; desire to scream that gets suppressed
[1/1]. Sadness, hard to raise oneself to get up and go in the day [1].
Sympathetic, takes on other peoples sufferings [1/1]; only feels good while
rescuing someone [1/1]. Time, things appeared to be slowed down [1/1].
Head
Pain, headache between eyes [1].
Vision
Objects have a haze to them [1/1]; edges of objects seem to swim [1/1];
as if on a hallucinogenic drug [2/1].
EARS: Outward pressing pain [1].
Nose
Burning pain in nasal passages [2]. Sneezing [2].
Face
Sensation of fullness, as if more fluid were under the skin [1/1].
Obstruction of facial sinuses [1]. Looked much older after the remedy
[1/1]. Pressing pain in maxillary area [1].
Mouth
Bitter taste [1]. Sensation of stiffness in jaws [1]; hard to articulate
words that require more motion of the jaw [1/1].
Teeth
Desire to clench teeth, to scratch teeth [1].
Throat
Nausea felt in pit of throat [1].
Stomach
Nausea [3]; and burning in abdomen [1]; and gripping in abdomen [1];
after eating [1]; agg. motion [1]; amel. after sleep [1]. Thirst diminished
[1].
Rectum
Constipation [2]; during menses [1]. Flatulence, frequent, like rotten
eggs [1].
Stool
Loose and putrid [1].
Bladder
Pressing pain in bladder [1]. Polyuria [1]. Desire to urinate even after
having just done so [1].
Male
Sexual desire diminished [1].
Female
Menses starts and stops [1]; copious [1].
Respiration
Feeling as if lungs are hyper-clear, as if more air can move in and out
of the lungs [1/1]; feeling as though I couldn't get enough air into lungs,
breathing deeper and deeper yet still wanted more [1/1]. Asthmatic
respiration, agg. night, amel. steam and fresh air [1].
Expectoration
Coughing up mucus [2]; thick mucus [1].
Chest
Feeling as if he would die from a broken heart [1/1]. History of
collapsed lungs [1/1]; of pneumonia [1]. Limp feeling in chest [1/1]. Short
sharp pain in right side of chest [1]; shooting pain in heart from being
heart broken [1/1]; sore pain in lungs [1]. Feeling of tightness in
diaphragm that caused her to want to stretch and stretch it resulting in a
sore sensation [1/1]; band of tightness in diaphragm [1/1]. Sensation of a
wall of bricks and stones fall away from the heart and a yellow and white
light encompass the heart; the bricks were a sense of responsibility
imposed upon him from the loss of his father at an early age [1/1].
Back
Pain extending down to hips and to knees [1].
Extremities
Sharp pain in elbows, shoulders and feet [1]. Sensation of tightness in
hands and feet [1].
Sleep
Deep sleep [2]; and refreshing [1]. Sleepiness in the afternoon [1].
Wakes unrefreshed [1]; wakes in a sweat [1].
Skin
Eruptions, raised circular or oval bumps of a light brown discolouration
[1/1]. Itching, agg. night [1].
Notes
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