Foll + Lac-h

[Jayne]

Patricia,
Can you elaborate on what you wrote here? Please tell more about the
creativity issue.
"That is why Foll is comp to Lac-h; it's a creativity issue in that
instance."
Thanks Jayne
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[Patricia Hatherly]

Dear Jayne

Both Foll and Lac-h are essentially sarcodes (secretions from a gland) but
unusual in the sense that they can also be used as "constitutional remedies"
in the higher potencies.

At a physiological level Foll is used to assist the ovary to function
correctly; to create an egg. To effect this a prescription of Foll in a
potency under 10C is appropriate.
At the constitutional level (as described by Assilem) it is about a woman
being able to get in touch with her more feminine (and therefore more
creative) self.
In this instance the prescription may be in a higher potency; perhaps a 1M.

Human milk is also a creative substance in the sense that it finishes off
what the woman has begun in her uterus.
Mammals are either precocious or altricial. A calf or a foal are good
examples of the former. At birth, these mammals, even though they will take
sustenance at the breast, are very independent of the mother.
An altricial mammal is one that needs a safe nest or pouch to finish
development and the breast is essential to ensure this.At birth the human is
about 25% "done" ; reaching 85% by one year and tapering off over the next
two years.
As far as humans are concerned. being carried in a sling, which acts like a
nest and affords easy access to the breast, has been the traditional way and
persists in some cultures today.

So human milk has a creative potential in that it develops all the infant's
biologic systems. It helps to finish off the infant's development such that
s/he will be best able to survive in a healthy state.
In my experience Lac-h is useful in instances of IBS and all manner of
allergies simply because it goes back to create new healthy tissues;
something that didn't happen because of early weaning onto a milk that was
not species-specific.I often use 7C for this or the LMs.

At a more constitutional level it helps to define the Ego and assists the
patient to get a balanced perspective on seeing that his/her individual
needs are as important as those of others. In that sense it allows
individuals to define their reality in a more meaningful way as, after the
Rx, they go out and make things happen for themselves instead of sitting
back and waiting for others to do it for them.
In this instance I use a water potency of 1M given at the new or full moon
which is a time of < for Lac-h (same as Carc to which it is also
complementary).

In my clinical experience I have often observed mid-cycle bleeding and pain
at ovulation after a constitutional prescription of Lac-h and Foll has
handled the symptom picture nicely.
Something else that I have observed regarding Foll (that is not in the
literature anywhere) is that the Foll woman may dream of menses in the
second half of her cycle. To menstruate signals the loss of the creative
potential for that cycle.

Hope this helps

best wishes

Patricia Hatherly.

[Joy Lucas]

Dear Patricia, there must be countless remedies that come within the
'nurture' issues - the Calcareas, the Magnesiums, Carcinosin, Graphites,
Hippomanes, Strontiun carb, Rhem, Chamomilla, the other Lacs, the Snakes -
just to mention a few. I think one has to be really careful how any one
particular remedy is 'promoted' as it tends to prompt routine and/or lazy
prescribing and we move away from the vital individuality of each case.

best, Joy

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on 2/22/04 8:46 AM, Patricia Hatherly at triciah@rnhconsulting.com.au wrote:

edited
Dear Jayne
So human milk has a creative potential in that it develops all the infant's
biologic systems. It helps to finish off the infant's development such that
s/he will be best able to survive in a healthy state.
In my experience Lac-h is useful in instances of IBS and all manner of
allergies simply because it goes back to create new healthy tissues;
something that didn't happen because of early weaning onto a milk that was
not species-specific.I often use 7C for this or the LMs.

At a more constitutional level it helps to define the Ego and assists the
patient to get a balanced perspective on seeing that his/her individual
needs are as important as those of others. In that sense it allows
individuals to define their reality in a more meaningful way as, after the
Rx, they go out and make things happen for themselves instead of sitting
back and waiting for others to do it for them.
In this instance I use a water potency of 1M given at the new or full moon
which is a time of < for Lac-h (same as Carc to which it is also
complementary).
Hope this helps

best wishes

Patricia Hatherly.
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[Patricia Hatherly]

Dear Joy

Your point is taken and I do agree that 'nurture' is an aspect of many of
our remedies.
However, I was asked to comment on how Foll & Lac-h both come within the
orbit of creativity and that I did giving a perspective that is based on my
clinical experience which, like all members of the group, I am happy to
share.

Like you I am not in favour of formula prescriptions or routine prescribing.
One must always have a hierarchy of symptoms on which to prescribe and seek
to understand just what it is that needs to be cured.
However, when it comes to the Lacs many clinical symptoms are still evolving
and they won't make it into the repertories unless we are all prepared to
share our experience so that we can broaden our understanding.
In this particular post it should be kept in mind that at the physiologic
level Lac-h is a sarcode and is therefore about promoting organ/system
potential.

best wishes
Patricia Hatherly

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