Minutus

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This remedy is usually indicated in children with history of lack of affection or lack of physical contact in early childhood.

Forsaken feeling & seeking for attention.

Appetite is increased soon after eating. Faintness, irritability and weakness during hunger.

Desire for and aggravation from eating sugar.

Desire for raw vegetables.
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Ardavan Shahrdar, MD, DIHom, RIHA

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> Mangialavori's Additions (2003):
Proving, (1860's)

Mind and Disposition. Bilious sanguineous temperament. Indifference. Want of childish cheerfulness. Anxiousness. Violent temper; irritable temper; quarrelsomeness. Low spirited, hypochondriacal mood; peevishness. Disinclination to talk; want of interest. Stupidity. Indifference as from home-sickness. Home-sickness. Increased modesty of women. *Great modesty (chastity). Bad effect from violent anger.
Sensorium. Giddiness, from indigestion. *Harassing giddiness (with gout) of six years standing.
Head. Headache every week the same day. *The one-sided headache returns every week on the same day. Cold on the head. The hair grows rapidly. Perspiration on the head (neck and shoulders).
Eyes. Varicose extension of the vessels of the eye. Violent ophthalmia. Dimness of the cornea. Inflammation of the eyelids. Edematous swelling of the eyelids. The eyes are closed on account of the swelling of the eyelids. Dimness of sight. Obscuration of sight.
Ears. Discharge of pus from the ears.
Nose. Sneezing; dry coryza.
Face. Paleness of the face. Death-like color of the face. The face is bloated. Edematous swelling of the face. Changed expression of the countenance. *Healthy fresh color of the face.
Teeth. Dullness of the teeth (with sour vomiting). Scurvy. Useful as a tooth-powder — Rush — Hare.
Mouth and Throat. Inflammation of the lining membrane of the mouth. Aphthae of children. Rhagades, cracks on the tongue. Ranula. Inflammation of the salivary glands. Ulcers in the throat.
Gastric Symptoms. Nausea — early in the morning. Periodical vomiting. Vomiting of blood. Vomiting of white, viscid, tough mucus. Acid vomiting, making the teeth dull. Violent retching. Vomiting of drunkards.
Stomach. Impaired digestion. Acidity of the stomach. Weak digestion with acidity of the stomach. Painful constriction of the stomach. Cold of the stomach. Disordered stomach. Bloated stomach. Pressure in the stomach in the morning when fasting. Heat in the stomach. Pain in the stomach with hypochondriacal persons. Stomach overloaded with sour mucus. Insufficient nutrition. Impaired digestion. Painful sensitiveness of the pit of the stomach.
Hypochondria. Induration of the liver. Swelling of the liver. Increased secretion of bile. *Pain in the spleen (from a blow received a long time ago). Swelling of the spleen.
Abdomen. Abdomen swollen (enlarged). Hardness and swelling of the abdomen; abdomen as hard as a stone; painful hardness of the abdomen. *Hard swollen abdomen (after scarlet fever). A. Lippe. Swelling and induration of the mesenteric glands. Atrophia mesenterica. The abdomen shows the presence of water on percussion. *Hydrops abdominis. *Worm affections of children. Flatulency.
Stool and Anus. Constipation. Difficult stools. Constipation alternating with mucous diarrhea. Diarrhea, stools watery and debilitating, of mucus and blood, bilious. Hemorrhoidal congestion. Painful hemorrhoidal tumors. *The hemorrhoids begin to bleed again.
Urinary Organs. Diminished, very scanty secretion of urine. Profuse secretion of urine. *Diabetes mellitus.
Genital Organs. Increased sexual desire. Frequent involuntary seminar emissions. Swelling of the genitals. Enormous swelling of the scrotum. Catamenia diminished. The menstrual blood is pale. Suppressed fluor albus.
Respiratory Organs. Difficult respiration. Oppressed breathing. Can only breathe in an erect position. He has to lay bolstered up high on account of dyspnea. Respiration difficult, oppressed in the morning, relieved by expectoration. Suffocative attacks — *returning every six months. Dry cough. Cough with children. The expectoration with the cough is very offensive. *The suppressed expectoration is restored. Hoarse, catarrhal voice. Hoarseness from reading but a short time. Dry rawness in the larynx. *Ulceration of the larynx. Stitches in the left side of the chest. Fullness
in the chest — in the morning and relieved by expectoration of mucus. Pneumonia. Accumulation of mucus on the chest.
Thorax. Emaciation of the chest, the muscles dwindle away. Swelling of the lower part of the sternum. Rheumatic pain in the region of the heart.
Extremities. Edematous swelling of the arms. *Edematous swelling of the right arm with stinging, less painful when uncovering the arm, more painful in the evening and during damp weather. (Bute.) *Fistulous ulceration of the right forearm with tingling and stitches, discharge of yellowish thin pus. (Bute.) Panaritium. Emaciation of the hams and thighs. Legs swollen and as hard as a stone. Swelling around the ankles. Edematous swelling of the legs — water oozes out from them. Weakness of the legs *(uncertain walk of a child nine years old). Cramps in the calves of the legs.
*Caries on the feet.
Sleep. Sleeplessness. Starts in his sleep.
Fever. Pulse weak and irregular. Chilliness from ten AM till evening, with melancholic mood. Chilliness alternates with perspiration. The chill is followed by profuse perspiration. Evening fever. *Perspiration day and night. Intermittent fevers every one, two, or three days, irregular in their type. Suppressed fevers (with Chininum sulph.). Rheumatic fevers. Malignant plague fevers.
Skin. Dry skin, all perspiration is suppressed. Chlorosis after anger. Chlorosis with dropsy. Pale red blotches over the body. Old herpes. Excessive granulation in the ulcers. Proud flesh in the ulcers. *Anasarca after scarlet fever.
Generalities. Emaciation with great appetite. Plethoric constitution. Tingling in the limbs. Fainting attacks. Attacks of gout — pains wandering.
Conditions. Bad effects from spirituous liquors. China cachexia — mercurio-syphilitic cachexia. (Ste. Marie.) Poisonous effects from Arsenic, Plumbum, Cuprum, Verdigris, Mercury, and poisonous fishes. *During hydrops the upper parts discharge first, last of all ceases the swelling of the limbs. Ferrum often follows well.

> This remedy is usually indicated in children with history of

From Vermeulen's Synoptic II:

Lacticum acidum seems to be the eternal child (girl)
Saccharum album the spoiled child

XXXXXXXXXX the abandoned child

Lac felinum the alternately dependent and independent child
Lac caninum the fearful yet aggressive child
Lac caprinum the sexually precocious but backward child clinging to its
mother
Lac humanum the indifferent, controlled child.

Best,

Gaby

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Gaby Rottler
Germany
rottler@curantur.de

http://www.curantur.de
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Hi,
Its closest analogues are Sul and lyc.
Some symptoms exclusive to this remedy are:

MIND - INDUSTRIOUS, mania for work - morning
MIND - INSOLENCE - children, in
MIND - JEALOUSY - children - in
MIND - LOQUACITY - children; in
MIND - MODESTY, increased
MIND - QUARRELSOME - children; in
MIND - QUARRELSOME - children; in - sweets; after
MIND - SUCKING - into the mouth; sucking objects
HEAD - PAIN - Vertex - extending to - Face
TEETH - CORRODED SENSATION - vomiting; with sour
CHEST - SWELLING - Sternum, lower part of

with best wishes,
V.T.Yekkirala