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Hamamelis virginiana
Plant

Hamamelis virginiana

Ham.

Witch Hazel

The venous remedy par excellence. Varicose veins, hemorrhoids, and venous hemorrhages. Dark, passive, venous bleeding. Bruised soreness of affected parts. A kind of 'Arnica of the veins'.

Hecla lava
Mineral

Hecla lava

Hecla

Volcanic Ash from Mt. Hekla

Remedy of bony exostoses, tumors of bone, and dental abscesses. Bone overgrowth — exostoses, osteoma. Dental abscess with bone destruction. Jaw enlargement. Nasal bone growth. Facial bone tumors. Necrosis of bone.

Hedeoma pulegioides
Plant

Hedeoma pulegioides

Hed.

American Pennyroyal

Remedy of amenorrhea and nervous conditions. Suppressed menses. Bearing-down. Leukorrhea. Headache with flushing. Uterine congestion. Traditional emmenagogue.

Helianthus annuus
Plant

Helianthus annuus

Heli.

Sunflower

Remedy of malarial spleen and fever. Spleen enlarged from chronic malaria. Intermittent fever with debility. Catarrh. Old malarial cases that will not clear. Cuts short duration of chill in ague.

Helleborus niger
Plant

Helleborus niger

Hell.

Christmas Rose / Black Hellebore

Remedy for serious brain conditions with stupefaction and dullness. The mind is dull, slow, answers slowly. Muscles do not obey the will. Meningitis. Hydrocephalus. Rolling of head on pillow. Vacant stare.

Helonias dioica
Plant

Helonias dioica

Helon.

Unicorn Root / False Unicorn

A remedy for tired, overworked, worn-out women. Profound uterine weakness and prolapse. Bearing-down sensations. Heavy, dragging feeling. Conscious of having a womb. Better when occupied mentally.

Hepar sulphuris calcareum
Mineral

Hepar sulphuris calcareum

Hep.

Hahnemann's Calcium Sulphide

Great remedy for suppuration — hypersensitive to pain, cold, and touch. Splinter-like pains. Extremely chilly. Irritable, hasty. Promotes or aborts suppuration depending on potency. Profuse sour-smelling discharges.

Hippozaeninum
Nosode

Hippozaeninum

Hipp-z.

Glanders Nosode

Nosode of glanders. Used for malignant ulceration of nasal mucosa. Ozena. Chronic purulent nasal discharge. Ulceration of septum. Lupus of nose. Destructive nasal conditions.

Hippuricum acidum
Mineral

Hippuricum acidum

Hipp-ac.

Hippuric Acid

Remedy of urinary disorders. Frequent copious urination. Gravel. Uric acid diathesis. Hyperuricemia. Backache from kidney. Used to acidify urine.

Homarus
Animal

Homarus

Hom.

Lobster

Remedy of urticaria from shellfish. Intense itching, burning hives after eating lobster or shellfish. Swelling of face and body. Anaphylactic-like reaction. Nausea with shellfish intolerance.

Hydrastis canadensis
Plant

Hydrastis canadensis

Hydr.

Goldenseal

The great remedy for thick, yellow, ropy, stringy discharges from any mucous membrane. Chronic catarrhal conditions. Weakness and emaciation. Cancerous states with cachexia. Constipation without urge.

Hydrocotyle asiatica
Plant

Hydrocotyle asiatica

Hydrc.

Indian Pennywort / Gotu Kola

Remedy for skin conditions with thickening and induration. Psoriasis. Leprosy. Lupus. Skin copper-colored and desquamating. Excessive exfoliation. Cervical and uterine conditions.

Hydrocyanicum acidum
Mineral

Hydrocyanicum acidum

Hydr-ac.

Hydrocyanic Acid / Prussic Acid

Remedy of sudden collapse and asphyxia. Sudden collapse with blue face. Gasping for breath. Convulsions with blue face. Cold body. Feeble pulse. Used for effects of cyanide-like poisoning states.

Hyoscyamus niger
Plant

Hyoscyamus niger

Hyos.

Henbane

Remedy of jealousy, suspicion, and lascivious behavior. Twitching, muttering delirium without violence. Dry spasmodic cough worse lying down. Involuntary urination and stool.

Hypericum perforatum
Plant

Hypericum perforatum

Hyper.

St. John's Wort

The Arnica of the nerves — great remedy for injuries to nerve-rich areas. Crushed fingers, toes, coccyx injuries, dental nerve pain, puncture wounds. Shooting pains along nerve pathways. Prevents tetanus.

Iberis amara
Plant

Iberis amara

Iber.

Bitter Candytuft

Heart remedy with full, irregular, intermittent pulse. Awareness of the heart — can feel every beat. Cardiac dropsy. Palpitation worse from least exertion, lying on left side. Vertigo with heart symptoms.

Ichthyolum
Mineral

Ichthyolum

Icht.

Ichthammol / Ammonium Sulphoichthyolate

Remedy of skin conditions and chronic rheumatism. Boils, carbuncles, abscesses. Eczema. Acne. Chronic rheumatic conditions. Used extensively as topical drawing agent for boils.

Ignatia amara
Plant

Ignatia amara

Ign.

St. Ignatius Bean

The great grief remedy. Ailments from disappointed love, grief, loss, mortification. Contradictory and paradoxical symptoms. Sighing, sobbing, lump in throat. Involuntary sigh. Highly emotional, rapidly changeable moods. Hysterical manifestations.

Indigo tinctoria
Plant

Indigo tinctoria

Ind-t.

Indigo

Remedy of epilepsy and worm convulsions. Epilepsy with aura — undulating sensation from legs upward. Worm convulsions. Gloomy, depressed. Sciatica. Used for epilepsy in sensitive, sad individuals.

Indium metallicum
Mineral

Indium metallicum

Ind.

Indium

Remedy of headache with seminal emissions. Headache from sexual excess or emissions. Pressing pain in temples and forehead. Sexual debility with headache. Backache with emissions. Urging to stool with headache.

Insulinum
Sarcode

Insulinum

Insul.

Insulin

Sarcode remedy for diabetes and blood sugar regulation. Supports pancreatic function. Used as adjunct in diabetes management. Hypoglycemic symptoms — weakness, trembling, hunger. Skin conditions with diabetes.

Inula helenium
Plant

Inula helenium

Inul.

Elecampane

Remedy of chronic bronchitis and diabetes. Chronic cough with copious expectoration. Diabetes with pruritus. Backache. Bearing-down. Used in herbal medicine for respiratory conditions.

Iodoformum
Mineral

Iodoformum

Iodo.

Iodoform

Remedy of chronic wasting diseases and tuberculosis. Emaciation despite good appetite. Night sweats. Chronic suppuration. Hemorrhage. Thyroid involvement. Used as TB support.

Iodum
Mineral

Iodum

Iod.

Iodine

Remedy of emaciation and glandular enlargement. Eats ravenously yet emaciates. Hot patient, worse from heat. Thyroid enlargement with rapid metabolism. Restless, anxious, must keep busy. Hard, enlarged glands everywhere.

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