Lac caninum:Depression of spirits; doubts her ability; doubts of her success.

- VERMEULEN Frans
Lac caninum
Lac-c.
Thou sayest thou art as weary as a dog,
As angry, sick, and hungry as a dog,
As dull and melancholy as a dog,
As lazy, sleepy, idle as a dog,
But why dost thou compare thee to a dog?
In that for which all men despise a dog,
I will compare thee better to a dog,
Thou art as fair and comely as a dog,
Thou art as true and honest as a dog,
Thou art as kind and liberal as a dog,
Thou art as wise and valiant as a dog.
[John Davies, early 1590s]
Signs
Dog's Milk. Milk of canis [lupus] familiaris.
CLASSIFICATION Molecular genetic tools have been used to dissect the evolutionary relationships of the dog-like carnivores, revealing their place in the order Carnivora, and the relationships of the species within the Family Canidae. There are four major phylogenetic divisions in the Family Canidae. The first of these divisions contains the wolf-like canids, including domestic dogs, grey wolves, coyotes, and jackals. There is convincing [molecular genetic] evidence that wolves are the ancestors of dogs. The domestic dog is an extremely close relative of the grey wolf, differing from it by at most 0.2% of mitochondrial DNA sequence, whilst the grey wolf differs from its closest wild relative, the coyote, by about 4% of mitochondrial DNA sequence. Domestic dogs do not present a genetically coherent group of organisms; its members do not present true genetic relatedness. Some evolutionary biologists take the view that dogs are simply a diverse group of modified wolves and that all of today's dog breeds had only one canine forebear: the grey wolf. That makes the dog both 'a domesticated wolf' and 'man's best friend.' Or, as Étienne Charlet put it, 'the dog represents all that is best in man.'

Lactation
HISTORY The genus Canis is thought to originate in North America sometime in the Late Miocene. A species of the genus entered Eurasia via Beringia during the Late Miocene. Coyotes derived from an exclusively North American lineage of the genus. The grey wolf, jackals, and hunting dogs derived from the Eurasian lineage. In the Early Pleistocene the grey wolf [Canis lupus] entered North America via Beringia. 1 Some researchers believe that the first transformation from wolf to dog may have happened more than 100,000 years ago, although there is no fossil evidence to support the theory. Others hold on to the 14,000-year date archaeologists typically assign to the dog's domestication; this date is based on the physical evidence of fossilized bones and skulls. Fossil bones of dogs have been found along with human remains in caves around the world. Arguments have been made that dogs first became domesticated in the Middle East, Europe, or various sites in Southeast Asia.
CANIDAE "The dog family, Canidae, is a diverse group of 34 species ranging in size and proportion from squat, dachshund-like bushdogs to the long-legged maned wolf, a species sometimes called a fox-on-stilts. This morphological diversity is matched by the diversity of their natural history: canids inhabit temperate and tropical forests, savannah, tundra and deserts throughout the world. Moreover, canids have a broader appetite than is commonly realized; most include a substantial proportion of vegetable and insect matter in their diet."2 Eight species of wild dog live in North America: red and grey wolves, coyote, and four species of fox. Canids are the most vocal of the carnivores, having a variety of barks, howls and whines. Those members of the family that hunt in packs can bring down large animals, but the solitary hunters usually live on small rodents, insects, birds and berries when hunting is poor.
FEATURES Wolf-like canids are highly mobile. They can travel great distances and overcome sizeable topographic obstacles. They are specifically adapted to running, and to maintaining a trot or galloping gait for great distances. The skeletal structure of all members is remarkably consistent, largely a reflection of a lack of specialization in terms of lifestyle. The most notable feature of the canid skeleton, when compared with other carnivores, is the relative length of limbs compared to body size. Most canids stand tall and upright on elongate and semi-rigid legs which end in four well developed distinctive paws, having five toes on each forefoot and four, with nonretractable nails, on the hind foot. Canids actually walk on their toes [digitgrade], which are specially adapted as part of the foot structure, to withstand the shock of impact during running. 3
DOMESTICATION The canids display many desirable traits that probably led to them being domesticated by humans. Both males and females are dedicated to raising the young; they eat a variety of foods, and prefer the company of others. Their tails are a visible indicator of mood, holding it erect when playing or well fed, wagging it when seeking acceptance, and buckling it between the hind legs to indicate fear or uncertainty. 4 The Australian veterinarian David Paxton does not believe in the popular theory that dogs were domesticated by man. Instead, he maintains that dogs domesticated themselves and may have helped domesticate man by helping man to sniff out food and danger, thereby giving man the opportunity to develop speech. 5
SOCIAL LIFE The hunting methods and patterns of social life permit three principal types of canids to be distinguished. Solitary: The fox, which hunts small prey, generally rodents, on its own. Solitary-social: A transitional type of canid, usually hunting and living alone, but frequently associating in more or less temporary pairs. Social: The wolves live in packs which may be very large and employ a method of hunting which, for the killing of large prey, relies on close co-operation. 6 The dog is an extremely social animal, whose well-being and normal psychological development are products of association with other dogs in a pack. Unlike the cat, a dog adjusts with difficulty, if at all, to an independent and wild existence and draws heavily on the mutual exchange of pack members and the guidance of the pack leader, or a human master, who is in fact a surrogate pack leader. Dogs thrive on praise and affection.
BREEDS The history of the dog closely parallels the history of human civilizations. The dog was the first animal to be domesticated, and it played a vital role in many hunter-gatherer communities as a hunting ally and as guard against predators. Certain Northern type breeds are among the oldest documented. The Celts trained dogs for war and hunting. To compare a hero with a dog was to do him honour and to pay tribute to his valour in battle. The greyhound type of dogs [the Pharaoh, Saluki, Ibizan, Basenji and Afghan] were well established in ancient Egypt 5000 years ago. The Assyrians developed large mastiff-like breeds for use in hunting and war. The Greeks and later the Romans kept the dog not only as a hunter, herder, or guardian, but also as a beloved pet. Dogs began to appear in sculpture and had their portraits painted. The story of Odysseus' hound Argus shows that the fidelity of dogs was noted and rewarded. 'Histories are more full of examples of fidelity of dogs than of friends,' remarked Alexander Pope. The Aztecs [of ancient Mexico] raised tiny dogs, thought to be the forebears of the chihuahua, to feed the large carnivores in the private zoos of the Aztec rulers. In the Far East, what kind of a life a dog led depended wholly on its breed. The dog could find itself employed as a hunter [the noble Chow Chow], fighter [the Chinese Shar Pei], or as the main course at dinner. Dogs very much like today's Pekingese and Japanese Chins were of an established type featuring pushed-in faces and curled tails. In the Royal Courts, they were considered so important that they were assigned their own human servants. Then, as now, they were highly prized, pampered house pets, at one time carried along the trade routes as gifts of high esteem for emperors and kings. In nearby Tibet, the Tibetan Terrier was one such breed. It was given as a token of favour with the local people, not to be bought or sold for any price. Not a real terrier, the breed did not hunt, herd, or guard. Its true value lies in the fact that it was believed to be a 'Luck Bringer'. In Europe, the Middle Ages saw the purebred dog become the prized possession of Kings, Noblemen, and surprisingly, Church Officials as a new use was developed for the dog when hunting for sport became popular. The Bloodhound, who takes his name from 'Blooded Hound', or purebred, traces back to the St. Hubert hounds of the seventh century AD, when everybody who was anybody kept their own pack of hounds. Great Danes and Mastiffs accompanied their masters into battle fitted with spiked collars, and, occasionally, their own suit of armour. The English Mastiff and Greyhound became standardized breeds, as did a few of the herding breeds. The lap dog finally became popular in Europe as the ladies of the court took to them as 'comforters'. Early Church documents show that it was common for the parishioners to bring their dogs to services with them as footwarmers. 7 Nowadays there are more than 200 known breeds, which are grouped into six classes: sporting dog, hound, terrier, working dog, toy dog, and nonsporting dog. Dogs of mixed origin are called mongrels.
ANATOMY Dogs have 42 teeth. Six pairs of sharp incisors are in front of the mouth, and flanked by two pairs of large canines ['dog teeth']. The other teeth are premolars and molars. The incisors and canines are most important since dogs bite and tear their food with these teeth. Behind the nose lie two nasal cavities, which are lined by a mucous membrane containing many nerve endings stimulated by odours. Smell is the most acute sense in dogs, although they have a fine sense of hearing too. Responding to 'silent' whistles, dogs can hear sounds at frequencies too high for people to hear. When overheated, dogs cool off by hanging their tongues out and panting. Apart from perspiring through their tongue, dogs also sweat through the pads on their paws and - slightly - through their skin. Dogs have three pairs of eyelids: the upper eyelids, the lower eyelids, and an additional pair hidden in the inner corners of the eyes. This third eyelid can sweep across the eye and clean it like a windshield wiper. Small or medium-size dogs have a life span of about 15 years; large dogs usually do not get older than 10 years. On the average, dogs are sexually mature at 10 months. Smaller bitches go into their first heat at an earlier age than larger ones. Although sexually mature beforehand, dogs ordinarily do not attain full growth until one year of age or even later. Dogs establish a territory by marking the boundaries with urine, scent from the anal glands, or faeces.
BEHAVIOUR "Dogs are similar to wolves in that they are both pack animals. There is only one leader in a pack, and often there is a struggle between members of the pack to determine whom the leader is. The struggle ends with one animal on top of the other, with the submissive animal lying on its back. The dominant animal places its paw on the chest of the submissive one, and until the submissive animal looks away from the eyes of the dominant animal, the struggle continues. As soon as the submissive animal averts his eyes, he has admitted defeat and the leader of the pack has been determined. Dogs exhibit characteristic postures that reveal their states of mind. The neutral position is when a dog is calmly observing things in the environment. The mouth of a dog in this position may be open or closed. In the alert position, the dog's mouth may be open or closed, depending on the excitement level and environmental temperature. The hairs along the back and shoulders may raise without any intent of the dog to attack. The dog has simply focused his attention on some object and is curious about it. Offensive threat posture: hair raised, teeth showing, nose wrinkled, and growling may be heard. The tail is upright, although it may be wagging. A dog in this stance is ready to attack. Defensive threat: although the dog may be growling and snarling, the ears are laid back, which is a sign of submission in normal dogs, and the tail is hanging down. Greetings: relaxed face, mouth slightly open, loosely pulled back ears, tail wagging. This is the posture dogs assume when playing with family members or other dogs. When greeting humans, domesticated dogs have learned to smile [exposing incisor and canine teeth]. Humans often misinterpret this as aggressive behaviour because this behaviour never occurs when dogs greet other dogs. Play invitation: lowered front part of body while keeping the rear end up. A dog may bark in this invitation to play, but it does not growl excessively. Submission: body low to the ground, as compact as possible. Ears are drawn back, tail is tucked tightly under body. Submissive dogs pull the corners of their mouths back but do not show their teeth [submissive grin]. Some submissive dogs assume the most vulnerable position known to dogs, lying on the backs, exposing their undersides. This position admits ultimate defeat in the struggle of dominance between dogs."8
SYMBOLISM To the ancient civilizations the dog was most frequently associated with death and the afterlife since he was a known scavenger. The ancient Egyptians worshipped the dog-headed god Anubis as the god of death. Having been man's companion in the living ight of day, the dog becomes his guide through the darkness of death. The ancient Germans had a terrifying hound, Garm, which guarded the entrance of Niflheim, the realm of the dead, a land of frost and darkness. The Aztecs associated the dog with death in the form of Nahua Xolotl, the dog of lightning who heralded the coming of death. Xolotl stole from the Underworld the bones from which the gods were to create a fresh human race. "The dead, the old and the sick in Persia and Bactria were thrown to the dogs. In Bombay, Parsees would place a dog close to a dying person so that human and animal stared into one another's eyes. On the mythical bridge, Chinvat, where the souls of the dead are judged by the pure and impure gods, the dogs which guard the bridge beside the pure gods guide the righteous to Paradise. However, dogs, so familiar with the invisible, do more than merely guide the dead. They also act as intermediaries between the two worlds and as spokesmen for the living to question the dead and the Underworld deities of their land. ... At Telyut funeral feasts, the dogs were given the dead man's share of the food after these words have been spoken: 'When you were alive, you yourself could eat: now that you are dead, your soul eats.' ... To the Iroquois the dog was both messenger and intercessor and traditionally, at their New Year festivals, a white dog was sacrificed. This sacrifice formed the centrepiece of the festival. Effectively the dog was a messenger who hastened off to Heaven bearing the prayers of mankind."9 "As a mythic ancestor, the dog was often to be seen in the spots on the face of the Moon, and just like other lunar animals such as the hare, the fox, etc., was often considered a slightly rakish ancestor and hero. The Roman she-wolf should be compared with the countless other members of the dog family which were culture-heroes, always linked with the institution of the agrarian cycle. In these traditions the dog most frequently appears in the guise of the hero who discovered fire, the spark of fire often preceding or being confounded with the spark of life. ... In New Guinea, several tribes believe that the dog stole fire from its first owner, the rat, and in this case it is chthonian fire. The Motu-Motu and the Ozokaiva from Papua New Guinea are convinced that the dog is lord of fire since it always sleeps close to the hearth and growls when you try to drive it away."10
UNCLEAN The Old Testament scorns the dog for returning to its vomit. In Revelation 22:15 those to be chased from the celestial city are grouped under the title 'dogs': "sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie." The dog was generally considered an unclean animal. Islam has created in the dog the image of all that is utterly vile in creation. To be attached to the things of this world was thought to become identified with the corpse-eater, the dog. The dog is the symbol of greed and of gluttony. Dogs and angels cannot live together. Both the Hebrew and Moslem cultures forbid eating an animal that has been "torn by dogs", with as an exception the Saluki, which the Moslems considered a Gift of Allah. "However, Islamic tradition states that dogs have 52 characteristics, half of them holy and half of them evil. ... Jinn [a class of spirits in Muslim theology and folklore] often appeared in the shape of black dogs. Dogs howling near a house presage death and their flesh is used as a preservative against barrenness, ill-luck, etc. ... Syrian Muslims believe that angels never enter a house in which there is a dog. According to tradition, the Prophet Muhammad proclaimed that any utensil from which a dog had drunk should be cleansed seven times, the first time with earth. He is supposed to have prohibited the killing of all dogs except black dogs with two white patches above the eyes, such dogs being the evil one. Killing a dog makes the person unclean. It is also said that it is as bad as killing seven men, from the belief that dogs have seven lives. ... The Buddha taught that whoever lived like a dog, would become a dog when the body decayed after death. ... Central Asia provides myths which might be described as intermediate, 'missing links' for understanding how the dog gradually came to be regarded as unclean, accursed and stained with the indelible mark of original sin. Some Tatar tribes believed that, at the Creation, God entrusted man to the protection of the dog to guard him against the assault of the Evil One. However, the dog allowed the 'enemy' to bribe him and thereby became the 'He' responsible for the fall of man. ... The same theme is taken up, with variations, by the peoples related to the Finns and living along the Volga. They all share this important detail: the dog was originally naked and was given its coat by the Evil One as a reward for its treachery. This treachery took the physical shape of fur, and the dog's activities as an intermediary gradually made it an unclean and untouchable animal. Worse still, it brought sickness to mankind and that inner foulness which, like the dog's fur, was born of the Devil's spittle. Thus the dog was responsible for death, the ultimate outcome of these disasters and of these befoulings and slaverings. ... At this nadir of its malign aspect the symbol of the dog coincides with that of the scapegoat."11 For Asian peoples the dog was at one and the same time a guardian and benign spirit and the object of God's curse, making it the chief example of the 'fallen angel'.
AMBIGUITY So-called negative emotions are thoroughly researched in animals, whereas the more positively toned ones, such as compassion, gratitude or love, are not. When human emotions are compared to animal emotions, these tend to be the negative ones. Fear, rage, pain, and the pangs of hunger are all believed to be primitive experiences which human beings share with the animals. And yet the dog is man's best friend. As such the dog forms a perfect example of an ambiguous symbol; no civilization has ever decided upon one or the other of its opposing aspects. As is evident in modern idiom, dogs symbolize loyalty as well as contempt. "This ambivalence is reflected in the origin of the word 'cynic', from the Greek word for dog, kyon, abusively applied to the followers of Diogenes to illustrate their aggressive rudeness, but accepted by them as an apt description of their role as moral watchdogs."12 The order of St Dominic, founded in 1215, similarly stresses the symbolism of guardianship by protecting the House of God with their voices and being heralds of His Word. The emblem of the order is a dog spitting fire and its name derives from Domini-can[e]s, literally 'Hounds of the Lord'. The alchemists used the analogy of the dog devoured by the wolf for the purification of gold by antimony, the penultimate stage of the 'Great Work'. Dog and wolf reflect the two aspects of this ambiguity. By devouring himself, that is by an act of self-sacrifice, man purifies himself and reaches the last stage of spiritual self-mastery.
PARADISE There is a remarkably consistent conformity between the symbolism and signature of the dog and the homoeopathic drug picture of Lac caninum. It was the unfaithfulness of the dog, or its failure in guardianship, that made man fall from grace. [Clarke gives one causation for Lac caninum: 'result of fall'.] In the symbolism of the Good Shepherd, on the other hand, the dog is an emblem of the clergy, symbolizing the confidence and trust in God. It shares its deep symbolism of man's dual nature with an animal that also strongly is connected with man's original sin: the snake. Like the snake, the cringing, slinking dog is a symbol of shame. On the other hand, both dog and snake were associated with the healers Asklepios and St Christopher. This connection is not only reproduced in the drug picture, but reflected as well in the behaviour of the dog, and its ancestor, the wolf. Before lying down dogs, and wolves, move a few times around in a circle. In dogs this is the remnant of an instinct that in the wolf still serves a purpose: by flattening the grass the wolf [dog] decreases the chance of being taken by surprise by a snake. Due to the inedible mark of original sin the dog is regarded as unclean. Washing the hands is an act of ritual purification; the sin, or mud, with which one is covered is cleansed. Decreeing the crucifixion of Christ, Pontius Pilate washed his hands to proclaim and to make himself free of all guilt and responsibility. Yet, a clean skin is merely a symbol of a pure soul, for 'so far as the wicked man is concerned, ocean itself cannot wash the guilt from his soul.'
HEALER "In Greek mythology the dog was more than a healer, it was the producer of the actual healing principle; for according to some accounts of the infancy of Asklepios it was a bitch that saved the life of, and suckled, the child destined to become the divine physician. The method of healing practised in the sanctuaries of Asklepios has often been described. Sick people flocked to these temples and it was during incubation that they received the healing vision of the divine physician. ... Although Asklepios often revealed himself in the form in which he was portrayed in his cult statue, he also often took the form of a dog or snake. The sacred dogs kept in the temples of Asklepios were, like the snakes, trained to lick the injured parts of the sick and cures were produced spontaneously by direct contact with the god through these sacred animals who were his agents. These dogs that wandered among the pilgrims at Epidauros licking their wounds remind one of those who licked the ulcers of Lazarus and of the dog shown in icon licking the plague spots of St Roch. ... Belief in the healing power of the tongue of a dog is widespread even today. ... In Scotland it is commonly maintained that the best remedy for a suppurating wound is to have it licked by a dog. ... Various parts of the dog's body have been used in folk medicine. According to Pliny: Dog's blood is the remedy for narcotic poisons. Bitch's milk facilitates delivery of women; instantly cures a scalded mouth and if well rubbed into the skin prevents the growth of hair. Dog's gall sprinkled on the walls of a house wards off diseases of all kinds. Used as a remedy for morphew dog's gall should be rubbed in after the spots have been pricked with a needle. To cure gout it should be applied with a feather. Dog's urine, with the mud it has formed on the ground, cures warts. ... Bitch's milk was the sacred essence that produced the healer - a liquid form of the healing principle itself. It is the Elixir Vitae [Mercurius in medieval alchemy]; and the belief that it facilitates delivery of women must have been due to confusion of levels, for the delivery is of unconscious knowledge and the birth it brings is a spiritual one."13
DOG-PEOPLE "People often grow to look like their dogs. There seem to be five types of people who might well be described as 'dog-men': [1] The reliable, well-balanced character with highly developed intuition who makes a loyal partner and an understanding friend. [2] The surly, gruff, snarling, aggressive fellow who is 'over-protective' and spends his time 'hounding' other people. [3] The 'dirty dog'. [4] The yapping, whining, snapping female who exhibits all that goes by the description of 'bitchiness'. [5] The fawning, cringing, shame-faced person of either sex who exhibits dog-like devotion and whose primary aim in life is to be approved by others. These are, of course, people who live out their 'dogginess'. The essential thing, if we are to avoid 'dog-possession' and 'dog-diseases', is to disidentify with the dog archetype. ... The best attitude to the healing dog archetype is probably that of a blind person to his guide - just allow yourself to be led, trusting this power which will guard you and which can always be relied on to know the way."14
PROVINGS •• [1] Swan and Berridge [ed.] - collection of provings and effects observed in patients, some 75 [provers and patients] in total, 1871-1883; method: single, infrequently or frequently repeated doses of '30th and upwards', including 31c, 32c, 200c, 1M, 10M [e.g., four doses daily for three or four weeks], 40M, 50M, 75M, CM [e.g., twice a day for fourteen days], MM [e.g., thrice daily for fourteen days], 10MM. The method of most provers is not stated. Of the remainder, ten provers / patients took the 200c, and nine the CM.
The 24-year old medical doctor Laura Morgan, 'being in sound vigorous health' produced almost all 'marked and characteristic' mental symptoms. She 'has never been sick, and never had an ache or pain, except for a slight sore throat after taking cold.' Not uncommon for old masters as Berridge, Swan and Fincke, the method followed by Miss Morgan is worth mentioning: "Took three doses of 32c on March 13th, 1871, six doses March 14th, and nine doses March 15th. On 27th she took one dose of 1M [Fincke], and on 28th a dose of 40M [Fincke], in evening; the symptoms which followed abating on June 19th. On June 21st, she took a dose of 75M [Fincke]. Symptoms ceased, with menses, on July 20th, and on 28th and 30th she took one dose, each day, of CM [Fincke]. From these doses symptoms continued, usually at menses, till January, 1873, and then ceased. On January 23rd, 1873, for 'an oppression and sense of suffocation in chest', similar to what she had experienced on 6th day of proving, she took one dose of 10M [Fincke], which relieved the oppression and was followed by some very marked and characteristic symptoms. There was a renewal of many of these symptoms for several months at menses." Of the patients, one "took MM [Fincke] thrice daily for fourteen days for throat trouble', and another "took a dose of CM [Fincke] twice a day for fourteen days for dysmenorrhoea, which it decidedly relieved, but produced toothache very soon after commencing the medicine."15
[1] Evolution of North American Canids; 16,000 Years Ago exhibit of Illinois State Museum. [2] Wayne, Molecular evolution of the dog family; website. [3-4] Family Canidae; website. [5] The Secret Life of the Dog; British TV-documentary. [6] Family Canidae; website. [7] Melody Underwood Hobbs, The Historical Dog - Man Meets Dog; website. [8] Bhagat, Canis lupus familiaris; University of Michigan; website. [9-11] Chevalier and Gheerbrant, Dictionary of Symbols. [12] Cooper, An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Traditional Symbols. [13-14] Dale-Green, The healing lick and rabid bite: A study in the symbolism of the dog; BHJ, Jan. 1964. [15] Swan, A Materia Medica, containing Provings and Clinical Verifications of Nosodes and Morbific Products; New York, 1888.
Affinity
NERVES. THROAT. Female organs. Mammae. * ALTERNATING SIDES.
Modalities
Worse: TOUCH. Jar. During menses. Morning of one day and evening of the next. Pressure. Empty swallowing. At night. During rest.
Better: Open air. Cold. Cold drinks. Turning on right side.
Main symptoms
M Very LOW SELF-ESTEEM, even self-contempt.
[delusion he is dirty, falling to pieces, being looked at, loathing of oneself, fear of failure]
• "Depression of spirits; doubts her ability; doubts of her success in her profession; thinks she will have heart disease and die of it; thinks she is of no importance in life."*
• "Feels as though she had not a friend in the world, and could cry at any moment; there seems to be nothing in the world worth living for; would like to die any time."*
• "Woke at daylight, feeling she was a loathsome horrible mass of disease disgusting to herself and to everyone else; could not bear to look at any portion of her body, not even her hands, as it intensified the feeling of disgust and horror. Could not bear to have any one part of her body touch another; had to keep even her fingers apart from each other; felt as if she could not get out of her body in some way, she would soon become crazy; could not think of anything but her own condition. In a short time she fell into a light slumber, from which she woke free from all mental but not physical symptoms."*
M HYPERSENSITIVE, amounting to HYSTERIA.
[sees faces, hears noises, sensation as if floating, can't have parts touch each other]
IMAGINATION and SENSES intensified.
• "Is impressed with the idea that all she says is a lie; that all her symptoms are unreal and the result of a diseased imagination; it seems to very difficult to speak to truth, but continually distrusts things; when reading anything she rapidly changes the meaning, omitting or adding things."*
• "Every time a symptom appears she feels very confident that it is not attributable to the medicine, but is some settled disease."*
M Very FORGETFUL or absent-minded.
Forgets purchases, what has been read, mistakes in writing, etc.
• "Very absentminded; makes purchases and walks off without them."
• "Very absent-minded; went to post a letter, bought and affixed the stamp, and then brought the letter home in her hand." [Swan]
M Much AGGRESSION.
[malicious, cursing, rudeness, rage, hateful, scolding at slightest provocation]
• "Intense ugliness and hatefulness in all moods and tenses, past, present, and future."*
• Writes to her best friends all sorts of mean and contemptible things."*
• "Attacks of rage, cursing and swearing at the slightest provocation. Swears like a pirate at every little thing." [Swan]
M Lots of FEARS and excitement [on account of delusions and fancies].
Especially fear of fainting, falling, snakes, spiders, insects, ghosts.
• "Sensation as if she were going deranged. When she sits still and thinks, she sometimes has the most horrible sights [not always snakes] presented to her mental vision; she is terribly afraid that they will take objective form and show themselves to her natural eye; and she sits and looks under the chairs, table, sofa, and everything in the room, expecting, yet dreading to see some terrible monster creep forth, and feeling all the time that if it does it will drive her raving mad. She is not afraid in the dark; it is only in the light when she imagines that she can see them. Sometimes she feels as if she could not refrain from crying out with terror."*
• "Sensation, or delusion, as if surrounded by myriads of snakes, some running like lightning up and down inside of skin; some that are in right side feel long and thin; fears to put her feet on the floor lest she should tread on them, and make them squirm and wind round her legs; is afraid to look behind her for fear she will see snakes there; does not dream of them, and is seldom troubled with them after dark."*
M Constant desire to WASH HANDS.
M Dogs.
• "As an unprejudiced observer one will notice with above-average frequency in those who need Lac caninum an intense relationship with dogs. [Therefore] a definite triggering factor is the death of one's beloved dog. Lac caninum's reaction to this is similar to that of Natrum muriaticum to the death of a beloved human being: silent grief. Because of parallel symptoms such as desire for salt or milk, it can be difficult to differentiate between these two remedies."1
M Hovering.
• "In order to come to terms with its traumas, Lac caninum has a pattern of addressing problems which is quite peculiar. At the centre of this pattern we see a kind of disconnectedness, lift-off or hovering. The patient appears to have partly lost contact with the earth and with him- or herself. This disconnection is a self-protective measure to make it possible to overcome a situation which is subjectively intolerable. Even when the intolerable situation has passed and there is no further reason to 'drop out', in those who need healing with Lac caninum the state of 'hovering' remains in the form of a 'delusion'. Thus objective for Lac caninum include 'coming down to earth again' 'finding one's feet again' or - more fashionably - 'getting grounded' and 'I must get centred.' However, along with the disconnection there is also a loss of inner cohesion, a split into two halves. A deficient connection between the two halves leads perforce to an oscillation between the two separated parts; thus symptoms on alternating sides is altogether the best-known and clinically most frequently confirmed feature of Lac caninum. ... deep inside Lac caninum there resides bestial aggression. On the exterior we see domestication, over-adaptation and dependency. Not infrequently we find a feeling of confinement and an urge for freedom and open space, often divorced from the actual presenting problem. ... Numerous disgusting or threatening beings people the anxious fantasies of Lac caninum. Within that framework we can appreciate their 'switching off' during coition or their general aggravation from touch."2
G WARM-BLOODED [usually].
May be chilly.
G ALTERNATING SIDES.
[coryza, pain in throat, headache, pain in ovaries, pain in breasts, arthritic pains]
G Ravenous appetite; as hungry after eating as before.
G Desire for PUNGENT things [pepper, mustard] and SALT.
G > Cold applications.
G < Before and during menses. [e.g. sore throat, hoarseness, coryza and cough] G Glistening, shining parts [throat, chancres and ulcers]. G Vertigo with sensation as if FLOATING in the air. As if feet do not TOUCH the GROUND. As if not to touch the bed when lying. P Genital organs easily EXCITED from touch, pressure or friction by walking. Hysteria at height of sexual orgasm. P Painful SWOLLEN breasts BEFORE MENSES. < Touch, jarring, descending stairs; must hold breasts firmly. * Symptoms produced by Laura Morgan [see above]. [1-2] Karl-Josef Müller, Lac caninum: New Aspects of the Remedy with Clinical Confirmation. Rubrics Mind Antagonism with herself [1]. Contemptuous of self [1]. Cursing [2]. Delusions, as if she did not touch the bed when lying [1]; sees birds [1; Lyss.*]; she would become crazy if she could not get out of her body [1/1]; body is falling to pieces [1]; is despised [1]; he is dirty [2]; of big eyes [2]; of floating in air [2]; sees insects [2]; he in insulted [1]; all she said is a lie [1/1]; she is looked down upon [2/1]; sees spiders [2]. Disgust of one's own body [1; Sabad.*]. Fear, of cats [1M], failure [2], of fainting [3], of falling [2], in narrow place [1M], of snakes [3], of spiders [1M]. Hatred and revengeful [1]. Irritability at night alternating with cheerfulness during daytime [1]. Desire to kill [1M]. Always washing her hands [2]. Writing meanness to friends [2/1]. Vision Colours before the eyes, green spots [2], red spots [1], yellow [1]. Images too long retained [2]. Hearing Sounds seem distant [3]. Mouth Speech, stammering when talking fast [1/1]. Taste, putrid, < sweets [1/1]. Throat Choking, on going to sleep [2]. Pain, before menses [1], during menses [2]. External throat Clothing < [1M]. Sensitive to slightest touch [2]. Abdomen Sensation of a sponge in hypochondria, alternating sides [1/1]. Bladder Urination, involuntary at night, while dreaming of urinating [1]. Urine Copious, during headache [1], during menses [1]. Female Menses, offensive, like ammonia [1]; painful, > bending backward [1/1]; ropy, tenacious [2]. Pain, ovaries, alternating sides [3]; ovaries, > bending backward [2/1], after coition [1]; burning, while urinating [2], after urinating [2]. CHEST: Milk, complaints after weaning [1]. Swelling, mammae, before menses [2], during menses [1].
Back
Pain, cervical region, > bending head backward [1; Lyss.]; sacral regions, > bending backward [1; Puls.].
Limbs
Pain, > cold application [2], rheumatic at night, driving out of bed [1]; joints, alternating sides [2]. Restlessness, lower limbs, during menses [1/1]. Fingertips sensitive to cold [1].
Sleep
Waking, as if bed were in motion [2/1]; as having slept one's fill, obliged to rise and to occupy himself [2/1].
Dreams
Cats [1]. Disease [1]. Snakes [2]. Urinating [1].
Chill
From smell of flowers [1/1].
Generals
Contradictory and alternating states [1].
* Repertory additions; [M] Karl-Josef Müller, Lac caninum: New Aspects.
Food
Aversion: [1]: Fats [*]; sweets.
Desire: [3]: Hot drinks; salt; warm drinks; whisky. [2]: Marinade; milk; mustard; pepper; pungent things; spicy. [1]: Alcohol; fish.
Worse: [1]: Milk.
Better: [1]: Cold drinks [*]; fish.
* Repertory additions.

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