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The homeopathic medicine China officinalis is specific for fatigue after the loss of bodily fluids, which makes it a particularly useful remedy during nursing.
with Gino’s appetite, preparing nutrient-dense foods for them both, he was a gulch of hunger. (There is a way to correct this with homeopathy. Read on to learn how.) Sunny also noted that her fatigue did not seem to correlate exactly with the birth, because she had had plenty of pep for months afterward, with the immense fatigue only hitting about a year later.
FATIGUE AND FLUIDS
Luckily, Sunny was taking a course in ho-
meopathy and knew that several homeopathic medicines are available to correct fatigue. She learned that the homeopathic medicine China officinalis is specific for fatigue after the loss of bodily fluids, which makes it a particularly useful remedy during nursing. The history of China officinalis is fascinating. It was the very first medicine that Dr. Samuel Hahnemann “proved” (or tested) homeopathically back in the eighteenth century while endeavoring to cure malaria. Hahnemann found that cinchona bark, which had been used with limited suc- cess in its gross form, was a reliable and fully capable medicine for malaria when prepared as the homeopathic remedy China officinalis.
Given that Gino’s ravenous appetite was likely depleting her of not only fluids but also corresponding nutrients, Sunny began taking China officinalis 200C every day. Within a week, she forgot that she had been so tired! She skipped her daily nap and forgot that she had previously only wanted to sit in front of a computer screen and vegetate instead of tackling her daily tasks. She forgot all about the fatigue, that is, until her husband noticed (even before she did) that in addition to her usual duties, she had cleaned the basement, made lasagna from scratch and gone grocery shopping—all in one day!
Sunny was incredulous. Despite being enamored with homeopathy, she could not stop wondering whether it was possible that a single homeopathic medicine could put her adrenals into shape in that short amount of time. Just to confirm her experience and understand it more thoroughly, Sunny dug around in her homeo- pathic Materia Medicas (reference books that provide detailed indications for the application of specific remedies).
From Dr. Frans Vermeulen’s Concordant Materia Medica (which includes the works of ten other homeopathic physicians from the last two centuries), Sunny found this description of the medicine China officinalis: “Debility from exhausting diseases, from loss of vital fluids and nervous erythrism, calls for this remedy. The patient becomes weak. Aversion to all mental and physical effort.” Under the heading of China officinalis in Dr. Roger Morrison’s Desktop Guide to Keynotes and Confirmatory Symptoms, Sunny found this list of symptoms: “Anemia, debility, weakness, collapse, pallor, fluid loss such as from hemorrhage, diarrhea, nursing, pus, etc.” All of this information confirmed what Sunny had experienced. She knew that other stressors also could alter cortisol levels, but the Materia Medicas assigned China officinalis’ corrective capacity mostly to fatigue due to loss of fluids. And it had worked!
OTHER SUCCESSES
Not long after that, Sunny’s friend Minnie
had a miscarriage and subsequently hemor- rhaged while in the hospital. Her doctors decid- ed that Minnie would probably require a blood transfusion. Given what Sunny had learned about China officinalis, it was not a big leap for her to decide to bring a bottle of the remedy to her weakened friend. Sunny told Minnie how to use the remedy and also gave her friend a few jars of homemade liver paté. A few days later, Minnie’s hemoglobin count was closing in on normal with unexpected speed. Surprised, the medical staff sent Minnie home without the planned transfusion. Sunny was elated that she had a hand in her friend’s recovery.
Even now, Sunny will pop a few pills of China officinalis 6C (or 6X) into her husband’s mouth before, during and after he runs mara- thons—particularly in the hot weather when he perspires heavily. He tells his friends that it keeps his energy consistent. Once again, when fluids are lost, China officinalis to the rescue!
If you met her today, you would find it hard to believe that Sunny once spent as much time as she could on the couch, had little interest in tak- ing on projects and did what she could to bribe her kids to prepare family meals. Today, Sunny’s shiny personality and energetic demeanor are a
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