Encyclopedia of Homeopathy

A–Z QUICK REFERENCE• 297LATRODECTUS MAC.Latrodectus mactansKey uses• Heart problems, especially angina• Restlessness, especially associated withacute angina attacksLEDUMLedum palustreKey uses• Black eyes and other eye injuries• Bleeding into the eye chamber afteran iridectomy• Cuts and grazes• Insect stings• Open wounds, especially severe oneswith bruising, puffy, purplish skin• Rheumatic painsLILIUMLilium tigrinumKey uses• Depression• Heart problems, such as angina• Urinary disorders• Women’s healthSee Materia Medica page 152See also page 185See Materia Medica page 152See also page 196See Materia Medica page 58See also page 185LITHIUM CARB.Lithium carbonicumKey uses• Arthritic conditions• Bones and muscles that are sore• Distorted, swollen, sore, tender,and red joints• Gout• Hip pain• Stiff limbsLOBELIALobelia inflataKey uses• Breathlessness and asthma accompaniedby great anxiety• Nausea with giddiness• Vomiting with profuse perspirationLUPULUSHumulus lupulusKey uses• Burning in the urethra• Delirium associated with drunkenness• Greasy, clammy, profuse perspiration• Hangovers with nausea, dizziness,and headaches• Overexcitability• Rheumatic pains• Twitching, nervous tremorsSee Materia Medica page 152See Materia Medica page 152See Materia Medica page 146LYCOPODIUMLycopodium clavatumKey uses• Anxiety• Chest infections• Digestive disorders• Urogenital problemsSee Materia Medica page 59See also pages 182, 191, 195, 196, 197,200, 202, 203, 209, 211, 212, 218–19,236–37, 242–43, 244–45, 264–65, 266–67LYCOPUSLycopus virginicusKey uses• Overactivity of the thyroid gland,especially during menopause• Respiratory complaints in conjunctionwith heart problems• Weak heart, erratic pulse, or heart diseaseSee Materia Medica page 153LYSSINLyssin hydrophobinumKey uses• Choking sensation when swallowing,with profuse saliva• Excessive sexual energy• Fear, irritability, and a desire to passstools or urinate, triggered by sight orsound of running water• Nervous system, throat, and sexual organdisorders, such as uterine prolapse• Pain during sexual intercourseSee Materia Medica page 153