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Remedy Name/s: |
Common Name/s: |
Latin, Zoological, Botanical and mineralogical name/s: |
| Spongia, Spongia Tosta |
Sponge |
Euspongia officinalis, Poriferans |
General description and domicile:
Sponges are animals. They are the most primitive of all animals in that they do
not have the ability to move themselves at all. In fact the only movement that
is apparent on a sponge is its ability to pump water through the hundreds or
thousands of canal it has in its body, which it needs to do to survive as it is
a filter feeder (in other words it absorbs nourishment from the matter present
in the water it filters.
The walls of these canals in their bodies are constructed from
cells that have tiny feathery whip-like extrusions that propel the water through
the sponge. The rest of the sponge is pretty much not like an animal at all. Not
even the cells can be describes as animal-like for they do not resemble animal
tissue at all. Most sponges look (and gather nutrients) like plants and even
reproduce like plants by "budding" (i.e. a small bit falls off and starts its
own sponge).
The homeopathic remedy is normally made from the common
Mediterranean sponge.
Part used and extraction:
All of the sponge is used, washed clean.
Remedy preparation:
The sponge is roasted until dark brown and steeped in alcohol to obtain mother tincture
History:
The sponge was widely used in ancient Greece and Rome for a variety of
purposes ranging from cleaning to filling of cushions. In the middle ages burnt
sponge became a favorite remedy against a variety of complaints. More recently
vidabarine (a "constituent" of sponges) was used against the AIDS virus with
some success.
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Remedy profile:
Spongia people are not mornings people. They wake up fearful and anxious and
can often be grumpy and depressed. They fear death and are convinced that they
may die from heart related disease.
Key Symptoms:
Fear of death, depressed and anxious on waking.
Used for treatment of:
Exhaustion
Croup
Colds
Influenza
Coughs
Sore throat (particularly if it is worse for shouting or talking
loudly)
General Symptoms Worse for:
Factors/Conditions that make the symptoms worse
Couching
Talking
Waking
Cold weather
General Symptoms Better for:
Factors/Conditions that improve symptoms
Lying down flat
Eating
Drinking
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