Mammae

ABSCESS:

Hepar Sulph

In inflammation in which suppuration has set in or is about to set in. It stops suppuration (pus formation). Inflammation with intense heat and throbbing pain.

Belladonna

In early stages of inflammation when the parts are red and hard.

Phytolacca

Hardness like cakes, when suppuration is inevitable. It is an excellent remedy for hard cakes in the mammae which may be due to injury by the head of a child or by accumulation of milk.

Bryonia

Hardness of the mammae in early stages when due to accumulation of milk or other causes. It should be given in 200 dilution every six hours. Three or four doses will cure.

Silicea

One lobe after another ulcerates, discharges into one common ulcer with pain, or there may be several orifices, one for each lobe. Purulent sinus substance seems to be discharged in pus.

Lachesis

Is indicated  when the affected parts present a bluish or purplish appearance, the patient having chills at night and flushes of heat by day.

Atrophy (Wasting away):

Onosmodium

For restoring diminutive or absent breasts to their normal size. Give in CM potency.

Chimaphila

An excellent remedy for atrophy or hypertrophy (over devlopment) of mammae.

Sabal Serr

Breasts shrunk due to delayed menses, or due to other diseases of uterus.

Nux Mosch

Breasts became flat which were once well rounded. Breasts too small, and without milk. Nipples retracted.

Krecsote

Dwindling of mammae with small hard painfuf lumps.

Conium

Atrophy of mamme leaving a flascid, baglike skin. It also has enlargement and induration.

Dulcamara

When accompanied by leucorrhoea or amenorhoea (absence of menses).

Iodium

Dwindling of mammae while other glands become enlarged.

BLEEDING:

Lycopodium

Blood in breasts and the child draws it in such a quantity that when it vomits, it vomits blood. Discharge of blood and water from the mammae; easily bleeding.

Hamamelis

Bleeding with great soreness.

Sepia

Bleeding with possibility of suppuration.

Cancer

(See "tumors")

Hypertrophy (Enlargement):

Phytolacca

Hypertrophy; seems full to overflowing.

Fragaria Vesca

It diminishes the size of the breasts and dries up the milk.

Conium

Enlargement either general or lobular.

Chimaphila

This remedy cures both atrophy or hypertrophy.

INFLAMMATION:

Bryonia

Inflammation due to consolidation of milk or any other cause.

Belladonna

When the parts arc red and hot.

Mercurius

When Belladonna and Bryonia fail.

Bellis Per

Inflammation and induration which persists after a blow.

Conium

Induration stage inflammation. The parts become strong, hard and painful. Stitches of needles in left mammae with swelling and hardness.

Phytolacca

When the mammae becomes hard like stone with great pain. Inflammation, swelling and suppura­tion of mammae. Soreness and lumps in the breasts.

MILK:

Calcarea Carb

For increasing milk supply.

Lac Vacc. Defl

For reducing milk supply.

Chionanthuns

For stopping milk supply.

Sabal Serr

For producing milk supply.

Lactusa Virosa

For increasing milk supply.

Ricinus

To produce milk supply in nursing women and even in virgins.

Sticta P

Scanty milk, it increases the quantity even in cases where milk is suppressed. Always annoyed on account of scantiness of milk.

Borax

Milk too thick and tastes badly. This prevents mother from nursing child. (This medicine should be given during pregnancy so that the milk becomes suitable and tasty to the child after birth). Child does not want to take breasts due to bad taste of the milk.

Urtica Ur.

For diminished secretion of milk with swelling of breasts. Also dries up milk in women who are weaning.

Putsatilla

For dispersing milk supply in mothers who have stopped suckling their children. It should be given immediately on stopping suckling. If this does not relieve pain or inconvenience, Calcarea Carb, may be tried. It is also useful for suppression of milk with the breasts swollen and painful as a result thereof.

Asafoetida

For increasing and improving quality of milk supply. Mamme tugged with milk even without pregnancy.

Lecithin

Excellent galactagog, renders milk more nourishing and increases quantity.

Mercurius

Milk in breasts instead of menstrual flow. Even in boys when there is milk in breasts, it will be useful. Milk in the breasts of unmarried girls.

Calcarea Phos

Child refuses breast because the milk tastes salty.

Phytolacca

Inflammation of breasts when the milk becomes stringy and hangs down from the nipple, coagulated milk; milk scanty, thick, unhealthy and dries up soon. A bloody watery discharge which may continue for years after weaning the infant, is cured by this remedy.

Bufo

When milk is bloody.

Aurum Sulph

Suppression or disappearance of milk with swelling of mammae.

Lac Can

For drying up milk which is too profuse.

Secale Cor

Suppression or non-appearance of milk after delivery.

Agnus Castus

Deficiency of milk with despair of recovery. When milk fails to appear after confinement with this mental state.

Chamomilla

When suppression of milk results from a fit of anger.

Alfalfa

Increases quality and quantity of milk in nursing women. Give in 5-10 drop doses in mother tincture four times daily.