Hydrophobinum
Lyssin—Saliva of Rabid Dog
Boericke, Pocket Manual of Homœopathic Materia Medica, 9th ed., 1927, p. 335
Affects principally the nervous system; aching in bones.
Complaints from abnormal sexual desire. Convulsions brought on by dazzling light or sight of running water.
Head p. 336
Lyssophobia; fear of becoming made. Emotion and bad news aggravate; also, thinking of fluids. Hypersensitiveness of all senses. Chronic headache. Boring pain in forehead.
Mouth p. 336
Constant spitting; saliva tough, viscid. Sore throat; constant desire to swallow, which is difficult; gagging when swallowing water. Froths at mouth.
Male p. 336
Lascivious; priapism, with frequent emissions. No emission during coition. Atrophy of testicles. Complaints from abnormal sexual desire.
Female p. 336
Uterine sensitiveness; conscious of womb [Helon.] Feels prolapsed. Vagina sensitive, rendering coition painful. [Berberis.]| Uterine displacements.
Respiratory p. 336
Voice altered in tone. Breathing held for a time. Spasmodie contraction of respiratory muscles.
Stool p. 336
Desire for stool on hearing or seeing running water. Profuse, watery stools, with pain in bowels; worse, evening. Constant desire to urinate on seeing running water.
Modalities p. 336
Worse, sight or sound of running water or pouring water, or even thinking of fluids; dazzling or reflected light; heat of sun; stooping.
Relationship p. 336
Compare: Xanthium spinosum—Cockle—(said to be specific for hydrophobia and is recommended for chronic cystitis in women). Canth.; Bell.; Stram.; Lach.; Nat. mur.
The book’s Dose section is left out: Samepath quotes the books but gives no dosing advice.