An extremely peculiar homeopathic remedy for stage fright

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I recently found an article by Vikas Sharma at DrHomeo titled Want to get rid of stage fright? Try these homeopathic remedies. He lists the following eight:

 

Argentum Nitricum – top recommended medicine

Gelsemium – for stage fright with fear of appearing in public

Lycopodium -for fear occurring on starting stage presentation but afterwards it goes well

Silicea – for stage fright with a fear of failure

Aconite – for stage fright with marked anxiety and panic attacks

Arsenic Album – for anxiety with marked restlessness

Medorrhinum – for stage fright, anxiety with anticipation

Ambra Grisea – for shy people having fear of people

 

I have previously blogged about five of them: Argentum Nitricum, Gelsemium, Lycopodium, Silicea, and Ambra Grisea.

 

But what the heck is Medorrhinum? I had not ever seen it before. There is another article by Vikas Sharma at DrHomeo titled Medorrhinum: Homeopathic Medicine – Its Use, Indications And Dosage. He says it is recommended in high potencies but gives no specific dosage, only that this medicine should not be repeated frequently. And Sharma claims:

 

“It is magnificent medicine to manage cases of fear, anxiety, and panic attacks. Main fears that are present in those who require it include fear of dark, enclosed spaces (claustrophobia), misfortune, cancer, and sexually transmitted diseases. Those who need it are anxious, sensitive, nervous by their very nature. They are always in great hurry.”  

 

But Sharma does not say how it is prepared. There is another recent article by Dr. Mahima Rastogi at LinkedIn Pulse on November 5, 2023 titled Unlocking the healing potential of homeopathic Medorrhinum. Mr. Rastogi explains that:

 

“Medorrhinum is a nosode, which is a type of homeopathic remedy prepared from the discharge, secretions, or diseased tissue of a person or animal suffering from a particular disease. In this case, Medorrhinum is derived from the discharge of a person with gonorrhea. It is important to note that nosodes are highly diluted and succussed (shaken vigorously) in a series of steps to create a potent yet safe homeopathic remedy.”

  

There also is yet another article by Edzard Ernst on May 8, 2018 titled Medorrhinum: another surprising homeopathic remedy. He says more specifically the remedy comes from the urethral discharge of a male patient suffering from gonorrhea, and adds that none of the claims about it are supported by evidence.

 

Still another article by Vikas Sharma at DrHomeo is titled Top 5 Natural Homeopathic Remedies for Anxiety. These and their recommended dosages [in brackets] are:

 

Aconitum Napellus – top remedy for anxiety [30C]

Arsenic Album – for anxiety with chest constriction, difficult breathing and restlessness [30C]

Argentum Nitricum – for anxiety from anticipation (anticipatory anxiety) [30C]

Kali Phos – for anxiety, nervousness, fear [6X aka 3C]

Gelsemium Sempervirens – for anxiety about public appearance (social anxiety) [30C]

 

Note that the Homeopathic dilution of 3C for Kali Phos is a gigantic factor of 27C different from the 30C for the other four. C means a dilution by a factor of a hundred. At dilutions of 13C and above no molecules of the original substance remain, so any effect at 30C is purely as a placebo.  

 

The Gonorrhea cartoon was modified from this one at Wikimedia Commons.