- Common Name: Inky Juice of the Cuttlefish
- Source: Animal – dark brown pigment from ink sac of Sepia officinalis
- Family: Mollusca
- Type: Deep-acting constitutional remedy
Sphere of Action
Acts profoundly on:
- Female reproductive system – uterine prolapse, leucorrhoea, hormonal imbalance
- Portal system – chronic venous congestion, liver sluggishness
- Nervous system – indifference, depression, hysterical tendencies
- Digestive organs – constipation, nausea, weak digestion
- Skin – chloasma, herpetic eruptions, ringworm
Mind
- Indifference to loved ones, even husband and children
- Aversion to consolation and company
- Sadness with weeping, but doesn't know why
- Irritable, easily offended, snappish
- Tendency to depression with a sense of burden in life
- Fears: being alone, of poverty, of thunderstorms
- "Wants to be alone, yet dreads solitude"
Female Sexual System
- Bearing down sensation: “feels as if everything would fall out of vulva” – must cross legs or support vulva
- Uterine prolapse, retroversion, chronic pelvic congestion
- Leucorrhoea: yellow-green, offensive, worse before menses
- Menses: irregular, early or late, scanty or profuse; pain before flow
- Hot flushes during menopause
- Dyspareunia, aversion to sex, dryness of vagina
- Recurrent miscarriages
- History of prolonged grief, hormonal disturbances
General Physicals
- Chilly, but worse from heat of room and better in open air
- Weakness, faintness, especially in forenoon
- Hot flushes with perspiration
- Craves vinegar, pickles, sour things; aversion to meat
- Constipation, with sensation of ball in rectum not relieved by stool
- Nausea from smell or sight of food
Skin
- Chloasma (pregnancy mask) – brown patches on face
- Ringworm, herpetic eruptions, dryness of skin
- Itching worse from warmth of bed
- Sweats profusely during sleep, especially on chest and back
Sleep
- Sleep disturbed by thoughts, dreams of robbers, quarrels
- Wakes unrefreshed
- Daytime sleepiness with fatigue
Modalities
|
Worse From |
Better From |
|
Afternoon (3–5 p.m.) |
Vigorous exercise |
|
Consolation, coition, pregnancy |
Pressure, crossing legs |
|
Sitting, standing, before menses |
Warmth in general |
|
During menopause |
Cold air, open air |
Miasmatic Background
-
Psora, Sycotic, Tubercular, and Luesinic combined (mixed miasm)
Keynotes
- "Bearing down sensation" in pelvic organs
- Indifference to loved ones
- Hot flushes and hormonal symptoms (menopause, PMS)
- Aversion to company, weeping when alone
- Venous congestion – uterus, rectum, liver
Relationship
|
Compare With |
Complementary / Follows Well |
|
Pulsatilla, Natrum mur, Lachesis, Ignatia |
Natrum mur, Nux vomica |
|
Calcarea carb, Murex, Sulphur, Caulophyllum |
Acts well after Sulphur |
Potency & Dosage
- Frequently used in 30C, 200C, and higher potencies
- 200C or higher for deep constitutional cases
- Lower potencies for physicals like constipation or skin
One-Line Summary
"Sepia suits chilly, worn-out women with uterine troubles, hormonal disturbances, and marked indifference to loved ones."
Tags
MATERIA MEDICA