Abstract
Sarcodes are homeopathic medicines that are prepared from healthy endocrine and exocrine glands, tissues, normal secretions and extracts especially of animals such as pigs, sheep, or cattle. They are prepared as per homoeopathic specifications, provided that the basic substance is not altered and the final product is not adulterated by any pathogen or other deleterious substance. Which is used in treatment of various conditions. They are also known as cellular homeopathy.[1]
Keywords :- Sarcodes, classification, Homeopathic Used, Function, Homeopathic Remedy.
Introduction
In Greek the term Sarcode means fleshy. Sarcodes which is a protoplasm of animals as distinguished from vegetable protoplasm. In homeopathy, some of the sarcodes are proven medicines. They are obtained from healthy endocrine or ductless glands. It is the normal secretions of living higher and lower animals. sarcodes belong to the animal kingdom. Sarcodes include products of animal glands and endocrine glands as a whole and secretions there from. Endocrine or ductless glands are those, which produce hormones in the body. Hormones are specific substances produced by the endocrine glands of higher animals, which are secreted in the blood and carried to all the parts of the body where they regulate many metabolic functions of the organism. They are quick acting and only a minute amount may have a profound effect on metabolism. Hormones are proteins (insulin), steroids (cortisone) or relatively simple organic compounds (adrenalin). [2]
Definition
Treatment of diseases by use of sarcodes derived from animal organs is known as organotherapy. This procedure is usually carried out by using a combination of therapeutic agents and procedures. Animal protoplasm is the term used for the secretion of glands or organs of animals.[3]
Function of Sarcodes in Body
- Balances organs, glands or tissue activity.
- Slows down accelerated organs, glands or tissue activity.
- Stimulates sluggish organs, glands or tissue activity.
- Slows down accelerated organs, glands or tissue activity.
- Will up regulate and restore hypothyroid balance OR can down regulate the overall activity of the hyperthyroid gland (using thyroid hormone extract or Thyroidinum).
- In cases where organs are damaged due to autoimmune issues, organotherapy substitutes for the organ and accepts the autoimmune antibodies, leaving the organ to stimulate its own restoration.[3]
Mechanism
Sarcodes have a very different peculiarity. They always exist in molecular form within the organism, and participate in various molecular interactions being a part of different biochemical pathways. They become homeopathic drugs only when they are not administered in „molecular forms‟, but as potentized forms above 12c. In molecular forms below Avogadro limit, they will be considered only as physiological products, not as homeopathic drugs.[3]
Characteristics of Sarcodes
- Sarcodes belong to a less -proven group of remedies.
- Sarcodes are mainly stated to be as organopathic drugs.
- All sarcodes are deep acting remedies.
- Deficient functioning and hyper functioning of organs.
- Symptoms are related to sources of preparation.
- Headache aggravates on waking up in the morning, throbbing with nausea and vomiting.
- Obesity
- Obstinate constipation.
- Nervousness
- Complaints are aggravated due to intake of milk.
- Profuse urination with increased thirst. So they can be used in diabetes.
- Malignancy, Tendency to over growth.
Classification of Sarcodes and Their Use
Classification – Based on source of sarcodes
| S.No. | Name of Sarcodes | Source- from whole endocrine glands | Clinically Used in homeopathy |
| 1 | Thyroidinum | Thyroid tissue of sheep or calf | Anemia, muscular weakness, psoriasis, tachycardia and goiter |
| 2 | Pituitarum posterium | Posterior pituitary gland of sheep | Delayed puberty and undeveloped breasts |
| Source- from healthy secretions -Hormones | |||
| 1 | Adrenalinum | Adrenal glands of cattles | Slow pulse rate,strengthening of heart beat and muscle spasms |
| 2 | Cortisone | Cortex of adrenal gland in man | Diabetes, weakness |
| 3 | Insulinum | Cell of Islets Of Langerhans | Diabetes, fat metabolism |
| 4 | Pepsinum | Enzyme -stomach of hog or pig | Indigestion with pain in gastric region and diarrhea due to indigestion |
| Source-Milk | |||
| 1 | Lac caninum | Dog’s milk | Pain flying from one part to another,changing from side to side, every fer hours or days. loss of milk |
| 2 | Lac caprinum | Goat’s milk | loss of milk |
| 3 | Lac delphinum | Dolphin’s milk | Calm during danger, sinusitis with vertigo, clairvoyance |
| 4 | Lac felinum | Cat’s milk | Acute pain from vertex down to the left eye and temple, headache, ciliary neuralgia, Great photophobia |
| 5 | Lac humanum | Human breast milk | Constipation, nausea and vomiting |
| 6 | Lac leoninum | Lion’s milk | Obesity |
| 7 | Lac vaccinum | Cow’s milk | Nervousness, bad effect of milk, |
| Source-Milk Products | |||
| 1 | Lac vaccinum coagulatum | Curd | nausea and vomiting |
| 2 | Lac vaccinum defloratum | Skimmed milk | Constipation with ineffectual urging, car sickness, |
| 3 | Lac vaccinum flos | Cream of milk | Constipation, weakness |
| Sarcodes from Extract | |||
| 1 | Orchitinum | Testicular extract of Man | Sexual weakness, senility, debility, |
| 2 | Oophorinum | Ovary of sheep or Cow | Climacteric disturbances, ovarian cyst, |
| 3 | Pancreatinum | Pancreas of beef containingdigestive enzyme | Pancreas disorders, diabetes, Intestinal indigestion and lienteric diarrhea |
| S.No | Other sarcodes | Source | Clinically Used |
| 1 | Cholesterinum | Gallstone And Bile | Jaundice, gallstone, and insomnia, cancer of liver. |
| 2 | Fel tauri | Fresh Gall of Ox | Diarrhoea, indigestion, pain in nape of nack are its chief symptoms, biliary calculi. |
| 3 | Vulpis fel | Fresh Gall of fox | Diarrhoea, gallstone |
POTENCY- Generally prescribed in lower potencies.
SARCODE DERIVATIVES – Urea, Uric acid, Lactic acid.
CONTRA-INDICATIONS OF SARCODES – Sarcodes should not be administered in the following stages of a
disease:
- In the active phase (incubation period) of an acute disease.
- In the explosive stage of a miasm, i.e. a supposed predisposition to a particular disease.
- Either inherited or acquired.
- During the active phase of a recurrent attack.
- In an infectious stage.
Miasmatic Approch To Sarcodes – It covers all three miasms : Psora, Syphilis and Sycosis.[5]
PSORA SYPHILIS SYCOSIS Nervousness Cancer Disturbs metabolism Better by natural discharge (Menses, Urination) Disturbs metabolism Cretinism Constipation Defective bone formation Myxoedema Burning pain Destruction Hyperthyroidism, forgetfulness, a sexual organs causing cysts, hypertrophy
Preparation
Method of sarcode preparation :-
| STEPS | METHOD | PROCESS |
| First | Take Nature of material | 1. from whole endocrine glands.2. from healthy secretions and hormones. 3. from extract.4. other sarcodes |
| Second | For Safety | Operation is carried out in a stringent biosafety compliant environment with minimum handling that is sealed containers and disposable auto-tip pipettes. |
| Third | Removal and separation of the components | Filtration (Seitz filter) is done to get rid of cell debris, unidentified bacteria and large protein particles. If source material is obtained as scraping of animal and human tissues, the keratin component of skin is removed by boiling the scrapings with potassium hydroxide (KOH) in water medium. |
| Fourth | Preparation of mother tincture | Soluble substances are infused directly in the alcohol or in alcohol or water mixture. This process is called „trituration‟.Trituration proceeds until the ingredient has become fine enough to be soluble in alcohol or in both cases is known as mother tincture. |
| Fifth | Dynamization of potencies | 1 part of mother tincture is diluted in 99 parts of alcohol or in a mixture of water and alcohol. This liquid is then succeeded 10 times in its bottle by firmly hitting the bottle‟s base against a firm but resistive surface such as the palm of a hand or leather covered over book. The resulting liquid is called 1C potency (1 refers to the 1st stage of dilution and C refers to its 1:1000 dilution ratio). 1 part of this 1C potency is again diluted and succeeded in 99 parts of alcohol or water and alcohol mixture to produce 2C remedy. This series of process of dilution and succession, called potentisation, is further repeated to produce increasingly higher potencies of the remedy. |
| Sixth | Safety check for human use | Test for sterility of aerobic and anaerobic organisms should be done before issue of any sarcode, for therapeutic use and for manufacturing of higher attenuation. |
| Seventh | Lyophilization | Lyophilization of the original stock is done, so that sarcodes can be prepared in future, without any need to repeat initial steps. A centralized depository system preserves standardized raw material for future use. |
Conclusion
The final aim of any physician or healer is to supply or help their patients to regain the homeostatic balance for leading a healthy life. In conclusion, remedies come from every possible source. like all other Homoeopathic remedies are very easy to administer and have no side effects. They also help in regulating the organs, gland, and different parts of the body to function in a normal and healthy way and to treat and cure the patients as a whole. There are many remedies in our materia medica that are used very frequently. that predominantly to a constitutional or essence or sensation style will be less likely to use remedies such as sarcodes than prescribers who feel at ease using remedies to complement others or to look more at pathological patterns and connect this to the physiological impact of certain organs. Sarcodes, however, are well-documented remedies that may deserve more serious reflection.
References
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Authors
- Dr. Nishant Saurabh, B.H.M.S. (PG. Scholar), Department Of Organon Of Medicine and Homoeopathic Philosophy.
- Dr. Deepak raj, B.H.M.S. (PG. Scholar), Department Of Organon Of Medicine and Homoeopathic Philosophy.
- Dr.Sanjay kumar sigh, MD (Hom.) Assist. prof.-cum-H.O.D., Department Of Organon of Medicine and Homoeopathic Philosophy
[1,2 and 3 R.B.T.S Govt. Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital Muzaffarpur, Bihar]
