Lotus Materia Medica – Epilepsy Remedies Guide | Rubrics & Rationale by Robin P Murphy
Discover a curated collection of high-grade homeopathic epilepsy remedies from Robin Murphy's Lotus Materia Medica. Featuring repertorial rubrics, remedy rationale, seizure-pattern classification, constitutional differentiation, and clinical guidance for repertorization and remedy selection Remedy Core Repertorial Rubrics Remedy Rationale ARG. / ARG-N. Mind, anxiety; neuralgia; restlessness; fear; ailments from anticipation Argentum metallicum & Argentum nitricum are classically matched to anticipatory states and nervous excitement, making it a strong clinical fit for functional nervous disorders. BAR-M. Mind, imbecility/senility; glands; weakness; vertigo Baryta muriatica is commonly aligned with delayed development, senile change, and glandular weakness in repertorial practice. BELL. Fever; congestion; throbbing; delirium; convulsions Belladonna is a high-intensity acute remedy, often used under sudden inflammatory and neurological rubrics. BUFO Sexual excess; masturbation; convulsions; mental dullness; epilepsy Bufo rana is strongly associated with neurologic and sexual pathology, making it a classic epilepsy rubric remedy. CALC. Growth/delayed development; glandular complaints; craves eggs; epilepsy Calcarea carbonica is commonly repertorized for constitutional weakness, slow development, and convulsive states. CALC-AR. Glandular enlargement; swelling; weakness; scrofulous states Calcarea arsenicosa combines Calcarea constitution with inflammatory and glandular indications. CAUST. Paralysis; tremors; contracted tendons; nervous weakness Causticum is often selected for progressive neuromuscular and paralytic rubrics. CUPR. Convulsions; spasms; cramps; epilepsy; cyanosis Cuprum metallicum is one of the strongest spasm and convulsion remedies and fits epileptiform states closely. HYOS. Convulsions; delirium; mania; jerking; epilepsy Hyoscyamus niger is a key remedy for convulsive and delirious neurologic presentations. KALI-BR. Epilepsy; acne; nervous disorders; mental depression; tremors Kali bromatum is a major epileptic remedy, especially when skin and nervous symptoms coexist. OENA. Nervous disorders; aphonia; uterine/menstrual complaints; convulsions Oenanthe crocata is repertorially considered for nervous and convulsive states, though it is less commonly used than the core polycrests. PLB. Paralysis; lead colic; wasting; contraction; neuropathy Plumbum Metallicum is a classic remedy for marked neuropathy, wasting, and paralytic states. SULPH. Chronic skin eruptions; heat; burning; constitutional psora; epilepsy Sulphur is a broad constitutional remedy and often appears in chronic recurrent neurologic or cutaneous cases. VISC. Fits/fainting; weakness; nervous exhaustion; collapse Viscum album is generally used in nervous exhaustion and collapse-type states, with less common but relevant convulsive use. How to use above map For a repertorial search, start with the most specific symptom layer first: epilepsy, convulsions, spasms, unconsciousness, aura, then refine by mental state, modalities, and concomitant pathology. In Murphy-style clinical repertorization, the remedy is often chosen not just from “epilepsy” alone, but from the full pattern of triggers, premonitory symptoms, associated miasmatic features, and organ affinities. Practical interpretation The strongest “primary remedy” articles would be for Bufo, Cuprum, Hyoscyamus, Kali-bromatum, Belladonna, Calcarea, and Argentum nit/arg because these have the clearest epilepsy-convulsion repertorial identity in Murphy’s style. Remedies like Bar-m, Caust, Plb, Sulph, and Viscum are better positioned as differentiation remedies or constitutional layers unless the case details strongly support them Clinical Classification of Epilepsy Remedies by Seizure Pattern and Constitution For practical case analysis and repertorization, it is often more helpful to organize epilepsy remedies according to their characteristic seizure pattern and underlying constitutional picture rather than viewing them as a simple alphabetical list. Trigger and recurrent-fit remedies: Artemisia vulgaris (Art-v.), Argentum metallicum (Arg-m.), and related remedies are often considered when attacks occur frequently, in clusters, or follow identifiable triggers. Aura-focused remedies: Indigo (Indg.) and similar remedies may be differentiated by characteristic warning symptoms or auras that precede the seizure. Violent convulsion and spasm remedies: Cicuta (Cic.), Hyoscyamus (Hyos.), Cuprum (Cupr.), and Stramonium (Stram.) are traditionally associated with intense spasms, marked motor activity, and dramatic convulsive presentations. Collapse, exhaustion, and neurological weakness remedies: Gelsemium (Gels.), Carbo animalis (Carb-an.), Stannum (Stann.), Plumbum (Plb.), and Viscum (Visc.) are more commonly considered when seizures are accompanied by profound weakness, fatigue, collapse, or prolonged post-ictal exhaustion. Constitutional and long-term support remedies: Silicea (Sil.), Aurum (Aur.), Nux vomica (Nux-v.), Mercurius (Merc.), and Sulphur (Sulph.) are frequently viewed as broader constitutional remedies where epilepsy forms part of a wider chronic symptom picture. This pattern-based approach enhances the clinical usefulness of the materia medica by guiding the practitioner from the type of seizure, to its characteristic modalities and associated symptoms, and finally to the patient's underlying constitutional state, allowing for more systematic remedy differentiation Source: The text provided is an excerpt from a Homeopathic Repertory (Lotus Materia Medica by Robin Murphy MD). These Bold Capitalized represent high-grade remedies (Grade 3 or 4), indicating they are frequently indicated and clinically verified for this condition
Argentum Met - Anticipatory Anxiety States, Argentum Nitricum - Functional Nervous Anxiety States, Baryta Muriatica - Senile Glandular Weakness, Belladonna - Acute Congestive Convulsions, Bufo Rana - Epilepsy - Sexual Exhaustion, Calcarea Carbonica - Delayed Development - Epilepsy, Calcarea Arsenicosa - Glandular Swelling - Weakness, Causticum - Paralytic Nervous Disorders, Cuprum Metallicum - Severe Convulsive Spasms, Hyoscyamus Niger - Delirious Convulsive States, Kali Bromatum - Epilepsy With Tremors, Oenanthe Crocata - Nervous Convulsive Complaints, Plumbum Metallicum - Neuropathy - Paralysis Wasting, Sulphur - Chronic Constitutional Epilepsy, Viscum Album - Nervous Exhaustion Collapse