• Worse or better at the sea side
• Lies in knee-chest position which ameliorates
• Insomnia in children
• Patient loves the excitement of thunderstorm

Source: Anosode
Synonyms: Cancer nosode, Carcinosin Foubister
Prover: Dr Foubister and Dr Burnett
Miasmatic Background: Psora, syphilis and sycosis
Temperament: Suited to every temperament

Introduction and History: It is a nosode prepared from breast cancer by Foubister. It is claimed that Carcinosinum acts favourably and modifies all cases in which either a history of breast cancer can be elicted or symptoms of the disease itself exist.

This is one principle nosode of cancer and is also one of Foubister’s preparations. Clarke used it more frequently than any other as a miasmatic remedy. Burnett, who also had a number of different cancer preprations, followed his instinct largely in their use and selection. Carcinocinum can be used as an intercurrent remedy.

Preparation: Carcinocinum was originally made from the discharge of breast cancer.

Constitution and Physiognomy

1. Cancer miasm.
2. Brownish complexion having numerous blue moles.
3. There may be both of fair and dark complexion, having a bulky or emaciated body, are multiple warts or some birth mark somewhere on the body.

Ailments From: Family history of cancer, loss of sleep, night watching, nursing of loved ones, overwork or overexertion, emotional shocks, anticipation, grief, sexual abuse victims, vaccinations, ailments from windy weather.

Seat of Action (Pharmacodynamics): It mainly acts on the breast, tissues, respiratory organs, mind, heart, urinary organs, liver, female sexual organs, rectum, skin, locomotor system, etc.

Characteristic Mental Symptoms (Psychology)

1. Patient has anxiety regarding what might happen.
2. It is Suited to PASSIONATE PEOPLE who over extend themselves.
3. Desire for travel, dancing and music.
4. Aversion to reprimands and contradiction.
5. FEARS ABOUT HEALTH, getting cancer, failure, exams, heights, crowds, thunderstorm.
6. Loves the excitement of a thunderstorm.
7. Difficulty an concentrating. Autism, mental retardation.
8. HYPERACTIVITY. Attention deficiency syndrome.
9. FASTIDIOUS. Obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Characteristic Physical Guiding Symptoms

Aversions: Aversion to bathing or washing. Sea bathing aggravates. Aversion to fruit, ice cream, meat, salt, salty food, Sweets, wine, coffee, eggs, fat and rich foods.

Cancer: Cancerous affections causing hereditary breast cancer. Cancer of breast gland with great pain. Emaciation from cancer and muscular disease.

Child: Child’s development is arrested. Dwarfishness.

Discharges: Discharges are acrid, thick and offensive from haemorrhage.

Indigestion: Indigestion, accumulation of gas in the stomach and bowels.

Glands: Glands are enlarged, tubercular and open.

Bones: Indicated in osteitis, chronic osteomyelitis; brittle bones.

Pains: Pains are constricting, throbbing internally, with annual periodicity. There is excessive weariness and fatigue.

Menopause: Hot flushes of menopause with perspiration.

Thirst: Thirst for larger quantities of water.

Appetite: Appetite capricious, changeable, ravenous or wanting.

Desires: Desires cold milk, warm drinks, chocolate, fat, eggs, fruit, ham, bacon, smoked meat, raw potato, soup, milk, butter, foods that makes him worse.

Aggravation: From alcoholic drinks, wine, coffee, milk, eggs, meat, fat, fruit, rich food, salty things, sweets.

Important Characteristic Features

Cancerous affections: Cancerous affections. Cancerous cachexia, emaciation. Emaciation from cancer or progressive muscular disease. Hereditary breast cancer. Cancer of breast glands with great pain. Induration of uterus and cervix.

General Modalities

Aggravation: Full moon, new moon, extreme weather changes, during a
thunderstorm, in a warm room.

Amelioration: Open air.

Carcinosin dosage: High potency.

Repetition: Single dose of high potency.

Therapeutic Value: Abuse, AIDS, Allergies, Anticipation, Asthma, Attention deficit syndrome, Autism, Cancer, Cirrhosis, Chronic fatigue, Diabetes, Down’s syndrome, Emaciation, Fibromyalgia, Fright, Grief, Hepatitis, Hernia, Hormonal imbalance, Humiliation, Hyperacidity, Immune deficiency disorders, Insomnia, Mastitis, Melancholia, Moles, Mongolism, Mononucleosis, Nightmares, Night watching, Obsessive compulsive disorder, Ovarian cyst, Pneumonia, Rape, Rheumatoid arthritis, Sinusitis, Spondylitis, Tuberculosis, Vaccination effects, Worms.