Matridonal remedies

Gifts of the mother

“Our journey here on to this beautiful planet entails many rites of passage from where we came and to some extent—materially anyway—begins in the womb of our grandmother, where we are an egg within the yet unborn foetus, she who is to become our mother, since all female embryos develop all of her eggs whilst she is in the womb of her mother, our grandmother-to-be. This one concept alone fills me with wonder and amazement, and, unsurprisingly, all of the matridonal remedies contain generational and specifically (though not exclusively) female generational themes.”

„Matridonal,“ meaning „given or gifted by the mother” and thereby emphasising the great contribution mothers offer to the creation of human life. Matridonal remedies, also known as matridonals, are homeopathic sarcodes. Like all sarcodes, they are made from tissues into a homeopathic remedy. Matridonal sarcodes are derived from human tissues related to pregnancy, birth and motherhood. They are used to help strengthen the function of particular tissue, especially if that organ is imbalanced or deficient. Matridonal remedies have the theme of supporting a person who feels lost or unconnected. For example, in cases of traumatic or fast birth, other birthing trauma, adoption trauma, a mother who was not able or willing to breastfeed, or early separation from the mother or family for any reason.

The remedies names and source materials
Aqua Amniota Humana
Anmiotic sarcode made from human amniotic fluid. The remedy Amniotic fluid helps to take the child or adult back to the place where we were formed. Connection to the return to the womb, including any trauma that occurred during gestation. Getting information from the amniotic fluid about how one was formed and gaining information while in formation.

Folliculinum
Made from human oestrogen. This remedy has the feeling "fed off of" either emotionally or psychologically by others. Feels controlled by another. Feels like a doormat. Living out someone else's expectations. Loss of individuality. Loss of will. Loss of individuality. Loss of self (Carcinosin). Looses herself in relationships. Out of sorts with her body's own rhythms. Overestimates her energy reserves. Rescuer, addicted to rescuing people. Self-denial.

Placenta Humana
Made from human placenta. This remedy is very useful in children with autism (ASD). The human placenta remedy is also very useful for birth trauma, preterm delivery, lack of mothering, and lack of breastfeeding.  There is a feeling of not being well nurtured in this remedy.  The essence of this remedy is being disconnected from source and self. Issues of identity, self-worth, belonging and not belonging. Issues about past mistakes made. Homesickness, connections, disconnections. Things that have been lost.

Umbilicus Humanus
Made from human umbilicus. The umbilical cord is one of the sarcodes that is very closely connected to birth and early development of human beings. Also useful for birth trauma, preterm delivery, lack of mothering and lack of normal breastfeeding. Small, premature and underweight babies may benefit from this remedy, or those with trauma while in the womb or at birth.

Vernix Caseosa
Made from the covering of the baby's skin at birth. This remedy is for an unprotected person, insufficiently protected against the outside world. Experience the outside world as a threat. Feeling no boundaries, not feeling in contact with oneself. Not feeling connected to one’s needs and feelings. Feelings of guilt for not doing enough for others; feeling insufficient protection from outside influences. Experience the outside world as a threat. Everything comes directly inside, and the outside world is experienced as being too intense. Oversensitive to everything. Guilty feeling, with the feeling of not doing enough for others. It is impossible to say "no.” Sensitive to noise and smells. Desire to be held; desire to be swaddled. Feeling of fragility. They need to develop contact with their own needs and feelings. Not feeling centred within themselves. Strongly affected by the suffering of other people and of the world at large, they cannot create a healthy distance.

Lac Maternum
Made from the milk of nine women at different stages of lactation, from three days' milk (colostrum) to ten months after giving birth. Use for infants or children who crave pressure, swaddling, and small places to feel safe and grounded. Useful for birth trauma, preterm delivery, lack of mothering, and lack of breastfeeding or interrupted breastfeeding. Sadness; lack of joy in life. Sudden changes in mood, laughing alternating with weeping, joyfulness alternating with weeping, irritability and quarrelsomeness fits of weeping. Questioning the meaning of life, chaotic inner feeling.

Lac Humanum
A remedy to restore the maternal bond. All mother’s milk is consistent and almost identical in quality no matter how malnourished a mother might be; the variation is more on the quantity than on the quality of the milk produced. There are, however, subtle differences in it’s constitution to allow for the specific requirements of each infant and for the particular immunoglobulin profile of the mom, reflecting her own disease history. Human milk helps to strengthen the baby’s physical body, preparing it for his/her unique spiritual blueprints, while at the same time providing a safe platform for creating a sense of community, understanding and integration with all humankind on the planet.

It is a common practice among homeopaths to ask our clients about their birth process, but the journey begins at conception. The time spent in our mother’s womb sets up deep patterns for the rest of our lives. These remedies are all about the original journey into our earthly lives, and, as such, can heal very deep wounds that were set during our fetal formation. These substances are made for the creation of our humanness. It is their sole purpose, as they are discarded as soon as we no longer need them.

Overall, the functions of these “matridonal” tissues are to help us feel grounded and integrated in our physical bodies. In other words, these remedies help give the spirit a sense of bodily self, and a sense of physical boundaries that help denote self.

I would love to hear from you about your experience with matridonal remedies.