3 Remedies from Women (and ‘Science is catching up!)
- Menstrual Blood
Women seem to be becoming more and more empowered, returning to their inner wisdom and knowing, recognising that Intuition isn’t some ‘woo woo’ concept but a powerful conviction that is felt in the body.
Isn’t it interesting that it is at this time that there are various studies leaking out that speak of the incredible life giving properties that are in Menstrual blood, that apparently it’s full of stem cells that can potentially be harvested to support healing in a variety of illnesses….(for references see below)
Pretty obvious to me actually when we think about what it actually is – one half of a life giving mix jetisoned from our wombs because the other half hasn’t arrived or connected or been up to scratch….It’s still has it’s inate life giving properties and we just throw it away! This precious substance…..
For too too long women have been taught that menstrual blood is dirty, messy, something to feel ashamed of, to hide and in many societies for good reason since once a girl menstruates she is a potential bearer of sons and fair game no matter how old she is….!! There was some safety in not going public with our monthly bleeds…
It’s common for women who live together no matter what their ages to synchronise their bleeds – there’s an energetic connection, often mutual understanding and support – in ancient and indiginous societies there is often a communal recognition and support for this vital time in a woman’s cycle (Read The Red Tent by Anita Diamant). To bleed can offer celebration or the opposite depending on where we are on our fertility journey…Polarity exists in almost everything..
Long ago some scholars believe that women did not menstruate as is the case with many other mammals now. When we started bleeding is when we first became aware of the concept of cycles, of the Moon and of Time itself…Women became aware that there were times in that cycle when they became pregnant and times when they did not which gave them power over their ability to give life or not….
When we accept that everything is energy/frequency and therefore the secretions of our bodies also contain the energy of the container it comes from it shouldn’t come as a surprise that menstrual blood is a Homeopathic remedy and an extremely powerful and deep acting one at that. We are born with eggs already inside our tiny bodies and these have ofcourse stemmed from our Mothers and grandmothers and great grandmothers and so on……Menstrual blood contains the energetic imprints of thousands of generations of women and the whole collective experiences.
Here are some of the key symptoms of this remedy:
- A sense of deep sadness & disappointment without necessarily knowing what about
- A sense of something feeling wrong but you don’t know what or why
- Connection issues with either our actual Mothers or Self Nurture – this can be disconnection including adoption or feeling too emeshed with our Mothers ie poor sense of independence
- Difficulty connecting with other women or the feminine in ourselves
- Feelings of disgust or shame associated with our bodies or cycles
- Feeling unsafe especially around Men
- Believing that Men and Women are in competition – The battle of the sexes etc
- Grief from loss of a child
- Rape or sexual abuse survivors who feel a deep disgust & aversion to all men
- Menstrual issues eg severe cramping or PMS
- Victims of female circumcision
There are many other possible physical expressions of any of the above and it can be used with Men too – it isnt just women who have been disconnected from the full expression of their Healthy feminine energy….
2. Vernix
Vernix is the creamy, waxy substance that all babies are coated in when they arrive from the womb and should always be left to soak into the skin providing protection and moisture as they transition from living in Amniotic fluid and into the Dry land they have come to….
I have used Vernix many times in cases where there is an almost unbearable ability to feel everything – everyone elses pain, suffering and joy AND not to be able to form healthy boundaries that enable us to separate and protect ourselves from feeling everything. It’s one to think of when Phosphorous doesn’t hold. We have become too open, too empathetic and that stops us from fully functioning & having healthy boundaries. It’s exhausting to feel all these emotions and energies and exhaustion often accompanies this openess. Many of us lacking in this protective ability must withdraw from the world regularly in order to regulate. Vernix the remedy can support a healthier balance of ebb and flow
Vernix helps us to be able to filter not only emotions & feelings but can support healthy temperature control, ability to heal wounds & repel unwanted bacteria. Physical symptoms can include Allergies and Eczema type skin issues.
3. Lac- Humanum
Again I have used this remedy many times with success and there are cross overs with both the above remedies as well as other remedies like ‘Umbilical Chord’ and ‘Amniotic Fluid’ – largely as all these come from similar tissue and of course the energetic environment of birth/nurturing and seperations….
If you haven’t breast fed you may not necessarily be aware of how complex a substance is human breast milk (and probably all mammals breast milk). It is not an enert substance, it changes in colour, texture and nutritional ingredients according to the needs of the baby. That means there’s an energetic feedback going on between Mother and Child constantly so the milk senses illness, emotional upset, times of day and many other environmental factors…Breast feeding mothers know that it can be used to soothe sore boobs, heal eye infections or small cuts on baby. It’s the most powerful builder of Healthy humans on the planet AND builds unconditional connection, trust and love .
So it’s not surprising that the main theme of Lac- Humanum is about Connection or lack of it with The Mother and this can be the literal mother or Mother Earth or our own inner ability to self-regulate and nurture.
Without this deep connection we can feel rudderless, disconnected, unsafe and not fully in our bodies. Interestingly recent studies have revealed a difference between Human milk from a Mother with a male baby and that of a Mother with a female baby….The generic Lac Humanum remedy is a mix of both sources. Again one theme is to balance male and female energy – so potentially for men who are finding it difficult to separate from or protect their Mothers from abusive Fathers… Also Men who may be unable to access their masculine energy as well as Women stuck too much in their masculine and the other way around.
Here are some of the main themes of Lac-Humanum:-
- A deep need for touch, warmth, cuddles, a massage.
- Issues with food – using it for comfort, addictions to sugar, no sense of ever having eaten enough
- Weak connection with bodily needs – many forget to eat, go to the loo or get enough sleep
- Feeling so disconnected that we feel mostly numb, lonely and unloved
- Issues of identity can be sexual or generally who am i??
- Out of body experiences that result in not fully coming back to ourselves
- Self doubt and inability to make decisions
- Longing to be a baby again to be cared for and looked after
- Also a disgust for ones Mother, a disregard for her being the source of your existence
- A reversal of roles where the child becomes the Mother
- Hormonal imbalances
- Allergies
- Babies who refuse the breast
- Mothers whose milk doesn’t come
- Gut and digestion issues
- Skin issues eg eczema
Again there are many more potential reasons to prescribe this powerful remedy and maybe you already have had experience with it – in which case please share.
I believe as we navigate the enormous shifts and changes that the whole world is going through at the moment these remedies that literally and energetically come from Life will be needed more and more. These are just 3 of this amazing group and my next Blog will cover 3 more.
If this has peaked your interest and you want a chat please book a free ‘Clarity Call’ with me so we can determine your next best steps.
References:-
I am indebted to the following Homeopaths for their work on bringing these remedies to light and offering me the opportunity to share with my Clients:
Menstrual blood contains menstrual blood-derived mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MenSCs), a potent and non-invasively accessible source of adult stem cells.
- Cartilage & Osteoarthritis Repair: A study in Scientific Reports (2026) by Kugaudaite et al. demonstrated that extracellular vesicles from menstrual blood-derived stem cells stimulate chondrocytes and cartilage matrix synthesis, offering a potential cell-free therapy for osteoarthritis.
- General Properties & Characterization: Research published in PMC4904135 outlines the isolation of MenSCs using Ficoll-Hypaque centrifugation, noting expression of mesenchymal markers (CD10, CD29, CD73, CD105) and absence of hematopoietic markers.
- Regenerative Medicine & Frontier Reviews:
- A comprehensive review in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology details the use of MenSCs in tissue engineering, wound healing, and reproductive health.
- PMC articles such as PMC6925480 and PMC8646170 map out MenSC surface markers (CD29, CD44, CD73, CD90, CD105, CD146), high proliferation rates, and immunomodulatory mechanisms.
- Endometrial & Stem Cell Discovery: Foundational research by Professor Caroline Gargett’s team at the Hudson Institute of Medical Research details how endometrial stem/progenitor cells shed during menstruation maintain high regenerative capacity.
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12030032/ Breastfeeding: The Multifaceted Impact on Child Development and Maternal Well-Being
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002916523052024 Can we define an infant’s need from the composition of human milk?