Hepeel®
Tablets  Injection solution
Composition:
Tablets: 1 tablet cont.: Lycopodium D 3, Chelidonium D 4, China D 3, Nux moschata D 4 30 mg each; Carduus marianus D 2, Phosphorus D 6 15 mg each; Veratrum D 6 60 mg; Colocynthis D 6 90 mg.
Injection solution: 1.1 ml cont.: Lycopodium D 2, Chelidonium D 3, China D 2, Nux moschata D 3 1.1 µl each; Carduus marianus D 1, Phosphorus D 5 0.55 µl each; Veratrum D 5 2.2 µl; Colocynthis D 5 3.3 µl.
Indications:
Primary and secondary functional disorders of the liver; damaged liver.
Contraindications:
Tablets: Hypersensitivity to quinine.
Side effects: None known.
Interactions with other medication: None known.
Dosage:
Tablets: In general, 1 tablet to be dissolved under the tongue 3 times daily.
Injection solution: In acute disorders daily, otherwise 3-1 times weekly 1 ampoule i.m., s.c., i.d., i.v.
Package sizes:
Tablets: Packs containing 50 and 250 tablets.
Injection solution: Packs containing 5, 10, 50 and 100 ampoules of 1.1 ml.
 
Pharmacological and clinical notes
Lycopodium (club-moss)
Diseases of the gall bladder, hepatic and bile duct, for loss of appetite or Iycorexia and a feeling of satiation after eating very little, meteorism, sallow complexion.
Chelidonium (celandine)
Biliary colic, liver diseases, pain under the right shoulder blade, a bitter taste in the mouth.
China (Peruvian bark)
Loss of appetite, emaciation, meteorism, enlargement of the liver.
Nux moschata (nutmeg apple)
Gastro-enteritis, meteorism, gastrocardiac syndrome.
Carduus marianus (milk thistle)
Liver damage, congestion of the portal vein, biliary colic, haemorrhoids.
Phosphorus (phosphorus)
Remedy for affections of the parenchyma, damage to the liver parenchyma.
Veratrum (white hellebore)
Feverish affections, gastro-enteritis, chronic vomiting.
Colocynthis (bitter-apple)
Stabbing pains, colic (patient writhing with pain).
 
Based on the individual homoeopathic constituents of Hepeel, therapeutic possibilities result for the treatment of disturbances of the hepatic functions of the primary and secondary kind, liver damage, conditions of cholangitic and cholecystic irritation, meteorism, loss of appetite, numerous other illnesses (eczema, polyarthritis, etc.), in which the detoxicating function of the liver must be stimulated. Hepeel should be interposed occasionally, with advantage, in all cellular phases; additional remedy for acne vulgaris.
The dosage is adjusted according to the disease, the symptoms and the stage of the illness: for hepatic prophylaxis 1 tablet 3 times daily, possibly in association with 1 ampoule 1-3 times weekly i.m., s.c., intradermal-segmentally, i.v.
For painful conditions and/or meteoristic symptoms, massive initial-dose therapy with 1-2 ampoules daily parenterally, and perorally 1 tablet to be taken every 15 minutes, repeated on several occasions.
Combination treatment with Chelidonium-Homaccord and Injeel-Chol in cases of cholecystitis, cholangitis and other diseases of the biliary duct with damage to the liver parenchyma (cholostasis); with Nux vomica-Homaccord or Gastricumeel for gastritis and gastro-cardiac syndrome, and with Ceanothus-Homaccord in pancreopathy, as well as with Hepar suis-Injeel, often meets with especially great therapeutical success.