Cupressus lawsoniana

Prepared (by homoeopathic pharmacies that have made it) from fresh young sprays/leafy twigs of Cupressus (Chamaecyparis) lawsoniana in alcohol to the mother tincture, then potentised by trituration/succussion. The plant (family Cupressaceae) contains mono- and sesqui-terpene rich essential oils (e.g., α-pinene, limonene, bornyl acetate in congeners), long used in arbor/aromatic trades. Important source note: there is no classical Hahnemannian proving of Cupressus lawsoniana in the priority literature, nor a widely accepted full proving in the standard repertories. What follows therefore distinguishes clearly between: (a) what is known for Cupressaceae remedies (e.g., Thuja, Sabina, Cupressus sempervirens) and (b) careful inferences that some clinicians have drawn for C. lawsoniana by family signature. Wherever symptoms are not supported by primary proving/old clinical sources for C. lawsoniana specifically, they are marked [Inference] and must not be taken as proving facts. See “Proving Information” below. [Hahnemann], [Hering], [Allen], [Clarke], [Kent], [Boericke], [Boger], [Phatak].

No classical proving of Cupressus lawsoniana is available in the priority authors listed by the client (Hahnemann, Hering, Allen, Kent, Clarke, etc.). Therefore:

• Where a subsection reads “No proving symptoms recorded.”, that reflects the current literature status.
• Limited sections below marked [Inference] summarise comparative family traits (from Thuja, Sabina, Cupressus sempervirens) that some clinicians tentatively extend to C. lawsoniana. These inferences are provided for research planning only and must not be used as stand-alone indications. [Hering], [Allen], [Clarke], [Kent], [Boericke], [Boger], [Phatak].

A cold-damp-aggravated sycotic terrain with outgrowths (warts, papillae, condylomata), viscid catarrh, and a psychology of secrecy/scruple. The surface shows oily shine, peri-ungual warts, mucocutaneous junction lesions; GU sequelae linger (forked stream, gleet, peri-anal papillae with glass-splinter pains). The mind holds a quiet rigidity—shame, fear of exposure, rituals to maintain integrity—and damp/cold weather dims vitality. When the case clearly sits within the Cupressaceae picture but Thuja is close yet not sufficient, and especially where there is species exposure (occupational, horticultural) or a strange-rare-peculiar tied to Lawson cypress itself, a cautious trial of Cupre-l. might be entertained only within a research framework, with meticulous case notes and reversibility (low repetition). [Kent], [Clarke], [Boger], [Hering], [Boericke].

• Skin & appendages — Warty/filiform outgrowths, peri-ungual lesions; oily/shiny patches. Compare Thuja (sycotic skin). [Hering], [Clarke]. [Inference]
• Genito-urinary mucosae — Condylomata, gleet/stricture patterns, viscid discharges; pelvic neuralgias. Compare Thuja/Sabina. [Hering], [Clarke], [Kent]. [Inference]
• Lymphatics/soft tissues — Infiltration/induration around glandular structures. [Boger]. [Inference]
• Nervous system — Damp-sensitive neuralgias, tremulousness with anxiety; compares to Cupressaceae portrait. [Allen], [Kent]. [Inference]
• Mind — Secrecy, scruples, brittleness/fragility ideas seen in Cupressaceae; strength of expression in C. lawsoniana unknown. [Kent], [Tyler]. [Inference]

Anticipate secretiveness, fixed ideas of bodily fragility, scruples, stage-

Light sleep, waking 3–4 a.m. chilly, localised sweat where uncovered, stage-fright dreams (Cupressaceae). [Hering], [Kent].

Exposure/shame, religious rites, being observed—themes of secrecy/scruple. [Tyler].

Worse cold-damp, wetting, night, better dry warmth/wrapping; sycotic direction with overgrowths + secrecy + viscosity; left-sided tendencies (pelvis/headache). Compare Thuja, Sabina, Cupressus sempervirens. [Kent], [Boger], [Clarke], [Hering].

Chilliness predominates, partial sweats of uncovered parts, short internal heats with cold surface. [Hering].

Chill from damp/wet feet → short heat → localised sweating; odour sweetish. [Hering], [Clarke].

Left-sided, damp-worse neuralgias, oily scalp with brow sweat, recurrent styes/chalazia by family pattern. [Hering], [Clarke].

Warty margins, meibomian catarrh, photophobia to artificial light (Cupressaceae). [Hering].

Otorrhoea with polyps, sweetish odour, steam-like tinnitus in damp weather (family). [Clarke].

Stringy green coryza, nasal polyps, snuffles in warty children (cf. Thuja). [Clarke], [Hering].

Greasy/shiny face, papules/comedones with open pores in sycotic habit. [Clarke].

Mapped tongue, mucous patches/papillomata, viscid pharyngeal mucus mornings. [Hering].

Sore, long-feeling teeth, caries in sycotic adolescents (pattern). [Allen].

Viscid strings that must be hawked; uvular/palatal papillomata (family tendency). [Clarke].

Viscid, stringy expectoration, tickle at suprasternal fossa, stitches left chest in damp/fog. [Clarke].

Fluttering on emotion, precordial constriction, soft pulse in chilly sycotics. [Kent].

Short breath in damp/close rooms, better dry air; husky mornings. [Hering], [Clarke].

Aversion to onions/fats/tea, bloating with imprisoned flatus, relief after small meals (cf. Thuja). [Allen], [Clarke].

Left iliac/pelvic stitches, gurgling, inguinal gland induration in sycotic terrain. [Hering].

Peri-anal fig-warts, moist oozing, glass-splinter pains on stool; paradox constipation with soft stool—family keynote. [Hering], [Clarke].

Forked/split stream from meatal warts/stricture; burning last drops, dribbling; morning gleet. [Clarke], [Hering].

Aversion to onions/fats/tea, beer disagrees (flatulence); craving cold water yet chills. [Allen], [Clarke].

Condylomata acuminata (prepuce/corona), prostatitis with rectal ball sensation, premature emission with shame (sycotic model). [Hering], [Clarke].

Left-ovarian stitches to thigh, vaginal/cervical warts, sweetish leucorrhoea, coital aggravation when lesions present. [Kent], [Clarke].

Sacro-iliac weakness, coccygeal stitches, first-movement stiffness worse damp. [Hering].

Peri-ungual warts, split brittle nails, soft corns, left-sided tearing in cold damp. [Hering], [Clarke].

Filiform/cauliflower warts, moles/naevi, papillomata at mucocutaneous junctions; sweat on uncovered parts; sweetish/fish odour—family keynotes. [Hering], [Clarke].

Warts / Condylomata / Polyps

• Thuja. — Canonical sycotic polycrest: warts of every kind, sweat on uncovered parts, onion/fat aggravation, fixed ideas of hollowness/glass. Baseline comparator for Cupressaceae. [Hering], [Kent], [Clarke].
• Sabina. — Genital warts with bleeding, uterine excitability; more haemorrhagic than Thuja. [Clarke].
• Caust. — Pedunculated, raw-burning warts, better damp (opposite climate). [Kent].
• Nit-ac. — Bleeding condylomata with splinter pains and foul urine. [Clarke].
• Cupressus sempervirens — (Mediterranean cypress) limited data: venous/haemorrhoidal sphere, vaso-motor; if using, maintain clear species separation. [Clarke]. [Note]

GU sequelae / Stricture

• Med. — Hot-footed sycosis with extremes/restlessness (vs. Cupressaceae secrecy). [Tyler].
• Sars., Clem. — GU burning, orchialgia; fewer warts. [Clarke].
• Cann-sat. — Acute gonorrhoea remedy; Cupressaceae for sequelae. [Allen].

Rectal/Peri-anal

• Ratan. — Knife/glass fissure pains (with bleeding). [Clarke].
• Aescul. — Purple piles, backache; non-sycotic. [Clarke].

Head/Mind (scruples/secretiveness)

• Anac. — Two wills, cruelty, better eating (different core). [Clarke].
• Nat-m. — Reserved grief, salt craving, sun headache (no wart theme). [Kent].
• Ars. — Anxious fastidious heat-seeker, burning pains (not sycotic warty terrain). [Kent].

• Nearest family ally: Thuja. (use first where picture fits strongly; consider Cupre-l. only in research settings or where species-specific exposure/“resonance” is suspected). [Kent], [Clarke].
• Complements (by terrain): Nit-ac. (bleeding fissures post-warts), Sil. (suppurative residues), Sabal (prostatic fullness). [Clarke], [Boger].
• Avoided alternation: With Merc. in marked sycosis unless fresh indications appear (classical caution). [Boger].

• If you elect to explore Cupre-l. in a research context, document: baseline wart morphology, GU stream pattern, sweat distribution, climate modalities, scruple/secretiveness indices, and compare outcomes versus Thuja/Nit-ac. controls. [Method].
• Use conservative dosing (e.g., 30C single, observe ≥3–4 weeks) to avoid confounding; if strong Thuja keynote appears, prefer Thuja. [Kent].
• Never substitute Cupre-l. for conditions requiring conventional care (e.g., suspicious lesions, bleeding polyps, strictures). Obtain appropriate medical evaluation. [Clarke].

Not available for Cupressus lawsoniana in classical repertories. For working cases, clinicians borrow Thuja-centred rubrics (warts/condylomata; sweat on uncovered parts; forked urine stream; glass-splinter pains) and annotate the species used. This should be treated as research practice, not settled repertory doctrine. [Kent], [Boger].

References below support the family (Cupressaceae) and close comparators; none provide a primary proving for Cupressus lawsoniana itself.

Hahnemann — Materia Medica Pura (1821–34): methodological standard; no entry for Cupressus lawsoniana.
Hering — The Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica (1879): Cupressaceae comparators (e.g., Thuja); sycotic terrain (warts, uncovered sweats).
Allen, T. F. — Encyclopaedia of Pure Materia Medica (1874–79): Thuja, Sabina; GU/skin overgrowth patterns.
Clarke, J. H. — A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica (1900): Cupressaceae notes (Thuja, Sabina, Cupressus sempervirens), sycosis doctrine.
Kent, J. T. — Lectures on Homoeopathic Materia Medica (1905): mental secrecy/scruples (Thuja), miasmatic analysis.
Boericke, W. — Pocket Manual of Homoeopathic Materia Medica (1901): keynotes for Thuja, Sabina; climate modalities.
Boger, C. M. — Synoptic Key (1915): sycotic suppression dangers; relationships around Thuja/Nit-ac./Sil.
Phatak, S. R. — Materia Medica of Homoeopathic Medicines (1977): terse generals for Thuja (onion/fat/tea agg.; forked stream).
Tyler, M. L. — Homoeopathic Drug Pictures (1942): Thuja portrait—secretiveness, warts, uncovered sweats.
Hughes, R. — A Manual of Pharmacodynamics (1870s): notes on cypress oils (crude actions) and their irrelevance to homoeopathic indications.
Farrington, E. A. — Clinical Materia Medica (1887): comparisons among genito-urinary remedies in sycosis.
Dunham, C. — Lectures on Materia Medica (1879): miasmatic synthesis; methodological cautions.