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The room spinning as you turn over in bed, a wave of light-headedness when you stand, unsteadiness that makes you reach for the wall — vertigo and dizziness are unsettling and, at their worst, genuinely disabling. Many people want a natural option they can take reliably, without the drowsiness of conventional anti-sickness medicines. This guide explains how the antihomotoxic approach addresses vertigo, and the Heel remedies the Biotherapeutic Index recommends.
Understanding vertigo and dizziness
In the homotoxicology framework vertigo is classed as a neurodermal impregnation phase — a disturbance settled into the regulation of balance and the nervous system (Biotherapeutic Index, Therapeutic Index, ‘Vertigo’). The compendium is clear that dizziness has many overlapping causes, listing ‘otogenous, ocular, intervertebral, cervical, circulatory ... neurogenic, psychogenic vertigo as well as anoxemic vertigo and vertigo in intoxication’. The antihomotoxic approach works with a single, well-composed remedy that addresses the cardinal symptom of vertigo across these origins.
The antihomotoxic approach
The main remedy is Vertigoheel, and the Index's instruction is refreshingly straightforward: ‘Vertigoheel 3 tablets or 15-20 drops 2-4 times daily’, with ‘Gelsemium-Homaccord and Spigelon for headache with vertigo’. Its indication is ‘dizziness of various origins (particularly arising from arteriosclerosis)’.
Two features make Vertigoheel especially practical. Its monograph notes that it ‘is not incompatible with alcohol and has no sedative properties (does not influence safety in traffic)’ — so it will not leave you drowsy or unable to drive. Its make-up (including Cocculus, Conium, Ambra and Petroleum) is directed at motion sickness, ‘a feeling of emptiness and hollowness’, ‘dizziness upon each change of position’ and nausea, which is why it suits so many different kinds of dizziness.
Recommended remedies
The remedies the Biotherapeutic Index names for vertigo, each linked to its page in the store:
- Vertigoheel — the mainstay for dizziness of various origins; 3 tablets or 15-20 drops two to four times daily, available as tablets, drops and ampoules.
- Gelsemium-Homaccord — added where vertigo comes with headache or arises from the neck (cervical) region.
- Spigelon — added, with Gelsemium-Homaccord, for headache accompanying the dizziness.
How to use them
For ongoing dizziness the compendium's everyday regimen is 3 Vertigoheel tablets or 15-20 drops, two to four times daily. For a sudden bout of dizziness or nausea, the monograph advises a more intensive start — ‘10 drops or 1 tablet every 15 minutes’ — easing back to the regular dose once things settle. Because Vertigoheel is non-sedating and compatible with alcohol, it can be carried and used as needed through the day. Where the dizziness comes with headache, add Gelsemium-Homaccord and Spigelon as the Index directs.
For chronic or recurrent vertigo the compendium also describes practitioner-led injection and enzyme protocols — for example Vertigoheel given by injection, with Ubichinon compositum, Coenzyme compositum and Cerebrum compositum to support cerebral and enzymatic function — used under professional guidance. Sudden, severe or persistent vertigo should always be assessed by a doctor to rule out underlying causes.
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Source: Protocols and quotations from the Heel Biotherapeutic Index — Ordinatio Antihomotoxica et Materia Medica, 5th revised English edition (Biologische Heilmittel Heel GmbH, Baden-Baden, 2000): Therapeutic Index, ‘Vertigo’, and the Vertigoheel monograph.