Cortisone

Source – a synthetic hormone, commonly used in its acetate form. It is a cortico-suprarenal hormone belonging to the group of 11-steroids (11-oxycorticosteroids)
Clinical Indications
Acne, Addison’s disease, allergic rhinitis, amenorrhea, cataract, conjunctivitis, constipation, Cushing’s syndrome, depression, dyspepsia, edema, goitre, hay fever, heatstroke/sunstroke, hypertension, hypothyroidism, lupus, weak memory, moon face, muscular atrophy, obesity, ophthalmic migraine, osteoporosis, osteonecrosis, psoriasis, styes, ulcers, and virilism.
Mental–Emotional Picture
Frequently indicated in states of intense fear (similar to Opium) or performance anxiety (Argentum nitricum). Action brings relief and calms the patient. Marked fatigue with weariness and loss of willpower. Keynotes include fear, competition, and pressure to perform. The patient is fast paced, wants to do many things at once, works quickly, and has little tolerance for slowness in others.
Hormonal Disorders in Women
Facial, shoulder, and back acne; amenorrhea in young girls; profuse, thick menstrual flow; pelvic congestion with heaviness in the lower abdomen.
Bone and Muscular Conditions
Osteoporosis and osteopenia, painful post-traumatic osteoporosis, osteonecrosis (especially of the hip), joint pains, and quadriceps muscle atrophy.
Skin Conditions (Urticaria / Eczema)
Eczema with facial puffiness; round, raised, slightly firm lesions on hands, ankles, cheeks, and left side of the neck; itchy rashes on legs, feet, and hands; red eruptions around nail beds and backs of fingers. Symptoms are aggravated by heat.
Renal Conditions
Used mainly as a tautopathic remedy, particularly in nephrotic syndrome.
Pediatric Use
An under-recognized remedy in ADHD, especially in hyperactive, obese children with a parental history of steroid use.
DD: Thyroidinum, Calcarea carbonica, Thuja, Adrenal Cortex
Potency: For tautopathy, 30C with repetition is commonly used; 200C is preferred for deeper or chronic pathologies.
ADRENOCORTICOTROPHIN (ACTH)
Source – Anterior pituitary gland of a pig
Provings – Proved and introduced by W.L. Templeton, 1956
Clinical Overview
ACTH should be studied in close comparison with Cortisone, Adrenalinum, and Adrenal Cortex.
Mental Symptoms
A profound sense of abandonment and forsakenness. Anxiety when alone, with feelings of being deserted and, at times, a desire for death.
Eye Symptoms
Pain in the eyes associated with raised intraocular pressure.
Skin Symptoms
Marked itching and dryness of the skin. A notable affinity for the skin of the hands, particularly the backs of the hands (as noted by Templeton).
General Physical Symptoms
Edema predominantly affecting the upper part of the body. Sensation of tightness with epigastric constriction. Splinter-like pain in the back of the throat.
Neurological / Cognitive Symptoms
Memory disturbances, including nominal aphasia (incorrect word usage). Episodes of transient loss of voluntary movement, during which the patient maintains a fixed posture.
Renal Associations
Stephenson’s provings and toxicological data indicate a strong renal involvement, including elevated uric acid, glycosuria, and the presence of ammonia in the urine.
DD: Adrenalinum, Adrenal Cortex, Cortisone
Potency: 30C is the best potency to begin with.