An old caring soul
Elephant milk – based on a number of animal cases
This article is a report of Edward De Beukelaer's lecture on elephant milk during the LHMI conference last May in Utrecht. During the lecture, I did not know that I would write a report about it, but I found the lecture so interesting that I would like to share it in TIG. Due to the limited scope of my own notes, I asked Edward if he could supplement my story and I added information that I found on the internet and information about
Lac loxodonta africanus from Jan Scholten's website (
Qjure).
Edward de Beukelaer is a Belgian-born veterinarian who works in England and is very active within the ECH (www.homeopathyeurope.org). Something I did not know until his lecture is that elephant milk comes from two different elephants. Due to a prescription error with a patient, Edward discovered that, in addition to the well-known
Lac loxodonta africanus, the African elephant, there is also Lac elephantum maximus, the Indian elephant. And that there is a difference in the medicinal properties between the two types of elephant milk. So you cannot simply switch between the two.
The first case Edward describes is that of Fresco, a 25-year-old gelding. The horse has wheezing. This started a few years ago after a vaccination. The wheezing is worse in winter. The horse is outside all year round. He lies down more often and coughs more when he eats hay. Auscultation is normal? And he has a big belly. He came to his owner as a 3-year-old horse. He was untrained, his legs were all over the place and he was basically still a baby. When he turned 5, he was broken in. He was jealous of the owner's other gelding. When that horse died, Fresco really blossomed. He solves problems, takes the lead and makes decisions for the other horses. Once, a horse escaped from the pasture. Fresco warned the owner but stayed in the pasture himself. If someone annoys him, he pushes them away so that they fall, but he does nothing else. He has a connection with people: he makes eye contact with the owner two fields away, “as if he is communicating about what needs to be done that day”. He was uncertain when a very mentally disturbed person approached him. At another moment, he looked behind him at exactly the same moment as the person who was leading him looked back. He loves attention and makes you laugh. He has a real connection with his owners.
In wheezing, Lac-e was mentioned, which was misread as lac elephantum....
Elephant milk: feeling of wisdom, trust, connection – communication over long distances. Lac lox-a 200K 2 doses. 1 month later Lac – lox-a MK 2 doses. Three years later, he is thin, losing teeth and has a poor quality of life: 2 doses Lac-lox-a 200K. He dies a few weeks later, in peace.
The second case is the story of Bulles, a 9-year-old spayed female Beagle.
She has aggressive lymphoma. If you touch her belly, she bites. The owner says about this dog: ‘She taught me what unconditional love is.’ In the past, she had problems with her ears, but that was resolved after an animal communicator told the owner that Bulles was carrying all the family problems with her. She runs out of the room when there is violence on TV. She stands between people when there is tension. She does not like other dogs, but is not afraid of them. She loves attention, is sensitive and wise. She is afraid of guns and fireworks. The regular treatment would consist of cancer medication or Prednisone. However, homeopathy was chosen instead. Edward was able to help this dog well with
Lac loxodonta.
The third case was Dutch, a 4-year-old male Samoyed. Dutch's complaints were eczema on his upper lip, ears and groin folds. He loves babies. He runs towards them when they are in the park. He guards the house when the man is not there. He does not bark with the other dogs in the house. He does not listen to his owners, but that is not a problem. He is very clean. Mentally, he is strong and calm. Other dogs respect him and are afraid of him. He ignores them. The owner says about Dutch: ‘When he looks at you, it feels like he can see into your soul.’ He goes to people who are unwell or sick. (feedback after 3 years).
The fourth case was Jack, a 13-year-old neutered male cat. Jack had previously had intestinal lymphoma removed, but due to an acute complaint, Jack ended up with Edward. He seems to be the leader of the cats in the house. When he is not there, something seems to be missing. The other cats do not go outside. He is an adventurer, is not afraid and ignored his own mother when he was a kitten. He needs contact with people. When they had to take Jack to his appointment with Edward, he came downstairs when they opened the cat carrier and walked into it. He had been hiding in the attic from the painter who was working in the house. He is a healer, a father figure, he is not aggressive, but very strong, he is very balanced, he knows exactly what to do and what not to do. After the operation, Jack does well for 18 months, but then he suddenly develops hyperthyroidism, which is difficult to control. Edward mistakenly gives him Lac elephantum maximus + Hypofyse 12C. After two years, the lymphoma returns. Edward then discovers that he has prescribed the wrong elephant milk. He gives Jack Lac loxo-a, and the situation stabilises. Jack dies 26 months after the operation.
The fifth case is that of Flossie, a 12-year-old female Labrador. A few weeks before Edward sees her, she has been successfully treated for pyometra with antibiotics. She was not ill at the time, but did have discharge. She has no energy and her lungs are making a lot of noise. Metastatic cancer? She is profound and the matriarch of the dogs in her family. She is stoic and never stressed. She is very good with children, who can do anything with her. She is independent and does what she wants. Her role is to be the family dog. She seeks contact with people who are unwell.
The sixth case is Barney, an 11-year-old English Springer Spaniel. Barney suffers from PU/PD, his urine smells, he has accidents in the house, back pain and a large lick granuloma on his left hind tarsal. Normally, he is very clean. What is special about this story is that the dog actually belonged to a neighbour. But Barney came to the owner's house several times on his own. The owner always brought him back, but eventually the dog stayed with him. The man needed the dog's help. The dog did this of his own accord. He growls during physical examination. He is confident, does not run away and the other dogs follow him. He listens to his owner when they are in town. He is good with children and lays his head next to a person with severe epilepsy when they are not feeling well. He does not like loud pop music or when the TV is too loud. Initially responded very well to Lac-loxo-a and then later (incorrectly) prescribed Lac-e-m. Six months later, better again with Lac-loxo-a.
The last case is of a horse, an 18-year-old gelding with arthritis in both tarsal joints. The owner calls him her “true love”. His symptoms improved slightly after intra-articular injections with corticosteroids. He was the lead horse in a hunting session, but he refused to jump over obstacles if he thought they were too high or too dangerous. You can trust him blindly; if you fall off him, he will stand still. He is so friendly. He is also confident. He was a little jealous when a third gelding joined the group. He is intelligent and intuitive and knows what you are going to say. He knows himself and is happy where he is. He is loyal and would come into the house like a Labrador. He has thick skin, which flies love. It doesn't bother him. He gives so much of himself, he would wear himself out. He knows everything and instils confidence in the other horses. He is being given Lac loxo-a 1M for 3 days.
Some key characteristics of elephants (source material):
The African elephant is more difficult to tame and more dangerous than the Indian elephant.
They can communicate over long distances.
They have a great need for salt and go to great lengths to find it (salt is the memory of life). They travel long distances, even for water.
They visit elephant graveyards.
The whole family cares for the young
They are very tactile
They have a good memory and are among the few animals that can recognise themselves in a mirror
Useful in PTSD
Exploitation of Indian elephants and hunting of African elephants
There is a proving of Lac laxodonta africana by Nancy Herrick from 1998 (included in the Novomeo repertory programme). There are symptoms in all areas. Weakness and fatigue are particularly prominent.
Dreams and illusions often feature themes of suffering and cruelty. The family theme also emerges. A notable feature of the proving was pain radiating from the root of the nose towards the neck.
There is also a proving of Lac elephantum maximus by Kees Dam from 2008. The following characteristics emerge from this:
Acceptance, inability to do anything, suffering, calmness, ruminating on things
Concern for others
Not bothered by serious matters (pain)
Blameful, anxious, sad
Cares for children, neglects self
Protects vulnerability from others, too many teeth (has to solve problems)
Jealous, danger
Cramping pains in the extremities, breasts and elbows
freedom, long-distance contact
stubborn, internally calm, peace, pain under the ribs
old and tired, back pain
point of the third eye
can hear all sounds, some are irritating and others are reassuring
tension in their body: chest and abdomen
itching
highly developed ability to respond to situations.
Kees Dam also has two human cases of Lac Elephantum maximus. Mothers who are tired from caring for their families. They accept their task. Both had problems with their elbows.
Edward also has an animal case of Lac elephantum maximus. It concerns a terrier, a 12-year-old neutered male. He suffers from mild kidney failure and low energy. The owner says about him: ‘He protects our spot on the beach and other dogs don't come near.’ He is a confident dog. He came as a puppy to a young woman who was ill. Wise. But he regularly ran away when he was young. Or went home during a walk. Lac-e-m was chosen because this dog showed the elephant milk typology but still ran away and did not stay with the family during walks. Kees Dam said that the Indian elephant is still searching for itself. Edward interpreted this as meaning that in Lac-e-m's case, they still make a lot of space for themselves, while the Lac-loxo-a invests much more in the group.
According to Edward, the role of elephant milk is to care for others. Words that Edward associates with elephant milk are: wisdom & confidence, old sole, calmness, go to ill and unwell people, other animals respect the patients as if they are aware that they are important and strong beings.
Edward indicated that when you think of a Lac remedy for a patient, human or animal, you can then think, ‘Which animal does this story remind me of?’ This can help you arrive at the right Lac remedy. This is how you can also arrive at elephant milk. It is mainly about the nature of the source and less about the proving. This seems to apply to animal remedies.
My own experience with Lac loxodonta africanaI once prescribed Lax laxodonta africana to a cat. Unfortunately, it did not work for this cat. But the funny thing was that when I told the owner that I had chosen this remedy, she spontaneously told me that she and her husband were both fascinated by elephants. I then searched for information on the internet about Lac loxodanta, but the exact source can no longer be traced:
Lac loxodanta Africana (source: internet)No house and no food is a common theme. Sense of homelessness, not enough food, no boundaries, house as an unconscious symbol for the physical body, no home is less aware of physical body. Not enough food is overeating (bulimia, diabetes, obesity) arising from the lack of feeling nurtured during early years and lack of parental guidance in the teenage years. Physically hunger on a cellular level. Strong family connection in their soul group. Respect for their male elders' wisdom and their matriarchal society. Teenage male elephants who are orphaned are known for getting drunk -> destruction.
Rage and rebellion against pre-established unquestioned values, everything needs to be provoked, re-evaluated. They crave order, discipline and boundaries. Remedy for teenage gangs, paranoia, misunderstandings and hurting/killing, homelessness, split personality disorders.
On the internet, I also found information about
Lac loxodonta africana that Jan Scholten has on his website
Qjure:
Lac loxodonta,
Lac loxodonta Africana, English: elephant.
ZoologyElephants fascinate people from time to time. These majestic creatures are the most powerful terrestrial mammals in the world. Among the three species, the largest elephant is African. These animals live for about 80 years, if their lives end prematurely due to poachers. Elephants' tusks are still a lucrative business item.
• The largest living terrestrial animal.
• The male is much larger than the female, measuring 3-4 m in the 5.80 - 7.30 m in the head and body, weighing 5.5 - 7 tons.
• The brown-grey skin has creases and may have a thickness of 2-3 cm in places. • Ears are large, veered.
• Both sexes have large tusks. They use them as weapons to secure and feed and protect herds.
• Elephants stand or walk on their toes with fibrous tissue pads that cushion bumps, given the weight of the elephants.
• The trunk is an extension of the nose and upper lip. In adulthood, there are up to 150,000 muscles in the jawbone.
It is used for eating, drinking, dusting and water bathing as well as for communication.
• They are herbivorous. Elephants have an ineffective digestive system and only spend about 40% of what they eat. They eat a great deal. Estimated vegetation estimates range from 45 kg to 450 kg per day.
• Disruptive eating often tears the entire trees. They eat almost everything that is green, but they prefer green grass, shoots and sticks of trees and shrubs.
• The surrounding fruit and vegetable farms of all types are often attacked. The average daily water consumption for adult animals is between 100 and 200 litres of water.
Biological strategies for conservation of the genus.
• Very adaptable, elephants can survive in the woods, in the bushes or in the savannah.
• Before ovulation, females use low-frequency vocalisation as a reproductive strategy to attract males, which facilitates male and female competition.
• Slonia female has been expecting a baby for 22 months. They can be born up to the age of 60.
• Once a year, after floods, elephants from all groups meet, and for several days they are socially embraced, stroked, kissed and trumpeted.
Homeopathic name:
Lac loxodonta Africana, lac-loxod-a.
The basic layout of the elephant herd is a matriarchy, the older the female, the greater the respect. The female leads a group of 12-24 elephants. Group leadership is on her shoulders for decades. The oldest female is mainly here for her daughters and granddaughters. The females have an immense devotion to their children. Males are excluded after 10 years and moved away to live a lonely life, and later in adulthood they create new flocks with other elephants.
Groups of relatives stay relatively close and often communicate with each other. In times of danger, the community is also a community with over 200 individuals.
LiteraturePROVING: Nancy Hricková 1998, MM and repertory: MLIEKA - Patricia Hatherly.
Homeopathic software: Radar Opus, Case from my practice.
I hope this article contributes to the knowledge about elephant milk as a homeopathic remedy and possibly a prescription of
Lac loxodonta or Lac elephantum to one of your patients.
Evelien van der Waa, homeopathic veterinarian in Houten, with thanks to Edward de Beukelaer