Authors

• Author Name : Bhargavi M.K Affiliation : Intern, Sarada Krishna Homoeopathic Medical College, (Affiliated to The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R Medical University, Chennai), Tamil Nadu-629161 Author
• Author Name : Manoj Narayan V Affiliation : Professor, Department of Organon of Medicine, Sarada Krishna Homoeopathic Medical College, Kulasekharam, Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu-629161 Author

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Abstract

Amine hormones are generated from the amino acids tryptophan or tyrosine and contain the amino group (NH2). These hormones are essential to many bodily physiological processes. A variety of amine hormones include serotonin, catecholamines (dopamine, adrenaline and noradrenaline), and thyroid hormones (T3, T4). Histaminum is a biogenic amine that plays multiple physiological roles in the human body. Tyrosine is the amino acid that precedes melanin, hence these two have a close relationship.  The ink fluid of Sepia Officinalis, a common cuttlefish, includes tyrosine and melanin that are comparable to those found in the human body.  Such ink is used for the preparation of Sepia Officinalis a homoeopathic remedy. This article describes the physiological relationship between amine hormones and Sepia Officinalis, a remedy used in homoeopathic therapeutics.