Magnesia Carbonica.

Magnesiae carbonas levis. Light carbonate of magnesium of B. P. Magnesia carbonate 3(MgCO3) Mg(HO)2. 4H2O. rituration. Clinical.-Antrum of Highmore, affections of. Ascarides. Catarrh. Constipation. Cornea, opacities of. Cough. Deafness. Debility. Diarrhoea. Dyspepsia. Eyes, inflammation of. Hernia. Menorrhagia. Menstruation, delayed. Metrorrhagia. Nervousness. Neuralgia. Neurasthenia. Pregnancy, nausea of; toothache of. Spleen, pain in. Taste, disorded. innitus. Toothache. umours. Characteristics.-Mag. c. is the leading partner in the !ell"#no!n $%ulv. &hei Co.$ of the '. %., still better #no!n as $(regory)s %o!der,$ one of the terrors of an allopathic nursery. he proportions are* Mag. c., si+ parts, &hubarb po!der, t!o parts, and (inger po!der one part. A curious point about this mi+ture is that Mag. c. and Rheum are antidotal in Homoeopathic practice, both having much acidity, and green, sour stools. $-luid Magnesia$ .Liquor Magnesiae Car onatis/, a much more palatable dose, as my early memories tell me, is made by impregnating !ater in !hich freshly precipitated carbonate of magnesia is suspended !ith C01. 0ne fluid ounce contains gr. +iii. of Mag. c. he properties of Mag. c. from the old"school standpoint are summed up as $la+ative, antacid, antilithic.$ (uernsey says of it* $2e often use Mag. c. !ith great advantage for complaints arising in people !ho have been ta#ing this drug to )s!eeten the stomach.) $ 3n order to obtain a proper notion of the po!er and sphere of this great remedy it is best to put out of mind all thought of its old associations. 2e shall then be able to vie! it in its entirety and its old uses !ill be seen in their proper relations. Mag. c. has many points of contact !ith !els., Cham. and Ars. in nervous irritation and sleeplessness. 'ut the nervousness of Mag c. is of the type of nerve e+haustion. $2ater containing Magnesia and that coming from magnesian limestone districts is peculiarly soft to the feel. here is reason for supposing that this softness has a soothing effect upon the nervous system !hen used in the form of baths-e.g., 'u+ton and Matloc# in England, Schlangenbad, 2ildbad, &ehme, and it may be (astein in (ermany. 3t is often found that the physical characteristics of substances correspond !ith their dynamic influences, and thus !ith Magnesia, it very fre4uently is re4uired for nervous systems that demand a permanently soothing and sustaining influence. 3ts effects on the s#in are reflected upon the primae viae or "ice "ers#, for, on the mucous surfaces, 4uite apart from its antacid action, it proves soothing and sustaining$ .Cooper/. An indication given me by Cooper has been of immense service in numbers of cases.-3t is $!orn"out !omen$-that is, the state of nervousness induced by e+cess of the cares and !orries of life. Mag. c. 155, repeated three or four times a day, has given untold relief to many a patient of this #ind. 2hen constipation and heaviness are present these !ill be removed at the same time. 0ne leading note of Mag. c. is sensitiveness, mental and bodily, sensitive to touch, sensitive to cold air. Effects of shoc#s, blo!s, or mental distress. he least touch causes starting. his sensitiveness passes into neuralgic pains of the highest intensity, neuralgia, lightning"li#e, ! on left side, insupportable during repose, must get up and !al# about. he sufferings of the pregnant state-neuralgia, toothache, nausea-come into this category. An e+tra ta+ is

made on the !oman)s strength at this period, and as so often happens the daily tas#s go on as usual during the greater part of the time, so that a $!orn"out$ condition is induced. Mag. c. is of great value here. Mag. c. is to e+hausted nerves !hat Chi. is to e+haustion from loss of fluids. 'ut it must not be supposed that Mag. c. is a $nerve$ medicine only. umours, even bony ones, have yielded to it, and it has been credited !ith the cure of cataract. 3 have no definite e+perience !ith it in cases of this last, though 3 have thought 3 observed improvement in some. 'ut 3 have many times removed !ith it corneal opacities left by ulceration, and 3 practically cured !ith it a tumour of the right malar bone. he patient !as a sea"captain, aged 65. 3 had saved a relation from some operation, and for this reason he came to me. E+cept for his trouble, !hich !as steadily getting !orse, he !as 4uite healthy. His face !as 4uite distorted, right chee# bulging out, nose pushed over to left side, right nostril stretched out. he malar bone !as especially prominent near the !ing of the nose. his !as the only part that !as tender. he tumour !as softish as if cystic. here !as no discharge. 3nside the mouth the right side of the hard palate bulged into the mouth and !as slightly tender to pressure. he tumour !as the seat of a constant gna!ing pain, but the thing that troubled him most !as sensiti"eness to cold $inds and cold $eather. his !as so great that he !as afraid he !ould have to give up his calling. his led me to give %ilic. 75 in the first instance .on -ebruary 18, 9:;6/, but %il. only increased the pain. 0ne night he a!o#e feeling all his bac# aching. 3 !or#ed up the case more carefully and found this under Mag. c.* $ hrobbing pain in antrum of Highmore !ith s!elling of right malar bone$, and $facial neuralgia, left side, shooting li#e lightning, ! from touch, draught, change of tem&erature, cannot stay in bed, must !al# the floor.$ %utting these together 3 prescribed .on March 97th/ Mag. c. 75, giving four doses a day. March 1:th Much less pain. -ace much reduced, s!elling softer, fluctuating. S!elling inside mouth softer.$ April 95th* $<ery much better. umour smaller and softer.$ August 9=th* $-ace almost normal in appearance. S!elling inside mouth 4uite gone. Has no pain !hatever, no sensitiveness to cold air. Had finished medicine in middle of >uly.$ He no! ?oined his ship, and as he !as generally a!ay for years at a time that !as the last 3 sa! of him, but 3 gave him a supply of Mag. c. to ta#e !ith him. he sensiti"eness in this case !as not that of nerve e+haustion, but it !as sufficient to confirm the choice of the remedy, and it teaches us that it is never !ise to narro! do!n the meaning of symptoms too closely. So !hilst Mag. c. is suited to $persons, especially children, of irritable disposition, nervous temperament, la+ fibre, sour smell$ .Hering/, and to $!orn"out !omen, and dar#"haired, sensitive people, spare"and thin$ .Cooper/, it is ?ust as ready to cure a tough old sailor, impassive and stolid, provided he has sufficient Mag. c. symptoms about him. A #no!ledge of the temperaments of remedies often saves much trouble, but it must be used !ith brains. !o cases .related by A. 3. Harvey/ illustrating the po!er of Mag. c. in neuralgia are 4uoted in Amer. Hom., ++ii. 91. .'/ Carpenter, 65, light comple+ion, spare, had had facial neuralgia t!o years coming in attac#s, lasting from three to seven days, at intervals of t!o or three !ee#s. %ain sharp, shooting, from left side of face and head, ! at night, from pressure, from ?ar. Mag. c. cured promptly after failure of %&ig. .(/ 'lac#smith, 11, light comple+ion, full figure. -or several years he had attac#s of facial neuralgia coming on after ta#ing cold. %ain very severe in left orbital region, shooting do!n into eye and face, and bac# to occipital region begins in morning, gro!s !orse till noon, then subsides. No pain at night, rests !ell. %&ig. and )ali i. failed. Mag. c. cured promptly. Cooper mentions it, as a possible

remedy in pyorrhea alveolaris. 3n the homoeopathic nursery Mag. c. is ?ust as indispensable a blessing as it is in the allopathic nursery an indispensable curse. -or children !ho are puny and sic#ly, !ho refuse their mil# and get pain in the stomach if they ta#e it, diarrhoea, colic, stools green, li#e the scum of a frog pond, ?elly"li#e lumps, aphthae, marasmus, Mag. c. is a sovereign remedy. 0n September 16, 9:;;, 3 !as !ritten to from -rance about an infant girl seventeen months old. @p to three months before she had been perfectly !ell. hen diarrhoea came on. At first had ordinary stools !hich became loose, then green, sometimes very !hite, or bright slimy"yello! mi+ed !ith blood., and every time the bo!els acted .i.e., every hour or hour and a half/ she screamed before, during, and after the action. At the time of !riting the stools !ere one or t!o in the night and three or four during the day. Still !atery but seldom undigested. Al!ays thirsty, but cannot ta#e mil#. <omits food. -ace pale, dra!n, dar# under eyes. Emaciated. So !ea# can hardly stand. Has eight teeth. 3 sent Mag. c. 75 to be ta#en four times a day. &eport received 0ctober Ath. $2ell. 2as better after t!o doses. Can ta#e co!)s mil# freely no!.$.- he acidity for !hich allopaths give Magnesia is a true enough indication, but not for the reason they give* Sour stools, sour s!eat, sour smell of !hole body, sour eructations from cabbage, sour vomiting, sour breath, sour taste"all these are caused and cured by Mag. c. %ersons of la+ fibre and sour smell are suited to Mag. c. he !hole body feels tired and painful, especially the legs and feet, aching, restless. Spasmodic affections of stomach and intestines. @nrefreshing sleep, more tired on !a#ing than on going to bed. 3nordinate craving for meat in children of tubercular parentage. here is much suffering at the menses in !omen. hey are preceded by labour"li#e pain, cutting colic, bac#ache, !ea#ness, chilliness. A grand characteristic is* -lo!s only at night or !hen lying, ceases !hen !al#ing. he period is usually late and scanty. -lo! acrid, dar#, pitch"li#e, difficult to !ash off. During pregnancy there is vomiting and toothache. %ensations of Mag. c. are* As if everything !as turning round. As if hair !as pulled. As if !hite of egg had dried on face. As if teeth too long. hroat as if scraped by an a!n. As if rectum pric#ed !ith needles. 'ac# as if bro#en. he pains are ! by rest, insupportable, must get up and !al# about. &heumatic pains are ! after a long !al#," by !armth, ! in bed. 2al#ing fatigues, # involuntary urination, pric#ings in rectum, smarting leucorrhoea. 2al#ing stops menses. Cannot put left foot on ground !hen !al#ing. &aising arm ! pain in shoulder. Bneeling ! vertigo, ! 1"7 a.m. .sleeplessness/, = a.m., intolerable pain in rectum. Symptoms generally ! evening and especially at night. ! -rom uncovering, great aversion to it. Eating !arm food !, # an+iety and !armth through !hole body. Mil# !. 2armth of bed ! toothache. Cold ! toothache. Cold !ater " toothache for a short time, then !. 2et and rainy !eather # itching of scalp. Draught ! facial neuralgia. here is periodicity !ith Mag. c.* every second day, every three !ee#s, $all symptoms ! every third !ee#.$ ouch and pressure ! almost, all symptoms, but pressure in abdomen " menstrual flo!. %ain is ! on the side lain on. Smo#ing ! headache. $elations.-Antidoted y* Ars. and Cham. .neuralgia/, Merc. sol., Nu+, %uls. and &heum .abdominal troubles/. +t antidotes* Acet. ac. Com&ati le* Caust., %ho., %ul., Sep., Sul. Com&lementary* Cham. Com&are* Mag. m., Mag. p., Alo., Ant. c. .headache from smo#ing/, Calc. and &he. .sour stools/, Nu+ .sour breath/, Coccul. and Sep. .! from #neeling/, 3p. .nausea and grass"green stools/. Coloc. .griping pains !ith dra!ing up of

legs, Coloc. has not the green slimy stools of Mag. c./, Cham. .neuralgia, " moving about, an+iety, restlessness, griping before stools, stools of Cham. more yello!ish green li#e chopped eggs/, Calc. .sour stools, intolerance of mil#, imperfect nourishment* Calc. has head"s!eat, cold, damp feet, enlarged abdomen/, &atan. .toothache of pregnant !omen/, Sang. .rheumatism of right deltoid, Nu+ m., of left/. Cyc., Nit. ac., Sil., Cac can., Cac def. .intolerance of mil#/, Am. m. .menses ! at night/, (raph. .coryDa during menses, Mag. c., coryDa and sore throat before menses, Merc., pain in head !ith coldness and coryDa ! before and at menses/. Causation.-<e+ation. -it of passion. Mental distress. Shoc#s, blo!s. %regnancy. Dentition. Cutting !isdom teeth. 3n?udicious feeding. Mil#. %&MP OM%. '. Min(.-3n4uietude and fear, !ith trembling and heat.-An+ious, !ith perspiration all day.-@neasiness, !ith trembling of hands and absence of mind.-Sad mood !ith indisposition to tal#.-An+ious and !arm through !hole body esp. in head, !hile eating !arm food.- rembling, anguish, and fear, as if some accident !ould happen all day, going off after going to bed.-3ll"humour in evening. 2. Hea(.-<ertigo in evening, !ith s!ooning.-<ertigo* !hen #neeling, !hen standing as if everything !as turning round, in morning after rising !ith inclination to vomit and accumulation of !ater in mouth.-.Continual giddiness, can hardly stand, !ith numbness of l. arm.-<ertigo, staggers in the street and fears to go out, lest people should stri#e against her.-0ppression and heat on verte+.-Much headache all day, gets up giddy and everything loo#s dar# in morning.-Stuffy feeling in head and chest in a nervous !oman.Headache in temples every morning, generally l. and over eye, ! stooping, never in occiput.-&. . C./.- he head is fatigued by intellectual labour.-Heaviness and diDDiness in head, early in morning, !hen rising, going off after a !al#.-%ressure in forehead. <iolent, darting headache after ve+ation .9 to 95 p.m./.-Cancinating headache early in morning after rising.-%ulsating sensation in forehead.-Heat in head and hands !ith redness of face, alternating !ith paleness of face.-'ruised sensation on verte+.-%ain on top of head as if hair !ere pulled.-&ush of blood to head.-Headache in bed at night, also during sleep, " by sitting up.-%ressive pain at verte+, during intellectual labour, or !hen in company. ension and pulling pain in occiput, as from stiffness of nape of nec#.-Dra!ings in forehead, !ith nausea.- hrilling headache, !ith sensation of heaviness, after a fit of passion.-Shooting pains in head, also at night, in side !hich presses pillo!.-Congestion in head, !ith internal heat, esp. !hen smoc#ing.-Des4uamation of scalp, !hich itches, esp. in rainy !eather.--alling off of hair. 3. )*es.-3nflammation of eyes, !ith redness, shootings, sensation of burning, and confused sight.-.Dra!ing pain across eyes, feels as if each half of head !ere being dra!n together./.-(raves)s disease, prominent eyeballs .improved/.-Distension of ball of eye.Agglutination of eyelids in morning.-Dryness of eyes, or violent lachrymation.-0pacity of cornea.-'lac# spots before sight.-0bscuration of crystalline lens .cataract/.

4. )ars.-3nflammation of e+ternal ear, !ith redness and pain, as from ulceration.-(reat sensitiveness to slightest noise.-Hardness of hearing, !ith humming in ears, esp. in a room.-Hardness of hearing !ith !hiDDing before the ears.-2hiDDing, fluttering, and buDDing in r. ear !ith hardness of hearing.- in#ling, rumbling, and a sensation as if a bird !ere flapping its !ings in ears.-E he remaining ear symptoms are supplied by CooperF* Constant roaring in head li#e steam, ! !hen covered, !ith pain in occiput.-Noises as of bells, and sometimes of !ater rushing in l. ear, !ith numb feelings else!here.-Nervous deafness, e+hausted hearing.-Nervous deafness, cannot bear a person to shout in her ears, pain across the lo!er bac#, stiffness, cannot turn in bed, the least e+citement ma#es her tremble and turn cold, faints after e+ertion.-Deafness in a dar#"haired !oman caused by !orry, hearing goes !hen over"tired, sensitive to interference.-May be said to be for deafness of middle and old age !hat Calc. is for the deafness of childhood.-Deafness rapidly progressing !ith heat on verte+, headache and tinnitus.-Deafness ! on ta#ing cold, and irregular but distressing tinnitus and a dead !eight on verte+ causing her to hang do!n her head.-Deafness from cutting !isdom teeth .relieved/.-Coud e+plosions in ears !a#ing her at night go a!ay, and old s!ellings of glands that had disappeared return.-Earache .l./ !ith numb feelings and dull, heavy, singing noises.- innitus .man, 1;/ constant, at times li#e a church bell, at others li#e a gas"?et, ! !hen e+cited and after e+ertion.-3n a nervous, e+citable, impetuous girl of t!enty, dar#"haired, lifelong deafness !hich became suddenly !orse after a fright five !ee#s before, much pain in l. groin at menstrual period, falls do!n in a faint and legs ache, hears best in street, after Mag. c. 75 pains at period !ent, spirits got better, and hearing in one ear .l./ got 4uite !ell.Deafness, hearing goes in an omnibus, or !hen many are spea#ing, can hear in church till organ plays, e+hausted by !atching or an+iety, not by fatigue.-Deafness !hich comes on from fright or in a cold .in girl of t!enty"nine, sub?ect to recurring deafness and to headaches in l. eye e+tending along the l. side of head and a feeling of numbness in head/.-Deafness, tuning"for# hearing imperfect, agitation and !orry causes palpitation, slightest une+pected touch on body brings on tinnitus aurium, !hich seems to come from throat and bac# of nec#, headache on verte+ on rising in morning and confined bo!els. +. ,ose.-Epista+is in morning.-<esicular eruption in nose, !ith pressive pain.-Stoppage of nose.-Dry coryDa, !hich admits of respiration only through mouth .!a#ing one at night/.-.Chronic affections of nose./ -. .ace.-Discoloured, pale, earthy comple+ion.-Alternate redness and paleness of face.Slovenly appearance.- ension of face, as if albumen !ere dried on the s#in.-Much pain in malar bones, at night, preventing sleep, or they may appear s!ollen.-Nocturnal pains in chee# bones, digging, boring, and tearing, insupportable during repose, and forcing removal from place to place.-. umour in r. chee# bone, painful, very sensitive to cold !ind/.- hrobbing pain in antrum of Highmore !ith s!elling of r. malar bone.-S!elling of chee# bone, !ith throbbing pain.-S!elling of face, !hich is bloated and covered !ith tubercles.-Eruption of tetters round .lo!er part of/ mouth.-Hard, little nodosities in both corners of mouth. /. eeth.- oothache from motion of a carriage.-Nocturnal pains in teeth, !hich force patient to get up and !al# about, insupportable in a state of repose, and generally

burning, boring, or li#e the pain of ulceration, or tearing, dra!ing, and ?er#ing, e+tending to temples, !ith s!elling of chee# on side affected, stiffness of nape of nec#, and nec#, and t!itching in fingers and feet.- hrobbing and shooting in teeth after a meal.oothache ! by cold.-. oothache, l. side, coming on irregularly./.- oothache during pregnancy.-Ailments from cutting !isdom teeth.-Cooseness of teeth .!ith s!elling of gums/. 0. Mouth.-Soreness of mouth !ith ra!ness and tenderness and minute ulcerations at tip of tongue, !hich is fissured and red, saliva acid and roof of mouth intensely irritable.<iolent pain in roof of mouth, chee#s, eyes, nose " hot fomentations, sometimes maddening pains and flashes before sight, !ith feeling of coldness all over, and of pins and needles in arms and fingers on going to sleep.-'urning vesicles on gums, on inside of chee#s, lips, and palate, they bleed from the least contact.-'itter or sour taste in mouth.Dryness of mouth, esp. night and morning.-Sanguineous saliva.-<esicular eruption in mouth, and on tongue.-Small tubercles in mouth, !hich bleed and burn on slightest touch. 1. hroat.-Sore throat, !ith shooting pain !hen spea#ing and s!allo!ing.-'urning pain in throat and palate, !ith dryness and roughness, as if it contained bearded ears of corn.-re4uent rising of mucus in throat .morning/ !ith roughness and dryness of fauces.-Soft, fetid tubercles of colour of peas are ha!#ed up. '2. 344etite.-Coss of taste.-'itter taste, !ith a !hite tongue, and viscid mucus on tongue and teeth .going off after rinsing the mouth/.-Acid taste in mouth.-<iolent thirst .for !ater/, esp. in evening and at night.-Desire for fruit, for acid drin#s.-Aversion to green food.-(reat desire for vegetables, !ith disli#e for meat, and "ice "ers#. ''. %tomach.-Acid risings.--re4uent risings, !ith pains in stomach.-Nausea and vertigo during a meal, follo!ed by retching, and vomiting of bitter or saltish serum.-%ressive contractive pain in stomach, sometimes !ith sour risings.-Sensation of insipidity and emptiness in stomach, !ith nausea and inclination to vomit ." after dinner/.-%ain, as from ulceration, in stomach .!ith great sensitiveness to pressure/. '2. 3b(omen.-Colic, pressing, spasmodic.-Contractive pain.-(riping, cutting, and rumbling in !hole abdomen, follo!ed by thin, green stools, !ithout tenesmus.-3nduration and shooting pains in hepatic region.-E+cessive distension and tightness of abdomen, !ith sensation of heaviness.-Cramps in abdomen, follo!ed by leucorrhoea.-%inchings, cuttings, and acute dra!ings in abdomen.-3nguinal hernia.-Affections of the l. abdominal ring, great amount of flatus, !hich is sour !hen eructated. '3. %tool an( 3nus.-Constipation.-.Constipation of neurasthenia.-Constipation !ith l. ovarian pain, or !ith heartburn.-&. . C./.--re4uent and ineffectual !ant to evacuate, !ith scanty faeces, or only an emission of !ind.-(reenish, frothy, and mucous diarrhoea .esp. in children, !hich loo#s li#e the green on a frog pond/, !ith cutting pains.-Stools !ith !hite floating lumps, li#e tallo!, al!ays preceded by griping, ! on r. side.-

Diarrhoea of a sour smell .of children/.-E?ection of ascarides and lumbrici.-Shootings in anus and rectum, esp. !hile suffering from tenesmus. '4. 5rinar* Organs.-Secretion of urine, more copious than usual, !atery, and of a pale or greenish colour.--re4uent emission of urine, even at night.-3nvoluntary emission of urine, !hen !al#ing, or rising from a seat.-2hite sediment in urine.-Sensation of burning and e+coriation !hen urinating.-'ladder and rectum become irritable .from 155th.-&. . C./. '+. Male %e6ual Organs.-Diminished se+ual desire.-Absence of erections.--lo! of prostatic fluid during the emission of flatus.-Scrotal hernia.--re4uent pollutions. '-. .emale %e6ual Organs.-'ac#ache and general flabby condition .in !omen/.Menstrual flo! more profuse during night than day, !ith dragging pains, " from pressure on abdomen and stooping.-No menstrual discharge during the pains, only after them.Sensation of bearing do!n to!ards groins, as if preparatory to catamenia, !ith cutting pains in abdomen.-Catamenia retarded, or completely suppressed, too scanty, or premature, and accompanied by a variety of sufferings.-Constant headache, at each e+cessive menstrual period.--alls do!n in a dead faint at each menstrual period, !ith aching pains in limbs, !hich feel useless, and l. ovarian pain.-Emission of deep"coloured, thic#, glutinous, and pitch"li#e blood, !ith the catamenia.-'efore the catamenia* pains in loins, colic, bulimy, fre4uent risings, and nausea.-During catamenia* de?ection, shivering, pains in head, paleness of face, pains in loins, and cramp"li#e, pressive pains in abdomen, !hich arrest the menstrual flu+.-Discharge of !hite and corrosive mucus from vagina, sometimes preceded by cramps in abdomen.- oothache of pregnant females.-Sore throat before menstruating. '/. $es4irator* Organs.-Cough e+cited by a tic#ling in throat, !ith a serous and saltish e+pectoration.-E+pectoration only in morning of thin or tough mucus or of dar# blood tasting salt.-Cough ! in evening till after midnight.-Cramp"li#e cough at night.-Cough in morning, !ith e+pectoration of a yello!ish pus.-E+pectoration of tubercles as big as a pea, and very offensive in smell.-E+pectoration of blood !hen coughing. '0. Chest.-0ppression of chest, !ith sensation of constriction.-0ppression of chest, !ith shortness of breath, esp. !hen !al#ing.-%ressure and sensation of heaviness, or incisive and shooting pains in chest.-.A lady, 71, !ithout chest symptoms, too# Mag. c. 155 through the day, and at night brought up 4uantities of phlegm, !ith constant cough, and movement of bo!els.-&. . C./. '1. Heart.-%ain as of e+coriation, and shootings, in l. side of chest, and in region of heart.-%alpitation of heart and !hole l. side painful, !ith nightmare .in patient ta#ing Mag. c. 155, other!ise she felt lifted up and stimulated.-&. . C./ 22. ,ec7 an( Bac7.-Stiffness in nape of nec#.-Stiffness in nec#.- earing, and successive pullings, in nape of nec#.-Shootings in loins.-Much pain in head and r. shoulder, pain as

if dislocated on raising arm.-Contusive pains in sacrum and bac#, at night.-%ain in bac# and small of bac# at night, as if bro#en. 22. 544er Limbs.-2renching pain in shoulder"?oint, !hile in motion.-%ain in top of shoulder"?oints, generally r. side, !hich prevents raising arm.--its of tearing in shoulder, esp. at night, !ith tingling, e+tending to fingers, and inability to move arms, in conse4uence of the acuteness of the pain.-Dra!ing pain in arms and hands.-Crac#ed s#in of hands.-Cramp"li#e tension in ?oints of fingers.-Heat in fingers.-&ed and inflammatory s!elling of fingers.-Spreading blisters on hands and fingers, !ith stinging. 23. Lo8er Limbs.-&estlessness in legs.-Dra!ing pain in legs and feet.-3tching of buttoc#s, !ith red spots after scratching.-%ainful s!elling in ham.-Cramps in calves of legs at night.-'urning places on shin.--urunculi on legs. 24. 9eneralities.-%ainful sensitiveness of !hole body.-Dra!ing and tearing in limbs.&heumatic pains in limbs.-&heumatic pains in shoulders.-Neuralgic lightning"li#e pains.%ainful shoc#s in different parts.--re4uent falling, !ithout loss of consciousness, !hen !al#ing or standing.-Epileptic fits.-DaDed feeling, pac#s and unpac#s her clothes on a ?ourney, !ithout consciousness of having done so.-&ela+ation of !hole body.-Cassitude, principally in feet, and !hen seated.-A short !al# tires much.-&estlessness in the limbs, in the evening, after sitting a long time.- he symptoms manifest themselves, or are !, at night, and during repose.- he symptoms, !hich appear !hen in the sitting posture, are " by movement. 2+. %7in.-<iolent itching, and great dryness of s#in.-<iolent itching over !hole body.Carge nodosities bet!een the s#in and the flesh, !ith shooting pains.-Nettle"rash !ith much s!elling in feet and hands, and up both sides of face, #nuc#les disappear in the s!elling, and ears sing and buDD and become deafened .in !oman, 75, from the 155th.-&. . C./.-Small, painless, red tetters, !hich ultimately e+foliate.-Spreading blisters.-Small blood boils .lo!er legs/.-Corroding vesicles. 2-. %lee4.--re4uent and violent ya!ning.-3nclination to sleep during day. -Sleeplessness, sometimes from oppression in abdomen, or from an+ious uneasiness and internal heat, !ith great dread of being uncovered.-Sleeplessness, from flatus, cutting !isdom"teeth, e+haustion.-Many an+ious dreams, !ith tal#ing, cries, and starting from fright.-Dreams of fire, flood, robbers, 4uarrels, money, pleasures, misfortunes, dead persons, Gc.-Sleep at night unrefreshing, !ith fatigue as great in morning as before going to bed in evening, early a!a#ening, !ith difficulty in again going to sleep.-Cannot sleep after 1 or 7 a.m. 2/. .ever.-Shivering in evening.-Chill and chilliness !ith e+ternal coldness in evening, and after lying do!n, slo!ly going off.-Chill running do!n bac#.-Heat mostly in the forenoon, fre4uently !ith perspiration on head only.-Heat after evening chill.-At night, an+ious internal heat, !ith restlessness and aversion to being uncovered.-%erspiration !ith thirst, from midnight till morning.-Morning s!eat.-Sensation of heat in morning, !ithout perspiration and !ithout thirst.-Nocturnal s!eat, often fetid and greasy .colouring the linen yello!/.-Sour s!eat.

Magnesia Muriatica.
Chlori(e of magnesium. Magnesia chlori(e. Mg Cl2. %olution. rituration. Clinical.-,iliousness. 'ladder, paresis of. Cardialgia. Cold. Constipation. Deafness. Diarrhoea. Dysmenorrhoea. Dyspepsia. -oot"s!eat. Headache. Heart, affections of. Haemorrhoids. Heartburn. Home-sic.ness. Hysteria. Leucorrhoea. Li"er, affections of. Menstruation, &ainful. Nocturnal emissions. 0Daena. %alpitation. %regnancy, nausea of. %mell, disordered. Spleen, enlarged. Stomach, disorders of. Taste, disordered. inea ciliaris. @rine, straining to pass. @terus, pain in, induration of. 2aterbrash. 2hooping" cough. Characteristics.-2hilst Mag. c. and Mag. sul. are recognised old"school remedies, 3 can find no mention of Mag. mur. or Mag. Phos. in modern te+t"boo#s. Mag. m. first appeared in Hahnemann)s Chronic Diseases. he general feature of Mag. c. appears in many symptoms, notably those of nervous disturbance and hysteria. he salt, says (uernsey, $is found in many mineral !aters, and in sea!ater. 3t has a very bitter taste, and is decomposed by heat.$ he note about the sea"!ater is important. Mag. m. is li#e /at. mur., and Aq. mar. in the relation to seaside effects. /at. m. is particularly indicated in constipation,$ biliousness,$ and generally disordered health, !hich appear as soon as the patient goes to the seaside. Mag. m. is indicated !hen e+cessive !ea#ness is felt after a sea"bath. he chief Localities of its action are* Head, r. hypochondrium, inner region of liver, rectum and large intestine, bladder, uterus, heart, feet. 3t is es&ecially suited to* Diseases of !omen, spasmodic and hysterical complaints complicated !ith uterine diseases. Headache at menstrual period in hysterical !omen. 2omen after suffering months or years from attac#s of indigestion or biliousness. Enlargement and congestion of liver %uny, ric#ety children during dentition. Men !ith disordered livers, and se+ual disorders. este, !ho places Mag. m. in his 0errum group, says that Mag. m. and Mag. c. $have been used for the cure of cache+ia occasioned by long and painful diseases.$ He says he has seen Mag. m. produce great improvement in this case* $Hydrarthrosis of left #nee, !ith emaciation of left thigh, conse4uent on a !andering neuralgia, !hich, after having commenced in the form of cystitis !ith .non"venereal/ discharge from urethra, had successively invaded the shoulder, left elbo!, eyes, and lastly, #nees, !here it had become seated.$ A connection bet!een liver disorder and nasal obstruction has often been traced, and Mag. m. has a large number of symptoms in both. he nasal symptoms have led to its successful use in oDaena. 0ne case cured had redness, s!elling and

scaliness of nose, and s!eat about the head and feet. Mag. m. is one of the leading remedies in foot"s!eat. 'urning in soles, evening, must put feet out of bed. 3n liver affections there is enlargement, sensitiveness ! from touch, and ! lying on r. side, tongue large, coated, indurated. 3t is especially suited to liver affections in children !ho are puny and ric#ety, and have eruptions about the eyes. he constipation of Mag. m. is very distinctive, and has led to the cure of many e+tremely obstinate cases. he characteristic stool is .notty and conglomerate, li#e sheep)s. 3t may remain in this condition, or it may crumble at the anus. %ainful urging before stool, burning at anus after. As !ell as intestinal atony, there is atony of bladder* urine can only be passed by bearing do!n !ith abdominal muscles. he hysterical symptoms are mar#ed* spasms, fainting, globus. 'earing do!n in uterine region, uterine spasms. Menses blac# or pitch"li#e, accompanied by pains in bac# !hen !al#ing, pains in thighs !hen sitting. Ceucorrhoea after every stool or follo!ing uterine spasms. Hysterical headaches. %atient is an+ious, restless, al!ays ! by mental e+ertion, during or after dinner seiDed !ith nausea, eructations, trembling and faint spells, " by eructations. %alpitation ! !hen 4uiet, " moving about. %erversions of taste and smell are mar#ed in Mag. m., and 3 have fre4uently restored !ith it loss of taste and smell after influenDa. Among the %ensations of Mag. m. are* As if some one !as reading after her. As if boiling !ater !as on side of head. As if hair pulled. As if tongue burnt, mouth scalded. Stools as if burnt. he &ains are mostly boring and spasmodic contractive pains, dragging do!n. here is much burning and heat. &. M. S#inner reports .Med. Ad"., ++iv. 7:7/ this case* A farmer had been treated allopathically three months for chills, !hich !ere chec#ed, but the man did not feel !ell. Spleen very large, sensitive, felt heavy !hen he !al#ed or rode. Constipated, goes three or four days !ithout a stool. 3t !as for this that he sought advice. Abdomen distended. hard, especially in ileo"caecal region. Cold on left side and a cra!ling feeling, li#e a cold sna#e. 'eating in umbilical region as if his heart beat there. Mag. m. 15 one dose on the tongue. At : p.m. the bo!els began to act and !ent on acting !ith the e+ception of one hour till 7 a.m. He complained ne+t morning that the medicine had $almost #illed him,$ and he loo#ed thin and tired. No further medicine !as given, and in ten days he had no complaint, and the spleen !as normal in siDe and !ithout tenderness. 3n a large proportion of Mag. m. cases the Conditions !ill give the leading indications. here is general hyperaesthesia and ! by touch or pressure, but the head pains are " by hard pressure, eye pains " by pressure, and the menstrual pains " by pressing on bac#. here is great sensitiveness to cold and disposition to catch cold, " !rapping up head !armly, but the s#in eruptions on face, head, and eyes are ! in !arm room, cough ! in room. Most symptoms e+cept headache are " in open air. Sea"bathing # bloody e+pectoration, great !ea#ness. &est !, motion " .this is especially mar#ed and peculiar in reference to palpitation/. ! Cying do!n. %alpitation is " lying on left side. Civer symptoms ! lying right side, ! on side lain on. EAlso lying on left side # sensation of something .liver/ dragging to that side.F &umination ! !hile !al#ing. ! At meals .fainting/. " 'y eructations .nausea and trembling/. ! After coitus .pain in testes and cords/. Mental e+ertion !. $elations.-Antidoted y* Cham., also Camph., Ars., Nu+. 3t antidotes* Merc. .metrorrhagia/. Com&ati le* 'ell., Sul., Nat. m., %ul., Sep. Com&are* Hysteria, Mosch., Asaf., <al., and Castor. @terine spasms, 3gn. .Mag. m. may have induration/, Caust. and Secale .both have continuous spasm/. Erections and burning in penis, %ic. ac., Nat. m.

Enlarged liver, ! by touch and lying on right side, Merc. -oot"s!eat and head"s!eat, Sil. .Sil. is offensive/, scrofulous and ric#ety children, headache " !rapping, Sil. Congestion of liver, enlargement, feeling of !eight and pressure, %telea .%tel. is " lying right side/. &umination, Sul. .Mag. m. is !hile !al#ing/. Nervous restlessness, Hn. " Motion, &hus. Heart symptoms " by motion, (els. Cips chapped and serrated, Nat. m. ! After coitus, Bal. c., 'ro. Enlarged liver of children, Calc. ars. Sensitiveness to noise, 3gn., Nu+, her. Eructations tasting li#e onions .Sinap., breath smells of onions/. Ceucorrhoea t!o !ee#s after menses, 'ar., 'ov., Con. Menstrual headache, Mag. c. .Mag. m. more hysteria/. Causation.-Sea"bathing. %&MP OM%. '. Min(.-@neasiness and lachrymose humour.-%eevishness and chagrin.-Aversion to conversation, prefers solitude.-&epugnance to e+ertion.-Nervous e+citability, !ith tendency to !eep readily.-E+cited, unhappy, fitful, emotional.--earful and inclined to !eep.-An+iousness in room, " in open air.-2hile reading, felt as if some one !as reading after her, and she must #eep reading faster and faster. 2. Hea(.-Stupefaction as from into+ication.-<ertigo in morning, on rising, and during dinner, disappears in open air.-Heaviness in head, !ith a diDDiness !hich causes falling do!n.-%ains, " by covering up head.-Sensation of numbness in forehead.-Compressive sensation in head from both sides, !ith a hot feeling, and !ith beating in forehead !hen pressing upon it.- earing and stitches in temples, !ith great sensitiveness of verte+, as if the hair !ere raised by pulling.- earing and stitches in r. temple, e+tending to eye, necessity to press eyes together.-(riping and raging in both temples, !ith a feeling as if he !ould become diDDy and lose consciousness, disappearing on pressing the head !ith both hands, in evening after lying do!n .6th day/.- ensive pressure in forehead and sinciput, !ith confusion and cloudiness in head, principally on a!a#ing and !hen lying, " from e+ercise in open air and !hen !rapping head up !arm.-S4ueeDing, as from a cla!, and noise in temples, in evening, in bed, !ith sensation as if vertigo and loss of consciousness !ere coming on.->er#ing, or shooting and pulsative tearings, in head.Congestion, !ith heat, painful humming, and ebullition in head.-%ainful undulation and !hiDDing as of boiling !ater on side upon !hich one rests.-Iuotidian headache.-Nervous pullings in head and face, e+tending to teeth, !ith a sensation of confusion in head.hrobbing, ?er#ing tearing in occiput.-'oils on head.-(reat sensitiveness of scalp.-Nodes on occiput, tearing, painful to touch.- endency of head to s!eat. 3. )*es.-3nflammation and burning pain in eyes, !ith redness of sclerotica.-Cachrymation and burning in eyes, !hen loo#ing at anything in broad daylight.-Nocturnal agglutination of eyelids.-Jello! colour of sclerotica.-(reen halo round candle in evening. 4. )ars.-%ulsation in ear.-Dulness and hardness of hearing, as if something !ere placed before ear.-Shootings, acute pullings, and boring in ears.-3tching of herpes behind ears.(reat sensitiveness to noise.-'uDDing in ears.

+. ,ose.-Scabs in nostrils, sometimes !ith painful sensibility of nose, !hen touched.E+coriation of nostrils.-Discharge of corrosive serum from nose.-Stoppage of nose, !ith !ant of breath.-%ain as from e+coriation, and of burning in nose.-S!elling, redness, induration, and heat of lo!er part of nose, !hich are ! in morning.- roublesome dryness of nose.-Nocturnal obstruction of nose.-CoryDa, !ith loss of taste and smell, and emission of yello! and fetid mucus on blo!ing nose.-@lcerated nostrils.-Coss of smell. -. .ace.-%ale, yello!ish, or earthy comple+ion.-Dra!ing pains in nerves of face.- ension in face, !ith cramp"li#e pain in bones of face.--acial eruption.-%imples on forehead, itching in evening.-Cips crac#ed.-Sensation of roughness on internal surface of lips, !hen touched by tongue.-Carge and transparent vesicles on the red of the lips .of lo!er lip, itching, after!ards burning/. /. eeth.- oothache, aggravated to highest degree by contact of food.-Sensation of elongation in upper incisors.-%ainful s!elling and easy bleeding of gums. 0. Mouth.-Dryness of mouth at night.-Dryness of mouth and throat !ithout thirst.&hagades in tongue !ith violent burning.- ongue coated !hite early in morning.Copious accumulation of serous saliva in mouth.-Sensation in interior of mouth as if it had been burnt.-'urning in tongue as from fire.- ongue coated !hite early in morning, or tip and edges clean, large, flabby, yello!.-'ad taste, !ith poor appetite. 1. hroat.-Sensation, as if throat !ere e+coriated and ra!, ! in evening, and at night.Ha!#ing up of viscid and thic# mucus from the throat, often mi+ed !ith blood and very tenacious.-Dryness and roughness of the throat !ith hoarse voice. '2. 344etite.--re4uent thirst.-<iolent thirst .7 a.m./.-'ulimy and craving in stomach, follo!ed by nausea.-Hunger, !ithout #no!ing !hat is !anted.-%oor appetite, !ith bad taste in mouth.-Desire for dainties. ''. %tomach.-&egurgitation of food, !hile !al#ing.-<iolent hiccough during and after dinner, !hich # pain in stomach.-Sensation as if a ball !ere ascending from abdomen into oesophagus, " by eructations.-3ncreased hunger, follo!ed by nausea.-Eructations tasting li#e rotten eggs, li#e onions.-Nausea, esp. in morning, on first rising.--re4uent nausea !ith fainting, day and night.-Constant nausea, earthy colour of face and nervous e+citability, !ith tendency to shed tears.-Aching in stomach, !ith nausea.- ension, and pain as from ulceration, and as from a bruise in stomach, !ith e+cessive sensitiveness to touch.- hrobbing in pit of stomach.-Heat in stomach.-%ainful commotion in stomach, !hen !al#ing and in the act of planting the foot. '2. 3b(omen.-Movings about in epigastric region, then in lo!er abdomen, " by emission of flatus, forenoon.-After each dose burning in pit of stomach, spreading to throat, if she has !aterbrash it disappears.--ermentation in abdomen.- ension and shooting in hepatic region.-Affections of r. hypochondrium, inner region of liver.Congestion of l. lobe of liver.-'urning in r, hypochondrium, up to r. scapula, !hen putting foot for!ard in !al#ing.-Aching pains in liver, also !hen !al#ing, or pressing the

part, ! lying on r. side.-Hardness and tightness of abdomen.-<iolent and constant distension of abdomen, !ith constipation.-%ainful hardness of abdomen, and esp. of r. side.-Cramp"li#e pains in abdomen, esp. in evening, and sometimes follo!ed by leucorrhoea.- earing in abdomen.-Dragging do!n from region of r. ovary to thigh.Cuttings, pinchings, and acute dra!ing in abdomen.-Stinging shootings in the muscles of the abdomen.-Colic .in the evening/ in hysteric persons, e+tending to thighs, follo!ed by fluor albus. '3. %tool an( 3nus.-Hard, difficult, slo!, and insufficient evacuations.-0bstructions of bo!els from induration of faeces.-Haemorrhoids pain during normal stool.-'urning and smarting in anus during and after stool.-Stools crumbling as if burnt.-Stool crumbles at verge of anus.--aeces #notty, li#e sheep"dung.-<iolent tenesmus, !ith scanty evacuation, or only an emission of flatus.-Chronic tendency to diarrhoea.-<iolent diarrhoea of mucus and blood.-(reenish, yello!ish, or bro!nish evacuations.--aeces coated !ith mucus and blood.-E?ection of taenia. '4. 5rinar* Organs.--re4uent !ant to urinate, day and night, !ith scanty emission.-An emission can be accomplished only by contraction .bearing do!n/ of the abdominal muscles.- orpor of urethra.-@rine, pale"yello!, follo!ed by burning in urethra.-@rine passes only by drops, al!ays some seeming to remain behind.-High"coloured urine, loaded !ith lithates, accompanies the uterine symptoms. '+. Male %e6ual Organs.-<iolent itching in genital organs and in scrotum, e+tending as far as the anus.--re4uent erections, early in morning !ith burning in penis.-'urning in bac# after coition.-%ain in testicles .on touching or moving them/ and cords .!ith s!elling/ after unre4uited se+ual e+citement.-Nocturnal involuntary emissions, !ith or !ithout dreams, scrotum rela+ed and loose, often covered !ith s!eat, constipation, indigestion, biliousness, itching at anus.-Scrotum rela+ed. '-. .emale %e6ual Organs.-Catamenia too early and too copious.-Suppressed menses.'lac# and coagulated blood during catamenia.-During catamenia* paleness of face, !ith pains in loins and depression, fainting, pain in l. leg.-Cramps in uterus, sometimes !ith pains e+tending to thighs, and leucorrhoea.-Ceucorrhoea, esp. during movement, or preceded by cramps in abdomen.-Scirrhous induration of uterus.-Ceucorrhoea immediately after stool. '/. $es4irator* Organs.-Hoarseness, !ith roughness and dryness of throat.-Hoarseness in the morning after rising.- ingling in laryn+.-'loody e+pectoration brought on by sea" bathing.-Dry cough, in evening, and at night, !ith burning pain and sensation of e+coriation in chest.-Cramp"li#e cough at night, !ith violent tic#ling in throat. '0. Chest.-0ppression of chest, in region of heart.-0ppression in pit of stomach.-Sudden feeling of !eight in chest, !ith obstructed respiration during dinner.- ension and contraction in chest.

'1. Heart.-Shootings .stitches/ in heart, !hich impede respiration.-%ain at ape+ of heart, a pric#ing as of needles and pins, !ith pain under l. scapula as if #nife !ere hac#ing the bone.-%alpitation of heart, !hen seated, disappearing on motion. 22. ,ec7 an( Bac7.-S!elling of glands of nec#.-%ain as from bruises above and in small of bac# and both hips, !ith sensitiveness of the parts to touch.-Shooting, tearing, and burning pains in the bac#.-Contractive and cramp"li#e pains in loins.- earing stitches in loins.-'urning in bac# after coitus.-Dra!ing in loins after a stool.-(na!ing in spinal cord.-'urning and bruised feeling bet!een scapulae.- earing in r. scapula, then in hip, in both scapulae. 2'. Limbs.-Cancing, dra!ing, and tearing in e+tremities .%ossart/. 22. 544er Limbs.-Dra!ing and paralytic tearings in shoulder"?oint, e+tending as far as arm and hand, ! by movement.-Numbness of arms in morning, on !a#ing, or in evening in bed. 23. Lo8er Limbs.-(reat lassitude in legs, even !hen seated.-Heaviness of legs.->er#ing tearings in hips.-@neasiness and tension in thighs.-Aching pain, or paralytic pulling in the #nee.-Cramps in calves, at night.-'urning pain in soles, in evening.-S!eating of feet. 24. 9eneralities.-'oring or contractive cramp"li#e pains.-%aralytic dra!ing and tearing in limbs.-3ndurations after inflammations.-Attac#s of spasms, and of hysterical !ea#ness.-Hysteria, !hich may occur several times in a day or night.-Ciability to ta#e cold.-'odily !ea#ness, !hich sometimes appears to proceed from stomach.-Sensation of uneasiness .soreness/, and of painful !eariness, in !hole body, !ith acute sensibility to least noise.-(eneral uneasiness in evening in bed, as soon as she closes her eyes.Sensation as of boiling !ater on side on !hich one rests.- he ma?ority of the symptoms present themselves !hen the patient is seated, or at night, and are generally " by movement.-@neasiness in evening in bed on closing the eyes. 2+. %7in.- ingling in different parts of the s#in.--ormication of the s#in .face, chest, and soles of feet/.-3tching pimples, !ith burning pain after scratching.-%ustular eruptions.Eruption of small red papulae.--urunculi.-S!elling of the glands. 2-. %lee4.-(reat inclination to sleep during day, !ith ya!ning and indolence.-&etarded sleep and sleeplessness, caused by heat, !ith thirst, and great agitation in !hole body on shutting the eyes.-An+ious and frightful dreams, !ith tal#ing and cries during sleep.Sleep unrefreshing, tired in morning.->er#ing in body, !hen lying a!a#e at night.Nightmare. 2/. .ever.-Shivering in evening, !hich disappears in bed.-Chill in evening from = to :, even near !arm stove.-Chill, follo!ed by heat in evening till midnight.-Heat in evening !ith perspiration only on head.-%erspiration !ith thirst, from midnight till morning.S!eat after midnight.-%ulse accelerated !ith ebullitions !hile sitting.

Magnesia Phos4horica.
Phos4hate of Magnesia: H*(ric magnesia 4hos4hate. (MgHPO4/H2O.) rituration. Clinical.-Catheterism. Chorea. Colic. Convulsions. Cough. Crac#s. Cramps. Dentition. Dysmenorrhoea. Headache. +ntercostal neuralgia. Locomotor ata1y. Membranous dysmenorrhoea. Meningitis. Menstruation, &ainful. /euralgia. &ectum, prolapse of. School"headache. Sciatica. Stomach, cancer of. Sobbing, spasmodic. ic"douloureu+. oothache. <aginismus. 2hooping"cough. 2riter)s cramp. Characteristics.-Mag. Phos. is one of the most important of SchKssler)s original additions to the materia medica. 3t has had a very fine proving in the potencies, conducted by H. C. Allen .Med. Ad"., +++iii. 7:A"=96/, but 3 !ill first give SchKssler)s o!n account* Phos&hate of Magnesia is contained in-blood"corpuscles, muscles, brain, spinal marro!, nerves, teeth. Disturbance of its molecules results in-pains, cramps, paralysis. he pains are-shooting li#e lightning, or boring, often combined !ith or alternating !ith a sensation of constriction, at times !andering, " by !armth, " by pressure, ! by light touch. 3t !ill cure* Headache, toothache, pains in limbs !hen of this #ind, also cramps in stomach, pains in abdomen usually radiating from umbilical region, " by hot drin#s, by bending double, by pressing on abdomen !ith the hand, sometimes accompanied !ith !atery diarrhoea. Spasms of various #inds-of glottis, !hooping"cough, loc#?a!, cramps of calves, hiccough, tetanus, chorea, spasmodic retention of urine, Gc. 3n caseous tuberculosis and lupus Mag. &. has a place. 2hen the cells near the caseous masses are too !ea# to e+pel them, it is because they are deficient in Mag. &., and Mag. &. given medicinally !ill enable them to do it.- his s#etch of SchKssler)s is confirmed in every point by Allen)s proving, and by the clinical use of Mag. &. in the highest attenuations. Moreover, there is a very strong family resemblance bet!een these features and those of Mag. c. and Mag. m. 'ut it is only right to say that SchKssler arrived at them by a !ay of his o!n, !hich sho!s that there are other means besides provings of finding the #eynote symptoms of remedies. Allen adds to the above that the pains ra&idly change &lace, that cram&ing is the most characteristic type of the Mag. &. pains. Dread of cold air, of uncovering, of touching the affected part, of moving, of cold !ashing. 3t is best ada&ted to* thin, emaciated persons of a highly nervous organisation, of dar# comple+ion, to affections on the right side of the body, to complaints from standing in cold !ater, complaints of dentition, headaches of school children, professional neuroses .e.g., !riter)s cramp/, after"effect of catheterism. Nash says Mag. &. is in the first ran# as a &ain remedy, and it has all #inds of pain .though cram&ing &ain is the most characteristic/ e+cept urning pain, and this distinguishes it from Ars., since both have " from heat. Allen)s proving brought out can#er sores in mouth, sore lips, and crac#ed lips. A patient of mine !ho suffered intensely from crac#s at the corners of the lips found nothing relieve so !ell as Mag. &., and it did it best in the i+ strength. Higher !ere tried. Hering says it is suited to* Joung and very strong persons, teething children. Allen says that though it is best adapted to emaciated persons, it acts promptly in stout, fleshy persons !hen !ell indicated. he attac#s .of pain, Gc./ are often attended !ith great prostration, and sometimes !ith profuse s!eat. $Canguid, tired, e+hausted, unable to sit

up.$ Mag. &. is more often called for in men than Mag. c., but the indication, $!orn"out !omen,$ ans!ers for both. he affections of Mag. &. are often periodic. 3 cured !ith Mag. &. A+ a very severe attac# of chorea in a girl of si+. he spasms !ere general, but they affected the speech to such an e+tent that she could not ma#e herself intelligible. &appaD, of Montevideo .4uoted H. M., ++i+. 98:/ cured !ith Mag. &. a young man of 98 of cerebral meningitis !hich began !ith violent pain and inflammation in left eye, !ith terrific pains in head and delirium and intense fever. He !as at first treated allopathically, !ithout success. 2hen &appaD first sa! him he !as hemiplegic, !ith fre4uent and alarming convulsions, crying out violently, involuntary passage of faeces and urine, dilated pupils, dropped ?a!, escape of saliva, speech and comprehension difficult. @nder Mag. &. A+ in !ater general improvement set in. Cater the 91+ !as given, and in t!o months he !as !ell. 2. . 0rd cured Miss (., =:, of pain in bac# e+tending do!n right sciatic nerve and up spine, follo!ing influenDa, !ith Mag. &. 7+, 6"gr. doses. he pains !ere shifting, " by rest, ! at night. he parts !ere tender to pressure and numb. %ains sometimes tense in paro+ysms, compelling her to cry out. An+iety, depressed vitality. S#inner has cured !ith Mag. &. a case of prolapse of rectum !ith feeling as if rectum !ere torn, the symptoms being " by heat. he symptoms are ! by* Motion, cold air; draught of air; cold $ind, C0CD 2ASH3N(, 0@CH, lying on the bac# stretched out, !hen eating. " 'y* HEA , 2A&M H, %&ESS@&E, 'END3N( D0@'CE .the italics and capitals are H. C. Allen)s/. ! 2al#ing, especially in open air, abdominal pain compels !al#ing about, !hich ". $elations.-Antidoted y* 'ell., (els., Cach. .cough/. Com&are* Cham. .vegetable analogue, but Cham. has ! from heat/. Shifting pains, %uls., Cac c. Neuralgia recurring violently every night, " !armth, Ars. Dysmenorrhoea, Caul., Act. r., Lantho+., Cact., Cil. t., Col. Colic " bending double, Col. " -rom hot drin#s, Cyc. Meteorism, Cyc. Hydroa, crac#s on lips, Nat. m. Headache from occiput to eye " !armth, Sil. Chemical relati"es* Mag. c., Mag. m., Mag. s. HoriDontal double vision, (els. Neuralgia from standing in cold !ater, Calc. Spasms during dentition, 'ell. .'ell. has fever, Mag. p. not/. Dysmenia, %uls. .%uls. ! by heat, Mag. p. "/. Causation.-Dentition. Cold !inds. Cold bathing. Standing in cold !ater. 2or#ing !ith cold clay. Study. Catheterism. %&MP OM%. '. Min(.-3llusions of the senses, sobbing, crying, lamenting all the time about pain in affected parts, !ith hiccough.-Mental depression and an+iety.-Dro!siness on every attempt to study.-<ery forgetful.-Dulness and inability to thin# clearly.-3ndisposition to study, to mental effort.-Mind seems clearer, can thin# and study more clearly after a fe! doses of Mag. p.-%ersistent depression of spirits. 2. Hea(.-Headache* pains shooting, darting, stabbing, shifting, intermittent and paro+ysmal.-Headache* e+cruciating, spasmodic, neuralgic or rheumatic, al!ays " by e+ternal application of !armth.-Nervous headache, !ith spar#s before eyes, diplopia.During the night, severe throbbing pressure on verte+, l. side, deep in brain.-Dull

headache, as if brain too heavy .after protracted mental effort/.-Headache " to!ards evening, but changes to a pressure above eyebro!s, esp. r.-Headache beginning in, or !orst in occiput, and constant !hilst attending school.-Severe headache, face flushed, red, pain began in occiput, e+tended over !hole head, sic# at stomach, aches all over, ! ; or 95 a.m. to = or : p.m.-%ressive pain in head do!n through middle of brain.-%ain through temples, top and bac# of head, !ith sensation of fulness, ! lying do!n.Sensation of a strong shoc# of electricity beginning in head and e+tending to all parts of body.-Severe headache began in occiput on !a#ing, e+tending over head, located over both eyes, !ith severe nausea, and terminated 6 p.m. in a pronounced chill.-Severe pric#ing over head and forehead, as if rubbed !ith a fine brush .after becoming !arm from eating/.-%ustules or large pimples .li#e blood"boils/, !ith redness and ra!ness, appeared on r. side of scalp, but did not suppurate.-Carge, !hite, shining scales can be combed out in handfuls t!enty times a day.-Scalp feels rough li#e a grater, and the fine particles combed out feel li#e sand. 3. )*es.-Double vision .horiDontal/, spar#s, rainbo! colours, photophobia.-%upils contracted.-Dar# spots before eyes on attempting to read.-Dull vision from !ea#ness of optic nerve.-Nystagmus, strabismus, spasmodic, ptosis, ! r. side.- !itching of lids.Neuralgia* supra"orbital or orbital, intermittent, darting, lightning"li#e pains, ! .or entirely/ r. side, " by !armth, e+4uisitely sensitive to touch, !ith increased lachrymation.-3tching and heat in lo!er l. lid. 4. )ars.-Nervous otalgia, intermittent and spasmodic, " by heat.-Sharp intermittent pains behind r. ear, greatly ! by cold air or !ashing face in cold !ater. +. ,ose.-Alternate stuffing and profuse gushing discharge .of a !hite, thin substance/, ! from l. nostril.-Smarting and ra! feeling in l. nostril. -. .ace.-Neuralgia* supra" and infra"orbital, r. side, intermittent, spasmodic, lightning" li#e pains, ! by touch and pressure, " by !armth.-Neuralgia of r. upper ?a! and teeth, begins !ith greatest fierceness 1 p.m., and lasts till he gets !arm in bed, pains sharp, lightning"li#e, ! by cold, " by heat, face s!ollen as if stung by bees.-'oring, pinching, nipping pains, driving him out of bed, soon spreading over entire r. side of face.-%ains radiating all over r. side of face from infra"orbital foramen, ! by touch, by opening mouth to eat or drin#, by cold air, by !al#ing or riding in cold !ind.--aceache ! !hen body gets cold.--ace distorted from pains and !ea#ness, cramping colic.-Coc#"?a!.-Hydroa on upper lip.-Convulsive t!itching of angles of mouth.-Neuralgia from !ashing or standing in cold !ater.-Sensation of painful contraction of ?a!"?oint for several days, !ith a nervous bac#!ard ?er#ing. /. eeth.- oothache, ! after going to bed, changes place rapidly, ! eating or drin#ing, esp. cold things, " by heat, teeth sensitive to touch or cold air.-Severe pinching, stabbing, neuralgic pain over root of r. bicuspid, can be covered !ith point of finger, ! by cold, " by heat, could not brush teeth !ith cold !ater for months.-Neuralgic pain in a filled tooth !hich had never ached before.-Complaints of teething children, spasms during dentition, !ithout febrile symptoms.-@lceration of teeth, !ith s!elling of glands of face, throat, and

nec#, and s!elling of tongue.-Severe pain in decayed or filled teeth .in seven persons, three of them had to discontinue the proving and be treated by a dentist/. 0. Mouth.- ongue* coated slightly yello!, crampy colic, clean or slight coating, !ith pain in stomach, coated !hite !ith diarrhoea, a bright red, ra!ness in mouth, coated heavily, coated !hite all over, stic#y and coated a dirty yello!.-C. side of tongue sore, biting, burning, smarting li#e a can#er"sore, eating is painful.- aste as of sour bread, slightly bitter, as of bananas .a bit of one had been eaten the day before/.-'ad taste in mouth on !a#ing, ra!ness in mouth, feels as if can#ered, !arm food seems hot and burning.-'ad taste, food does not taste right, coffee tasteless, fulness in bo!els, belching of gas.-Sour taste on !a#ing in night.-Mouth very sore, eating difficult, sores red and ra!"loo#ing on inside of chee#s, gums, .l./ lips, tongue, not in corners of mouth, ! by touch, particles of food caused smarting and burning.-Mouth feels scalded, or as if he had been smo#ing strong, hot cigars.-Mouth coated !ith a stic#y substance that rolls up in little shreds.-Mouth full of !ater tasting li#e potato !ater.- aste of magnesia and chal# .after each po!der of 155 and 9,555, the prover not #no!ing !hat she !as ta#ing/. 1. hroat.-Spasmodic constriction of throat on attempting to s!allo! li4uids, !ith sensation of cho#ing.- hroat very red and sore, muscles of r. side of nec# esp. sore, must hold head to r. side, !ithout ".--lo! of mucus through posterior nares into throat, !ith sneeDing and tingling in nose and on tongue.-Sensation of a corn"hus# lodged in upper part of throat, !ith constant inclination to s!allo!. '2. 344etite.-Appetite* small, !ith faceache, unusually good, but food disagreed, leaving an uncomfortable feeling all forenoon.-Aversion to coffee.-Acids taste stronger than usual.-Appetite remains good, though food does not taste right. ''. %tomach.-Spasmodic sobbing .li#e a hiccough/ for three days, ceasing !ith the second dose in !ater.-Hiccough thirty times a minute, for si+ty days life in danger .Mag. &. soon restored health/.-Hiccough !ith retching day and night for three days, e?ected matter !as coagulated mil#, bile and mucus, !ith great pain causing lamentations.'urning, tasteless eructations come on about three hours after eating in the evening, ! by physical e+ertion, " by drin#ing hot !ater, heartburn.-Eructation of food tasting of in?esta.-Constant nausea.-'ilious vomiting, at times strea#ed !ith blood.-Nausea and vomiting attend headache and flatulent colic.-(astralgia* soreness and e+treme sensitiveness of epigastrium to touch, some eructation and sour vomiting, at 91 every day, " by eating.-.Cancer of stomach, intolerable burning pain, vomiting, hiccough,-after Ars. failed, Mag. &. made the patient comfortable for si+ months./.-Distension of stomach, very restless.--ulness after eating.-Spasmodic pains in stomach, !ith clean tongue.-3ntense cutting, shooting, cramping pains in region of stomach and epigastrium, e+tending sometimes to!ards bac# and abdomen.--latulent distension of stomach, !ith constrictive pain, " by !armth and bending double.-A drin# of cold !ater starts a colic#y pain in stomach, !hich radiates to bo!els, very severe, " by doubling up, by !al#ing about, by rest, by belching.

'2. 3b(omen.-Sharp t!inges in r. hypochondrium, on border of lo!er ribs.-Constrictive, aching pain around body at lo!er margin of ribs, as of a lameness from lifting.-Severe griping colic"pain, at times shooting up to!ards stomach, " by hot applications.Abdominal pains caused great restlessness, !al#ed about hurriedly, said he must have relief, lying on stomach gave short relief, the pains compelled him to !al# again.Abdominal muscles sore, !ith tendency to constipation.-Colic* generally radiating from navel, " bending double, or from pressure !ith hand, often accompanied by a !atery diarrhoea.-3ncarcerated flatulence.-Cramps in abdomen, pains round navel and above it to!ards stomach, thence radiating to both sides, to!ards bac#, no! violent cutting compelling screaming, then shooting and contracting, li#e a spasm, cannot bear to lie on bac# stretched out, must lie bent over.-S!elling of r. abdomen over ascending colon, on lying do!n a mar#ed ridge became prominent, painful on pressure, continued four !ee#s.-%ain begins in bo!els to r. of navel !hile !al#ing in cold air, " !armth of room.Sharp, cutting pain in r. abdominal ring, as if hernia !ould protrude, " hard pressure.Sharp, burning pain in a spot about an inch in diameter.-'loated, full sensation in abdomen, must loosen clothing, ! sitting, " !al#ing about.-Much flatus in bo!els, passing off freely on !al#ing, ! after evening meal.-.Cramps and !ind"colic in horses, !ind"colic of cattle, meteorism of co!s/. '3. %tool an( 3nus.-3mmediately after brea#fast, sudden diarrhoea, stools fre4uent, at first thic#, dar# bro!n, mushy, then lighter, almost !hite and !atery, finally mi+ed !ith blood.-Ne+t day, ; a.m., same diarrhoea returned in milder form, " of pain !hile at stool, follo!ed by chilliness, stools light bro!n, then lighter and more !atery.-Dysentery* !ith cramp"li#e pains, " by pressure or bending double, !ith spasmodic retention of urine, cutting, darting, lightning"li#e pains in haemorrhoids.-%ains so severe as to cause fainting.* pains very severe in abdomen and rectum, esp. latter, pain li#e a prolonged spasm of abdominal muscles.-Constipation in infants, !ith spasmodic pains at every attempt at stool, indicated by a sharp, shrill cry, much rumbling and flatulent colic.3tching and scratching feeling in anus.- edious stool, hard at first, soft after!ards, follo!ed by burning in anus.-Chronic constipation in rheumatic sub?ects.-At 8 a.m. profuse stool, li#e yello! clay mi+ed !ith !ater .enough for three ordinary movements/, follo!ed in an hour by one neither so large nor so loose, !hich " the pain in bo!els. '4. 5rinar* Organs.-Spasm of bladder, of nec# of bladder, spasmodic retention, tenesmus, !ith constant and painful urging.-Nocturnal enuresis from nervous irritation.2hen urinating, violent, shooting, burning pains, mucous discharge from urethra.<esical neuralgia after use of catheter.-Sensation as if no muscular contraction.-.A bright, shiny discharge from urethra for three years, in an old man./.-Deficiency or e+cess cif phosphates.-(ravel.-Cutting pain in bladder before urinating.-&estless sleep from urging. '+. Male %e6ual Organs.-Almost constant se+ual desire since beginning of proving, !ith no bad effects from indulgence .!hich is unusual !ith the prover/. '-. .emale %e6ual Organs.-Menstrual colic, pain precedes flo!.-Menses si+ to nine days too soon.-2ith menses* great !ea#ness, intensely sore, bruised feeling all through, abdomen, could hardly be up at all, but !as much ! lying do!n.-Cabiae s!ollen and at

times intensely painful.--lo! dar#, fibrinous, stringy.-Dysmenia, pains .cutting, dra!ing, pressing, cramping/ severe, intermittent, ! r. side, " from heat, " by flo!. '/. $es4irator* Organs.-Cough* dry, spasmodic, violent, constant, can)t spea# for cough, face crimson from violence of cough, uncontrollable, seemed she !ould cho#e, retching cho#ing !ith cough ! !arm room, " open air.-A violent dry cough came on after the headache left, not e+cited by anything in particular.-.Spasmodic, convulsive sobbing./ '0. Chest.-Darting pains in chest, ! r. side, !hich radiate from pain in bo!els.0ppression* desire to ta#e deep breath, ! on first entering !arm room, " after being in it a short time, ! !al#ing. 22. ,ec7 an( Bac7.-Sore pain in head, bac# of nec#, and lo!er part of bac#.-Aching in small of bac#, sensation as if a section of vertebra !as missing.-Dorsal spine, for about si+ inches, very painful and sensitive to touch for !ee#s. 2'. Limbs.-Sensation in limbs li#e a strea# of electricity, follo!ed by soreness of muscles.-Aching feeling in arms and legs, !ea# and trembling. 22. 544er Limbs.-&heumatic pain in l. forearm from elbo! to hand, ! from !rist to #nuc#les.-Darting pain in arms.-S#in of fingers feels as if stretched too tightly, follo!ed by pain in elbo!"?oint, then in !rist.- hrobbing pain in r. !rist near ulna.-&. shoulder" ?oint lame.-&heumatic, aching pain in r. shoulder, going to arm, " heat, ! motion, coming on !hen retiring, disturbing sleep, lasts all night, disappearing in morning after moving about .every night for three !ee#s/.- ingling in fingers of l. hand.-Stinging pain in first ?oint of l. thumb, e+tending to ne+t, li#e that of a panaritium.--irst ?oint of fingers of both hands s!ollen, though painless. 23. Lo8er Limbs.-Every night neuralgia, no! in lo!er limbs, in tibia or in thighs, no! on l. no! on r. side, mostly !ith spasmodic muscular contractions, during day perfectly !ell.-&. hip lame, ! !al#ing.-Sharp pain in l. #nee, follo!ed by numbness.- ingling in l. toes.-Cegs ache after getting into bed.-'urning, stinging pain in bunion on l. foot.--eet so tender and corns so painful could not !ear her ordinary shoes.-'urning, stinging, smarting, lancinating pain in corns. 24. 9eneralities.-Convulsions* !hooping"cough.-Spasms !ithout fever.-Crampy contraction of fingers, staring, open eyes.-Every t!enty"three days, spasms.- ires easily.Shooting, tingling, electric pains all over body. 2+. %7in.-'arber)s itch.-Herpetic eruption, !ith !hite scales. 2-. %lee4.-Dro!sy, fall asleep and a!a#e as from an electric shoc#, then fall asleep again.-Sleepy !hen attempting to study.-Spasmodic ya!ning, severe, as if it !ould dislocate the ?a!, caused tears to flo!.-Dro!sy at time of rising.-Sleep disturbed by troublesome dreams, !a#es !ith impression that some one is in the room, sa! some one

standing near.-&estless sleep from pain in occiput and bac# of nec#.--eels sic# and prostrated on !a#ing in the night.-.&elieves sleeplessness in flatulent and gouty sub?ects./ 2/. .ever.-Chilly after dinner in evening, 8 p.m., chills run up and do!n bac#, !ith shivering, !ants more clothes.-Chilliness, evening, !hen going from !arm room into open air, sha#ing and chattering of teeth as !ith an ague chill, " entering !arm room.-A crop of boils too# possession of him, terminating in a five !ee#s) attac# of remittent fever.-Severe chill ; a.m., lasts three hours, !as compelled to go to bed, !here he lay and shoo#, neither heat nor s!eat follo!ed.-Creeping chills up and do!n spine, follo!ed by suffocating sensation, must thro! off covering, no thirst.-E+hausted sensation compelled him to go to bed, chill for an hour, at end of !hich e+hausted feeling passed off, cough and catarrhal symptoms follo!ed chill, no fever.-'ilious fever.

Magnesia %ul4hurica.
%ul4hate of Magnesia. )4som %alts. Magnesia sul4hate. Mg%O4/H2O. rituration. Clinical.-Cough. Diabetes. Diarrhoea. Dysentery. Dysmenorrhoea. Enuresis. Epithelioma. Eyes, pains in. Hernia. 3ntermenstrual haemorrhage. Ceucorrhoea. Cumbago. Menorrhagia. Neuralgia. oothache. 2arts. Characteristics.- he ancient reputation of Mag. sul. as a $refrigerant cathartic$ under the familiar name of $Epsom Salts,$ or $salts$ &ar e1cellence, has overshado!ed its homoeopathic uses. 'ut Mag. s. is something more than a $refrigerant cathartic.$ -atal poisoning has occurred from an overdose, death apparently occurring from collapse, and the proving of the salts produced many symptoms of utter prostration. &ecently old" school authorities have discovered in this $cathartic$ a remedy for dysentery. 3t is the chief ingredient in many la+ative mineral !aters and popular saline aperient mi+tures. he provings bring out effects common to the other Magnesias* earfulness, restless uneasiness, pains in facial bones, sensitiveness to touch, " by !al#ing. he diuretic action of the drug !ith great thirst has led to its successful use in diabetes. he diarrhoea is accompanied !ith great thirst. he chill is accompanied or follo!ed by thirst. Shuddering in bac# from belo! up!ard. he toothache is ! coming into a room out of cold air, ! by contact !ith food, !hether cold or !arm. 3t is also " in bed. According to Med. Press .Sept. ;, 9:;9/, eight cases of ne! gro!th having all the out!ard characters of epithelioma have been cured by (raves !ith teaspoonful doses of a solution of three drachms to the pint. 2arts are allied to epithelioma, and H. . 2ebster .4uoted H. R., +. 6=1/ has cured many cases in children, giving as much of the salts as !ould lie on a clime .si+penny piece/ three times a day. 0ne boy !as literally covered !ith !arts, his face

being much disfigured. 0ne girl of 9A !as cured of large !arts on her hands. -. H. %ritchard .H. M., +++v. A;9/ gives his e+perience !ith Mag. s. .9M1 gr. in a teaspoonful of !ater/ in summer diarrhoea, !ith vomiting of food, co&ious yello!ish, slimy, and stin#ing stools, and later merely !atery serum. he first sign of improvement !as that the stools became bile"tinged, after !hich they soon became of thic#er consistency. he co&iousness of the stools seemed to be the cardinal indication. $elations.-Com&are* Mag. c., Mag. m., Mag. p. 3n diabetes, Nat. s. Sadness, !eeping, foreboding an+iety, Act. r., %ul. Stinging in fauces bet!een acts of deglutition, 3gn. Eructations, Hep. Apprehension, Cyc. %&MP OM%. '. Min(.-Melancholy and disposition to !eep, !ith apprehension, and restless uneasiness.- endency to fly into a passion, everything is ta#en in bad part.-%rostration, almost beside herself !ith an+iety, she thought she !ould die, !ith earthy colour of face.--oreboding an+iety, as if some accident !ould happen.-Errors of imagination, patient believes that he sees persons !ho are absent. 2. Hea(.-Stupidity, head feels as if it !ere compressed in a vice.-<ertigo .!ith heaviness of head and spontaneous closing of eyes/, causing a tendency to fall for!ards in morning, and after dinner.-'oring in verte+.-%ressive headache, and sensation as if head !ere s4ueeDed in a vice, much ! by moving eyes.-Compressive pain in head, !ith heat in head, and redness of face.- earing and shooting in head, esp. in temples.-Congestion, !ith pressive pain and heat in forehead.-Sensation in forehead on stooping as if something !ould fall for!ard.-Sensation of !avering and sha#ing of brain at every movement.Shivering during the violent pains in head. 3. )*es.-%ains in eyes, as if protruding from orbits !hen loo#ing aside.-<iolent pains in eyes, esp. r., as if it !ould start out of soc#et.-Dimness of eyes, !ith fre4uent dro!siness.-'urning in eyes, pains in evening and in morning, but chiefly by candle" light.-Shooting pains in eyes.-Cachrymation, !ith photophobia.-Supra"orbital neuralgia, l. side. 4. )ars.-Shooting pains in ears.- in#ling in ears. +. ,ose.-%ain, as from ulceration in nose, esp. !hen it is touched.-Epista+is, at night .!ith diminution of the headache/.-Copious secretion of thic# and yello! mucus in nose.--luent coryDa, !ith loss of smell, indistinct speech, and pain, as from e+coriation, in nose and chest.-&ough voice and fre4uent flo! of !ater from nose. -. .ace.-Earthy colour of face.- earing in bones of face .r. facial bones or in l. malar bone/.-Dryness and burning in lips, in evening.

/. eeth.-0dontalgia, generally in evening, sometimes on returning from a !al#, or caused by hot or cold things, as !ell as by contact of teeth !ith food, the pains are generally ?er#ing, pric#ing, or throbbing, and disappear in bed. 0. Mouth.-Dryness of mouth, !ith sensation of numbness.-&oughness of tongue.<esicles on edges of tongue, !ith incisive pains. 1. hroat.-Sore throat, !ith shooting pains at night, ! by deglutition.-Stinging in fauces, more bet!een than during acts of deglutition.-Dryness and sensation of numbness in throat.-Accumulation of mucus in throat.--re4uent mucus in throat, !hich can neither be s!allo!ed nor ha!#ed up.-E+pectoration of sour mucus. '2. 344etite.-'itterness or s!eetish bitterness in mouth, esp. in morning.- hirst, esp. morning and evening.- hirst early in morning on rising, going off after brea#fast.- hirst in evening, particularly during menses.-2ant of appetite and repugnance to all food, even !hen thin#ing of it.-Disli#e to meat. ''. %tomach.-Empty, mucous, bitter, and putrid risings.-&egurgitation of fluid, preceded by a 4uivering in stomach.-Disgust and nausea, !ith accumulation of !ater in mouth.<omiting, first of food, then of mucus.-Sensation of coldness in stomach, !ith inclination to vomit, in bed, in morning. '2. 3b(omen.-Cancinating pains in l. hypochondrium, esp. !hen sitting, or in evening, before and after a meal.- ension, hardness, and fulness of abdomen even after a moderate meal.-<iolent shooting pains in !hole abdomen, but esp. round the navel.-%ainful dra!ing in abdomen.- ension in abdomen, pressure to!ards groins, as if they !ere going to burst, !hen stretching body.-&umbling in abdomen, !ith emission of flatulence.3tching of l. inguinal region, not removed by scratching. '3. %tool an( 3nus.--aeces at one time hard, at another soft.-Acid diarrhoea of children.-Ci4uid stools !ith tenesmus.-Diarrhoea preceded by rumbling in abdomen.-Soft stools early after rising.-Coose evacuations, !ith violent thirst.-E?ection of ascarides during every evacuation.-Neuralgia of rectum, stabbing pain, comes on t!o days after a material dose of Epsom salts. '4. 5rinar* Organs.-3ncreased secretion of urine.-Emission of urine at night .involuntary/.-Emission of urine, drop by drop.-@rine of a clear or greenish colour.Shootings in orifice of urethra, after emission of urine. '+. Male %e6ual Organs.--re4uent stinging about penis !hen sitting or !al#ing.Erections !ithout amorous fancies or se+ual desire. '-. .emale %e6ual Organs.-Catamenia too early and too copious, !ith thic#, blac# menstrual blood.-Catamenia too feeble.--lo! of blood in the intervals of catamenia.During the catamenia, heaviness of head and shivering, bruised pain in small of bac#,

pain in groins.- hic# and copious leucorrhoea, !ith contusive pain in sacrum and thighs.-'urning leucorrhoea, esp. during movement. '/. $es4irator* Organs.-Deep hollo! bass voice .as in catarrh/.-Dry cough, !ith burning from laryn+ to pit of stomach.-Dry cough in evening in bed, during !hich he falls asleep.-Dry and sha#ing cough after !a#ing in morning, and !hich compels sitting up.-Cough in morning !ith e+pectoration, and pain as from e+coriation, in chest, throat, and palate. '0. Chest.-%ressure on chest, !ith impeded respiration, esp. in morning, or in bed, at night.-'urning pains in chest, sometimes !hen coughing.-%ainful burning in chest !hen coughing, as if a piece of the lungs !ould come out.-0ppression of chest !ith burning in chest !hen !al#ing.-'urning in middle of chest.-'urning in sternum. 22. ,ec7 an( Bac7.- ension in nape of nec# and bet!een shoulders !ith stitches, particularly in morning, on rising, !ith great sensitiveness to touch, " by !al#ing.Contusive pain in bac#, on !a#ing in morning.- earings in bac#, at night, !hich compels movement from side to side. 22. 544er Limbs.->er#ing in arms.- earing in shoulders and arms.-&heumatic pains in l. elbo!, in l. !rist"?oint.- ingling in fingers, going off by rubbing.- earing and shooting in hands and fingers, !ith contraction of these parts.- rembling of hands.- earing in tips of fingers, at nigh. 23. Lo8er Limbs.-Nocturnal pains in legs and loins.-Heaviness, at one time in hips, at another in loins.-&heumatic pain in hip, in l. femur.- earing in legs, and esp. in thigh" bones, and shootings in toes, !hich are contracted. 24. 9eneralities.- earings .rheumatic/ in limbs, esp. at night.-(reat lassitude and soreness in !hole body, !ith trembling, and !ea#ness of the feet.-(reat languor, !ith staggering gait.-'ruised sensation.-A peculiar sic# feeling, li#e e+haustion and prostration, !ith dry 2armth of s#in and dra!ing pains. 2+. %7in.-3tching blotches, either hard or as from nettles, !ith burning, after scratching.Small red tetter .on arms/, !ith violent itching.-Stinging itching spots on s#in !ith tendency to boils, ! !hen undressing.-2arts. 2-. %lee4.-Sleep, early in evening.-Sleeplessness at night, caused by violent pains in head, abdomen, and loins .!hich do not allo! him to lie on his bac#/.-Many dreams, sometimes disagreeable and an+ious .!ith starting/. 2/. .ever.-Shivering and shuddering .in bac# from belo! up!ards/, esp. in evening, disappearing in bed.-Chilliness !ith thirst, early in morning after !a#ing.-Sha#ing chill !ith violent headache in evening, ; p.m., going off in bed, succeeded by thirst.-Cold feet all day, although other!ise he feels hot.-Shivering at night, !ith thirst until noon, perspiration in afternoon, or after lying do!n.-Heat on sitting up in bed, !ith vertigo,

perspiration on forehead, and redness of face.-Heat of head, !ith coldness of rest of body.-Alternations of heat and shuddering, redness and paleness of face.-%erspiration at night or in morning, often accompanied by thirst.

SPOT THE REMEDY

OBJECTIVE O ;<), ;.& H) CH3$3C )$;% ;C% ;, 3 COMMO, P$)%), 3 ;O, O. 3 O,)=%;<)< <;%)3%) DIRECTIVE % 5<&: 3,3L&>): )?3L53 ) 3,< ;<), ;.& H) P)C5L;3$; & O. H) ;,<;?;<53L. M3@) ,)C)%%3$& $)P)$ O$;3L 3,< M3 )$;3 M)<;C3 $).)$,C)%. COM) O H) %;M;L;M5M. th 3 !as called urgently by the patient)s mother on 1: December );6 to treat her only son !ho !as behaving abnormally since t!o !ee#s. 0n reaching their house 3 !as unceremoniously told to leave by the patient " a boy aged 1= years. Someho!, the mother persuaded him to allo! me inside. 3 observed that the patient !as only in his undergarment. He !as standing !ith his legs apart in a trance li#e state !ith constant motion of his fingers. Sometimes he !ould ans!er or meet the gaDe but other!ise he !ould stare at the floor. He !as standing in this position since ;1 hours continuously, so much so that his legs had to started to s!ell up. 'ut he did not complain of pain. 3 !as told to leave again and 3 did so !ith the mother. She informed me that he !as under psychiatric treatment since 9;;5 for depression. 3t actually started after the follo!ing events. 9. A severe reprimand in form of an insult by a professor in the ?unior college as he had failed. He did not inform of this failure for almost 1"7 years at home. 1. He had an intense li#ing for a girl but could never tell and she got engaged to someone else. his affected him tremendously and he started sho!ing trance li#e attitudes since then. 7. His psychiatrist told the mother that her son !as se+ually abused by elder boys and seniors. He had not informed his parents about this incident Currently he screams at his parents and sometimes at absent people. He says that some film star is coming to beat him. He had not ta#en any food or !ater since ;1 hours. He is suspicious that his mother !as giving him some medication in his food or drin#s. As a child he !as very tal#ative, e+trovert, played tabla .a musical instrument/, gave classical dance performances. He passed a diploma in acting !ith distinction. -0CC02 @% He started to sit do!n and fell into a deep, e+hausted sleep the very ne+t day. He !o#e up and ate many oranges and as#ed for snac#s. (radually he !ould put on the television and en?oy a cartoon film. 3n = days he started doing his daily activities by himself and in a socially acceptable manner .earlier he !ould pass urine and stool in the same standing position in the dra!ing room/. He has resumed his daily activities, eats and sleeps on time, till date.

WHAT WOULD BE YOUR APPROACH? CAN YOU HANDLE THIS CASE? IS HOMOEOPATHY EFFICIENT IN ACUTE PSYCHIATRIC MANIFESTATIONS? WHAT IS THE SCOPE OF HOMOEOPATHY IN SCHIZOPHRENIA?

CASE STUDY
3n one"sided diseases, data presented is often scanty and pertaining to the pathology. hen ho! do !e identify the characteristics, the PO$ $3; : especially !hen it is the first consultation, as in the present case. %athology also spea#s the language of the individual. 3t is tainted by the colour of the constitution. 3 3S HE &EAC 3<E %A E&N HA 3S HE (@3D3N( 3ND3CA 30N. -or instance, let us consider the situation of being disappointed in a love relationship. here are many remedies in it, but all have a different reactive pattern. 3(NA 3A presents !ith acute hysteria, NA M@& d!ells on it and !eeps !hen alone, etc. 3n the given case, the patient behaves in a trance"li#e attitude or CA A 0N3A. 0n the basis of Bentian approach, the follo!ing rubrics !ere selected " 9. Catalepsy, love from disappointed ESynthesis, 9681F 1. rance ESynthesis, 119F 7. &efusing to ta#e medicines ESynthesis, 9:5F =. (estures, plays !ith fingers ESynthesis, 911F 6. Mania, shrei#ing ESynthesis, 968F A. SchiDophrenia E&obin Murphy, 95;6F 2ith this facet of the case and other symptoms, CACHES3S 9M " 9 pill !as administered. here is mar#ed relief and no recurrence till date. Earlier the attac#s !ere 4uite fre4uent, almost every month. he potency selected !as high, as it a MEN AC 3CCNESS. <r &ogesh ?asan(i (B.H.M.%.:<.,.<.) Ar lecturer:%mt.C.M.P. Homoeo4athic me(ical college: ;rla %ociet* roa(: ?ile Parle:Mumbai 422 2+-. ;,<;3.

$B4ertoire homeo4athie et cliniCue (entaire

par le Docteur Sror
%aisie et mise en 4age 4ar %erge CaDalet

3bcEs (entaireF
'elladona = CH. Deu+ granules toutes les 1 heures N Cuivre 0ligosol, 9 prise + 7, N bains de bouche avec Calendula M, 95 gouttes dans un verre d)eau chaude. En cas de douleurs e+cessives* Cephyl. Si menace de pus, a?outer %yrogenum 8 CH, une dose matin et soir, tous les ?ours. Ce tout durant = O 6 ?ours.

3bcEs (es racinesF

Hepar Sulfur. Silicea. Si l)on veut faire suppurer et vider l)abcPs, on prescrit Hepar Sulfur, en = ou 6 CH. Si au contraire on veut rQsorber le pus, on prescrit Hepar Sulfur en 8 ou ; CH. Dans les deu+ cas, 1 granules 7 fois par ?our. Silicea sert surtout O tarir une suppuration 4ui n)en finit pas, ou un tra?et fistuleu+. En 6 CH, 7 fois par ?our, durant des semaines. 0n peut parfaire le traitement en a?outant %yrogenum 6 CH, une dose au coucher tous les 95 ?ours.

3bcEs (e (entsF
Calcarea carbonica. Calcarea phosphorica. Silicea. En 6 CH, 1 granules 7 fois par ?our durant des mois. %our le nourrisson, en gouttes, 6 gouttes 7 fois par ?our, en demandant un solvant O l)eau distillQe. Agiter le flacon avant cha4ue emploi.

3gueusieF
%ulsatilla ou Natrum muriaticum 6 CH, 1 granules 7 fois par ?our, 6 ?ours sur 8 durant des mois. Surtout au cours d)un coryDa chroni4ue.

3ngineF
A droite* Cycopodium. A gauche* Cachesis. &ouge* 'elladona. %ultacQe* Mercurius sol. &ouge N douleurs dans les oreilles* %hytolacca. En 6 CH, 7 O = fois par ?our. (argarismes avec Calendula M, 95 gouttes dans un verre d)eau tiPde, 7 O = fois par ?our.

34htoseF
Sulfuricum acidum ou 'ora+. En 6 CH, 1 granules = fois par ?our, tous les ?ours, durant la poussQe. DQtartrage soignQ, rQgulier et frQ4uent.

&Qgime et soins locau+* Supprimer les noi+, les noisettes, les pRches, manger les fruits sans la peau. localement, badigeonner les lQsions avec %yralve+. %rQvenir le malade 4ue cette prQparation colore temporairement les dents en ?aune. Deu+ O 4uatre applications par ?our, ne pas rincer la bouche immQdiatement aprPs l)application.

344areil (entaire mal su44ortBF

'ismuthum 6 CH, 7 granules 7 fois par ?our, durant plusieurs semaines.

3rthrite tem4oro=ma6illaireF
&hus to+ ou Manganum, 1 granules 7 fois par ?our, durant des semaines. vQrifier tout l)articulQ dentaire.

Blessure (u nerf (entaireF

Hypericum en 6 CH, 7 granules 7 O = fois par ?our durant 96 ?ours.

Bru6omanieF
DQfinition* Habitude de faire grincer les dents. En rapport avec des troubles de l)occlusion dentaire et une spasmophilie. @tiliser Apis, 'elladona, Hyosciamus. %endant le sommeil* Arsenicum ou 'elladonna ou Cinna. En 6 CH, 7 granules matin et soir, 6 ?ours sur 8, durant des mois. 3l ne faut pas prescrire les remPdes en association, mais choisir celui 4ui correspond au cas su malade.

Caries (u colletF
Calcarea fluorica ou Calcarea carbonica ou Silicea ou Breosotum. En = CH, 1 granules 7 fois par ?our, tous les ?ours, durant plusieurs mois.

Coloration (es (entsF

Dents brunes* chlorum.

Dents grises* Mercurius. Dents ?aunes* Mercurius, Silicea, huya. Dents noires* China, Mercurius, Staphysagria. Dents sombres* -luoricum acidum. En 6 CH, 1 granules 7 fois par ?our, 6 ?ours sur 8, durant plusieurs semaines. N'* certains antibioti4ues colorent les dents.

<BcalcificationF
Natrum muriaticum ou -uoricum acidum ou Silicea. En = CH, 7 fois par ?our. Surveiller l)alimentation. -luor 0ligosol, 1 fois par ?our, par voie sub"linguale.

<ents branlantesF
Mercurius solubilis ou Mercurius corrosivus ou Nitricum acidum. En = CH, 7 fois par ?our.

<ents mal im4lantBesF

Cuesinum ou Calcarea fuorica. En 6 CH, 1 granules 7 fois par ?our, durant des mois. 0rthodontie.

<ents crBnelBesF
Syphilinum ; CH. @ne dose tous les 15 ?ours durant 7 mois.

<entition (ifficileF
Chamomilla ou %odophyllum. Deu+ granules 7 O 6 fois par 1= heures durant la poussQe dentaire. En gros, Nerfs S Chamomilla ou %odophyllum S DiarrhQe.

<entition lente G venirF

Calcarea carbonica ou Calcarea fluorica ou Calcarea phosphorica. En 6 CH, 1 granules 7 fois par ?our durant plusieurs mois.

<ents (e sagesseF
calcarea carbonica ou -luoricum acidum ou Magnesia carbonica ou Silicea. En 6 CH, 1 granules 7 fois par ?our, durant plusieurs mois. Ce traitement est trPs efficace, mais si les troubles persistent, il faut procQder O l)e+traction.

)mail (Bfectueu6F
Calcarea fluorica ou Silicea. En 6 CH, 1 granules 7 fois par ?our, durant des mois.

)4ulisF
Calcarea carbonica ou Natrum muriaticum ou huya. En = CH ou 6 CH, 7 fois par ?our, 6 ?ours sur 8, 7 granules durant plusieurs semaines. DQfinition* Epulis est une petite tumeur bQnigne, au niveau du bord alvQolaire des gencives. Synonyme* Epulide, Qpulie ou Qpulis. Nom fQminin.

.istule (entaireF
Silicea ou Calcarea fluorica ou Calcarea sulfurica. %rendre 1 granules 7 fois par ?our, tous les ?ours, en 6 CH.

.lu6ion (entaireF
%lantago ma?or ou 'elladonna ou -errum phosphoricum. Deu+ granules toutes les 1 heures, en 6 CH, ?us4u)O disparition de la douleur et de la tumQfaction. Environ = O A ?ours, sinon employer les antobioti4ues.

.riabilitB (entaireF
Ces dents se cassent en morceau+.

Cachesis ou %lumbum metallicum ou Sulfuricum acidum. En 6 CH, 1 granules 7 fois par ?our.

9ingivite aiguHF
Aconit ou 'elladonna. Deu+ granules toutes les deu+ heures, sauf la nuit, en = CH ou 6 CH. Cuivre 0ligosol, une ampoule sub"linguale 7 fois par ?our, en mRme temps 4ue le remPde homQopathi4ue.

9ingivite chroniCueF
Calcarea fluorica ou He#la lava ou Cuesinum. Deu+ granules 7 fois par ?our, tous les ?ours, en 6 CH. &echercher et traiter la cause.

9ingivite oe(BmateuseF
Apis ou %hosphorus* Deu+ granules 7 fois par ?our, en 6 CH, durant plusieurs semaines.

9ingivite hBmorragiCueF
Breosotum ou Carbo vegetabilis ou Arnica. Deu+ granules = O 6 fois par ?our, en 6 CH. &echercher la cause et la traiter.

9losso(*nieF
Aconit ou 3gnatia ou Hincum. Attention, il s)agit le plus souvent d)une manifestation locale d)un Qtat dQpressif, ou d)une phobie, ou d)une obsession. Deu+ granules 7 fois par ?our, en 6 CH. Mais surtout rassurer le malade, et le soigner sur le fond.

9renouilletteF

<oir O* &anula.

HalitoseF
Breosotum 6 CH, 1 granules 7 fois par ?our. (QnQralement, provient du tartre et de la pyorrhQe, donc soigner la cause.

HBmorragie 4ost=e6tractiveF
Compression locale avec un morceau de bouchon enveloppQ d)ouate. <Qrifier si le malade n)est pas diabQti4ue, ni sous aspirine ou anticoagulant. Arnica 6 CH, deu+ granules toutes les heures, durant 4uel4ues heures. china ou %hosphorus.

Her4Es (es lEvresF

&hus to+ en 6 CH, deu+ granules 6 fois par ?our, durant 1 ou 7 ?ours. Cocalement, tamponnement des vQsicules avec de l)eau o+ygQnQe O 6 volumes. En traitement de fond, Natrum muriaticum ; CH, une dose tous les 15 ?ours, durant plusieurs mois ou vaccinto+inum ; CH, une dose tous les 15 ?ours, durant plusieurs mois.

Langue noireF
<Qrifier 4ue la malade n)a pas absorbQ des antibioti4ues. Sinon, Arsenicum album ou 0pium en 6 CH, deu+ granules 7 fois par ?our, durant plusieurs semaines.

Langue scrotaleF
calcarea fluorica ou Cuesinum, deu+ granules 7 fois par ?our, en 6 CH durant plusieurs mois. Mais, trPs souvent il s)agit d)un phQnomPne congQnital, donc normal.

LichenF
3l s)agit d)un phQnomPne nQvroti4ue. Cure thermale O Saint Christau .A==55/. Antimonium tartaricum ou 3gnatia ou <aleriana, en 6 CH, 7 granules 7 fois par ?our, cin4 ?ours sur sept durant plusieurs semaines.

Demander au malade de ne pas regarder l)intQrieur de ses ?oues, bref, de ne pas s)en occuper, car il e+iste souvent une cancQrophobie associQe.

LiserB gingivalF
liserQ noir* Mercurius. CiserQ bleu* %lumbum. CiserQ pTle* china. CiserQ pourpre* %lumbum. CiserQ blanc* Mercurius. En 6 CH, deu+ granules trois fois par ?our, cin4 ?ours sur sept, durant plusieurs semaines.

Lithiase salivaireF
'oire beaucoup. -aire une sialographie. E+istence d)un calcul salivaire. Essayer d)Qliminer avec Calcarea carbonica 6 CH, deu+ granules trois fois par ?our, plus boissons trPs abondantes. Dissolvurol. Sinon, il faut intervenir chirurgicalement.

MobilitB anormale (es (entsF

Mercurius ou Nitricum acidum ou Carbo animalis ou Carbo vegetalis ou causticum ou Silicea. Deu+ granules trois fois par ?our, durant des mois. raiter la cause. Souvent, il s)agit d)une pyorrhQe ou de la maladie de -auchard.

,ausBes lors (e la 4rise (Iem4reinteF

3peca 6 CH, 6 granules une heure avant la prise de l)empreinte, puis 6 granules en Qtant sur le $fauteuil$.

,Bvralgie (entaireF
Spigelia. En 6 CH, deu+ granules = fois par ?our. 0n peut a?outer un analgQsi4ue. rouver la cause et la traiter* carie, pyorrhQe, abcPs, etc...

CQphyl, 9 comprimQ 7 fois par ?our dans un peu d)eau sucrQe, ou Chamomilla ou Coffea ou %lantago.

,Bvralgie facialeF
Magnesia phosphorica 8 CH, deu+ granules 7 fois par ?our, tous les ?ours, ou le mRme en dose, en 91 CH, une dose tous les : ?ours. 0n ne trouve aucune cause la plupart du temps. A?outer egretol, 9 comprimQ 7 fois par ?ours, 4ui soulage immQdiatement. Sinon, voir un neuro"chirurgien.

Oe(Eme (e la luetteF
Apis mellifica 75 CH, deu+ doses toutes les 7 minutes durant 95 minutes. DPs 4ue la malade va mieu+, espacer les prises. Avoir tou?ours des doses en 75 CH O portQe de la main, dans sa voiture, etc...

PBriostiteF
%hosphorus ou Silicea. En 6 CH, 1 granules 7 O = fois par ?our, durant 1 O 7 semaines.

PerlEcheF
Arum triphyllum ou condurango ou (raphites ou Nitricum acidum ou Silicea en 6 CH, deu+ granules 7 fois par ?our, durant plusieurs semaines. Cocalement, pommade au Calendula M ou HomQoplasmine. %ar voie buccale, vitamines du groupe ' et ferments lacti4ues si notion d)antobiothQrapie prolongQe.

Peur (u (entisteF
(elsemium 6 CH, trois granules 7 fois par ?our. Si diarrhQe, remplacer par Argentum nitricum. Si globus laryngQ, remplacer par 3gnatia. 0n peut a?outer MagnQsium 0ligosol, une ampoule sub"linguale matin et soir.

Phar*ngiteF
'elladonna ou %hytolacca. En 6 CH, deu+ granules 7 O = fois par ?our, durant 4uel4ues ?ours.

PoussBes (entairesF
Chamomilla 6 CH, trois granules 7 fois par ?our, et MagnQsium 0ligosol, une ampoule sub"linguale matin et soir, Si diarrhQe, remplacer par %odophyllum. Si fiPvre, remplacer par 'elladonna. %our les nourrissons, on peut le prescrire en gouttes, 95 gouttes dans un peu d)eau d)Evian trois fois par ?our.

Prurit gingivalF
3l s)agit d)une manifestation d)angoisse. Ce problPme est gQnQral. Essayer 3gnatia ou <aleriana ou Mure+ ou Moschus. En 6 CH, trois fois par ?our durant plusieurs semaines.

Prurit 4alatinF
3l s)agit d)une allergie ou d)un phQnomPne nQvroti4ue. Diriger le patient vers un gQnQraliste. MQmo* Sinapis nigra, Capsicum, 3gnatia, Moschus, Nu+ moscata, Mure+, castoreum, etc...

Pul4iteF
Spigelia. En 6 CH, deu+ granules = fois par ?our. 0n peut a?outer un analgQsi4ue. raiter la cause.

P*orrhBeF
Nitricum acidum 6 CH, deu+ granules trois fois par ?our, cin4 ?ours sur sept.

Autres remPdes possibles en fonction des symptUmes* Mercurius solubilis, Mercurius cyan., %yrogenium, Cuesinum et bien sVr le traitement de terrain. Ce traitement local est CA%3 AC* bains de bouche rQguliers avec Calendula M, Echinacea M. En cas de crises douloureuses, prendre 3mmudon en comprimer O sucer.

$anulaF
DQfinition* umeur en#ystQe li4uide d)origine salivaire siQgeant O la face infQrieure de la langue et dans l)Qpaisseur du plancher buccal. Synonyme* (renouillette. %rendre Ambra grisea ou calcarea carbonica ou huya, en 6 CH, 1 granules 7 fois par ?our, 6 ?ours sur 8, durant 1 mois. Sinon intervenir.

$etar( (e (entitionF
calcarea carbonica 7 CH, trois granules trois fois par ?our durant des mois. Modifier le rQgime alimentaire. Ce plus souvent, pas asseD de protides. 'QbQs $vQgQtariens$ WW

$humatismes (entairesF
'ryonia ou &hus to+icodendron ou &hododendron. En 6 CH, trois granules trois fois par ?our, durant 4uel4ues semaines. %ointes de feu locales, ou alcool iodQe locale.

%aignements gingivau6F
&echercher la cause. Ca traiter. China = CH, deu+ granules 7 O = fois par ?our, cin4 ?ours sur sept. 0u Crotalus horridus, ou %hosphorus.

%corbutF

%rescrire une alimentation fraXche et abondante. $Coc#tail$ vitaminQ abondant et variQ. Nitricum acidum ou mercurius corrosivus, deu+ granules 7 fois par ?our en 6 CH.

%Bcheresse (e la boucheF
Causes* Ce plus souvent, angoisse, an+iQtQ, dQpression, nerfs, etc... 0u il s)agit d)un patient sous tran4uillisants ou sous diurQti4ues. Sinon, Moschus ou Nu+ vomica en 6 CH, deu+ granules trois fois par ?our, durant plusieurs semaines.

%ialorrhBeF
3l s)agit d)une dystonie neuro"vQgQtative, ou d)un calcul salivaire ou d)une inflammation localisQe. Iuel4uefois, seule manifestation d)une tumeur gastri4ue ou Ysophagienne. raiter la cause. 3gnatia 6 CH, deu+ granules, trois fois par ?our.

%inusite ma6illaireF
Nu+ vomica en 6 CH, deu+ granules 4uatre fois par ?our durant 4uel4ues ?ours. C)action sur la douleur est rapide. Si il y a une infection associQe, a?outer cuivre 0ligosol, une ampoule sub"linguale trois fois par ?our., durant 95 ?ours, avec un traitement local dQsinfectant, c)est O dire* Cocabiotal ou Soufrane.

%4asmes (e la langueF
Argentum nitricum ou Cocculus ou Conium ou Cycopodium. En 6 CH, deu+ granules trois fois par ?our, cin4 ?ours sur sept, durant au moins 4uatre semaines.

%u44uration (es gencivesF

Silicea ou hepar sulfur ou Mercurius ou %hosphorus. En 6 CH, trois fois par ?our, 6 ?ours sur sept, durant un mois.

artreF
%lumbum metallicum en 6 CH, 7 granules trois fois par ?our, cin4 ?ours sur sept, durant des mois, mais surtout un dQtartrage soigneu+ et rQgulier, prati4uement une fois par mois, avec soin intensif de la gencive* c)et O dire $pointes de feu$, dQsinfection locale de la gencive O l)alcool iodQe, etc...

?arices lingualesF
Hamamelis ou %ulsatilla ou huya. En 6 CH, deu+ granules trois fois par ?our, cin4 ?ours sur sept, durant plusieurs mois. Esberiven, ou Daflon, ou Cyclo7 fort, ou Diovenor, sur le plan gQnQral.

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Prostate %uffering
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Dr. Cuc De Schepper, M.D., he diagnosis of prostate problems sha#es many men out of complacency about their health. %rostate cancer, the final stage of prostate suffering, is already the most common cancer in men and the second leading cause of cancer death after lung cancer. his year an estimated 9A6,555 ne! cases !ill be diagnosed in the @nited States, t!ice the number diagnosed in 9;:6. 3s it a ne! epidemic or does the increase reflect improved laboratory tests such as the %SA .%rostate Specific Antigen test/[ No doubt prostate problems are being diagnosed earlier due to %SA tests, ultrasounds and 3<% .intravenous pyelogram/ tests. As usual, cancer does not discriminate bet!een the rich and poor, the famous and the every day person. High profile cases of men -amous men li#e -ran# Happa and 'ob Dole .strange bedfello!sW/ suffering or dying from prostate cancer have raised the profile of this stealth bomber among men. Beep in mind that a higher %SA is not a death sentence* it can merely reflect benign enlargement !hich does not re4uire surgery.

Jestern Me(ical 344roach

he over!helming concern about prostate cancer is its potential for spreading to the bones .especially the lumbar spine/, the lungs and lymph nodes. As long as it is truly confined, it is completely curable. And this is usually the case !hen it is first detected. 'ut !hat do most urologists propose even !hen the tumor is benign[ he recommended primary treatments !ill be surgery and radiation. 'ut the honest urologist !ill tell you

that you stand a A5\ chance of impotence after surgery .despite some of the ne!er $nerve"sparing$ techni4ues/, !hile the chances of impotence decrease to $only$ about 75\ !ith radiation. hat)s not all. Jou may also lose bladder control and dribble urine, a possibility estimated at 7\ but higher in my e+perience. Heart and lung problems, urine bloc#age, and rectum and bo!el in?ury are other, though infre4uent, conse4uences of the above therapeutic techni4ues. Considering the above odds, 3 !ould recommend that men pause to consider natural preventive and curative approaches and !hether it the gro!ing incidence of prostate enlargement ?ust reflects better detection methods or !hether there are ris# factors at play. Since many of you men !ill be confronted !ith this problem"it !ill stri#e most of you if you live long enough"it is !orth!hile to have a plan for prevention and treatment. his becomes even more urgent !hen !e consider the rampant disarray in the field of prostate cancer, !here e+perts disagree and nothing seems certain. &ecent surveys indicate that urologists in the @nited States capriciously differ in recommending radical prostatectomy .total prostate removal/. Jou are three times more li#ely to have this procedure if you live on the 2est Coast rather than the East Coast. he prostate patient)s 4uandary is that !hile treatment !on)t prolong his life by much, it can ma#e him impotent. Even top urologists admit that aggressive treatment does not ma#e a significant contribution to life span .only about a year more to the average patient)s life e+pectancy/ but that it can lessen the patient)s 4uality of life .e+cept for reducing the pain/. 2hat)s more, the ne! sophisticated diagnostic tests turn up many small tumors that probably !ould not prove fatal if left alone. he @nited States is practically alone in its enthusiasm for aggressive treatment, !hile other countries often resort to $!aiting and !atching,$ and the mortality rate of the treated and untreated group is about the same. his #no!ledge should stop you from being rushed into radical surgery !ithout a full understanding of the possible outcome. Ho!ever, 3 thin# !e can do better than $!atch and !ait.$ 3nstead of leaving the body)s <ital Energy to fight the proliferating cancer alone, !e can use homeopathy and supplements to support our <ital Energy.

Prevention 8ith %u44lements

Supplements play a great role in the prevention of prostate suffering. -irst is <itamin A* 3nvestigators at the National Cancer 3nstitute found that men !ith significantly lo!er than normal <itamin A levels had t!ice the ris# for prostate cancer than those !ith normal levels. <itamin A in the form of beta carotene is safe and effective. A daily dose of 16,555 3.@. is sufficient. Hinc has been sho!n to reduce the siDe of the prostate and to reduce symptomatology in the ma?ority of patients. a#e 65 mg elemental Dinc a day. A great source of natural Dinc is pump#in seeds. Amino acids li#e glycine, alanine and glutamic acid have been sho!n to relieve many symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia .'%H/. @rgency and fre4uency of urination is mar#edly decreased under the influence of these amino acids. a#e 7 capsules daily. Effective botanicals are also available. he best #no!n is the sa! palmetto berry .also #no!n as Sabal serrulata/, native to -lorida. hese berries !ere used to ma#e a homeopathic remedy for the prostate long before their herbal use by holistic physicians. his remedy is indicated for fre4uent urination at night, painful e?aculation, impotence and acute prostatitis. Combinations of these supplements in one pill ma#e it easier to ta#e them. 0ne of the most effective is %("%lus from AD Corporation .9":55"71A"516A/. heir capsules

contain the above"mentioned amino acids, Dinc, pump#in seed e+tract, ra! bovine prostate concentrate, sa! palmetto berries, pollen .!hich reduces the pain and the siDe of the prostate/ and uva ursi .a urinary antiseptic/.

.in(ing the Homeo4athic $eme(* for &ou

0ne of the strengths of homeopathy to have available many different remedies !hich can be individualiDed to the patient. Homeopathic remedies are tailored to the !hole symptom comple+ and can even give clues as to !hy the tumor developed. 2hat are the 4uestions a homeopathic physician as#s a prostate sufferer[ 3n addition to the usual thorough inta#e, certain 4uestions are added. 3s there a history of urethritis, gonorrhea, orchitis, genital !arts[ 3n homeopathy these conditions reflect the presence of the sycotic miasm, !hich in a sense is li#e homeopathy)s analogue to a genetic mar#er for prostate tumors. Ho! !as the patient)s se+ual life and ho! is it no![ 0ne of the causes of malignant prostate cancer a sudden stop in a normal or intense se+ual life. his might happen !hen an older man)s !ife dies, or he changes his lifestyle and decides to abstain from se+ because of religious or spiritual reasons. &eligious people, li#e priests, !ho choose to be celibate suppress their se+ual desire and, follo!ing homeopathic principles, are thereby more prone to prostate cancer. According to Nature)s Ca!s, !henever you suppress an outlet .for emotions or physical symptoms/, the disorder is driven in!ards !hich can bring hopeless inertia in the patient. Deliberately suppressing the se+ual outlet increases the chances of prostate cancer in men, and uterusMcervi+ and ovarian cancer in !omen.

Homeo4ath* an( Prostate Cancer

2hat are the symptoms of malignant prostate cancer[ hey are very characteristic. -irst, there is a constant urge to urinate !ith little or no result. he patient gets up at night because of a strong urge but in spite of pushing hard, he only produces a fe! drops. his can be an+iety"provo#ing, causing perspiration and headaches. After some time the e+hausted patient returns to bed, only to be a!a#ened again later by the same nagging urge !ith the same frustrating result. Another unusual specific symptom is the loss of prostatic fluid caused by merely touching a !oman .i.e. the older man !ho complains about losing fluid from the penis !hen he touches his !ife/. An enlarged and hardened prostate gland .even if only part of the gland is hard/ strongly indicates a possible malignancy. 3f there is also the combination of ineffectual urging to urinate and vertigo from lying do!n, getting up from or turning in bed, the remedy Conium .spotted hemloc#/ !ill be highly effective. As already mentioned, the decision as to !hether the patient !ill undergo radiation andMor surgery is a very personal one made by the .hopefully !ell"informed/ sufferer. 'ut !hatever the choice, Conium can be used, even after a prostatectomy is performed. Conium is usually needed !hen the cancer arises from a change in se+ual habits .a sudden cessation of !hat had been a normal part of hte man)s life/. Consult a !ell"trained homeopathic physician for the potencies and follo!" up. Do not institute this treatment for yourselfW he doctor might do !ell to order a ne! ultrasound A months after the homeopathic treatment to gauge the results.

$eme(ies for benign tumors

-or prostate problems lin#ed to a simple benign enlargement, homeopathy has a rich arsenal of remedies specific to the patient)s complaints. 0ne of the best is Clematis, typically needed !hen the man has the sensation that the bladder is never empty. he patient complains that there is al!ays some urine left .usually the first indication of

prostate gland problems/. Another symptom is the feeble urine stream due to the constrictionof the urethra. -re4uently, there is involuntary dribbling or loss of urine, so that the patient has to stay at the toilet for a !hile in order not to !et his trousers. his patient can also suffer from a burning pain at the cessation of urination. he above symptoms are often found in the patient !ho once had inflammation of the testes .orchitis/ andMor epididymitis. Clematis is indicated especially !hen the patient has a history of gonorrhea being $cured$ .driven deeper in!ards/ !ith antibiotics. Another e+cellent remedy is Selenium .in homeopathic doses/. he dominating characteristic is the physical and mental debility and e+haustion of the patient. A classical e+ample is the patient !ith an increased se+ual desire and the inability to have an erection .Selenium can be used as an erection remedy/. At the same time, he e+periences physical !ea#ness from the slightest e+ertion, also obvious after the fe! times he manages to have se+. He loses prostatic fluid during stool or sleep. Some very specific symptoms calling for Selenium are hoarseness and hair loss on any part of the body .including eyelashes and pubic hair/. An important note is that $Selsun$ shampoo can counteract this remedy .because it contains selenium/ and should be avoided !hen ta#ing homeopathic SeleniumW 2hen !e mention digitalis !e thin# of a heart remedy. Jet homeopathic Digitalis is the most important remedy for urine retention caused by an enlarged prostate. here is a strong desire to urinate but it is impossible for the patient to do so. He also feels his heart beating in his bladder and has a constant urge to urinate .tenesmus/ at night. hen he has the strange feeling that the bladder is al!ays full, even after urination. he above symptoms should alert the vigilant physician to the use of digitalis. Hinc is often used as an antio+idant together !ith <itamin C, E and beta carotene to fight free radicals. Hincum metallicum, homeopathic Dinc, is very specific for the man !ho can only urinate !hen sitting on the toilet. 3t is impossible for him to urinate !hile standing. Classically, his symptoms are also aggravated by drin#ing !ine. Another remedy, one giving another etiology for prostate enlargement, is Staphysagria. he causalities for this remedy are se+ual e+cesses and humiliation situations li#e verbal, physical, emotional or se+ual abuse. Specifically these men can be impotent !ith their !ives, yet have an erection !hen they masturbate. 0ften they have strong se+ual dreams and thoughts !hen in bed, forcing them to masturbate in order to fall asleep. @ncontrolled itching of the testes may be symptomatic. here are many more specific prostate remedies such as %ulsatilla, Causticum, Nitric acid, Cannabis sativa and hu?a. he homeopathic physician !ill determine !hich one fits each patient)s symptom comple+. he message is clear. 'efore you are rushed into an operation, e+plore all options and ma#e informed conscientious decisions. Consult a trained homeopathic physician !ho can determine the right remedy for your prostate suffering. Don)t forget* nothing can beat prevention. Any man over the age of =5 should start ta#ing a product li#e %("%lus .1"= capsules daily/ and avoid a lot of future troubleW

Homeo4ath*Is Best @e4t %ecret

Dr. Cuc De Schepper, M.D., &ou 8ere traine( as a Jestern me(ical (octor. Jhat ma(e *ou turn to homeo4ath*K

<r. LucF 2hen 3 !as a young doctor fresh out of medical school in 'elgium, 3 thought 3 #ne! everything. 'ut then 3 started seeing patients !hom 2estern medicine ?ust couldn)t help. 0ne young girl of 96 got headaches every time the !eather changed]and in 'elgium the !eather changes three times a dayW She had everything in 2estern medicine you can dream of, but nothing helped. Another lady, 3 !ill never forget it, she came in my office absolutely dripping !ith s!eat. he s!eat !as pouring off her and dripping onto the floor. 2estern medicine could do nothing for her. Another lady could not spea#. here !as nothing physically !rong !ith her. Her family said she had not spo#en a !ord since loo#ing out the !indo! and seeing a funeral procession]!ith her best friend)s husband !al#ing behind the hearse. he sudden shoc# of her best friend)s death made her mute. 3 !anted to do something for these patients, but my 2estern medical training gave me no ans!ers. So 3 !ent to a boo#store to loo# up alternative medicine and found a boo# on homeopathy. 3 !ish these patients !ould !al# through my door today, because these !ould all be easy cases for homeopathy. Jhat 8oul( *ou suggest for someone 8ho 8ants to get starte( 8ith homeo4ath* but feels be8il(ere( b* all the (ifferent reme(iesK <r. LucF (et to #no! one or t!o remedies and all the different things they can be used for. Arnica !ould be my first choice]it)s #ing of the trauma remedies and #ing of the sports remedies. Arnica is good for the !hole family for bumps, bruises, pulled muscles, and overuse of muscles, li#e someone !ho has a des# ?ob and then gets 9= days vacation and !ants to be a hero playing sports !ith his #ids. 3t)s even good for elderly people !ho get spontaneous bruises, because as !e get older the capillaries become fragile and burst easily. Some lesser #no!n uses of Arnica include over!orry, overuse of the voice !hen someone is spea#ing all day, and for the flu, especially !hen there is a bruised feeling. Arnica is for bruises in general, and for illnesses !ith a bruised feeling, li#e !hen you feel as though a tan# ?ust ran over you and everything is sore, you don)t !ant to be touched. Arnica is also a great absorber of blood. -or e+ample, my patients have had amaDing e+periences !ith their #ids !ho bump their heads and get a big egg on their forehead, !hich of course means there is a hematoma, a lea#age of blood. 2ith Arnica the s!elling goes right do!n and then they don)t have to ta#e their #ids to the emergency room. So Arnica is great for the !hole family starting from Day 0ne. 3n fact it)s a great remedy for Day 0neW (ive Arnica 155c to the mother for bruising from the delivery and give it to the baby for the trauma of coming through the birth canal. 3n* other favorite reme(iesK <r. LucFArsenicum !ould be my second choice, especially for traveling. Never leave home !ithout itW 3t)s the top remedy for traveler)s diarrhea and for food poisoning. Some people get diarrhea ?ust from the change of diet !hen they travel. Arsenicum has rescued many, many a vacation, especially in the Middle East, China and South America !here the !ater can be contaminated. Arsenicum is also great for the first stages of a cold or flu, !hen you are ?ust getting a scratchy throat and your nose is running li#e a faucet !ith a clear, !atery discharge. Arsenicum !ill nip it in the bud.

Arsenicum is one of the top remedies for asthma and for shortness of breath in general, especially !hen you feel as though you are going to die because you can)t catch your breath. And it)s one of the best remedies for people !ho !a#e up after midnight, an+ious and restless and unable to get bac# to sleep. 'ut in both these cases people shouldn)t diagnose themselves. -or e+ample, in homeopathy !e have so many remedies for an+iety. he remedies are so precise, depending on !hether the patient has fear for the future, fear of death, of disease, of failure, of flying, of ta#ing e+ams, and so on. his is the #ind of thing !e !ill teach in our school. JhatIs the best 8a* to ta7e the reme(iesK <r. LucF his is one of homeopathy)s best"#ept secrets* ta#e the remedies in !ater. 2hen you buy a little tube in the store !ith :5 pellets, the label says to ta#e 7 pellets 7 to 6 times a day under the tongue. . here is no secret door under the tongueW/ 'ut it !ill !or# much better and much faster if you ta#e one pellet and dissolve it in = ounces of !ater. a#e one teaspoon as needed]as often as every 15 to 75 minutes in acute cases such as high fevers and accidents. 0ne cup !ill is good for 1= hours. 3f you need the remedy again the ne+t day, ma#e another cup. %utting it in !ater ma#es it reach more nerve endings. As soon as it touches the mucous membranes it starts to !or#. 3f someone can)t s!allo!, you can even s!ab it on their s#in. Jhat if *ou run out the same (a*: can *ou ma7e another cu4K <r. LucFJou could but you shouldn)t need to, because as you start to feel better you slo! do!n and ta#e a teaspoon only maybe every hour or t!o. 3f you don)t see any improvement by the time you finish the cup, it probably means you have the !rong remedy. .3t could also mean the potency is too lo!, but this is something you !ill learn from e+perience./ %o 8h* (onIt the* sa* this on the labelK <r. LucFMaybe because they can sell more tubes this !ayW 0r maybe because they ?ust don)t #no!. Hahnemann, the founder of homeopathy, developed this method of ta#ing the remedies in !ater at the very end of his life, and the manuscript in !hich he described it !as lost for nearly 955 years. Even no! it is not !ell #no!n. he people !ho !or# in the pharmaceutical companies have probably never read it. 3re there an* situations 8hen itIs better to ta7e the reme(* (r*K <r. LucF0nly if it)s impractical to ta#e it in !ater. 2hen 3 play tennis 3 #eep Arnica and &hus to+. in my poc#ets in case 3 sprain my an#le. 3 can ta#e some pellets and #eep on playing, then as soon as 3 have a chance 3 put them in !ater. Here)s another secret* if you are going to be out all day, driving around in the car, put the remedy in a !ater bottle and ta#e it !ith you. hen each time you ta#e the remedy you can succuss it .give it a hard th!ac#, a $slam"dun#$/. his gradually increases the potency of the remedy and it !ill !or# even better this !ay. Ho8 man* 4ellets: sa* for a t*4ical '- oD. s4ring 8ater bottleK

<r. LucF>ust one. Jou don)t need four ?ust because there is four times as much !ater. 2e are dealing !ith energy, not !ith molecules. 3t)s a little more dilute this !ay, but succussing it !ill #eep increasing the potency of the remedy. %houl( *ou re(uce the (osage for 7i(sK <r. LucFNot at allW 3n fact #ids need higher potencies than adults. Never hesitate to give a child a high potency. 3t)s the opposite of 2estern medicine, !here our dosages are based on body!eight. 3n homeopathy the dosage is based on the vital energy of the patient, and #ids usually have much stronger vital energy than adults. Coo# at ho! fast a child can spi#e a fever. hat sho!s ho! strong the vital energy is. LetIs sa* someone loo7s u4 in a homeo4ath* boo7 an( figures out that Lachesis is the best reme(* for her left=si(e( hea(ache: but 8hen she goes to the store to bu* it: the tube sa*s itIs for hot flashes. Jh* is thatK <r. LucFEach of the ma?or remedies .the polycrests/ has many, many different indications or uses. he pharmaceutical company can only fit one or t!o of them on the label. he good thing is that they have the freedom to do that, unli#e vitamin companies, because homeopathic remedies are under a different la! and the -DA allo!s this #ind of labeling. <o the reme(ies have si(e effectsK <r. LucFNo, again because !e are tal#ing energy, not molecules. 2hen you use potencies over 1=c there is not even one molecule of the original substance left, and then !hen you put it in !ater it is even more dilute. Jou can get !hat !e call a similar aggravation, though, if you ta#e too much. An aggravation is a temporary intensification of the symptoms. 3t)s unli#ely to happen in acute cases, because you are using up the remedy so fast. Jou !ould have to really ta#e a lot, maybe 7 or = cups of the remedy in a ro!, to get this #ind of reaction. 3f you do get an aggravation, ?ust stop ta#ing the remedy and your body !ill use up the e+cess. 3t)s li#e speeding in a car. 3t)s not a bad car, ?ust a bad driverW Jou need to get used to the car. As you get e+perience using the remedies, you !ill get to #no! ho! fast you can ta#e repeated doses. %ome 4eo4le sa* *ou have to go through an aggravation to be cure( 8ith homeo4ath*. Joul( *ou agree 8ith thatK <r. LucFNot at allW Hahnemann developed the !ater method to save people from the discomfort of aggravations. Can *ou be allergic to the reme(iesK <r. LucFNo, for the same reason. Sometimes my patients say they can)t ta#e Sulphur as a remedy because they are allergic to sulfa drugs. An allergy to sulfa drugs is actually a good indication that the patient needs SulphurW Jhat if someone is allergic to lactose: can the* have a reaction to the lactose the 4ills are ma(e fromK

<r. LucFNot usually, but if they are e+tremely sensitive they could have a reaction if they ta#e the pills dry. 3t)s another good reason to ta#e the remedies in !ater. Can *ou (evelo4 a tolerance to the reme(ies the 8a* *ou can to a (rugK <r. LucFAs long as you need the remedy, it !ill continue to !or#. 3f your baby is learning to !al#, all the time falling and smac#ing his head, you can give Arnica every day and it !ill continue to !or#. 3f a remedy stops !or#ing, it means you no longer need it. Can the reme(ies be a((ictiveK here is not one 4atient in a Bett* .or( center a((icte( to homeo4athic reme(iesL <r. LucF2hereas there are many treatment centers and deto+ centers for people addicted to 2estern drugs. 3t)s scary ho! easy it is for people to and get addicted. All it ta#es is one hospitaliDation, and they give you pain#illers sleeping pills !ithout your #no!ledge or your permission. 'efore you #no! it you)re addicted. 3 have seen it many times in my practice. Jhat (o the numbers meanM-c: 32c: 222cK <r. LucF hey represent the successive dilutions the remedies go through. $C$ stands for centesimal and it means a dilution of 9 part of the remedy to ;; parts of alcohol at each stage. he remedy is succussed, or sha#en, 955 times at each stage so that the energy of the remedy is imparted to the li4uid. he higher the number, the higher the dilution] !hich in homeopathy means a more po!erful remedy, because the vibrational energy is higher. 5suall* in health foo( stores *ou fin( -c: '2c an( 32c 4otencies. JhatIs the (ifference in ho8 the* are use(K <r. LucF3 !ould rather see 75c and 155c in stores. 3 encourage my students to get 155c #its once they are familiar !ith the remedies. 75c is better !hen you are first starting out because if you ta#e the !rong remedy in a 155c, you could get an aggravation. Ac and 91c are too lo! to do any good for acute situations. Ac and 91c are only indicated for chronic diseases, and people should definitely not diagnose or treat themselves for chronic diseases. 0nly a professional homeopath can do that. ;s that because -c an( '2c coul( be (angerousK <r. LucFNot at all. 3t)s because a layperson could not prescribe the right remedy for a chronic situation, in !hich the choice of remedy depends not so much on the physical symptoms as on the mental and emotional onset of the disease. -or e+ample, if 3 have four patients !ith chronic fatigue, one may be never !ell since ta#ing birth control pills, another never !ell since over!or# and over!orry, another never !ell since multiple operations, and the fourth never !ell since heartbrea#. hey may all have the e+act same physical symptoms and the same diagnosis in 2estern medicine, but they each get a different remedy from me, because homeopathy is so individualiDed to the patient. Jhat (o *ou mean b* acute an( chronicK

<r. LucFAcute is something that ?ust happened !ithin the last day or t!o, !ithin the last several !ee#s at most, that is self"limiting .it !ill go a!ay by itself/. 3n an acute disease, the vital energy of the patient is usually strong enough to overcome it. 3f not, it can turn into a chronic condition, one that develops over a long period of time and does not go a!ay by itself. 3n a chronic condition there can be a steady overall do!nfall of the patient)s health unless it is opposed by the right remedy. 0ther times there can be acute symptoms of a chronic state of imbalance or disorder in the system, such as %MS. A !oman can have acute symptoms each month !hich can be treated !ith acute over"the"counter remedies each time]but if her overall constitution is treated by a professional homeopath, her symptoms !ill not recur. 3 have seen this many times in my practice]3 do not even address the patient)s %MS symptoms directly because they go a!ay automatically !ith the !ell"chosen remedy. 3 lot of times health foo( stores have combinations that have - or 0 (ifferent reme(ies. Joul(nIt that be better than a single reme(*: since *ou 8oul( be sure to cover *our basesK <r. LucFActually, no, because the remedies can cancel each other out. 3 !ould rather see people become familiar !ith the single remedies. -or e+ample, 3)ve seen a combination for (rief that has one remedy, %ulsatilla, for people !ho are very clingy and needy of consolation, and another, Nat. mur., for people !ho ?ust !ant to be left alone in their grief. Ho! can one person possibly need both[ Man* homeo4aths sa* *ou canIt use mint: cam4hor or coffee 8hen *ou are ta7ing reme(ies. Joul( *ou agreeK <r. LucFCoffee is the only one 3 put the accent on in my o!n practice. 3f someone is drin#ing more than one cup a day, 3 get them off the coffee first .!ith Chamomilla, Nu+ vomica or Coffea/. Decaffeinated coffee and other caffeine"containing foods li#e chocolate and cola are o#ay .not in other !ays but in terms of canceling the remedyW/ Mint and camphor are only important for the high potencies used by certain professional homeopaths, the Bentian prescribers. hey !on)t ma#e much difference in acute situations !here you are repeating the doses fre4uently. %ome homeo4aths tell their 4atients not to (o acu4uncture or 4olarit* or ta7e vitamins 8hile on a reme(*. Jh* is thatK <r. LucF3 tell my patients to do anything they can to support their vital energy !hile they are healing. Any healing modality such as acupuncture that follo!s the same natural la!s as homeopathy !ill do nothing but help. he only thing is, they shouldn)t start doing these things the same !ee# they start the remedy. hat !ill muddy the picture. hen if they have a reaction, it)s not clear !hat they are reacting to. ;Ive hear( that reme(ies are 4rescribe( base( on the s*m4toms 4resent. %o (oes that mean the reme(ies canIt be use( 4reventivel*K <r. LucFNo, in fact here)s another little"#no!n tip. hey can be used ahead of time if you #no! you are going to need them, but in this case ta#e 7 pellets dry in the mouth. -or e+ample, Arnica should be ta#en before and after strenuous sports for someone !ho is not in shape, or for !eightlifters, football players, soccer players and others !ho are

li#ely to get pulled muscles or bruises. And if one person in the family comes do!n !ith a flu or cold, everyone else in the family can ta#e the same remedy. 3f you #no! there is a flu coming to your area, before it even hits you can start ta#ing Arsenicum or 0scillococcinum, the t!o top preventive flu remedies. a#e 75c doses, 7 pellets dry once a day during an epidemic. JhatIs *our basic a44roach in fin(ing a reme(* for *our 4atientsK <r. LucF3 have them ma#e a timeline !ith all the ma?or traumas in their life, !hether mental, emotional, physical, financial, or !hatever. Any event that causes lasting symptoms !ill need to be treated eventually. 2e call it a layer. 2e start !ith the most recent layer first and !or# bac#!ards, every time treating the Never 2ell Since .usually a mental or emotional trauma that triggered the onset of symptoms/. &ou are both a homeo4ath an( an acu4uncturist. Jhat (o *ou see as the connection bet8een these t8o healing mo(alitiesK <r. LucF hey both !or# !ith the healing energy or vital 4i, and they both follo! the same natural la!s of healing. -or e+ample, !e #no! the patient is healing if the disease goes from the inside to the outside. Also both disciplines accent the mental and emotional origins of disease .unless there is a direct physical trauma li#e a cut, blo! or burn/. 3n both, each organ has certain emotions associated !ith it, li#e the liver and anger. Each of the main homeopathic remedies has a place on the Star of the -ive Elements in raditional Chinese Medicine. Homeopathy is so similar to acupuncture that Hahnemann must have read the acupuncture te+ts that !ere available to him in translation. <oes someone have to be a me(ical (octor to 4ractice homeo4ath*K <r. LucF3n terms of licensing, it varies from state to state. 3n terms of #no!ledge, many of the greatest homeopaths of the past have been laypeople. Can *ou share one last secret 8ith usK <r. LucFHere)s a great one for sports in?uries* if you)re a basically healthy person and have a serious acute in?ury, li#e a pulled muscle, ta#e Arnica 75c, then 155c, then 9M, each time 7 pellets dry, = hours apart. 3 did this once !hen 3 pulled my thigh muscle !hile playing soccer. he muscle s!elled up and turned hard as a roc#. 'y the time 3 !as through the Arnica it !as bac# to normal againW 3 learned this tip from a S!iss"-rench homeopath and very fe! people in this country #no! about it.

9entle Me(icine for 9entle Beings F Homeo4ath* for babies

Dr. Cuc De Schepper, M.D., Coo# at any baby and !hose heart does not melt. 'abies bring out our most gentle behavior. 2e !ant to cuddle them, hold them, #iss them, and caress them. 2e fuss over them, !ant to protect them, and s4uirm each time our little loved ones produce so much as a sneeDe. hey are fragile, gentle little beings, born !ith an immature immune system.

3n this article 3 ?ust !ant to give some gentle homeopathic remedies for commonly encountered conditions in babies and toddlers. ry homeopathy !ith common sense, tal# to your physician about it, form a unit !ith your trusted doctor, and to your pleasure, both of you !ill learn from your e+perience. And the child)s <ital -orce !ill be grateful to you for employing such a gentle stimulus to its natural healing action. 3 !ant to accentuate here that homeopathic remedies are very safe to use even in a one"day"old baby. Cet)s ?ump on this !agon of ?oy and see ho! !e can help these little beings !ho have ?ust arrived from the !arm coDy environment of the mother, suddenly pushed !ith great force through the birth canal to a cold and frightening !orld. 3 might as !ell start !ith this rough ride through the birth canal. Can you imagine !hat such a little being must feel after s!imming for nine months in perfect !ater temperature !ith plentiful nourishment, then to be suddenly pushed out through a narro! tunnel, getting s4ueeDed, molded and bumped against hard bony structures[ he e+perience must be traumatic, physically and emotionally. his roller coaster ride is frightening and can ta#e the baby)s breath a!ay, especially !hen it too# a long time to come do!n and out. Aconite is a great revival remedy after a fright, !hen the baby sho!s its typical symptoms* high fevers, restless sleep, great an+iety, sometimes nightmares, not to mention recurrent infections. After a long, hard labor not only the mother !ill be out of breath, the baby as !ell might be limp all over, !ith pale or bluish limbs, breathing too fast or not at all, creating a lo! Apgar score .a measurement of the baby)s vitality at birth, based on s#in color, breathing, pulse, etc./. 3f you feel that the baby needs some e+tra o+ygen, a dose of Carbo vegetalis 155C !ill help it use o+ygen more effectively. 2hat a great step for!ard it !ould be if every obstetrician had this little remedy at hand. Maybe the physical trauma to the baby !as also too much to bear* the baby may have bruises or a funny"loo#ing $hat$ on the its head from the suction cup of a vacuum e+traction. Arnica 155C should be given almost automatically to any baby* it ensures the rapid absorption of blood that has lea#ed out under the s#in. .3t !ill also help the delivering mother !ith bruising in the birth canal and perineum, 'ellis perennis is even better for this./ $0.B.,$ says the baby, $3 finally made it. 3t)s time to get me some foodW$ And the mother is 4uic# to oblige. 'reastfeeding has made a comebac#, rightfully so, since no formula can replace Mother)s secret mil#. .3t is also cheap]there is no middle man, and as an added advantage, the cat can)t get to itW/. he natural antibodies .especially in the colostrum, the first mil#/ are a blessing to the baby)s health. o the horror of mothers, some babies vomit their mil# .!hether breast or co!)s mil#/ as soon as it is s!allo!ed. Sometimes there is a mechanical reason for pro?ectile vomiting, such as pylorus stenosis .a narro!ing of the e+it or pylorus of the stomach/, !hich necessitates a simple lifesaving operation. 'ut often this is not the case. his incessant vomiting of the mil#, sometimes accompanied by a greenish diarrhea, is follo!ed by total e+haustion and sleepiness of the baby, to the alarm of the mother and physician. A great remedy can !or# miracles here* Aethusa cynapium or fool)s parsley stops this vomiting, allo!ing the baby to absorb its nutrients and to gain !eight and health. $(reatW$ says the baby. $3 am en?oying my life no!, 3 can #eep in my food, but for some reason 3 !ant to #eep everything in, even my stool* 3 am constipatedW$ 2hile you should consult your homeopathic physician for severe cases of constipation, for an occasional bout of constipation .often food"related/ Nu+ vomica 155C is a great rescuer. Don)t give la+atives, !hich !ill re4uire more and more to #eep on !or#ing. 2hy[ 'ecause Nature)s

Ca! tells us* $Every action is follo!ed by an e4ual and opposite reaction.$ A la+ative)s initial reaction .causing looser stools/ !ill inevitably be follo!ed by a secondary opposite reaction* more constipation. And then to obtain the same result .a bo!el movement/ !e need to #eep increasing the dose or repeating it more often. Not so !ith Nu+"v 155C !hich !or#s !ith the body)s o!n healing energy. Certain babies have a tendency to constipation. Jou can recogniDe babies of this Calcarea carbonica constitutional type* a little fat and flabby !ith those great rosy chee#s, al!ays !anting to eat .they hang at your breast because this is the great pacifier for them and they li#e snac#ing continuously/, they s!eat easily especially on forehead and in the hair, and they often have nightmares. .-or a full description of this and other homeopathic types, see my boo# he %eople)s &epertory./ hey often hold in their stool for days, apparently !ithout any discomfort, but !hen they go, they fill the diaper !ith their massive hard stools. A homeopathic physician is needed in this case to administer the constitutional remedy Calc"carb. in a professional potency. hen this chronic constipation !ill go a!ay. $Allright, 3 have no more bruises, 3 am li#ing my breast mil# no!, and 3 have the diaper tric# under control. 'ut no! you attac# me !ith those in?ections at my tender age of three months. Ho! do you call them* ah, yes, vaccinations. hey are for my good, you say, to !ard off all those a!ful diseases, polio, croup, diphtheria, measles and mumps. 3 #no! you mean !ell, but 3 #no! too many of my friends !ho react to these shots !ith fever, crying spells, and restless nights. 3 don)t !ant to mention the more serious rare conse4uences* deafness, blindness, and seiDures.$ 2ell, baby, !e have something for you. After every in?ection !ith a vaccination, !e give a dose of Cedum 155C and most of these un!anted uncomfortable reactions !ill be avoided. Cedum is a universal remedy for all vaccinations, !hile Silica 155C is a specific to be administered after each D% . Someho!, most babies no!adays seem to be attac#ed by one illness* ear infectionsW 3t is the most fre4uently diagnosed condition in babies and young children, responsible for the outpouring of tons of antibiotics .and creating antibiotic"resistant bacteria/. 'ut are these antibiotics necessary[ According to medical research, :6\ of those ear infections are viral, not bacterial. 3n these cases not only do antibiotics fail to do any good, they actually delay the cure because they bring do!n fever. -ever is nothing but a fight bet!een our !hite blood cells .our immune system/ and viruses. -or each degree of fever, millions of !hite blood cells are directed to the place of infection. 'y decreasing the fever .either through ylenol or antibiotics/ !e stop that rescue mechanism and delay the cure according to o!n allopathic studies. 0ften pediatricians say, $Jour child has a mild ear infection.$ 3 am very suspicious of this diagnosis. 3t often means that the ear drum does not loo# 4uite right, the parents are an+ious, the doctor feels pressured to prescribe something, and so a diagnosis of $mild ear infection$ is used to ?ustify treating the child !ith antibiotics. A doctor e+amining a child)s ear !ith an otoscope loo#s li#e one of life)s last great mysteries. 'ut !hat does he see[ 3t)s so simple. A normal ear drum is pearly !hite. An infection in the middle ear .behind the ear drum/ turns the ear drum red. 'ut there are many shades bet!een !hite and red. And the ear drum also turns red from other causes]fever, or the baby crying. And !hat child doesn)t cry !hen that otoscope is po#ed in his ears[ 0ften the doctor cannot tell ?ust by loo#ing at the ear drum for a brief moment !hether an ear infection is actually present. 3n a recent article, doctors said themselves said, $2e are only sure of the

diagnosis in 96\ of the cases, the rest is hoping and prayingW$ Sounds li#e a very lo! batting average]and yet in almost 955\ of the cases an antibiotic is prescribed. %hysicians and parents !ould do !ell to learn some of the great homeopathic remedies for ear infections. 3 !ill cite some of the most common ones. %ulsatilla is our number one remedy, especially for right"sided ear infections. he temperature is less than 957- and the child is thirstless .!hich is very unusual for someone !ho has fever/. he child sho!s very clingy behavior, !ants to be consoled, #issed and carried around, but is less contrary and capricious than the child !ho needs Chamomilla. Chamomilla is popular remedy for teething and is also a top remedy for ear infections .mainly in the right ear/. he child is besides himself !ith pain, !ants to be roc#ed or carried, and sho!s a typical capricious behavior .$give me that$ and then !hen you give it they thro! it a!ay/. Nothing that the parent does can satisfy the child. he child is li#ely to have a red face and a fever belo! 957-. Aconite is commonly used in the !inter !hen a child has been e+posed to a dry cold northeast !ind .or a baby is ta#en out on a blustery day/. he child feels fine !hen going to bed but !a#es up screaming !ith pain around midnight, !ith a very high fever .up to 956-/, very restless, thirsty hot all over the body. he pains are violent and burning and there is e+treme sensitivity to the touch. Aconite stands for the -)s* $-ast onset, -ulminant .strong picture/, -ever, and -right.$ Aconite can be used for any condition !ith these symptoms, not ?ust ear infections .for e+ample, fevers, colds and sore throats/. 2e may not forget 'elladonna for right"sided ear infections !ith a sudden onset of great pain either at 7 p.m. or 7 a.m. here is a high fever .956-/, the face is flushed beet red and hot !hile the e+tremities are cold .unli#e an Aconite condition, in !hich the !hole body is hot/. he baby is restless and agitated. Another remedy, for left"sided ear infections, is -errum %hos, !ith a high temperature, not agitated behavior. 3t is an e+cellent remedy in beginning stage and !ill prevent the formation of pus. hese are ?ust some of the most common remedies for ear infections. As usual as# for a 155C potency if you can .other!ise 75C/ and put one pellet in = oD of !ater, let it dissolve and give a tablespoon as needed. 3f the child falls asleep after one dose, don)t !a#e it up. Sometimes that one dose is all the child needed. 'ut if the child is still suffering, the dose can be repeated as often as every 96 minutes. here are so many more instances !here children can be helped by a single homeopathic remedy. -or instance, chic#en po+ is helped by Antimonium tart., (erman measles .rubella/ by %ulsatilla, !hooping cough by Drosera, measles by 'ryonia. Don)t forget Chamomilla for your teething child, Argentum nitricum and again Chamomilla for the colic#y baby, Arnica for any fall or bruising, Calendula for any cut or open !ound, Cantharis for a burn, even second degree, 'ora+ for thrush, and (raphites for the inflammation of the eyelid !ith those little yello! crusts that stic# the eyelashes together in the morning. 3 !ould advise parents and professionals ali#e to learn as much as possible about this gentle, effective and scientific medicine. Jou !ill see the magic of Homeopathy, and a rested, smiling child !ill be your re!ardW Cuc De Schepper, M.D., %h.D., D.3.Hom., C.Hom., Cic.Ac. is a 2estern medical doctor, acupuncturist and homeopath !ith over 155,555 patients in 18 years of practice. He is the founder of the Ne! School of Homeopathy in Cambridge, MA and the author of eleven

boo#s on homeopathy, acupuncture and holistic health care, including he %eople)s &epertory .a ho!"to guide to homeopathy/ and Human Condition Critical .an introduction to the la!s and principles of homeopathy in chronic diseases/. He has been a popular guest on numerous television sho!s in the @nited States and abroad as !ell as being intervie!ed on doDens of radio sho!s. Dr. Cuc !ill be opening a practice in San Diego, CA by Aug. 9, ;;. His boo#s are available at Cambridge Natural -oods, 'ailey)s %harmacy in Allston,Natural Civing %roducts at 9":::"A1=":6;5 and from -ull of Cife %ublishing* 9":55"68:"C3-E. Dr. Cuc)s previous articles for Earth Star are available on his !ebsite* !!!.CMhomeopathy.com.

Be*on( %t. AohnIs JortF Homeo4ath* for <e4ression

Dr. Cuc De Schepper, M.D., Mental"emotional diseases are more baffling, frightening and e+pensive to treat than almost any other type of disease]and the most feared and most common among them is depression. Half the American population has tried a po!erful psychotropic medication li#e %roDac or Holoft for depression, and %roDac is even given for premenstrual tension. he 2estern medical approach has several real fla!s, beginning !ith the lac. of indi"iduali2ation. 3t classifies patients !ith a disease name, each !ith its fi+ed protocol giving the same treatment to very different individuals. And rarely do !e promise cure, rather control of the disease. 'ut the drugs used to control the disease create a second disease picture !ith their numerous side effects. 3n 2estern medicine !e have very fe! psychotropic drugs, none !ithout side effects, some very debilitating. 2e thin# !e have made progress in 2estern medicine because !e have a ne! buDD!ord, $neurotransmitters,$ but this does not give us the po!er to balance those neurotransmitters, much less understand !hy they are out of !hac# in the first place. As long as !e are not loo#ing at the beginning of the disease, the root, !e cannot e+pect to resolve the end stage, the disease picture. Hence the all"important 4uestion* 34hat ha&&ened in your life $hen you got de&ressed53 'y tracing the condition bac# to its origin and then addressing that particular state !ith a remedy, homeopathy can actually cure any depression. And a cure in homeopathy means not only relieving the symptoms but eradicating the &redis&osition to a particular condition. Jou may thin# you are already using homeopathy because you are using a natural remedy, Hypericum or St. >ohn)s !ort, !hich is sometimes incorrectly called $homeopathic.$ 'ut !hat ma#es a remedy $homeopathic$ is not the ingredient, it is the uni4ue process of diluting and potentiDing it. -or e+ample, salt has no healing capacities until it is homeopathically prepared .and then it becomes Natrum muriaticum, one of our most po!erful remedies/. So !hat about St. >ohn)s !ort[ All homeopathic remedies are &ro"ed on healthy people to determine !hat symptoms they !ill cover. Hypericum in its provings indeed sho!s some symptoms of depression, such as the inclination to !eep, apprehensiveness, and mental e+citement. Jet as a homeopathic remedy it does not come even close to a hundred other remedies for depression, each one tailored to the &articular &atient. Hypericum in homeopathy is mainly used for pain syndromes !ith nervous

involvement* a crushed finger, sciatica, numbness, tingling, and headaches after a spinal tap. 'ut for depression* noW 2e have far superior !eapons. 2hat is the future of St. >ohn)s !ort for depression[ here are no universal panaceas for any disease. And using an herb in large supplement doses is a lot closer to 2estern medicine than homeopathy* there is no individualiDation and no covering of the causality, and too much is ta#en, too often. here is a danger of actually intensifying the depression as an e+cess of the herb builds up in the body. he strength of homeopathy is evident in chronic diseases, and particularly so in mental" emotional conditions li#e depression. Jou should never attempt to treat yourself for a chronic disease, professional homeopathic advice is necessary. 'ut for some acute, temporary depressive states, homeopathic remedies can be used very safely. As usual in those acute cases, one should use the 75C or 155C potency .see my previous articles/. Cet)s investigate ?ust some of the homeopathic remedies !e have. 'y far one of the most po!erful anti"depressive remedies is Aurum metallicum or the metal gold. 3ndeed, it does not have any healing po!ers in its crude form, but prepared according to homeopathic methods it becomes a gem. 3t covers the classic situation in !hich one person dies after many years of a happy marriage, and the other partner dies !ithin a fe! months. he surviving partner !ill say, $3 lost the sunshine in my life,$ meaning they lost all purpose in life. Aurum !ill also help senior citiDens in nursing homes !here loneliness and a lac# of purpose often bring an $Aurum state$ of emptiness and despair. Aurum also covers physical and emotional pain as !ell as the desire to commit suicide. 3ndeed these patients are the most li#ely to commit suicide, typically by ?umping from a bridge or from a !indo!. hey have a loathing of life and !ant to avoid other people, but they get revived !hen you convince them to go out for a little !al#. hey often have feelings of guilt .$maybe 3 should have been nicer, no! that he or she is gone, 3 regret not telling him more that 3 loved him$/. Another trigger for an Aurum state is financial loss, such the stoc# mar#et crash of 0ctober ):8* many people lost all they had saved in one day and committed suicide, often by ?umping from a !indo!. Aurum can also help other family members affected by financial loss, for e+ample a star student !ho can no longer afford to go to the prestigious college she al!ays hoped and dreamed of. An Aurum person al!ays puts all his eggs in one bas#et, !hen he loses it, there is no reason to live further. Aurum also covers so !ell the pain and despair of patients !ith incurable diseases, especially advanced cancer. Aurum is able to alleviate physical as !ell as emotional pain, as 3 have seen so many times in my practice. Causticum is another !ell"#no!n anti"depressive remedy, but the symptoms as !ell as the causality are completely different from Aurum. he picture is one of complete paralysis of the mind and the body. he patient has suffered a #noc#out blo! from too many unfortunate events in her life. 0ne of my patients suffered a tremendous shoc# and grief !hen her baby grandson died une+pectedly in her arms. A second blo! came a !ee# later]her daughter"in"la! un?ustly accused her of having caused his death. hese t!o recurrent shoc#s !ere such blo!s that she came to me not only !ith depression but also !ith severe memory loss. his is !hat Causticum stands for* recurrent grief events, one after the other, paralyDing all the emotions, and often !ith a sense of in?ustice or in an un?ust situation. %eople !ho need Causticum have a flat affect. hey seem to live in a daDe, !ith no emotions. $Hearing bad ne!s$ .such as the death of a family member or a

diagnosis of incurable disease/ can also create a Causticum state. 2e doctors should never forget the po!er of our !ords* !e can punch a patient)s vital energy do!n and out !ith a single statement li#e $Jou have cancer.$ 3f 3 could choose only one anti"depressive remedy, it !ould be +gnatia. here is no better remedy to mend depression from a bro#en heart and betrayal, especially if it is still acute .fresh in the person)s mind/. he 3gnatia person reacts in her depression !ith sighing, sobbing and ?ust sitting there immobiliDed, as if struc# by a lightning. $2hy me[$ they as# in vain, left by a lover in !hom they put all their emotional ban# balance. $Ho! could he do this to me[$ hey are very sensitive to the behavior of their lover, as if their very survival depends on that one person. An 3gnatia person may also have psychosomatic symptoms such as sighing, cho#ing, a stiff nec#, and a glo us hystericus .a feeling of a lump in the throat ma#ing it impossible to s!allo!/. hey often !eep for help and attention, they eat the refrigerator empty, and they may even have convulsions. 3f someone has many 3gnatia .acute heartbrea#/ events, they !ill need another remedy* /atrum muriaticum .Nat"mur/. 3f there are too many heartbrea#s, the person turns to silent grief, never crying e+cept perhaps !hen alone listening to classical music. She doesn)t !ant to tal# about her depression .e+cept maybe !ith her very best friend/. She feels !orse !hen people try to console her because she ?ust !ants to be left alone. hese people are easily offended, never forget !hat !as done to them, often d!ell over the painful event, sometimes !ith great vindictiveness. hey often become psychotherapists or dedicate their life to a cause li#e MADD .Mothers Against Drun#en Drivers/. 3ndeed, most members of these groups could benefit from Nat"mur since they all lost a beloved one in tragic circumstances. %eople !ho need Nat"mur typically have recurrent attac#s of cold sores or herpes genitalis, sometimes une+plained hives or rosacea in the face. Add to that a dry s#in and oily face and sensitivity of the eyes to sunlight, and you can recogniDe the physical symptoms of grief leading to depression. &ather than committing suicide, they tend to crusade for a !orthy cause as this improves their moods. Another fre4uent remedy for depression is Phos&horicum acidum, the phosphoric acid used to ma#e bubbles in soft drin#s. he person !ho needs it feels that her life is flat and all the spar#le has gone out of it. She is so depressed that she is indifferent to everything, even her o!n family, friends and activities she usually en?oys. She lies in bed !ith her face to the !all and the phone unplugged. She suffers from spaciness, a great loss of memory !ith difficulties finding the right !ord, dro!siness during the day and insomnia at night. ypical physical symptoms include hair loss and painless diarrhea. his %hosphoric acid state is mainly found in teenagers !ho have homesic#ness .it)s absolutely the greatest remedy for these teenagers a!ay from home for the first time/, or in patients bro#en do!n from nerve strain after a longtime chronic illness li#e Chronic -atigue Syndrome or mono. 0ne of the all"time greatest remedies for !omen is %e&ia. here is probably not one mother !ho has not been in this state .although you don)t have to be a !oman to get the e+hausted, burned out and depressed Sepia state/. 'ut it is certainly !ell"#no!n for the infamous &ost-&artum lues. Ho! !ould 3 !ish that obMgyns #ne! about SepiaW he patient basically is !orn"out, physically, mentally and emotionally. 3t can be from a particularly difficult pregnancy .perhaps !ith severe morning sic#ness, for !hich Sepia is very helpful tooW/ or from an arduous delivery. o the amaDement of the family, the Sepia

patient can be so depressed that she feels indifferent to her family, even her ne!born baby. $Ceave me alone,$ they say, $3 am utterly e+hausted. 3 need a vacation, far a!ay from the !hole family, to be able to replenish my energy.$ he poor Sepia patient has al!ays been very dutiful but this attitude is precisely !hat brought her into a state of e+haustion and depression .$3)m having a nervous brea#do!n,$ she may say/. No! she feels that everyone !ants a piece from her, her children, husband, and friends, and she can)t cope !ith the demands anymore. She may even say, $Shoot me because death must be better than this.$ Hopefully your postpartum blues are very short"lived, but don)t ta#e a chance* Sepia is a state easily recogniDed and remedied by the homeopathic physician. 0f course anyone !ith over!or# and over"responsibility can slide into this e+haustive Sepia situation. 3 can)t leave you !ithout mentioning another great remedy* Arsenicum al um. Jes, the poison arsenic is one of the greatest healers in homeopathic doses. he person !ho needs Arsenicum has an1iety and depression, in fact the depression often comes from severe an+iety about illness and the prospect of dying. hese are the people !ith obsessive" compulsive behavior li#e hand !ashing. hey fear microbes !hich seem to be every!here, they are so afraid of catching a disease and especially cancer that they become depressed. hey are very restless, especially at night !here they toss and turn in bed. Arsenicum patients are by their very nature very pessimistic* today everything might be 0B but you don)t #no! !hat tomorro! bringsW 0ften this state starts after a child has been e+posed to the death of a parent, or after an adult has ta#en care of a dying relative for months. -earing that no one can help her, she runs from one doctor to another and is often labeled a hypochondriac. She relies greatly on a trusted doctor, and !hen the physician moves a!ay or retires, depression sets in. Homeopathy has so many more great anti"depressive remedies* Chelidonium, Calcarea carbonicum, Cina, (raphites, Nitric Acidum, Stannum, %sorinum, %ulsatilla, etc.]each for a different set of symptoms and a different causative factor. Do you see no! that homeopathy is far superior to any 2estern drug because it is tailored to the patient[ 3f you are ever depressed, run to your homeopathic physician !ith your .ind of depression and he !ill find your remedy for sure. Cuc De Schepper, M.D., %h.D., D.3.Hom., C.Hom., Cic.Ac. is a 2estern medical doctor, acupuncturist and homeopath !ith over 155,555 patients in 18 years of practice. He is the founder of the Ne! School of Homeopathy in Cambridge, MA and the author of eleven boo#s on homeopathy, acupuncture and holistic health care, including The Peo&le6s Re&ertory .a ho!"to guide to homeopathy/ and Human Condition Critical .an introduction to the la!s and principles of homeopathy in chronic diseases/. He has been a popular guest on numerous television sho!s in the @nited States and abroad as !ell as being intervie!ed on doDens of radio sho!s. Dr. Cuc !ill be opening a practice in San Diego, CA by Aug. 9,;;. His boo#s are available at Cambridge Natural -oods, 'ailey)s %harmacy in Allston .!hich !ill mail"order them for you/,Natural Civing %roducts .9" :::"A1=":6;5/ and from -ull of Cife %ublishing, %.0. 'o+ 79516, Santa -e, NM :86;= or fa+ .656/ ;:1"=599.