ESSENTIALS OF HOMOEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. – Pr Willis Alonzo Dewey – Presented by Dr Robert Séror.

ESSENTIALS OF
HOMOEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS.
Pr Willis Alonzo Dewey.
Presented by Dr Robert Séror.

I : Influenza,
Injuries,
Insomnia,
Insanity,
Intermittent_fever,
Iritis.

INFLUENZA.

Q. : What would be the indications for Eupatorium perfoliatum in
influenza or La Grippe ?

A. :

Great soreness
and aching of the entire body ; hoarseness and cough, with great soreness
of the larynx and chest ; a great deal of coryza and thirst, and drinking
causes vomiting ; the cough hurts the head and chest and the patient holds
the chest with the hands.

Q. : What other drug has this ?

A. :

Drosera.

Q. : Give indications for Sabadilla.

A. :

Sneezing and
lachrymation on going into open air ; throat is swollen and pain is worse
on empty swallowing.

The sneezing is excessive and shakes the whole body.

Q. : When is Arsenicum iodatum indicated ?

A. :

Chills, with
flushes of heat and severe fluent coryza ; discharge irritating and
corrosive ; sneezing and prostration.

Q. : When is Gelsemium the remedy ?

A. :

Patient is weak
and tired ; aching throughout the body ; chilly, hugs the fire.

Paroxysms of sneezing with excoriating discharge.

Q. : Give some characteristic indications for Dulcamara.

A. :

Suffused eyes,
sore throat, cough hurts because of muscular soreness.

Fever heat, and restlessness not specially pronounced.

INJURIES.

Q. : In what general condition is Arnica a remedy ?

A. :

In mechanical
injuries, sudden wrenching of muscles from strains, hemorrhages from
injuries ; for injuries to the soft parts accompanying fractures, bruises,
ecchymoses ; concussions of the brain and spine.

Q. : When, in injuries, is Rhus toxicodendron preferable ?

A. :

Where the
ligaments rather than the soft parts are injured, for it acts more on the
fibrous tissues.

Q. : When would Hypericum be indicated ?

A. :

When there is
injury to the nerves.

It has been called the “Arnica of the nerves.”

Q. : Give indications for Calendula in wounds.

A. :

When the wounds
are ragged and there is loss of substance with great soreness and pain ;
it reduces inflammation and promotes healthy granulation.

Q. : When should Staphisagria be thought of ?

A. :

In symptoms
traceable to surgical operations, smooth, clean cuts, etc.

Q. : What is the remedy for injuries to bone ?

A. :

Symphytum
officinalis.

Q. : To what form of injury is Ledum palustre suitable ?

A. :

To punctured
wounds or those made with pointed instruments.

Q. : What is the remedy for indurations remaining after injuries and
for bruises of glands ?

A. :

Conium
maculatum.

Q. : What remedy is useful for long-lasting black and blue spots with
soreness and stiffness ?

A. :

Sulphuricum
acidum.

Q. : What is a useful remedy for old sprains ?

A. :

Ruta
graveolens.

INSOMNIA.

(See Sleep, Affections of.)

INSANITY.

(See Mental Conditions and Derangements.)

INTERMITTENT FEVER.

Q. : Give indications for Arsenicum in Intermittent Fever.

A. :

The paroxysms
are not complete, they are more apt to occur at night with sweat at the
end of the fever ; the thirst is never with the chill, it occurs after it
; but during the sweat there is violent thirst, especially for hot drinks,
since cold drinks chill ; the pulse is small, frequent and weak.

Q. : What are the febrile symptoms of Apis ?

A. :

Chill without
thirst, followed by burning heat of the whole body and oppression of the
chest, sweat partial without thirst ; nettle rash.

Q. : What are the chill symptoms of Capsicum ?

A. :

The chill
commences in the back with thirst, but drinking causes shivering,
associated with pain in the back and limbs.

Q. : What are the symptoms of Cinchona in Intermittent fever ?

A. :

Restlessness
before the chill, absence of thirst during chill and heat, but marked
thirst during the sweat ; during the chill wants to be covered, but has no
relief there-from ; during heat wants to uncover, but becomes chilly on
doing so ; sweat is profuse and debilitating ; yellow, sallow face ; no
characteristic time, perhaps occurring more in the afternoon and evening ;
all stages well marked, anticipating chill every second day.

During apyrexia patient feels well

(Arsenic,
feels sick and
miserable).

Q. : How does this differ from Chininum sulphuricum or the Sulphate of
Quinine ?

A. :

Here the chill
returns with great regularity, clear intermissions, regular paroxysms,
nearly clean tongue and profuse sweats.

Q. : When should Ipeca be given ?

A. :

When the case
is mixed up ; there is a short chill, long fever, a predominance of
gastric symptoms, and marked nausea.

Q. : Give indications for Cornus florida, another remedy useful in
Intermittent Fever.

A. :

Sleepy before
chill ; dullness, drowsiness, headache and exhaustion ; very weak between
paroxysms, with diarrhoea and jaundiced skin.

Q. : What is the principal homoeopathic use of Eupatorium perfoliatum
and its indications ?

A. :

Intermittent
fever.

The chill commences about seven or nine in the morning, in the back,
accompanied by thirst, and there is intense aching in all the bones, as if
they were broken ; this is followed by heat and an increase of the aching,
and this by a scanty or profuse sweat.

Q. : Give a characteristic of the drug in these conditions that is even
more characteristic than the break-bone pains.

A. :

It is the
vomiting.

The patient vomits water or food that has been taken, or of bile as the
chill passes of.

Q. : What is the chill of Ferrum ?

A. :

It is a chill
with red face and thirst ; during the heat there is distention of the
blood-vessels and headache ; the chill is apt to come on about three or
four in the morning.

Q. : What characterizes the intermittent fever of Gelsemium ?

A. :

The chill runs
up the back ; there is aching all over the body ; the patient wants to he
held so that he won’t shake so ; noise and light are intolerable ; sweat
is partial, but it relieves all the pains ; copious urination also
relieves.

The patient is characteristically drowsy, dull and dizzy ; there is
absence of thirst and great muscular soreness.

Q. : What is the fever of Ignatia ?

A. :

Partial in all
its stages ; the chill is not relieved by external heat, and there is
thirst with the chill, but none with the fever.

Q. : What is the fever of Natrum muriaticum ?

A. :

It is useful in
intermittent fever from living in damp regions, especially after the abuse
of Quinine ;
the chill comes on
in the morning at ten o’ clock, preceded by head-ache, thirst, backache,
and accompanied by fever blisters on the lips ; there is also vomiting
with the chill.

Q. : What are the febrile symptoms of Natrum sulphuricum ?

A. :

It is a useful
remedy in bilious intermittent fevers, accompanied by liver affections,
jaundice and bilious diarrhoea.

Q. : Give the symptoms of Nux vomica in intermittent fever.

A. :

Chill begins in
the extremities, with blueness of nails ; gaping and yawning, and aching
in the limbs ; thirst with the chill, not before it as in China,
and as chill passes
off the patient vomits ; the fever is especially in the upper part of the
body.

Gastro-bilious symptoms predominate.

Q. : What is the characterizing indication for Rhus toxicodendron in
intermittent fever ?

A. :

A dry, teasing
cough during the chill, and hydroa.

Q. : What are the symptoms calling for Carbo vegetabilis in
intermittent fever ?

A. :

After abuse of Quinine
;
thirst during chill
and coldness of legs up to the knees ; the heat is in burning flashes ;
sweat is sour and offensive ; during apyrexia, pale and weak.

Q. : Give the symptoms indicating Lachesis.

A. :

Chill in
afternoon, one or two ; during chill patient must have clothing piled on
him, not so much to keep him warm as to keep him still ; the heat is
burning ; there is oppression of the chest and drowsiness.

IRITIS.

(See Eye, Diseases of.)