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.

L : Labor,
Laryngitis,
Leucorrhoea,
Liver_diseases,
Locomotor_ataxia,
Lumbago.

LABOR.

Q. : When should Chamomilla be given during labor ?

A. :

When the pains
begin in the back and pass off down the inner side of the thighs, and when
the patient is intolerant of the pain, makes a great fuss, is impatient
and spiteful, the os being rigid.

Q. : What are the indications for Belladonna in labor ?

A. :

Pain in back as
if it would break ; labor pains come and go suddenly and no progress is
made ; there is a spasmodic condition of the os which retards labor ; the
os feels hot to the touch.

Q. : When is Secale indicated homoeopathically in labor ?

A. :

When the pains
are prolonged, continued and ineffectual or entirely wanting, and patient
complains of an empty feeling in the abdomen.

Q. : When should Caulophyllum be used during labor ?

A. :

When the pains
are intermittent, sharp and crampy, and appear in the groin, bladder and
lower extremities ; they are spasmodic and fly from one place to another ;
patient is exhausted and weak.

Q. : What is another indication for its use in the puerperal state ?

A. :

For false labor
pains occurring during last months of pregnancy ; after pains following a
tedious labor.

Q. : What is the chief indication for Gelsemium in labor ?

A. :

Rigid os uteri
from tardy dilatation ; uterus soft and flabby ; does not contract or
expel ; patient drowsy ; pre-monitory stage of puerperal convulsions.

Q. : Where are the labor pains of Cimicifuga ?

A. :

They fly across
the abdomen, from side to side ; double patient up and cause fainting
spells.

Also for false labor pains shooting upwards and transversely ; after
pains.

Q. : How does Pulsatilla compare ?

A. :

The pains are
slow, weak and ineffectual ; they are spasmodic and irregular and excite
fainting ; the temperament will decide, or the smothering sensation, that
the patient has, calling for open windows.

Adherent placenta.

LARYNGITIS.

Q. : Give the indications for Hepar sulphur in laryngeal affections.

A. :

The cough of Hepar
sulphur is never a
dry one, it has a slight loose
edge ;
the expectoration
is slight, and there is little fever.

Croup, where the patient is sensitive to the least draft of air ; it
comes in here after

Aconite
and Spongia.

Q. : In acute laryngitis when should Spongia be given ?

A. :

Where the cough
is harsh and barking, where there are suffocative spells during sleep with
external sensitiveness to the touch.

Q. : What are laryngeal symptoms of Arum triphyllum ?

A. :

Hoarseness and
rawness in the larynx ; the control over the voice is lost ; the voice
suddenly changes ; dry cough ; patient cringes under it, it hurts so.

Q. : What are the laryngeal symptoms of Argentum metallicum ?

A. :

Hoarseness ,
rawness and burning in the larynx, and a copious exudation into the larynx
; looking like boiled starch ; it is easily expectorated ; chronic
hoarseness and soreness of the larynx ; chronic laryngitis of singers and
speakers.

Q. : Mention the most important remedies in laryngismus stridulus.

A. :

Chlorine,
Lach., Bell., Bromine, Gelsem. and
Sambucus.

Q. : What are the main indications for Aconite in laryngitis ?

A. :

The fever,
rough throat, hoarseness, sensitiveness to air and the thin, frothy
expectoration.

Q. : Mention a serviceable adjuvant in the treatment of acute
Laryngitis.

A. :

Inhalations of
hot steam from an atomizer.

Q. : Mention three remedies useful in oedema of the glottis.

A. :

Arsenic,
Apis and Lachesis.

LEUCORRHOEA.

Q. : What is the leucorrhoea of Hydrastis ?

A. :

Like all the
secretions of Hydrastis
it is thick, yellow
and tenacious, and is accompanied with great weakness and constipation.

Q. : Give the leucorrhoea of Alumina.

A. :

It is very ropy
and tenacious, yellowish bland mucus, and exhausts very much, as it is
rich in albumen.

Q. : When is Graphites indicated in leucorrhoea ?

A. :

When it is
profuse and thin white mucus, comes in gushes, and is excoriating.

Patients are constantly cold.

Q. : When is Aletris indicated ?

A. :

When the
leucorrhoea is associated with extreme constipation and weakness of
digestion.

Q. : What is the leucorrhoea of Pulsatilla ?

A. :

Thick,
yellowish, green and bland like all Pulsatilla
discharges.

Q. : When is Calcarea phosphorica useful ?

A. :

In leucorrhoea
of little girls.

Profuse, milky, purulent, with itching and burning.

Q. : What is the leucorrhoea of Borax ?

A. :

It is clear,
copious and albuminous, and has an unnatural heat to it.

It is acrid and occurs midway between the menstrual periods with
swelling of labia.

Q. : What is the leucorrhoea of Kreosote ?

A. :

It is very
acrid, irritating and excoriates the parts ; it is profuse and watery.

Yellowish leucorrhoea with great debility.

Micturition painful.

Q. : Give leucorrhoea of Calcarea carbonica.

A. :

he leucorrhoea
is burning and itching ; worse before menses.

Q. : Give leucorrhoea of Lilium tigrinum.

A. :

Watery,
yellowish, yellowish-brown and excoriating.

Q. : When is Belladonna useful ?

A. :

In thin,
odorless, bland leucorrhoea, due to congestion of the uterus ; it is
increased by any cause producing pelvic congestion.

Q. : When is Helonias indicated ?

A. :

Profuse, yellow
leucorrhoea ; thick, irritating, causing some itching.

Patient is anaemic and sallow.

Leucorrhoea aggravated by colds or overexertion.

Q. : What is the leucorrhoea of Sepia ?

A. :

Milky ; worse
before menses, with bearing down in pelvis.

Patient is sallow, suffers from pimples, itching of the skin and
headache.

Q. : When should Stannum be given ?

A. :

Profuse, bland
leucorrhoea, consisting of white or yellow mucus, accompanied with great
debility.

Patients are weak and have backache.

LIVER, DISEASES OF.

Q. : What is the action of Mercurius on the liver ?

A. :

The skin and
conjunctiva are jaundiced ; the region of the liver is sore to the touch.

The patient cannot lie on the right side.

The liver is enlarged.

The stools are either clay colored, from absence of bile, or
yellowish-green, bilious stools, passed with a great deal of tenesmus.

There is a yellowish, white-coated tongue, which takes the imprints of
the teeth, and there is a fetid breath.

Q. : What are the symptoms of Leptandra in liver affections ?

A. :

There is aching
in the region of the liver and soreness.

There is drowsiness and despondency, and a dark, black, pitchy
diarrhoea, which is accompanied by colicky pain at the umbilicus ; the
tongue is coated yellow or black down the middle.

Q. : What is the distinction between Leptandra and Mercurius ?

A. :

Mercurius has
tenesmus after stool, while Leptandra
has no tenesmus,
but griping, colicky pains ; and under Leptandra
there is a great
deal of aching in the posterior part of the liver.

Q. : What are the liver symptoms of Nux vomica ?

A. :

It is one of
the best remedies for liver affections in those who have abused alcoholic
liquors or drastic purgatives.

The liver is swollen and sensitive to the pressure of clothing, and
there is much colic with these bilious troubles.

Accompanying these liver symptoms there are always hemorrhoids.

With Nux vom.

the
pains and tenesmus cease after stool.

Q. : What are the symptoms of Podophyllum in liver affections ?

A. :

It is indicated
in torpid or chronically congested liver.

The liver is swollen and sensitive.

The face and eyes are yellow ; there is a bad taste in the mouth.

The tongue is coated yellow or white.

The bile may form gall stones.

There is a loose, watery diarrhoea, or if constipation be present the
stools are clay colored.

Q. : What drug is known as vegetable Mercury ?

A. :

Podophyllum.

What drugs have the symptom that the tongue takes the imprint of the
teeth ?

Mercurius, Podophyllum, Yucca, Rhus

and
Stramonium.

Q. : Give the general liver symptoms of Lycopodium.

A. :

There is
sensitiveness in the region of the liver and a feeling of tension there ;
there is a feeling as though a cord were tied about the waist ; the bowels
are usually constipated ; there is pressure of gas in the intestines and a
sensation of satiety after eating.

Q. : What are the symptoms of Bryonia in liver affections ?

A. :

There is a
congested and inflamed liver ; there are sharp stitching pains under the
shoulder blade and in the right side ; there is a bitter taste in the
mouth ; the pains are worse from any motion, and better when lying on
right side ; jaundice from duodenal catarrh brought on by fit of anger.

Q. : What are the liver symptoms of Chelidonium ?

A. :

There is
soreness and stitching pains in the region of the liver ; the keynote for
this drug in hepatic diseases is a pain under the angle of the right
shoulder blade ; there is swelling of the liver, chilliness, fever,
jaundice, yellow coated tongue, bitter taste, and a craving for acids and
sour things, such as pickles and vinegar.

The stools are profuse, bright yellow and diarrheic.

The stools may also be clayey.

Q. : How does Bryonia differ from Chelidonium here ?

A. :

Only in the
character of the stools, which are hard, dry and brown, or if loose,
associated with a colic similar to that of Colocynth.

Q. : What are the liver symptoms of Myrica cerifera ?

A. :

There is first
despondency ; also jaundice due to im-Perfect formation of bile in the
liver, and not to any obstruction of its flow.

There is a dull headache, worse in the morning.

The eyes have a dirty, dingy, yellowish hue.

The tongue is coated dirty yellow.

The patient is weak and complains of muscular soreness and aching in
the limbs.

Q. : Give the liver symptoms of Digitalis.

A. :

Digitalis has
jaundice which is due, as under Myrica,
to functional
imperfections of the liver ; drowsiness, bitter taste and the jaundice can
usually be traced to heart erections.

There is also soreness, enlargement and bruised feeling in the region
of the liver.

Q. : What are the symptoms of Taraxacum in liver affections ?

A. :

In the first
place there is a mapped tongue and bitter taste in the mouth.

Chilliness after eating and drinking, pain and soreness in the region
of the liver and bilious diarrhoea.

Q. : Give indications for Chionanthus Virginica.

A. :

Bitter
eructations, bilious vomiting, sore aching over the body.

In uncomplicated jaundice it is a prominent remedy.

Skin and eyes yellow.

Q. : What other drug has a mapped tongue ?

A. :

Kalium
bichromicum.

Q. : What are the symptoms of Yucca in liver affections ?

A. :

There is a pain
going from the upper portion of the liver to the back and a bad taste in
the mouth.

The stools are diarrhoeic and contain an excess of bile, accompanied
with a great deal of flatulence.

Sallow, yellow face and tongue taking imprints of teeth.

Q. : What drugs have biliousness following an attack of anger ?

A. :

Chamomilla and
Bryonia.

Q. : What are the liver symptoms of Berberis vulgaris ?

A. :

There are
sharp, stitching pains in the region of the liver, pains shooting down to
the umbilicus ; there are sticking pains under the borders of the false
ribs, which indicate a presence of gall stones.

Q. : What remedies cause atrophy of the liver ?

A. :

Laurocerasus
and Phosphorus.

Q. : What are the symptoms of Phosphorus in liver affections ?

A. :

It is usually
in fatty degeneration of the liver with well-marked soreness and jaundice
; the stools are grayish white.

It is also useful for cirrhosis and atrophy of the liver.

The jaundice is indicative of organic disease.

It is also a useful remedy for malignant diseases of the liver.

Q. : Give the general symptoms of Magnesia muriatica.

A. :

The liver is
enlarged and the pains are worse from lying dawn on the right side.

It is a useful remedy for enlarged liver of children who are puny in
growth ; and here we have the characteristic crumbling stools which
distinguishes it from

Mercurius.

Also in

bilious
diarrhoea headache ; pain in right side ; oedema of lower extremities.

Q. : Give some liver symptoms of Carduus marianus.

A. :

There is
jaundice, headache and bitter taste and nausea, with vomiting of acid,
green fluids.

There is an uncomfortable fullness in the region of the liver.

The stools are bilious and the urine is golden yellow.

Sensitiveness of epigastrium and right hypochondrium.

Q. : Give the symptoms of Natrum sulphuricum in liver affections.

A. :

There is aching
and cutting in the region of the liver.

The liver is engorged, and the symptoms are worse lying on the left
side.

There is jaundice, bilious colic, vomiting of bile and bitter mucus.

Q. : Give the symptoms of Kalium bichromicum in so-called biliousness.

A. :

The skin is
yellow, sallow and covered with pimples ; the whites of the eyes are
yellow ; the tongue is thick, broad and mapped ; there is morning
diarrhoea, watery stools, and tenesmus, especially after drinking beer.

Q. : What is the effect of Carbo vegetabilis on the Liver ?

A. :

It causes a
sluggish circulation and portal stasis, which produces enlarged veins in
the lower extremities, hemorrhoids, etc. ; the patient likes to sit with
the feet upon the table, because it favors the circulation.

Q. : Give the action of Sulphur on the liver.

A. :

It increases
the flow of bile ; there is also much pain and soreness of the liver.

Q. : Give indications for Aurum in liver affections.

A. :

Swollen and
cirrhosed liver, burning and cutting in right hypochondrium ; ascites ;
grayish or ashy white stools, and mental condition of low-spiritedness.

Q. : To what forms of jaundice is China suitable ?

A. :

To those which
arise from sexual excesses, abuse of alcohol and from loss of animal
fluids.

LOCOMOTOR ATAXIA.

Q. : Give symptoms which would indicate Alumina in locomotor ataxia.

A. :

The patient
cannot walk without staggering if his eyes are closed ; he feels as if he
were walking on cushions ; there is creeping as if ants were crawling on
his legs and back, the extremities go to sleep, the legs are numb, and
there is a sensation as if there were a cobweb on the face ; there is also
much severe pain in the back.

Q. : When is Zincum the Remedy ?

A. :

Intense
fulgurating pains with twitchings of various muscles, great restlessness
of the limbs and impotence.

Q. : And when Phosphorus ?

A. :

Burning along
spine with tingling and formication in the extremities, weakness and
trembling of limbs on beginning to walk, patient stumbles, catches his toe
on every obstacle ; imperfect coordination.

Q. : Give symptoms calling for Plumbum.

A. :

Wasting of
paralyzed parts ; total loss of coordination.

Anaesthesia and paralysis of the limbs ; loss of sexual desire and
impotence.

Q. : Give indications for Ammonium muriaticum.

A. :

Fulgurating
pains, rending, tearing, painful jerks in the thighs, lower limbs and
joints with a sensation of soreness.

Q. : What are the indications for Secale in locomotor ataxia ?

A. :

Difficult
staggering gait, even complete inability to walk, not from lack of power,
but on account of a peculiar unfitness to perform light movements with the
limbs and hands ; contraction of lower limbs on account of which the
patient staggers ; trembling of limbs, sometimes with pain, formication of
hands and feet, legs feel as of wood or padded ; impotence.

Q. : Mention some other remedies useful in these fulgurating pains of
locomotor ataxia.

A. :

Chamomilla,
Colocynth, Ferrum, Kalium carbonicum and
Lycopodium.

Q. : Give homoeopathic indications for Argentum nitricum in this
disease.

A. :

Legs weak,
calves bruised, soreness in lumbo-sacral region ; pain in small of back,
worse when rising ; trembling of the hands ; cannot walk in the dark or
with his eyes closed.

Legs feel like wood, loss of papillary reflexes and incontinence of
urine.

Q. : Give symptoms of Kalium bromatum.

A. :

Legs numb and
tingle, also spine.

Sexual appetite in, creased ; cannot manage legs ; patient melancholic.

LUMBAGO.
(See Backache.)

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