A Case of CHRONIC ALLERGIC COUGH treated with STICTA PULMONALE (Homeopathy)

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This is a case of 65 yr old female who had severe knee pains for the last 4 yrs. Her pains would exacerbate at the change of weather and after exertion. She also suffered from chronic allergic cough, which would be constant throughout the day, at intervals, not abating with anything, for the last 2 yrs. She was also very chilly. The author treated this case with complete failure for 2 yrs. The pains and cough alternated, and the treatment given was at most palliative. The remedies which seemed indicated did not help, whether deep acting or acute. While studying a medicine the writer came across a symptom, which encouraged her to give STICTA PULMONALE 1M/ 1 dose to this patient. The result was astonishing. Within a week, her chronic cough of 2 yrs vanished, and her knee pains reduced to a large extent, though her treatment had to be continued (striking the underlying miasm).

Explanation

The symptom that prompted the prescription was ‘rheumatic pains precede catarrhal symptoms’ (Boericke Materia Medica). After STICTA, the allergic cough vanished, which was last to appear (Hering law/direction of cure) and the knee pains reduced to a large extent. This case highlights the importance of concomitant symptoms, anamnesis and last but not least, a constant need for a homoeopath to read, search and find the right remedies for their patients because it is only through the right remedy that a cure is possible.

Aude Sapere

Shivangi Jain
BHMS, MD, PGDMLE, PGDHHM
drshivangijain79@gmail.com
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VIBURNUM OPULUS- a snapshot

Materia medica/ knowledge of medicinal powers
  • Fright
  • Pains- spasmodic/ crampy. Pains make her nervous- she cannot keep still.
    • pains before periods. In calves.
    • pains during pregnancy.
  • Profuse urination as concomitant with complaints- with menses/ haemorrhage/ headache etc.
  • Menses with flatulency/ eructation.
  • Prevents miscarriage
  • Tettery spots on cheeks and arms etc.

Aude Sapere

Shivangi Jain
BHMS, MD, PGDMLE, PGDHHM
drshivangijain79@gmail.com
https://drshivangihomoeopathy.com/

A Case of Severely Cracked Heels Treated with CAL PHOS – Homeopathy

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A child of 4 years of age came with a complaint of severely cracked and bleeding heels, since 2 years. He would wear socks even in summers, which relieved him to a certain extent. He was a thin and tall child for his age and complained of frequent leg pains. His father would massage his legs at night to give relief, without which he would not sleep. The diagnosis was not made but the differential included planter keratoderma or plantar psoriasis; more in favour of plantar keratoderma. Based on his symptoms and presentation he was given CAL PHOS 1m in one dose. The mother was also asked to apply coconut oil or olive oil regularly (plain but not medicated). He was also given calendula ointment to apply on cracks which were very deep and bleeding and was advised to stop applying the ointment once the bleeding stopped. A month after follow up the lesions were much better and the child was more comfortable. Even the pain in the legs was reduced. He was given Saccharum lactis for another month.

Explanation

The prescription was based not on the main symptoms but on the other accessory symptoms. The child had growing pains (CAL PHOS, PHOS, PHOS AC, GUIACUM etc are remedies for growing pains). He was slender and tall for his age. Warmth > his cracking to a certain extent. CAL PHOS relieved him of his trouble. He did not follow up ever after the second month, which left the author wondering whether the relief was permanent or temporary.

Aude Sapere

Shivangi Jain
BHMS, MD, PGDMLE, PGDHHM
drshivangijain79@gmail.com
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HOW TO TAKE HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINES

1 Comment / Patient Management/Removal of maintaining cause
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR TAKING HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINES

Homeopathic medicines are dispensed in different scales based on many factors. Depending on what the doctor has prescribed, the following are general directions for taking homeopathic medicines.

The common scales are:

TINCTURE
  • These are liquid homeopathic medicines.
  • They are to be mixed in ½ cup of water; the quantity mixed being as per directions of the physician. (10-30 drops)
  • They should be taken half hour before food- 2-3 times a day as per instructions.
  • For some patients in some conditions, it can be mixed in semisolid food and given, this is however an exception than a general rule.
DECIMAL SCALE
  • The homeopathic medicines of this scale are usually available in tablet form. (Some are in liquid for in which case the drop dosage of medicine should be taken in water before food)
  • They come in 3x/6x/ 12x potencies etc.
  • Generally, these are given 2/3/4 tabs twice or thrice daily, to be taken as per the advice of the physician.
  • These tablets can either be dissolved in hot water or taken directly, half an hour before a meal (empty stomach).
CENTESIMAL SCALE
  • Homeopathic medicines in this scale are usually given in dosage form.
  • The dose should be taken in the early morning after rinsing the mouth with water, without touching the medicine. After half an hour, teeth can be brushed and any other medicine is taken.
  • Some homeopathic medicines act better when taken at bedtime, in which case there should be a gap of 2-3 hr between dinner time and medicine intake.
  • In acute diseases, the medicine is given in pill form 3-4 pills 2-3 times daily according to the directions of the doctor. This should also be preferably given at least 15 min before food.
  • Sometimes the doctor may advise 4 pills of medicine to be dissolved in water and a spoonful taken every 15 min/ 30 min depending on the severity of the disease. The medicine dissolved and should be stirred nicely before giving a spoonful each time.
50 MILLESIMAL POTENCIES

These homeopathic medicines are dispensed in 30- 100 ml bottles.

Depending on what dosage the physician has advised, the whole bottle is to be taken in 30 equal dosages, generally. (A paper strip with equal 30 markings can be pasted on the side of the bottle so that only one dose is taken out each time without mistake).

  • Step 1- The bottle is given 10 hard jerks in downward directions to start with.
  • Step 2- Next, one dose of medicine is taken out and mixed in 6-8 spoonfuls (30-40ml) of water in a cup.
  • Step 3- The medicine is mixed thoroughly and one spoonful is taken from this cup each time (3-4 times per day or as per the physician’s directions).
  • Step 4-At the end of the day the left-over medicine if any is discarded and step 1 is repeated the next day again.

Aude Sapere

Shivangi Jain
BHMS, MD, PGDMLE, PGDHHM
drshivangijain79@gmail.com
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