The Science of Therapeutics - Classical Homeopathy Online

Full text of "The Science of Therapeutics: According to the Principles of Homeopath...Page 232 of 653this first stage of hypersemia, both of the lungs and brain, Veratrum viride is given with great success. It has been found sufficient in hundreds of cases to effect a radical cure of the diseBryonia alba is, like Aconite, indispensable in Pneumonia. Thetoxicological appearances described in the Viennese reprovingsshow that Bryonia is capable of occasioning exudations in thelungs. The pathogenetic symptoms do not furnish one constantlyPneumonia. 269recnrring picture of the disease, but can be made available invarious directions. This is evidenced by the diiFerent views entetained concerning Bryonia, all of which, however, are foundedupon physiological provings. These indicate most commonly anacute pulmonary affection, with violent stitching pains, wherepleuritis is manifestly indicated by a variety of secondary symptoms, on which account the remedy is very warmly recommendedfor pleuro-pneumonia. There are, however, numerous other Symptoms which refer to the pleura much less than to the lungs; and iis upon these symptoms together with the general constitutionalphenomena that the employment of Bryonia in pneumonia isfounded. We find it inexj)edient to enumerate the symptomsreferring to the homoeopathicity of Bryonia in this disease; moreover it is indispensable that such an important remedy should beknown and remembered in its integrality. Nor do we deem itnecessary to comment upon trivial differences of views in the useof this agent, since most of them harmonize in all the main pointAccordingly Bryonia is particularly indicated after the fever hasabated and has no longer a decidedly inflammatory character,whereas the local process has reached its completion and appearsto rest. This is the period when red hepatization is fully develoThe patients have passed through the excitement and constant restlessness of the first stage and are lying in a state of exhaustiobut quietude; or they are in a condition when it is not quite cerwhether the fever may not assume the character of adynamia. Theskin now begins to show some moisture, a valuable indication forBryonia. If Bryonia is given at this period, the inflammationgenerally runs a rapid and favorable course, and the remedy neednot be left off until all the morbid symptoms have disappeared.However, if the resolution of the exudation is too tardy, anddelays, may be, beyond the ninth day ; if symptoms of a purulentdissolution make their apj)earance, Bryonia will be of no furtheruse, even if the symptoms should still indicate this drug. In pnemonia running a normal course, such as we have depicted at thecommencement of this chapter, we have never had occasion to useanother remedy after Bryonia. As regards deviations from thenormal course and from the ordinary symptoms, Bryonia is particularly adapted to cases where the tongue is covered with a thickwhite fur, the stomach is completely inactive and the liver isengorged and somewhat painful. But we have never obtainedany good results with this drug when diarrhoea was present, which270 Diseases of the Lungs.we regard as a positive counter-indication. In addition to thesehttp://www.archive.org/stream/sciencetherapeu00kafkgoog/sciencetherapeu00kafkgoog_djvu.txt