The Science of Therapeutics - Classical Homeopathy Online

Full text of "The Science of Therapeutics: According to the Principles of Homeopathy"Page 96 of 653lower. Their palliative effect is much more certain and persistenwhereas the lower attenuations sometimes do not seem to palliateat all. We do not mean to induce any one to accede to our views ;we would advise, however, if a lower attenuation has not seemedto have any effect to first try a higher one before the medicinechanged.The diet should be as invigorating as possible in order to sustaithe patient's strength; above all the most scrupulous cleanlinesshas to be observed.[The Hydrastis canadensis has been used by the American Indians as a remedy for cancer. It has likewise been experimentedwith by American and English homoeopathic practitioners, but thoresults so far have not been very satisfactory. The medicine maybe given internally 3d to 6th attenuation, and applied externallyin the shape of an ointment or a solution of the resinoid Hytjira"We have used it in some cases of suppurating cancer, with somesuccess ; the destruction was arrested in its course, the pain alceased and the patients declared they felt comfortable. One ofthem was an old lady of nearly 80 years, who is still living.Bflehr's views regarding the propriety of an operation differ sowidely from those of Kafka and leading homoeopaths in our ownmidst that we deem it proper to transcribe them: If the methodical use of appropriate remedies for tumqrs in the breast remainswithout any result ; if in the meanwhile the tumor gains in size,(^ and becomes less movable, and the axillary glands have not yetbecome involved in the carcinomatous degeneration, we at onceadvise to proceed to the extirpation of the tumor. Do not waituntil the schirrous swelling has become interwoven with the tissuCarcinoma Mammae. 105of the fikin, or begins to show signs of a more marked carcinomatoos degeneration. As yet the process may be regarded as localand the extirpation succeeds perfectly in a majority of cases. Ifthese changes, however, have already taken place and if the axillary glands already begin to show signs of cancerous degenerationthe operation is very doubtful and fails in almost all such casesAs soon as the tumor has acquired a stony hardness, the skinover it is no longer movable, and the patients are tormented bysevere nocturnal pains in the swelling, a cure by internal homoeopathic treatment can no longer be thought of. We at least havnever succeeded in performing a cure at this stage of the diseaseEven at this stage the extirpation of the tumor is still feasiblebut a successful result is already very doubtful. The axillary ormesenteric glands may not yet be involved ; but the operation issucceeded by new disorganizations which very speedily terminatefatally in ichorous dissolution. A successful extirpation at thisstage has to be attributed to a fortunate coincidence of favorablcircumstances which cannot be arranged according to a definiteplan. Hence even under these circumstances we are in favor ofextirpation for the reason that it does result in a cure in somewhereas without it the cancerous disorganization progresses in itcourse towards an unavoidable fatal destruction of the tissues.http://www.archive.org/stream/sciencetherapeu00kafkgoog/sciencetherapeu00kafkgoog_djvu.txt