Kent's - Classical Homeopathy Online

the back of the neck is a common forerunner of low types of fever. It generally precedes a congestiveattack of great violence characterized by fullness of the head with heat.This miliary rash spoken of in the text, looking like measles, is when the scarlet fever rash orthe measles rash does not come out in its uniform fashion, but in patches, little circles here and thereand is dark. "Irregular, patchy, livid eruption, disappearing on pressure and returning very slowly;interspersed with small vesicles, worse on forehead, neck arid chest. Eruption appeared scantily for twodays with sore throat and mild fever".This eruption is like the petechiae that we see in typhoid forms of disease. The record of thisremedy in scarlet fever makes it worthy of further study; it ought to be reproved that we may have afuller understanding of it. "Eruption plentiful, of a bluish tint. Typhoid scarlatina". "Eruption is slow tomake its appearance, remains livid". "Body and limbs covered with an irregular patchy eruption of avery livid color". Here you see but one type of scarlet fever. This low type of fever sometimes needsSulphur, or Phosphorus, or Belladonna, or Baptisia, or 1> That you may be able to distinguish one fromthe other and keep the picture of each remedy clearly in mind requires a prolonged study of the MateriaMedica. It is an easy matter to compare remedies for yourself after you have first studied each oneseparately. You can then bring out many comparisons, and especially in this case at the bedside. If yougo to the bedside with a good knowledge of the generals of Materia Medica you will be surprised at thenumber of symptom pictures which will come into your mind, called up by the signs of the sickness.When you go to the bedside of scarlet fever you should not call to mind the names of these medicinesyou may have heard recommended for scarlet fever; let the appearance of the patient bring to mindsuch remedies as appear like this patient, regardless of whether they have been associated with scarletfever or not. When you see the rash perhaps you will say that looks like an Aconite rash but there issuch scanty zymosis in the nature of Aconite that it is no longer thought of. Belladonna is not suitable,for in that remedy the rash is shiny and smooth, the typical Sydenham rash.On the other hand, you will say Pulsatilla has a measly rash, and often associated with a lowform of fever, but not so low as the typhoid type, so Pulsatilla goes out of your mind. You now think ofthe remedies that are typical of all zymotic states; the prostration, the aggravation after sleep, generalstupor arid delirium, and almost at a glance you see Lachesis, the type of such forms of disease. Itspicture comes into your mind speedily.You see another case of scarlet fever where there is a scanty rash, the child before you keeps onpicking the skin from the lips and nose, lies in a state of pallor and exhaustion no rash to speak of, urinenearly suppressed; almost in a moment you think of Arum triph. It is the aspect of things that will callthe remedy to the mind. In another case you have all the purple appearance I have spoken of in thisremedy; horrible foetor, a good deal of sore throat and the child cannot get water cold enough, wants astream of water running down the throat all the time; you may safely trust to Phosphorus. In these lowtypes of sickness there is always something to tell the story if you will only listen, study and wait longenough.ALETRIS FARINOSA [alet] [Kent’s]This most useful and neglected remedy has been frequently indicated in the complaints ofwomen, especially in those predisposed to hemorrhages; uterine hemorrhages particularly whether it beafter an abortion or in connection with menstruation. Copious bleeding from the uterus is characteristic;hemorrhages when the uterus fills with blood until it becomes distended, and its contents are expelledin large clots, followed by copious hemorrhage with or without painful contractions.A copious menstrual flow followed by watery oozing during the intermenstrual period, now andthen dilating into copious gushing flow with black clots; this remedy is useful at the critical periodwhen it is attended with hemorrhage.The hemorrhages of this medicine are particularly due to a relaxed or debilitated state of theuterus. Weakness of the reproductive organs may be said to be the guiding feature; agony.Weakness of the uterus with repeated abortion or hemorrhages with debility of the individual.Bruised feeling in the region of the ovaries, particularly in the right. Bearing down in the region of theuterus if the contents of the pelvis would escape. Much worse while walking.An attack of hemorrhage that came on with great violence in the middle of the night, the patientwaking, unable to speak, so exhausted from the flow: was cured by Aletris 45m. This patient lost herurine when coughing, sleeping or walking, and this symptom which has been present many years wasentirely cured by Aletris. This involuntary escape of urine was always brought on by catching cold.Digest for food; nausea; obstinate indigestion.