Kent's - Classical Homeopathy Online

The fever is violent; it has a violent rigor or chill. Of course during the chill he is cold, but thereis one strange feature, he wants cold water during the chill, and when the fever comes on he has nothirst. That is strange; it is uncommon. It is common for patients to be thirsty when they are hot withfever, and when cold not to ask for water. It is common not to ask for water during sweat. But in thispatient you observe coldness, rigor, cold breath, and even in the chill sometimes a cold sweat, and yousay that it is peculiar that he drinks so much cold water. It is strange; it is uncommon; rare. Hence it isone of the strong features of Carbo veg. febrile conditions.With the chill of this remedy one side of the body frequently feels in its natural state of heat,that is, naturally warm, while the other side is cold. One-sided chill. Chill with icy coldness of thebody. Chill with great thirst. Sweats easily, especially about the head and face, Exhausting night ormorning sweats. Sweat profuse, putrid or sour.Low forms of fever like yellow fever, and a very low type of typhus and typhoid fevers. Afterthe fever has somewhat subsided he has prolonged cold spells with lack of reaction. He does not seemto rally, but he is cold, his knees are cold, his breath is cold, cold sweat, a sort of paralytic weakness.Cadaveric aspect of the face. Cyanotic face. Coldness of the limbs. Yellow fever in the last stage, thestage of hemorrhage, with great paleness of the face. Violent headache, trembling of the body; collapsewith cold breath, cold sweat, cold nose. Nose and face pinched.Vital powers very low, tells a great deal of the story of Carbo veg. Lack of reaction after someviolent attack, some violent shock, some violent suffering. In weakly persons who give right out, withdyspnoea, coldness, copious sweat, exhaustion, collapse and cadaveric aspect, Carbo veg. must begiven.Carbo veg. is indicated after surgical shock, when the patient goes into collapse, and is indanger of dying from the shock of the operation. This is before inflammation sets in, for there is notvitality enough to arouse an inflammation. The heart is too weak to establish reaction enough for aninflammation.Inflammation comes after a reaction. But if reaction does not take place, Carbo veg. is one ofour most important remedies.CARBONEUM SULFURATUM [carbn-s] [Kent’s]The complaints and symptoms of Carbon bisulfide are worse in the MORNING, forenoon,afternoon, EVENING, NIGHT, before midnight. It is a remedy of great depth of action, frequentlyindicated and long neglected. Strong desire for open air and the open window; better in the open air butworse from a draft. It is our most useful remedy in patients broken down from the long use of alcoholicstimulants. Weakness and suffocation from ascending stairs. Bathing brings on many symptoms. Manysymptoms are worse after breakfast. It is a most useful remedy to restrain the growth of cancer (likeGraphites) and it has cured lupus. He is extremely sensitive to every change of weather, especially towarm damp weather. A condition not unlike chlorosis is produced by this drug. It is very useful inchronic rheumatism, especially of the joints. Extremely sensitive to the clothing. He is sensitive to bothcold and heat. Cold in general aggravates or brings on many symptoms. Worse from becoming cold;from cold air; after becoming cold; takes cold easily; takes cold from exposure to cold air whenoverheated. Like Carbo veg. it is a most useful remedy in collapse. Marked venous stasis in organs andparts.Constriction of any parts. Constriction like a band around parts.Constriction of the heart. It is suitable in clonic and epileptic spasms. Dwarfishness of body andmind. Distension of the blood vessels and varicose veins. Edema of the extremities. It is both better andworse after eating. Gradual shrinking of all the muscles, even to marked emaciation. The lymphaticglands are enlarged. Fainting followed by stupefaction and loss of memory.Symptoms are worse from cold feet; fat food; milk; warm foods; warm drinks ameliorate. Fullfeeling internally and general venous engorgement. Gouty condition of joints. Passive hemorrhage.Lack of vital heat. Internal and external heaviness.Induration of glands. Marked lassitude and constant desire to lie down.Many conditions are worse from a jar and from stepping.Anesthesia of the skin and mucous membranes.Weakness follows straining of muscles. Lying ameliorates except respiration and headsymptoms. Feels better while lying.Complaints worse before, DURING and after menses. Motion increases all symptoms and hedreads motion. Mucus secretions copious, thick and viscid. Numbness of single parts and parts lain on.Orgasm of blood in the body. Pain in bones and glands.