Kent's - Classical Homeopathy Online

Sometimes then it takes the form of colic and sometimes of neuralgia. If you examine the sensation oftightness in the region of the stomach you will see at once how the voice is affected. You will find thepatient sitting up in bed; he tells you in a cracked and squeaking voice that he will soon die if he is notrelieved; his face is a picture of fear and anguish; he really looks as if he were going to die; thesensation is dreadful. Cuprum speedily cures this complaint. This constriction and dyspnoea occursometimes in cholera morbus and in painful menstruation. Spasms of the chest are also accompanied bythis constriction and a nervous spasmodic breathing. He is not able to take a full breath.The Cuprum patient is full of cramps. There are cramps in the limbs and in the muscles of thechest, with trembling and weakness. In old age, and in premature old age, it is useful for those crampsthat come in the calves, the soles of the feet, and the toes and fingers at night in bed. In debilitated,nervous, tremulous old people, Cuprum serves a peculiar purpose. When an old man, who has beensingle a long time, marries, his cramps will sometimes prevent him performing the act of coition. Hehas cramps in the calves and soles as soon as he begins the act. It is especially suitable to young menwho have become prematurely old from vices, from strong drink from late nights and various abuses,and these cramps are not unlikely to occur in such subjects. Cuprum and Graphites are the tworemedies for cramps coming under these circumstances, but whereas Cuprum is said to produce crampsthat prevent the act, Graphites is said to bring on the cramps during the act. The two remedies howevercompete closely with each other, and hence if Graphites correspond to the constitution of the patient, itshould be given, and the same in regard to Cuprum. Sulfur also has cured this state.In spasmodic conditions that come on during menstruation Cuprum is also useful. Painfulmenstruation with spasms commencing in the fingers and extending over the body. Tonic contractionsthat look like hysterical manifestations. They may be hysterical, but that does not interfere withCuprum curing, if they are only spasmodic or convulsive. Violent dysmenorrhoea with delirium,turning up of eyes, contortions of the face and epileptiform manifestations.In epilepsy calling for Cuprum we have the contractions and jerking of the fingers and toes. Hefalls with a shriek and during the attack passes urine and feces. It is indicated in epilepsy that beginswith a violent constriction in the lower part of the chest as I have described, or with the contractions inthe fingers that spread all over the body, to all the muscles.Again, it is a remedy sometimes needed in the puerperal state before or after delivery. The casemay be of uraemic character, but no matter; the urine is scanty and albuminous. During the progress ofthe labor the patient suddenly becomes blind. All light seems to her to disappear from the room thelabor pains cease, and convulsions come on, commencing in the fingers and toes. When you meet thesecases do not forget Cuprum. You will look a long time before you can cure a case of this kind withoutCuprum.In cholera morbus with gushing, watery stools and copious vomiting, the stomach and bowelsare emptied of their contents.The patient is fairly emptied out, becomes blue all over, the extremities are cold, there is jerkingof the muscles, cramping of the extremities and of the fingers and toes, spasms of the chest; he is cold,mottled, blue in blotches, going into collapse; the finger nails and toe nails and the hand and feet areblue. There are several remedies that look like Cuprum in such a condition. In cholera we wouldnaturally hunt for such remedies as produce cholera-like discharges, more or less spasmodic conditions,the great blueness, coldness, sinking and collapse. We would here refer to Hahnemann's observation.Hahnemann had not seen a case of cholera, but he perceived that the disease producedappearances resembling the symptoms of Cuprum, Camphor and Veratrum. He saw from thedescription of the disease that the general aspect of cholera was like the general aspect of Cuprum,Camphor and Veratrum, and these three remedies are the typical cholera remedies. They all have thegeneral feature of cholera, its nature and general aspect. They all have the exhaustive vomiting anddiarrhea, the coldness, the tendency- extremities are cold, there is jerking of the muscles, cramping ofthe extremities and of the fingers and toes, spasms of the chest; he is cold, mottled, blue in blotches,going into collapse; the finger nails and toe nails and the hand and feet are blue. There are severalremedies that look like Cuprum in such a condition. In cholera we would naturally hunt for suchremedies as produce cholera-like discharges, more or less spasmodic conditions, the great blueness,coldness, sinking and collapse. We would here refer to Hahnemann's observation.Hahnemann had not seen a case of cholera, but he perceived that the disease producedappearances resembling the symptoms of Cuprum, Camphor and Veratrum. He saw from thedescription of the disease that the general aspect of cholera was like the general aspect of Cuprum,Camphor and Veratrum, and these three remedies are the typical cholera remedies. They all have thegeneral feature of cholera, its nature and general aspect. They all have the exhaustive vomiting and