Kent's - Classical Homeopathy Online

It is a very deep acting remedy, like all carbons, and is accompanied with induration andburning in the base of the ulcers, inflamed tissues and old cicatrices; hence, its great usefulness incancerous growths and ulceration. Cancerous development in old cicatrices is a strong feature of thisremedy.Contraction of tendons, especially behind the knee. It has hemorrhagic oozing of pale blood. Inthe higher sense the patient is anemic and chlorotic. From eruptions, catarrhal discharges, menstrualflow, ulcers, breath and perspiration there is marked offensiveness (like Carbo-v., Psorinum, Kaliphos.,Kali-ars.).When eruptions or discharges have disappeared suddenly from any cause and grave chronicphenomena have followed Graphites is one of the Medicines to be studied. Scrofulous conditionsconditions and swelling of glands; recurrent herpes upon all parts of the body and especially about theanus and genitals; burning in many parts and especially in old cicatrices; general dropsical tendency;weakness in muscles and tendons after straining them by overlifting.The patient is very sensitive to cold and needs warm clothing; he is sensitive to the cold inwinter and to the heat in summer; he is sensitive to a warm room and desires open air which is grateful.Worse in a warm bed; complaints come on from becoming cold or heated; the headaches are worse in awarm room and better in the open air. Graphites has cured deep seated spinal complaints, and in suchcases the patient delights to lie heavily covered in a cold draft from an open window. It is easy to see inthis, the resemblance to Carbo veg., which often cures when the patient wants to be fanned. Craving forair is strong in the carbons, yet often easily chilled and just as easily overheated and complaints thatcome from overheating are related to the carbons. This one becomes ill from being overheated; exertionmakes all symptoms worse. Motion increases all symptoms except the numbness and general feeling ofstagnation which come on during rest. Extreme weakness. Weakness and desire to lie down.Paralysis in any part but especially in the lower limbs; sensation of paralysis or stagnationcreeps over the body and limbs. He is made sick by bathing and is sensitive to cold, damp weather.What there is in the general life to cause eruptions to come out in the bends of the joints must be left forothers to explain, but such is the case with this wonderful remedy. The same may be said of rawnessand excoriation in the same regions.Cataleptic conditions are very marked in which the patient is conscious but without power tomove or speak; tremulous sensation throughout the body; sudden sinking of strength; sudden weakness.Constriction in many parts. It has cured many kinds of convulsions. It is not the remedy for theconvulsion, but in chronic sickness where the convulsion is but one of many elements it is oftensuitable. It has cured epilepsy and hysterio-epilepsy and epileptiform spasms many times when thetotality of symptoms furnished the basis for the prescription. A careful comparison of the symptomsshows that this remedy acts predominantly on the left side of the body. The patient is oversensitive topain and outer parts are very sensitive.The pains are burning, drawing, pressing. Soreness. Stitching and tearing. Numbness is morecharacteristic than pain. The formation of fissures in all the commissures and in the anus with crackedand bleeding skin in many parts with much hardening; the tendency to grow wens on the scalp andelsewhere are features of this remedy not to be overlooked, and when coupled with the mentalsymptoms form such a strong and striking image of perverted vital action that the neophyte should notoverlook Graphites. It is as broad and deep as Sulfur, showing the great similarity to this great remedyin chronic cases.The patient becomes very restless when attempting close mental work and there is a markeddread of mental work. The mental depression is extreme, and it is made worse by music; her sadness isso great that she thinks only of death and salvation. Grief and vexation cause a recurrence of all herdistressing mental sufferings. Her moods are constantly changing; while she may recall all the events ofyouth, recent events are forgotten; slow of thought and weakness of mind worse in the morning; oftenexcited, hurried and exhilarated in the evening; extremely fretful and impatient; irritable about triflesand very critical.Irresolution is a marked symptom. She cannot make up her mind to do or not to do. Extremeactivity of mind in the evening and first half of the night, which prevents sleep until mid night;apprehensive and distressed in the morning and excited in the evening; extreme anxiety even todesperation.Vertigo in the morning on waking; in the evening; on looking upwards; on rising from stooping;compelled to lie down; with inclination to fall forward.When the above general symptoms strongly predominate in any given sickness the followingparticulars will be cured by this remedy.