Kent's - Classical Homeopathy Online

Staphisagria was given to her, and in a few minutesshe went to sleep. She had been six hours in thatsuffering without any relief whatever. Where coldness,congestion of the head, and rending, tearing painsoccur from stretching sphincters, or from tearingparts, for the purpose of operation, death is likely tooccur, and Staphisagria is closely related to thattearing, lacerating and stretching of fibers whichcauses such suffering.After a surgical operation, where there has been muchcutting, a great state of prostration, coldness, oozingof blood, almost cold breath, of course the MateriaMedica man, if there is one around, will say, "Why,give him Carbo-veg., of course". Yes, you will, but itwill not help him. It may disappoint you. But if you area surgeon, know your surgical therapeutics better thana Materia Medica man, you will say, "No, Strontiumcarb, is what I want". It relieves that congestion allover the body; he gets warm and has a comfortablenight. Strontium carb. is the Carbo- veg. of thesurgeon.Lastly, we sometimes have to antidote chloroform, andbecause there are pains and aches you will get noaction from these medicines; you can antidote yourchloroform almost instantly by a dose of Phosphorus,because it is the natural antidote of chloroform.Phosphorus will stop the vomiting. Phosphorus hasvomiting like that of chloroform. Phosphorus likes coldthing, cold water in the stomach, and vomits as soonas water has become warm in the stomach. So doeschloroform. Why should they not antidote each other?IGNATIA AMARA [ign] [Kent’s]Ignatia is frequently required and is especially suited to sensitive, delicate women and children;to hysterical women. You will not cure the natural hysterics with Ignatia,. but you will cure thosegentle, sensitive, fine fired, refined, highly educated, overwrought women in their nervous complaintswith Ignatia when they take on complaints that are similar to such symptoms as come in hysteria. Thehysterical diathesis is one that is very singular and difficult to comprehend. But a woman, when overwrought and overexcited and emotional, will do things that she herself cannot account for. She will dothings as if she were crazy in her excitement. Will do things she regrets, while the hysteric is alwaysglad of it. No matter how much foolishness there is in it she has only made an exhibition that she isproud of. But our efforts go out for those who imitate them unconsciously. Those who will to do well.A woman has undergone a controversy at home. She has been disturbed, is excited, and goesinto cramps, trembles and quivers. Goes to bed with a headache. Is sick. Ignatia will be her remedy.When she has great distress; unrequited affections. A sensitive, nervous young girl finds out that shehas misplaced her affections; the young man hat disappointed her; she has a weeping spell, headache,trembles, is nervous, sleepless; Ignatia will make her philosophical and sensible. A woman loses her