Kent's - Classical Homeopathy Online

The old subjects who have always been taking Calomel or Blue Mass for their biliouscomplaints will in time become subject to frequent coryzas, constipation, pains and aches, anddisturbance of the liver, and disordered stomach, and must have another dose of Mercury> Some ofthese cases need this remedy. If you practice medicine in a neighborhood where there is a very poorhomeopath you will find that he is giving the Biniodide, or sonic other preparation of Mercury, foralmost all of the colds or sore throats. This establishes upon all of these patients an over- susceptibilityto the weather changes, and they keep taking these red mercurial powders. Some of them carry themaround in their pockets. But the more they take of these red powders the more frequently they have sorethroats and colds. Many times they will not get over these troubles without Kali iod. in potentized form,or Hepar. Hepar and Kali iod. are the two principal medicines that such patients need. Individuals withthis susceptibility to colds and sore throats and weather changes, that is, from the effects of Mercury,who have been led into a Mercurial state, run two ways. Those who are invariably shivering and cold,and want to hover around the fire, and cannot keep warm, will need Hepar, and those that are alwaystoo warm, that want the covers off, and want to be in constant motion, extreme restlessness, very tiredwhen keeping still, will have their Mercury antidoted by Kali iod. The Mercurial state will beantidoted, but it some times takes several prescriptions and sometimes a series of carefully selectedremedies. The psora, that is, his chronic state, will not manifest itself until you have lifted off thismiasmatic state, which has been caused by Mercurius. It is astonishing what a great number of men,women and children are bowed down by the miasm that Mercury produces, and yet those prescribersgo on giving this form of Mercury and say it is practicing Homeopathy.I am led to remark that there is yet much to be learned about the art of prescribing.This remedy has a peculiar mental state. There is a very strong degree of irritability, cruelty, andharshness of temper.He is harsh with his family and with his children; abusive. It will take all the sense ofrefinement out of his mind and then he will become sad and tearful. Extremely nervous, and must walkand be on the go. If he remains in a warm room he becomes weak and tired, and feels as if he could notstir, does not want to move, and does not know what is the matter with him. He is worse in the warmthof the house, but as soon as he goes into the open air he feels better, and as soon as he begins to walkhe feels still better and can walk long distances without fatigue; goes into the house again and becomesweak and tired and exhausted. A nervous and mental exhaustion comes on from resting.The head manifests some peculiar things, such as we sometimes see in syphilis, which theremedy controls when the other symptoms agree. Bi-parietal head pains of nerve syphilis, old, longstanding cases. Pains through the parietal bones, through the side of the head, as if crushed in a vise;awful crushing, pulsating, pressing, rending pains on both sides of the head.These are worse in the house, and better from warmth and from motion, better walking in theopen air. All through the head there are pains like knife stabs, like nails driven in; lancinating pains,cutting pains in the scalp, in the temples, over the eyes, through the eyes. The pericranium becomessensitive and filled with nodules. The scalp breaks out with nodular eruptions, tuberculous eruptions,syphilitic eruptions."Scalp painful on scratching as if ulcerated". "Great disposition for hair to change color and fallout". Coldness of the painful parts.In watching a syphilitic case, there is often noticed disturbance of vision, and finally iritis. Theycan be treated homoeopathically. I have seen syphilitic iritis of the most severe character cured withStaphisagria, Hepar, Nitric acid, Mercurius, Kali iod. and many other remedies. The inflammatoryprocess stops at once, there are no adhesions, no deformity, and no troubles remaining behind. If youconsider that a case of inflammation must run its course, and will be associated with fibrinousexudations, and adhesions most probably follow, of course you must adopt the plan of dilating withAtropine, and hold the iris so until the disease has run its course. But the disease does not run its courseafter a proper remedy, and as that is the last symptom to appear, it will be the first to go, and you mayexpect the eye symptoms to disappear within twenty- four hours after the administration of thehomeopathic remedy.This remedy has marked conjunctiva trouble, with green catarrhal discharges from the eyes.This green character applies whenever you can find discharges. There is copious, thick, greenexpectoration, green discharges of mucous-pus from the nose, from the eyes, from the ear, thick,greenish leucorrhoea, green discharge from ulcers. These thick green or yellowish green discharges aresometimes very foetid.At times when you examine the conjunctiva it seems to puff out as though water were behind it,a chemosis. Iodide of potash produces that state. "Chemosis, purulent secretion". In olden times when Iused to give Iodide of potash to rheumatic patients, according to the prevailing craze, I would notice,