Obesity and its Homeopathic treatment

Obesity
Dr. Sayeed Ahmad D. I. Hom. (London)

WHAT IS OBESITY :

Obesity can be best described as the most common nutritional disorder specially in the affluent group of people. It is a condition in which excessive accumulation of fat takes place in the body due to intake of food in excess of physiological requirements. Therefore, overnutrition is as much malnutrition as undernutrition is. An excess of 50 calories per day can increase about 25 Kgs in a period of ten years.

Obesity has been classified into 3 types as follows, depending upon the excess in weight :



Above Normal Weight :

Mildly obese 10-15%
Moderately obese 10-20%
Very obese 20% and above.

Obesity is generally caused by two factors i. e. :

1. Exogenous
2. – Overeating or intake of excessive energy. Endogenous
-- Due to inherent metabolic disturbance of the body.



HOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE OBESE :

Obesity should not be taken lightly. Obesity means you are 20% or more above the recommended weight for your sex, age, height and bone structure. Extra pounds beneath the 20% mark simply mean you are over-weight.



CAUSES OF OBESITY :

Obesity can occur both in male and female at any age. However, it is more common in female.

Some of the following factors may contribute to the development of obesity :

1. It is common in those who take excess of food with little physical work or exercise.
2. Excessive eating habits is also one of the factors.

Obesity is rarely seen amongst active persons and it is more common in those with sedentary habits.



ADVERSE EFFECT OF OBESITY :

1. Obesity reduces the life expectancy.
2. Obesity produces the following physical disabilities :
1. Abdominal Hernias.
2. Varicose Veins.
3. Flat Feet.
4. Bronchitis.
5. Osteoarthritis of Knee, Hips and Lumber Spine.
3. Due to poor reflexes, liable to fall down on slippery floors.
4. High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)

It leads to greater wear and tear of the entire vascular system and consequently it doubles the risk of heart attack and stroke. It may also cause damage to kidneys.
5. It also produces metabolic disorders such as :
1. Gout.
2. Cholesterol in Arteries.
3. Stone in Gall Bladder.
4. Diabetes Mellitus.

It is needless to add that ‘Excess Weight’ (Obesity) is linked to a higher risk of heart diseases and therefore it increases the overall risk of death particularly to persons with Diabetes or Cardiovascular disease.



REDUCING WEIGHT (OBESITY)

It is estimated that an active person will burn about 12-13 calories a day per pound of body weight. Therefore, a person having weight 140 pounds will need roughly 1700-1800 calories a day to maintain that weight, and less to reduce it. This can be used as a guideline for planning weight loss programme, by reducing calorie intake.

It is already stated that obesity is caused by intake of excess calorie and furthermore the lack of physical work or exercise is also one of the contributory factors. Thus, reducing weight means one has to reduce calorie intake by reducing his high-calorie diet. It may therefore be suggested to an obese adult to stick to his daily diet providing 1300 kcal (calorie) which may help in reducing about 0.5 – 1 Kg a week. The reducing diets should contain adequate amounts of Proteins, Vitamins and Minerals. Once the body weight comes to the standard level according to the height, the weight maintenance diets (adequate in Proteins, Vitamins and Minerals) should be taken to keep weight constant i. e. between 1700-1800 kcal (calories). Therefore, daily diet should contain balanced amount of cereals, pulses, green leafy vegetables, other vegetables, roots and tubers, fruits, milk, fats and oils, sugar and jaggery, groundnut (roasted) ; meat /fish /eggs (to be excluded by vegetarian).



IMPORTANT TIPS TO REDUCE OBESITY :

1. You may not eat or drink the following :
1. Bacon, Fatty Meats, Sausages.
2. Beer, Liquor, Wines.
3. Butter, Margarines.
4. Cakes, Cookies, Crackers, Doughnuts, Pastries, Pies.
5. Candy, Chocolates, Nuts.
6. Creams – Sweet and Sour, Cream, Cheese, Non-Dairy Cream.
7. French Fried Potatoes, Potato Chips.
8. Pizza, Popcorn, Snack Foods.
9. Gelatin Desserts, Puddings (Sugar-Sweetened).
10. Gravies and Sauces.
11. Honey, Jams, Jellies, Sugar and Syrup.
12. Ice Cream, Ices, Ice Milk, Sherbets.
13. Milk Whole.
14. Muffins, Pan Cakes, Waffles.
15. Olives.
16. Soda (Sugar-Sweetened).
17. Yogurt (Fruit-Flavoured).
2. Buy a reliable scale to weight yourself and a kitchen scale to weight your food.
3. Set a long term weight loss aim.
4. Cut down on salt.
5. Eat from a small plate.
6. Do not skip meals – else being hungry you will overeat at the next meal.
7. Do not eat while you are out.
8. Weigh yourself quite often.
9. Do not be tempted by prohibited foods.
10. Do not eat while reading, watching TV, Video or games, etc.
11. Keep tempting foods out of sight.
12. Try to relax.
13. Control your urge to eat.
14. Control the amount you eat.
15. Do not finish everything on your plate.
16. Eat little at dinner.
17. Shop only after eating.
18. Eat in the same place invariably.
19. Chew your food completely, never gulp it.
20. When you are angry, drink water.
21. Do not eat between meals except raw carrots.
22. Remove skin or visible fat from meat.
23. Do not use butter or sauce on vegetables.
24. Drink 7-8 glasses of water a day.
25. Do not eat fried foods.
26. Walk after night meal.
27. Be vegetarian to lose weight.
28. Use skim milk instead of cow or buffalo milk.
29. Walk daily in the morning.
30. Avoid foods high in saturated fat and cholesterol.

As a matter of fact, the Author of this article (Dr. Sayeed Ahmad) was also one of the victims of obesity. Control over diets, doing daily light exercise and taking of Homœopathic Medicines greatly helped him to win over this problem. A few years ago, his weight was 84 Kgs with an height of 5 feet 6 inches and consequently he was obese and over-weight and presently his weight is about 64 Kgs and only due to his own homœopathic treatment he could reduce about twenty Kgs and he is now fit and fine.



LEADING HOMŒOPATHIC MEDICINES FOR REDUCING OBESITY :



AMMONIUM CARB.

Fat patients with weak heart. For women who are tired and weary and take cold easily and lead a sedentary life. Dry coryza and stoppage of the nose, chiefly at night, with danger of suffocation. With long continued coryza, can only breathe through the mouth. Women with premature and too copious menses, with emission of black and acrid blood. Sadness, with disposition to weep. Timidity of character. Disgust with life. Heedlessness. Great absence of mind and weakness of memory. Vertigo, on reading in a sitting posture. Chilly patient with great sensitiveness to cold open air, <> by warmth.



AMMONIUM MUR.

In case the body is fat and legs are thin. With large buttocks. Full of grief, but cannot weep. Irritability and disposition to be angry. Very severe ulcerative pain in the heel, > by rubbing. The feet get very cold in the evening in bed.



ANTIMONIUM CRUDUM.

Children and young person with tendency to grow fat with coated moist white tongue. The subject needing this remedy may belch a great deal, and the eructations may taste of the ingesta. Bloating after eating. <> From heat is the most important modality.



CARLSBAD.

Its chief fame has been gained by its action on the liver, and in the treatment of obesity and diabetes. Sensitiveness to cold air ; great liability to take cold. Sweats more easily. > In open air ; on motion. The breath smells offensive, the tongue is white and feels furry. The patient is self-satisfied, very talkative and uncommondly good-humoured. Discouraged and anxious about domestic duties. Absent-minded ; heedless ; forgets names.



ESCULENTINE.

One of the great fat reducers. May be alternated with Phytoline. Both remedies should be used in mother tincture.



FERRUM METALLICUM.

Obesity with anæmia, face puffy with pitting of flesh. This remedy is recommended to children also. Delicate girls, fearfully constipated, with low spirits. The pulse of the patient is full and yielding. <> in warm air. Great lassitude and general weakness. Great need to lie down.



FUCUS VESICULOSUS.

It is given when Calcarea Carbonica fails. It should be given in drop doses of mother tincture. It is very effective in cases of indigestion, obstinate constipation and flatulence. It is suitable to people with enlarged thyroid glands. Goitre has been cured with it.



GRAPHITES.

Obesity in females with delayed menstruation. Indicated for fair, fat, chilly, constipated people who have skin trouble. Helpful to those who have lost desire for sex.



KALI BICHROMICUM.

It is especially suited to fair-haired, fat persons, especially fat, chubby children ; fat, sluggish people. Gastric symptoms supersede rheumatic symptoms. Liability to take cold in the open air. Great debility, with desire to lie down.



KALI CARBONICUM.

This remedy is especially good for older fat people who are characterized by sweat, backache and weakness. This remedy should be used cautiously in Bright’s disease and Tuberculosis. This remedy is for dark haired persons of lax fibre and inclined to be fat.



PHYTOLACCA BERRY.

One of the effective weight and corpulence reducing remedies.



PHYTOLINE.

This remedy is a great fat reducer. It is recommended if the patient is having difficulty in walking, sitting, palpitation, dyspnœa on least exertion, nausea, eructations. It is used in mother tincture.



THYROIDINUM.

In excessive obesity, it acts better in pale patients rather than those of high colour. This remedy is a powerful diuretic and is very useful in myxodema and various types of edema.



NOTE :

Any information given in this article is not intended to be taken as a replacement for medical advice. Therefore, it is very important that the patients should avoid self-treatment and rather consult the most abled and qualified classical homœopath and take the treatment under his proper guidance and advice since you may need constitutional treatment.

However, if you are interested in your treatment for obesity or any other ailments, you may kindly get in touch with the Author of this article (Dr. Sayeed Ahmad) by e-mail for further information.

For more information regarding Obesity, please study the Author’s Book "Obesity and Health", published by B. Jain Publishers (P) Ltd., New Delhi (India).

Evil Spirits were knocked out by Belladona

Evil Spirits were knocked out by Belladona

During early days of my practice, I was once invited alongwith my family members by one of my friends on Eid holidays. As we entered their home, the father and mother of my friend were sitting on a bed encircling their daughter-in-law and murmuring some verses from the Holy Qur’an. As my friend was not at home, therefore, his wife escorted us to the Drawing room and asked to wait for her husband. The atmosphere of the home was not lively but scary as if something unpleasant would happen. In the meantime, the father of my friend entered and informed that my friend was just coming. He sat on the chair and narrated in a hesitating tone that his daughter-in-law who was married three months ago had been overwhelmed by some evil spirits (demoniac) as diagnosed by a spiritual leader. However, another religious scholar opined that the girl was hysteric and needs medical help. The father disclosed by giving further details that during such attacks, she becomes so violent that she growls with fearful protruding red eyes and strikes whosoever comes before him. At times, she is abusive and also tears away her clothes. The father asked as to whether homoeopathy offers any treatment for such patients. The one and the only remedy according to the stated symptoms was Belladona which was given in 1M potency twice a day for two days. After three weeks it was reported by my friend that an attack of mild intensity was still recorded. The final forceful punch of Belladona-CM knocked out the remaining spirits and made them fled away forever restoring the patient to normal life.

Homeopathic Dr. Sultan Mahmood,
Hillview Avenue,
Rawalpindi (Pakistan)
Email : hdrsmahmood@hotmail.com

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Some of the Successful and tested Combinations of Dr. P. N. Pai

Enuresis

Nux Vomica 3X + 30 + 200 + Belladona 3X + 200 twice a day --- Sulphur-30 as Inter-current remedy.

Offensive/Bad Breath

Arnica 30 + Carbo-Veg 200 + Arsenicum Alb. 6 + Merc. Sol. 30 twice a day.

Vomiting in any Disease

Arsenicum Alb. 10M + Ipecac 30 + Phosphorus 30 ----- one or two doses are sufficient.

Vertigo

Phosphorus 30 + 200 + Nux Vomica 30 + 200 + Cocculus Ind. 200 twice a day.

Pancreatitis, Acute

Puls 6 + 30 + Nux Vom 200 + Iris Vers 6 + 30 + 1000 + Bell 30 + 200 + Iodum 3X twice daily.

Homoeopathic Dr. Sultan Mahmood
HillView Avenue,
Rawalpindi
E-Mail:- hdrsmahmood@hotmail.com

Some important sex remedies

Few words about the writer

Dr. SAYEED AHMAD is a renowned and successful Homœopath for more than 25 years. He has been awarded Honours with Diploma "D. I. Hom." for securing highest 97% marks from The British Institute of Homœopathy, England. He is writer of 13 books on homeopathy.
Homeopathy for Humanity Society Pakistan is proud to publsh his articles on homeopathy with his permission.

Some important sex remedies
Dr. Sayeed Ahmad D. I. Hom. (London)

AFTER COITION

* Great weakness, loss of appetite, lassitude. ----- Agar.
* Prostration after coition. ----- Agar., Calc., Chin., Con., Dig., Kali-c., Kali-p., Nat-c., Sel.
* Nervous depression. ----- Ced.
* The prepuce remains behind the glans; it is painful and swollen. ----- Calad.
* Weakness of body and eyes. ----- Kali-c.
* Vertigo after coition. ----- Bov., Sep.

AVERSION TO COITION

* Repugnance to coition. ----- Cann-s., Lyc.
* Women have no sexual desire at all. Frigid. ----- Onos.
* Great aversion to coition with impotence. ----- Graph.
* Aversion to coition. ----- Arn., Graph., Lyc.

DESIRE COITION

* Irresistible desire for coition. ----- Canth., Phos., Stram.
* Increase of sexual desire with flaccidity of the penis. ----- Agar.
* Sexual desire increased. ----- Alum., Anac., Apis, Aur-mur., Camph., Cann-i., Eucal., Gnaph., Hipp., Ind., Lil-t., Lyss.
* Sexual desire increased in women. ----- Aster., Canth., Con., Fl-ac., Hyos., Lach., Murex, Nux-v., Orig., Phos., Plat., Puls., Ver.
* Increase of sexual desire, lascivious; exposes his person. ----- Hyos.
* Violent erections and increased sexual desire. ----- Mez.
* Sexual desire diminished in female. ----- Berb-v., Agn., Bar-c., Caust., Ferr., Graph., Helon., Lyc., Nat-m.
* Sexual passion increased in old women. ----- Mosch.
* Violent sexual desire. ----- Plb.
* Violent sexual excitement in women. ----- Ferula Glauca
* A very marked increase of sexual desire, with frequent erections, especially at night. ----- Staph.
* Nymphomania. ----- Canth., Hyos., Lach., Lilt-t., Murex, Orig., Phos., Plat., Salix-n., Stram.

DURING COITION

* Falls asleep. ----- Lyc.
* Convulsions. ----- Bufo.
* Emission too late or absent. ----- Lyss.
* Coition painful (Female). ----- Apis, Arg-n., Lyc., Plat., Sep., Staph. Thuj.
* Too quick discharge of semen. ----- Sulph.
* Emission absent. ----- Bufo, Graph., Mill., Psor.
* Coition prevented due to extreme sensitiveness of vagina. ----- Plat., Thuj.
* Excessive enjoyment. ----- Fl-ac.
* Want of enjoyment. ----- Anac.
* Erection insufficient. ----- Sep.
* Erection weak. ----- Ther.
* Weakness or total absence of erection. ----- Lyc.
* Fainting during coition (Female). ----- Murex, Orig., Plat.

EXCESSIVE COITION

* Want of appetite. ----- Dig.
* Backache. ----- Puls., Staph.
* Deafness. ----- Petr.
* Eyes and face sunken and weak legs. ----- Staph.
* Headache. ----- Puls.
* Hysteria. ----- Con.
* Loss of memory. ----- Staph.
* Weakness. ----- Ars., Dig., Ust.

GENITALS

* Children handling genitals. ----- Malan., Med.
* Genitals atrophied. ----- Carb-an., Cer-s., Iod., Phos., Staph.
* Genitals cold and relaxed. ----- Agn., Dios., Gels.
* Male child pulls genitals. ----- Bell., Bufo, Canth., Hyos., Merc., Stram.
* The penis is small, flaccid, cold and relaxed. ----- Agn.
* Hands on genitals or pubes always. ----- Zinc.
* Exposing of genitals with indecent talk. ----- Stram.
* Grasping genitals. ----- Puls.
* Inclination to grasp genitals. ----- Bufo.
* Itching in the genitals. ----- Agar.
* Voluptuous itching in the scrotum. ----- Anac.
* Contraction of the penis; it becomes quite small. ----- Ign.
* Penis small, cold, relaxed. ----- Lyc.
* Dwindling of testes. ----- Caps.
* Atrophy of testicles. ----- Chim.

SEMINAL EMISSIONS

* Seminal emissions in sleep with absence of erections. ----- Nuph.
* Seminal emissions in sleep without knowledge. ----- Ind.
* Seminal emissions in sleep. ----- Agar., Aloe., Ferr., Nuph., Nux-v., Stram.
* Seminal emissions in sleep awake him. ----- Thuj.
* Seminal emissions in sleep, sometimes without erections or dreams. ----- Dios.
* Seminal emissions with vertigo. ----- Sars.
* Nightfall almost every night. ----- Arg-m., Nat-p., Phos., Sulph.
* Seminal emissions when in presence of a woman. ----- Nux-v., Ust.

MASTURBATION

* Desire for solitude for masturbation. ----- Bufo, Ust.
* Masturbation and its consequences. ----- Nux-v., Staph.
* Great sexual excitement driving him to masturbation. ----- Orig.
* Unnatural increase of sexual desire for masturbation. ----- Plat.
* Masturbation in children, due to pruritus vulvæ. ----- Calad., Orig., Zinc.
* Irresistible tendency to masturbation. ----- Ust.
* Masturbation in boys. ----- Lach., Plat., Staph.
* Masturbation in girls. ----- Orig.

IMPOTENCE

* Absence of erections. Impotence. ----- Caust., Con.
* Entire absence of erections and desire. ----- Nuph.
* Erections absent, when coition is attempted. ----- Arg-n.
* Erections absent, even after amorous caresses. ----- Calad.
* Erections absent, nothing can produce. ----- Agar.
* Penis relaxed during embrace. ----- Nux-v.
* Complete impotence. ----- Coloc.
* Impotence with mental depression, relaxed penis. ----- Agn., Calad., Con., Lyc., Nux-v., Sel., Sulph.
* During coition feeble erection. Impotence. ----- Sel.
* Impotence in elderly men. ----- Lyc.
* Incomplete coition, erection weak emission speedy. ----- Calc., Nat-c., Nux-v., Sulph.
* No erection even after caress. ----- Calad., Calc., Graph.
* No emission, no orgasm during an embrace. ----- Sel., Sep.
* Incomplete erection during coition. ----- Con., Graph., Lyc., Ph-ac., Phos., Sep., Sulph., Ther.
* Erection fails when coition is attempted. ----- Agn., Arg-n., Calad., Graph., Nux-v., Phos., Sel., Sulph.

VAGINA

* Pruritus vaginæ, induce masturbation. ----- Calad., Nux-v., Orig., Plat., Zinc.
* Dryness in vagina. ----- Apis, Bell., Lyc., Nat-m.
* Emission of flatus from vagina. ----- Brom., Lac-c., Lyc., Nux-m., Sang.
* Itching in vagina. ----- Arund., Aur-mur., Calad, Canth., Con., Helon., Kreos., Merc., Sep., Sulph.
* Coition painful, followed by bleeding from vagina. ----- Arg-n., Arn., Ars., Hydr., Kreos., Nit-ac., Sep., Tarent-c.

NIPPLES

* Burning and itching of nipples. ----- Agar., Arund., Ars., Carb-v., Castor., Con., Crot-t., Graph., Phos., Sep., Sulph.

BREASTS

* Pain in breasts. ----- Apis, Arg-n., Aster., Bell., Bry., Calc., Chim., Con., Lac-c., Onos., Phell., Phos., Phyt., Puls., Sang., Zinc.
* Pain in breasts relieved by supporting heavy mammæ. ----- Bry., Lac-c., Phyt.
* To increase breasts. ----- Sabal-s.
* Flat breasts (To make breasts well rounded). ----- Nux-m.
* Itching of breasts. ----- Castor., Como.
* Breast tumour in unmarried girl. ----- Chim.
* Milk in virgin breasts. ----- Asaf., Cycl., Merc., Puls., Tub., Urt-u.
* Wasting of mammæ and ovaries. ----- Iod.
* Breasts painful during menses. ----- Calc., Con., Sang.

MISCELLANEOUS

* Men dislike women. ----- Con., Lyc.
* Men dislike women but like men for sex attraction. ----- Plat.
* Sadomy. ----- Caust., Plat.
* Habit of being naked while sleeping. ----- Merc., Puls., Sulph.
* Naked when wakes up. ----- Hyos., Phos.
* Burning desire in girls to marry. ----- Caust.
* Young person who does not like to marry. ----- Lach.
* Neglects wife and looks for girls and goes to cafes. ----- Caust.
* Homosexuality. ----- Med., Plat., Puls., Sep., Sulph.
* Leucorrhœa in little girls. ----- Calc., Caul., Cann-s., Merc., Merc-i-f., Puls., Senec., Sep.
* Leucorrhœa in children. ----- Cub., Merc-i-f., Mill.
* Leucorrhœa in infants. ----- Cann-s., Syph.
* Uterine Fibroid. ----- Calc., Calc-f., Gossyp., Lyc., Nux-v., Puls., Sep.
* Excessive desire for embrace. ----- Canth., Phos, Plat., Murex, Stram.
* Suppressed menses in young girls. ----- Alum., Calc-p., Cycl., Pod., Tub.
* Menses every two weeks, lasting a week, very profuse. ----- Calc., Nux-v., Trill.
* Bleeding, Uterine Fibroids. ----- Calc., Nit-ac., Thuj., Trill.
* To increase sexual desire in men. ----- Yohim.
* Anal coition with a woman. ----- Caust., Plat.
* Love with married man. ----- Nat-m.
* Adulterous. ----- Calc., Canth., Caust., Lach., Phos., Plat., Puls., Staph., Ver.
* Mannish habits of girls. ----- Carb-v., Nat-m., Petr., Plat.
* Mannish habits of women. ----- Fl-ac.
* Man lustful, searching for little girls (Obscene/Lewd). ----- Caust., Phos., Plat., Ver.
* Threatened miscarriage in 8th month. ----- Cann-i.
* Menses abnormal. ----- Puls.
* Tumours of ovaries. ----- Apis, Graph., Pod., Sec.
* Romantic young persons. ----- Ant-c., Ign.
* Women with uterine disorders. ----- Act-r., Caul., Helon., Mag-m.

NOTE :
Any information given above is not intended to be taken as a replacement for medical advice. Therefore, it is very important that the patients should avoid self-treatment and rather consult the most abled and qualified classical homœopath and take the treatment under his proper guidance and advice

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Three Cheers for Crataegus and Arjuna

Mr. Muhammad Aslam, 58 years of age had undergone bypass surgery from AFIC, Rawalpindi in 2001. However, in early 2009, he started suffering recurrent attacks of angina pectoris and the allopath doctors prescribed him “Disprin CV”, “Carsel”, “Save” and “Egis Nitromint” to be taken on regular basis. He was further told that in case of persistent pain in chest, the possibility of another surgery cannot be ruled out. The patient even after the bypass surgery did not quit smoking, beef, milk cream and vegetable ghee, etc. After having taken the allopath medicines for about 10 months, he did not feel any relief. Desperately, he contacted me in December, 2009. After listening to him in detail, I prescribed Crataegus-Q + Arjuna-Q on the basis of an inspiring tip appeared in “Homeopathy 4 Everyone” under the heading Bypass the Bypass. The combination was recommended to be taken 10 drops in some water twice a day. The patient reported after about 10-12 days that he was feeling appreciable comfort in chest pain. He was advised to continue taking the said mother tinctures for another 2 weeks. In the 1st week of January, 2010, he went to SOON Valley, district Khushab to meet his family and did not feel any pain or shortness of breath despite hike on this hilly area. Full marks to Crataegus and Arjuna.

Homoeopathic Dr. Sultan Mahmood
HillView Avenue,
Rawalpindi
E-Mail:- hdrsmahmood@hotmail.com

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Stomach disorder /Stomach related problems and homeopathy Part-6

Symptoms
Indigestion with burning at stomach and hunger.
Suggested Medicine
Graphite

Symptoms
Faintness, goneness, sense of weight, bitter taste.
Suggested Medicine
Hydras

Symptoms
Goneness and sinking, better from eating.
Suggested Medicine
Ign

Symptoms
Constant empty eructations.
Suggested Medicine
Iod

Depression and Homeopathy (2/2).

Depression and Homeopathy (2/2).
Dr. Sayeed Ahmad D. I. Hom. (London)

I. - INTRODUCTION

Depression (psychology), mental illness in which a person experiences deep, unshakable sadness and diminished interest in nearly all activities. People also use the term depression to describe the temporary sadness, loneliness, or blues that everyone feels from time to time. In contrast to normal sadness, severe depression, also called major depression, can dramatically impair a person’s ability to function in social situations and at work. People with major depression often have feelings of despair, hopelessness, and worthlessness, as well as thoughts of committing suicide.

Depression can take several other forms. In bipolar disorder, sometimes called manic-depressive illness, a person’s mood swings back and forth between depression and mania. People with seasonal affective disorder typically suffer from depression only during autumn and winter, when there are fewer hours of daylight. In dysthymia people feel depressed, have low self-esteem, and concentrate poorly most of the time—often for a period of years—but their symptoms are milder than in major depression. Some people with dysthymia experience occasional episodes of major depression. Mental health professionals use the term clinical depression to refer to any of the above forms of depression.

Surveys indicate that people commonly view depression as a sign of personal weakness, but psychiatrists and psychologists view it as a real illness.

II. - PREVALENCE

Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses. At least 8 percent of adults in the United States experience serious depression at some point during their lives, and estimates range as high as 17 percent. The illness affects all people, regardless of sex, race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic standing. However, women are two to three times more likely than men to suffer from depression. Experts disagree on the reason for this difference. Some cite differences in hormones, and others point to the stress caused by society’s expectations of women.

Depression occurs in all parts of the world, although the pattern of symptoms can vary. The prevalence of depression in other countries varies widely, from 1.5 percent of people in Taiwan to 19 percent of people in Lebanon.

A number of large-scale studies indicate that depression rates have increased worldwide over the past several decades. Furthermore, younger generations are experiencing depression at an earlier age than did previous generations. Social scientists have proposed many explanations, including changes in family structure, urbanization, and reduced cultural and religious influences.

III. - SYMPTOMS

Although it may appear anytime from childhood to old age, depression usually begins during a person’s 20s or 30s. The illness may come on slowly, then deepen gradually over months or years. On the other hand, it may erupt suddenly in a few weeks or days. A person who develops severe depression may appear so confused, frightened, and unbalanced that observers speak of a "nervous breakdown." However it begins, depression causes serious changes in a person’s feelings and outlook. A person with major depression feels sad nearly every day and may cry often. People, work, and activities that used to bring them pleasure no longer do.

Symptoms of depression can vary by age. In younger children, depression may include physical complaints, such as stomachaches and headaches, as well as irritability, "moping around," social withdrawal, and changes in eating habits. They may feel unenthusiastic about school and other activities. In adolescents, common symptoms include sad mood, sleep disturbances, and lack of energy. Elderly people with depression usually complain of physical rather than emotional problems, which sometimes leads doctors to misdiagnose the illness.

Symptoms of depression can also vary by culture. In some cultures, depressed people may not experience sadness or guilt but may complain of physical problems. In Mediterranean cultures, for example, depressed people may complain of headaches or nerves. In Asian cultures they may complain of weakness, fatigue, or imbalance.

If left untreated, an episode of major depression typically lasts eight or nine months. About 85 percent of people who experience one bout of depression will experience future episodes.

A. Appetite and Sleep Changes

Depression usually alters a person’s appetite, sometimes increasing it, but usually reducing it. Sleep habits often change as well. People with depression may oversleep or, more commonly, sleep for fewer hours. A depressed person might go to sleep at midnight, sleep restlessly, then wake up at 5 AM feeling tired and blue. For many depressed people, early morning is the saddest time of the day.

B. Changes in Energy Level

Depression also changes one’s energy level. Some depressed people may be restless and agitated, engaging in fidgety movements and pacing. Others may feel sluggish and inactive, experiencing great fatigue, lack of energy, and a feeling of being worn out or carrying a heavy burden. Depressed people may also have difficulty thinking, poor concentration, and problems with memory.

C. Poor Self-Esteem

People with depression often experience feelings of worthlessness, helplessness, guilt, and self-blame. They may interpret a minor failing on their part as a sign of incompetence or interpret minor criticism as condemnation. Some depressed people complain of being spiritually or morally dead. The mirror seems to reflect someone ugly and repulsive. Even a competent and decent person may feel deficient, cruel, stupid, phony, or guilty of having deceived others. People with major depression may experience such extreme emotional pain that they consider or attempt suicide. At least 15 percent of seriously depressed people commit suicide, and many more attempt it.

D. Psychotic Symptoms

In some cases, people with depression may experience psychotic symptoms, such as delusions (false beliefs) and hallucinations (false sensory perceptions). Psychotic symptoms indicate an especially severe illness. Compared to other depressed people, those with psychotic symptoms have longer hospital stays, and after leaving, they are more likely to be moody and unhappy. They are also more likely to commit suicide.

IV. - CAUSES

Some depressions seem to come out of the blue, even when things are going well. Others seem to have an obvious cause: a marital conflict, financial difficulty, or some personal failure. Yet many people with these problems do not become deeply depressed. Most psychologists believe depression results from an interaction between stressful life events and a person’s biological and psychological vulnerabilities.

A. Biological Factors

Depression runs in families. By studying twins, researchers have found evidence of a strong genetic influence in depression. Genetically identical twins raised in the same environment are three times more likely to have depression in common than fraternal twins, who have only about half of their genes in common. In addition, identical twins are five times more likely to have bipolar disorder in common. These findings suggest that vulnerability to depression and bipolar disorder can be inherited. Adoption studies have provided more evidence of a genetic role in depression. These studies show that children of depressed people are vulnerable to depression even when raised by adoptive parents.

Genes may influence depression by causing abnormal activity in the brain. Studies have shown that certain brain chemicals called neurotransmitters play an important role in regulating moods and emotions. Neurotransmitters involved in depression include norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin. Research in the 1960s suggested that depression results from lower than normal levels of these neurotransmitters in parts of the brain. Support for this theory came from the effects of antidepressant drugs, which work by increasing the levels of neurotransmitters involved in depression. However, later studies have discredited this simple explanation and have suggested a more complex relationship between neurotransmitter levels and depression.

An imbalance of hormones may also play a role in depression. Many depressed people have higher than normal levels of hydrocortisone (cortisol), a hormone secreted by the adrenal gland in response to stress. In addition, an underactive or overactive thyroid gland can lead to depression.

A variety of medical conditions can cause depression. These include dietary deficiences in vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and folic acid degenerative neurological disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease and Huntington’s disease ; strokes in the frontal part of the brain; and certain viral infections, such as hepatitis and mononucleosis. Certain medications, such as steroids, may also cause depression.

B. Psychological Factors

Psychological theories of depression focus on the way people think and behave. In a 1917 essay, Austrian psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud explained melancholia, or major depression, as a response to loss—either real loss, such as the death of a spouse, or symbolic loss, such as the failure to achieve an important goal. Freud believed that a person’s unconscious anger over loss weakens the ego, resulting in self-hate and self-destructive behavior.

Cognitive theories of depression emphasize the role of irrational thought processes. American psychiatrist Aaron Beck proposed that depressed people tend to view themselves, their environment, and the future in a negative light because of errors in thinking. These errors include focusing on the negative aspects of any situation, misinterpreting facts in negative ways, and blaming themselves for any misfortune. In Beck’s view, people learn these self-defeating ways of looking at the world during early childhood. This negative thinking makes situations seem much worse than they really are and increases the risk of depression, especially in stressful situations.

In support of this cognitive view, people with "depressive"personality traits appear to be more vulnerable than others to actual depression. Examples of depressive personality traits include gloominess, pessimism, introversion, self-criticism, excessive skepticism and criticism of others, deep feelings of inadequacy, and excessive brooding and worrying. In addition, people who regularly behave in dependent, hostile, and impulsive ways appear at greater risk for depression.

American psychologist Martin Seligman proposed that depression stems from "learned helplessness," an acquired belief that one cannot control the outcome of events. In this view, prolonged exposure to uncontrollable and inescapable events leads to apathy, pessimism, and loss of motivation. An adaptation of this theory by American psychologist Lynn Abramson and her colleagues argues that depression results not only from helplessness, but also from hopelessness. The hopelessness theory attributes depression to a pattern of negative thinking in which people blame themselves for negative life events, view the causes of those events as permanent, and overgeneralize specific weaknesses as applying to many areas of their life.

C. Stressful Events

Psychologists agree that stressful experiences can trigger depression in people who are predisposed to the illness. For example, the death of a loved one may trigger depression. Psychologists usually distinguish true depression from grief, a normal process of mourning a loved one who has died. Other stressful experiences may include divorce, pregnancy, the loss of a job, and even childbirth. About 20 percent of women experience an episode of depression, known as postpartum depression, after having a baby. In addition, people with serious physical illnesses or disabilities often develop depression.

People who experience child abuse appear more vulnerable to depression than others. So, too, do people living under chronically stressful conditions, such as single mothers with many children and little or no support from friends or relatives.

V. - TREATMENT

Depression typically cannot be shaken or willed away. An episode must therefore run its course until it weakens either on its own or with treatment. Depression can be treated effectively with antidepressant drugs, psychotherapy, or a combination of both.

Despite the availability of effective treatment, most depressive disorders go untreated and undiagnosed. Studies indicate that general physicians fail to recognize depression in their patients at least half of the time. In addition, many doctors and patients view depression in elderly people as a normal part of aging, even though treatment for depression in older people is usually very effective.

A. Antidepressant Drugs

Up to 70 percent of people with depression respond to antidepressant drugs. These medications appear to work by altering the levels of serotonin, norepinephrine, and other neurotransmitters in the brain. They generally take at least two to three weeks to become effective. Doctors cannot predict which type of antidepressant drug will work best for any particular person, so depressed people may need to try several types. Antidepressant drugs are not addictive, but they may produce unwanted side effects. To avoid relapse, people usually must continue taking the medication for several months after their symptoms improve.

Commonly used antidepressant drugs fall into three major classes: tricyclics, monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAO inhibitors), and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Tricyclics, named for their three-ring chemical structure, include amitriptyline (Elavil), imipramine (Tofanil), desipramine (Norpramin), doxepin (Sinequan), and nortriptyline (Pamelor). Side effects of tricyclics may include drowsiness, dizziness upon standing, blurred vision, nausea, insomnia, constipation, and dry mouth.

MAO inhibitors include isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), and tranylcypromine (Parmate). People who take MAO inhibitors must follow a diet that excludes tyramine—a substance found in wine, beer, some cheeses, and many fermented foods—to avoid a dangerous rise in blood pressure. In addition, MAO inhibitors have many of the same side effects as tricyclics.

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors include fluoxetine (Prozac), sertraline (Zoloft), and paroxetine (Paxil). These drugs generally produce fewer and milder side effects than do other types of antidepressants, although SSRIs may cause anxiety, insomnia, drowsiness, headaches, and sexual dysfunction. Some patients have alleged that Prozac causes violent or suicidal behavior in a small number of cases, but the U. S. Food and Drug Administration has failed to substantiate this claim.

Prozac became the most widely used antidepressant in the world soon after its introduction in the late 1980s by drug manufacturer Eli Lilly and Company. Many people find Prozac extremely effective in lifting depression. In addition, some people have reported that Prozac actually tranforms their personality by increasing their self-confidence, optimism, and energy level. However, mental health professionals have expressed serious ethical concerns over Prozac’s use as a "personality enhancer," especially among people without clinical depression.

Doctors often prescribe lithium carbonate, a natural mineral salt, to treat people with bipolar disorder. People often take lithium during periods of relatively normal mood to delay or even prevent subsequent mood swings. Side effects of lithium include nausea, stomach upset, vertigo, and frequent urination.

B. Psychotherapy

Studies have shown that short-term psychotherapy can relieve mild to moderate depression as effectively as antidepressant drugs. Unlike medication, psychotherapy produces no physiological side effects. In addition, depressed people treated with psychotherapy appear less likely to experience a relapse than those treated only with antidepressant medication. However, psychotherapy usually takes longer to produce benefits.

There are many kinds of psychotherapy. Cognitive-behavioral therapy assumes that depression stems from negative, often irrational thinking about oneself and one’s future. In this type of therapy, a person learns to understand and eventually eliminate those habits of negative thinking. In interpersonal therapy, the therapist helps a person resolve problems in relationships with others that may have caused the depression. The subsequent improvement in social relationships and support helps alleviate the depression. Psychodynamic therapy views depression as the result of internal, unconscious conflicts. Psychodynamic therapists focus on a person’s past experiences and the resolution of childhood conflicts. Psychoanalysis is an example of this type of therapy. Critics of long-term psychodynamic therapy argue that its effectiveness is scientifically unproven.

C. Other Treatments

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) can often relieve severe depression in people who fail to respond to antidepressant medication and psychotherapy. In this type of therapy, a low-voltage electric current is passed through the brain for one to two seconds to produce a controlled seizure. Patients usually receive six to ten ECT treatments over several weeks. ECT remains controversial because it can cause disorientation and memory loss. Nevertheless, research has found it highly effective in alleviating severe depression.

For milder cases of depression, regular ærobic exercise may improve mood as effectively as psychotherapy or medication. In addition, some research indicates that dietary modifications can influence one’s mood by changing the level of serotonin in the brain.

HOMŒOPATHIC TREATMENT

Arsenicum album: Anxious, insecure, and perfectionistic people who need this remedy may set high standards for themselves and others and become depressed if their expectations are not met. Worry about material security sometimes borders on despair. When feeling ill, these people can be demanding and dependent, even suspicious of others, fearing their condition could be serious.

Aurum metallicum: This remedy can be helpful to serious people, strongly focused on work and achievement, who become depressed if they feel they have failed in some way. Discouragement, self-reproach, humiliation, and anger can lead to feelings of emptiness and worthlessness. The person may feel worse at night, with nightmares or insomnia.

Calcarea carbonica: A dependable, industrious person who becomes overwhelmed from too much worry, work, or physical illness may benefit from this remedy. Anxiety, fatigue, confusion, discouragement, self-pity, and a dread of disaster may develop. A person who needs this remedy often feels chilly and sluggish and easily tires on exertion.

Causticum: A person who feels depressed because of grief and loss (either recent or over time) may benefit from this remedy. Frequent crying or a feeling of mental dullness and forgetfulness (with anxious checking to see if the door is locked, if the stove is off, etc.) are other indications. People who need this remedy are often deeply sympathetic toward others and, having a strong sense of justice, can be deeply discouraged or angry about the world.

Cimicifuga: A person who needs this remedy can be energetic and talkative when feeling well, but upset and gloomy when depressed—with exaggerated fears (of insanity, of being attacked, of disaster). Painful menstrual periods and headaches that involve the neck are often seen when this remedy is needed.

Ignatia amara: Sensitive people who suffer grief or disappointment and try to keep the hurt inside may benefit from this remedy. Wanting not to cry or appear too vulnerable to others, they may seem guarded, defensive, and moody. They may also burst out laughing, or into tears, for no apparent reason. A feeling of a lump in the throat and heaviness in the chest with frequent sighing or yawning are strong indications for Ignatia. Insomnia (or excessive sleeping), headaches, and cramping pains in the abdomen and back are also often seen.

Kali phosphoricum: If a person feels depressed after working too hard, being physically ill, or going through prolonged emotional stress or excitement, this remedy can be helpful. Exhausted, nervous, and jumpy, they may have difficulty working or concentrating—and become discouraged and lose confidence. Headaches from mental effort, easy perspiration, sensitivity to cold, anemia, insomnia, and indigestion are often seen when this remedy is needed.

Natrum carbonicum: Individuals who need this remedy are usually mild, gentle, and selfless—making an effort to be cheerful and helpful, and avoiding conflict whenever possible. After being hurt or disappointed, they can become depressed, but keep their feelings to themselves. Even when feeling lonely, they withdraw to rest or listen to sad music, which can isolate them even more. Nervous and physically sensitive (to sun, to weather changes, and to many foods, especially milk), they may also get depressed when feeling weak or ill.

Natrum muriaticum: People who need this remedy seem reserved, responsible, and private—yet have strong inner feelings (grief, romantic attachment, anger, or fear of misfortune) that they rarely show. Even though they want other people to feel for them, they can act affronted or angry if someone tries to console them, and need to be alone to cry. Anxiety, brooding about past grievances, migraines, back pain, and insomnia can also be experienced when the person is depressed. A craving for salt and tiredness from sun exposure are other indications for this remedy.

Pulsatilla: People who needs this remedy have a childlike softness and sensitivity—and can also be whiny, jealous, and moody. When depressed, they are sad and tearful, wanting a lot of attention and comforting. Crying, fresh air, and gentle exercise usually improve their mood. Getting too warm or being in a stuffy room can increase anxiety. Depression around the time of hormonal changes (puberty, menstrual periods, or menopause) can often be helped with Pulsatilla.

Sepia: People who feel weary, irritable, and indifferent to family members, and worn out by the demands of everyday life may respond to this remedy. They want to be left alone and may respond in an angry or cutting way if anyone bothers them. They often feel better from crying, but would rather have others keep their distance and not try to console them or cheer them up. Menstrual problems, a sagging feeling in internal organs, sluggish digestion, and improvement from vigorous exercise are other indications for this remedy.

Staphysagria: Quiet, sensitive, emotional people who have difficulty standing up for themselves may benefit from this remedy. Hurt feelings, shame, resentment, and suppressed emotions can lead them to depression. If under too much pressure, they can sometimes lose their natural inhibition and fly into rages or throw things. A person who needs this remedy may also have insomnia (feeling sleepy all day, but unable to sleep at night), toothaches, headaches, stomachaches, or bladder infections that are stress-related.

Note: Any information given in this Article is not intended to be taken as a replacement for medical advice. Any person with condition requiring medical attention should consult a well qualified classical homœopath.

Reference: Dr. D. B. Cohen (MS Encarata Encyclopedia 2002)

Depression and Homœopathy (1/2).

Few words about the writer

Dr. SAYEED AHMAD is a renowned and successful Homœopath for more than 25 years. He has been awarded Honours with Diploma "D. I. Hom." for securing highest 97% marks from The British Institute of Homœopathy, England. He is writer of 13 books on homeopathy.

Homeopathy for Humanity Society Pakistan is proud to publsh his articles on homeopathy with his permission.

Depression and Homœopathy (1/2)
Dr. Sayeed Ahmad D. I. Hom. (London)

Depression is a serious mental disorder in which a person suffers long periods of sadness and other negative feelings. The term depression also describes a normal mood involving the sadness, grief, disappointment, or loneliness that everyone experiences at times.

Depressed people may feel fearful, guilty, or helpless. They often cry, and many lose interest in work and social life. Many cases of depression also involve aches, fatigue, loss of appetite, or other physical symptoms. Some depressed patients try to harm or kill themselves. Periods of depression may occur alone, or they may alternate with periods of mania (extreme joy and overactivity) in a disorder called bipolar disorder. This condition is also known as manic-depressive disorder.

Psychiatrists do not fully understand the causes of depression, but they have several theories. Some psychiatrists believe that depression follows the loss of a relative, a friend, a job, or a valued goal. Many psychiatrists believe that experiences that occur during early childhood may make some people especially subject to depression later in life.

According to another theory, disturbances in the chemistry of the brain occur during depression. Brain cells communicate with one another by releasing chemicals called neurotransmitters. Some experts think that certain neurotransmitters become underactive during depression and overactive during mania. Some women experience temporary depression in the weeks following childbirth. Experts believe that this condition, called postpartum depression, is caused by fluctuating levels of hormones and difficulty adjusting to the pressures of parenthood. In a few cases, postpartum depression can be severe.

Treatments for depression include hospitalization, psychotherapy, drugs, and electroconvulsive (electroshock) therapy. Hospitalization is an essential treatment for depressed patients who are suicidal. In psychotherapy, the psychiatrist tries to understand (1) the childhood events that make a person subject to depression and (2) the events that preceded the patient's current depression. The most prescribed antidepressant in the United States is a drug called fluoxetine. Fluoxetine is marketed under the name Prozac. Lithium carbonate is a drug used in treating bipolar disorder. Electroconvulsive therapy is generally used as a treatment only for patients who fail to respond to other treatment.

Bipolar disorder is a serious mental illness in which a person alternates between periods of severe depression and periods of mania (extreme joy, overactivity, or irritability). The illness is also called manic-depressive illness or manic depression. Approximately 3 million people in the United States suffer from bipolar disorder. If treated inadequately, the illness can have tragic consequences, such as suicide.

In a period of depression, a person suffering from bipolar disorder may feel sad, anxious, irritable, hopeless, or unmotivated. Depressed patients may experience insomnia or excessive sleeping, decreased or increased appetite, weight loss or weight gain, slowing of thought and movement, and poor memory and concentration. Many think about wanting to die and have unrealistic feelings of guilt.

In a period of mania, a person may experience euphoria (indescribable happiness). The person may also be unusually irritable or may alternate between euphoria and irritability. Manic patients sometimes behave inappropriately. For example, they may laugh uncontrollably at funerals. Periods of mania also are characterized by increased energy, racing thoughts, increased rate of speech, decreased need for sleep, exaggerated sense of self-worth, and poor judgment.

Periods of depression and mania may follow one another at intervals of days, weeks, or months. Some patients experience mania and depression at the same time. They are among the most severely affected bipolar patients.

Scientists believe genetic factors cause many cases of bipolar disorder. About half of all patients first show signs of the illness in their teen-age years.

Treatment for the disorder includes drugs and psychotherapy. The most commonly prescribed medications are lithium, carbamazepine, and valproate.

Mood disorders, also known as affective disorders, mainly involve disturbances in the person's mood. The two chief mood disorders are major depression (extreme sadness) and mania (extreme happiness and overactivity). People with bipolar disorder, also called manic-depressive illness, suffer from alternating periods of depression and mania. Mood disorders are usually episodic-that is, the person experiences mood disturbances at relatively brief, distinct periods during the course of the illness. People with mood disorders typically return to normal levels of functioning after treatment.

Most people with depression feel sad, hopeless, and worthless. Many also suffer from insomnia and loss of appetite and have trouble concentrating. Some people with depression move and think slowly, but others feel restless. Some feel so hopeless and discouraged that they consider or attempt suicide. About 15 percent of people who seek treatment for depression commit suicide.

Antidepressants

Antidepressant is the name of a group of drugs commonly used to treat major depression, a severe mental illness. Antidepressants also help treat other disorders, including chronic pain, anxiety disorders, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Antidepressants are thought to work by regulating the brain's neurotransmission system. Chemicals called neurotransmitters carry messages from one nerve cell in the brain to another. These chemicals attach to special molecules on nerve cells called receptors, both in sending and receiving messages. Antidepressants first increase the concentration of neurotransmitters in the brain. After several weeks of treatment, the receptors become less sensitive, and depression lifts.

The three main types of antidepressants are (1) selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRI's), (2) tricyclic antidepressants (TCA's), and (3) monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOI's). SSRI's and TCA's prevent brain cells from reabsorbing excess neurotransmitters after the chemicals have delivered their messages. SSRI's block the reabsorption of the neurotransmitter called serotonin. SSRI's include the most widely prescribed antidepressant, fluoxetine (Prozac). TCA's, such as the drug amitriptyline (for example, Elavil), block the reabsorption of several neurotransmitters, including serotonin and norepinephrine. MAOI's, which include the drug phenelzine (Nardil), inactivate a protein that breaks down excess neurotransmitters.

Most antidepressants are taken by mouth, and all require the prescription of a doctor. The drugs may cause various side effects. For example, SSRI's can cause increased anxiety, poor sleep, nausea, and loss of sexual interest. TCA's can cause hypotension (low blood pressure), irregular heartbeat, and constipation. MAOI's may combine with certain foods or drugs to create life-threatening hypertension (high blood pressure).

HOMŒOPATHIC TREATMENT

Arsenicum album:

Anxious, insecure, and perfectionistic people who need this remedy may set high standards for themselves and others and become depressed if their expectations are not met. Worry about material security sometimes borders on despair. When feeling ill, these people can be demanding and dependent, even suspicious of others, fearing their condition could be serious.

Aurum metallicum:

This remedy can be helpful to serious people, strongly focused on work and achievement, who become depressed if they feel they have failed in some way. Discouragement, self-reproach, humiliation, and anger can lead to feelings of emptiness and worthlessness. The person may feel worse at night, with nightmares or insomnia.

Calcarea carbonica:

A dependable, industrious person who becomes overwhelmed from too much worry, work, or physical illness may benefit from this remedy. Anxiety, fatigue, confusion, discouragement, self-pity, and a dread of disaster may develop. A person who needs this remedy often feels chilly and sluggish and easily tires on exertion.

Causticum:

A person who feels depressed because of grief and loss (either recent or over time) may benefit from this remedy. Frequent crying or a feeling of mental dullness and forgetfulness (with anxious checking to see if the door is locked, if the stove is off, etc.) are other indications. People who need this remedy are often deeply sympathetic toward others and, having a strong sense of justice, can be deeply discouraged or angry about the world.

Cimicifuga:

A person who needs this remedy can be energetic and talkative when feeling well, but upset and gloomy when depressed—with exaggerated fears (of insanity, of being attacked, of disaster). Painful menstrual periods and headaches that involve the neck are often seen when this remedy is needed.

Ignatia amara:

Sensitive people who suffer grief or disappointment and try to keep the hurt inside may benefit from this remedy. Wanting not to cry or appear too vulnerable to others, they may seem guarded, defensive, and moody. They may also burst out laughing, or into tears, for no apparent reason. A feeling of a lump in the throat and heaviness in the chest with frequent sighing or yawning are strong indications for Ignatia. Insomnia (or excessive sleeping), headaches, and cramping pains in the abdomen and back are also often seen.

Kali phosphoricum:

If a person feels depressed after working too hard, being physically ill, or going through prolonged emotional stress or excitement, this remedy can be helpful. Exhausted, nervous, and jumpy, they may have difficulty working or concentrating—and become discouraged and lose confidence. Headaches from mental effort, easy perspiration, sensitivity to cold, anemia, insomnia, and indigestion are often seen when this remedy is needed.

Natrum carbonicum:

Individuals who need this remedy are usually mild, gentle, and selfless—making an effort to be cheerful and helpful, and avoiding conflict whenever possible. After being hurt or disappointed, they can become depressed, but keep their feelings to themselves. Even when feeling lonely, they withdraw to rest or listen to sad music, which can isolate them even more. Nervous and physically sensitive (to sun, to weather changes, and to many foods, especially milk), they may also get depressed when feeling weak or ill.

Natrum muriaticum:

People who need this remedy seem reserved, responsible, and private—yet have strong inner feelings (grief, romantic attachment, anger, or fear of misfortune) that they rarely show. Even though they want other people to feel for them, they can act affronted or angry if someone tries to console them, and need to be alone to cry. Anxiety, brooding about past grievances, migraines, back pain, and insomnia can also be experienced when the person is depressed. A craving for salt and tiredness from sun exposure are other indications for this remedy.

Pulsatilla:

People who needs this remedy have a childlike softness and sensitivity—and can also be whiny, jealous, and moody. When depressed, they are sad and tearful, wanting a lot of attention and comforting. Crying, fresh air, and gentle exercise usually improve their mood. Getting too warm or being in a stuffy room can increase anxiety. Depression around the time of hormonal changes (puberty, menstrual periods, or menopause) can often be helped with Pulsatilla.

Sepia:

People who feel weary, irritable, and indifferent to family members, and worn out by the demands of everyday life may respond to this remedy. They want to be left alone and may respond in an angry or cutting way if anyone bothers them. They often feel better from crying, but would rather have others keep their distance and not try to console them or cheer them up. Menstrual problems, a sagging feeling in internal organs, sluggish digestion, and improvement from vigorous exercise are other indications for this remedy.

Staphysagria:

Quiet, sensitive, emotional people who have difficulty standing up for themselves may benefit from this remedy. Hurt feelings, shame, resentment, and suppressed emotions can lead them to depression. If under too much pressure, they can sometimes lose their natural inhibition and fly into rages or throw things. A person who needs this remedy may also have insomnia (feeling sleepy all day, but unable to sleep at night), toothaches, headaches, stomachaches, or bladder infections that are stress-related.

Note: Any information given in this Article is not intended to be taken as a replacement for medical advice. Any person with condition requiring medical attention should consult a well qualified classical homœopath.

Reference:
World Book 2003

Tip of the Day

Potpourri

I have used Alumina-200 in alteration with Merc. Sol-200 for intense itching when worse with warmth.

Coffea Cruda-200 in alternation with Kali. Phos-200 has been useful for treating insomnia

Explore Sulphur-200 as an inter-current remedy in sexual weakness

In Ptosis (Drooping of eyelids), I have succeeded with Causticum in high potency in alternation with Gelsemium and Kali Phos.

In violent dry and fatiguing cough, Rumex-30 has given me good results

Consider Colocynthis, Gnaphalium, Rhus tox when treating sciatic pain

In Anorexia, Cocculus-30, Pulsatilla-6+30, China-30 are remedies recommended by Dr. P. N. Pai and have been has been found useful in many cases.

Most of my cases of Dysentery have been cured with Colocynthis and Merc. cor

I have used the trio of Arsenicum alb, Ipec and Natruam sulph in treating asthma

Homeopathic Dr. Sultan Mahmood
HillView Avenue,
Rawalpindi
E-Mail:- hdrsmahmood@hotmail.com

Clinical Case by Dr Sultan Mahmood

Phytolacca Joins Hands with other Remedies to Combat Breast Cancer

The allopath doctors had refused to go for surgery of the sister-in-law of my eldest sister on account of her advanced age and frail physique. Unfortunately, the 80 years old lady suffering from breast cancer was also a chronic patient of diabetes and her children had no alternative except to contact me in November, 2008 as a last resort. The eldest son accompanied her from G-9/1, Islamabad to my residence. As told by the cancer stricken lady, there was continuous painful oozing of blood mixed with pus from her left breast with intense itching all over her body. As checked by my wife, she told that there seemed to be a hard stony lump around the nipple area. I dispensed 2 doses of Phytolacca Dec.-CM to be taken on 15th and 29th of the lunar month when the moon is waning. Besides this, Silicia-200+Hepar Sulph.-200 and Arsenicum Alb.-200 with a separate combination of biochemic salts (CF-3X+CP-12X+CS-6X+MP-12X+NM-3X+Sil-12X) in triturated form recommended by Dr. Mather in his book “Principles of Prescribing” was given. The patient was advised to wear loose upper garments so as to avoid any friction when changing the dress. The oozing of blood and pus was arrested as reported after 3 weeks. However, on the complaint of persistent pain, Euphorbium-30 was recommended alongwith Arsenicum Alb-200 and above biochemic combination. After a period of one month, 2 more doses of Phytolacca-CM were given and the treatment continued with minor changes of medicines according to the symptoms. After 5 months, the patient was in stable condition as the area of the hard lump was also softened. The treatment with only biochemic combination 2 times a day carried on for another 2 months and the patient has not turned up to me since August, 2009. I do not claim that the cancerous tumour has been rooted out for ever, but happy to see the patient leading a normal life.

Homoeo Dr. Sultan Mahmood
HillView Avenue,
Rawalpindi
E-Mail:- hdrsmahmood@hotmail.com

Few words about the writer

Dr. SAYEED AHMAD is a renowned and successful Homœopath for more than 25 years. He has been awarded Honours with Diploma "D. I. Hom." for securing highest 97% marks from The British Institute of Homœopathy, England. He is writer of 13 books on homeopathy.
Homeopathy for Humanity Society Pakistan is proud to publsh his articles on homeopathy with his permission.

Prostate gland and its homeopathic treatment
Dr. Sayeed Ahmad D. I. Hom. (London)

Prostate Gland, chestnut-shaped male organ located next to the bladder and surrounding the urethra (the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the penis). The prostate gland produces a secretion known as prostate fluid that makes up most of the liquid part of semen, which is discharged from the penis during sexual orgasm. Measuring about 3 cm (about 1.2 in) across, the prostate gland is composed of both glandular tissue that produces prostate fluid and muscle tissue that helps in male ejaculation. Prostate fluid also helps to keep sperm, which is found in semen, healthy and lively, thereby increasing the chances that fertilization will occur.

There are a variety of prostate disorders that commonly afflict men of all ages. The most common prostate disease is benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a noncancerous condition of unknown cause. It occurs in approximately 70 to 80 percent of men as they reach their 70s and 80s. In BPH, the prostate gland can increase in size from 20 g (0.71 oz), which is the average size of the prostate in younger men, to as large as 150 g (5.31 oz). As the prostate grows, it constricts the urethra, possibly causing a partial obstruction of the bladder. Such obstruction may lead to bladder wall thickening and urination problems. Symptoms such as frequent urination, nighttime urination, a feeling of urgency to urinate, difficulty emptying the bladder, and a weak urinary stream are the most common problems men encounter from prostate enlargement.

There are several treatment options for BPH, including medications that either shrink the prostate gland or relax the smooth muscle in the prostate gland to alleviate the obstruction of the bladder. The standard surgical procedure for removing the enlarged tissue in the prostate is called transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). During this procedure, the surgeon uses an endoscope, a tube equipped with a small television camera and a sharp instrument, to cut away the excess prostate tissue.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in elderly men and the second most common cause of cancer-related death in men. Prostate cancer causes few if any symptoms in its early stages, but as it progresses it can lead to difficulties with urination and bleeding in the urinary tract, and the cancer can spread to other areas of the body. Prostate cancer may be detected by digital rectal examination. Testing for abnormally high blood levels of the protein known as prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is also used to diagnose the disease. Prostate cancer is treated using hormones, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or surgical procedures.

Prostatitis is an inflammatory condition of the prostate that is most common in men ages 20 to 50. There are two broad classes of prostatitis: nonbacterial and bacterial. Nonbacterial prostatitis is the most common form of prostatic inflammation. It causes pelvic pain, problems with urination, discomfort after ejaculation, and lower back pain. The cause of nonbacterial prostatitis remains unclear but possible sources include viruses, prostate muscle spasm, backflow of urine through prostate ducts, and psychological disturbances. Recent evidence suggests that nonbacterial prostatitis may be caused by bacteria that are present in the middle of a prostate but cannot be detected by conventional diagnostic techniques.

Patients with nonbacterial prostatitis are treated with medications ranging from antibiotics to antispasmodics; less often, medications that relax the muscle in the prostate gland are administered. The success of such treatments varies widely, and in many cases men must live with the symptoms of prostatitis.

In bacterial prostatitis, which may be sexually transmitted, a bacterial infection in the prostate gland leads to infection, swelling, pain, and difficulty in urinating; the penis may release bacterial fluid, and blood may appear in the urine. In some cases bacterial prostatitis can cause a severe infection throughout the body, producing a dangerously high fever. Bacterial prostatitis is treated with antibiotics but sometimes all the infection cannot be eliminated from the prostate gland, and some men develop a chronically infected prostate.

HOMŒOPATHIC TREATMENT

Apis mellifica: Stinging pain during urination that is worse when the final drops are passing is a strong indication for this remedy. Discomfort may also involve the bladder. The prostate area is swollen and very sensitive to touch. The person may feel worse from heat and from being in warm rooms, with improvement from being out in open air or from cool bathing.

Causticum: Urine loss when the person coughs or sneezes often indicates a need for this remedy. Once urine has started passing, the person may feel pressure or pulsation extending from the prostate to the bladder. Causticum is also indicated when sexual pleasure during orgasm is absent or diminished.

Chimaphilla umbellata: This remedy is often helpful when the prostate is enlarged, with urine retention and frequent urging. The person may have the feeling that a ball is lodged in the pelvic floor, or experience pressure, swelling, and soreness that are worse when sitting down.

Clematis: This remedy is often indicated when swelling of the prostate seems to have narrowed or tightened the urinary passage. Urine usually emerges slowly, in drops instead of a stream, with dribbling afterward.

Lycopodium: This remedy may be helpful if urine is slow to emerge, with pressure felt in the prostate both during and after urination. The prostate is enlarged, and impotence may also be a problem. People who need this remedy often suffer from digestive problems with gas and bloating, and have an energy slump in the late afternoon.

Pulsatilla: Prostate problems with discomfort after urination and pains that extend to the pelvis or into the bladder (often worse when the man is lying on his back) suggest a need for this remedy. There may also be a bland, thick, yellow discharge from the penis. Pulsatilla is usually suited to emotional individuals who want a lot of affection and feel best in open air.

Sabal serrulata: A frequent urge to urinate at night, with difficulty passing urine, and a feeling of coldness in the sexual organs, suggest a need for this remedy. It is sometimes also used in lower potencies for urinary incontinence in older men. This remedy is made from saw palmetto which is also used as an herbal extract for similar prostate problems.

Staphysagria: This remedy may be indicated if a man feels burning pain in his urinary passage even when urine is not flowing, and urine retention is troublesome. Men who are likely to respond to Staphysagria are often sentimental and romantic, and may also have problems with impotence (most often caused by shyness).

Thuja: When the prostate is enlarged, and the person has a frequent urge to urinate, with cutting or burning pain felt near the bladder neck, this remedy may bring relief. After urine passes, a dribbling sensation may be felt. A forked or divided urine stream is sometimes seen when this remedy is needed.

Reference:
MS Encarta Encylopedia 2002

A case of Phosphorus

A case of Phosphorus

It was an icy cold night in December when I closed my clinic an hour before the scheduled timings. I was relaxing in the TV lounge with my wife and children when the bell rang, at about 2300 hrs. As I opened the door, two men wrapped up with heavy shawls requested medical help. The ailing man started narrating his illness in a very feeble and agonizing tone. After attending a marriage feast, he had developed some problem in his throat. He further explained with the help of his visiting brother that swallowing of even liquids has become very difficult and that there was burning and severe pain in the esophagus. Belladonna and Gelsemium sparked into my mind, which I dispensed for the patient and advised him to report to clinic next day.

Next morning, I made exhaustive consultations of the homeopathic literature for the right remedy and finally I was able to find Phosphorus which had been recommended by Dr. Clarke in his famous book “A Clinical Repertory to the Dictionary of Materia Medica” for oesophagus pain. The patient returned and reported that the condition was slightly better, but no relief from pain. I gave him 2 doses Phosphorus in 1M to be taken on alternate days. Phosphorus worked incredibly as the patient walked into my clinic smilingly after two days with a pain free oesophagus. Credit should go to Phosphorus and Dr. Clarke for this success.

Homoeo Dr. Sultan Mahmood,
Get Well Homoeo Clinic,
Adnan Market, Opp. OroMart,
Adyala Road, HillView Avenue,
Rawalpindi.Ph. 051-2529856

Tip of the day

Some useful tips

• A patient visited me in the last week of December, 2009 with a painful cracked bleeding tongue. It was very difficult for him to eat and speak. Surprisingly, only two doses of Arum Triphyllum-30 alternated by Acid Nitricum-30 cured him completely.

• Patients suffering from Spermatorrhoea (Involuntary seminal emission) can rely on Selenium-200 and Staphysagria-200.

• Snoring being a common problem has led to strained relationships between the sleep partners. Therefore this problem is required to be addressed and cured seriously. Homeopathy offers a good treatment for stertorous breathing. Lemna Minor-30 alternated by Opium-30 has given me good results to overcome this problem.

Regards
Homoeo Dr. Sultan Mahmood,
Get Well Homoeo Clinic,
Adnan Market, Opp. OroMart,
Adyala Road,HillView Avenue,
Rawalpindi.Ph. 051-2529856

Diseasewise suggested homœopathic remedies

Dr. SAYEED AHMAD is a renowned and successful Homœopath for more than 25 years. He has been awarded Honours with Diploma "D. I. Hom." for securing highest 97% marks from The British Institute of Homœopathy, England. He is writer of 13 books on homeopathy.
Homeopathy for Humanity Society Pakistan is proud to publsh his articles on homeopathy with his permission.

Diseasewise suggested homœopathic remedies

Dr. Sayeed Ahmad D. I. Hom. (London)

*Abortion at 2nd or 3rd month* Cimicifuga, Sabina, Secale cornutum.
*Abortion from debility* Aletris, Helonias.
*Abortion from traumatism* Arnica.
*Abortion threatened* Blumia odorata, Caulophyllum, Helonias, Viburnum.
*Abscess* Myristica.
*Acne* Berberis aquefolium, Juglans regia.
*Addison's disease* Adrenalin.
*Adenoids* Agraphis nutans.
*Adiposity* Calotropis, Fucus vesiculosus, Phytolacca Berry.
*After-pains* Caulophyllum.
*Agalactea* Ricinus communis, Urtica Urens.
*Ague* China.
*Albuminuria* Apis mellifica, Cannabis Sativa.
*Alcoholism* Avena sativa, Nux vomica, Quercus, Sulphuric acid.
*Alopecia* Pix liquida, Thuja occidentalis, Ustilago maydis.
*Amenorrhœa* Ashoka janosia, Gossypium, Pinus Lambertina, Pulsatilla.
*Anæmia* China officinalis, Ferrum phoshoricum.
*Anasarca* Apis mellifica, China officinalis, Convalleria majalis, Digitalis.
*Angina pectoris* Amyl nitrite, Cactus grandiflorus, Cratægus, Spigelia.
*Ankylostomiasis* Carduus marianus.
*Anorexia* Chelidonium, China officinalis, Gentiana lutea, Hydrastis.
*Aphonia* Borax.
*Aphthæ* Hydrastinum muriaticum, Kali muriaticum.
*Apoplexy* Aconitum napellus, Laurocerasus.
*Appendicitis* Bryonia alba.
*Arteriosclerosis* Allium sativum, Cactus grandiflorus, Digitalis, Sumbul, Thiosinaminum.
*Arthritis* Caulophyllum, Urtica urens.
*Ascarides* Abrotanum.
*Ascites* Adonis vernalis, Apis mellifica, Apocyanum, China officinalis, Digitalis.
*Asthma, cardiac* Convalleria majalis, Iberis, Strophanthus.
*Asthma* Blatta orientalis, Grindelia, Lobelia inflata, Passiflora, Pothos, Senega.
*Atrial fibrillation* Digitalis.
*Atrophy* Oleum Jecoris.
*Azoturia* Senna.
*Backache* Phosphoric acid, Berberis vulgaris, Chelidonium, China officinalis, Lobelia inflata.
*Barber's itch* Thuja occidentalis.
*Bed-sores* Calendula officinalis, Echinacea, Hypericum.
*Biliousness* Carica pappaya., Chelidonium.
*Bladder (irritable)* Berberis vulgaris, Eupatoreum purpureum, Senega, Solidago, Vesicaria communis.
*Blood pressure - high*Cratægus, Rauwolfia serpentina, Veratrum album.
*Blood pressure - low* Avena sativa, Cactus grandiflorus, Ginseng.
*Bone affections (bruised)* Symphytum.
*Bradycardia* Apocynum, Digitalis.
*Brain fag* Phosphoric acid.
*Breast, shrivelled* Sabal serrulata.
*Bright's disease* Apocynum, Terebinth.
*Bronchitis (chronic)* Ammonium carbonicum, Senega.
*Bronchitis* Bryonia alba, Justicia adhatoda, Solidago.
*Bronchopneumonia* Ammoniacum gummi.
*Bronchorrhœa* Ammoniacum gummi, Balsamum peruvianum, Eucalyptus.
*Bruises and contusions* Arnica montana, Calendula officinalis, Hamamelis.
*Bubo* Bufo rana.
*Burns* Cantharis, Urtica urens.
*Bursæ* Benzoic acid, Ruta graveolens.
*Calculi (biliary)* Berberis vulgaris, Chelidonium, China officinalis, Chionanthus, Cholesterinum.
*Cancer bladder* Taraxacum.
*Cancer gastric* Geranium, Ornithogalum.
*Cancer mammæ* Bryonia alba.
*Cancer pains* Euphorbium.
*Cancer rectal* Hydrastis, Ruta graveolens.
*Cancer tongue* Fuligo ligni.
*Capillary stasis* Echinacea.
*Carbuncle, urethral* Thuja occidentalis.
*Carbuncles* Ledum palustre.
*Cardiac dropsy* Adonis vernalis.
*Cardiac dyspnœa* Aspidosperma.
*Catalepsy* Cannabis indica.
*Cataract* Cineraria maritima.
*Catarrh, chronic* Eucalyptus.
*Cellulitis* Apis mellifica, Rhus toxicodendron.
*Cheyne-Stokes Respiration* Grindelia.
*Chillblains* Agaricus.
*Cholelithiasis* Chionanthus, Hydrastis.
*Cholera* Camphora, Coffea mocha, Trychosanthis dioica.
*Chordee* Agave, Yohimbinum.
*Chorea* Agaricus muscaris.
*Cicatrices* Thiosinaminum.
*Cirrhosis of liver* Carduus marianus, Chelidonium, China officinalis.
*Climacteric flushings* Amyl nitrite, Sanguinaria.
*Colitis* Cynodon dactylon.
*Colic (renal) * Berberis vulgaris, Hydrangea, Ocimum canum, Pareira brava, Sarsaparilla, Solidago, Urtica urens.
*Collapse* Aconite radix, Camphora, Hydrocyanic acid, Kali cyanatum.
*Cold sores* Camphor.
*Condylomata* Thuja.
*Conjunctivitis* Euphrasia.
*Constipation in children* Abroma augusta radix, Hydrastis, Senna.
*Convulsions* Œnanthe.
*Coryza* Eucalyptus, Ocimum canum.
*Cough, dry* Mentha piperata, Laurocerasus.
*Cough, hoarse* Verbascum.
*Cough, laryngeal* Capsicum.
*Cough, phthisical* Allium sativum.
*Cough, spasmodic* Belladonna.
*Cracked lips* Condurango.
*Croup* Aconite, Sanguinaria, Spongia.
*Cyanosis* Laurocerasus.
*Cystitis* Equisetum, Pareira brava, Vesicaria.
*Cysts* Apis mellifica.
*Dandruff* Badiaga, Cochlearia, Thuja occidentalis.
*Deafness* Hydrastis, Mezereum, Verbascum.
*Debility* Aletris farinosa, Helonias indica, Phosphoric acid.
*Delirium tremens* Apocynum, Capsicum, Rananculus bulbosus.
*Dentition* Terebinth.
*Diabetes insipidus* Alfalfa, Phosphoric acid.
*Diabetes mellitus* Abroma augusta radix, Arsenic bromatum, Syzygium jambolanum, Uranium nitricum.
*Diarrhœa* Achyranthus, Ægle marmelos, Chapparo, Cynodon dactylon.
*Diphtheria* Apis mellifica, Echinacea.
*Dipsomania* Capsicum.
*Dissecting wounds* Echinacea.
*Drooling* Trifolium.
*Dropsy thirst, without* Apis mellifica.
*Dropsy* Ægle folia, Apis mellifica, Apocynum, Bœrhavia diffusa, Thlaspi.
*Dropsy, cardiac* Adonis vernalis.
*Dropsy, hepatic* Liatris spicata.
*Dropsy, renal* Urea.
*Dropsy, thirst with* Apocynum.
*Duodenal ulcer* Ornithogalum.
*Dysentery* Ægle marmelos, Aloe, Atista indica, Cephalandra indica, Cynodon dactylon, Holarrhena antidysenterica.
*Dysmenorrhœa* Abroma augugta radix, Ashoka, Viburnum opulis.
*Dysmenorrhœa, membranous* Xanthoxyllum.
*Dyspepsia, atonic* Abies nigra, Anacardium.
*Dyspepsia, nervous* Anacardium.
*Dysphagia* Cajuputum.
*Dyspnœa* Aspidosperma, Senega.
*Earache* Mullein Oil, Plantago.
*Ear discharge* Mullein Oil.
*Ecchymosis* Arnica.
*Eczema* Alnus rubra, Anacardium, Juglans cinerea.
*Elephantiasis* Hydrocotyl.
*Emphysema* Lobelia inflata.
*Empyema* Arnica.
*Enteritis, acute* China officinalis.
*Enuresis* Equisetum, Rhus aromatica, Verbascum.
*Epididymitis* Sabal serrulata.
*Epilepsy* Œnanthe crocata, Passiflora.
*Epistaxis* Ambrosia, Bryonia alba, Hamamelis, Millefolium.
*Epithelioma* Thuja occidentalis.
*Erysipelas* Apis mellifica.
*Erythema nodosum* Apis mellifica.
*Erythema* Antipyrine.
*Eustachian deafness* Hydrastis.
*Exophthalmic goitre* Lycopus, Pilocarpinum.
*Exudative pleurisy* Abrotanum.
*Eyes, inflammation* Euphrasia, Ruta graveolens.
*Fever* Acetanilidum, Ferr phos, Gnaphelium.
*Fever, typhoid* Baptisia, Phosphoric acid.
*Fibroids* Thlaspi, Trillium.
*Fissures* Condurango, Graphites, Ledum palustre.
*Flatulence* Asafœtida.
*Freckles* Badiaga.
*Gall stones* Berb vulgaris, China officinalis, Chionanthus.
*Ganglion* Ruta graveolens.
*Gangrene* Echinacea.
*Gastritis* Arsenic album.
*Gastric ulcer* Geranium, Ornithogalum, Urtica urens.
*Gastroenteritis* Lactic acid.
*Gleet* Guaicum, Thuja occidentalis.
*Globus hystericus* Asafœtida.
*Goitre* Fucus vesiculosus.
*Gonorrhœa* Cannabis sativa, Vesicaria communis.
*Gout* Ledum palustre, Urtica urens.
*Gravel* Coccus cacti, Hydrangea, Solidago, Urtica urens.
*Hæmatemesis* Ficus religiosa, Hamamelis, Ipecac.
*Hæmaturia* Cannabis sativa, Ficus religiosa, Millefolium, Ocimum canum, Thlaspi.
*Hæmoptysis* Acalypha indica, Erigeron, Geranium, Millefolium.
*Hæmorrhages* Adrenalin, China officinalis, Hamamelis, Millefolium, Sabina, Trillium.
*Hæmorrhoids* Æsculus hippocastanum, Aloe, Dolichos, Ficus religiosa, Hamamelis.
*Hallucinations* Antipyrine.
*Hay fever* Ambrosia, Pothos fœtidus.
*Headaches, anæmic* China officinalis.
*Headaches, bilious* Chionanthus.
*Headaches, bursting* Glonoine.
*Headaches, congestive* Aconite, Glonoine.
*Headaches, nervous* Chionanthus.
*Headaches, sick* Sanguinaria.
*Heart hypertrophy & dilatation* Cactus grandiflorus, Cratægus, Strophanthus.
*Heartburn* Geranium.
*Heart affections, palpitations* Cratægus.
*Heart failure* Adon vernalis.
*Hectic fever* Baptisia.
*Hepatitis* Carduus marianus, Chelidonium.
*Herpes labialis* Capsicum.
*Hiccough* Ginseng.
*Hoarseness* Verbascum.
*Hookworm* Chenopodium.
*Hydrocephalus* Apocyanum, Hedera Helix.
*Hydrothorax* Adonis vernalis.
*Hysteria* Crocus sativa, Ignatia, Passiflora.
*Impotence* Ægle folia, Agnus castus, Ashwagandha, Turnera, Yohimbinum.
*Influenza* Eucalyptus, Eupatorium perfoliatum.
*Insomnia* Avena sativa, Passiflora, Piscidia.
*Intermittent fever* Atista indica, Andersonia, Cephalandra indica, Chininum sulph, Chirata, Desmodium, Eupatorium perfoliatum, Lucas aspera.
*Jaundice* Carica pappaya, Chelidonium, Chionanthus, Digitalis, Kalmegh, Myrica, Podophyllum.
*Kidneys (congestive) * Chimaphila umbellata, Terebinth, Vesicaria, Uva ursi.
*Labour pains false* Caulophyllum.
*Labour, retained placenta* Caulophyllum.
*Labour, hæmorrhage, after* Trillium.
*Lectophobia* Cannabis sativa.
*Leprosy* Calotropis, Hydrocotyle.
*Leucoderma* Hydrocotyle, Psoralea corylifolia.
*Leucorrhœa* Ashoka, Caulophyllum, China officinalis, Hydrastis.
*Leucorrhœa, acrid* Hydrastis.
*Leucorrhœa, blackish* China officinalis.
*Leucorrhœa, bland* Fraxinus americana.
*Leucorrhœa, bloody* China oficinalis, Thlaspi.
*Leucorrhœa, offensive* Carbolic acid.
*Leucorrhœa, profuse* Hydrastis.
*Leucorrhœa, stringy* Hydrastis.
*Lice* Staphysagria.
*Lithiasis* Benzoic acid, Berberis vulgaris, Hydrangea, Ocimum canum, Solidago, Thlaspi, Urtica urens.
*Liver (congestion) * Berberis vulgaris, Bryonia alba, Carduus marianus, Chelidonium, Carica pappaya.
*Lumbago* Berberis vulgaris.
*Malaria* Alstonia, Chirata.
*Malnutrition* Alfalfa, Gentiana lutea.
*Marasmus* Alfalfa, Oleum jecoris.
*Mastitis* Phytolacca.
*Meniere's disease* Chenopodium.
*Menorrhagia* Ashoka, China officinalis, Ficus religiosa, Sabina.
*Menstruation, delayed* Ashoka, Caulophyllum.
*Menstruation, painful* Abroma augusta radix, Ashoka, Viburnum opulis.
*Menstruation, profuse* Ficus religiosa, Trillium.
*Mental weakness* Avena sativa, Ashwagandha.
*Milk leg* Hamamelis.
*Miscarriage, repeated* Ashoka, Viburnum opulis.
*Miscarriage, threatened* Sabina, Viburnum opulis.
*Morning sickness* Aletris farinosa, Symphoricarpus racemosus.
*Morphine habit* Avena sativa.
*Mountain sickness* Coca.
*Mumps* Pilocarpine.
*Muscæ volitantes* Cypripedium.
*Myocarditis* Digitalis.
*Myositis* Arnica.
*Nævus* Thuja occidentalis.
*Nephritis* Apis mellifica, Berberis vulgaris, Cantharis, Eucalyptus, Terebinth.
*Nettle rash* Apis mellifica, Hygrophilia, Strophanthus.
*Neuralgia* Sanguinaria.
*Neuralgia, periodic* Cedron.
*Neurasthenia* Avena sativa, Arnica, Cypripedium, Phosphoric acid.
*Neurasthenia, gastric* Anacardium, Gentiana.
*Neuritis* Hypericum.
*Night blindness* Physostigma.
*Night sweats* Chamomilla, Phosphoric acid, Pilocarpine.
*Obesity* Fucus vesiculosus, Phytolacca berry.
*Œdema* Apis mellifica, Digitalis.
*Osteomalacia* Phosphoric acid.
*Otitis media* Chenopodium.
*Otorrhœa* Hydrastis.
*Ovarian cyst* Apis mellifica.
*Ovaritis* Xanthoxyllum.
*Oxaluria* Berberis vulgaris, Senna.
*Ozæna* Hydrastis.
*Palpitations* Adonis vernalis, Cactus grandiflorus, Convalleria, Digitalis, Iberis amara.
*Paresis* Badiaga.
*Paresis, pneumogastric* Grindelia.
*Paresis, respiratory* Lobelia inflata.
*Pemphigus* Caltha palustris.
*Pericarditis* Digitalis.
*Periostitis* Apis mellifica, Asafœtida.
*Peritonitis* Apis mellifica, Apocynum, Lycopodium.
*Pharyngitis, follicular* Æsculus hippocastanum, Hydrastis, Sanguinaria.
*Phlebitis* Hamamelis.
*Phthisis* Acalypha indica.
*Phthisis, laryngeal* Drosera.
*Pleurisy* Aconite, Apis mellifica.
*Pleurisy, effusion stage* Abrotanum, Kali iodatum.
*Pleurodynia* Bryonia alba.
*Pneumonia* Chelidonium.
*Polypi* Sanguinaria, Thuja occidentalis.
*Polypi, nasal* Teucrium.
*Polyuria* Phosphoric acid, Rhus aromatica, Uranium nitricum.
*Proctitis* Aloe.
*Prosopalgia* Cactus grandiflorus.
*Prostatitis* Sabal serrulata, Thuja occidentalis.
*Prostatic hypertrophy* Chimaphila umbellata, Hydrangea, Sabal serrulata.
*Pruritus* Carduus marianus.
*Psoriasis* Arsenic bromatum, Chrysarobinum.
*Purpura* Hamamelis.
*Pyæmia* Echinacea.
*Pyelitis* Chimaphila umbellata, Terebinth, Uva ursi.
*Pyorrhœa* Plantago, Terminalia chebula.
*Ranula* Thuja occidentalis.
*Raynaud's disease* Cactus grandiflorus, Secale cornutum.
*Rheumatism* Kalmia, Thuja occidentalis.
*Rheumatism, chronic* Oleum jecoris.
*Rheumatism, gonorrhœal* Thuja occidentalis.
*Ringworm* Chrysarobinum, Sepia.
*Scabies* Balsmum peruvianum.
*Sciatica* Viscum album.
*Scurvy* Agave, Citric acid, Hamamelis.
*Sepsis* Echinacea.
*Somnambulism* Artemisia vulgaris.
*Spermatorrhœa* Agnus castus, Avena sativa, Damiana, Ginseng, Ocimum canum, Yohimbinum.
*Spleen affections* Azadirachta indica, Asafœtida, Ceanothus, Carica pappaya, Calotropis, Kalmegh, Leucas aspera, Luffa actangula, Quercus.
*Sterility* Agnus castus, Thlaspi, Turnera.
*Stings* Apis mellifica, Ledum palustre, Urtica urens.
*Stomach dilatation* Hydrastinum muriaticum.
*Subinvolution* Fraxinus americana.
*Sycosis* Thuja occidentalis.
*Synovitis* Apis mellifica.
*Syphilis* Guaicum.
*Syphilis, latent* Calotropis.
*Tachycardia* Cactus grandiflorus, Convalleria, Cratægus, Digitalis, Iberis amara.
*Tape worm* Cuprum oxidatum nigrum, Filix mas.
*Tape worm* Filix mas.
*Tetanus* Passiflora.
*Thread worm* Turpentine oil, Chelone.
*Tobacco craving* Daphne indica.
*Toothache* Plantago.
*Traumatism* Arnica, Bellis perrenis, Calendula officinalis, Hamamelis, Hypericum, Ledum palustre, Ruta graveolens, Symphytum.
*Tumours* Hydrastis, Thuja occidentalis.
*Typhoid* Abroma augusta radix, Baptisia, Bryonia alba, Phosphoric acid.
*Ulcers* Calendula officinalis, Carbolic acid, Echinacea.
*Urethral carbuncle* Eucalyptus.
*Urethritis* Cantharis.
*Uric acid diathesis* Ocimum canum.
*Urticaria* Antipyrine, Apis mellifica.
*Uterine displacement* Fraxinus americana.
*Uterine tumours* Thlaspi.
*Vaginismus* Cactus grandiflorus.
*Varicose veins with rapid reducers* Glonoine.
*Varicose veins with arterial lesions* Adrenalin.
*Varicose veins* Hamamelis.
*Venous stasis* Æsculus hippocastanum.
*Warts* Thuja occidentalis.
*Well's disease* Chelidonium.
*Whooping cough* Drosera.
*Worms* Santoninum, Filix mas.

NOTE :
Any information given above is not intended to be taken as a replacement for medical advice. Therefore, it is very important that the patients should avoid self-treatment and rather consult the most abled and qualified classical homœopath and take the treatment under his proper guidance and advice.