Friday, December 30, 2016

Four Aphorisms for Dr. J. T. Kent



“It is worse than useless to give a second dose until the effects of the first dose have ceased.”

“Never, under any circumstances, make use of local applications for an internal derangement. It is the highest order of medical profanity!”

“A Sycotic is never cured unless a discharge is brought back”.

“When a remedy has benefited a patient satisfactorily, never on your life, change your remedy, but repeat that remedy so long as you can benefit the patient. Do not regard the symptoms that have come up.”

(Dr. James Tyler Kent – Kent’s Aphorisms and Precepts from extemporaneous lectures)

Homeopathic Treatment and Remedies for Kidney Stones - Dr. K. S. Gopi


Kidney stones (renal lithiasis, nephrolithiasis) are small, hard mineral deposits that form inside your kidneys. The stones are made of mineral and acid salts. Kidney stones have many causes and can affect any part of your urinary tract — from your kidneys to your bladder. Often, stones form when the urine becomes concentrated, allowing minerals to crystallize and stick together. Passing kidney stones can be quite painful, but the stones usually cause no permanent damage. Depending on your situation, you may need nothing more than to take pain medication and drink lots of water to pass a kidney stone.
Causes—Kidney stones often have no definite, single cause, although several factors may increase your risk. Kidney stones form when your urine contains more crystal-forming substances — such as calcium, oxalate and uric acid — than the fluid in your urine can dilute. At the same time, your urine may lack substances that prevent crystals from sticking together, creating an ideal environment for kidney stones to form.
Types of kidney stones
Knowing the type of kidney stone helps determine the cause and may give clues on how to reduce your risk of getting more kidney stones. Types of kidney stones include:
Calcium stones. Most kidney stones are calcium stones, usually in the form of calcium oxalate. Oxalate is a naturally occurring substance found in food. Some fruits and vegetables, as well as nuts and chocolate, have high oxalate levels. Your liver also produces oxalate. Dietary factors, high doses of vitamin D, intestinal bypass surgery and several metabolic disorders can increase the concentration of calcium or oxalate in urine. Calcium stones may also occur in the form of calcium phosphate.
Struvite stones. Struvite stones form in response to an infection, such as a urinary tract infection. These stones can grow quickly and become quite large, sometimes with few symptoms or little warning.
Uric acid stones. Uric acid stones can form in people who don’t drink enough fluids or who lose too much fluid, those who eat a high-protein diet, and those who have gout. Certain genetic factors also may increase your risk of uric acid stones.
Cystine stones. These stones form in people with a hereditary disorder that causes the kidneys to excrete too much of certain amino acids (cystinuria).
Other stones. Other, rarer types of kidney stones also can occur.
Symptoms–A kidney stone may not cause symptoms until it moves around within your kidney or passes into your ureter — the tube connecting the kidney and bladder. At that point, you may experience these signs and symptoms:
  • Severe pain in the side and back, below the ribs
  • Pain that spreads to the lower abdomen and groin
  • Pain that comes in waves and fluctuates in intensity
  • Pain on urination
  • Pink, red or brown urine
  • Cloudy or foul-smelling urine
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Persistent need to urinate
  • Urinating more often than usual
  • Fever and chills if an infection is present
  • Urinating small amounts of urine
Pain caused by a kidney stone may change — for instance, shifting to a different location or increasing in intensity as the stone moves through your urinary tract.

HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIES
BERBERIS VULGARIS Q—Berberis vulgaris is one of the top remedies for renal stone colic. Here the pain is found on the left side of the renal region. Stitching, cutting pain from the left kidney following the course of the ureter into the bladder and urethra.  Burning and soreness in region of kidneys. Pain in small of back, very sensitive to touch in renal region
CANTHARIS 30–Constant urging to urinate, passing but a few drops at a time, which is mixed with blood. Intolerable urging before, during & after urination. Violent paroxysms of cutting & burning in whole renal region. Violent tenesmus & strangury. Urine scalds him & is passed drop by drop. Membranous scales looking like bran in water. Urine jelly like, shredy. Pain raw, sore, burning in every part, internally & externally. Over sensitiveness of all parts. Drinking even small quantities of water increases pain in bladder.
LYCOPODIUM 3X–Renal colic, right sided. Pain shooting across lower abdomen from right to left. Pain in back relieved by urinating. Urine slow in coming, must strain. Retension. Polyuria during night. Red sand in urine. Uric acid diathesis. Child cries before urinating. Pains drawing, aching < 4-8 pm. Upper part of the body emaciated, lower part semidropsical. Ailments from fright, anger, mortification, reserved displeasure. Avaricious, greedy, miserly, malicious, pussilanimous. Excessive accumulation of flatulence, lower abdomen. > warm food & drinks.
SARSAPARILLA  1OM–Passage of small calculi or gravel, renal colic, stone in the bladder. Excruciating pains from right kidney downwards. Severe almost unbearable pain at conclusion of urination. Urine bloody, scanty, slimy, flaky, sandy, copious, passed without sensation, deposits white sand. Painful distension & tenderness in bladder, urine dribbles while sitting, passes freely when standing. air passes from urethra, child screams before & while passing urine.
TABACUM 30-Renal colic, violent spasmodic pains along ureter, left side. With deathly nausea & vomiting. Vomiting violent, with cold sweat, on least motion, with faintness > open air. Nausea incessant as if seasick > in fresh cold air. Vertigo, death like pallor, on opening the eyes. Face pale, blue, pinched, sunken, collapsed. Terrible, faint, sinking feeling at the pit of stomach. Icy coldness of surfaces.
NUX VOMICA 30—Renal colic, right sided. Pain extends to the right thigh & to the genitals. Frequent ineffectual urge for urination with dribbling of urine. Haematuria, strangury. While urinating, itching in urethra & pain in neck of bladder. Backache, must sit up or turn over in bed. Adapted to thin, irritable, zealous, nervous, literary, studious, responsible persons. Bad effects of coffee, tobacco, alcohol, highly spiced food, overeating, long continued mental exertion. Over sensitiveness to all external impressions. Frequent ineffectual urging for stool.
OCCIMUM CAN. Q–Renal colic, right sided. Uric acid diathesis. Red sand in urine. High acidity, formation of spike crystals of uric acid. Turbid, thick, purulent, bloody, brick dust red or yellow sediment. Odour of musk. Pain in ureters, cramps in kidneys.
BAROSMA CRENATA– Gravel. Irritable bladder with vesical catarrh. Mucopurulent discharges
BELLADONNA 30-Violent spasmodic pains in kidney region especially of the right side. Pain comes suddenly, lasts indefinitely & ceases suddenly. Pains usually in short attacks. Redness of eyes & face, throbbing of brain & carotids. Abdomen tender, distended, < least jar, even of the bed, slight noise, light, lying down. > pressure, tight bandaging, wrapping up. Bilious lymphatic plethoric constitutions.
CHAMOMILLA 30- Insupportable pains in loins & hips. Pains seem unendurable, drives to despair < by heat, evening before midnight, with heat, thirst & fainting with numbness of affected parts, eructations <. Violent pains, drive him out of bed, compels to walk about. Over sensitive to pain, to open air. Cannot endure anyone near him, is cross, irritable, easily angered.
CALCAREA RENAILS 3X-It is a specific remedy for renal stones .
COLOCYNTH 30- Pains on urinating over whole abdomen. Vesical catarrh, discharge like fresh white of egg. Red hard crystals. Renal colic < left side. Agonising pain in abdomen causing patient to bend double, with restlessness, twisting & turning to obtain relief. > hard pressure. Pains < eating & drinking > warm application. Shooting pains like electric shocks. Complaints from anger, indignation , mortification
DIOSCOREA VILLOSA Q- Renal colic with pains radiating to the extremities. Colic pains < bending forward & while lying. > on standing erect or bending backwards. Violent twisting colic, occurring in regular paroxysms as if abdomen were grasped & twisted by a powerful hand. Pain suddenly shift to different parts, appear in remote localities as fingers & toes.
HYDRANGEA 30-It is considered as a stone breaking remedy. Renal calculi, gravel, profuse deposit of white amorphous salts in urine. Renal colic, sharp pain in loins, especially left. Burning in urethra & frequent desire. Urine hard to start. Bloody urine, heavy deposit of mucus. Great thirst with abdominal symptoms & enlarged prostate.
PAREIRA BRAVA Q- Renal colic, pain going down the thighs. Neuralgic pain in the anterior crural region. Constant urging, great straining. Can emit urine only when he goes on his knees, pressing head firmly against floor. Black, bloody, thick mucus urine. Dribbling after micturition. Urethritis, prostatitis.
FABIANA IMBRICATA—PICHI Q–Excoriating urine & calculi. Uric acid diathesis. A terebinthine diuretic. Vesical tenesmus & burning after urination. Dysuria, cystitis, prostatitis, gonorrhea. Cholelithiasis & liver affections.
HEDEOMA Q -Dull burning pain over left kidney. Pain along left ureter. Dragging pain from kidney to bladder. Red sand in urine. Frequent urging, cutting pains. Frequent intense desire to urinate & inability to retain urine for more than few minutes, better urinating.
EPIGEA REPENS Q– Renal calculi, gravel, uric acid deposits. Fine sand in urine of a brown colour. Dysuria, tenesmus after urination. Burning in neck of bladder while urinating. Chronic cystitis, mucopus, pyelitis, incontinence of urine.

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Homeopathic Treatment and medicines for Irritable Bowel Syndrome IBS

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a functional disorder that affects around 10-20% of the population1, with the condition affecting women three times more than men2.  For practitioners of ingestive medicine, it’s relatively common to be consulted by people with this complaint. Up until fairly recently, IBS was a diagnosis of exclusion, i.e., those presenting to a GP or specialist with abdominal pain and an alteration of bowel habits, in the absence of an identifiable organic pathology, were usually told that they had IBS. Since then, IBS has become a recognised clinical entity, with the following diagnostic criteria:
  • Abdominal distension (bloating).
  • Diffuse lower abdominal pain, noticed particularly in the lower left quadrant. Pain is usually reported as a constant dull ache with occasional episodes of acute sharp pain. Eating may precipitate this pain and it’s often relieved by defecation. For diagnostic purposes, the pain described here should have been present for at least 3 days per month during the previous 3 months.
  • Altered bowel habits, consisting of constipation, diarrhoea, or an alternation between the two, including defecation urgency, particularly after a meal.
Other symptoms that are consistent with a diagnosis of IBS include nausea, vomiting, dyspepsia, a sensation of incomplete evacuation, and mucorrhoea. Symptoms may be aggravated by stress and in women, may become worse before a menstrual period. There are four variants of IBS:
  • IBS-A (alternating constipation and diarrhoea).
  • IBS-C (primarily constipation)
  • IBS-D (primarily diarrhoea)
  • IBS-M (a mixture of constipation and diarrhoea).
Interestingly, most people change their IBS variant within 12 months of the onset of symptoms.
While it may be tempting to label a person with the above-mentioned symptoms as a person with IBS, this diagnosis should only be made by a suitably qualified person, as these symptoms may also be seen in various inflammatory bowel diseases, food intolerance (particularly to lactose or fructose), gastrointestinal infections with organisms such as Clostridium difficile or Giardia, thyroid disease, and a number of different cancers.
The orthodox medical management of IBS commonly consists of the use of dietary fibre, polycarbophil compounds, anticholinergics, antispasmodics, antidepressants, a FODMAP (fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols) exclusion diet, as well as a lactose and fructose exclusion diet.
Natural medicine practitioners commonly advise clients with IBS to use probiotics, glutamine, psyllium, melatonin, curcumin, Vitamin D, Aloe vera, peppermint oil, Brahmi, Cat’s claw, Artichoke leaf or Slippery elm, and similar dietary restrictions to those referred to above.
The homeopathic treatment of a person with IBS is typically based on the use of a homeopathic medicine that’s been selected on the basis of a similarity between the signs and symptoms of the client, and the homeopathic proving symptoms of the medicine. This medicine selection process, otherwise known as homeopathic repertorization, is designed to guide the prescriber to a very specific medicine prescription yet it often brings up one or more of a recurring group of medicines, and a brief discussion of each of these medicines follows.
Sulphur
Sulphur is often useful in cases where the person suffers from diarrhoea with an urgent need to pass stools soon after waking in the morning, often at around 5 a.m. A difficulty in passing stools may occur at other times of the day, with hyperacidity, abdominal colic after drinking, offensive flatulence and offensive belching, often reported. There may be anal and other pruritis, with most symptoms having a burning character. Dry skin and red orifices may also be present. The person requiring Sulphur will typically desire sweet foods, have adverse reactions to milk, be irritable, forgetful, experience back pain and appear to have bad posture. Most ailments are inclined to relapse. Symptoms are worse when standing for prolonged periods, and better from lying on the right side or drawing in the legs.
Colocynthis
The Colocynthis type of person often appears to be angry or irritable. In this instance, diarrhoea, abdominal distension and severe cramping or cutting lower abdominal pain that’s relieved by pressure or bending double, may be noted. A bitter taste in the mouth may be reported, along with great hunger, muscular cramping (particularly of the calves), twitching, gall bladder disturbances and back pain. Symptoms are worse from suppressed anger or irritability, a bowel movement, from eating fruit or drinking water, anger or irritation, and better from hard pressure and warmth.
Argentum nitricum
A watery, flatulent, offensive, diarrhoea which occurs immediately after eating or drinking, or which is associated with emotion, is usually seen here. Anxiety or ailments from mental exertion are often associated with these issues and the sufferer may have a marked desire for sweet food. The person may appear to be nervous, fearful, forgetful, hurried and impulsive. Nausea, vomiting of mucoid materials, belching, abdominal distension, lower left quadrant abdominal pain, flatulence, a sense of an epigastric “lump”, and bloating may be found, and disorders of blood sugar may be present. One of the characteristics here is that pains increase and decrease slowly. Symptoms are worse from warmth, cold or sweet food or at night, and are better from pressure, cold and belching.
Lycopodium
In this case, constipation and diarrhoea are frequently alternating. There may be indigestion, heartburn, borborygmi, nausea, as well as abdominal pain and distension that’s worse at the end of, and immediately after, eating. The abdominal pain and distension is not relieved by the passage of flatus. Pains tend to travel from right to left and come and go suddenly. There’s often a sense of heaviness in the abdomen after eating and a dislike of tight clothing. The person is usually thirstless with a dry mouth and halitosis, and may appear to be sensitive, apprehensive and forgetful. There may be a history of liver or kidney disorders, poor circulation and digestive weakness, a desire for hot food and drink as well as sweet foods, and the appetite may be increased to the point where the person may remark on having to get out of bed in the middle of the night to eat. Symptoms are worse on the right side, from heat, between the hours of 4 and 8 p.m., and from consuming beans, cabbage or onions. Symptom improvement may occur with rubbing the abdomen, consuming warm drinks, exposure to cold, or being uncovered.
Nux vomica
Nux vomica can be useful for those reporting constipation with the passage of small quantities of stool, colicky abdominal pain that occurs an hour after eating, flatulence, cramping, heartburn, bitter belching, and abdominal distension that occurs after eating. There may be insomnia, a history of liver congestion, overeating, stress, or overwork. The person in question may appear to be irritable, chilly, impatient, and sensitive to light, odours and noise. There’s often a desire for alcohol, coffee, cigarettes, spicy foods and stimulants generally. Symptoms are worse from eating, from stress, anger, alcohol, stimulants and spicy foods. Symptoms are improved by strong pressure, from a nap, from consuming hot drinks and passing flatus.
Natrum carbonicum
The pointers to Nat carb include indigestion, heartburn, belching, abdominal distension, flatulent diarrhoea, dairy intolerance and a bitter taste in the mouth. There’s often a sudden desire to pass stool and the sufferer may express a craving for potatoes and sweet foods. The person may present as mentally and physically weak, sensitive, and depressed. Symptoms are worse from milk, sitting, mental exertion or a change in the weather, and better from physical movement.
Natrum muriaticum
The usefulness of Nat mur is often indicated by constipation with straining to evacuate the bowel, dry, crumbling stools, indigestion, heartburn, abdominal cutting or cramping pain, abdominal distension, fatigue, dry mucus membranes, hiccoughs and a hypersensitivity to external stimuli. The person may be excessively thirsty, with a dry mouth and a salty or bitter taste, and have a desire for salty or starchy foods. Feeling of incomplete evacuation may be described.  There may be a history of fluid retention or endocrine disorders. The person may appear to be quiet, shy, sensitive, irritable or depressed. Symptoms may be worse mid-morning, lying down and from mental exertion. Symptom improvement may arise from lying on the right side, tight clothing, exposure to open air or cold bathing.
Aloe
The need for Aloe may be indicated by the presence of uncontrolled flatulent diarrhoea which is worse after eating or drinking, an accelerated gastrointestinal transit time, abdominal pain particularly around the umbilicus, bloating, nausea, belching, a bitter or sour taste in the mouth, and flatulence after eating. The abdominal pain often occurs before and during a bowel movement but diminishes after the event. A bearing down sensation in rectum may be reported and there may be a feeling of a loss of muscular power in the anus. The stool is often watery or mucoid. There may be a history of liver congestion and fatigue. Symptoms may be worse in the early morning and from eating or drinking, and better from cold.
China
China will frequently be of use where there is a thin liquid diarrhoea of undigested food, fatigue, vomiting of undigested food, abdominal distension, flatulence and belching, borborygmi, and darting, flatulent colicky abdominal pain. The digestive processes in this instance are often quite slow. Symptoms are periodic and there may be a bitter taste in the mouth. Symptoms are worse from fruit, beer or tea, at night and after eating, and from light touch. Symptoms are better from warmth, hard pressure or bending double.
Alumina
Dryness is a common feature of the Alumina constitution and is often associated with the signs and symptoms seen in those suffering from IBS. There is commonly constipation with a difficult passage of hard, dry stools, belching, heartburn, poor appetite, left-sided colicky pain and a feeling of an inactive rectum. There may be dryness of mucus membranes and skin, and a sluggish metabolism. The person may appear to be depressed, confused, impatient and moody Symptoms are worse in the morning or afternoon, or from potatoes, and better in the evening, in the open air or in damp weather.
Carbo veg
Cramping abdominal pain associated with excessive bloating with offensive diarrhoea, morning nausea and heartburn, are the predominant features here. The digestive processes may appear to be slow and most symptoms arise soon after eating. Most foods cause excessive flatulence and belching. There may be fatigue, bodily coldness, venous congestion, and a white or yellow coating of the tongue. Symptoms are worse half an hour after eating, worse from fatty foods, milk or coffee, and better from belching, passing flatus, from bending double and from exposure to cold.
Antimonium crudum
Antimonium crud can be of assistance to those IBS sufferers with an alternation between constipation and diarrhoea, flatulence, mucoid stools, heartburn, nausea, vomiting, indigestion or bloating after eating, and a thick white coating on the tongue. The person may appear to be Irritable and may report a diminished appetite. The symptoms seen here are usually worse from consuming bread or alcoholic drinks, worse from heat, in the evening, and better from rest.
Pulsatilla
The Pulsatilla picture is characterised by a changeability of symptoms. For those presenting with IBS, there may be alternating constipation and diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, indigestion, heartburn, flatulence, nocturnal borborygmi, belching and colicky epigastric pain. The person may mention that he or she has no thirst, a dry mouth, and a loss of taste or a bitter taste in the mouth in the morning. Halitosis may be noticed. The person may appear to be shy, quiet, mild mannered, depressed and teary, anxious or moody. Symptoms may be worse from rich, fatty foods, dairy products, tea, fruit. They may also be worse from heat, at night or an hour or so after eating, or from lying on the left side. Symptom improvement may be seen with physical movement, from cold applications, the consumption of cold food or drink, or from exposure to fresh air.
Calcarea carbonica
Cal carb may elicit a positive response from IBS sufferers reporting a sour taste in mouth, alternating constipation and diarrhoea, bloating, a cutting spasmodic epigastric pain that occurs after eating, heartburn, belching, flatulence, and vomiting of ingested material. There may be a ravenous hunger with a desire for indigestible food, eggs, salty and sweet food, as well as easy perspiration and sweating while asleep. The person may appear to be anxious, forgetful, chilly and have a cold body. Halitosis may be noticed and there may be a thirst for cold drinks. Symptoms are worse from cold or damp, from mental or physical exertion, mental stress, milk, from eating, pressure, cold or standing upright, and better from lying on the painful side.
(Robert Medhurst is the author of The Concordant Clinical Homeopathic Repertorywhich was formed entirely from clinically confirmed remedies.)
References
  1. Spiegel BM, et al. Is irritable bowel syndrome a diagnosis of exclusion?: a survey of primary care providers, gastroenterologists, and IBS experts. Am J Gastroenterol. 2010 Apr. 105(4):848-58.
  2. Brandt LJ, et al. An evidence-based position statement on the management of irritable bowel syndrome. Am J Gastroenterol. 2009 Jan. 104 Suppl 1:S1-35.
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The Soul of Homeopathic Remedies: Picricum Acidum (Dr. Rajan Sankaran)



Picricum acidum is a remedy of the mineral kingdom. The main theme of an acid is struggle followed by collapse; exertion and exhaustion. The struggle is constant. It is an effort that, the person feels, has to be made in a particular direction. At some point in this constant struggle, the patient is so exhausted that a small setback like the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back, leads to a state of collapse.
In Picricum acidum we see a tremendous effort in the direction of intellectual achievement. The main delusions in Picricum acidum are: “Delusion, arms reach the cloud when going to sleep”, “Delusion, tongue seems to reach the clouds when going to sleep” and in the original proving we have “Forehead seems to extend towards the clouds”. What do these delusions represent?
The forehead is for thinking, the hand is for writing and the tongue is for speaking. These are the three organs of intellectual activity and they feel stretched to the limit, extended right up to the clouds. Thus the main feeling in Picricum acidum is: “I feel that my intellectual capacity and organs used to express it are stretched far beyond their limits. So I now need to rest and bring them back to health.”
The situation of Picricum acidum is one where a man has extended his intellect beyond his limit, has used these organs beyond their limit so that they are stretched beyond the clouds and now he needs to shut up, cut off and take rest. To help him do this, he gets increased sexual thoughts; the opposite to the intellectual activity.
Thus in the failed state of Picricum acidum we see dullness, sluggishness, inability to think long, mental work becomes impossible. Such a state is reached usually in a person who had made a tremendous mental effort and is now exhausted – brain-fatigue. This may be seen, for example, in students preparing for highly competitive exams.
Other rubrics:
o Concentration difficult, studying, reading, etc., while.
o Dullness, think long, unable to.
o Lascivious.
o Prostration of mind, writing, after.
o Work, aversion to, mental.
o Fear, examination, of (Phatak’s Repertory).

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Wednesday, December 7, 2016

I don't know how, but homeopathy really does work :Rachel Roberts


I was a dedicated scientist about to begin a PhD in neuroscience when, out of the blue, homeopathy bit me on the proverbial bottom.
Science had been my passion since I began studying biology with Mr Hopkinson at the age of 11, and by the age of 21, when I attended the dinner party that altered the course of my life, I had still barely heard of it. The idea that I would one day become a homeopath would have seemed ludicrous.
That turning point is etched in my mind. A woman I'd known my entire life told me that a homeopath had successfully treated her when many months of conventional treatment had failed. As a sceptic, I scoffed, but was nonetheless a little intrigued.
She confessed that despite thinking homeopathy was a load of rubbish, she'd finally agreed to an appointment, to stop her daughter nagging. But she was genuinely shocked to find that, after one little pill, within days she felt significantly better. A second tablet, she said, "saw it off completely".
I admit I ruined that dinner party. I interrogated her about every detail of her diagnosis, previous treatment, time scales, the lot. I thought it through logically – she was intelligent, she wasn't lying, she had no previous inclination towards alternative medicine, and her reluctance would have diminished any placebo effect.
Scientists are supposed to make unprejudiced observations, then draw conclusions. As I thought about this, I was left with the highly uncomfortable conclusion that homeopathy appeared to have worked. I had to find out more.
So, I started reading about homeopathy, and what I discovered shifted my world for ever. I became convinced enough to hand my coveted PhD studentship over to my best friend and sign on for a three-year, full-time homeopathy training course.

Of course, the question of how homeopathy works is another matter. And that is where homeopathy courts controversy. It is indeed puzzling that ultra-high dilutions of substances, with few or no measurable molecules of the original substance left in them, should exert biological effects, but exert biological effects they do.
There are experiments showing that homeopathic thyroxine can alter the rate of metamorphosis of tadpoles into frogs, that homeopathic histamine can alter the activity of white blood cells, and that under the right conditions, homeopathic sodium chloride can be made to release light in the same way as normal sodium chloride. The idea that such highly-diluted preparations are not only still active, but retain characteristics of the original substances, may seem impossible, but these kinds of results show it's a demonstrable fact.
Surely science should come into its own here – solving the riddles of the world around us, pushing the frontiers of knowledge. At least, that is the science I fell in love with. More of a puzzle to me now is the blinkered approach of those who continue, despite increasing evidence, to deny what is in front of them.
The Society of Homeopaths – the largest body representing professional homeopaths – was refused permission to give oral evidence. Also notable by their absence from the panel were primary care trusts who currently commission homeopathy and representatives of patients who use homeopathy. Yet oral evidence was heard from a journalist previously investigated by the Press Complaints Commission for unsubstantiated criticism of homeopaths, and a spokesperson for a charity that has long publicly opposed homeopathy. It is significant that one of the four MPs asked to vote on the report abstained due to concerns about the lack of balance in the evidence heard.
Homeopathy is well-established in the UK, having been available through the NHS since its inception in 1948. More than 400 GPs use homeopathy in their everyday practice and the Society of Homeopaths has 1,500 registered members, from a variety of previous professions including pharmacists, journalists, solicitors and nurses.
And yet the portrayal of homeopathy as charlatanism and witchcraft continues. There is growing evidence that homeopathy works, that it is cost-effective and that patients want it. As drugs bills spiral, and evidence emerges that certain drugs routinely prescribed on the NHS are no better than placebos, maybe it's time for "sceptics" to stop the witch hunt and look at putting their own house in order.
It's all a far cry from the schoolgirl biologist who envisioned spending her life in a laboratory playing with bacteria.

George Vithoulkas Comments:
The facts, it seems, are being ignored. By the end of 2009, 142 randomised control trials (the gold standard in medical research) comparing homeopathy with placebo or conventional treatment had been published in peer-reviewed journals – 74 were able to draw firm conclusions: 63 were positive for homeopathy and 11 were negative. Five major systematic reviews have also been carried out to analyse the balance of evidence from RCTs of homeopathy – four were positive (Kleijnen, J, et al; Linde, K, et al; Linde, K, et al; Cucherat, M, et al) and one was negative (Shang, A et al). It's usual to get mixed results when you look at a wide range of research results on one subject, and if these results were from trials measuring the efficacy of "normal" conventional drugs, ratios of 63:11 and 4:1 in favour of a treatment working would be considered pretty persuasive. #homeopathy

Sunday, December 4, 2016

Top ten allopathic medications that cause kidney harm


Pharmaceuticals or as individuals likewise call them medications, can bring about various distinctive reactions on and inside the human body. They especially make harm the kidneys, which are a part of the gathering of the most essential organs in our body. The rundown of these medications is amazingly long, yet there, we’re exhibiting you the main 10 of them that cause the best harm. They incorporate anti-toxins, analgesics and so forth.

Top ten allopathic medications that cause kidney harm:

  1. Anti-infection agents that incorporate ciprofloxacin, methicillin, vancomycin, sulfonamides.
  2. Analgesics, including acetaminophen and non-steroidal mitigating drugs (NSAID): headache medicine, ibuprofen, naproxen, and others accessible just by solution.
  3. COX-2 inhibitors, including celecoxib (mark name Celebrex). Two medications in this class have as of now been pulled back from the market on account of cardiovascular poisonous quality: rofecoxib (mark name Vioxx), and valdecoxib (mark name Bextra). These medications are an extraordinary class of NSAID and were produced to be more secure for the stomach, however have an indistinguishable hazard from different NSAIDs accomplish for kidney harm.
  4. Acid reflux medications of the proton pump inhibitor class. They incorporate omeprazole (mark name Prilosec), lansoprazole (mark name Prevacid), pantoprazole (mark name Protonix), rabeprazol (mark names Rabecid, Aciphex), esomeprazole (mark names Nexium, Esotrex).
  5. Antiviral medications, including acyclovir (mark name Zovirax) used to treat herpes diseases, and indinavir and tenofovir, them two used to treat HIV.
  6. Hypertension drugs, including captopril (mark name Capoten).
  7. Rheumatoid joint pain drugs, including infliximab (mark name Remicade); chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, used to treat jungle fever and systemic lupus erythematosus and also rheumatoid joint pain.
  8. Lithium, used to treat bipolar confusion.
  9. Anticonvulsants, including phenytoin (mark name Dilantin) and trimethadione (mark name Tridione), used to treat seizures, and also different conditions.
  10. Chemotherapy drugs, including interferons, pamidronate, cisplatin, carboplatin, cyclosporine, tacrolimus, quinine, mitomycin C, bevacizumab, and additionally hostile to thyroid medications, including propylthiouracil, used to treat an overactive thyroid.

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Polychrest Homeopathic Remedies

What is a Polychrest Remedy? Homeopathy has a many frequently used medicines.  Some of the more commonly used are called "Polychrests Remedies".  There is no "standard" list of these Polychrests remedies. Each Homeopathic Practitioner usually makes their own list, depending on the type of cases treated in their practice.  Below are the most commonly used polychrests in homeopathic medicine.
Polychrest Homeopathic Remedies
  • Aconitum Napellus (Acon.)
    A state of fear, anxiety; anguish of mind and body. Physical and mental restlessness. Sudden and great sinking of strength. Complaints and tension caused by exposure to dry, cold weather. Fears the future. Eyes feel dry and hot, as if sand in them. Pain at root of nose. Tingling in cheeks and numbness. Gums hot and inflamed. Tongue coated white. Vomiting, with fear, heat, profuse sweat and increased urination. Bitter taste of everything except water. Intense thirst. Bleeding hemorrhoids. Urine scanty, red, hot, painful. Cough, dry, short, hacking; worse at night and after midnight. Tingling in chest after cough. Tachycardia. Pulse full, hard; tense and bounding. Rheumatic inflammation of joints; worse at night. Anxious dreams. Sleeplessness, with restless and tossing about.
  • Allium Cepa (All-c.)
    Watery and acrid nasal discharge which becomes worse in warm room. Oppressed breathing. Tickling in larynx. Eyes sensitive to light. Burning in nose, mouth, throat, bladder and skin. Sneezing, especially when entering a warm room.
  • Aluminum  (Alum.)
    Very severe constipation, no desire for days. Rectum sore and dry. Dryness of mucous membranes. Left-sided abdominal complaints. Brittle nails. Intolerable itching when getting warm in bed. Legs feel asleep, especially when sitting with legs crossed. Staggers on walking. Heels feel numb.
  • Antimonium Crudum (Ant-c)
    Excessive irritability. Tongue thickly-coated white. Loss of appetite. Menses suppressed from cold bathing. Watery leucorrhea. Various skin diseases. Arthritic pain in fingers.
  • Antimonium Tartaricum (Ant-t.)
    Respiratory problems, rattling of mucus but little expectoration. Thirst for cold water but little and often. Great drowsiness.
  • Apis Mellifica (Apis)
    Edema of skin and mucous membranes. Stinging pains. Intolerance of heat. No thirst. Swelling in throat. Swelling after insect bites. Last drops of urine burn and smart. Inflammation of kidneys.
  • Argentum Nitricum (Arg-n.)
    Patient is always in hurry. Headache from mental exertion. Symptoms of in-coordination. Painful swelling of pit of stomach. Great desire for sweets. Intolerance of heat. Sexual weakness of males. Diarrhea immediately after eating or drinking.
  • Arnica Montana  (Arn.)
    Traumatic injuries. Pain from overuse of an organ. Fetid breath. Violent spasmodic cough. Angina pectoris. Small boils. Thrombosis. Tinnitus.
  • Arsenicum Album (Ars.)
    Influenza with thin, watery and excoriating nasal discharge. Sneezing. Photophobia. Seaside complaints. Restlessness. Food poisoning. Intolerance of smell of food. Jaundice. Anemia. Skin dry, rough, scaly. Psoriasis which is worse in winters. Periodic fever. Typhoid. Thoughts of committing suicide.
  • Baptisia (Bapt.)Septic conditions. Fetid breath. Stool offensive, thin, dark, bloody. Menses too early, too profuse. Sleeplessness and restlessness. Nightmares and frightful dreams.
  • Baryta Carbonica (Bar-c)
    Tonsils and glands around ears painful and swollen. Easy taking of cold. Abdomen hard and tense. Palpitation when lying on left side. Fetid foot sweat.
  • Belladonna  (Bell.)
    Sudden and violent complaints and inflammations. Neuralgic pains which come and go suddenly. No thirst. Redness of affected organs. Skin sore and sensitive. Dysmenorrhea, menses profuse. Eyelids red and swollen. Nose bleeds. Spasmodic hiccough.
  • Berberis Vulgaris (Barb.)
    Kidney and gall bladder stones. Inflammation of kidneys. Bloody urine. Anal fistula. Itching of skin worsened by scratching. Lumbago.
  • Bryonia Alba (Bry.)
    Excessive irritability. Dryness of all mucous membranes. Great thirst for large quantities of water. Constipation. Menses suppressed. Frequent bleeding of nose when menses should appear. Dry cough. Joints red and swollen. All complaints are aggravated by motion.
  • Calcarea Carbonicum (Calc carb.) Apprehension, forgetfulness. Excessive sweat of head. Discharging ears. Easy taking of cold. Head proportionately larger but legs thinner in children. Obesity. Loss of appetite when tired. Umbilical hernia. Gall-stone colic. Menses too early, too profuse and too long. Feet feel cold and damp.
  • Cantharis (Canth.)
    Abdominal complaints which are aggravated by coffee. Inflammation of urinary passages. Constant urge to urinate. Nephritis with bloody urine. Excessive sexual desire in females. Burns and scalds. Irregular pulse, pericarditis.
  • Capsicum (Caps.)
    Desire to be alone. Swelling and pain behind ears. Sore throat of smokers and drinkers. Stomatitis. Fetid odor from mouth. Intense craving for stimulants. Thirsty after stool, with shivering. Bleeding piles, with soreness of anus. Neck of bladder spasmodically contracted. Climacteric disturbances with burning of tip of tongue. Constriction of chest. Dyspnea. Sciatica, worse bending backward.
  • Carbo vegetabilis (Carb-v.)
    Lowered vital power. Deficiency of oxygen in the body. Digestion very slow. Hands and feet cold. Epistaxis. Distress even from simplest food. Flatulent colic. Pulse imperceptible. Easy fainting.
  • Causticum (Caust.)
    Chronic rheumatic, arthritic and paralytic affections. Paralysis of tongue and vocal chords. Unsteadiness of muscles. Involuntary passing of urine specially at night and in the aged.
  • Chamomilla  (Cham.)
    Excessive irritability and impatience specially in children. Violent earache. Diarrhea of children during dentition. Tickling cough. Rheumatic pains.
  • China Officinalis (Chin.)
    General weakness. Aversion to mental or physical exertion. Ringing in ears, Violent dry sneezing. Ill effects of tea. Weakness due to loss of fluids. Painless frothy stools. Slow digestion. Distention of stomach and abdomen after eating. Hiccough. Jaundice.
  • Colocynthis (Coloc.)
    Intense abdominal pain causing the patient to bend over double. Dysentery. Taste very bitter. Contraction of muscles. Stiffness of joints.
  • Drosera Rotundifolia (Dros.)
    Spasmodic, dry, irritating, choking cough (much like whooping-cough) with hoarseness of voice. Nose bleed. Disinclination to speak because talking creates breathing difficulties.
  • Eucalyptus Globulus (Eucal)
    Is a powerful antiseptic. Typhoid. Relapsing fever. Slow digestion. Dysentery. Nephritis. Asthma. High fever.
  • Ferrum Phosphoricum (Fer-ph.)
    Headache better by cold applications. Eyes red, inflamed, with burning sensation. Nose bleeds. Face flushed; cheeks sore and hot. Ulcerated sore throat. Tonsils red and swollen. Eustachian tubes inflamed. Aversion to meat and milk. Anemia. Stools watery, bloody, undigested. Congestions of lungs. Expectoration of pure blood in pneumonia. Palpitation; pulse rapid. Rheumatic pain in shoulder. Restlessness and sleeplessness.
  • Gelsemium (Gels.)
    Various degrees of motor paralysis. Muscular weakness. Vertigo. Insomnia. Dim-sightedness. Diarrhea from emotional excitement.
  • Graphites (Graph.) 
    Dryness of skin. Nails deformed and brittle. Constipation. Obesity, hot drinks create problems. Offensive breath.
  • Hamamelis Virginica  (Ham)
    Bleeding hemorrhoids. Hemorrhage from any part. Varicose veins. Orchitis.
  • Hepar Sulphuris Calcareum (Hep.)
    Great sensitiveness to all impressions. Tendency to suppuration. Cough when exposed to dry and cold wind. Chronic and recurring urticaria. Deep cracks on hands and feet. Great sensitiveness to dry, cold weather.
  • Ignatia Amara  (Ign.)
    Many of the emotional symptoms including ill effects of grief and worry. Changeable moods. Twitching of facial muscles. Insomnia. Violent yawning. Dry spasmodic cough. Feminine sexual frigidity. Coffee aggravates many problems.
  • Ipecacuanha (Ipecac) (Ip.)
    Nausea and vomiting due to any reason. Hemorrhages where blood is bright red. Diarrhea with grass-green stool. Profuse uterine hemorrhage. Asthma. Bleeding from lungs. Sleep with eyes half open. Suffocating and wheezing cough.
  • Kali Bichromicum (Kali-bi.)
    Thick, ropy secretions. Loss of smell. Stomach ulcer. Left sided sciatica. Quick migration of pains. Cirrhosis of liver.
  • Kali Carbonicum (Kali-C.)
    Sharp and cutting pains. Sensitiveness to weather changes. Dryness and falling out of hair. Sour eructations. Weakness of back. Large hemorrhoids. Pulse weak, rapid and intermittent. Cold weather complaints.
  • Kali Phosphoricum (Kali-p.) 
    Weakness of nervous system. Mental and physical depression. Loss of memory. Humming and buzzing in the ears. Violent dysentery.
  • Kreosotum Ulcerations (Kreos) 
    Cancerous affections. Very painful dentition. Rapid decay of teeth. Hoarseness. Cholera of infants. Senile gangrene. Cracking of soles.
  • Lachesis Mutus (Lach.)
    Climacteric hot flashes. Toothache. Diphtheria. Quinsy and many other complaints related with throat and respiratory system. Neuralgia of coccyx.
  • Ledum Palustre (Led.)
    Rheumatism. Gouty nodosities. Anal fissures. Carbuncles. Complaints which appear from below upwards.
  • Lycopodium (Lyco.)
    Lack of self-confidence. Weakness of memory. Night blindness. Anorexia, small quantities of food create fullness. Distention of abdomen. Cirrhosis. Hernia, Painful hemorrhoids. Sciatica. Impotence. Psoriasis. Hepatitis.
  • Magnesia Phosphorica (Mag-p.)
    Spasmodic pains. Cramps of muscles. Toothache. Flatulent colic. Menstrual colic. Angina pectoris. Spasmodic palpitation.
  • Mercuris Solubilus (Merc.)Discharges are offensive, greenish-yellow.  Ear infections either chronic or acute. Nose has chronic coryza with offensive, greenish discharge. Mouth ulcers or canker sores. Ulcerations. Salivation aggravated at night in sleep. Offensive breath or metallic taste . Throat  inflammation acute or chronic. Pharyngitis, tonsillitis. Swelling of glands.
  • Mercurius Vivus - Mercurius Hydrargyrum (Merc.-v)
    Secondary stage of syphilis. Profuse and burning discharge from eyes. Yellow, bloody discharge from ears. Sneezing in sunshine. Swelling of nasal bones. Spongy and easily bleeding gums. Intense thirst for cold drinks. Paralysis of the aged.
  • Mercurius Sublimatus Corrosivus (Merc. Cor)
    Gonorrhea, Inflammation and soreness of eyes. Red, swollen and painful throat. Bloody dysentery. Sensitiveness of epigastrium.
  • Natrum Muriaticum (Nat Mur.
    Great weakness. High blood pressure and even low blood pressure. Blinding headache. Violent and fluent coryza specially which begins with sneezing. Numbness of tongue. Tachycardia, pulse intermits on lying down. Falling out of hair.
  • Niticum Acidum (Nit-ac) 
    Putrid breath. Bleeding of gums. Bloody saliva. Hemorrhages from bowels, profuse, bright. Hemorrhoids bleed easily. Diarrhea, slimy and offensive. Stool scanty, dark, offensive. Uterine hemorrhages. Menses early, profuse, like muddy water, with pain in back, hips and thighs. Short breath on going upstairs. Black pores on face.
  • Nux Vomica (Nux-v.)
    Great irritability. Habit of finding faults with others. Headache in sunshine and on waking in the morning. Nose stuffed up at night. Stomach problems are aggravated by eating. Frequent ineffectual urging for stool. Blind hemorrhoids. Dysmenorrhea. Asthma due to digestive disorders. Unrefreshing sleep.
  • Opium Lack of response to various medicines. Vertigo. Fright. Delirium. Paralysis of tongue. Obstinate constipation. Stool round like black balls. Snoring. Great drowsiness. Convulsions. Useful in coma.
  • Phosphoricum Acidum (Ph-ac.)
    Mental debility. Impaired memory. Hair thin out, turn gray early. Blue rings around eyes. Lips dry, cracked. Bleeding gums; retract from teeth. Face pale. Craving juicy things. Thirst for cold milk. Diarrhea, white, watery, involuntary, painless. Frequent urination at night. Emissions at night and at stool. Menses too early and profuse, with pain in liver. Weak feeling in chest from talking. Cramps in upper arms and wrists. Pimples, acne, blood-boils. Falling out of hair.
  • Phosphorus (Phos.)
    Great lowness of spirit. Dread of death when alone. Fatty degenerations. Scurvy. Vertigo of the aged. Dandruff. Falling of hair. Hemorrhages. Cirrhosis of liver. Glaucoma. Epistaxis instead of menses. Vomiting soon after taking water. Hoarseness. Various respiratory problems.
  • Phytolacca Decandra (Phyt.)
    Loss of personal delicacy. Indifference to life. Dark redness of throat with swollen tonsils. Quinsy. Mumps. Cancer and abscess of breast. Urine suppressed with pain in kidney region.
  • Podophyllum (Podo.)
    Profuse, painless, watery, gushing diarrhea. Internal and external piles. Grinding of teeth at night.
  • Pulsatilla Nigra  (Puls.)
    Patient is timid and can be easily discouraged. Moods are changeable and contradictory. Changeable and contradictory symptoms. Mouth is dry but no thirst. Taste of mouth keeps changing. Secretions from eyes, nose and mouth are all thick. Disliking for fat and warm food. Menses delayed, scanty, thick, dark, clotted, intermittent and changeable. Pains in the body keep shifting. Styes. Acne. Measles.
  • Rhus Toxicodendron  (Rhus-t.)
    Extreme restlessness. Thoughts of suicide. Rheumatic pains which are worse at beginning of motion. Drowsiness after eating. Pains due to over-exertion. Pain and stiffness in small of back. Sciatica. Urticaria. Complaints are worse when at rest.
  • Sepia (Sep.) 
    Indifference to friends and relatives. Chronic nasal catarrh. Herpes behind ears. Nausea in morning before eating. Desire for spicy food. Irregular menses with bearing-down sensation. Weakness of back. Hot flashes at menopause.
  • Silicea (Sil.)
    Intolerance of alcoholic stimulants. Tendency to formation of pus. Styes, boils and abscesses. Constipation before and after menses. Extreme coldness of body with desire to remain close to fire. Offensive foot sweat. Crippled nails. Keloid growths. Loss of smell.
  • Sulphur (Sulph.)
    Forgetfulness. Burning and redness of eyes. Burning in palms and soles. Unhealthy skin with tendency to skin diseases. Great acidity. Difficult respiration. Hemorrhoids. Aversion to bathing.
  • Tarentula hispanica (Tarent.)
    Remedy for behavioral problems in children with ADHD. Restlessness, trouble sitting still. Better from rhythmic dancing and music. Very chilly remedy. Yeast infections. Extreme restlessness; must keep in constant motion even though walking aggravates. Restless sleep
  • Thuja Occidentalis (Thuj.)
    Fig-warts. Freckles. Fungus growths. Loss of appetite. Rapid emaciation. Constipation with violent rectal pain. Piles. Gonorrhea. Asthma in children.
  • Veratrum Album (Verat.)
    Extreme coldness, blueness and weakness. Pale face. Painful diarrhea followed by great weakness. Weakness of heart with intermittent action. Cramps in calves.
  • Zincum Metallicum (Zinc.)
    Sensitivity to noise. Lethargy. Headache due to wine. Squinting (of eyes). Cholera of infants. Weakness, trembling and twitching of various muscles of limbs. Backache.