30/09/2014
REMEDY OF THE DAY: Causticum
Allen H.C. Keynotes and Characteristics M.M.
A Clear liquid distilled from a mixture of Caustic Lime and
besulphate of potash (Potassium hydrate)
Adapted to persons with dark hair and rigid fibre, weakly
psoric, with excessively yellow, sallow complexion subject
to affections of respiratory and urinary tracts.
Children with dark hair and eyes, delicate, sensitive, skin
prone to intertrigo during dentition, or convulsions with
eruption of teeth. +
Disturbed functional activity of brain and spinal cord, from
exhausting disease or severe mental shock resulting in
paralysis. RAWNESS AND SORENESS of scalp, throat,
respiratory tract, re**um, a**s urethra, va**na, uterus (as
if bruised, Arn. as if sprained Thus.) Melancholy mud.,
sad, hopeless, from care, grief, sorrow, with weeping
" the least thing makes the child cry".
Ailments from long-lasting grief and sorrow, from loss of
sleep, night watching, from sudden emotions, fear fright,
joy, from anger or vexation, from suppressed eruptions.
Children slow in learning to walk
Unsteady walking and easy falling of little children,
Constipation, frequent, ineffectual desire, stool passes
better between person is standing, impeded by hemorrhoids
tough and shining, like grease,
in children with nocturnal enuresis.
Urine involuntary, when coughing, sneezing, blowing the nose.
Cough with rawness and soreness in chest, with
inability to expectorate, sputa must be swallowed
relieved by swallow of cold water, on expiration, with pain
in hips, remaining after pertussis, with expectoration
chiefly at night. Hoarseness with rawness and aphonía
worse in morning. At night, unable to get an easy position
or lie still a moment. Must move constantly but motion
does not relieve.
Me**es too early, too feeble only during the day.
Paralysis of single parts, vocal organs, tongue, eyelids, face
extremities, bladder, generally of right side, from exposure
to cold wind or draft, after typhoid, typhus or diphtheria.
Drooping of upper eyelids, cannot keep them open.
Rheumatic affections, with contraction of the flexors and
stiffness. Warts, large, jagged, often pedunculated, bleeding
exuding moisture, small, all over the body, or eyelids, face or nose.
Patient improves for a time then comes to a stand-still
COMPLEMENTARY Carbo Veg. Petros.
Incompatible, Phos, must not be used before or after phos.
always disagrees, the acids, coffea
Causticum antidotes paralysis from lead poisoning,
and abuse of mERC. OR sULPH IN SCABIES.
right sided remedy
aGG. iN CLEAR, FINE WEATHER, cold air, drafts of cold air,
becoming cold, getting wet or bathing Amel...In damp, wet
weather, warm air, hot bath, hot drinks.
Great aversion to sweet things., feeling as if the scalp were too
tight .
Beatriz. H Hill, Medicina Homeopatica Behhill.