Homoeopathy — Page 347
Glonoine 347 In Glonoine, the patient perceives flashes of light and the stars shining in front of the eyes. On bending over, dark spots appear in front of the eyes. The eyes feel under pressure and hurt. The eyes become congested with blood. The eyes of a Glonoine patient are rather retracted and yellow in colour. They are sensitive to light. Temporary blindness is also common. A characteristic feature of Glonoine is that during fever, the face is pale rather than being red. Glonoine is very useful in the treatment of meningitis of children, contracted in the summer. The neck arches backwards (opisthotonus). The face becomes extremely hot and glares. The eyes become drawn upwards. The head and the upper part of the body are extremely hot while the lower part of the body becomes cold. The patient sweats profusely. The overlying membranes of the brain become inflamed (meningitis). If the malarial parasites reach the backbone, this may also cause inflammation of the linings of the brain. Glonoine would be ideal to treat this condition if it happens to be in the summer time. Very often, one might experience a rush of blood towards the head while walking. The face becomes flushed. There is a feeling of choking of the throat as if the entire blood has pooled over the face and head. The body becomes cold and sweaty due to extreme weakness. The patient may become unconscious. This condition is called apoplexy in medical terminology. This type of fits of unconsciousness can be due to clotting of blood in the brain, while in Glonoine patients, these symptoms result from a temporary spasm (of the blood vessels going to the brain). If such a patient is not treated in time with Glonoine, the repeated fits of unconsciousness may result in permanent damage. A Glonoine patient often forgets the well-known routes and does not know where he is and where he is going. The streets appear strange to him. These kinds of symptoms are also seen in Lachesis. Glonoine is commonly used for lowering high blood pressure. Opium is also found to be useful in this respect. It is more effective than Glonoine. Dr. Kent is of the opinion that in the case of high blood pressure , one should prefer to use Opium over Glonoine because the effects of Glonoine are mostly temporary while those of Opium are long lasting.