Homoeopathy — Page 518
Natrum Carbonicum 518 in the muscles and the glands become hard and swollen. The patient dislikes the cool breeze. Apparently, these symptoms should not appear due to heatstroke; however, in some patients of Natrum Carb, these are the permanent symptoms following a heatstroke. One should remember that Natrum Carb is a cold remedy by nature. In Natrum Carb, black spots appear before the eyes. On waking up, the vision is blurred. There is a feeling of pinpricks and burning in the eyes. There is a kind of piercing pain inside the ears. Brown moles, yellow spots and acne appear on the face. Furthermore, the upper lip appears swollen to the touch, the face becomes pale, blue circles develop around the eyes and the eyelids become swollen. The stomach of the Natrum Carb patient is very sensitive to touch and appears to be swollen. Drinking cold water aggravates the symptoms. The patient feels hungry in the morning at five o’ clock. The digestive system becomes very weak. The patient feels very sad after eating food and the mouth tastes bitter. Drinking milk causes diarrhoea and the patient needs to rush to the lavatory. The cough of the Natrum Carb patient is a dry cough , which worsens when the patient enters a heated room. The feeling of cold on the left side of the chest increases the cough. The heart palpitates quite fast when lying down on the left side at night and also on climbing the stairs. The patient wakes up very early in the morning and his suffering is worse by five o’ clock in the morning. The patient sweats a lot in the morning and feels burning of the soles of the feet. Antidotes: Camphora, Arsenic Potency: 30 to 200 However, Dr. Boericke has described its use only in potency 6