Homoeopathy — Page 86
Arnica Montana 86 In Arsenic and Rhus Tox, tossing about in bed is secondary to restlessness. Arnica resembles other homoeopathic medicines also. Like Belladonna, the head is warm but the body is cold. The fever suppressed inside the body can be dangerous. One dose of Arnica high potency will induce gradual warming up of the body and the suppressed symptoms of the disease will start manifesting externally and thus give time for the appropriate treatment. In case the diagnosis is already made, the appropriate analogous remedy can be administered without the intermediary use of Arnica. Once, a lady suffered from severe sprain of the ankle and was unable to walk. She took homoeopathic remedies but at the same time continued massageing the injured ankle. I gave her Arnica, Bryonia and Causticum and strictly forbade her from doing massage, because the massage caused recurrent injury to the tissues. She got better in a week. The other remedies were combined with Arnica because sometimes it is not a superficial injury, rather some muscle has also become weak. Bryonia is effective for the deep muscular injuries and is also a muscle tonic. In Causticum, the muscles are flabby and may predispose to hernia. If the symptoms are on the right side , a combination of Arnica, Belladonna and Bryonia will do the job, while the symptoms on the left side respond better to a combination of Arnica, Ledum and Lachesis. Arnica is the best remedy when the joints get twisted and sprained badly during a fall or an accident. It will offer visible relief in a few hours. When the back gets sprained or strained as a result of jerky movements, it can settle down after a while. Sometimes, it becomes chronic. The previously damaged muscles and ligaments become weak and stiff or flabby further. Arnica is quite helpful in such a condition; although it does not have a direct effect on the muscles. Cimicifuga is more appropriate for deep-seated muscular conditions. If the backache becomes chronic, initially Arnica should be combined with Bryonia. However, if the relief is only temporary, Arnica should be combined with Rhus Tox. Rhus Tox is very effective in deep-