Homoeopathy — Page 121
Belladonna 121 those remedies which will work promptly. If the proper remedy is not provided, the child may die. Belladonna will offer immediate relief when the patient has severe vertigo and is restless. This symptom is also present in Phosphorus. When there is a headache , the scalp starts hurting. Combing the hair or even touching it with the hand is very bothersome. The hypersensitivity of the scalp is also found in Hepar Sulph, which is so saliently present that some women may actually become unconscious. When there is lack of sleep due to preoccupation of thoughts and restlessness, Belladonna, Coffea and Phosphorus are all useful. When the sleeplessness is due to the mental perturbance, any slight noise or bump against the bed becomes unbearable and the ailment becomes aggravated at once. In Nux Vomica also, noise makes the symptoms worse. Many symptoms of Nux Vomica resemble those of Belladonna because Belladonna is a natural element of Nux Vomica. Some patients react to the treatment very slowly and will likewise respond to slow acting remedies, but the patients whose symptoms progress rapidly will find the faster acting remedies work better. Some patients are very sensitive in reacting to the treatment. In such patients, instead of improving the patient’s condition, the Homoeopathic remedies can actually produce the poisonous effects of the substance from which they are derived. Whatever medicine is given, it will produce corresponding symptoms. For this reason, one should prescribe the medicine with great care and should give it in low potency. At the same time, it is important that the hypersensitivity of the patient should also be treated. There are three possible remedies to decrease hypersensitivity: Belladonna, Nux Vomica and Zincum Metallicum. Zincum Metallicum is the most sensitive type of medication. It can be so sensitive that the patient may not even tolerate a low potency. For this reason, such a patient should first be given Zinc which will then make the body react to other medicines in a proper way. Zinc should be started in a low potency of 30. One symptom of Belladonna is similar to Gelsemium. The headache becomes better when the head is tilted backwards but if the head is tilted forwards, it makes the headache worse, (there are certain