Homoeopathy — Page 152
Bufo 152 In Bufo, there is tendency towards partial paralysis. As a result of paralysis of various organs, the overlying skin becomes numb. In Bufo, violent muscle cramps are common. Before epileptic seizure, the mouth opens wide due to muscular spasm. Blood pours out of the mouth and the tongue or lips get caught between the teeth, causing severe discomfort. Along with this comes headache, the pupils of the eye get dilated and fixed. The patient cannot tolerate light. Sores and ulcers develop on the skin. The eye becomes congested with blood. Ulcers form on the cornea of eye. Blisters also form on the eye and various parts of the body in the form of clusters. Antimonium Crude and Antimonium Tart are also described to be useful in the treatment of such blisters. Other symptoms also being present, Bufo is useful in the treatment of all skin conditions. As in Ambra Grisea, the Bufo patient hates music. The patient, gradually tends to stutter and stammer , making it difficult to understand him, and this upsets him. Use of Bufo is ideal to treat a patient who suddenly becomes drawn and mute. His eyes are bewildered and completely indifferent to his surroundings, even if he does not exhibit the complete picture of epilepsy. This condition is only temporary. When the patient regains consciousness, he has no knowledge of what had happened to him. Being also related to sexual impotence, some Bufo patients may develop epileptic fits during sexual intercourse. The Bufo women patients either have their period before time or their periods cease all together. There is burning sensation and cramps in the uterus with the formation of blisters inside, emitting foul leucorrheol discharge mixed with pus or blood, resembling offensive gangrene-like discharge. Bufo proves to be very effective in the treatment of this condition. Bufo is also very useful in the treatment of breast cancer. It does not cure the cancer but does offer relief from suffering and works as adjuvant for other remedies. The cough of a Bufo patient is very bothersome. The blood mixes with sputum along with a significant burning sensation. Bufo sicknesses come on rapidly and spread fast, leading the patient towards his end. Its symptoms aggravate in a warm room and on