Homoeopathy — Page 172
Calcarea Carb 172 Gratiola. Ambra Gresea and Arnica may be useful in the treatment of a patient who is very sad and becomes indifferent towards his life. A peculiar sign of Calcarea Carb, which does not exist in any other remedy, is depression. For example, a little girl who should normally be playing around becomes sad and indifferent to everything. The depression developing in the girls before puberty, needs to be attended promptly or the patient may commit suicide. The patient is not aggressive nor is there any evident cause of her sadness. The patient cannot seriously think much. Routine normal worries can make the patient feel mentally as well as physically fatigued. Calcarea Carb in homoeopathic potency, given along with allopathic Calcium tablets, is very good for the treatment of this kind of fatigue. The Calcarea Carb patient experiences scary dreams and is scared of ghosts in the dark. In the dream he often finds himself hurt in an accident or due to fire. Any form of headache may be present in a Calcarea Carb patient. For distinction, its headache becomes worse with light and is worse during the day than at night. A Graphites headache also aggravates with light because Calcarea Carb as well as Graphites both contain an element of carbon. It is also found in Carbo Veg. Cold packs or cold sponging relieves the headache. When the head of a child starts growing bigger , the reaction of the pupils becomes sluggish, and the child screams at night; generally surgical treatment is required. Yet the chances of cure are rare. The child becomes semi-insane. Timely use of Calcarea Carb, and more so of Silicea, will be needed. With these, the excessive fluid from the brain discharges by way of the eyes or sometimes the ears. Excessive leakage of water from the eye or the ear on one side will make the pillow wet and the head on that side will start getting smaller in size. After a few days similar effects will occur on the other side. In this condition, called Hydrocephalus, I have often treated many children with Silicea and Calcarea Carb. When the disease is far advanced Calcarea Carb in high potency may be useful but not necessarily. A white material may form on the cornea of the eye which then gradually starts to flow. If the infection is old, the discharge becomes yellowish. In this condition, Calcarea Carb can also be used in addition to other appropriate remedies. If the discharge from the ear is yellow, Calcarea Carb is more likely to be the remedy. The weakness of the eardrums or slowly progressive deafness of the ears, need to be