Homoeopathy — Page 215
Carbo Vegetabilis 215 Carbo Vegetabilis The vegetable carbon i. e. coal prepared from wood, is called Carbo Veg. Dr. Hahnemann experimented with this on himself and noticed its long-lasting effects and therefore used it in the treatment of deep, chronic illnesses. In allopathy, Carbo Veg tablets are used to combat gas in the abdomen. To some extent, they absorb some gas, but have no effect on the acid production by the stomach. In too, Carbo Veg is used for excessive gas in the stomach. In addition, it controls production of gas by suppressing the causative mechanism. Carbo Veg is one of the most potent life-saving treatments. When a serious sickness advances and brings the patient on the verge of death, Carbo Veg plays a very important role in reviving the dying patient. It is extremely difficult to encompass the basic mechanism of its extraordinary functions, but it has been repeatedly found to be very effective in bringing a dying person back from the verge of death. It restores the body temperature. In view of this, I thought that Carbo Veg would certainly raise a lowered blood pressure. On use, I found that it definitely elevates the blood pressure. I also noted that it does not elevate the blood pressure blindly. There is certainly no danger that Carbo Veg would unnecessarily raise the blood pressure to an abnormal level, it simply normalizes the blood pressure after it has seriously dropped. Normally, the blood pressure drops profoundly when the patient is at the point of death. A single dose of Carbo Veg starts warming up the body. Once I happened to see a patient who had suffered a very severe heart attack. He was virtually dead when I saw him. His forehead was covered with profuse cold sweat and the breathing was hardly noticeable. I dropped two or three drops of Carbo Veg into his mouth. Within a very short time, he started breathing normally. The cold sweats disappeared from the forehead, and his body started to warm up gradually. I then gave him the specific remedies to strengthen his heart which, with the help of Carbo Veg, became very effective. I have used Carbo Veg in many other patients and have always found it very effective. It should be in the first-aid kit for saving lives. Carbo Veg is also deeply related to asthma , especially when the patient’s temperature has dropped, there is profuse cold sweating and the patient is so weak that he cannot expel the secretions from his