Homoeopathy — Page 242
Chamomilla 242 The entire neuromuscular system is in disarray. Chamomilla is somewhat similar to Coffea, Nux Vomica and Opium. The patients of Coffea and Nux Vomica are also of very sensitive nature. The patient of Opium is apparently listless, carefree and stuprose, but deep down he is very sensitive. The Opium poisoning makes the patient very irritable and restless. When given in a larger quantity, the first reaction caused is unconsciousness, then mental anguish and irritability followed by state of withdrawl. In addition, some symptoms resemble those of Chamomilla. On that basis, some Opium patients are of a furious nature, they like to be left alone and are silent. Anything can provoke them and make them very irritable. Chamomilla offers immediate relief in children who develop convulsions due to any ailment and fever (their nature being that of Chamomilla). Chamomilla is very useful in the treatment of dysentery of children , when the stools are sticky and of green colour, as if grass has been mashed into them. Ipecac is also a very good remedy in this situation. The stools are of a similar kind but the constitution is quite different. In Chamomilla, heat brings relief to most pains, except for the neuralgic pain of teeth, face and the jaw, which respond favourably to cold. Nerve endings of a patient, when covered, will get relief by warmth but when the nerve endings become exposed, heat aggravates the symptoms. These details are not mentioned in most books. The treating physicians must carefully study all the symptoms so that no confusion is left and the proper remedy may be identified. The toothache of a Chamomilla patient starts at night and disappears in the morning. Usually it is more intense in the first part of the night. After midnight, the pain starts dissipating. The toothache of an Arsenic patient lingers on throughout the night. In Chamomilla, there is swelling of the gums along with the formation of blisters and the gums start receding from the teeth. People who do not clean their teeth properly also begin to suffer from these kinds of symptoms. As a matter of fact, Chamomilla patients are narrow-minded and they are somewhat mean. They do not care for others and have no sympathy for them. They are very sensitive for their own sake. They are self-centred and self-interested. To lose one’s temper with others is part of the same constitution.