Homoeopathy — Page 265
Cistus Canadensis 265 Cistus Canadensis (Rock Rose) Cistus is prepared from a flowering plant which grows wild in snowy areas. The nature of this medicine is very cold. Every kind of ailment related to it carries the feeling of chill and cold. Cistus is a profoundly effective antisporic medicine, meaning that it is basically related to skin diseases. Whether these diseases involve glands or mucous membranes, they are still called as Psoric. Cistus is one of those medicines used for the treatment of psoric ailments. Thus, it is very important in the treatment of gravely dangerous diseases. Lupus and cancer too are not beyond its jurisdiction. Compared to Calcaria, it is somewhat mild but in some diseases, it actually works better than it and also over the diseases of the glands. It is also useful in the treatment of intestinal diseases. In intractable diarrhoea which does not respond to any other medicine, especially when associated with inflammation of the glands, one should not forget Cistus. Similarly, the chronic cold in a patient who has the disposition of Cistus will not be treatable with any other kind of remedy. Such patients are, in general, flabby and pale in colour. They easily become short of breath, especially on climbing heights. Peculiarly, Cistus is very effective in treating headache during fasting. Lycopodium, Bryonia, Nux Vomica and Gelsemium also may be useful in treating the headache resulting from prolonged fasting or starvation. In Cistus, often the irritation is not manifest externally but remains suppressed in the deeper layer of the skin. Therefore the skin feels uneasy with a sensation of crawling like the movement of ants over it. The patient may feel a sinking of the heart and as a reaction, he constantly pounds the area over his heart with his hands. Prolonged itching over the skin makes the disease manifest externally. Blisters form that bleed when scratched. The use of Cistus will offer relief to the patient. However Cistus should be repeated often, with intervals, to cure itching of long standing. It is indeed a very strong and effective medicine. The experienced capable physicians have claimed that this alone can cure Lupus of the face , which is considered almost