Homoeopathy — Page 323
Eupatorium 323 Eupatorium Perfoliatum (Thorough Wart) Commonly, Eupatorium is known as Bone Set medicine because it has been in vogue for the treatment of bone pains for a long time. In the Eastern States of America, old ladies have been using it in the form of home-made tea for the treatment of the common cold. It is very useful in the treatment of influenza, malaria and other fevers that cause severe bone pains in the body. It is one of the top most treatments for Dengue fever , which results from the bite of a tiny mosquito found in dry, hilly areas. Its peculiar characteristic is that there is severe pain in the bones all over and in the back, which is unbearable. Eupatorium does not offer complete cure but relieves the suffering to a great extent. This fever has to take its course of seven days in any case. Once the patient recovers from this, he develops antibodies and will never get Dengue fever again. This medicine is considered to be one of the best against influenza and is also very useful in the treatment of the common cold. Eupatorium must be put to use when the common cold is associated with severe body aches and headache. It will protect the patient from further complications. In Eupatorium, the bone pains are associated with a feeling of chills. This symptom is also found in malaria so Eupatorium is also useful for the treatment of malaria. The chill is felt more from 6 o’ clock to 9 o’ clock in the morning. The symptoms of Eupatorium start with the sunrise while the symptoms of Natrum Mur usually get worse after 9 o’ clock. If malaria appears in the form of epidemic and Eupatorium is found beneficial in some patients, then most other patients will benefit from Eupatorium as well. To begin with, there is intense thirst. Even in the winter, the patient wants to drink extremely cold water, which will cause a chill in the body, but the thirst will still not get quenched. The patient keeps himself well covered. When the chill comes to an end and his temperature has risen, he starts vomiting and sweats profusely. However, this sweating does not lower the temperature. The vomited material contains bile. The severer the chill at the outset the more is the feeling of heat after getting fever. If the temperature is 103ºF, the