Homoeopathy — Page 359
Guaiacum 359 epidemic disease. Apparently, there is no swelling or external redness. When the pain in the ears is about to disappear, the patient feels pinpricks over the head. If a patient is suffering from severe cold along with a runny nose and feels pain over the nasal bones, he can get relief with Guaiacum. With this kind of cold, the patient feels pain in the jawbones. Eupatorium Perfol is famous for the treatment of bone pains. However, its effectiveness is limited. It has commonly been found useful in the treatment of influenza like fever. There is a small insect called “kutri”, found in the dry areas. Its bite produces severe burning sensation and inflammation. It causes Dengue fever, associated with severe bone pains. Eupatorium Perfol is very useful for the treatment of this fever. The aches and pains associated with Guaiacum are precisely timed. The bone pain, especially the pain in the roots of the teeth, often gets worse at night. Pains starting at six o’clock in the evening and continuing up to four o’clock in the morning, should be treated with Guaiacum. In the presence of its other symptoms, Guaiacum will be found effective and fast. Along with the joint pains and gout, there is a tendency of contracting sore throat. With the sore throat the entire body starts hurting. Sometimes, toothache can also cause severe body aches. In allopathy, the doctors usually advise the extraction of the tooth or the surgical removal of the tonsils, but the aches and pains may still persist. Timely treatment with Guaiacum will obviate the need for such surgery. In Guaiacum, the patient has a constant urge to pass urine , but cannot ease himself. The repeated fruitless effort makes him restless. There is a kind of piercing sensation at the end of urination. Women suffering from rheumatism develop permanent inflammation inside the uterus. They may develop complete cessation of the periods or other conditions due to uterine dysfunction. There is a feeling of hissing over the mammary glands. The overlying skin shrinks and small pimples develop over it. Rapid heartbeat is also a symptom of Guaiacum. Furthermore, a dry cough and fever develop. Sometimes, rheumatic types of pains develop in the muscles of the chest wall , which become worse in winter. There is a feeling of pain over the heart. If the rheumatic fever and the associated joint pains are suppressed with some strong medication, the toxic material of the infection will afflict the valves of the heart (rheumatic carditis). The patient feels discomfort over the