Homoeopathy — Page 417
Kali Bichromicum 417 Kali Bichrome is also very useful in the treatment of infectious fevers. Since the body of the patient is cold, he feels comfort when confined to a warm bed. The symptoms aggravate during the latter part of the night and exacerbate at about the same time the next day also. Kali Bichrome is famous for the treatment of epilepsy , especially when the sputum is of the patient is thready. The headache associated with Kali Bichrome is relieved by taking hot drinks. The headache aggravates at night and becomes most intense after midnight. The thready discharge from the eyes , being a symptom of Kali Bichrome, will also respond very well to it. In Kali Bichrome, the aches and pains are mostly on the left side, though they may also occur on the right side. However, the headache and the neuralgic pain of the face invariably affect the left side. The headache is associated with nausea and returns after a lapse of a few days. Kali Bichrome is also very beneficial in the treatment of migraines (hemicrania). Kali Bichrome is useful in the treatment of eczema over the scalp. Though, if the eczematous area is scaly and the discharge is yellowish and offensive, then these are the symptoms of Mezereum. Another resemblance to Mezereum is that when the nasal symptoms subside, the eczema flares up and vice versa. In Kali Bichrome, the nasal cold begins at a small specific area deep inside the nose. The bacteria settle at the junction of the nose and throat (nasopharynx), resulting in the production and emission of a foul smell. These symptoms are common to both Kali Bichrome and Mezereum, though the latter works only locally, while Kali Bichrome affects the entire body. Moreover, in Mezereum, the symptoms of feeling hot or cold do not exist. Kali Bichrome is also useful in the treatment of various eye conditions , such as photophobia, the appearance of spots of different colours before the eyes, blurring of vision, affection of the retina and formation of corneal ulcers. The wounds and ulcers of Kali Bichrome pulsate. If the corneal ulcer pulsates painfully, Potassium Bichrome must be administered at once for immediate relief. Kali Bichrome is