Homoeopathy — Page 516
Natrum Carbonicum 516 Natrum Carb plays a prominent role in the treatment of bad aftereffects of heatstroke. Sometimes, after a heatstroke, nasal catarrh starts dripping in to the throat and becomes a permanent menace (Post-nasal drip). For this condition, Natrum Carb is very useful. It is also very effective against bouts of headache and sensitivity to heat. In Natrum Carb, raw-looking sores start to appear at the tip of the nose. A peculiar symptom of this remedy is that the tip of the nose always exhibits a skin disease of one kind or the other. It is also valuable in the treatment of boils on the nose. Once, a patient was not benefiting from Natrum Carb and so I treated him with a Propolis ointment. (Propolis is a bactericide that the honeybee prepares for herself). His wounds became fully healed in less than a week. Honey is extraordinarily effective against cancerous wounds and chronic sores of the eyes, etc. Propolis is a powerful medicine, but chemically it is very light. Once, research was carried out in France to find out the types of bacteria various insects carry. All the insects in the world are supposed to carry some bacteria. The scientist who conducted the research on honeybees was surprised to discover that there was no trace of any kind of bacteria on the body of the honeybee. He found that the honeybee was absolutely free of bacteria. This was an astonishing discovery and it led to the beginning of a new era of research to find out why the honeybee is free from all sorts of bacteria. The words of the Holy Quran “ feehi shifaa-unnaasi ” (In it lies cure for mankind) carry a deep meaning hidden within them. During the research in France, it was discovered that the honeybee likes cleanliness so much that it puts a chemical called Propolis at the edges of each honeycomb. The honeybee prepares Propolis from the wax exuding from the white eucalyptus and other trees and rubs it at the edges of her honeycomb. Whenever the honeybee enters the honeycomb, it puts its feet on the edge of the honeycomb and does the same when it comes out of the honeycomb. In doing so, the antibacterial material (Propolis) sticks to the feet of the honeybee and keeps it free of bacteria. This is the reason why bacteria cannot enter the honeycomb. After this discovery, a wise and able farmer in Denmark prepared a special farm and bred the honeybee. From this farm, he used to collect Propolis in large quantities. Propolis mixed in glycerine or vitamin E cream is very useful against common pimples and boils.