Homoeopathy — Page 551
Phosphorus 551 slowly against the chronic diseases, while in acute diseases it acts fast. For the joints of the hands, arms, elbows and the feet, becoming suddenly infirm , Phosphorus can be useful. Sometimes, the patient may be restless during sleep. The sleep is shallow. He frequently wakes up without any particular reason. This is due to mental anguish. Here, Phosphorus happens to act very fast. Thunderous clouds make the symptoms of Phosphorus worse. Sometimes, the symptoms of the disease begin to appear before the weather changes. Phosphorus patients can perceive such changes in weather, which cannot be detected with the most sensitive scientific instruments. Their suffering begins before the actual change in the weather takes place. One symptom of Phosphorus is that climbing up the stairs makes the patient feel worse. However, this symptom per se is not related to any particular remedy. Besides Natrum Mur and Nux Vomica, Potassium Permanganate is also an antidote of Phosphorus. Potassium Permanganate is very good in the treatment of extraordinary hypersensitivity. It is often used to prevent the numbness of extremities. Severe nasal catarrh , which can only be treated with Phosphorus, but if not treated on time will become chronic. The mucous membranes of the nose become weak. Still, the treatment would be Phosphorus. The ill effects of Potassium Permanganate and Phosphorus on the throat and mucous membrane, i. e. the inner linings, are the same, however, the two are not identical with respect to their symptoms related to nervous system. Therefore, Potassium Permanganate cannot be used as an antidote of Phosphorus in all situations. Phosphorus is an excellent treatment of fatty degeneration of the liver and other parts of the body. Failures of the liver and kidney, as well as fatty degeneration of the heart muscles, are the characteristic symptoms of Phosphorus. Phosphorus also protects from the ill effects of drinking. Phosphorus is very sensitive with respect to its action on the nerves. The liver is the smallest but most active yet silent chemical-manufacturing factory in the world. Almost five thousand chemicals are directly manufactured by the liver, while the rest are synthesised by various organs through the mediation of