Homoeopathy — Page 568
Plumbum Metallicum 568 the patient becomes physically weak and is ultimately reduced to looking like a skeleton covered with loose skin. A special symptom of Plumbum is that the painful part of the body ultimately becomes wasted. This symptom is also found in other kinds of paralyses. Fevers causing paralysis, such as typhoid etc. , weaken the affected part but this weakness is not due to the pain. Typhoid sometimes paralyses the legs or arms but there is no pain associated with it. However, in Plumbum, there is always some pain in the part that is paralysed. In such a situation, immediate treatment with Plumbum should be started. Plumbum is also very useful in the treatment of sciatica. If other symptoms of it are also present then one must always treat the patient with Plumbum first. Whenever the limbs become flabby, painful and weak due to paralysis, then Plumbum will be found to be an effective treatment. Piano players often develop paralysis of the finger joints. Their fingers become weak and frail. For this condition, two remedies are very famous, i. e. Plumbum and Curare. Curare is an extremely dangerous poison causing paralysis. Rhus Tox is a very effective remedy for the rapidly developing ill effects of paralysis. When used in the beginning of the disease, it immediately produces a positive response. However, if the use of Rhus Tox is delayed then it does not fully benefit the patient unless combined with Sulphur. Rhus Tox is relatively weak and a slow acting treatment. In contrast to Rhus Tox, Plumbum is a strong and a long-acting homoeopathic remedy. Treatment by alternating Sulphur with Rhus Tox increases the effectiveness of Rhus Tox. I alternate Rhus Tox with Sulphur. Sulphur activates the immune body system, while Rhus Tox cures the paralysis. By the grace of God, many chronic patients of polio have benefited greatly from this prescription. Rhus Tox is deeply related to paralysis. Although homoeopathic doctors do not usually use it for the treatment of chronic paralysis, although, it is a very useful remedy provided it is alternated with Sulphur. The Plumbum patient suffers from severe constipation. The stools are hard, rounded and difficult to be excreted. Often, ulcers form in the rectum. The rectum may need to be evacuated digitally or with instruments. The reason for the problem is that the circular muscle fibres in the wall of the intestines become paralysed and lose the strength to push the faecal matter onwards. This paralytic condition