Homoeopathy — Page 631
Silicea 631 very dangerous. It starts growing in length like a tape. It then shows up like a cotton ball under the surface of the skin, which may grow up to the size of a football. The leg may grow to the size of the foot of an elephant. This is why this condition is called elephantiasis. A Waqf- e-Jadid missionary Homoeopathic doctor named Nisar Maurani, a convert from Hinduism, successfully made use of Silicea in the treatment of this disease. He observed that Silicea 6X simply dissolves the worm inside the body and thus obviates the need for surgery. Surgery can in fact be very dangerous. If the worm is not completely removed and is severed or accidentally cut into pieces, every piece will then rapidly grow into a new worm, wherever it deposits in the body. This is potentially fatal. Local experts in Africa extract it by rolling it on a thorn or a matchstick. The worm may be hundreds of feet long. If it gets severed during this process, all the hard work goes in vain. Be it Sindh or Africa, Silicea works equally well everywhere. It dissolves the worm and lets it be extruded through a minute hole. Sometimes, a fishbone gets stuck in the throat and is difficult to remove. Once, I confronted a similar situation myself. I tried to remove it but failed. Then, I took Silicea 6X. Within a few hours, the fishbone came out with an act of a mild cough. I have found it effective in children too. With rare exceptions, Silicea is always effective. When given in high potency, Silicea dries pus. Large abscesses thus gradually regress and disappear. Pus does not form with the use of Silicea in high potency. Pus formation is usual with Silicea used in low potency. One must understand the dual role of Silicea, which obviously is under the control of the natural defence system of the natural human body. In tuberculosis , Silicea in high potency plays the role of expulsion of the germs by way of formation of pus. It cannot kill the tuberculous Bacillus however. In case the germs happen to settle in the vicinity of an artery, then Silicea may result in rupture of the artery and cause severe haemorrhageing, which may prove fatal. Therefore, the physician has to be very cautious before embarking on the use of Silicea 6X or 30 even. In general a, low potency works rather slowly and mildly and thus prevents against any serious reaction. According to Dr. Kent, whether given in low or high potency, Silicea is dangerous to the patients of tuberculosis. So, as far