Homoeopathy — Page 632
Silicea 632 as possible it should be avoided but if it needs to be given at all, only potency 30 should be used. It is neither too high, nor too low. Silicea is incompatible with some remedies and should never be mixed with them. For example, it is incompatible with any form of Mercury, so Silicea and Mercury should never be given together. Hepar Sulph is similar to Silicea in some respects and similar to Merc Sol in others. It must always be used in between the usage of Silicea and Mercury. It serves as a bridge between the two remedies. Sometimes, Silicea works in an unexpected way, for example, a patient has infection in the root of a tooth, but is not aware of it. If by chance, he is treated with Silicea, his jaws will start swelling up and the tooth will become loose. At this stage, he should take Hepar Sulph (the antidote for Silicea). He will be relieved of the pain immediately and will also know for sure that he had an infection in the root of the tooth. A suitable homoeopathic remedy then can be administered to help restore the tooth. A general symptom of Silicea is that the patient feels very cold. His hands and feet remain cold. This symptom may however be deceiving and hinder the way to proper treatment. In general, the patients suffering from infectious fever (septicaemia) have very hot hands and feet. Many a physician will then treat them with Pulsatilla instead of Silicea. Obviously, it is of no avail. The real diagnosis of Silicea is that before the onset of fever, the hands and feet become cold. As the temperature rises, the symptoms of Pulsatilla manifest. It must be remembered that Silicea is the chronic of Pulsatilla. Sometimes, the body of a patient is fiery hot, including the hands and the feet, but he needs to be treated with Silicea instead of Pulsatilla. It happens very commonly in the treatment for severe infection of the tonsils. Some of these children who are wrongly treated with Pulsatilla instead of Silicea may lose their life. A Silicea patient is by nature, apprehensive of failure i. e. job or exam. Particularly school children have this problem. For example, many people who in spite of being able to drive efficiently, repeatedly fail in the driving test, in spite of having reasonable knowledge and practice of driving. Similar fear is also found in some other homoeopathic remedies. Therefore, Silicea is often forgotten. Nevertheless, administration of Silicea 6X along with Kali Phos can produce wonderfully positive results.