Homoeopathy — Page 80
Argentum Nitricum 80 memory appears as a permanent sign. Alumina is also useful in this disease; but has to be used for a long period. In Argentum Nitricum, the heart becomes weak. There is bluish discolouration of the body as in Cuprum and Carbo Animalis. In Cuprum, the cyanosis is due to the spasm of the blood vessels. In Carbo Animalis it is due to lack of oxygen and disorder of the blood. The blueness of Argentum Nitricum resembles that of Carbo Animalis. In both these remedies, blueness appears all over the body as if somebody has been suffocated. In Cuprum, there may be violent spasms of the hands and feet, along with cyanosis of the face and the lips. In Argentum Nitricum, there is a tendency to form sores. In allopathy, silver nitrate was used in many eye conditions. In also, silver nitrate in a well-diluted form can benefit many eye conditions, especially corneal ulcers. The eyes are hypersensitive to light. The eyes ache and feel tired. Argentum Nitricum is good in persistently sore eyes with purulent discharge. The eyelids are swollen. Their inner linings are inflamed and form red circles. This condition (which is called purulent Conjunctivitis) is very common in the Indo-Pak sub-continent during summer. Argentum Nitricum is very useful in diseases of the women , like abdominal discomfort and discharging sores at the mouth of the uterus before the onset of periods. The periods become frequent, but are scanty. If other symptoms of Argentum Nitricum are also present, this remedy can cure other internal diseases of uterus as well. The wounds tend to bleed. There is a tendency of vomiting containing blood. Argentum Nitricum may be used in chronic resistant ulcers of the stomach. The peptic ulcer of the stomach can be treated with ground liquorice. Unripe banana, dried and powdered, taken two to three times a day, is also very useful in such ulcers. The powder coats the ulcer, as well as inducing healing. This treatment has been described in a scientific magazine and I have often used it very successfully. Argentum Nitricum patients with chronic ulcers tend to have anaemia. They crave sweets. This craving for sweets is also found in other homoeopathic remedies. Some people can eat a lot of sweets but this does not bother them, whereas in a patient of Argentum Nitricum, sweets do not suit him: on ingestion, the stomach becomes upset and