Homoeopathy — Page 148
Bryonia Alba 148 and glandular tissues. The toxic material settles in the glands. When the glands become chronically inflamed and their appearance changes, Bryonia may be the remedy. Bryonia should be remembered in relation to Arnica as well. In regard to the diseases of the glands , Bryonia also resembles Phytolacca. In both, the glands swell. Phytolacca should be used if Bryonia does not work to satisfaction. In the chronic diseases of the glands, the effective prescription is Kali Mur, Silicea, Ferrum Phos, Calcarea Phos, Calcarea Flour, etc. , mixed together and given repeatedly. An infectious fever originating from the infection of the throat may prove to be very chronic and dangerous because the infection settles in the deeper part of the glands not effectively accessible to the blood circulation, so the protective materials cannot reach the affected part either. If the above combination does not show beneficial effect in the first two to three days of the sickness, more effective, appropriate remedies should be considered. Sometimes, there is high fever due to infection of the tonsils and it keeps on increasing everyday, and in particular shows a high peak in the latter part of the night. One should not take its relative subsiding in the morning as a sign of recovery. The family or the doctor would become somewhat carefree towards the treatment. The next evening, the fever becomes still more elevated and so on. Two to three such episodes of high fever may even prove fatal. Therefore, the high fever of infection of the tonsils must not be taken lightly. The allopaths commonly prescribe antibiotics for it. The fever subsides but tends to recur again and again. In fact, a new bout of fever sets in right after the previous one subsides. More and much stronger antibiotics have to be used. These destroy the liver function, resulting in the loss of appetite. The sick child becomes a skeleton devoid of flesh. The tonsils enlarge in size with every successive episode of fever. As a word of caution, antibiotics should be avoided as much and as long as safely possible. Sulphur and Pyrogenium 200 are generally very beneficial in controlling infection. Similarly, Silicea in high potency may also prove very useful at times. If all these prove ineffective, a combination of Belladonna, Phytolacca, Calcarea Flour, Ferrum Phos and Baptisia in potency 30 repeated frequently may control the sickness in one night. In addition, the mixture of Ferrum Phos, Silicea, Kali Mur, Calcarea Phos, Mag Phos 6X may be administered