Homoeopathy — Page 634
Silicea 634 In Silicea, besides the nape, the headache is mostly on the right side of the head , resembling Mag Phos (for details, please refer to Mag Phos). Silicea is also very useful in the treatment of severe and troublesome eczema over the scalp. However, the treatment should be combined with Psorinum and Graphites, which will definitely ameliorate the chronic eczema. These remedies should be given in potency 1000 and repeated alternately. In psoriasis too, the patient has to be given Psorinum, Sulphur, Silicea and Graphites one after the other. The disease being very deep and serious cannot be controlled with one or two remedies. Sometimes, children develop blood naevi (haemangioma) in the form of raw-looking blood-filled blisters. If the patient is of cold constitution, then by Allah’s grace, Silicea will be very useful. Otherwise, Ferrum Metallicum would be the first choice, which has also been found to be useful in the treatment of large birthmarks. Silicea is very beneficial in the treatment of dangerous and deep- seated illnesses of the glands. It is capable of softening and reducing the size of the glands. Calcarea Fluor, Baryta Carb, Phytolacca and Causticum may also be useful. If the glands at the jaws, in the neck and in the armpits start growing rapidly and the patient is of cold constitution, then Silicea must be used. If Silicea does not offer any relief, then the condition is probably cancer. In this condition, Silicea alone will not benefit. This patient should be treated with Sulphur CM. When the patient starts feeling cold with the treatment of Sulphur, then one dose of Silicea CM should be given. As long as the symptoms of cold or heat do not change, the treatment should not be changed either. Silicea is also useful in the treatment of ulcers of the cornea. Corneal ulcer is difficult to treat, but if the patient is of the constitution of Silicea then Silicea would work extraordinarily well. (For other similar remedies, please see under Calcarea Fluor). Tonsillitis associated with catarrhal conditions is found in many homoeopathic remedies. Silicea will only be successful if this is a constitutional remedy. Silicea, like Calcarea Fluor, can also be useful in the treatment of brittle teeth.