Homoeopathy — Page 620
Secale Cornutum 620 In Secale, the stools are black and smell stinky. The patient is unaware of his diarrhoea. The body becomes extremely cold and weak, yet he feels hot inside and does not like to be covered. Secale is also useful in the treatment of Asiatic cholera. As in Camphor, the body becomes extremely cold, although the patient feels warm and uncomfortable inside. In Camphor, the body is cold but the patient does not feel cold inside. In Secale, the patient may have paralysis of the legs or any one particular part of the body. The paralysis may also affect one side of the body with no special predilection. It may affect the right or left side. Without wasting time on the diagnosis of the paralysis, if the general symptoms of Secale are present, it should be used without delay. In Secale, whatever part of the body is affected, it feels numb with a burning sensation. The cramps and tightness always become worse at night. The patient feels better in the open air. The symptoms become worse in heat, with hot fomentation and before the onset of periods. Camphor and Opium annul the effects of Secale. Adjuvants: China, Arsenic, Aconite, Belladonna, Pulsatilla Antidotes: Camphor, Opium Potency: 30