Homoeopathy — Page 108
Baptisia 108 In case there are no associated symptoms of Baptisia and the patient is rather constipated, Kali Phos and Ferrum Phos 6X should be used along with Typhoidinum and Pyrogenium (instead of Baptisia). One homoeopathic doctor has written in his book about a patient who went blind due to typhoid and regained his eyesight during a fever he contracted after taking some other medicine. Such astounding events do take place, although rarely. According to allopathy, neurologists claim that once dead the nerves cannot rejuvenate. One thing is definitely certain that typhoid is a very dangerous disease. Its ill effects on the brain can result in insanity for the rest of ones life. Such an afflicted patient exhibits signs of Stramonium and Hyoscyamus (both these remedies are also useful in typhoid). They ameliorate the symptoms but do not provide a cure. Baptisia is also useful in dental diseases especially when the gums are inflamed, produce stinking pus and recede from the teeth. One typical sign of Baptisia is that the patient is drowsy or semi- conscious. He feels as if his limbs are not connected together. His personality is also similarly divided. The organs of his body are lethargic. Even on being awakened, he is drowsy, trying to concert his efforts. He sometimes talks to his limbs. At times, he feels as if one of his legs is actually talking to the other. He has to be aroused to answer a question, yet he will fall asleep while still trying to find an answer. Baptisia is the best remedy in such a state of mental confusion, provided the other symptoms of Baptisia are also present. In Baptisia, the stools are clay-coloured, yellowish or sometimes greyish and are pasty in nature. At times there are beads of cold sweat on the forehead showing that the body strength is dwindling. In this condition, the tongue becomes dry and stiff, ulcers form around the teeth which stink. Even in this grave condition, if given promptly, Baptisia may restore life. In Baptisia ulcers in the mouth can become gangrenous (Cancrumoris). They are not painful though there is an extremely bad taste in the mouth. The tissues around the ulcers become numb and demarcated or separated. At this stage, the Homoeopathic remedy