Homoeopathy — Page 120
Belladonna 120 In Belladonna, each affected part of the body pulsates. Sometimes the whole body throbs. Belladonna will relieve any acute pain of a spasmodic nature with associated throbbing, which gets worse with jolting and noise, and is associated with the sensation of warmth. Belladonna acts on the small circular fibres in the walls of the blood vessels (veins and arteries). Whenever these fibres contract violently due to heat, Belladonna will relieve this spasm. Belladonna works instantaneously in spasmodic tightness of the mouth of the uterus at the time of labour, provided other symptoms of Belladonna are also present. Otherwise, Colophylum has the capability of relieving this severe spasm. Calcaria Carb is the long-term remedy for the diseases of children who have initially responded well to Belladonna. Any convulsions which get worse on the movement of the body or jolting , will respond to Belladonna. One strange feature of Belladonna is that during the illness, the patient feels better by taking food. Even if the patient is in a state of madness, he will calm down if fed. This symptom is also found in Phosphorus and Psorinum. An insane person feels hungry but he does not ask for food. If he is provided with some food his desire to eat, and the anguish will subside while the Phosphorus patient is usually very hungry and feels hungry soon after having food. When the blood circulation towards the brain increases, the patient will envision demons and ghosts. Nightmares where objects are on fire disturb the patient during sleep. If such a patient is given Belladonna, he will stop dreaming about fire. In Belladonna, there is a tendency of deep unconsciousness. One pupil of the eye gets dilated. This particular symptom makes it similar to Opium, however Opium is different from Belladonna in other symptoms. Belladonna should be the first medicine to be given when a child has high fever affecting mostly his head, but his feet are ice cold. It is a dangerous situation when, during a fever , the body becomes cold but the head is very hot. The mothers may believe that the fever has subsided but actually, it is the fever caused by the severity of the disease. If a proper homoeopathic remedy is administered, the body will start warming up. Otherwise, dangerous illnesses like meningitis and epilepsy can develop. In such conditions, Belladonna is one of