Homoeopathy — Page 156
Cactus Grandiflorus 156 uterus. Cactus is a very important remedy for the treatment in newly wed women for severe pain due to spasm (Vaginismus). The feeling of tightness and cramps in that part of the body which does not usually suffer from actual cramps, is a salient feature of Cactus. Violent muscle spasms are well known in rheumatoid arthritis and rheumatism. Blood accumulates locally. In Colchicum and Benzoic Acid, the big toe swells but does not show any cramping. In Cactus such an afflicted part also has cramps. Cactus will be of use for the heart. If the ailment is confined to the heart and there is the feeling of tightness, the pain over the central bone of the chest called sternum, is angina. When the heart becomes enlarged and beats irregularly, there is a piercing pain in the chest, along with hissing. Such a patient is not only relieved by Cactus but by the grace of God can be cured permanently. When the diseases of the kidneys become chronic, soft pitting edema develops in the body, especially at the feet and the legs. If other symptoms of Cactus are also evident, Cactus can offer cure of the whole body by God’s grace. Sometimes, even if the salient symptoms of Cactus are not present, sudden tightness and its extreme severity may be indicative enough of Cactus. In these kinds of symptoms, Cactus should be administered without any hesitation. If the symptoms of the patient match that of Cactus, the relief will be prompt and if the patient is not of Cactus, no harm will be done. So Cactus should always be kept in the emergency kit for use. Rheumatic pains indicative of Cactus do not present signs of tightness and spasms in the arm and thigh muscles because Cactus is related only to circular (smooth) muscle fibres. It does not have an effect on long (skeletal) muscles. Colocynth is an important remedy which works on the long muscles. Belladonna also is useful whereas Cactus has no effect on the long muscle fibres. In Belladonna, when there is an excessive flow of blood towards the brain, there will be a feeling of severe tightness at the head as in Cuprum. But in the case of Cactus, there is no such feeling at the brain because there are no circular muscle fibres within the brain substance. In Cactus, when the brain is afflicted, the patient becomes unconscious or semi-conscious but exhibits no convulsions. In Belladonna, the tension in the brain can show its effect and even reach the big toe which may present severe cramps or spasms. In Cactus, giddiness is very common which