Homoeopathy — Page 216
Carbo Vegetabilis 216 chest. This kind of patient may be of two types: one exhibiting the symptoms of Ammonium Tart whose initial symptoms have been of Ipecac. The symptoms of Antimonium Crude are the worst type of symptoms of Ipecac. The stomach becomes inflammed, resulting in the tongue being covered with a dirty white coating. When the condition of this patient further aggravates, and he is unable to expel the sputum from his chest due to severe weakness, Antimonium Tart may well stabilise the condition of the patient and bring him back from this dangerous situation. However, Antimonium Tart is not curative for asthma. Carbo Veg resembles Antimonium Tart. Once I saw a patient who was seriously sick with asthma. When I gave him Carbo Veg and his body gained strength. He coughed out the expectoration and his sturtrous breathing became normal. When given the appropriate asthma treatment, he recovered completely. It proves once again that Carbo Veg is a vital homoeopathic remedy when the patient is in moribund state. Typically, the asthmatic patient sweats profusely, is cold and has air hunger. For this purpose, fanning on the face helps. On the contrary, the Arsenic patient does not sweat, and his chest does not rattle with accumulated secretions. Carbo Veg is very useful in treating the failing heart muscle. It is the best tonic for the muscles. When the pressure of gas from the stomach is directed upwards, Carbo Veg is very beneficial. The accumulation of gas in the stomach is mentioned in reference to many homoeopathic medicines. This alone will not help to arrive at the correct diagnosis. One has to try different medicines. There is no equal to the long, vigilant experience of the treating physician. With repeated use, the remedies start manifesting their symptoms which may not have been detected with formal proving. Gas in the stomach is also mentioned in relation to Arsenic Iodide. In fact, it is the treatment for the peptic ulcer of the stomach and its deleterious effects. In Carbo Veg, the gas is in the upper part of the abdomen and smells foul. The stools in Carbo Veg diarrhoea also smell foul and the patient feels extremely weak. As such, its symptoms resemble those of Baptisia. Baptisia however, works more profoundly in such a condition as well as for the treatment of foul-smelling diarrhoeal stools of typhoid. Carbo Veg is of no use in typhoid diarrhoea. The symptoms of Carbo Veg also include numbness of hands and feet. Legs feel numb too , especially the calf muscles. In medical terminology, the calf muscles are called the second heart, because they pump back the venous blood towards the heart. One may feel light-