Homoeopathy — Page 236
Causticum 236 any kind of medicine. For this, surgery is the only treatment. In America, a neurosurgeon was awarded a Nobel Prize for the successful surgical treatment of thirty-four epileptic patients. In Causticum, if the symptoms relating to the skin are suppressed by any means, then mental illnesses ensue. The headache that may potentially result in a stroke can be treated with Causticum. Some kinds of severe headache may render the patient temporarily blind. If in such a patient, the vision returns and there are no paralytic signs, Gelsemium would be found more effective than Causticum. In case of paralytic symptoms, Causticum would be the most ideal remedy The slowly progressive drooping of the eyelids (ptosis) also requires Causticum. This condition develops and progresses slowly and so will be the road to recovery. The treatment with Causticum should be continued with perseverance. At times, the alternation of Sulphur and Causticum will also be found to be useful. Sometimes, the patient sees spots. Green spots specify Causticum. In Causticum, there is a tendency to develop warts. Thuja and Medorrhinum are both useful in the treatment of fine, soft warts but when the warts are large and in abundance, Causticum and Nitricum Acid are more useful. Warts related to Causticum appear on the face and the nose, especially a big warty area over the nose establishes its diagnosis. Another symptom of Causticum is the development of paralytic symptoms in the throat. The voice is hoarse in the morning. The symptoms gradually develop and can progress to difficulty in swallowing. The patient is afraid of choking himself by entry of food into the air passage. This symptom may be associated with many other Homoeopathic remedies. But a successful outcome rests on the constitutional remedy. The Causticum patient is not usually superstitious. Sometimes he may lose his appetite altogether at the sight of food. Sometimes, women develop urinary retention/stoppage at the time of childbirth due to anxiety, pressure or inflammation of the kidneys.