Homoeopathy — Page 247
Chenopodium 247 Chenopodium (Jeros Oak) Chenopodium is prepared from oak trees grown in Jerusalem. It is a fairly broad-spectrum remedy. It is related to the nerves and paralysis related to them. According to most physicians, there is no curative treatment for the deafness resulting from the paralysis of the auditory nerve. Once the nerves are dead there is no hope of reviving them, but recent research has shown that when a nerve has been damaged, the ends of the adjoining nerves spread out to compensate for the loss. In particular, modern scientific research has proved that when the nerves inside the eye degenerate, new ones start developing. Sometimes when an eye has been lost, nerve fibres develop from the healthy eye to connect with the dying and dead nerve fibres of the affected eye. More experiments are being done. No doubt, the dead nerves do not vitalise, but other nerves spread out to substitute them. If the nerve endings are not completely dead, Chenopodium may revive the dying nerve fibres. Most Chenopodium patients can hear only some sounds. For example, they may not be able to appreciate the voice of men but can appreciate the voices of women and children. Because they cannot hear so-called low-pitched (heavy) sounds, they can perceive ones that are high-pitched. Many such patients who had limited hearing got significantly better with the use of Chenopodium. Sometimes, the patient feels vertigo due to the ear problem. The hearing decreases and there are noises in the ears. In this situation, Chenopodium will restore the hearing. Chenopodium will restore the functions of the auditory as well as vestibular nerves. If the voice is suddenly lost, Chenopodium benefits this condition too. Chenopodium is also useful in the treatment of right-sided paralysis of the body (hemiplegia). It is also useful in the treatment of shoulder pain. Lycopodium is also useful in the treatment of right shoulder pain, but in Chenopodium the pain is on both sides. In Chenopodium, as in Opium, there is a tendency of developing apoplexy that is more pronounced in the case of Opium, but the Chenopodium apoplexy can also resemble that of Opium. Suddenly, the face of such a patient becomes red and congested. The Chenopodium patient also suffers