Homoeopathy — Page 288
Conium Maculatum 288 very obvious as if the cancer has disappeared. In fact, the cancer is not cured, but is simply suppressed temporarily under the effect of Conium. It is said that the cancer reappears in three to four years, and then takes up a fatal course. The cancer should preferably not be diagnosed on the basis of gastric symptoms only. However, if somebody has the general signs and symptoms of Conium, especially vertigo, then it should be used without any delay. By doing this, the patient may be spared from cancer. In Conium, the symptoms become worse with the cold. The glands, once enlarged, do not regress to their original size. Sometimes, the patient experiences a stabbing type of pain in the abdomen. Blisters develop around ulcers. The glands swell on both sides of the neck, descending down the sides of the body. They become hard with the progression of the disease. Even if the glands are cured, they will not revert to their previous normal size. The auxiliary glands also get swollen and tend to ulcerate. Multiple small nodular lumps develop in the mammary glands of women. One symptom of Baryta Carb i. e. formation of small fatty lumps under the skin is similar to Conium. The fatty lumps become ugly and if they do not respond to Baryta Carb, other remedies should be used, and Conium is definitely one of them. The cancerous nodules which fungate on the surface of the skin can best be treated with a paste made out of honey. Scientific research on honey supports this observation. The new scientific research on honey is also supportive of the Quranic injunction about the extraordinary curative effect of honey. Trembling of the body, convulsions, weakness and vertigo present the general picture of a Conium patient. The bladder becomes weak, the liver enlarges and the glands swell. A difficulty in urination and the inability to evacuate the bladder completely may very well be the sign of an enlarged prostrate gland. In this condition no delay should be permitted in initiating the use of Conium because, if the patient is constitutionally Conium, the delayed treatment may lead to cancer of the prostate. In my opinion, the best treatment of cancer of the prostate is Silicea CM. It should be given once in a fortnight, and by the grace of God, a few doses can cure the person. However, Silicea would only be useful if the general picture of the patient is that of Pulsatilla or Silicea. Regarding the nervous system, the symptoms of