Homoeopathy — Page 299
Cuprum Metallicum 299 Cuprum Metallicum (Copper Metal) Copper is a metal of reddish brown colour, which is utilized to make various instruments, weapons and electric wires. It is soft in consistency, so it is mixed with other metals to make different alloys. These alloys have proved useful due to their differences, particularly in industry. The people working with Copper gradually start developing the symptoms of Copper poisoning, such as severe abdominal colic, cholera, cough and convulsions. The homoeopathic remedy prepared from the Copper powder is called Cuprum. Convulsions are the most prominent characteristic of Cuprum and one cannot think of Cuprum without them. The convulsions are very severe and unbearable; the patient in agony wishes to die. Severe convulsions and tightness are uniformly present in any ailment of Cuprum and this condition affects all the muscles of the body. Cuprum will prove very useful in the treatment of epilepsy and cholera , especially when associated with convulsions and blue coloration of skin. During a convulsion, the hands form into a tight fist. Similarly, the feet twist downwards. The severe contractions of the hands and feet then proceed upward towards the legs and the arms and then the entire body becomes stiff and contracted. Sometimes, the spasmodic condition affects the blood vessels going to the brain, as a result of which the patient talks absurdly, loses his memory and can become delirious or even unconscious. The muscles exhibit tonic contractions and convulsions. There is twitching and fasciculation of the muscles. The jerking of the muscles is on the side opposite to the one the patient lies on. In Cimicifuga, the twitching is on the same side as the person is lying on. The stiffness of the entire body associated with unconsciousness as in epilepsy is a typical sign of Cuprum. However, if a person is unconscious but the twitching is only on one part of the body or another, without generalised rigidity, the patient is not one of Cuprum. Cuprum is also very useful in the treatment of whooping cough and asthma. In my opinion, Cuprum must be used to treat the convulsions associated with coughing and asthma. Cuprum offers prompt