Homoeopathy — Page 300
Cuprum Metallicum 300 effective relief when the patient feels the spasmodic contraction of the windpipe (trachea) in warm weather, becoming better on the local application of ice or something cold. The spastic tightness at the sides and the lower part of the chest is very troublesome. The patient feels as if he is going to die. There is a stabbing type of pain starting from the chest going towards the back. In fact, this results from the convulsion and Cuprum works magically to relieve it. Keeping this in mind, Cuprum is also useful in the treatment of biliary colic and convulsions. When an old person happens to marry after a long period of celibacy, he may experience convulsions, which may radiate upward towards the legs and then back after sexual intercourse. Cuprum is the best treatment for this condition. Cuprum is the ideal remedy for treating the convulsions during menstruation , which start from the fingers and then spread through the entire body. The body becomes rigid. If there is unconsciousness, delirium and the eyes become fixed directed upwards, Cuprum should be administered promptly. Cuprum is the best remedy for treating epilepsy in which the headache starts from the nape of the neck and then radiates towards the forehead. There is an element of frequent convulsions and jerking of the fingers, making the patient scream. There is incontinence of urine or faeces. Cuprum works equally well for relieving the violent contractions of the muscles which bend the joints or make the joints straight (i. e. the flexor and extensor muscles). The contractions of these muscles cause severe pain, but when the muscles become completely flaccid, they cannot be put into use under command (voluntarily). An epileptic patient of Cuprum usually suffers from severe headache following convulsions. Sometimes, a woman loses her eyesight at the time of childbirth due to the rupture of a blood vessel supplying the brain, which can lead to permanent blindness. However, in Cuprum, the blindness is transitory , because it is due to the spasmodic narrowing of the blood vessels, rather than the rupture of these vessels. Transitory blindness observed at the time of childbirth in the presence of other signs and