Homoeopathy — Page 303
Cyclamen Europaeum 303 Cyclamen Europaeum Cyclamen Europaeum is prepared from the root of a plant famous for the bizarre stories surrounding it. Cyclamen is the remedy full of conflicting qualities. Its patient does not want to move at all, even though movement relieves his symptoms. The patient is afraid of going into the open although the open air relieves his symptoms, especially those of cold and cough. His desire not to move or walk around is based on the weakness of his body. Associated with this remedy are the symptoms of severe diarrhoea and vomiting, severe stomach upset, and a salty taste in the mouth. In women, the menstruation becomes irregular. Periods become more frequent, copious in amount and the blood is black and clotted. With movement, the bleeding becomes less. All these are signs of Cyclamen. Cyclamen is very important in the treatment of progressive anaemia resulting from excessive menstrual bleeding. Both sexes can have various kinds of disorders of the urinary system and of sexual weakness. The Cyclamen patient is very restless at night. He feels weak on walking , although, walking relieves his aches and pains to some extent. In a patient of Cyclamen, the mental state fluctuates. Out of sudden happiness, he may become delirious or then feel tired and down. His mind is empty. He does not even want to speak. He is irritable and hates to do anything. A female Cyclamen patient feels lonely and presumes that everybody is talking ill of her. A number of young girls have the same feeling. I have tried Sulphur and Stramonium to treat such girls, but did not find any obvious beneficial effects. Perhaps, Cyclamen could have been useful. In Cyclamen, the headache is very severe. It feels as if the head is going to explode. It starts in the morning. The patient sees stars before the eyes. The eyesight becomes blurred. A peculiar type of eye squint, in which the eyeballs turn inwards, is very amenable to treatment with Cyclamen. The eyes feel warm. There is double vision (diplopia). At times, the eye conditions can be secondary to the stomach upset. The pupils become dilated. Half of the field of vision