Homoeopathy — Page 346
Glonoine 346 Some symptoms of Gelsemium are also found in Glonoine. In Gelsemium, before falling asleep, the patient feels faint signs of discomfort centred in the head while still, there is no headache per se. After sleep the pain becomes clearly felt. By morning, it turns into severe pain. Symptoms of Glonoine are similar to that of Gelsemium. The difference is that in Gelsemium, the pain does not remain limited to the head only. Rather, it involves shoulder muscles and also reaches the lower part of the back. The pain is usually on the left side of the body, whereas in Glonoine, the entire head is affected, but the pain remains limited to the head and the eyes only, it has no relation to the other nerves. In Glonoine, palpitation is very conspicuous. The whole body begins to throb. From the tips of the fingers down to the toes, one feels an uncomfortable pulsating. The patient is overcome by generalised throbbing of the body as soon as he retires to bed. He simply cannot sleep. A single dose of Glonoine can cure the ailment and the patient can sleep comfortably again. Glonoine is a very fast-acting medicine. In , the proving of Glonoine has been found to be a rapid process, therefore it should not be repeated frequently. Glonoine used in low potency a few times every five to ten minutes, will provoke a severe splitting type of headache, along with all other symptoms of Glonoine manifesting themselves. It does not need to be repeated more often or over a longer period. Proving with Glonoine is the best method for convincing the disbelievers of. Another similarity between Glonoine and Gelsemium is that in both, the patient’s hands and feet are very cold. However, in Gelsemium, there is no perspiration whereas in Glonoine, despite the hands and feet being cold, the patient perspires. The tongue of a Glonoine patient is reddish in colour. The mouth is dry, but one does not feel much thirst. Despite having high fever , the patient still does not feel thirsty. The symptoms become worse in hot weather, in the sunlight and by sitting near the fire. The sensitivity to sunlight and heat is not limited to the head; the whole body is affected. The patient suffers from palpitation, shortness of breath, nausea and vomiting. Local pressure relieves the headache, while reading makes the headache worse. The eyesight is affected in such a way that the words appear small and the objects look only half-lit.