Homoeopathy — Page 392
Hyoscyamus 392 weakness. This symptom is also found in a patient of Muriatic Acid. In women, severe convulsions develop at the time of childbirth. All sorts of mental diseases can be found in Hyoscyamus, but there is no tendency towards committing physical violence. Physical violence is very common in Belladonna. The patient has a very suspicious mind. He believes that somebody is standing next to him, and he starts conversing with him. Sometimes, he thinks that somebody is standing behind him, thus he will often turn back to look at him. He is extremely suspicious like the patient of Lachesis. He presumes that his close relative has poisoned his food. This symptom is present both in Lachesis and Hyoscyamus. If a patient is afraid of taking the remedy through suspicion of being poisoned, a drop or two mixed in a large amount of water may be administered. When semi-conscious, a patient of Hyoscyamus talks to himself. He then screams and may become totally unconscious. Quite a few normal people have the habit of talking to themselves. However, the Hyoscyamus patient talks to himself only during the sickness. One of the ideas imprinted in the mind of the patient is that he can never be forgiven for his sins. In fact, in his own thoughts, he believes himself to have committed murder or some other heinous crime, though in reality, he never committed such a crime. One symptom of Hyoscyamus, which resembles Glonoine and Lachesis, is that the patient feels lost while on a journey. While at home he still thinks that he is not at home. He remains similarly disorientated outside the home also. He feels himself a stranger everywhere. The Hyoscyamus patient develops fear of water (hydrophobia). Even the sound of running water bothers him. He cannot swallow water due to severe constriction of the throat. According to Dr. Kent, Belladonna, Hyoscyamus, Cantharis and Hydrophobinum are all excellent medicines to treat this condition. In my experience, I have found Stramonium and Hydrocyanic Acid capable of totally uprooting this condition. They are very effective against the constriction of the throat developing on swallowing water. Hydrophobia develops after being bitten by a rabid dog. Stramonium is the best treatment for Rabies. In the olden days, some doctors used to treat the patients