Homoeopathy — Page 416
Kali Bichromicum 416 weakness of the patient. The feeling of weakness is associated with all Potassium salts. For example, Kali Phos is used as a nerve tonic. Similarly, analogous use of Kali Carb is unique in vitalizing the muscles and the body. The heaviness of the legs disappears and it becomes easy to sit down and get up. Kali Bichrome is also of similar nature. If the patient presents the symptoms of Kali Bichrome, he will immediately respond to Kali Bichrome in that the body will feel light and active. All Potassium salts are a useful tonic for the muscles and nerves. In all these salts, there is a tendency to develop sores. One tends to develop ulcers in the stomach when the acidity is too high. Whenever ulcers are found in the stomach or intestines or anywhere in the body, one must try to correlate the patient’s symptoms to some Potassium salt. There was a patient who had an old deep ulcer on his foot. I treated him with Kali Iodide. The ulcer healed in no time. Before this treatment, the patient had been treated in the best military hospitals without any success. I had also prescribed Potassium Iodide, since all his other symptoms were those of Potassium constitution. Kali Bichrome is also very useful in the treatment of the diseases of the stomach. The peptic ulcer and cancer rarely present in a patient at the same time. Either the patient is suffering from the ulcer or cancer of the stomach. The Kali Bichrome patient usually suffers from stomach ulcers. If the symptoms of Kali Bichrome are found along with the stomach ailments, then the patient should be treated immediately with Kali Bichrome in order to preclude any grave situation. The ulcers of Kali Bichrome are very deep and their edges are raised. However, this symptom is not diagnostic per se. This symptom is found in other remedies also. One particular symptom of Kali Bichrome resembles that of Causticum i. e. the cracking sound from the knees on walking, standing or sitting. Cracking is painless, though, definitely worrisome. Causticum is considered to be the most effective treatment for this problem, though Kali Bichrome is equally good. However in Kali Bichrome, the patient feels a burning sensation and feels the cold. The feeling of cold and the burning sensation is found in all Potassium salts. Like Belladonna, the symptoms of Kali Bichrome come on suddenly and disappear equally fast.