Homoeopathy — Page 40
Aethusa Cynapium 40 radiates down the neck, shoulders and upper back. This pain is relieved by pressure or lying down, as well as after passing stools and wind (flatus). Hairs feel stretched. There is drowsiness, dizziness and palpitation. When dizziness ends, the head starts feeling warm. The eyes are very sensitive to light. The margins of the eyelids swell. The eyeballs roll around during sleep. The eyes are drawn downwards. Things appear larger than their actual size. The ears ache , with a feeling of discharge of warm fluid with hissing sounds. Thick nasal secretions causes blockage of the nose. The tip of the nose feels sore. An ineffective desire to sneeze is typical of Aethusa. Red marks appear on the face. The jaws hurt and feel stiff. The tongue is dry and feels too long. Burning and blisters of the throat make swallowing difficult. At times, due to difficulty in breathing and feeling suffocated, the patient may not even speak. The chest feels tight. Aethusa is very useful in diseases of the women. During menstruation , if there is excessive watery bleeding and painful swelling of the breasts, uterine discomfort and sluggish intestinal movements (peristalsis), vomiting soon after eating without nausea, along with some other peculiar symptoms of Aethusa Cynapium, they will all respond to Aethusa. The symptoms of Aethusa intensify early in the morning, at about 3 to 4 a. m. , with cold water and in warm bedding. All the symptoms, except mental, subside in the open air. Aethusa is very good in teething diarrhoea of children. In Aethusa patients, there may also be numbness of the arms and feet, and developing cramp. The elbows are spastic. Fingers and thumbs clench. There is numbness in the hands and the feet. Aethusa is useful in epilepsy too. The limbs feel cold and tight along with frothing from the mouth. The child cannot hold the head up, vomits immediately after milk feed and then demands milk soon after. Aethusa is considered useful by some homoeopaths for students who get confused and very apprehensive in the examination hall. One dose of Aethusa Cynapium 200 taken on the morning of the exam is found very useful. Adjuvant: Calcaria Carb. Potency: 30 to 200