Homoeopathy — Page 525
Natrum Muriaticum 525 Natrum Mur is chronic of Apis. Chronic means that if a remedy, which works for a short while and then stops working, then another remedy takes its benefits further. The second remedy is called the chronic of the first. The swelling of the Apis, if not fully cured with Apis, will completely disappear when treated with Natrum Mur. Similarly, some other diseases, which are not completely cured with Apis, will also be cured when the patient is treated subsequently with Natrum Mur. Therefore Natrum Mur is called the chronic of Apis. Natrum Mur is a good treatment for weakness following childbirth. If a woman’s general health weakens after delivery, apart from Kali Carb, Natrum Mur is also very effective. Natrum Mur restores the health of the woman. If post-childbirth backache is not cured with Kali Carb, then it can be cured with Natrum Mur. If there is some kind of deficiency in the mother’s milk, due to which the child is not thriving normally or the milk dries up too soon, Natrum Mur should be used. Natrum Mur rectifies the internal defect due to which the child does not grow properly, as well as increasing the quantity of milk according to the need of the child. Natrum Mur is the best treatment of the emaciating, underfeeding and wasting disease of the children (Marasmus). The emaciation process starts from the upper part of the body and then spreads downwards. Sometimes, this disease is secondary to some disease of the mother; therefore the mother should also be treated. Irregularity of periods , excessive bleeding, leucorrhoea causing burning and itching, depression and sadness before the onset of periods, heaviness in the lower part of the abdomen getting worse in the morning, are all the symptoms of Natrum Mur. The gums become swollen and bleed. The teeth become loose and sensitive to cold and cold air. Teeth hurt after eating food and at night, and the pain may also spread to the ears. A layer of dirty foam-like material deposits over the tongue. There is a feeling of hissing, as if a hair is stuck on the tongue. The heart beats fast on going up the stairs or lying on the left side. Furthermore, there is a feeling of cold over the heart. There is a feeling of tightness and suffocation in the chest.