Homoeopathy — Page 558
Phytolacca 558 and arm, a lightning type of migrating pain and the pain at the ankles and forefoot, are all the symptoms of Phytolacca. Phytolacca is also effective in the treatment of the cancer of the nose. The redness of the eyes, along with the flow of hot watery tears due to cold, a cough, sensitivity to light, a burning sensation with a feeling of sand in the eyes, the margins of the eyelids being hot, an abrased tongue and the feeling of a hot ball stuck in the throat, are all the symptoms of Phytolacca. The Phytolacca patient often feels quite dizzy. He feels weak on getting up from the bed. The headache moves from the forehead towards the back of the head. The patient feels pressure in the eyes and the temples. The headache becomes worse during the rain. If there is itching on the head, accompanied with the formation of bumps and scabs, then Phytolacca can also be a good remedy. Phytolacca is an exceptional remedy for breast-feeding women. If the mammary glands become indurated and sensitive with a tendency towards cancer, these women should be treated with Phytolacca without any delay. Besides Phytolacca, Bryonia, Belladonna and Conium can also be useful. In Belladonna, the mammary glands are not only hardened but also become red. However, in Bryonia, the glands harden, but there is no redness. Even the slightest movement is unbearable. In Bryonia and Phytolacca, the glands become stone hard. The milk of a Phytolacca woman is sour, poisonous and in clotted form. Breast-feeding the baby is very painful. The pain spreads throughout the body. (For details on Conium, please refer to the relevant chapter). Phytolacca is also useful for women in whom the breast milk is either deficient of dries up completely. Before and during the menstruation, the breasts become swollen and tender. In these women, the cold weather affects the mammary glands causing them to become painfully hard. The breast milk becomes thready like a spider web. If , while breast-feeding, a women develops convulsions and the pain spreads all over then Phytolacca is the treatment of choice. Frequent menstruation and excessive bleeding (menorrhagia) is also a symptom of Phytolacca. Usually these women develop a pain in the right ovary. In Phytolacca, the stomach feels injured. The vomitus is sticky. Phytolacca is also useful in the treatment of nausea associated with pain and a feeling of heat in the stomach, as well as bleeding piles.