Homoeopathy — Page 571
Plumbum Metallicum 571 treated with Plumbum. A lightning type of undulating pain is a symptom of Plumbum, which is also found in Causticum and Caulophyllum. With regards to cold and heat, the nature of Plumbum resembles Psorinum i. e. the patient is very sensitive to cold. He keeps himself covered with a blanket even during summer. Like Arnica, the head of the patient is warm and there is a tendency to form blood clots. Often, blisters develop between the toes of the feet. Besides Plumbum, Sulphur is also very useful for such boils. If gangrene develops in the fingers or toes, or knots form in the feet, then also Plumbum will be effective if the patient is of the constitution of Plumbum. Plumbum is also very good for the treatment of the swelling of the glands beneath the tongue (sublingual salivary glands). The tendency towards severe body jolts and locking of the jaw , the paralysis of the muscles in the wall of the windpipe and the food pipe (oesophagus) , resulting in the entry of the food into the air passage and choking due to water or food entering the windpipe or nose, are all the symptoms of Plumbum. Symptoms of many other remedies related to paralysis are also found in Plumbum. Sometimes, the severe abdominal colic related to Plumbum leads to a tendency towards delirium. The patient feels as if a painful ball is moving from the throat up, towards the brain. The hair become dry, pupils constrict and the eyes become yellow. Sometimes, the patient may suddenly become unconscious and blinded. The face becomes pale, the cheeks wrinkle, and the skin becomes greasy and shiny with the formation of dark brown spots. In Plumbum, the symptoms aggravate at night and with movement, while they ameliorate with local pressure Antidotes: Alumina, Petroleum, Platinum Potency: 30 to 200, 1000 or even CM