Homoeopathy — Page 660
Sulphur 660 other remedies have failed, Sulphur may be useful, especially if the gas is offensive. Sulphur is very important in the treatment of cholera. During an epidemic, Sulphur should be used extensively as a preventive measure. Sulphur 200 once a day for a few days can protect against cholera in the absence of other common remedies. Sulphur alone may suffice. Sulphur is very deeply related to cholera. Sulphur has a profound effect on the prostate gland. For a better result, it should be given combined with Thuja. If other symptoms of Sulphur such as foul smelling sweat from the feet and armpits, symptoms of the scalp, hands and feet, do not resemble that of Sulphur, then Sulphur will not be effective. In other words, the mere presence of urinary symptoms is not enough to necessitate treatment with Sulphur. Sulphur is beneficial in the treatment of sexual weakness in men as well as in women. It is also very effective in the treatment of infertility in women. The mental symptoms of Sulphur are pronounced: a weak memory , difficulty in concentrating, a headache getting worse on lowering the head, constant recurrent headache, and dandruff causing the hair to fall, are also indicative of Sulphur. A Sulphur patient feels pressure and a burning sensation over the area of the heart and breathing becomes laboured. The patient likes to be in the open air. He feels suffocated at night, with a feeling of pressure on the chest. The Sulphur ailments become worse on resting, standing up, by the warmth of the bed, on taking a bath and in the morning. The patient feels relieved by lying on the right side and in hot weather. In people working in coal mines or related to the coal industry in any way, Sulphur is a very useful and essential remedy to prevent the diseases of the lungs. Adjuvants: Aloe, Psorinum, Aconite, Arnica, Stannum, Pyrogenium and Thuja, etc. Potency: 30 and higher