Homoeopathy — Page 676
Zincum Metallicum 676 Another characteristic sign of Zinc is the fidgeting of feet. Women usually keep their feet exposed out of the bedding and keep rubbing them against each other. Some patients may continually shake their legs. Any person exhibiting this sign and then falling sick must be treated with Zinc. Once the constitution of the patient is recognised to be that of Zinc, all his illnesses will respond to Zinc. Nux Vomica, being completely opposite to Zinc, should never be given with it even though both have similar effects regarding the treatment of nervous tension In , two remedies of a similar nature may sometimes annul each other, or being incompatible may result in a severe bodily reaction. In case a patient needs to be treated with Zinc but has already been given Nux Vomica, then Camphor or Sulphur must be administered to neutralize the effects of Nux Vomica before he is given Zinc. The late onset of menses and scanty menses are suggestive of Zinc. Unless they are treated with Zinc, some young girls may be predisposed to certain uterine and nervous conditions for life. Zinc poisoning slows down the digestive system. Food gets digested extremely slowly. The appetite vanishes. Food rots in the stomach. Vomiting sets in due to acidity. The patient becomes constipated. Even the bladder function becomes slowed down. Bowel and urinary symptoms coexist. In contrast, Mercury produces its symptoms by way of irritation and intensity. There is a burning sensation during urination and after. Similarly, in dysentery, the patient keeps on feeling the gripes and tenesmus, even after having passed the stools. The Zinc patient has to sit down while passing urine; he cannot pass urine while standing. On the contrary, a Causticum patient can pass urine only while standing, whereas by sitting, the urination either stops or becomes obstructed. Some of the patients have to be pulled backwards so that they may begin to pass urine. The face of a typical Zinc patient is pale and wrinkled. He always feels cold. Prior to the affliction of his mind and loss of memory, the patient first repeats the question and before answering. A slight sudden noise makes his body tremble. When a Zinc patient develops paralysis, he starts to look prematurely old. However a Zinc patient does not exhibit these signs in his youth whereas in Sarsaparilla and