Homoeopathy — Page 85
Arnica Montana 85 Apart from physical trauma, Arnica is also very useful for fatigue and discomfort following physical exertion. If the aching is severe, Arnica and Bryonia together will offer sure relief. Arnica is very useful in various women’s diseases. At the time of childbirth, unusual straining can tear apart the pelvic muscles and tissues , resulting in chronic pain. Arnica 1000 given a few days before childbirth will prevent against such happening. The puerperal sepsis and fever are very amenable to Sulphur and Pyrogenium. Prophylactic use of Arnica 1000 will most probably preclude their use or Arnica can be given also with Sulphur and Bryonia. As a matter of principle, the more medicines are mixed, the less their individual beneficial affect would be. The medicines similar in action but not analogous to the illness will lose, rather than gain any beneficial effect. I personally resort to mixed prescription due to the shortage of time at my disposal. I have used them over the years and found them uniformly effective in all the patients. The rigid types of homoeopaths still stick to the practice of using only one remedy for a particular illness, I do not agree with them. I would rather advise the use of well-tried and tested combination prescriptions rather than letting the patient remain untreated and suffer. One, if not more, of the combinations may happen to be a truly analogous remedy. The Arnica patient does not usually fear during the day but has nightmares during sleep. The pregnant women feel lower abdominal pain due to the foetal movements, which intensify as the pregnancy progresses. At night, the pain being suppressed by sleep expresses itself in the form of scary dreams. In the case of chronic, deep-seated illnesses, the Arnica patient may also develop a fear of death. In Opium, the person experiences such fear irrespective of the severity of the illness or timing of the day and night. In Arnica, however, he does not fear much in the absence of severe illness. The bleeding is dark and smelly. The Arnica patient exhibits the early symptoms of malaria and typhoid i. e. the body aches. The skin feels raw and uncomfortable and the skin is very sensitive, even to touch. So are the joint pains of Arnica. Arnica given in high potency cures the sprain and the strain of the ankle effectively. In spite of being given repeatedly, low potency will not be very effective. Even soft bedding feels unbearably hard to Arnica patients. They change side frequently to get relief, but in vain.