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Carcinosinum – Homeopathic Remedy – Materia Medica Viva George Vithoulkas
Carcinosinum
Cancerinum
A nosode from Carcinoma
Historical background
The first to mention and use Carcinosin, the cancer nosode, was James Tyler Kent. He called it 'Carcinoma', and this is how he prepared the remedy: 'The preparation of Carcinoma which I have used, for years, was taken from a mammary cancer. The patient had continual seeping of clear, colourless, watery discharge from the open cancer. A small quantity of this fluid was saved and potentised, and has served satisfactorily, in many cases of advanced carcinoma.' He used it as a palliative in cancer cases: 'Carcinoma relieves the sharp, burning tearing pains. With this remedy (nosode), patients have been kept comfortable, for many years, when cure was impossible and the cancerous development continued. The malignant process was delayed, and sufferings usually accompanying the condition were avoided' (Kent, New Remedies, Lesser Writings, Clinical Cases, Aphorisms and Precepts, p. 523f).
The English homeopath James Compton Burnett and his well-known colleague J.H. Clarke were the next to do research and practice in the field of cancer nosodes. They used Scirrhinum primarily, which is said read more [...]
Carbo Vegetabilis – Homeopathic Remedy – Materia Medica Viva George Vithoulkas
Carbo Vegetabilis
Vegetable Charcoal C (impure). Trituration.
The essential features
If there is a one word that characterizes the pathology of this remedy, the word is emptiness. It is a feeling as if life has gone and left an empty space, a shell without life, an empty sack. Such are the feelings of the typical Carbo vegetabilis patient: totally devoid of energy and he will feel this way in both acute and chronic conditions.
If we want to generalise grossly about such pathology we can say that it is the result of imperfect oxygenation of the blood and sluggish circulation. The oxygen that keeps life going cannot reach the brain cells in sufficient quantity any more, so even death may seem to be imminent. It is a remedy we must think of in cases where the patient confirms that the present state has originated after a specific stress, be it a common cold, or a more severe acute disease, after a fall, an accident, any sort of loss of blood, a night of overeating and consequent indigestion, or due to drinking too much; in general it appears wherever the organism, under a particular stress, has fallen into a chronic state that has disturbed him for years without read more [...]
Carbo Animalis – Homeopathic Remedy – Materia Medica Viva George Vithoulkas
Carbo Animalis
Animal Charcoal.
Made from charred ox-hide.
C (impure). Contains Calc. phos.
Trituration.
The essential features
The Carbo animalis patient is a burnt-out individual lacking self-confidence, without stamina, and with a lot of fears, anxieties and delusions. He has almost all of the characteristics of someone who has lost the ability to fend for himself, and so is burning himself out fast and furiously.
Anybody can ask him for whatever they want and take it from him; Carbo animalis has no power to resist, to say, "No, I am very tired now; I cannot do that." He no longer notices the needs of his own body, but only pays attention to the demands of others and feels obliged to fulfill them even at the cost of his own further exhaustion. He does not perceive the danger signals his body is sending him.
A Carbo animalis person feels weak and prostrated. He simultaneously feels that he does not count, is nothing at all, is a non-entity, lacks an ego. He believes that others do not take him seriously, though others actually feel that he is a very sweet person, very kind, very giving, and one who will give in to their demands
In my experience, read more [...]
Capsicum Annuum – Homeopathic Remedy – Materia Medica Viva George Vithoulkas
Capsicum Annuum
Cayenne Pepper (South America and West Indies)
O. Solanaceae
Tincture of the dried pods.
The essential features
The constitutional Capsicum individual is usually obese, flabby with a red face (especially a red nose) and has varicose vein conditions. On close examination, it becomes clear that this red appearance of the face is due to a fine interlacing of dilated capillaries such as may be seen in drunkards. The end of the nose is red, as are the eyes and cheeks.
This remedy appears more frequently in males than females. The Capsicum individual is plump and round and lacking stamina; he is in a sluggish and tired state and has a lazy constitution. The whole organism is sluggish, flabby and slow. This low vitality is due to faulty assimilation. Capsicum's abdomen feels like a flabby sack with heavy intestines that drag him down. The Capsicum flabbiness is rather unique, though it may be confused with that of Kali bichromicum, Calcarea carbonica or Ferrum. Ferr. differs from Capsicum in that the redness of the cheeks is circumscribed and the face pale. When Calc. is given to Capsicum patients, it tends to make them even more obese.
The Capsicum read more [...]
Cantharis Vesicatoria – Homeopathic Remedy – Materia Medica Viva George Vithoulkas
Cantharis Vesicatoria
Cantharis vesicator, Lytta vesicatory.
Blister-beetle, 'Spanish fly'. N.O. Insecta, Coleoptera.
Tincture or trituration of live insects.
The essential features
As is well known from our materia medica, remedies generally prefer a specific system, organ or area of the body and express their action there, although their action is by no means restricted to this location. Cantharis' preference is definitely the urogenital system, and it usually involves in its action both the urinary and the sexual spheres simultaneously. In Cantharis cases, when we have an inflammation of the urinary system, especially of the urethra and bladder, we see, at the same time, an excitation of the sexual drive. The more the inflammation of the urinary tract the more the sexual excitation, which can reach such a degree that it almost assumes the form of sexual frenzy.
The first key-note of this remedy is a sensation of excessive burning, a burning pain which runs through all of the picture. It has been shown by external applications of Cantharis as well as by provings where the remedy was orally taken, that the remedy produces such burning of the mucous membranes read more [...]
Sleep improved, Feeling Relaxed, Content n happy, Eating without any Fear – A doctor’s Feedback after one month treatment
My sleep has improved…
I am sleeping more and feeling relaxed….
The feeling of Over-burdened has finished…
Alhumdulillah
Totally agree with whatever you said….
It surely is a blessing, I am back on my feet, driving, studying, helping out at home.
looking after my son. (giving him quality time)… feel content n happy… will surely write too…
Eating without any fear is a great…
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That’s simply great to know Doctor Sahiba. Wonderful changes only within one month’s treatment. Ma Sha Allah. Looking forward to receive further details. Thanks.
Hussain Kaisrani – Psychotherapist & Homeopathic Consultant, Lahore Pakistan. Phone 03002000210
اچانک، غیر متوقع، یک لخت، آناً فاناً – ہومیوپیتھک علامت کی تشریح اور دوائیاں – ڈاکٹر بنارس خان اعوان
Abrupt
حاضرینِ کرام:
مندرجہ بالا روبرک (Abrupt)، کا لفظی مطلب ہے اچانک، یک لخت، آناً فاناً
۔ یعنی کوئی ایسا واقعہ پلک جھپکتے وقوع پذیر ہو جائے یا وہ غیر متوقع ہو۔
جیسے کہتے ہیں، اس نے آؤ دیکھا نہ تاؤ اور چٹاخ سے اس کے منہ پر تھپڑ مار دیا
یا ایک پہاڑ اچانک لاوا ابلنا شروع کر دے۔ دیکھتے ہی دیکھتے دھوپ غائب ہو جائے
،آسمان کو گہرے بادل ڈھانپ لیں اور گرج چمک کے ساتھ موسلا دھار بارش شروع ہو جائے
۔ بارڈر پر بغیر کسی وارننگ کے کراس فائرنگ شروع ہو جائے۔ کوئی واقعہ جو اتنی تیزی سے رونما ہو
کہ آپ کو حیران کر دے۔ سیڑھی سے پاؤں پھسلا اوروہ دھڑام سے نیچے آ گری۔
کوئی ایسا فیصلہ جو دوسروں کے لیے غیر متوقع بھی ہو اور اچانک کیا جائے۔
جیسے عین حالتِ جنگ میں رچرڈ شیر دل کا گھوڑا زخمی ہو read more [...]
Cannabis Indica – Homeopathic Remedy – Materia Medica Viva George Vithoulkas
Cannabis Indica
East Indian Cannabis sativa
Hashish. Bhang. Ganja. Marijuana. Indian Hemp N.O. Cannabinaceae.
Cannabis indica and Cannabis sativa
It is hardly possible to differentiate between Cannabis indica and Cannabis sativa. There are several reasons for this: the two plants not only belong to the same species (Cannabis sativa and Cannabis Indica are botanically identical; the difference in their properties is due solely to the differences in the soil and climate in which they are grown), but the provings also brought about very similar symptoms (and it is not clear in all the proving reports which plant was taken as the raw substance). Still more important is the fact that clinical experience has given evidence for the possibility to substitute one remedy for each other and to effect a cure. This was tested as early as 1870 when Berridge deliberately prescribed Cannabis sativa in a case that, from its symptoms, seemed to call for Cannabis indica, and could report a complete success in curing the condition (Journal of Homeopathic Clinics, 4, 26). In this way, many Cannabis sativa symptoms have been confirmed as yielding to Cannabis indica, too. I have, for read more [...]
Camphora Officinalis – Homeopathic Remedy – Materia Medica Viva George Vithoulkas
Camphora Officinalis
Camphor. C10H16O.
A gum obtained from Laurus camphora. N.O. Lauraceae.
Solution in rectified spirit.
The essential features
Camphora is so powerful that it antidotes most of our remedies. It should not be kept in the home where you are stocking homeopathic remedies or during homeopathic treatment.
This disruptive quality is not accidental as Camphora so deeply affects the vital processes of the body. It prevents the blood from reaching the periphery: the head, the extremities, or the penis. It will cause collapse (due to the shortage of blood to the brain), Raynaud phenomenon (ischemia of hands and feet due to blood being prevented from reaching the periphery, by spasms of the vessels), or impotence (due to the blood supply being interrupted), in the form that coitus proceeds normally for a while but the erection is suddenly lost.
The results of provings and clinical experiences with Camphora can be summed up in these three symptoms: extreme cold, collapse, and convulsions (especially tonic convulsions). It is by this very quality that Camphora will act so promptly in the well-known conditions of fainting or collapse. The read more [...]
Calendula Officinalis – Homeopathic Remedy – Materia Medica Viva George Vithoulkas
Calendula Officinalis
The essential features
Calendula is to lacerated wounds what Arnica is to bruises. Both are considered specifics for injuries (as are Ledum, Bellis perennis and some other remedies). When the skin or an organ is not torn and the external trauma only produces an extravasation of blood, then Arn. will be indicated. However, when there is laceration of the skin or of an organ and inflammation sets in, then the correct choice is Calendula; yet this is not always the case, as the injuries have to have additional Calendula characteristics if we want our remedies to be effective.
An important characteristic of Calendula is that, once there is an injury, inflammation or ulceration, the pain experienced may be very violent, often out of all proportion to the extent of the injury. Also the effect on the general condition of the patient is quite distressing: general weakness which, again, may be much more debilitating than could be expected given the severity of the wound or the ulcer.
Exhaustion may also come from profuse loss of blood from the injured part, or from inflammation with exhausting suppuration and threatening sepsis; but weakness and pain read more [...]
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