Symptoms of typhoid fever are different in different
persons, so in homeopathic treatment we choose a unique remedy for each person who
got typhus fevers or any fever and off course we can use a homeopathic medicine
for prevention of typhoid. I do not know how many of us are confidently able to
treat the cases of typhoid, malaria and other latest varieties of fever in
homoeopathy. But, when I was a homoeopathic student, I remember that my fellow
homoeopathic students used to get admitted in allopathic wards for their
typhoid or malarial fevers and no one was ever embarrassed themselves for such
an inability of homoeopathists. If it continues in any homoeopathic college
still, then we should admit either the inability of our homoeopathic system or
lack of knowledge and courage of the homoeopathists themselves.
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However, such an idea of allopathic treatment for
homoeopathic students ruins the confidence of the beginners and makes them
dubious about the efficiency of homoeopathic medicines. What they learned from
their teachers this kind will be followed by their students in future, which
subsequently spoil the good name of homoeopathy among the general public.
I have cured a typhoid case within 4 days and another one within
a week. Usually I cure fever cases within 2 days at the maximum. If the time
exceeds and the prognosis is bad, then I send them to get lab reports and the
case must be cured within a week; No matter even if we name it typhoid or
malaria, because, we prescribe based on characteristic symptoms; not with the
name of the disease. Why then, do we need lab reports?
It is merely to keep evidences and to prove the efficiency
of homoeopathic medicines on typhoid fever. We could cure typhoid fever even at
very beginning or prodromal stage if similimum was given in right potency. On
the other hand, you may know how other system of medicines complicate the enteric
fever cases and make them bed-ridden for several weeks. Finally, I must say that there are great many homoeopathists
deeply studied our Materia medica but lacks the courage to deal the complicated
cases and from where to learn this courage? According to my little knowledge, I
can say that some stalwarts can give us this courage from their writings. But,
Nothing can replace as good as Dr.E.B.Nash's writings.
Of course, Young homoeopathists need practical experiences
under the guidance of successful homoeopathic practitioners. Some are lucky to
have such experiences and most of the others do not get such opportunities. For
such young practitioners, Dr.E.B.Nash's writings will be the greatest gift and
it gives confidence to the physicians who lack self-grit. Dr.E.B.Nash's Unique
way of explaining his cases and asserting the reliable symptoms of each remedy
brings courage to the young physicians especially when they deal complicated cases.
I got my copy of “Leaders in typhoid fever" few weeks
back and completely read them in my free time. His book gave me enthusiasm to
write these issues in this forum. Homoeopaths, who already read most of the
remedies from Nash’s homoeopathic therapeutics, eventually will enjoy reading
his little book on typhoid fever and it must be a good opportunity to
re-validate ourselves in the path of treating fever cases and to check how
classically we do our daily practice in our clinic. Although he named his book “Typhoid
fever", he gives primary importance to the symptomatology and not a least
importance to the name of the fever or disease. Yet, He explains how to cure
the typhoid fever at beginning in prodromal stage, and when prognosis goes bad
, then he details the list of remedies and its reliable indications for pneumonia-typhus,
cerebral-typhus, Hemorrhagic typhus, liver and abdominal complications in
typhoid .
He explains in this little book how he cured the complicated
cases of typhoid fever such as epistaxis in typhoid, stupor in typhoid,
Jaundice in typhoid, etc., most of his complicated typhoid cases explained in
his book was previously mal-treated by other physicians and handed over to him
lately.
So, you must be lucky if you completely read the book
"Leaders in typhoid fever" and I can say that Reading this little
book is more valuable than attending 100 homoeopathic seminars.
I write down below the symptoms of the most frequently used
homoeopathic remedies in cases of fever which are confirmed as most reliable by
Dr.E.B.Nash's 40 years of practical experiences and also from my private
practice. I give it in Gist, but Reading it from the book “Leaders in Typhoid
fever" will be much interesting and mind-boggling.
Homeopathic remedies for typhoid fever!
Aconite: Hectic, dry heat, Increased thirst, No sweat, A/f:
Fear (My experience : A/f fear, With this symptom, I have cured every case of
fever this kind, with in 2 hrs to within a day; preferably 200 or 1M. Other
symptoms are mere accompanied symptoms)
Belladonna: Head heat and palm and foot cold (Arnica, opium)
, thirst less, red tongue, Hectic fever, sweat on covered parts.(I have cured almost all of this kind with belladonna; invariably
I use to feel the palm and head in order to verify this symptom of bell and I
must give high potency for the rapid cure especially if the case comes from
allopathist's hand. However, I never gave above 10 m in cases of fever)
Bell: In Delirium or stupor accompanied with fever, sleepy
but cannot sleep, or jumping or starts from sleep when awakening or falling
into sleep ( with above mentioned belladonna symptoms)
Baptisia: Brownish tongue, offensive smell from the mouth,
Dark and offensive urine, Fever with stupor, answers partially to the question
at stupor, delusion his limbs are speaking to each other, Restless mind with
lifeless body, Bed feels hard and the part rested upon feel sore and bruised
(Arnica) (However, Nash in his leaders in typhoid fever details to give it in
initial stage of typhoid if symptoms suits)
Rhustox: Body pain amel. By movement, Thirst: Increased, Red
tip tongue, A/f getting wet.
Bryonia: Dry tongue with increased thirst for large quantity
of water, Head ache with stitching pain amel by pressure. Constipation, Dry,
Hard, painful stool after much strain, body pain for a least movement;
Arnica: Bed feels hard and the part rested upon feel sore
and bruised, head hot and body cold. Stupor, answers completely before falling
into sleep. Sometimes with symptoms of unnoticed urine and stool!
Gelsemium: Trembling while walking or moving; Thirst less
during chills; Low graded fever; prostration; weakness; A/f bad news or shock.
Apis Mellifica: Thirst less during fever, whining and
trembling, Stupor, apathy interrupted by sharp screams due to pain.
Helleborus: Stupor, with foolish staring; wide opened eyes;
apathy, dilated pupils, Insensitive to light
Zinc-met: Trembling of the whole body which shakes the bed. With
fever or stupor or jerks during complete unconsciousness of mind.
Pulsatilla Nigricans: Even warm room feels cold, chilly, dry
tongue with thirstlessness, Offensive smell in the mouth, body pain amel, By
motion, Yellowish or greenish, profuse nasal discharge or expectoration.
Nux Vomica: Main indication, verified in my experience, is
that patient comes to clinic with covering, Hence wants to be covered, cannot
bear least uncovering; seemingly quite common in cases of fever, though cures
the patient quickly when prescribing Nux-v with this indication. In my short
experience, Hepar Sulphuris worsen the case if prescribed based on this
hyper-sensitivity. Besides, Dirty tongue, bitter taste in the mouth and
constipation confirms the remedy.
Arsenic album: May not be used often in cases of fever from Nash’s
point of view and from my own experience. (But used frequently by many
physicians?) But nothing can full-fill its service when required.
Burning heat with thirst in sips, burning eyes, coryza with
chills, sensation as if, hot water is running in vein, wants to be covered.
Prostration and weakness; Inner heat with external cold (it’s opposite to Secale
Cornutum)
Secale Cornutum: Chills, weakness, usually below normal
temperature, hence the objective and subjective coldness will be predominant.
Inner coldness with external burning sensation, hence patient feels both sensations
together within himself. However, Chills, yet wants to be uncovered are the
striking indication for the prescription. (Camphor)
Camphor: Sinking of vital force, scanty sweat, coldness of
the body, wants to be uncovered during chills (sec-cor) usually unconscious of
surroundings. It is one of the lives saving drug indeed.
Carbo Vegetabilis: Sinking of vital force, Coldness of whole
body, with sweat, cyanosis, bluish discoloration of the face and lips, Air
hunger. First remedy to think to save the life of dying patient; but symptoms
should match to prescribe it.
Veratrum Album: Profuse sweat in the forehead and nose,
pointed and cold nose, Ailments from lack of vital fluids, profuse diarrhea and
vomiting, sinking vital force, cold sweat with coldness of the body. Violent
mania, lascivious mania, Religious mania.
Stramonium: Singing, whining, screaming, praying, Religious
mania, LOQUACIOUS, whistling, jerks the head from the bed during stupor,
Delirium alternates with stupor like bell and Hyoscyamus Niger.
Hyoscyamus Niger: Deep stupor, with delusion of insects or
stupor, speaking to the persons who are absent. Stupor more pronounced like
opium.
Opium: Stupor, benumbed senses, No response to the external
stimulus. Incontinence of urine and constipation, blackish stool, Says, Nothing
ails him or he is fine during stupor; Delirium, wants to go home, profuse sweat,
stertorous breathing. (My experience: cured a stupor patient; who was about to
die)
Cina: Stiffened body while unconscious or in fits, A/f
Reprimand, Head cold and palm and foot heat, frequently rubbing or picking the nose,
circumscribed redness of the cheek (Sangunaria) (My experience: I have cured 2
unconscious children who were brought by their parents. They had history of
epilepsy with prolonged allopathic medicinal abuse. They became conscious after
few doses of Cina 200. I have used Cina more often than Chamomilla.)
Phosphoricum Acidum: stupor, apathy, indifference; unaware
of the surroundings, using wrong words during stupor, A/f loss of vital fluids,
Milky urine, Diarrhea. Nux-m: Stupor, sense of duality; sensation as if, he has
two head or he is two person, DRY TONGUE, TONGUE STICKS TO THE PALATE,
SENSATION AS IF, COTTON IN THE MOUTH, YET NO THIRST. (My experience: 80 year
old man was cured from his stupor with this indication; His relatives lost the
hope of his recovery; yet, Nux-m brought him back to life within a week)
Melilotus Alba: Fever with epistaxis; redness of the face. (Nash
has cured a typhoid case with this indication)
Arum Triphyllum: Raw, red, even bloody lips and/or mouth,
picking and boring the raw surfaces though painful and burning. (My experience:
In such cases, we could see peeled off skin in the lips, raw and ulcerated
lips; this could be cured by Arum Triphyllum 200 within a day if symptoms suit;
Dr. Nash has cured a case of typhoid fever with this symptom alone).
Chelidonium majus: Yellow coated tongue like gold, yellowish
eyes, Yellowish urine and stool, with pain in the right lower angle of scapula.
Leptandra virginica: Dark fetid tarry stools mixed with
blood and mucus.
Mercurius: Increased thirst with increased salivation,
Chills with profuse sweat. Sweat aggravates her complaints; aggravation at night;
Mur-acid: Moaning during fever, Thirst-less during heat
(opp. gels), sliding down in bed from excessive weakness. Tongue dry, Leathery
and shrunken, Stool involuntary while passing urine. (My experience: I have
cured a case of typhoid with this indication; Moaning - This symptom appeared
on 5th day of typhoid in this case. Mur-acid 200 was given on the same day. The
little baby got cured completely on 7th day)
1. You can order this book through cash on delivery from
flipkart or Amazon.
2. I recommend you to read from hard copy rather than
reading through online. Hence, you will feel like reading sincerely.
3. Some peoples do not feel comfort in reading
"Expanded works of E.B Nash" since it lacks original style and
configuration of his writings. Hence, I recommend peoples to own his each work
individually.
4. My suggestion: We should add Nash writings in our
curriculum since he teaches Organon and Materia medica hand in hand.
