Concussion


Homeopathic remedies for the symptoms of Concussion from A Dictionary of Domestic Medicine by John H.Clarke….


The term “concussion of the brain” means simply “a shock to the brain,” but when the shock is over there is often a certain amount of bruising or rupture of blood- vessels. Concussion may be caused by a blow or a fall on the head, or on any other part of the body, when the shock is transmitted. Falls in the sitting position often causes concussion of the brain, the shock being transmitted through the spinal column. The symptoms vary according to the intensity of the shock. When not very severe there is giddiness, stupefaction, temporary loss of memory, singing in the ears. When severe, insensibility, stupor, feeble and irregular pulse, vomiting, cold extremities. In such cases it is sometimes impossible to distinguish between simple concussion and fracture of the skull.

Diagnosis.-The history of the fall or blow will serve to distinguish between concussion and some states of insensibility, such as apoplexy, for which it might be mistaken.

General Treatment.-keep the patient very quiet, and let him lie on the side least injured. He will usually find the best position for his head himself. If the injury is internal, without any scalp wound, keep his head in an elevated position, and place a small round pillow at the nape of his neck. The diet must be unstimulating, plenty of cold water being administered.

Cloths dipped in cold water, to which a few drops of the strong tincture of Arnica have been added, should be applied to the head, Hypericum being substituted for Arnica if the skin is broken.

Medicines.-(Arnica is the medicine in concussion. Arnica 3. should be given fifteen minutes until signs of reaction set in, and then less often.)

Belladonna.3.-

If the face flushes, and signs of inflammation set in.

John Henry Clarke
John Henry Clarke MD (1853 – November 24, 1931 was a prominent English classical homeopath. Dr. Clarke was a busy practitioner. As a physician he not only had his own clinic in Piccadilly, London, but he also was a consultant at the London Homeopathic Hospital and researched into new remedies — nosodes. For many years, he was the editor of The Homeopathic World. He wrote many books, his best known were Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica and Repertory of Materia Medica