William Gutman HYPERTENSION PHYSIOLOGY AND HOMOEOPATHIC TREATMENT. All these examples are commonplace to those who are familiar with Homoeopathy. They merely demonstrate that the correct remedy chosen according to the law of similars will be truly curative-as in so many other conditions-in arterial hypertension.
BRYONIA ALBA. The Pathological process related to Bryonia is fibrinous inflammation. Here again we perceive the basic character of the drug, fibrinous inflammation being a kind of “dry” inflammation with little serum exudation, leading to deposits of fibrin impeding motion and finally to adhesions which abolish motion altogether.
COMPARATIVE THERAPEUTICS. Admitted to the hospital with intermittent high temperature, going up for several weeks to 102 degree and higher. X-ray shows clouding of all sinus cavities. The child received three full courses of sulfa drug treatment and in addition three full courses of penicillin injections. During each course the temperature went down only to return immediately afterwards. No change; moreover, a pneumonic infiltration developed in addition.
A state of irritable weakness of the nervous system, neurasthenia with its various symptoms, congestive headache, sleeplessness, tendency to cramps and convulsions, epileptic attacks are some other clinical indications. We find calcium in nature everywhere in the water, and in the body in the countless channels with their interposed glands which carry the fluids to and from the cells, forming the lymphatic system.
Formation of smaller or larger mixed groups of provers, consisting of doctors and laymen, would make possible the accomplishment of this work. The various existing homoeopathic laymens organizations could be of the greatest service to the cause of homoeopathy by lending their assistance.
This discovery promoted by the development of psycho- pathology, that emotions can be a cause of organic pathology may be of far greater importance than we still are inclined to believe. The research in the field of psychosomatic medicine is in its initial stage and the more we learn the more we become aware of the important role emotions play in the pathogenesis of many diseases.