Generalities
It is a useful remedy, in many diseased conditions, when they are associated with gastric symptoms. It causes dyspepsia, with functional heart symptoms, especially in the aged persons. It is also useful, in indigestion of those, who abuse the drinking of tea and smoking, or chewing of tobacco. The chief, symptom in dyspepsia is a sensation, as if a hard boiled egg has lodged in the cardiac end of the stomach. Patients describe this sensation, as if a hard lump is felt in the pit of the stomach or in the lung which he wants to cough out.
Worse
After eating.
Mind
Very low spirited, unable to think or study.
Stomach
Total loss of appetite, in the morning, but craves food, at noon and at night. Pain in the stomach, always comes on after eating.
Chest
Difficult breathing worse lying down. heart’s action heavy and slow, there may be tachycardia or bradycardia.
He was convinced about Homoeopathy while going through Sir William Osler's writings on 'History of Medicine' so switched over to an entirely Homoeopathic Practice in 1932. He also started working on Homoeopathic literature along with his Practice.
He has contributed immensely to homoeopathic literature. He was an ardent follower of Dr Boger. His Repertory is based on Boger's ''A Synoptic key to Materia Medica'.