MENINGITIS


Dewey gives the common homeopathy remedies for the treatment of Meningitis in an easy question-answer format. …


When is Aconite the remedy in Meningitis?

When caused be exposure to the sun.

When in Apis the remedy?

the case is apt to commence with fidgetiness, there are shrill outcries in sleep. the eruption is either suppressed or undeveloped; stage of effusion. Squinting, grinding of teeth, violent fever.

Give in brief the indications for Belladonna.

The symptoms are severe and violent. There is intense congestion, throbbing, grinding of teeth and crying out in sleep; it picture acute meningitis before exudation. Sharp pains, red face and acuteness of symptoms will call for this remedy.

When does Bryonia come in?

In the stage of effusion. Face flushes and pales alternately; child screams if move the least. Has a hastiness in manner. White tongue and is thirsty.

Give indications for Cuprum in Meningitis.

When it arises from a suppressed eruption. There is violent delirium, blue face, convulsions, with clenched hands, rolling of eyeballs, grinding of teeth, followed by deep sleep.

What are the indications for Hellebores?

Stage of exudation. Shooting pains in head; bores head into pillow; automatic motion of an arm and foot;eyeballs turned upwards; is hasty in manner.

Give indications for Zincum.

Sharp pains through head; especially in meningitis arising from non-development of an eruption; constant fidgety motions of feet. Little or no fever and hyperaesthes of all the senses and skin.

What remedies are useful in Tubercular Meningitis?

Artemisia vulgaris, Baryta carb. and Calcarea carb.

MENSTRUATION (See Women, Diseases of).

W.A. Dewey
Dewey, Willis A. (Willis Alonzo), 1858-1938.
Professor of Materia Medica in the University of Michigan Homeopathic Medical College. Member of American Institute of Homeopathy. In addition to his editoral work he authored or collaborated on: Boericke and Dewey's Twelve Tissue Remedies, Essentials of Homeopathic Materia Medica, Essentials of Homeopathic Therapeutics and Practical Homeopathic Therapeutics.