Here the question naturally arises “Why did he not respond to Pul. given so far back as 12th. Sept. Could it be that the suspected tubercular ground was coming in the way of a speedy cure?” This looks very probably, as after Tuberculin his fever disappeared and then even two doses of Puls, so low, quickly cured him.
Case No. 3.
Mrs. R.G.G. aet 28. Came to me on 22nd. June 1939 for the following complaint: 1 Lameness in the back and the lower extremities aggravated during the menstrual periods. 2. Sore aching pain over the whole body, more so in the right leg, which is for some moths past, oedematous and heavy. The soreness and oedema get worse during the periods. The swelling during the menses became red and so painful that she was unable to sleep, 4. Menses flow only for two days. It consists of clots on the first, red fluid on the second. 5. Heaviness of the whole body. 6. Feeling of numbness and creeping of ants over the arms and the legs. 7. Appetite fair. 8. Bad chronic constipation. 9. Vertigo near and by the heat of fire, 10. Obesity, on her visit she weighed 140 lbs.
Previous history: A mother of two children., The first labour was complicated with puerperal fever and breast abscesses, with which she was ill for over a month in the Nasik Civil Hospital. Only heroic allopathic treatment saved her life after a protracted illness. The case was repertorized with Boger- Boenninghausens Repertory under the following headings:.
1. Obesity. 2. Constipation. 3. Scanty menstruation. 4. Menses of too short duration. 5. Heaviness of legs. 6. Swelling leg. 7. Lumbar region and limbs. 8. Weakness. 9. Sense of lameness. 10. Bruised pain in inner parts. 11. Phlegmasia Alba. 12. Numbness. 13. Right side. 14. Itching and creeping. 15. Heaviness ext. and int. 16. Raising affected limb ameliorates. 17. Aggravation by exertion. The following came up very high. Calcarea 51-15., Sul. 52-14., Puls. 49-14., Lycopodium 48-14., Rhus tox 46-13. and Septa 39-13. On a closer study Calcarea was found to agree best and was given in the 200th potency, three doses two hourly, on 27the the June.
She improved all round for a while but relapse on the 10th July.
13th Jul. Calcarea 200 three doses. Improvement this time was faster than before. But the old symptoms came back in a weeks time. 19th Jul. Calcarea 1 M.
She improved steadily, after this. The aggravation of the swelling during the menses was much less. 29the August, she has lost about 14 lbs, her weight now being 126 lbs. Feels lighter. But during her last period three days back, the pain in the swelling returned. Calcarea 1 M.
3rd Oct. Improvement all round. The bowels are working better. There is a feeling of more well being and the swelling is steadily going down. There has been practically no aggravation of pain in the legs and swelling during the the last period. Further progress however seems to have stopped. Calcarea 1 M. again.
It is expected that the patient would be completely well in time to come.
Case No.4.
Mr. A. aged 33 came to me on the 24th of June with the following complaint: A very teasing, dry hacking and exhausting cough day and night. Even the slightest exertion aggravates the cough. The left lung on examination disclosed below the cardiac apex level, a horizontal patch with dry friction sounds. No fluid was detectable. Along with the cough the patient was running a hectic temperature, 99 in the morning, 101 at night. He look the old school treatment for the last thirteen days and over, without the slightest relief either in the cough or the fever. On the contrary he was steadily going down the hill. PRevious history of dry tubercular pleurisy some years ago was elicited.
24the June Bry. 30 three doses, four hourly.
25th June Cough slightly better. Patient however complains of stitch pains in the affected part, particularly after 2 a.m. Kali Carb, 30. three doses four hourly. All the rest the same.
26th June Stitch pains slightly better. Rest the same. Tuberculin 200.
After this dose he went on improving, and from the 5th of July he became free from fever. The cough also much better and now he could sleep well.
7th July. The friction rub had gone much less, and the general health also had much improved. Phos 200. was given [ Why ? the patient was improving & there is no indication for changing the prescription! L.D.D.]. After this he rapidly regained his health. The following doses were given to him at intervals on the dates mentioned.
7th July. Phos 1M. 6th August, Tub. 200. 15th August, Phos 10 M, repeated again on the 21st Sept.
5th Oct. He has regained his health appreciably. His weight is 126 lbs. )his usual normal weight). East well, sleeps well, works well. Has no cough whatever. Only a trace pleurisy now remains and is expected to clear of itself, without any further medication.
Case No, 5.
A girl, aged 12, was brought to me me for an acute earache of the right side. The drum was red and the pains were so severe that the girl was constantly crying. She had also a little fever 100. She was thirstless and wanted the windows open. Puls, 3, every two hours, cured her in 36 hours. The same kind of pain the left ear, as also a little cough she developed a day or two later, were similarly relieved quickly by the same remedy, given every two hours.
Case No. 6.
A small child, four months old, incessantly crying with some sort of pain, quieted only on being about; stools acid, green watery. On examination the left ear was found to be inflamed. Chamomilla 30 every two hours stopped the ear-pains in a few doses and also brought the stools to normal.
Case No. 7.
A gentlemen, 48 years old, had a small boil in the outer gum, rather making the patient uneasy. Natr., Sul. 6x and Sul. 200, failed to give any relief. In the meanwhile the dentist who was consulted opened the abscess, which relieved the pain but left a sinus, giving out thick, green and somewhat foul pus, a bead at a time, only when pressed out. Merc. Iod Flaw. 6, in three doses completely stopped the pus and healed the sinus.
Case No. 8.
My Lyco. patient-reported in my last years paper, as having a tight waist-band-sensation as the most distressing symptom, latterly developed a peculiar mental symptom, which was affecting his health for some time past. The symptom as expressed by the patient was “FEar of the crowd.” After trying to probe deep into it, it was ascertained to be a fear of contracting disease from the crowd. Phos. [ Lycopodium, lacks if “FEar of disease, impending.” Phos. along with Kali c. are the two most important remedies for this condition. L.D.D.] was one of the drugs for such a condition.
Its concordance with Lyco. the constitutional remedy is also very high in reference to mind, compared to other remedies. Therefore, a dose of Phos 200 was given more than two months ago. The patient is now 50 percent better, and it is hoped that another dose of the same remedy would complete the cure.
Case No. 9.
A young lady, recently married, was in a precarious condition. She indulged in dietary indiscretion, and consequently had a sudden diarrhoea and vomiting with the resultant exhaustion. The clean tongue and the persistent nausea the attended the chief complaint, determined the choice and single dose of Ipecac 200, cured her within a couple of hours.
Case No. 10.
A burly fatty lady came to me with a very acutely painful whitlow of the right thumb. The swelling in the nail bed was very tender to touch and had tendency to spread to the flesh of the thumb. The pus formation was not complete. An old school doctor advised an an immediate operation. Being afraid of an operation, as many are, she sought my advice. Surprisingly enough. Sul. 200, three doses a day, for two days, cured her of her whitlow within a week.
Case No. 11,
A recently married young girl, of stunted growth, very puny and anemic, took a vegetable laxative. A few hours later she suddenly developed alarming symptoms as follows: Temperature 101, choleric motions-five or six had already been passed-when I saw her first-much vomiting and nausea. No thirst. PAtient extremely nervous. Taking the irritative nature of the cause and the persistent nausea into consideration, Ipecac 200, three doses, two hourly, were given. At 2 P.M. the same day, an urgent call came from her.
When I saw her, her pulse was very bad, 140 P.M. She had very frequent attacks of precordial distress and was complaining of bed unbearable cramps in the fingers and toes. By this time, however, she had stopped getting motions and vomits. The extreme restlessness and anxiety, mental and physical, that now characterised the case, fixed the choice of the remedy and a dose of ARs. a. 200, was given. In twenty minutes the precordial distress disappeared and another dose, an hour later, completely stopped the cramps also. At 5 P.M. the girl was well enough to take a stroll in the compound of her house.
Case No. 12.
A young child, 15 months old, was recently brought to me for limp in her right lower extremity. On examination, all the joints and the muscles were found to be quite painless thus excluding the possibility of either a fracture, a dislocation, or an acute sprain.
