Sepia 10X.: Only constitutionally indicated if there is present affliction in pelvic organs.
Silica 10X. to 30X.: Attacks are perceptibly influenced by moon phases, worse at new moon. Aura comes from solar plexus. Suppressed footsweat may have a bearing on the attacks or produce them. Scrofulous and rachitic children. In the free time the sensation of a hair on the tongue is worthy of notice. Attacks are usually nocturnal. It is indicated almost entirely in chronic cases.
Stannum 6X. to 30X.: Grave general weakness with pale face are always present where this remedy is indicated, and it is mainly a reflex agent in convulsions during dentition, or from intestinal worms, or it may be reflectory from the genital organs.
Stramonium 4X. to 30X.: Has severe brain irritation which may lead to general convulsions as well as to petit mal, or to turning motions of head or arms. But here we probably also have to do with reflex convulsions for which speak their appearance during whooping cough and from fright. Bending head back, which is not rare during the attack, suggests hysteria. Psychic disturbances (visions, screaming, laughing, but also violent motions leading to mania)” after spells, but also between, are not unusual.
Sulphur 10X. to 30X.: Epilepsy on dyscrasic basis found in scrofulous, rachitic children, or after eruptions have been suppressed.
Tartarus boraxatus 6X.: Has been recommended in convulsions caused by metabolic diseases.
Veratrum album 4X.: It acts not only in local cramps, e.g., in calves or muscles of deglutition, but also in general convulsions with blue face and cold perspiration on forehead, especially if resulting from sudden severe mental emotions, or of suppressed or delayed menses.
Veratrum viride 4X.: Acts similar to the former only more forcibly, and is indicated in eclampsia, in convulsions of teething children. The symptoms are similar to the former.
Vipera 6X.: It has attacks of unconsciousness with falling, jerkings, biting tongue, involuntary urination, also a picture resembling epilepsy.
Viscum album 4X.: Acts due to its irritation of the cortical centers causing a condition similar to epilepsy. It has been found useful for a long time.
Zincum cyanatum 4X. to 30X.: It is indicated in pale women and children especially when eruption of infectious diseases did not develop well, due perhaps to great weakness. Jerkings of muscle groups may occur; loud screaming with grinding of teeth. It is indicated as well in local twitching as in general convulsions, and also in petit mal. During the intervals the cerebral irritation manifests itself in frequent nocturnal starting in sleep and other nervous irritable weakness.
Zizia aurea 4X.: Reflex convulsions in women suffering from uterine or ovarian diseases, or results of abnormal sexual life.
Aside from medicinal therapy much attention must be paid to nutrition and especially to limiting the intake of animal albumen, the decomposition of which easily leads to autointoxication. Therefore the recommendation is for vegetarian diet. Among the irritants in our food meat stands highest, and also table salt, hence both must be limited. To absolutely forbid both and to substitute bromides has produced decided aggravation. But alcohol and tobacco are absolutely tabu for all epileptics.
Hydrotherapy is ineffectual in epilepsy except as to its generally sedative or roborant action.
Sexual abstinence has of course no connection with the cause or course of this disease, but is at any rate less harmful than sexual indulgence, which undoubtedly aggravates the condition. Marriage of epileptics is to be dissuaded, not only because of the false opinion of relatives regarding harmful results from sexual abstinence, but mainly because epilepsy is a degenerative, progressive, transmissible disease, hence propagation of such individuals should be prevented as much as possible, not to mention the many other dangers and cares which threaten such unions.
Alexander Zweig (born June 11, 1881 in Oels [1] , † July 1, 1934 Hirschberg ) was a German physician, homeopath and medical writer.
In 1906 Zweig settled as a practical doctor in the Silesian Hirschberg, where he finally became the owner of his own sanatorium. In addition to his work as a doctor, Zweig did well as a medical writer: Until the 1930s, he published a number of medical reference books and guides.
Author of :
Nervous Diseases: A homeopathic-clinical compendium of the most important nerve diseases. J. Sunday, Regensburg 1927.
Small Vademecum: Introduction to Homeopathy. Willmar Schwabe, Leipzig 1927.
Instructions for the study of practical homeopathy for physicians. J. Sunday, Regensburg 1927.
Local spasm forms (employment spasm, swallowing, calf cramp) and their treatment. Dr. Madaus & Co., Radebeul 1929.
Soul disease. Dr. Madaus & Co., Radebeul 1930.
Allergic diseases and their homeopathic treatment. O. Enslin, Berlin 1930.