KIDNEY, AFFECTIONS OF

Ferrum phos [Ferr-p]

      In Bright’s disease, when feverishness is present. Inflammatory stage of nephritis; all inflammatory pain is relieved by this remedy. “Urine has a profuse mucous sediment; blood is red and charged with blood corpuscles.” (Arndt.) Congestive attacks in cases of chronic Bright’s disease. Here it will do more than Aconite. It seems to be hyperaemia rather than active congestion. Uraemic vomiting.

Natrum mur [Nat-m]

      Tension and heat in renal region. Brickdust sediment; haematuria. Dr. Menninger claims that this drug will produce a decrease in the amount of albumen, and an increase in the amount of urea, and a very marked increase in the quantity of chlorides eliminated. In Bright’s disease he recommends it as an adjunct to all recognized modes of treatment.

Kali mur [Kali-m]

      Inflammatory diseases of the kidneys, for the swelling. Croupous nephritis. Cardiac asthma with sensation as if the heart and lungs were constricted. Nephritis parenchymatosa with much albumen in urine. Dirty, yellow sediment.

Kali phos [Kali-p]

      For the great functional disturbance of nerve-centres, in alternation with Calcarea phos. for the albumen. Oedema pulmonum, intermittent action of heart.

Calcarea phos [Calc-p]

      Albuminous urine calls for use of this remedy in alternation with Kali phos. Bright’s disease.

Calcarea sulph [Calc-s]

      Zwingenberg cured a case of nephritis scarlatinosa with this remedy.

Kali sulph [Kali-s]

      Diseases of the kidneys after scarlet fever, albuminous urine.

Natrum phos [Nat-p]

      Gravel in the kidneys.

Natrum sulph [Nat-s]

      Aids in the throwing off of gravel by increasing the secretion of urine.

KIDNEY AFFECTIONS -CASES [Kidney Affections -cas

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I have had two cases of Bright’s disease following scarlatina. Tube casts were present. Albumen, general anasarca. Heart weakness. Retinitis albuminuria. There seemed to be extensive destruction of tissue, and as the cases also presented a profuse desquamation, I gave them Calcarea sulph. 6x, which speedily brought about a cure. (A.E. Fisher, M.D).

G.S., an old man of 77, consulted me for what he called a “laziness of his kidneys.” Urine was, in fact, very scanty and loaded with albumen. The case seemed, at first sight, to be a hopeless one; he was also forgetful and quite nervous. I gave him Calcarea phos. 6x tr., a dose every two hours in alternation with Kali phos. After six weeks’ treatment, urine was normal, his memory was somewhat restored, and since six months he has not complained. As to diet, I only recommended to him to eat asparagus just as much as he could at his meals, and continue the use of the aforementioned medicines. (E.A. de Cailhol, M.D).

William Boericke

William Boericke, M.D., was born in Austria, in 1849. He graduated from Hahnemann Medical College in 1880 and was later co-owner of the renowned homeopathic pharmaceutical firm of Boericke & Tafel, in Philadelphia. Dr. Boericke was one of the incorporators of the Hahnemann College of San Francisco, and served as professor of Materia Medica and Therapeutics. He was a member of the California State Homeopathic Society, and of the American Institute of Homeopathy. He was also the founder of the California Homeopath, which he established in 1882. Dr. Boericke was one of the board of trustees of Hahnemann Hospital College. He authored the well known Pocket Manual of Materia Medica.

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.