Hi all, I hope you all had a nice weekend. Today I am about to bring about a controversial topic to the fore. It is unfortunately not given that much attention that it deserves. The Sugar lobbies are powerful all over the world and they have an unholy nexus with the “Powers That Be” and the truth is never fully told.  The object of this blog is just to present the dangerous side effects of refined sugar and let you make the right choice so that you lead a healthy and a holistic life. Happy reading!

Introduction:

Did you know that “30%–40% of healthcare expenditures in the USA go to help address issues that are closely tied to the excess consumption of sugar?” This actually means that addiction to sugar in the US results in $1 trillion in health care costs per year that could be totally avoidable.  

Did you know that Coronary heart disease, Cancer, Obesity, Diabetes Type II and the metabolic syndrome could be linked with excessive consumption of sugar?   

Our sugar consumption has hit the roof. Americans are eating more sugar than their ancestors. The exact figure is not known but it is estimated that it is over120 pounds per person per year and that is an awful lot.

Excessive Sugar intake could be an addiction:       

“I have a sweet tooth” is a commonly used expression In fact; many medical researchers have documented the links between sugar and addiction.  Excessive sugar intake causes serious dependence and that the removal of sugar creates withdrawal symptoms. 

The real problem lies in refining the sugar:

Man has tampered with sugar by refining it.  Refined sugar is bereft essential vitamins and micro nutrients such as, B-1, B-2, biotin, niacin, pantothenic acid, magnesium, and others. The body is now forced to burn this fuel without the help of the vitamins and micro nutrients and this causes a strain on the body, as it has to depend on its own store of vitamins and micro nutrients, which get depleted. Thus, long-term intake of refined or ‘naked’ sugar causes stress on the body by sapping it of its internal resources of nutrients and sub-clinical deficiencies occur. Refined sugar also lacks water and fiber

 When refined sugar enters our system, the blood sugar rises and the body stores this sugar in the muscle cells and brain cells. It is converted into FAT.  That is why refined sugar intake is associated with obesity. In addition the body over reacts to refined sugar causing your blood sugar to drop too quickly. Then you feel bad, with symptoms such as headache, irritability, fatigue, and abdominal pains, muddled thinking, even blurred vision, depression and other symptoms suggestive of low blood sugar. This is the root cause for sugar craving or sugar addiction.

 Refined sugar is dangerous:

• Sugar has been proven to destroy the germ-killing ability of white blood cells for up to five hours after ingestion.

• It reduces the production of antibodies, proteins that combine with and inactivate foreign invaders in the body.

• It interferes with the transport of vitamin C, one of the most important nutrients for all facets of immune function.

• It causes mineral imbalances and sometimes it causes allergic reactions, which weaken the immune system.

• It neutralizes the action of essential fatty acids, thus making cells more permeable to invasion by allergens and microorganisms.

Sugar can cause many health problems:

When you read the list of diseases that refined sugar can cause, hold on tight to your chairs.  You might want to fall off. Refined sugar intake can cause the following diseases:

• Acne
• Addiction to drugs, caffeine & food, Anxiety, Alcoholism, Behavior problems, Emotional problems, Binge eating, Difficulty concentrating, Mental illness, Mood swings
• Allergies and Asthma
• Arthritis, Bone loss, Gout and Osteoporosis
• Cancer (cancer cells feed on sugar)
• Candidiasis, Eczema, Vaginal yeast infections and Psoriasis
• Cardiovascular disease and High blood pressure
• Cataracts
• Colitis. Constipation, diverticulosis, Impaired digestion of all foods
• Indigestion
• Diabetes, Endocrine gland dysfunction
• Gallstones
• High blood cholesterol High estrogen levels and Hormonal problems and Menstrual difficulties
• Hypoglycemia
• Insomnia
• Kidney stones
• Liver dysfunction
• Shortened life span
• Tooth decay

 Artificial sugar substitutes:

 Some of the artificial sweeteners are Aspartame (NutraSweet, Equal), Saccharin (Sweet’N Low, SugarTwin), Acesulfame K (Sunett, Sweet One), Sucralose (Splenda) and Neotame.  

 They are not totally safe. They are known to cause you to overeat. Some of them are said to be carcinogenic.

 Natural sugar substitutes:

 They are safer and natural and one can make great sweets with them.

 Stevia is a very sweet herb from South America that’s available in powder and liquid form at health-food stores. Stevia with FOS is a nonnutritive powder found at health-food stores or in the health-food section of your grocery store. FOS stands for fruit ogiliosaccharides, which are beneficial for and support healthy intestinal bacteria, or flora.

Single blossom honey, such as red clover honey, or orange blossom honey is low-glycemic. You can comfortably use this to sweeten your beverages.

 Xylitol is birch sugar, can be used for baking and sweetening beverages. Xylitol is low-glycemic and healthy for you. It doesn’t cause blood sugar imbalances or yeast overgrowth like table sugar. It’s thought to promote bone health and prevent tooth decay and plaque buildup. The only drawback is that if you eat too much, you could experience gastrointestinal discomfort and diarrhea

 Fructose is a natural low-glycemic sugar that’s found in fruit. Fructose is sweeter than regular table sugar, so you need less. The high fructose corn syrup can elevate the lipid levels and increase the risk of heart disease.

 Sucrose is regular table sugar and it is medium-glycemic and fine for most people if you consume small amounts, as in sweetening your coffee.

Sugar and the Environment:

Sugar production also causes stress on our natural environment.  The relationship between sugar production and environmental damage is found in deforestation, soil erosion, and consequent bio-diversity loss caused by forest conversion to sugar cane field.  Forest clearing caused widespread soil erosion and had a devastating effect on the ecology, wiping out a third to a half of the known species of snail and birds.

 Conclusion:

 Excess sugar ingestion is rampant in today’s society. We are eating sugar in foods that don’t even warrant sweeteners. Sugary drinks and candies thrive in the business world.  But this excess sugar has saddled us with alarming health risks like obesity and diabetes.

The truth is, all this sugar doesn’t have to be a part of our everyday life. We can dump sugary products and take up a diet focused on nutrient-rich natural foods. Diets centered on vegetables, legumes and whole grains provide everything a body needs for optimal health, and helps to suppress the addictive desire for sweets.

References and links:

www.mayoclinic.com.

www.healthfirst.net.au.

www.immunesystemetc.com.

www.vitaminusa.com.

INCREDIBLE HOMEOPATHIC MOTHER TINCTURES.

 Introduction:

Mother Tinctures are alcoholic extracts of the crude Medicinal substances (usually herbal extracts mixed with alcohol).  Most of the Mother tinctures used in Homeopathy are from the flora and fauna of the various places in the world.  

The Mother tinctures are designated as Q; for example Calendula Mother tincture is referred to as Calendula Q.  Mother tinctures are used both externally and internally.  They may be mixed in a gel or ointment base and also can be used with a simple syrup base to make it palatable for internal administration. Some Mother tinctures are also used in Homeopathic injections.

I have attempted to classify a few of the mother tinctures in the order of their clinical efficacy and not in the alphabetical order.

 Wounds and Boils:

 1) Calendula Officinalis Q.  This Mother tincture is useful for all wounds, especially those that heal with secondary intention. When this mother tincture is used in an ointment base, it is very useful for burns, sores, fissures and abrasions of the skin.  It has also been tried as an injection in cases of Leucorrhoea.

 2) Berberis Aquefolium Q.  This Mother tincture is used with Calendula Q and Echinacea Q for Pimples, dry eczema and eruptions on the scalp, extending to the face and the neck.  It is usually in an ointment base.

 3) Echinacea Q.  This Mother tincture is useful in an ointment base for curing recurrent boils, carbuncles and insect bites.  A dilute solution of this Mother tincture is also useful in aphthous ulcers of the mouth.

 Burns:

4) Cantharis Q.

 This Mother tincture is very useful burns and scalds, when used locally.  It reduces the pain and smarting of the burn and reduces the post-burn inflammation. This Mother tincture is also useful in eczema of the scrotum and the genitals after excessive perspiration. Please note that these remedies should not be used in large surface area burns.

 Hemorrhoids:

 5) Aesculus Hippocastanum Q. 

This Mother tincture is very useful as a local ointment in hemorrhoids, where the rectum feels as if it is full of sticks and the anus is raw and sore.  It is also useful in anal itching due to worm infestation.

 Toothache:

 6) Plantago Q. 

This Mother tincture is extremely useful in reducing the pain of a toothache, due to dental caries.  It is useful in deadening the exposed root of the tooth and helps the patient to even delay the Root canal treatment.

 Hair Loss:

 7) Jaborandi Q.  This mother tincture is useful in Alopecia aerata and certain stress related or post-infection related hair loss.  The mother tincture may be applied directly over the scalp (and diluted, if there is smarting over the scalp) or can be mixed with oil and applied as hair oil for the scalp.

 Type II or Non-insulin dependent Diabetes Mellitus:

 8) Syzygium Jambolanum Q and Gymnema sylvestre Q.

 These two mother tinctures are useful in Type II Diabetes Mellitus and may reduce the sugar levels.  However, they should be tried only in Mild Type II diabetics and should be used as adjuncts to the main line therapy.  They may be given in one glass of water with 5 to 10 drops of the mother tincture mixed in them, twice daily.

 Sleep inducers:

 9) Ashwagandha Q, Damiana Q & Passiflora incarnata Q.

 These three mother tinctures used 10 drops each in a glass of water and if sipped a few times every 15 minutes before sleep and useful in quelling restlessness and are very useful in Insomnia of any cause.  They are also useful having a quieting effect on the Central Nervous System in Alcoholics.

 A Homeopathic tonic:

 10) Alfaalfa Q.  This mother tincture favorably influences nutrition of children and adults, improves the appetite and vigor and promotes weight gain in children.

 Conclusion:

Mother tinctures in Homeopathy are another interesting dimension of this Alternative therapy.  There are many Indian Mother tinctures that have been researched and marketed.  

Introduction:

Every single day, I get at least 5 Spam mails asking me, whether I have erectile dysfunction?  Whether I am able to satisfy my partner?    Whether I would like Viagra or Cialis?   Apparently erectile dysfunction is a big problem and most adult males are reticent about discussing their problem openly.  One of the most embarrassing and shameful conditions that a man may face throughout his lifetime is an inability to perform sexually.  It’s a problem that many men face throughout the world.

Several studies have looked at the prevalence of ED. It is believed that ED is increasingly prevalent with age. At age 40, approximately 40% of men are affected. The rate increases to nearly 70% in men aged 70 years. The prevalence of complete ED increases from 5% to 15% as age increases from 40 to 70 years

The other factors that have to be taken into consideration is that, a higher probability was noted in patients with heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, and those taking associated medications.

 Cigarette smoking is another big culprit causing ED.  However, when it was associated with heart disease and hypertension, a higher probability of ED was noted than when it was looked up in isolation.

Did you know that?

A one out of nine man in America faces problems with erectile dysfunction. That accounts for over eleven percent of all men in the country!  As far as the total number of men in the United States there are that have problems achieving an erection, the number sits at around thirty million people.

 Between twenty and forty six percent of all men that are between the ages of forty and sixty-nine experience erectile dysfunction. While the problem is prevalent in those of an older age, it can strike young and old men alike.

 What are the causes of erectile dysfunction (ED) in men?

The most common cause of ED are Diseases—such as diabetes, kidney disease, chronic alcoholism, multiple sclerosis, arteriosclerosis, vascular disease, and neurological disease—account for about 70 percent of ED cases. Between 35 and 50 percent of men with diabetes experience ED.

 Lifestyle choices like, smoking, being overweight, and avoiding exercise are possible causes of ED.

 In addition, many common medicines—blood pressure drugs, antihistamines, antidepressants, tranquilizers, appetite suppressants, and cimetidine (an ulcer drug)—can produce ED as a side effect.

 In 10 to 20% cases, experts believe that psychological factors such as stress, anxiety, guilt, depression, low self-esteem, and fear of sexual failure cause ED.

 Let us now look at some natural and alternate ways to combat this vexing problem…

 Some foods are great aphrodisiacs:

 Some foods are said to increase the libido. The real reasons may be due to psychological effects on the brain, which helps release certain chemicals that increase the libido.  It is believed that plant aphrodisiacs include nuts, grains, fruits and some grains.  There is however no real scientific proof that vegetables, herbs, nuts or grains can really improve libido.  Much of our current knowledge is based on folklore.

 Vegetables. 

Asparagus and artichoke are two vegetables that seem to have aphrodisiac like properties although nobody knows what chemicals in them do this trick. 

Celery is said to contain a hormone called as androsterone, a male hormone that stimulates sexual arousal in females. 

 Even vegetables like carrot, fennel and onions have a reputation of being good for the libido.  In many Indian ashrams, where aspirants are practicing celibacy, onion is never on the menu.

Fruits.  Among fruits, banana takes the cake. It is said to contain certain minerals and an enzyme called as bromelain that is supposed to improve the libido.  Chinese swear by the pomegranate as a symbol of fertility because of its abundant seeds.  The peach is considered to be a seductive fruit, perhaps by virtue of its shape. Perhaps, these fruits have vitamins and minerals that contribute to the well-being of the individual and confer an increased libido.

.Nuts. 

The gingko nut is most popular, as it is said to increase the circulation in the lower part of the body and thus improves the libido.

 Grains.

Grains like oats help the release of testosterone and this helps libido.

Herbs and spices.

Basil, cardamom, clove, garlic, ginger, pepper and asafetida are good for literally spicing up your sex life.

Some of the best selling herbs for libido:

Ginseng is one of the best-selling herbs in the US and much of Asia.  I have to doubt is efficacy. It is valued for its revitalizing capacity and perhaps the root has a peculiar human like shape.

Horny Goat Weed is another popular aphrodisiac from China and its weed is prized.

Fo-Ti is also called he shou wu, which means “black-haired Mr. It is said that a Chinese villager called “He” took fo-ti and restored his black hair, youthful appearance and sexual vitality.

 Damiana is a plant native to Mexico and the southern United States. It has been widely used as an aphrodisiac in Mexico for men and women.

 Tribulus Terrestris is an herb that has been used in the traditional medicine of China and India for centuries.

 Tongkat Ali is a tree found in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia and is called as the “Asian Viagra”. 

 Maca is an ancient herb used by ancient Incan warriors before going to battle to make them physically strong.  However they were not allowed to take this herb after battle as it increased the libido.

Muira Puama is called as the “potency wood”. It is a small Brazilian tree that grows across the Amazon River basin. It has a long history of use as an aphrodisiac.

.Yohimbe is an evergreen tree that grows in western Africa in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Congo and Gabon. It is promoted as a natural aphrodisiac.

 Ayurvedic aphrodisiacs:

 Ayurvedic texts provide a detailed classification for male sexual dysfunction.

 Herbs for promoting the quality of semen.

 The most prominent herb is White Musali. This herb is supposed to increase the sperm count and the quality of semen and increase the motility of the sperms.

 Ayurvedic Herbs For erectile dysfunction.

 These herbs act as sex stimulants; they promote the sexual drive and increase the sexual desire.  Prominent among these herbs are: Ashwagandha, Musali, Sambal Musali and Nux vomica.  Some herbs actually cause sexual arousal by irritating the urinary bladder.  Some herbs like Suchi, Karpura, and Sarpagandha sedate the nerves and increase sexual stimulation.

 Homeopathy and erectile dysfunction.

There are several useful remedies in Homeopathy. I am only listing some of them. Please note that you should visit an experienced Homeopath and he should treat you. Please do not try these remedies by yourself. Ideally the Homeopath will choose a constitutional remedy to find a cure for this condition.

Caladium – it is a useful remedy if erectile dysfunction is due to masturbation. Penis relaxed with violent sexual desire. It is useful in Impotency in old debauches, who are unable to perform the marital act for want of erections. It is also useful in mentally and physically prostrated men who chew tobacco and experience ED. 

Damiana – an excellent remedy for erectile dysfunction.

Nuphur – This remedy is useful entire absence of erections and sexual desire, these patients experience involuntary emission during stool or when urination

Sabal serrulata – This remedy is useful in impotency where the genitals are cold and the testicles and the penis is shrunk along with urinary troubles

Staphysagria – erectile dysfunction due to sexual excess

Moschus – This remedy is useful in erectile dysfunction associated with diabetes mellitus.

Arnica – This remedy is useful in erectile dysfunction due to fall or blow

Titanium – sexual weakness with too early ejaculation of semen and coition

Strychnia Phos – want of erections at the time of intercourse due to shyness or due to thought that he is impotent when actually he is not so.

Lycopodium – This remedy suits persons who have an aversion to coition with shriveled penis. Such subjects fall asleep during coition, it suits subjects who all of a sudden lose their erectile strength during coition. This remedy is great in erectile dysfunction in old people.

 Conclusion:

 It is sad to see that men with go to any length to get over this problem, often getting fleeced by quacks. 

“Worry is to human beings … what a condom is to a man with erectile dysfunction.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

 Victims of this malady should first consult their physicians to rule out any organic disease or drug interactions. There are drugs for this disease.  Between Viagra and Cialis, I find that Cialis is safer in my allopathic practice. If these drugs do not work, there are papaverine injections, which give you a goodish erection. The ultimate allopathic weapon is the penile implants, which offer good results in well-selected subjects.

 If the cause is psychological, which is about 10 to 20 % then counseling may be the best answer.  Ultimately sufferers of psychological ED should realize that sex is an act, which is begins between the ears (in the mind) and not an act, which is between the legs alone.

 Have a nice weekend!

 Dr. Rajesh Vishwanathan.

 References:

www.steadyhealth.com.

www.altmedicine.about.com.

www.webmd.com.

 www.mayoclinic.com.

26) URTICA URENS.

This remedy is useful in Urticaria associated with Rheumatism.

  This remedy is also useful in Agalactia  (diminished secretion of milk) and in Uric acid lithiasis.

  This remedy is said to antidote the ill effects of eating shell fish.

  It is useful in Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

  It is useful in cases of scrotal itching with swelling in the scrotum.

  This remedy is also useful in uterine haemorrhages with acrid leucorrhoea with pruritis in the vulva and stinging and edema.

  This remedy is useful in gouty pain in the deltoid region and in the ankle and wrists.

  This remedy is suitable when the skin has itchy blotches of urticaria with violent itching.

 It is useful in Herpes labialis.

 This remedy suits persons who are worse in the cold moist weather and worse from touch.

  WHAT THE MASTERS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT URTICA URENS?

 In Acute Gout I have had great success with URTICA URENS Q, 10 drops 2 or 3 times per day.

  Dr. Ruddock.  M.D.

 No home in the town or country should be without URTICA URENS TINCTURE – if only because of its magic power over burns; for almost instant relief of pain and rapid healing.  This of course applies to superficial burns.

  Dr. Tyler; M.D.

   URTICA URENS has cured the most obstinate cases of Deltoid rheumatism in 10 drops doses of the tincture. It is thought this has the power to dissolve deposits of urates in the muscles.

  Dr. Dewey. M.D.

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Thank you once again.

Yours in the service of pure knowledge.

Dr. Rajesh Vishwanathan.

25) SABADILLA.

        IT IS A SUITABLE REMEDY FOR THE SYMPTOMS OF HAY FEVER AND WORM INFESTATION.

This remedy is derived from a Mexican plant, Sabadilla officinarum.

This remedy has a marked action on the mucous membranes of the nose and the lachrymal glands producing symptoms like Hay fever. 

The remedy suits subjects who are prone to chills and who are extremely sensitive to cold.

 It is suitable for roundworm and pinworm infestation.

 This remedy suits subjects, whose eyes burn with excessive watering and difficulty in hearing.

 The keynote symptom of this remedy is SPASMODIC SNEEZING WITH A RUNNING NOSE.

This remedy is useful when subjects have coryza (cold) with severe frontal pains, redness of the eyes with watering and copious nasal discharge.  This remedy suits subjects with a chronic sore throat.

This remedy suits subjects who are worse with cold and cold drinks and during the full moon and who are sleepless from too much of thinking.

It also suits subjects, who are better with warm food; drink wrapping up and in open air.

TIPS FROM THE MASTERS…

SABADILLA one drop thrice a day in water- the administration of the drug by olfaction (through the nose) several times daily in Hay Asthma, by this means that I have cured many severe cases and made numerous converts to our system.

Dr. Hughes, L.R.C.P.

24) RUTA GRAVEOLENS.

This remedy is useful because it acts on the periosteum, cartilages, eyes and uterus.  It is useful whenever there is a tendency to formation of deposits in the periosteum, tendons, and joints and around the joints especially around the wrist.  It suits subjects, where all the parts of the body appear bruised.

 It is a useful remedy for the over-strain of the ocular muscles.  It is useful to combat eyestrain followed by a headache, where the eyes are red, hot or painful, worse after reading or sewing.  It suits subjects who have disturbances of accommodation of vision.

 This remedy suits subjects, who have INTENSE LASSITUDE, WITH WEAKNESS AND DESPAIR.

 It is useful whenever the bone is bruised or injured.

 It is useful to combat alcoholic hangover.

It suits subjects who have a bruised feeling on their tarsal cartilage.

 It is useful whenever the subject feels a pressure over the eyebrows.

 TIPS FROM THE MASTERS…

I have used RUTA generally in the 50M potency in GANGLION. It will remove it almost without fail.

Dr. Woodbury, M.D.

For Tennis elbow: RUTA GRAVEOLENS.

Dr. Kent.

RUTA ointment used in conjunction with infrared radiation is useful in Teno-synovitis.

Pilgrim.

RUTA is a useful remedy for complaints arising out of straining flexor tendons.

Dr. C.C. Boericke, M.D.

23) RHUS TOXICODENDRON.

This remedy has a profound effect on the skin, joints and mucous membranes. Rhus tox affects fibrous tissues, joints, tendon sheaths and aponeurosis etc.

 This remedy suits subjects, who have ailments coming on after strains, over-lifting, getting wet and while perspiring. This remedy suits subjects who get rheumatism in the cold season. 

 This remedy also suits subjects, who are extremely restless with continued change of position. It suits subjects, whose sensorium is cloudy with a great sense of apprehension in the night, which forces the subject out of bed in the night.

 This remedy suits subjects who have a headache in the back of the head and have humid eruptions in the scalp with great itching.

 This remedy suits subjects, who have coryza with sneezing while getting wet.

 This remedy is useful in facial neuralgia with comes on while getting cold.

 It suits subjects, who have pain and stiffness in the small of the back, who are better with motion or while lying down on something hard and who are worse while sitting up.

 This remedy suits subjects who have tearing pains in the ligaments, tendons, fascia and rheumatic pains in the nape of the neck, loins and extremities, which is better with motion. 

 This remedy also suits subjects who have Sciatica, which is worse in cold damp weather and at night.

 This remedy suits subjects, who have fever and who are restless, and whose bowels may be loose, and those who feel cold as if cold water were poured over the subject.

 This remedy suits subjects, who have a skin that is red, swollen, intensely itching, vesicular eruption. This remedy is also useful in urticaria, pemphigus, erysipelas and cellulitis.

 This remedy is considered to be specific for Typhoid, Dengue fever, Erysipelas, Influenza, Measles, Septicemia and Rheumatic fever.

This remedy suits subjects, who sleep with dreams of great exertion, and get up groggy, as if in a stupor, and, are sleepless before midnight.

 This remedy suits subjects who are worse from sleep, cold wet rainy weather and after rain in the night, after drenching, while lying on the back or on the right side.

 This remedy suits subjects who are better in warm dry weather, motion, walking, change of position, rubbing, warm applications, and from stretching the limbs.

 TIPS FROM THE MASTERS…

 After a Cataract surgery, RHUS TOX is beneficial to control the threatened Iritis and the formation of pus.

Dr. Dewey, M.D.

RHUS TOX is the Homeopathic knife in Appendicitis.

Dr. Biegler.

RHUS TOX has been a remarkably efficient in relieving the soreness, restlessness and other distress after operation involving the right lower quadrant.

Dr. Stearns, M.D.

RHUS TOX is the best prophylactic for cases of surgery.  It should be given for 48 hours in the 30^th dilution every 3 hours.  It will prevent sepsis.

Dr. R. B. Das.

In any inflammation of the eye following cataract extraction, RHUS TOX is a most valuable remedy and is given as soon as the patient begins to complain of pain, accompanied by lachrymation and puffiness of the lids.

Dr. Norton, M.D.

RHUS TOX rarely fails in chronic cases of SCIATICA.

Dr. Ruddock, M.D.

RHUS TOX will enable persons to withstand muscular fatigue.

Dr. E. A. Farrington, M.D.

RHUS TOX is an excellent remedy for barber’s itch. It should be tried first before resorting to any other remedy.

Dr. R. B. Das.

Skin diseases alternating with Dysentery or Asthma: RHUS TOX.

Dr. Tyler, M.D.

The specific remedy for lumbago is not PULSATILLA, as was formerly supposed, but RHUS TOX; so far I have cured about every case that I have had to treat with RHUS TOX in 3 or 4 days, except perhaps 2 or 3 cases where I had to complete the cure with PULSATILLA.

Dr. Jahr.

22) PHYTOLACCA.

IT IS A USEFUL REMEDY FOR DISEASES OF THE TESTICLES.IT IS ALSO USEFUL FOR TUMORS OF THE BREASTS.

IT IS USEFUL REMEDY IN TONSILLITIS.

It is a wonderful remedy for the breasts and testicles.

 It is useful in female subjects, who have breasts that are hard, inflamed and sensitive.  It is especially useful when the breasts are painful and are of a purple hue.  It is useful in breast abscess with inflammation of the breasts.  It is a useful remedy when the mother experiences pain in the nipples radiating to the rest of the body, while nursing the child.

It is useful in benign as well as cancerous tumors of the breasts with enlarged axillary glands.

It is also useful in painful indurations and the swelling of the testicles.

 It is useful when the throat in painful, bluish red with much pain in the root of the tongue with swollen tonsils.

 It is also a useful remedy in right-sided ovarian pain.

 TIPS FROM THE MASTERS…

 I have the experience with a few cases of abscessed breasts and every patient who has been prescribed for without operation has done better than have those who were incised. PHYTOLACCA is almost a specific for mastitis, where an abscess is threatening.  It is a remedy to keep in mind where the abscess has formed and the breast has been incised.

Dr. G.B. Strearns, M.D.

 For sore throat accompanying epidemic Influenza and for Influenza itself, even the characteristic toothache, PHYTOLACCA is often specific.

Dr. Ruddock, M.D.

I find Phytolacca very useful in Fibro-adenoma of the breast and in non-malignant affections of the breasts.  It is useful in sore throat, when the tonsils are congested and purple in color, especially when the right tonsil is involved with a difficulty in swallowing.

21) NUX VOMICA.

THIS REMEDY SUITS IRRITABLE BUSINESSMEN WHO ARE UNDER CONSTANT STRESS.

 It is frequently the first remedy indicated after much overdosing of allopathic medication and it helps establishing a kind of equilibrium of forces and counteracts the deleterious effects of many remedies.

 It is a useful remedy for the modern day stress.  It suits persons with sedentary habits, who undergo mental exertion, loss of sleep, are anxious and full of worries.

 It is typically indicated when the subject is thin, spare, quick, active, nervous and irritable, offended even by harmless words with an inclination to commit suicide, but is afraid to die. 

 This remedy suits persons who are excited or angered easily and cannot bear contradiction.

It suits subjects who drink a lot of coffee, wine, tobacco, spicy food, after eating in excess.

 It also suits subjects, who are fond of rich and stimulating food.  It also suits persons who have a tendency to faint from odors

It suits dyspeptic subjects who have an irritable temper.

It is useful in subjects, who have a headache in the occipital region, and are worse in the morning after mental exertion, ingestion of tobacco, alcohol and coffee.

 It suits subjects whose nose is stuffed up in the night and who suffer from a stuffed up cold, which is worse from exposure to dry cold atmosphere.  It is useful in fluent daytime cold with a stuffed up nose in the night.

 This remedy is useful in infants who have a cold, which stuffs their nose. 

 It is useful in flatulence with colic causing an upward pressure and a shortness of breath and desire for stool. 

 It suits subjects who are constipated with an ineffectual urging, which is incomplete and unsatisfactory, and there is a constant feeling as if a part of the stool remained un-expelled.  It suits subjects, who pass small quantities of stool.  It suits subjects who have alternate constipation with diarrhea after the abuse of purgatives.  It is useful in subjects, who have diarrhea after debauchery, with a constant uneasiness in the rectum.

It is a useful remedy for removing the bad effects of sexual excesses and constrictive pain in the testicles due to an inflammation of the testicles (orchitis).

 It is useful in subjects, who cannot sleep after 3 a.m. till the morning. It also suits such subjects, who awaken with a wretched feeling, and are drowsy after meals and better after a short nap.

 It suits subjects who are worse in the morning from mental exertion, after eating, touch, spices, stimulants, narcotics, dry weather.

 It suits persons who are better after a refreshing nap, evening, while at rest and in damp and wet weather.

TIPS FROM THE MASTERS…

I think for the ordinary acute attack of indigestion due to an indiscretion of diet, NUX VOMICA is almost a specific especially if the indication has been particularly marked.

Dr. D. M. Borland, M.B., Ch.B.

NUX VOMICA is almost a specific in influenza if given early it averts the disease.

Dr. Younan, M.B., C.M.

NUX VOMICA is often indicated in cough and diarrhea after previous use of so-called cough mixtures, all of which most generally contain opiates.

Dr. C.G. Raue, M.D.

In sleeplessness of hypochondriac irritable patients troubled with vertigo and easily fatigued with mental exercise, NUX VOMICA is of great value; it quiets the nervous system and produces sleep.

Dr. Small.

When you don’t know what to give, give NUX VOMICA.

An old Maxim.