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By DR. Lollah G.K.Murthy
The spectrum of
skin diseases with which human beings and even animals suffer is
extremely widespread and variegated. From simple itching (pruritus) to
severely exfoliated conditions cause untold suffering. Leucoderma, warts
etc may not cause physical misery but are defects which many times defy
‘cure’ of the person. Removal of the external manifestations on the
skin by application of ointments and other medicines has never been
approved by the homoeopathic science. All such treatment suppresses and
turns the disease force inwards to more sensitive areas and tissues of
the person. The medical
profession has plenty of evidence and experience in the alternation of
the appearance of asthma and eczema or rheumatism with other skin
disorders. When one is treated, the other raises its head like in a
Charlie Chaplin movie. When there is a clear indication of the miasmic
totality it is easier for the homoeopathic prescription. But may a time
people do suffer from peculiar skin diseases without much of concomitant
symptoms.
I will illustrate
a couple of such cases. A young person of about thirty-five came with
cracked and leathery skin of the hands and fingers. They bleed and hurt
severely on washing. And the suffering invariably aggravated during
winter. I found out that he was working in the laboratory and has to
handle petroleum products all the time in his occupation. There was no
other noticeable symptom. Petroleum 1M cured him in about a couple of
months. The same Petroleum was given to another person for his severe
discomfort when he wore Nylon socks or Terylene shirts. Both the above
cases had been treated for Allergy for a good bit of time before
homoeopathy ended the suffering once and for all.
Now I will relate
one case of a person with severe and threatening skin problem I have
come across. K.P is now over seventy years old. He came to me about
three years earlier but suddenly disappeared after a while presumably
with the offer of quick salvation.
He returned a year ago in a much worse condition. I cautioned him
to be patient this time and not to interfere with other measures without
informing. He made his
living in trading of plastic, rubber and Rexene goods. He was constantly
surrounded with these materials in his shop. He had itching all over the
body, aggravated by scratching. He had severe swelling of the hands and
legs with a reddish hue. Even the face showed some suffusion. He had
earlier suffered from Pneumonia, Appendicitis and persistent cough. He
always suffered more in Mumbai. I gave him Natrum Mur 1M based on this
indication of aggravation at the sea-side and only Calendula for
external application. It is not known by many that Calendula in tincture
or even ointment form keeps all cuts and wounds very clean, cuts the
tendency for suppuration and helps formation of the cicatric tissue.
He was oozing a thin watery fluid from all parts of the body and
particularly from his bald pate. Only cold water relieved him of the
irritation and he reported taking a cold bath in the middle of the night
often. This gave me the cue and I put him on Vespa Crabro30, for its
unique characteristic of amelioration by washing .This was the first
breakthrough. He showed remarkable improvement in the swellings, broken
skin of the hands and feet and also the oozing. He became quite cheerful.
Now it came to be
known that he is quite adamant, and does not live with his children in
spite of his condition. His fingertips and soles of the feet with thick
and cracked skin induced me to follow up with Thuja 1M twice a week with
stunning improvement becoming better
and better all over. He
continues to be fine and regularly reports.
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