HOMOEOPATHY FOR PREMATURE GREY HAIR

Grey hair is partly due to an inherited trait and to aging. If parents suffer from premature grey hair, getting grey hair in early 20’s or 30’s, then chances will grey sooner than later. Regardless of inherited genes, most people will start to show signs of greying as they get older. Chances of going grey increases 10-20% every decade after 30’s. With increasing age melanocyte activity slows down and eventually stops so that melanin, pigment that gives colour to hair, is no longer produced. New hair grows without color and is transparent hair gives the appearance of grey hair against healthier darker hair. In some cases, grey hair may be caused by a deficiency of B12 or a thyroid imbalance.

HOMOEOPATHY MEDICINES

Homoeopathy today is a growing system and is being practiced all over the world. Its strength lies in its evident effectiveness as it takes a holistic approach towards the sick individual through promotion of inner balance at mental, emotional, spiritual and physical levels. When Premature grey hair is concerned there are many effective medicines are available in Homoeopathy, but the selection depends upon the individuality of the patient, considering the mental and physical symptoms.

LYCOPODIUM CLAVATUM

Hair falls out from temples and vertex. Premature greying of hair. Hair falls off after abdominal affections. Whiteness of hair is seen in spots.  Hair falling in nursing mother. After parturition, with burning scalding, itching of the scalp. Hair falls out on getting warm from exercise during the day. Dandruff. Flatulent abdomen. Patient prefers hot food and drinks. Craving for sweet. Adapted to timid persons with loss of self- confidence.

NATRUM MURIATICUM

Grey hair, and hair loss, especially in anemic and weak women. Severe headache. Natrum mur patients are depressed and introvert. Consolation aggravates her complaints. Cannot cry in front of others. Wants to be alone to cry. They are highly emotional. Desire for salt and salty meat.

PHOSPHORIC ACID

Phosphoric acid prevents premature greying of hair and restore the color of the hair. Greying of hair and hair loss after grief or loss of fluids. Hair thins out, falls out. Mentally the person is dull and listless. Apathetic. Indifferent to everything. Aversion to talking. Home sickness, with inclination to weep. Hopelessness. Severe weakness and debility, both mentally and physically.

PHOSPHORUS

Grey hair, and hair loss. Hair falls out in large bunches in spots. Dandruff with severe itching of scalp. Premature greying of hair. Craves cold, cold drinks, chocolate, and candies. Adapted to tall, slender persons of sanguine temperament, fair skin, blonde or red hair, quick, lively perceptions and sensitive nature.

THYROIDINUM

Grey hair and hair loss due to hormonal imbalance, especially thyroid hormones. Thyroidinum stops greying and falling of hair.

VINCA MINOR

Hair falls out in single spots and white hair grows there. Spots on head oozing moisture, the hair matted together. Bald spots covered with short wholly hair. Itching of the scalp. Irresistible desire to scratch.

WIESBADEN

Hair falls and grows rapidly. Hard, brittle, and lusterless hair. 

 

 

 

 

HOMEOPATHY FOR ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a type of arthritis that causes lower back pain. Symptoms, including hip pain and a stiff back may come and go. Overtime, vertebrae in the spinal column may fuse and become rigid.

AS is a chronic progressive immune mediated inflammatory disorder of unknown cause that primarily affects the spine. The name is derived from Greek words ‘Ankylos’ means fusion, and ‘Spondylos’ means vertebra, ‘itis’ means inflammation. Hence the name described as inflammation of vertebral column.

AS inflames the sacroiliac joints located between the base of the spine and pelvis. This inflammation, called sacroiliitis, is one of the signs of AS. Inflammation often spreads to joints between vertebrae, the bones that make up the spinal column. This condition is known as spondylitis.

Some people with AS experience severe, persistent back and hip pain and stiffness. Others have milder symptoms that come and go. Overtime, new bone formations may fuse vertebrae sections together, making the spine rigid. This condition is called ankylosis.

Causes

Ankylosing spondylitis has no known specific cause, though genetic factors seem to be involved. In particular, people who have a gene called HLA-B27 are at a greatly increased risk of developing ankylosing spondylitis. Bacterias like Klebsiella pneumae and some other enterobacterias may cause ankylosing spondylitis.

Symptoms

Symptoms typically appear between the ages of 17 and 45 develop in younger children or older adults. Some people have persistent pain, while experience milder symptoms. Symptoms may flare up and improve off and on. Symptoms include:

·       Lower back pain and stiffness

·       Hip pain

·       Joint pain

·       Neck pain

·       Difficulty breathing

·       Fatigue

·       Loss of appetite and unexplained weight loss

·       Abdominal pain and diarrhea

·       Skin rash

·       Vision problems

HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIES

Homoeopathy today is a growing system and is being practiced all over the world. Its strength lies in its evident effectiveness as it takes a holistic approach towards the sick individual through promotion of inner balance at mental, emotional, spiritual and physical levels. When Ankylosing spondylitis   is concerned there are many effective medicines are available in Homoeopathy, but the selection depends upon the individuality of the patient, considering the mental and physical symptoms.

AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM

Severe dull backache in lumbo-sacral articulation; more or less constant; affecting sacrum and hips. Back ‘gives out’, during pregnancy, prolapsus, leucorrhea; worse when walking or stooping; must sit or lie down. Sensation of heaviness and lameness in back. Paralytic feeling in arms, legs and spine.

AGARICUS MUSCARIUS

Pain, with sensitiveness of spine to touch, worse in dorsal spine. Lumbago, worse in open air. Crick in back. Twitching of cervical muscles.

BUTYRIC ACID

Tired feeling and dull pain in small of back, worse walking. Pain ankles and up back of legs. Pain low down in back and extremities. Worse fast walking, and going upstairs. Ankylosing spondylitis. Morbus coxae senilis.

CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA

Spine very sensitive, especially upper part. Stiffness and contraction in neck and back. Intercostal rheumatism. Rheumatic pains in muscles of back and neck. Pain in lumbar and sacral region, down thighs, and through hips. Crick in back.

COLCHICUM AUTUMNALE

Aching in lumbar and lumbo-sacral region. Dull pain across loins. Backache better from rest and pressure.

DICHAPETALUM

Pain between the shoulders. Pain in the right shoulder, spreading towards the neck. Dorsal pain and stiffness like ankylosis. Severe pain and stiffness in the lumbar region, when seated or walking. Pain in the lumbar region with drawing pains around the thighs. Drawing pains in the sacrum, better by urinating or expelling wind, worse when standing. Cellulitis of the nape of the neck.

KALMIA LATIFOLIA

Pain from neck down arm, brachialgia. Pain down back, as if it would break in localized regions of spine, through shoulders. Lumbar pain of nervous origin with heat and burning.

NATRUM MURIATICUM

Painful stiffness of neck. Pain in back with desire for firm support. Bruised backache, early morning, worse coughing after sex, better lying on back, on something hard or pressure. Can stoop readily, but hurts to straighten.

RHUS TOXICODENDRON

Stiff neck with painful tension, when moving. Back strain or injury. Pains from overlifting or overuse. Pain between shoulders on swallowing. Pain and stiffness in small of back, better motion or lying on something hard, worse while sitting. Contractive or breaking backache better hard pressure, lying on something hard, walking about or bending backwards. Lumbago. Coccyx aches into thighs.

RUTA GRAVEOLENS

Pain in nape, back and loins. Backache better pressure and lying on back. Lumbago worse morning before rising. Spine and limbs feel bruised. Small of back and loins pain.

VISCUM ALBUM

Feeling of burning coal under the right shoulder. Lumbago from a chill, wants someone to press against the back. Stiffness and muscular pains in the nape of the neck, thoracic cage, and back. Torticollis.

 

 

 

 

 

HOMEOPATHY FOR SCHOOL PHOBIA

School phobia, school avoidance and school refusal are terms that describe an anxiety disorder in children who have an irrational, persistent fear of going to school. Their behavior is different from children   who are truant and express no apprehension about missing school. Children who have school avoidance wants to be in close contact with their parents or caregiver, whereas truants do not. School phobic children are often insecure, sensitive, and do not know how to cope their emotions. They appear anxious and may become physically ill at the thought of attending school.

Normal separation anxiety typically occurs between 18-24 months. Children this age may cling, cry and/or have temper tantrums when they are separated from their parent. However, some older children continue to have difficulty being away from home. The parents of these children are often attentive and loving, but may be overprotective. As a result, some students lack self-confidence and the ability to cope with school life. A child who shows a higher risk for school phobia is one who has no siblings, the youngest child or a chronically ill child.

 Most children object to going to school at one time or another. However, a school phobic child often misses many days for vague reasons. Parents should be concerned if their child appears irrationally anxious, depressed, scared, and/or regularly says that he or she feels too sick to attend class.

Causes

Both home and school issues need to be considered when searching for the reasons that contribute to school avoidance.

Home issues: A child may-

·       Be experiencing a family change like a move, illness, separation, divorce, death, depression, or financial problems.

·       Have been absent from school due to a long illness.

·       Enjoy a parent’s undivided attention when not in school.

·       Be allowed to watch television, play video games or with toys rather than complete school work.

·       Have an overprotective parent who reinforces the idea that being away from him or her could be harmful.

·       Be apprehensive of an impending tragedy at home.

·       Fear of an adult at home might hurt a family member while the child is at school.

·       Be afraid of neighborhood violence, storms, floods, fires, etc.

School issues: A child may-

·       Fear criticism, ridicule, confrontation, or punishment by teacher or other school personnel.

·       Have learning difficulties-e.g., afraid to read aloud, take tests, receive poor grades, be called on to answer questions or perform on a stage.

·       Be afraid of not making perfect test scores.

·       Be sensitive to school activity such as singing a certain song, playing a specific game, attending a school assembly, eating in a lunch room or changing clothes for physical education in front of peers.

·       Exhibit poor athletic ability, being chosen last for a team or being ridiculed for not performing well.

·       Fear teasing due to appearance, clothes, weight, height etc.

·       Feel socially inadequate due to poor social interaction skills.

·       Be a victim of peer bullying during school, walking to or from school, or on the school bus.

·       Receive threats of physical harm.

·       Have difficulty adjusting to a new school.

·       Have toileting issues concerning the use of a school restroom.

·       Be environmentally sensitive to new carpet, fragrant cleaning supplies and /or poorly ventilated classrooms.

Symptoms

Symptoms of school phobia are:

·       Frequent stomachaches and other physical complaints such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, exhaustion, or headaches that cannot be attributed to a physical ailment.

·       Clinginess, tantrums, and/or panic when required to separate from a parent or caregiver.

·       Fear of the dark or being in a room alone.

·       Trouble going to sleep and/or having nightmares.

·       Exaggerated fears of animals, monsters, school, etc.

·       Constant thoughts concerning the safety of self or others.

Usually, school phobia lasts only a short time, especially if a parent insists on school attendance. However, if the problem persists, consultation with school personnel will be necessary to form a unified home and school approach. If ignored, chronic school phobias can result in the deterioration of academic performance, peer relationships, work quality, and possibly lead to adult anxiety, panic attacks. Or psychiatric disorders.

Management

·       Behaviour therapy

·       Drug treatment. Homoeopathy medicines.

HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIES

Homoeopathy today is a growing system and is being practiced all over the world. Its strength lies in its evident effectiveness as it takes a holistic approach towards the sick individual through promotion of inner balance at mental, emotional, spiritual and physical levels. When SCHOOL PHOBIA is concerned there are many effective medicines are available in Homoeopathy, but the selection depends upon the individuality of the patient, considering the mental and physical symptoms.

BARYTA CARBONICA

Baryta carbonica is one of the leading remedies for school phobia where the fear is due to their slow mental grasp and learning disabilities. They fear they are ridiculed by others in class room. Poor memory. They suffer from loss of memory, mental weakness.  Children cannot remember to learn. Child does not want to play, but sits in the corner doing nothing. Slow in all developments –slow to walk, talk, read, speak or mature.

BISMUTHUM

Bismuthum is another best remedy for school phobia, where the child holds on to its mother’s hand, a strong fear of school. They suffer from acute stomach pain due this phobia. Craving to cold drinks is characteristic to Bismuthum.

CALCAREA CARONICA

Calcarea carb is suited to fat, fair and flabby child, catches cold very easily. They are forgetful, confused, misplaces words, and expresses himself wrong. Fears of being observed. Dull lethargic children who do not want to play.  They prefer safety to high-risk behaviors. They are cautious. They prefer indigestible things like dirt, chalk, coal, pencil etc. Craving for eggs is characteristic to Calcarea carb. Profuse sweating during sleep, especially head and chest.

CALCAREA PHOSPHORICA

Calcarea phos child is often suffering from school headaches and stomach pain, a reason for school phobia. It is a remedy for bad effects of mental strain, such as headaches in school children of weak intelligence. Children are peevish and fretful, difficulty in performing intellectual operations They are dull, obtuse having poor memory. Feeble minded children unable to sustained mental work. They often suffer from fractures and growing pains due to poor nutrition. Also, they often suffer from enlarged glands. They have a craving for bacon, ham, salted or smoked meats. 

PULSATILLA NIGRICANS

Pulsatilla child is dainty looking with fine skin and hair. They are mild, timid, emotional and tearful. They tend to weep easily. Craves sympathy and attention. Changeable nature is another leading symptom of Pulsatilla. Their digestive system is easily disturbed by rich foods, fats, pork, pastries, desserts, ice creams etc. Thirstlessness is another characteristic symptom of Pulsatilla. All complaints are better from open air.

TUBERCULINUM

Tuberculinum is indicated for very sensitive, mentally and physically children. Mentally deficient children. Great nervous weakness. Rapid emaciation of the body. Catch common cold very easily. Diarrhea in children running for weeks. Poor appetite. Desire for cold milk. Tubercular history.

 

 

 

 

 

HOMEOPATHY FOR NEURALGIA OR NERVE PAIN

Neuralgia is a stabbing, burning, and often severe pain due to an irritated or damaged nerve. The nerve may be anywhere in the body, and the damage may be caused by several things, including:

·         aging

·         diseases such as diabetes or multiple sclerosis

·         an infection, such as shingles

Treatment for the pain of neuralgia depends on the cause.

Types of neuralgia

Postherpetic neuralgia

This type of neuralgia occurs as a complication of shingles and may be anywhere on the body. Shingles   is a viral infection characterized by a painful rash and blisters. Neuralgia can occur wherever the outbreak of shingles was. The pain can be mild or severe and persistent or intermittent. It can also last for months or years. In some cases, the pain may occur before the rash. It will always occur along the path of a nerve, so it’s usually isolated to one side of the body.

Trigeminal neuralgia

This type of neuralgia is associated with pain from the trigeminal nerve, which travels from the brain and branches to different parts of the face. The pain can be caused by a blood vessel pressing down on the nerve where it meets with the brainstem. It can also be caused by multiple sclerosis, injury to the nerve, or other causes.

Trigeminal neuralgia causes severe, recurrent pain in the face, usually on one side. It’s most common in people who are older than 50 years.

Glossopharyngeal neuralgia

Pain from the glossopharyngeal nerve, which is in the throat, is not very common. This type of neuralgia produces pain in the neck and throat.

Causes

The cause of some types of nerve pain is not completely understood. You may feel nerve pain from damage or injury to a nerve, pressure on a nerve, or changes in the way the nerves function. The cause may also be unknown.

Infection

An infection can affect your nerves. For example, the cause of postherpetic neuralgia is shingles, an infection caused by the chickenpox   virus. The likelihood of having this infection increases with age. An infection in a specific part of the body may also affect a nearby nerve. For example, if you have an infection in a tooth, it may affect the nerve and cause pain.

Multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease caused by the deterioration of myelin, the covering of nerves. Trigeminal neuralgia may occur in someone with MS.

Pressure on nerves

Pressure or compression of nerves may cause neuralgia. The pressure may come from a:

·         bone

·         ligament

·         blood vessel

·         tumour

The pressure of a swollen blood vessel is a common cause of trigeminal neuralgia.

Diabetes

Many people with diabetes   have problems with their nerves, including neuralgia. The excess glucose in the bloodstream may damage nerves. This damage is most common in the hands, arms, feet, and legs.

Less common causes

If the cause of neuralgia isn’t infection, MS, diabetes, or pressure on the nerves, it may be from one of many less-common factors. These include:

·         chronic kidney disease

·         medications prescribed for cancer

·         fluoroquinolone antibiotics, used to treat some infections

·         trauma, such as from surgery

·         chemical irritation

HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIES

Homoeopathy today is a growing system and is being practiced all over the world. Its strength lies in its evident effectiveness as it takes a holistic approach towards the sick individual through promotion of inner balance at mental, emotional, spiritual and physical levels. When neuralgia is concerned there are many effective medicines are available in Homoeopathy, but the selection depends upon the individuality of the patient, considering the mental and physical symptoms.

ACONITUM NAPELLUS

Aconitum napellus is an excellent remedy for trigeminal neuralgia. Aconite is prescribed where the pain may come on after exposure to or may be worsened by dry cold winds. Here the pain appears suddenly and are worse on left side. Another marked feature is restlessness and an anxious look is present on face. Here the pains are intense and are accompanied by anguish.

ARSENICUM ALBUM

Arsenicum alb is another effective remedy for trigeminal neuralgia. Arsenic is prescribed where the pains feel drawing or burning in nature as if from needles. The person is anxious, restless and thirsty. Pains are ameliorated by warm applications and are aggravated by cold air, also worse after midnight.

COLOCYNTHIS

Colocynth is effective for sciatic nerve pain. Dull, stitching, shooting pain, like lighting shocks, in the hip which comes suddenly and shoot down to the posterior part of the thigh or to knee or foot, especially left side.  Pain is relieved by heat and hard pressure but worse from touch or motions.

MAGNESIUM PHOSPHORICA

Magnesium phos is one of the best remedies for nerve pain. Neuralgic pain relieved by warmth is the leading symptom of the remedy. The pains are unbearable, shooting, cutting, stitching in nature, shifting, better by rest, worse at night. The parts were tender to to pressure and numb. Pains sometimes tense in paroxysms, compelling her to cry out.

HYPERICUM PERFORATUM

Excessive painfulness is a guiding symptom of Hypericum. Hypericum is an effective remedy for nerve pain with tingling, burning and numbness. Hypericum is an effective remedy for nerve pain after injury to nerves, especially fingers, toes, nails. Shooting pains from the injured part. Injury to brain and spinal cord. Back pain due spinal injury.  It is best for traumatic neuralgia and neuritis.

KALMIA LATIFOLIA

Kalmia is prescribed when numbness along with nerve pain occurs.  Neuralgic pains, shoot downwards with numbness is characteristic to Kalmia. Pains affects a large part of of a limb or several joints and pass through quickly. Pains along the ulnar nerve, goes into third or fourth fingers. Left side is mostly affected.

CHAMOMILLA

Chamomilla is prescribed where unbearable pain is experienced associated with numbness. Chamomilla person is irritable and sensitive. Irritability is accompanied by violent anger. The patient feels pain more than it is in actual. Pain worse on touch.

BELLADONNA

Belladonna is prescribed for pinched nerve with severe nerve pain, which comes and goes suddenly. Pains are throbbing, sharp, cutting, shooting or clawing of maddening severity , coming and going in repeated attacks. Nerve pain is accompanied by bright redness and heat in the body. Pains are aggravated by touch or noise.

GNAPHALIUM

Gnaphalium is best for sciatic pain, sciatica when numbness associated with pain. Numbness alternates with sciatic pain. There is intense pain in the nerve accompanied by cramps or alternating with numbness. The pain is worse from lying and walking and better from sitting. Pain in calf and feet.

PUSATILLA NIGRICANS

Pulsatilla is excellent for facial neuralgia, especially of right side, with a drawing or tearing sensation. They are worse from chewing, warmth and lying on painful side. The mouth feels dry, but the person does not drink. Pains are better from cold applications and open air.

SPIGELIA

Spigelia is one of the most effective medicines for facial neuralgia when pain is affected on left side. There is lightening like pains come on from morning until sunset. The pain is extending to left eye, left chest, and left shoulder. Pains are worse from stooping or moving the head, from noise, during perspiration, from cold water and air and after chewing. The person has a flushed red face on the affected side and pains come on at certain times of day.

VERBASCUM

Verbascum is best for facial neuralgia of left side with a pinching sensation as if the parts were being crushed by tongs. Pains brought on by clenching teeth, change of temperature, pressure, open air and motion. The pain may extent to the chin and lower jaw.

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOMEOPATHY FOR MALE-PATTERN BALDNESS/ANDROGENETIC ALOPECIA

Androgenetic alopecia is a common form of hair loss in both men and women. In men, this condition is also known as male-pattern baldness. Hair lost in a well-defined pattern, beginning above both temples. Over time, the hair line recedes to form a characteristic ‘M’ shape. Hair thins, and lost at the top of the head, often progressing or complete baldness. It is a combination of hormones, and genetic predisposition. A similar type of hair loss in women, female pattern hair loss, results in thinning hair on the mid-frontal area of the scalp and is generally less severe than occurs in males.

Etiology

Male-pattern hair loss is an inherited condition, caused by a genetically determined sensitivity to the effects of dihydrotestosterone, DHT, in some areas of the scalp.

Pathogenesis

Polygenic inheritance; variable penetrance. The hair follicles have increased numerous androgen receptors as well as increased activity of 5-a-reductase type II, leading to increased androgen sensitivity. Dihydrotestosterone also causes shift to telogen hairs. In female pattern hair loss, there may be an increased sensitivity to circulating androgen, as androgen levels are usually within normal limits.

Clinical features

Thinning of hair without scalp disease. Male pattern and Female pattern.

The presence of whisker hair at the temples may the first sign of this condition. The follicles produce finer, shorter and lighter or virtually unpigmented terminal hair, until a complete cessation of terminal hair growth results. Miniaturized hairs become increasingly evident, replacing coarser intermediate or terminal hair.

In males, the replacement of terminal by smaller hair occurs in a distinctive pattern that spares the posterior and lateral scalp margins, even in the most advanced cases and in old age. There is a recession of the anterior and bitemporal hairline, so that the forehead becomes high, followed by balding of the vertex. The loss is thus more noticeable at the vertex and in the bitemporal regions of the scalp. The rate of hair loss varies from person to person, depending on the hereditary factors.  

It has been recently suggested that bald men are more likely to have a heart attack and prostate cancer than with a full head of hair.

HOMEOPATHY MEDICINES

Homoeopathy today is a growing system and is being practiced all over the world. Its strength lies in its evident effectiveness as it takes a holistic approach towards the sick individual through promotion of inner balance at mental, emotional, spiritual and physical levels. When Androgenetic alopecia is concerned there are many effective medicines are available in Homoeopathy, but the selection depends upon the individuality of the patient, considering the mental and physical symptoms.

ARNICA MONTANA

Controls hair fall and promotes hair growth. Improve the blood circulation to the hair root. It enriches the scalp with nutrients which help to cure and control dandruff. It is a natural coolant, and hence prevents scalp disease. 

BARYTA CARBONICA

Hair falls from vertex and moustache. Baldness, especially on crown in young people. Scalp very sensitive to touch, worse from scratching and touch.

FLOURIC ACID

Falling out of hair after fevers.  Itching of the scalp. Brittle hairs.  Large patches entirely denuded of hair. New hair dry and break off. Often hair matts at the end. Baldness.

GRAPHITES

Falling of hair from sides of the head, and vertex. Hair falls out from beard, and eyebrows. Dry, tangled, matted or brittle hair. Bald spots.  Perspiration of scalp. Dandruff like milk crusts. Premature greying of hair.

LYCOPODIUM CLAVATUM

Hair falls out from temples and vertex. Premature greying of hair. Hair falls off after abdominal affections. Hair falling in nursing mother. After parturition, with burning scalding, itching of the scalp. Hair falls out on getting warm from exercise during the day. Dandruff.

NATRUM MURIATICUM

Falling of hair during pregnancy, and after childbirth. Hair comes out excess while combing. Falling off hair from forepart of head, moustache, temples, and beard. Scalp very sensitive. Face shining as if greasy.  Losing hair after acute headache. Dandruff on occiput.

PHOSPHORUS

Hair falls after mental emotion or sickness. Falling of hair in large bunches on the tufts, occiput, forehead, and on the sides above the ear. Round patches on scalp completely deprived of hair. The denuded scalp looks clear white and smooth. The roots of hair seem to be dry. Copious dandruff, fall out in clouds. Itching of the scalp.

SILICEA

Losing hair in bunches. Falling of hair after severe acute diseases, and nervous or hysterical headache. Falling of hair from the back of the scalp. Premature baldness.