Books · Homoeopathic Therapeutics

INFANTILE SPINAL PARALYSIS; PROGRESSIVE MUSCULAR ATROPHY

Homoeopathic Therapeutics · Samuel Lilienthal

Aluminium Alum

Loss of sensibility in lower extremities; aversion to motion; cold feet, followed by burning under toes; when trying to walk, great weakness and uncertainly in lower limbs, has to be led; slow, tottering gait.

Arnica Arn

After injuries or intermittent fevers, from concussion of spine, (<) in damp, cold weather.

Arsenicum Ars

Excessive weakness of atrophied limbs, pains least felt when moving the paretic part.

Causticum Caust

One-sided paralysis; tension and shortening of the muscles, sensibility mostly intact; catarrhal and rheumatic condition.

Cina Cina

Craving, unnatural appetite; paraplegia; child may be otherwise well or weak, pale and sickly, with constant restlessness.

Cocculus Coc-c

Paralytic affections originating in small of back after taking cold, with cold feeling of extremities; great weakness; aching of limbs, feeling of weight in feet; it acts chiefly upon those portions of the nervous system which control muscular movements; anaemic states.

Conium Con

Upward, progressing paralysis; PARESIS AFTER SEVERE ACUTE DISEASES; weakness of legs, staggering gait; painless lameness; muscular paralysis without spasms.

Gelsemium Gels

Loss of motion, but not of sensation; muscles weak, will not obey the will; tired feeling of mind and body; sensation of heaviness in limbs; temporarily (>) from stimulants.

Graphites Graph

Paresis and emaciation without perceptible cause; coldness and numbness of extremities from below upward.

Lathyrus Lath

Paresis of lower extremities, with tremulous, tottering gait, sensibility remaining intact or even increased; no pains; emaciation of affected parts, (<) in rainy weather when standing or walking, (>) lying down.

Nux vomica Nux-v

Incomplete paralysis; motion impeded by painful twitchings, with coldness and numbness of the parts; great nervous debility.

Physostigma Phys

Feeling of great weakness along the whole length of spine and in lower extremities; trembling of body; slight exertion causes great weakness; intellect normal.

Plumbum Plb

General or partial paralysis, with wasting of muscular tissue and intact sensibility; obstinate constipation; hands and feet cold; total want of sweat.

Rhus tox Rhus-t

In consequence of getting wet; painful stiffness with numbness and tingling; cold feet; paralysis of one leg or of one arm, sensation not much impaired.

Silicea Sil

Paralysis from defective nutrition of the nervous system; over- susceptibility to nervous stimuli; trembling of legs, as if he had lost all power over them.

Stannum Stann

Paralyzed parts are constantly moist from perspiration.

What is in this library

These titles sit beside the repertory: Allen’s Keynotes, Anshutz on the twelve tissue remedies, Boericke’s materia medica, Clarke’s Dictionary, Hering, Jones, Kent’s lectures, Nash, and Boger’s Synoptic Key. Philosophy includes Hahnemann’s Organon (5th and 6th), Kent, Close, Burnett, Haehl, Gibson Miller, Royal, J. H. Allen, and Anshutz. Clinical, therapeutics, regional works, and short remedy pictures follow the same shelf.

Chapter text is on this shelf for study: open a title, then a heading. For educational use by students and qualified practitioners. Not medical advice.

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