Herbst
Corh = autumn coralroot
Colch = Knolle Herbstzeitlose/= Colchique/= Meadow saffran/= Naked ladies/= Hundszwiebel/= „Arsen vegetabil“/= Leichenblume/=
Hundshoden/= Lausblume/= Teufelsbrot/= Kuheuter/= Teufelstabaksbeutel
Leontondon autumnalis = Herfst Leeuwentand/= Milchkraut Asterales
Tea als autumnal flush
[Dr. Anoop Kumar Srivastava]
Hippocrates
in his work on Seasonal Diseases listed: irregular fevers, strangury, lientery,
dysentery, sciatica, quinsy, asthma, epilepsy and melancholic disorders as
Autumn diseases. These diseases and some more have seasonal predominance due to
temperature and humidity transition related with the Autumn season. Autumn is
the time of maturity and harvest. The air becomes a bit crisper, and the leaves
change. Everything slows down, and the days shorten.
A study by
Ohio State University showed mice naturally boost their own immune systems as
the daylight hours dwindle in late summer and autumn. Humans do they same, the
scientists speculated, so they can prepare for the health challenges of autumn
and winter. Homeopathy as a system of therapeutics offers aid in helping us
deal with the health problems associated with this season. Some of the common
remedies used for Autumn diseases include:
Colds are
usually mild illnesses and don’t require treatment with medicines of any kind. We
suggest you to treat yourself or family members with homeopathic medicines only
if the cold or cough is particularly severe or lingers for more than a few
days.
Acon.: symptoms
come on suddenly, often after exposure to cold weather or cold, dry wind. Only
in the first 24 hours. Symptoms come violently within few hours, experiencing
high fever, anxiety, restlessness, sensitive to light, and thirst.
Bell.: early
in the course of the illness. Symptoms include high fever, leaping pulse,
flushed dry face, redness and heat. Skin is hot.
All-c.:
with profuse discharge from the eyes and nose, with burning, biting and
smarting in the eyes, and corroding the nose and upper lip, < evening/indoors;
> in open air; there may be headache also
< warm
room; > in open air.
Euphr.: has
non irritating cold, watery nasal discharge and copious, burning tears. Nasal
discharge < in open air/morning/lying
down.
Ars.:
useful for both head colds and cough. Profuse watery nasal discharge that burns
the skin. Irritation and tickling in the nose and frequent violent sneezing. In
time nasal discharge becomes thick and yellow. Dull throbbing headache.
Hep.:
indicated in the later stages of a cold. Symptoms may have begun several days
earlier with a watery runny nose, but by now a thick, yellow and sometimes
offensive smelling discharge is present. Patients may sneeze at the slightest
exposure to cold. Cold air, eating cold foods and exposure to the winds causes
cold and cough.
Merc.:
creeping chills, worse in the evening and night, even in bed; the nose
discharges thin water with sneezing, watering of eyes, and sore throat, which
stings and pricks, with constant inclination to swallow saliva which
accumulates in plenty, with a bad smell from the mouth; slight fever with
profuse sweat which does not relieve.
Nux-v.: first
stage of cold. Nose blocked, or stops at night and runs through the day; there
is frontal headache; sore throat and very sensitive to inhaled cold air. The
most characteristic indication is that the patient is chilly on the least
motion or uncovering, and even during the fever must be covered and keep quiet.
Puls.: 3rd
stage when the discharge becomes thick. Bland, thick yellow discharge from the
throat, loss of smell and taste, or bitter taste; no thirst and generally poor
appetite.
Sulph.:
cases become chronic with thick yellow discharge, or running in to the chronic
form with thick discharge of offensive smell.
BRONCHITIS
First
inflammatory stage -
Acon.:
chill with high temperature, quick pulse, dry heat and dry skin, great restlessness,
fear and tossing about; short dry cough, after exposure to dry cold air;
suitable for sanguine, full blooded subjects.
Ferr-p.:
suitable in delicate, pale or weakly subjects, not so much of the nervous
excitability as with aconite, but the fever is very great and congestion to the
lungs more liable.
Bell.:
follows when aconite has quieted the great excitement so for as the anxious
restlessness is concerned, but the heat still continues, though there is a
disposition on covered parts. More brain symptoms, such as red eyes, flushed
face, throbbing carotids and delirium (child starts and jumps in sleep).
Eventually
follow with:
Bry.: high
fever, dry, and painful cough of gradual onset, the cough and the consequent
pains in the throat and the chest are worse from the slightest motion. Therefore
the person lies still and holds the chest when coughing, excessive dryness of
the mouth and the throat, causing acute thirst and the intestine, causing
constipation. It is especially indicated if the trouble extends downwards,
threatening the lungs and pleura.
Merc.: the
whole mucous membrane catarrhal, but unlike bryonia, high fever, moist tongue,
with increased thirst. Tongue flabby showing imprint of teeth and offensive
breath, profuse sweat, which does not relieve. The more the sweat, the more the
suffering.
Nat-m.:
acute inflammation of the windpipe, with frothy and clear watery phlegm, loose
and rattling, sometimes coughed up with difficulty. Chronic bronchitis,
bronchial catarrh, "winter cough," with any of the above symptoms. Clear,
watery, starch-like sputa. Secretion causes soreness and excoriation. Chronic
forms, when sputum is transparent, viscid, weak voice, fluttering of heart. Patient
is worse near the seashore.
Second
stage:
Hep.: loose
rattling cough with choking or wheezing breathing, worse even on slight
exposure to cold air, even if a hand becomes uncovered; cough worse in the
early morning hours.
Kali-m.: in
the second stage, when thick white phlegm forms, fibrinous in character.
Phos.:
throat painful with inability to talk, < evening/lying on the left side;
Cough hurts and the patient holds the breath and lets it out with a moan
because it hurts him so.
Ant-t.:
almost always loose cough with much coarse rattling of mucus which is abundant,
but the patient feels choked and cannot raise, particularly indicated in
children and old people.
Ip.: when
the person is suffering from various problems such as dry cough with wheezing
and rattling in the chest and accompanied by nausea and vomiting, a bout of
vomiting does not relieve nausea, long bouts of cough render the person
breathless and blue in face, cough < cold, dry weather i.e. winter but improves
by warmth, and thirstless. At that point of time the patient should use
Ipecacuanha.
Kali-bi.:
violent cough with gagging and vomiting, cough brings out tough, tenacious, stringy,
yellow mucous, wandering, painful spots in the chest that can be covered by tip
of a finger, cough < in the morning, while sitting but is relieved on lying
down or by inhaling steam.
Puls.:
expectoration green and bitter, bad taste in the mouth, appetite poor, patient
wants open air or cool room.
Kali-s.:
when the expectoration is distinctly yellow, watery and profuse, or where it is
greenish, slimy and watery. In the stage of resolution.
Calc-s.:
where expectoration is yellow, or yellowish green, or mixed with blood, stage
of resolution.
Third stage
of bronchitis. Ordinary catarrhal colds and in cases similar to those benefited
by Hep.
Sil.: Cough
< from cold and > from warm drinks. Pus-like expectoration, falls to
bottom of vessel containing water and spreads out like sediment. Bronchial
affections of rachitic children. Laryngeal morning cough.
BRONCHIAL
ASTHMA:
Remedies in
general: Ip. Ars. Nat-s. Dulc. Kali-c. Ant-t. Kali-bi. Hep. Psor. Nux-v. Carb-v.
Sulph. Sil.
Tub. Bac.
Dros. Med.
Leading
Indications:
Spasmodic – Ip. Ars.
Dry – Ars.
After autumn fever – Nat-s. Ip. Ars.
< damp weather – Nat-s. Dulc.
< dry and cold weather – Hep. Spong.
PHARYNGITIS:
Pharyngitis
is this season one of the most common diseases because of seasonal changes in
temperature conversion, and the air is dry, the body cannot adapt quickly, it
is easy disease.
Remedies in
general: Acon. Bell. Bry. Rhus-t. Cham. Merc.;
PEPTIC
ULCERS:
Another
common disease during this time of year is Peptic Ulcer, which can have many
underlying causes like smoking, alcohol, stress, poor eating habits, chronic
diseases etc. Homeopathic medicines have a remarkable healing property on the
esophageal, gastric or duodenal mucosa, reducing edema and the amount of acid
that our stomach makes. Self care methods include:
Eat diet rich in fiber, and Vitamin A
especially fruits and vegetables; this may reduce the risk of developing an
ulcer in the first place and may speed your recovery if you already have one.
Foods containing flavonoids, like apples,
celery, cranberries, onions, garlic and tea inhibits the growth of H. pylori.
Eat bland food and cut down on sugar, salt,
citrus, tomato products, chocolate, coffee (decaffeinated),
carbonated beverages all of which can
increase stomach acid.
Eat small meals evenly spaced throughout
the day. Avoid periods of hunger or overeating.
Eat slowly and chew foods well.
Avoid stress, unnecessary medication,
smoking and alcohol.
Homeopathic
medicines which help in such cases are:
Kali-bic.: fleshy,
fat, light complexioned persons subject to catarrhs or with syphilitic or
scrofulous history. The special affinities of this drug are the mucous membrane
of stomach, bowels.
Symptoms <
morning; pains MIGRATE QUICKLY, rheumatic # gastric symptoms. Load immediately
after eating. Feels as if digestion had stopped. Dilatation of stomach.
Gastritis. ROUND ULCER OF STOMACH. Vomiting of bright yellow water.
Lach.: Pit
of stomach painful to touch. Hungry, cannot wait for food. Gnawing pressure >
EATING, but returning in a few hours. Perceptible trembling movement in the epigastric
region. Empty swallowing more painful than swallowing solids.
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