Bacillus Faecalis (Bach) (Faec.)

Vergleich: Siehe: Darmnosoden

Komplementärmittel: Sepia

Ähnlich: SEP.

[Valerian Mendonca]

Dr Paterson matrixed the symptom complex of Bacilli Faecalis to just one homoeopathy remedy, and that is Sepia. O.A. Julian lists prostration of the mind and irritability

to B. Faecalis, which is a typical Sepia state. According to homoeopathic literature, B Faecalis can be used to treat colitis, rectum and anus inflammation, dysentery (intestinal inflammation and bloody diarrhea), and allergies.

The principal site of action for this nosode is the digestive system. If we look at the sphere of action of the remedy Sepia, it involves the venous circulation with main action

on the digestive tract, portal system, female pelvic organs, nerves and skin. Not surprisingly the most frequent nosocomial infection caused by the gram-positive bacteria Enterococcus faecalis is urinary tract infection.

E. faecalis are the most resilient bacteria in the root canal, able to survive even under the hardest conditions and possessing a variety of virulence characteristics that contribute to their efficacy as an infectious agent. In about 40% of instances of primary endodontic infection and up to 77% of cases of persistent or secondary endodontic infection (Zahnmedzin), E. faecalis is present.

They persist by forming a bio-film resistant to even the strongest antibiotics or disinfectants. In an in vitro study, calcium hydroxide was used as an intracanal medication to compare homoeopathic treatments for root canal disinfection.

The results of the investigation showed that the homoeopathic drug Acid Benzoic 30c clearly inhibited the growth of E. faecalis in a culture plate. As a lot of dental conditions are also met by Sepia in the materia medica, it would be interesting to do a similar study using Faecalis nosode and its analog, Sepia.

In yet another experiment on mice, depressive-like behavior and IBD-like pathology was induced by adding dextran sulphate sodium (DSS) in drinking water. After seven days the mice showed increased TNF-α and IL-6 expression in the rectum and hippocampus, activated caspase-3 in the hippocampus, and impaired hippocampal neurogenesis.

This was followed by the (Enterococcus faecalis) EF-2001 administration, which over 20 days was able to undo these alterations. This study again establishes a correlation between IBD and mental health (Gut-Brain Axis) and opens up the therapeutic application of the homoeopathic nosode in similar conditions.

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