Carcinosinum Anhang 3
[Foubister]
THE CARCINOSIN DRUG PICTURE
According to homoeopathic philosophy, organic
disease is an ultimate, the result of preceding changes in the vitality of the
patient which are manifested by functional changes and subjective symptoms.
It is generally accepted that organic disease
may be foreshadowed by functional changes.
1. It is these symptoms of disordered vitality
which have to be matched in selecting a constitutional remedy with the object
of correcting the underlying disharmony.
There is perhaps a tendency to regard nosodes
representing the ultimates in disease as being comparatively superficial in
their action. Yet the well-proved nosodes such as Tuberculinum and Medorrhinum are
undoubtedly among the most deeply acting and valuable medicines in the materia
medica. It may he that nosodes carry in them in their potentized state
something of the nature of the preceding deranged vitality.
After six years’ study of Carcinosin that is my
impression and its profound action may possibly be explained in this way. Kent
believed cancer to be the result of suppressed psora and it is of interest to note
that in some cases responding to Carcinosin, indications for Psorinum and other
anti-psorics not previously evident came to light. In a few cases the symptom
of Psorinum "feels specially well before an attack" was uncovered
only after previous benefit from Carcinosin.
My interest in Carcinosin was aroused by a
chance experience : that of having in the out-patient department simultaneously
two children born of mothers who were, during the pregnancy, suffering from cancer
of the breast.
2. These children presented a remarkably similar
appearance, having blue sclerotics, a cafe au lait (Coffee with milk)
complexion and numerous moles. Both children suffered from insomnia. I had
previously been given a therapeutic hint that where there was a family history
of cancer, Carcinosin sometimes cured insomnia, and had used it occasionally in
insomnia with success.
I wondered if one could regard these children,
having been nourished by cancerous blood, as exhibiting these characteristics
on account of the mother's condition. In other word was this sort of proving of
Carcinosin, or was it a coincidence?
It would take considerable time to collect a
number of such cases and the immediate course open was to study the antecedents
of children with that appearance to find out whether this appearance was associated
with a strong family history of cancer or not. In the out-patient department we
began by checking the family history and giving Carcinosin to children with
that appearance. During the first few years detailed notes were taken by one of
my clinical assistants of 200 cases in which we had tested the remedy with or
without success. Gradually the picture of Carcinosin emerged.
It did receive a small proving, and I proved it
myself in the 200th potency. It is generally accepted that we can
utilize the symptoms derived from clinical experience of the therapeutic
effects of a remedy and that the drug picture which is the real basis of
prescribing is built up from provings plus clinical experience.
It has been noted that only a small proportion
of provers are sufficiently sensitive to any substance to bring out anything
like its full effects, those presumably having an idiosyncrasy to the drug
being tested.
In studying the therapeutic effects of a
homoeopathic remedy one cannot escape the conclusion that anyone benefiting
from a drug in high potency must also have been sensitive to it. A more careful
study of therapeutic effects would in my view enrich the materia medica.
Disease in fact tends to increase sensitivity to the appropriate remedy even in
the physiological use of drugs.
It soon became apparent that children of what we
came to regard as the "Carcinosin appearance" did not show the kind
of family history we had almost expected to find. In many instances there was a
strong family history of cancer, but in others there was a strong family history
of tuberculosis, of diabetes and pernicious anaemia, or a combination of all
these more strongly represented than in the average family; only occasionally
there was no such history. It would, of course, require a great deal of
research to prove this. Gradually we gained the impression that in addition to
the "Carcinosin appearance" and a tendency to insomnia even in young
children there was a tendency to have an inflammatory illness, usually a
whooping cough or pneumonia, very early in life, and therefore almost severely.
For instance, whooping cough at five months fits into the Carcinosin picture.
If, for the sake of argument, we accept McDonagh's concept that there are two
basic diseases, inflammation and tumour formation, also the teaching of R.S.,
then it might not be too far fetched to regard this tendency to inflammation as
a reaction against inherited tendencies. A child who had the longest list of
severe inflammatory diseases I have ever seen had indications for Carcinosin,
and its administration was followed by a remarkable improvement. We gained the
impression that after administration of Carcinosin, there was considerable
likelihood of an inflammatory reaction very difficult to prove also without
considerable research, in the children's ward Sister Sayer observed that
children receiving Carcinosin often had a rise of temperature on the tenth day,
and this has been often confirmed.
Alimentary upsets of one kind or another, say a
tendency to diarrhoea or constipation or acidosis in childhood, seemed to come
into the picture, but this is not certain; it is so common in childhood.
In the provings Dr. Templeton noted the
constancy with which Carcinosin produced constipation.
In the children's ward we observe the position
in which a child sleeps, and in the out-patient department I have for years
asked all mothers about this symptom, as it is an unequivocal one.
The majority of the children in out-patient had
been receiving treatment, and it became apparent that many children who were
candidates for Carcinosin in other respects had already been helped by one or more
of a group of remedies, the most constant of which are Tuberculinum,
Medorrhinum, Nat-m. and Sepia.
Others were Alumina, Ars. Ars-i. Puls. Staph.
Phos. Calc-p. Syph., Lyc. Sulph. Psor. Dysentery co. and Opium.
There is a tendency for many infants to sleep in
the knee-elbow position up to the last quarter of the first year, then it often
disappears. The knee-elbow position is noted in Kent's Repertory only under Medorrhinum,
but our enquiry has revealed that a number of drugs have it.
Carcinosin has this symptom (also a tendency to
sleep on the back, hands above head). Other drugs having the knee-elbow
position, which is obviously more valuable as a symptom in older children,
are Tub., Phos., Sep., Lyc. and Calc-p.
More work is required to elucidate the full
picture of mentals and generals of Carcinosin, but clinical studies gradually
revealed that Carcinosin is related to some of the most commonly indicated and
deeply acting medicines in the materia medica
and the action of Carcinosin is deep and long lasting.
The majority of the children in out-patient had
been receiving treatment, and it became apparent that many children who were
candidates for Carcinosin in other respects had already been helped by
one or more of a group of remedies, the most
constant of which are Tub., Med., Nat-m. and Sepia.
Others were Alumina, Ars. Ars-i. Puls. Staph.
Phos. Calc-p. Syph., Lyc. Sulph. Psor. Dysentery co. and Opium. Others may be
added as experience grows.
In any patient not responding to one of these
remedies, though accurately chosen, it is worthwhile to see whether Carcinosin
may fit the case. Also, when two or more of the related remedies are partially indicated
but no one adequately covers the case, Carcinosin should be considered. These
indications for Carcinosin have been abundantly confirmed.
Say, you have a child with the obstinacy and
love of travel of Tub. combined with amelioration by the sea and other symptoms
of Medorrhinum, a fairly common combination in my experience.
Carcinosin will often cover the case. I have not
hesitated to prescribe Carcinosin at the beginning of treatment if clearly
indicated, with excellent results.
The provings elicited very little except
dullness of mind, thinking difficult, disinterested, aversion to conversation
and one can link up Carcinosin with Medorrhinum in the treatment of backward or
mentally defective children. Clarke
noted that Carcinosin was useful in mental cases with a tendency to suicide and
family history of cancer.
In my experience with Carcinosin, it is useful
in mental cases with a background of fright, prolonged fear, or unhappiness.
Fear can come into the picture a great deal, and anticipation. This is an
important aspect of Carcinosin.
Among the specific mental symptoms it covers is
Fastidiousness. Think of its related remedy, Ars. It can be added to the tidy
remedies Ars. Nux-v. Anac. Graph.
It can have the opposite being related to
Sulphur. It has the obstinacy of Tub. and the enjoyment watching a thunderstorm
of Sepia.
It has the marked sense of rhythm, the love of
dancing of Sepia.
It has the sensitivity to music of Sepia, and
the sympathy for others of Phos. etc., also incidentally a feature of Sepia.
It has in children the sensitivity to reprimands
of Med. and other, if not all, sycotics.
GENERALS :
Among physical generals Carcinosin
Craving or aversion to one or more of the
following: Salt/Milk/Eggs/Fat meat/Fruit and there may be a craving now and an
aversion at another time in the same patient not an uncommon finding in
childhood.
It can be added, therefore, to the small list of
remedies having a desire for meat fat.
Carcinosin has alternation of symptoms like
Lac-c. Sep. etc.
Regarding environment influences, Carc. is
>/< from sea air. This is a very definite symptom linking it up with
Medorrhinum, Nat-m. and Sepia, also Tub. which sometimes is worse at the
seaside.
Discounting the benefit of a rest for the tired
housewife, the exhilaration of the child going to the coast for its annual
holiday, and the influence of fresh air on the town dweller, sea air does
greatly
> some patients and their asthma or peptic
ulcer pain disappears regularly by the seaside, or it may have the opposite
effect.
We should, however, be careful not to accept as
absolutely definite the symptoms recorded in Kent's Repertory under "Air,
Sea".
Medorrhinum almost invariably is ameliorated by
the sea but very rarely it < by the sea.
Nat-m. is about 50-50. It is benefited by sea
air just as often as it is aggravated.
Carcinosin < or > at the seaside and quite
often is < at the East Coast and > on the South Coast or vice versa.
A word about the various preparations of
Carcinosin.
The original Carcinosin, obtainable at Nelson's
and Keene & Ashwell, is the one which was proved and the one which we have
used mainly. Its source is unknown, but it is believed to be from carcinoma of breast.
Recently two new series of preparations have been made by Nelson's to whom we
have supplied specimens from the homoeopathic hospital, and Gould & Son who
have potentized a number of specimens of cancer obtained from another source.
In general it may be said that the recently
introduced preparations are much more active, and there is a very definite
place for the newer ones. I have had most experience with Nelson's Carcinosin
adenostom, and it is a very powerful nosode. Gould’s preparations are also
extremely active and valuable.
Another point in the prescription of Carcinosin
as a constitutional remedy is that it is probably unsafe to give it to patients
suspected of cancer. It has been frequently used in the treatment of cancer. In
one article in an old Homoeopathic Recorder it is claimed to ease the pain of cancer
of the breast. It is not easy to find a single case of cancer treated by
Carcinosin alone, and it seems to be of very doubtful value in the treatment of
the disease. In fact, it almost seems that the further away you get from actual
cancer, as in childhood, the, more useful Carcinosin is a constitutional
remedy.
SUMMARY
HEREDITARY BACKGROUND:
Various preparations of Carcinosin have long
been used in homoeopathic practice, mainly on the indication of a strong family
history of cancer. Recent clinical experience suggests that they may be useful
as constitutional remedies for patients having a strong family history of
cancer, diabetes, tuberculosis, or a mixture of these diseases, more strongly
represented than in an "average" family.
RELATED REMEDIES:
The Tuberculins, Medorrhinum, Syphilinum, Sepia,
Natrum muriaticum, Calcarea phosphorica, Dys. co., Lycopodium, Phosphorus,
Psorinum, Arsenicum album, Arsenicum iodatum, Pulsatilla, Sulphur, Opium,
Alumina and Staphysagria.
a) There may be partial indications for two or
more of these remedies without complete coverage by any single one, such as the
desire for travel of Tuberculinum or Calcarea phosphorica;
the fastidiousness of Arsenicum album; and the
dislike of consolation of Natrum muriaticum or Sepia.
b) One of these remedies may apparently be
clearly indicated, e.g. Sepia and little effect is produced, or the effect may
be short-lived. Sometimes a series of those remedies may have been given
without really satisfactory results.
APPETITE:
There may be a craving for, or aversion to salt,
milk, eggs, fat, fruit (can be added to the list of remedies having a craving
for fat).
ENVIRONMENT:
A definite symptom which has emerged is
"influenced by sea air".
The patient may be better or worse at the
seaside, or may be better at the East Coast and worse at the South Coast and
vice versa, as a Carcinosin indication.
POSITION IN SLEEP IN CHILDREN:
The knee-elbow position is covered by
Medorrhinum, Carcinosinum, Calcarea phosphorica, Phosphorus, Sepia, Lycopodium
and probably others. Normally this position is adopted in the first 9 - 12
months of life, then it is less often found and is therefore of more value when
found in older children.
PERSONAL HISTORY:
There is often tendency to insomnia even in childhood.
Whooping cough or pneumonia frequently occur early in life and therefore tend
to be severe.
APPEARANCE OF THE, PATIENT:
Interest
was aroused by the similarity between two children born of mothers who while
pregnant were suffering from cancer of the breast and subsequently died from
it. These children had a brownish, cafe au lait complexion, numerous moles and
blue sclerotics. Both suffered from insomnia (the Carcinosins are useful
remedies for insomnia, when indicated).
SUGGESTIVE OF THE CARCINOSINS AS CONSTITUTIONAL
REMEDIES:
One or more of the following:
a) The family history (and possibly
the personal history).
b) Reaction to sea air.
c) Appetite.
d) Knee-elbow position in children.
e) Related remedies. Either two or
more strong partial indications, or, one or more remedies have not achieved what would be
expected.
f) The patient's appearance.
All the Carcinosins have a general common
action, as outlined above, but it is likely that further experience will
demonstrate points of differentiation.
CASE HISTORIES
Case 1: A girl of 10 years was first seen in
1952 with a history of asthma dating from a fright caused by a flying-bomb when
she was 18 months old. After orthodox treatment the parents took her to an
osteopath
and after he too failed, she arrived at
Shepherd's Bush Clinic.
PREVIOUS ILLNESS:
Pneumonia at 1 year. Whooping cough badly at 9
years, followed by an aggravation of the asthma for 6 months.
FAMILY HISTORY:
Diabetes on both sides of the mother's
family.
No history of cancer.
MENTALS, GENERALS:
Weeps if reprimanded.
Aversion to fat meat and eggs. Also allergic to
eggs and intolerant he smell of eggs.
Asthma better at seaside.
APPEARANCE:
Cafe au lait complexion. Numerous moles. Blue
sclerotics.
Carcinosin was followed by an aggravation and
then a sustained improvement in health.
During the past five years she has had
altogether four doses of Carcinosin 200 and one of 1 m. The only other medicine
on the card is Phos. 6 for some acute condition. She is now discharged, having
had 8 minor attacks since the beginning of treatment and none for the past
year.
Case 2:
Another child who had the typical appearance and
in this case no family history of any of the related diseases.
She was seen first at the age of 11 about two
years ago, having been discharged from a teaching hospital with second stage
nephritis following a severe acute attack. The urine had 6 parts albumen per
1,000, a few granular casts, many leucocytes and lower urinary tract epithelial
cells. Blood urea 22 mgm per cent. This had persisted for some time and a very
gloomy prognosis had been given.
PREVIOUS ILLNESS:
Whooping cough, measles, tonsillitis,
enuresis—slow in getting dry.
FAMILY HISTORY:
Nil.
MENTALS, GENERALS:
Typical appearance, cafe au lait complexion,
numerous moles, very blue sclerotics. Desires salt, eggs (vinegar, coffee).
Aversion to milk.
Sleeps well.
Carcinosin 30, 200, 1m was given, and a month
later seen by someone else at the hospital who gave Sepia 12.
There was a great improvement in general health
and the albumen went down fairly rapidly to 1 part per 1,000 and the urine was
otherwise normal. Eventually there was just a persistent trace of albumen.
Ten months later with this trace of albumen B
coli mutabile 200
was given, and the next specimen a month later
was clear.
That is over a year ago, and there has been no
recurrence of albumen.
Case 3:
This illustrates the use of Carcinosin in a case
where an apparently well-selected related remedy, Nat-m., failed to produce a
lasting effect. This man of 50 came to see me about two years ago with the
complaint of asthma for eight years.
PREVIOUS ILLNESS:
Migraine, which ceased before the asthma
developed.
Concussion at the age of 21. Tonsils and
adenoids removed as a child.
FAMILY HISTORY:
Mother, cancer of bowel. Father, peptic ulcer.
MENTALS
and GENERALS:
Sympathetic to others.
Sensitive to music.
Tired in the sun [sensitive to drugs (acids)].
Aversion to salt.
Better in himself in the evening.
Asthma < wet weather; worse at 10 a.m.,
better cool dry days.
Nat-m. 30, 200, 1 m was given and followed by a
definite improvement but he relapsed within two weeks.
Nat-m. 200, 1 m, 10 m, was tried with some
improvement and another quick relapse.
Then Nat-s. 200 was tried but without any real
benefit.
Thinking over the case it seemed to me that
Nat-m. would ordinarily have had a much better effect in this case. It did have
an excellent effect which vanished after 2 weeks, and apart from Nat-s.
which also failed, there did not appear to be
any other obvious remedy.
Taking into consideration the relationship of
Nat-m. to Carcinosin and the history of his mother having died of cancer,
probably a stronger heredity indication than any other, Carcinosin 30
was followed by several months of freedom from
asthma and another dose by a further period of several months of freedom up to
the present, and great benefit to general health.
Case 4:
Another case already reported in the paper of
1954 further illustrates the use of Carcinosin when an apparently
well-indicated remedy failed, in this case Sepia.
A woman of 30 suffered from boils in the ears,
alternating ear.
Chemotherapy helped to clear up the boils but
did not stop recurrence. She had no freedom from boils for more than a week or
two at a time. The following symptoms were present:
Disliked consolation, could not weep even when
she lost her mother who died from cancer of the uterus. Nausea and vomiting at
the beginning of her periods. Dragging down at M.P.?
Headache before a thunderstorm. Tired in the
morning, better in the evening. Profuse offensive axillary perspiration.
Nat-m. and Gels. have sadness but cannot weep.
Sep., however, which contains Nat-m., seemed to
be much more indicated. The patient was given Sepia 30, 200, 1m on three consecutive
days. She had a week's aggravation, then
six weeks' freedom and her menstrual symptoms
were relieved. She was then given Sepia 200, lm, 10m, which was followed by
three weeks of freedom, after which another relapse.
Carcinosin 30, 200, lm was given. It was
followed by a severe aggravation lasting about a week and then had been
followed by complete freedom for three years.
Case 5:
The next case is that of a girl of 15 years of
age who had practically all her life a chronic yellow nasal catarrh and
frequent colds. Her condition had been worse since whooping cough at the
age of 11 years.
PREVIOUS ILLNESS:
Tonsils and adenoids removed. Measles badly.
Whooping cough very badly. All childish illnesses more severe than her five
sibs.
FAMILY HISTORY:
Mother subsequently died of cancer of
oesophagus.
MENTALS, GENERALS:
Timid, loves affection, chews nails.
Very fond of dancing.
Terrific reader.
Feels a fright in her stomach.
Starts at noise. Anticipation or chlorine in a
swimming bath starts up eczema.
Anticipation may cause vomiting.
Carcinosin appearance.
Puls. and Sepia were considered, but in view of
her appearance and the severe whooping cough and the fact that both Puls. and
Sepia are related to Carc., she was given Carcinosin adenostom
30, 200, 1 m, the C. adenostom being selected
because of fright in the stomach and vomiting on anticipation.
There was a violent aggravation after which
catarrh and colds vanished for a year.
Case 6: A child of 9 suffered from the age of 5
months from recurrent attacks of fever going up to 104°-105°, not influenced by
any orthodox drugs. Investigation in two hospitals
had proved negative.
The picture was that of a typical attack of
acidosis -the periodic syndrome- including the feet that they never lasted for
more than five days, and attacks could come on from excitement.
The attacks were followed by a loss of weight,
and the parents had no real confidence in homoeopathy but had come out of a
sense of duty to clutch at the very last straw. There was nothing
outstanding in the personal or family history
except that the attacks came on a month after vaccination at 3 months and the
father had suffered from similar attacks in childhood which cleared up
before puberty.
In this case the best course seemed to be to try
to stop the attacks first to gain the parents' confidence and then treat
constitutionally.
Bell. 30 was administered on the symptomatology
3 hourly for the first 24 hours, then 6 hourly for two days.
There were an enormous mass of prescribing
symptoms, far too many, and the parents did not seem to understand what was
wanted. To cut a long story short, Bell. helped enormously to cut down
the severity and length of the attacks and then
Calc-p. 30, 200, 1m given with partial success in reducing the number of
attacks. Later Carsinosin adenostom 200 was given about a year ago and
there has only been one slight attack in the
past six months. The main indications here were a combination of related
remedies including Calc-p.
Among her symptoms were: Loves a thunderstorm,
likes fruit and fat meat as well as bacon fat. Loves affection. Suffers from
anticipation. Dreams of snakes. Sensitive to reprimand. Mentally tense
(Dys. co.).
Case 7:
A boy of 13 years had suffered from asthma from
the age of 2, both spasmodic and bronchial attacks.
PREVIOUS ILLNESS:
Three attacks of pneumonia at 3 months, 10
months and 18 months of age. Asthma started after the second pneumonia.
FAMILY HISTORY:
Nil, except tendency to asthma on father's side.
Dissimilar twin brother also had asthma for which he was given Medorrhinum,
which cured him.
MENTALS AND GENERALS:
Carcinosin appearance; moles +++
Sensitive to reprimand.
Loves fat meat.
Asthma always better at the seaside.
In this case Med. seemed indicated except for
the love of fat meat - an example of two or more partial indications for
related remedies.
Carcinosin 200 was given and during the
following year he had only two minor attacks.
Case 8:
A girl of 9 was brought with the complaint of
night terrors for five years. She had a severe fright at 2, when her tonsils
and adenoids had been removed.
The mother described the terrors: She screams
while still asleep; when wakened she answers correctly and forgets about the
episode in the morning. On one occasion she talked
of being afraid of someone behind a screen.
PREVIOUS ILLNESS:
Nil.
FAMILY HISTORY:
Nil.
The child was of the Phosphorus type -
responsive, affectionate, wanting to please and the kind of night terrors might
well have been covered by Phos., but she had other symptoms
not covered by Phos. which were quite definite.
Loves dancing. Very tidy.
(Sympathetic to animals only).
Phosphorus was given with some definite benefit,
later Opium to antidote the fright, and eventually Carcinosin, and the night
terrors disappeared for two years altogether. Then the adenoids grew
in again and another operation was done, and
back came the terrors which again were abolished by Carcinosin 30, 200, lm.
Case 9:
Another case I will just briefly mention. A boy
of 14, much underweight, had been severely frightened ever since going to a
boarding school at 9. Among his symptoms was fear of people, fear of mirrors,
and he "bottled things up".
Staphysagria, Stramonium and later Medorrhinum helped.
Eventually Carcinosin was given at long intervals and he is now doing his
military training and has recently passed the stiff physical tests
for a commission.
Case 10:
Mrs. R. 45. Married. Generalized early
osteoarthritis, hands, feet, spine.
PREVIOUS ILLNESS:
Recurrent pseudocyesis with enlarged abdomen and
milk in breasts.
Tubes ligated on advice of psychiatrist.
Prolonged fear in childhood caused by a sadistic
father.
Used to stammer.
Still cannot say certain words including number
8 or letters.
FAMILY HISTORY:
Nil.
MENTALS AND GENERALS:
Sympathetic to others and loves affection.
Sentimental.
Headache in thunderstorm.
Loves dancing. Sensitive to certain people.
Weak ankles.
(Still afraid in dark). Never weeps.
8-6-57
Carcinosin 30, 200, 1m given with remarkable
benefit and patient can say "8" now.
28-9-57,
Sepia 12, also Ruta.
Iron in low potency.
Case 11:
Egyptian boy of 5 years. Recurrent colds,
debility. Tonsils removed at 2 years.
PREVIOUS ILLNESS:
No illnesses.
FAMILY HISTORY:
Both parents cancer.
GENERALS AND MENTALS:
Carcinosin appearance (many moles). Obstinate.
Sensitive to music. Loves travel.
Aversion fat cream +. Aversion salt.
Sensitive to reprimand.
Perspires profusely even in winter,
Carcinosin 30, 200, 1 m given 4-5-54. Letter,
December 6th, 1954, from his father:
"The temperature foreseen by you appeared
on the 15th day and lasted 24 hours. He has developed physical endurance and
there has been no more snoring or coughing. As a matter
of mother having died of cancer, probably a
stronger heredity indication than any other, Carcinosin C 30 was followed by several months of freedom
from asthma and another dose by
a further period of several months of freedom up
to the present, and great benefit to general health.
Case 4:
Another case already reported in the paper of
1954 further illustrates the use of Carcinosin when an apparently well-indicated
remedy failed, in this case Sepia.
A woman of 30 suffered from boils in the ears,
alternating from one ear to the other.
Chemotherapy helped to clear up the boils but
did not stop recurrence. She had no freedom from boils for more than a week or two
at a time. The following symptoms were present:
Disliked consolation, could not weep even when
she lost her mother who died from cancer of the uterus. Nausea and vomiting at
the beginning of her periods. Dragging down at M.P.
Headache before a thunderstorm. Tired in the
morning, better in the evening. Profuse offensive axillary perspiration. Nat-m.
and Gels. have sadness but cannot weep.
Sep. contains Nat-m., seemed to be much more
indicated. The patient was given Sepia C 30, 200, 1m on three consecutive days.
She had a week's aggravation, then six weeks' freedom
and her menstrual symptoms were relieved. She
was then given Sepia 200, lm, 10m, which was followed by three weeks of
freedom, after which another relapse.
Carcinosin 30, 200, lm was given. It was
followed by a severe aggravation lasting about a week and then had been
followed by complete freedom for three years.
Case 5:
The next case is that of a girl of 15 years of
age who had practically all her life a chronic yellow nasal catarrh and frequent
colds. Her condition had been worse since whooping cough
at the age of 11 years.
PREVIOUS ILLNESS:
Tonsils and adenoids removed. Measles badly.
Whooping cough very badly. All childish illnesses more severe than her five
sibs.
FAMILY HISTORY:
Mother subsequently died of cancer of
oesophagus.
MENTALS, GENERALS:
Timid, loves affection, chews nails.
Very fond of dancing.
Terrific reader.
Feels a fright in her stomach.
Starts at noise. Anticipation or chlorine in a
swimming bath starts up eczema.
Anticipation may cause vomiting.
Carcinosin appearance.
Pulsatilla and Sepia were considered, but in
view of her appearance and the severe whooping cough and the fact that both
Pulsatilla and Sepia are related to Carcinosin,
she was given Carcinosin adenostom 30, 200, 1 m, the C. adenostom being
selected because of fright in the stomach and vomiting on anticipation.
There was a violent aggravation after which
catarrh and colds vanished for a year.
Case 6: A child of 9 suffered from the age of 5
months from recurrent attacks of fever going up to 104°-105°, not influenced by
any orthodox drugs. Investigation in two hospitals
had proved negative.
The picture was that of a typical attack of
acidosis -the periodic syndrome- including the feet that they never lasted for
more than five days, and attacks could come on from excitement.
The attacks were followed by a loss of weight,
and the parents had no real confidence in homoeopathy but had come out of a
sense of duty to clutch at the very last straw. There was nothing
outstanding in the personal or family history
except that the attacks came on a month after vaccination at 3 months and the
father had suffered from similar attacks in childhood which cleared up
before puberty.
In this case the best course seemed to be to try
to stop the attacks first to gain the parents' confidence and then treat
constitutionally.
Bell. 30 was administered on the symptomatology
3 hourly for the first 24 hours, then 6 hourly for two days.
There were an enormous mass of prescribing
symptoms, far too many, and the parents did not seem to understand what was
wanted. To cut a long story short, Bell. helped enormously to cut down
the severity and length of the attacks and then
Calc-p. 30, 200,
1m given with partial success in reducing the
number of attacks. Later Carsinosin adenostom 200 was given about a year ago
and there has only been one slight attack in the past six months.
The main indications here were a combination of
related remedies including Calc-p.
Among her symptoms were: Loves a thunderstorm,
likes fruit and fat meat as well as bacon fat. Loves affection. Suffers from
anticipation. Dreams of snakes. Sensitive to reprimand. Mentally tense
(Dys. co.).
Case 7:
A boy of 13 years had suffered from asthma from
the age of 2, both spasmodic and bronchial attacks.
PREVIOUS ILLNESS:
Three attacks of pneumonia at 3 months, 10
months and 18 months of age. Asthma started after the second pneumonia.
FAMILY HISTORY:
Nil, except tendency to asthma on father's side.
Dissimilar twin brother also had asthma for which he was given Med., which
cured him.
MENTALS AND GENERALS:
Carcinosin
appearance; moles +++
Sensitive to reprimand.
Loves fat meat.
Asthma always better at the seaside.
In this case Medorrhinum seemed indicated except
for the love of fat meat - an example of two or more partial indications for
related remedies.
Carcinosin 200
was given and during the following year he had only two minor attacks.
Case 8:
A girl of 9 was brought with the complaint of
night terrors for five years. She had a severe fright at 2, when her tonsils
and adenoids had been removed.
The mother described the terrors: She screams
while still asleep; when wakened she answers correctly and forgets about the
episode in the morning. On one occasion she talked
of being afraid of someone behind a screen.
PREVIOUS ILLNESS:
Nil.
FAMILY HISTORY:
Nil.
The child was of the Phosphorus type -
responsive, affectionate, wanting to please and the kind of night terrors might
well have been covered by Phos., but she had other symptoms not covered by
Phos. which were quite definite.
Loves dancing. Very tidy.
(Sympathetic to animals only).
Phosphorus was given with some definite benefit,
later Opiumto antidote the fright, and eventually Carcinosin, and the night
terrors disappeared for two years altogether. Then
the adenoids grew in again and another operation
was done, and back came the terrors which again were abolished by Carcinosin
30, 200, lm.
Case 9:
Another case I will just briefly mention. A boy
of 14, much underweight, had been severely frightened ever since going to a
boarding school at 9. Among his symptoms
was fear of people, fear of mirrors, and he "bottled things
up".
Staph., Stram. and later Med. helped. Eventually
Carcinosin was given at long intervals and he is now doing his military
training and has recently passed the stiff physical tests for a commission.
Case 10:
Mrs. R. 45. Married. Generalized early
osteoarthritis, hands, feet, spine.
PREVIOUS ILLNESS:
Recurrent pseudocyesis with enlarged abdomen and
milk in breasts.
Tubes ligated on advice of psychiatrist.
Prolonged fear in childhood caused by a sadistic
father.
Used to stammer.
Still cannot say certain words including number
8 or letters.
FAMILY HISTORY:
Nil.
MENTALS AND GENERALS:
Sympathetic to others and loves affection.
Sentimental.
Headache in thunderstorm.
Loves dancing. Sensitive to certain people.
Weak ankles.
(Still afraid in dark). Never weeps.
8-6-57
Carcinosin 30, 200, 1 m given with remarkable
benefit and patient can say "8" now.
28-9-57,
Sepia 12, also Ruta.
Iron in low potency.
Case 11:
Egyptian boy of 5 years. Recurrent colds,
debility. Tonsils removed at 2 years.
PREVIOUS ILLNESS:
No illnesses.
FAMILY HISTORY:
Both parents cancer.
GENERALS AND MENTALS:
Carcinosin appearance (many moles). Obstinate.
Sensitive to music. Loves travel.
Aversion fat cream +. Aversion salt.
Sensitive to reprimand.
Perspires profusely even in winter,
Carcinosin 30, 200, 1 m given
4-5-54.
Letter, December 6th, 1954, from his father:
"The temperature foreseen by you appeared
on the 15th day and lasted 24 hours. He has developed physical endurance and
there has been no more snoring or
coughing. As a matter of
fact, John has not had a single cold until
lately and this is most exceptional, particularly in view of the debilitating
climate we have to endure here (East Africa)."
Case 12:
Finally, a tragic case of cancer in childhood.
It is of interest from the view-point of the Carcinosin drug picture.
A child of 11 years of age was looking after a
baby in a garden, the gate of which opened into a cul de sac.
The baby managed to slip out through the gate
while the girl looking after her was preoccupied, and was killed by a motor
car. The girl was so shocked she stopped growing, and eventually eveloped
cancer of the liver from which she died.
THE FAMILY HISTORY as follows:
Father's mother died of pernicious anaemia.
Father's brother died of cancer. Mother's mother
died of diabetes.
PREVIOUS ILLNESS:
Measles only.
MENTALS AND GENERALS:
Loves affection. Sympathetic to others. Very
tidy.
Blue sclerotics. Numerous moles.
Cafe au
lait complexion.
Vorwort/Suchen Zeichen/Abkürzungen Impressum