CAUSTICUM

TINCTURA ACRIS SINE KALI

DR. HAHNEMANN

C3 A3 U2 S2 T2 I2 C3 U2 M3 W


C3 – 

  • Child – Children with dark hair and eyes, delicate sensitive; skin prone to intertrigo during dentition (Lyc.), or convulsion with eruption of teeth (Stan.)
  • Children slow in learning to walk (Calc.P.).
  • Cicatrices, especially burns, scalds, freshen up, become sore again; old injuries re-open; patients say “they never have been well since that burn”.


A3 –

  •  Adopted to person with dark hair and rigid fibe; weakly, psoric, with excessively yellow, sallow complexion; subject to affections of respiratory and urinary tracts.
  • Ailments: from long lasting grief and sorrow (Phos. Ac.); from loss of sleep, night watching (Con., Ign.); from sudden emotions, fear, fright, joy (Coff., Gels.); from anger vexation, from suppressed eruptions.
  • Aphonia & hoarseness or rawness, < in the morning. (< in the evening, Carbo v., Phos.)


U2 – 

  • Unsteady walking and easy falling of little children.
  • Unable to get an easy position or lie still a moment (Eup., Rhus.) at night.


S2 – 

  • Soreness or rawness : of scalp, throat, respiratory tract, rectum, anus, urethra, vagina, uterus (as if bruised, Arn.; as if sprained, Rhus.)
  • Single parts paralysis; vocal organs, tongue, eyelids, face, extremities, bladder; generally of right side; from exposure to cold wind or draft; after typhoid, typhus, or diphtheria; gradually appearing.


T2 – 

  • Trembling and weakness, faint like sinking of strength.
  •  Tension and shortening of muscles, Rheumatic affection with contraction of the flexors and stiffness of the joints.


I2 – 

  • Intense sympathy for suffering of others.
  • Improve patient for a time, than comes to a stand still (Psor., Sulph).


C3 –

  • Cannot cover too warmly but warmth does not >.
  •  Constipation: frequent, ineffectual desire (Nux); stool passes better when person is standing; impeded by haemorrhoids; tough and shining like grease; in children with nocturnal enuresis.
  • Cough : with rawness and soreness in chest; with inability to expectorate, sputa must be swallowed (Arn., Kali c.); relived by swallow of cold water; on expiration (Aco.); with pain in hips; remaining after pertusis; with expectoration chiefly at night.


U2 –

  •  Urine involuntary: when coughing, sneezing, blowing the nose (Puls, Squil.,Ver.).
  • Upper eyelids drooping; cannot keep them open (Caul., gels., Graph., - of both lids, Sep.)


M3 –

  • Melancholy mood: sad, hopeless; from care, grief, sorrow; with weeping, “the least thing makes the child cry”.
  •  Must move constantly but motion does not relieve.
  • Menses: too early; too feeble; only during the day; cease on lying down.


W – 

  • Warts: large, jagged, often pedunculated; bleeding easily; exuding moisture; small all over the body; on eyelids, face; on the nose.


AGGRAVATION – In clear, fine weather; coming from the air into a warm room

(Bry.) cold air, especially draft of cold air; on becoming cold; from getting wet or

bathing.

AMELIORATION – In damp, wet weather; warm air.


RELATIONS –

 Complementory: Carbo Veg., Petros.

Incompatible: Phos


Some important points

  • It affects right side most prominent.

Trios of Ptosis

  • Causticum
  • Sepia
  • Gelsemium


Trios of paralysis and chronic rheumatism

  • Causticum
  • Rhus tox
  • sulphur

SEE ALSO

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