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Atropa belladonna
Year 2015, Issue 8, Article 3CaseAuthor: Rajan Sankaran
The evolution of homeopathic practiceby Rajan SankaranCases using modern approaches in homeopathyCase 1This was a case of a man who had mild hypertension and lots of fear. He told me that he had a great fear of leaving the house: “I have to travel in my profession a lot. I am afraid of traveling by plane, I feel that someone has planted a bomb in the plane.”
While describing these thoughts, his expression appeared to be one of terror. His eyebrows remained raised and his eyes were wide.
I asked him if there were any physical complaints along with this and he mentioned.
Patient (P): “I get gas and hyperacidity and palpitation. It starts with the anxiety of catching a flight. I feel it when I am packing my things to travel. The pressure builds up. Suppose the plane vibrates due to bad weather, again the anxiety starts. It is not possible to relax and enjoy. If I start thinking, my blood pressure shoots up. I have a fear that something will happen. Suppose the pain starts, what will happen to me? Suddenly my heart starts pumping. What will happen now? Driving the car, do I stop it in the middle of the road and run to a telephone. What should I do? I keep brooding all the time and cannot make any progress. I am very fast in my work. I finish things quickly in the office.
I asked if he had any other fears and he explained.
P: “I liked my mother's milk too much as a child. In order to get me off my mother's milk, my parents told me there was a ghost in the attic. They said, ‘If you continue to demand your mother's milk the ghost will get you.’ Since that time I have had fear of ghosts. Then when I was between the ages of eight to ten-years-old, I had a severe poisonous snake bite. I asked if I would die but they took me to an Ayurveda hospital and I got over it. At age twenty-four, I had a jaundice attack. Years back, I was in England and instead of getting rest I got the feeling of ants all over my head and my blood pressure shot up. I had severe palpitations. I was sure something would happen. I went to the doctor and wrote down exactly what was happening to me. He asked if I had taken any homeopathic treatment. I said ‘no’ and he said he would treat me. The doctor gave me many investigations and all the tests were normal. He gave me treatment and my pressure became normal. But this problem has been since the past twelve years.”
I asked him to tell more.
P: “I had once gone to Singapore and I was sitting on a plane. We were continuously drinking. The next morning, I had the same problem. The doctor told me to keep some medicine when I travel. After that, I stopped drinking for three months. Then, I started having professional problems. I felt a wrong had been done to me. That hurt my ego enormously and I felt the insult socially, I felt degraded. I felt it was the end of the world and I would not be able to travel and no one would respect me. I recited and chanted God's name all the time. That was the only thing that I could do. I carry my prayer books and medicines with me all over the world. I feel secure only when I have all these things with me.”
He further explained.
P: “Most of the fears on the intake form are applicable to me. The thought that I am growing old and I could not travel, since much is scary to me. I am especially afraid that something will happen to me when I am traveling away from home. This is when I seek the safety of my medicines or my prayer books. This is very important.”
I asked him about his dreams
P: “I dreamt I was taken to the gallows and hanged. I was terrified in this dream. It really works on my mind. Then, I also have dreams about snakes. I had a dream of four or five yellow big snakes biting a boy, and then, I heard the news that my daughter was dead.”Understanding the caseThis is a case of a man with sudden episodes of high blood pressure and panic. Something happens and his reaction is immediate and too intense. He narrates the story of being at his mother's breast and the terror of the ghost coming to get him. It is as if he is still reacting to episodes in his life with this same intensity of panic, like a child. At these times, he suddenly calls for help. He calls the homeopath for medicine and chants the name of God. He is easily reassured. In between times, he does not contact the practitioner. All is fine. This is the pace of the acute miasm.
His dreams are of him being taken to the gallows and of snakes, with the same feeling of terror. This is the sensation of the Solanaceae family.
The basic quality of a plant is sensitivity. It is a living organism rooted in the soil. To survive, it needs to be sensitive to changes in the external environment and also must be capable of adapting and reacting accordingly to these changes.
In the human being, the Plant experience is that of sensitivity. They are affected by many things and must adapt and adjust to them. Throughout this person’s interests, stressful situations, relations, and nature, we can see that there is the same Sensation and reaction.Prescription: Belladonna 1MFollow-up three months later: “The next morning after the remedy, I felt like I was in the Garden of Eden. My head and ears felt red-hot. I felt as if the blood pressure was too high. I telephoned and you told me to come in and the BP was fine. After that, I never needed to check my BP. I felt a feeling of well being and no fear of anything happening. These fears disappeared slowly. Now, if there is a tension at work, I still wonder if I can take the load, but then it passes. Now, my responsibility has increased and I am traveling to new places. Physically, the pains on waking have disappeared.”
I asked him about his dreams: “Now, I have all pleasant dreams and no more fearful ones. No dreams of being taken to the gallows.”
This case has been followed for ten years, though sporadically. He no longer has panic attacks and his blood pressure is not a problem.Keywords: synergy, Guernsey, Allen, Kent, Phatak, Boenninghausen, Boger, modern homeopathy.
Remedies: Belladonna, Crotalus cascavella, Kalium bromatum, Stannum metallicum.
While describing these thoughts, his expression appeared to be one of terror. His eyebrows remained raised and his eyes were wide.
I asked him if there were any physical complaints along with this and he mentioned.
Patient (P): “I get gas and hyperacidity and palpitation. It starts with the anxiety of catching a flight. I feel it when I am packing my things to travel. The pressure builds up. Suppose the plane vibrates due to bad weather, again the anxiety starts. It is not possible to relax and enjoy. If I start thinking, my blood pressure shoots up. I have a fear that something will happen. Suppose the pain starts, what will happen to me? Suddenly my heart starts pumping. What will happen now? Driving the car, do I stop it in the middle of the road and run to a telephone. What should I do? I keep brooding all the time and cannot make any progress. I am very fast in my work. I finish things quickly in the office.
I asked if he had any other fears and he explained.
P: “I liked my mother's milk too much as a child. In order to get me off my mother's milk, my parents told me there was a ghost in the attic. They said, ‘If you continue to demand your mother's milk the ghost will get you.’ Since that time I have had fear of ghosts. Then when I was between the ages of eight to ten-years-old, I had a severe poisonous snake bite. I asked if I would die but they took me to an Ayurveda hospital and I got over it. At age twenty-four, I had a jaundice attack. Years back, I was in England and instead of getting rest I got the feeling of ants all over my head and my blood pressure shot up. I had severe palpitations. I was sure something would happen. I went to the doctor and wrote down exactly what was happening to me. He asked if I had taken any homeopathic treatment. I said ‘no’ and he said he would treat me. The doctor gave me many investigations and all the tests were normal. He gave me treatment and my pressure became normal. But this problem has been since the past twelve years.”
I asked him to tell more.
P: “I had once gone to Singapore and I was sitting on a plane. We were continuously drinking. The next morning, I had the same problem. The doctor told me to keep some medicine when I travel. After that, I stopped drinking for three months. Then, I started having professional problems. I felt a wrong had been done to me. That hurt my ego enormously and I felt the insult socially, I felt degraded. I felt it was the end of the world and I would not be able to travel and no one would respect me. I recited and chanted God's name all the time. That was the only thing that I could do. I carry my prayer books and medicines with me all over the world. I feel secure only when I have all these things with me.”
He further explained.
P: “Most of the fears on the intake form are applicable to me. The thought that I am growing old and I could not travel, since much is scary to me. I am especially afraid that something will happen to me when I am traveling away from home. This is when I seek the safety of my medicines or my prayer books. This is very important.”
I asked him about his dreams
P: “I dreamt I was taken to the gallows and hanged. I was terrified in this dream. It really works on my mind. Then, I also have dreams about snakes. I had a dream of four or five yellow big snakes biting a boy, and then, I heard the news that my daughter was dead.”Understanding the caseThis is a case of a man with sudden episodes of high blood pressure and panic. Something happens and his reaction is immediate and too intense. He narrates the story of being at his mother's breast and the terror of the ghost coming to get him. It is as if he is still reacting to episodes in his life with this same intensity of panic, like a child. At these times, he suddenly calls for help. He calls the homeopath for medicine and chants the name of God. He is easily reassured. In between times, he does not contact the practitioner. All is fine. This is the pace of the acute miasm.
His dreams are of him being taken to the gallows and of snakes, with the same feeling of terror. This is the sensation of the Solanaceae family.
The basic quality of a plant is sensitivity. It is a living organism rooted in the soil. To survive, it needs to be sensitive to changes in the external environment and also must be capable of adapting and reacting accordingly to these changes.
In the human being, the Plant experience is that of sensitivity. They are affected by many things and must adapt and adjust to them. Throughout this person’s interests, stressful situations, relations, and nature, we can see that there is the same Sensation and reaction.Prescription: Belladonna 1MFollow-up three months later: “The next morning after the remedy, I felt like I was in the Garden of Eden. My head and ears felt red-hot. I felt as if the blood pressure was too high. I telephoned and you told me to come in and the BP was fine. After that, I never needed to check my BP. I felt a feeling of well being and no fear of anything happening. These fears disappeared slowly. Now, if there is a tension at work, I still wonder if I can take the load, but then it passes. Now, my responsibility has increased and I am traveling to new places. Physically, the pains on waking have disappeared.”
I asked him about his dreams: “Now, I have all pleasant dreams and no more fearful ones. No dreams of being taken to the gallows.”
This case has been followed for ten years, though sporadically. He no longer has panic attacks and his blood pressure is not a problem.Keywords: synergy, Guernsey, Allen, Kent, Phatak, Boenninghausen, Boger, modern homeopathy.
Remedies: Belladonna, Crotalus cascavella, Kalium bromatum, Stannum metallicum.