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Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Dr. Baneerji, Hello doctor!! I would like to know if Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the tongue(also parotid gland) could be treated with a homeopathy treatement? If so, how do I go about getting your treatment? Please let me know as soon as possible or direct me regarding the steps I need to go through to get the homeopathy treatment started. Thanking you. Biren Kothari birenkothari@hotmail.com
I believe in Homoeopathy, I did my D.H.M.S from Delhi board. I have my mother suffering from Sarcoma of Parotid gland Left and Right. It seems to have metastasized to Left axilla. I have not dealt with Cancer patient before. Do you have something(medicine) that can give some hope to her(us). She had underwent Radio and Chemotherapy. MY NAME AND CONTACT NUMBER IS:- ATUL.KOTHARI PHONE#(602)485-8186 E-MAIL:- ATUL.KOTHARI@MAYO.EDU WAITING FOR YOUR REPLY. THANK YOU ATUL
Dear Mr. Atul,
Let me know from where you belong to & about your mother's detail habits ( viz. tobacco chewing, smoking or others), constitution (construction of your self, either bulky or slim). Her desire & aversion. From when you are suffering from. Either you may visit alongwith her to me or not, if not let me send her snap, especially in full length & of her diseased portion .
After taking the case I may prescribe her on the basis of repertorisation and may send her the treatment.
Thanking you and assuring you of my best co-operation at all times, I remain,
Sincerely Yours,
BanerjeeBJ
I believe in Homoeopathy, I did my D.H.M.S from Delhi board. I have my mother suffering from Sarcoma of Parotid gland Left and Right. It seems to have metastasized to Left axilla. I have not dealt with Cancer patient before. Do you have something(medicine) that can give some hope to her(us). She had underwent Radio and Chemotherapy. MY NAME AND CONTACT NUMBER IS:- ATUL.KOTHARI PHONE#(602)485-8186 E-MAIL:- ATUL.KOTHARI@MAYO.EDU WAITING FOR YOUR REPLY. THANK YOU ATUL
Dear Mr. Atul,
Let me know from where you belong to & about your mother's detail habits ( viz. tobacco chewing, smoking or others), constitution (construction of your self, either bulky or slim). Her desire & aversion. From when you are suffering from. Either you may visit alongwith her to me or not, if not let me send her snap, especially in full length & of her diseased portion .
After taking the case I may prescribe her on the basis of repertorisation and may send her the treatment.
Thanking you and assuring you of my best co-operation at all times, I remain,
Sincerely Yours,
BanerjeeBJ
appendix
The information provided herein should not be used for diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition. A licensed physician should be consulted for diagnosis and treatment of any and all medical conditions. (See disclaimer). Copyright 1999 adam.com, Inc. Any duplication or distribution of the information contained herein is strictly prohibited
appendicitis
Definition
A sudden inflammation of the appendix. The appendix is a narrow, small, finger-shaped tube that branches off the large intestine.
Causes, Incidence and Risk Factors
Appendicitis is one of the most common causes of emergency abdominal surgery in children. Approximately 4 appendectomies per 1000 children under age 18 are done anually in the United States (Note: appendicitis is not diagnosed in 100% of appendectomies). It is more common in males than females and incidence peaks in the late teens and early twenties. Appendicitis is uncommon under age two but can occur. Appendicitis generally follows obstruction of the appendix by feces (fecalith), a foreign body, or tumor.
Symptoms of appendicitis in young children are seldom classic so diagnosis is commonly delayed and perforation more likely. Older children and adolesents have a more typical presentation.
Classic presentation of appendicitis begins with crampy or "colicky" pain around the navel (periumbilical). There is usually a marked loss or total absence of appetite (anorexia). As the inflammation in the appendix increases the pain tends to move downward and to the right (right lower quadrant, RLQ) and localizes directly above the position of the appendix at a point called "McBurney's Point". (If a line is drawn from the navel to the prominence on the right pelvic bone (right superior iliac crest) and divided into thirds, McBurney/s Point is 2/3 away from the navel).
The child may be quite tender when the abdomen is pressed at McBurney's Point. When the abdomen is depressed on the left side, held momentarily, and then rapidly released the child may experience a momentary increase in pain (rebound). This finding suggests inflammation has spread to the peritoneum.
If the appendix ruptures the pain may disappear for a short period and the child feels suddenly better. However, within a short period peritonitis sets in, the pain returns, and the child becomes progressively more ill. At this time the abdomen may become rigid and extremely tender.
Symptoms
abdominal pain
pain may begin in the upper-middle abdomen (epigastric), then develop to sharp localized pain
pain may shift from the epigastric area to become most intense in the lower right side of the abdomen ("typical" presentation), tenderness of this area is common
pain initially may be vague, but getting increasingly more severe
point tenderness
abdominal pain may be worse when walking or coughing
nausea and vomiting
fever usually occurs within several hours
the patient may prefer to lie with knees pulled up to abdomen to relieve muscletension on the abdomen
Later symptoms:
fever
loss of appetite
nausea
vomiting
constipation
rectal tenderness
chills and shaking
Additional symptoms that may be associated with this disease:
urine, bloody (microscopic hematuria)
anal lump
menstruation, painful
Signs And Tests
When the abdomen is gently pressed in the painful area, and then the pressure is suddenly released, the pain increases (rebound tenderness). Touching the abdomen may cause spasm of the abdominal muscles if peritonitis is developing. Rectal examination causes pain that is localized on the right side. Psoas sign is positive--the person is placed on his (her) back in a supine position and the legs are extended straight. Tapping the heels or jarring the leg upwards causes increased pain on the right side of the abdomen.
Appendicitis may be strongly suspected based on the following tests:
An abdominal sonography may show appendicitis.
A CBC shows increased white blood cell count.
An abdominal X-ray may or may not show signs of appendicitis.
The diagnosis may be confirmed by the surgeon during an exploratory laparotomy.
This disease may also alter the results of the following tests:
barium enema
abdominal tap (paracentesis)
abdominal CT scan
Treatment
Close observation within the first 8 to 12 hours after the onset of symptoms is indicated.
For uncomplicated appendicitis, surgery (appendectomy) is performed as soon as possible. Little preparation is required. If an abscess is suspected, the surgery may be delayed until antibiotic therapy has reduced the infection.
Expectations (Prognosis)
Early surgery has a death rate of less than 1%.
Complications
perforation of the intestines
gangrene (tissue death) of the intestines
peritonitis
abscess
Calling Your Health Care Provider
Call your health care provider if right-lower quadrant abdominal pain or other symptoms suggestive of appendicitis develop.
Prevention
Not preventable.
The information provided herein should not be used for diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition. A licensed physician should be consulted for diagnosis and treatment of any and all medical conditions. (See disclaimer). Copyright 1999 adam.com, Inc. Any duplication or distribution of the information contained herein is strictly prohibited.
Copyright ® 1999 adam.com
The information provided herein should not be used for diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition. A licensed physician should be consulted for diagnosis and treatment of any and all medical conditions. (See disclaimer). Copyright 1999 adam.com, Inc. Any duplication or distribution of the information contained herein is strictly prohibited
appendicitis
Definition
A sudden inflammation of the appendix. The appendix is a narrow, small, finger-shaped tube that branches off the large intestine.
Causes, Incidence and Risk Factors
Appendicitis is one of the most common causes of emergency abdominal surgery in children. Approximately 4 appendectomies per 1000 children under age 18 are done anually in the United States (Note: appendicitis is not diagnosed in 100% of appendectomies). It is more common in males than females and incidence peaks in the late teens and early twenties. Appendicitis is uncommon under age two but can occur. Appendicitis generally follows obstruction of the appendix by feces (fecalith), a foreign body, or tumor.
Symptoms of appendicitis in young children are seldom classic so diagnosis is commonly delayed and perforation more likely. Older children and adolesents have a more typical presentation.
Classic presentation of appendicitis begins with crampy or "colicky" pain around the navel (periumbilical). There is usually a marked loss or total absence of appetite (anorexia). As the inflammation in the appendix increases the pain tends to move downward and to the right (right lower quadrant, RLQ) and localizes directly above the position of the appendix at a point called "McBurney's Point". (If a line is drawn from the navel to the prominence on the right pelvic bone (right superior iliac crest) and divided into thirds, McBurney/s Point is 2/3 away from the navel).
The child may be quite tender when the abdomen is pressed at McBurney's Point. When the abdomen is depressed on the left side, held momentarily, and then rapidly released the child may experience a momentary increase in pain (rebound). This finding suggests inflammation has spread to the peritoneum.
If the appendix ruptures the pain may disappear for a short period and the child feels suddenly better. However, within a short period peritonitis sets in, the pain returns, and the child becomes progressively more ill. At this time the abdomen may become rigid and extremely tender.
Symptoms
abdominal pain
pain may begin in the upper-middle abdomen (epigastric), then develop to sharp localized pain
pain may shift from the epigastric area to become most intense in the lower right side of the abdomen ("typical" presentation), tenderness of this area is common
pain initially may be vague, but getting increasingly more severe
point tenderness
abdominal pain may be worse when walking or coughing
nausea and vomiting
fever usually occurs within several hours
the patient may prefer to lie with knees pulled up to abdomen to relieve muscletension on the abdomen
Later symptoms:
fever
loss of appetite
nausea
vomiting
constipation
rectal tenderness
chills and shaking
Additional symptoms that may be associated with this disease:
urine, bloody (microscopic hematuria)
anal lump
menstruation, painful
Signs And Tests
When the abdomen is gently pressed in the painful area, and then the pressure is suddenly released, the pain increases (rebound tenderness). Touching the abdomen may cause spasm of the abdominal muscles if peritonitis is developing. Rectal examination causes pain that is localized on the right side. Psoas sign is positive--the person is placed on his (her) back in a supine position and the legs are extended straight. Tapping the heels or jarring the leg upwards causes increased pain on the right side of the abdomen.
Appendicitis may be strongly suspected based on the following tests:
An abdominal sonography may show appendicitis.
A CBC shows increased white blood cell count.
An abdominal X-ray may or may not show signs of appendicitis.
The diagnosis may be confirmed by the surgeon during an exploratory laparotomy.
This disease may also alter the results of the following tests:
barium enema
abdominal tap (paracentesis)
abdominal CT scan
Treatment
Close observation within the first 8 to 12 hours after the onset of symptoms is indicated.
For uncomplicated appendicitis, surgery (appendectomy) is performed as soon as possible. Little preparation is required. If an abscess is suspected, the surgery may be delayed until antibiotic therapy has reduced the infection.
Expectations (Prognosis)
Early surgery has a death rate of less than 1%.
Complications
perforation of the intestines
gangrene (tissue death) of the intestines
peritonitis
abscess
Calling Your Health Care Provider
Call your health care provider if right-lower quadrant abdominal pain or other symptoms suggestive of appendicitis develop.
Prevention
Not preventable.
The information provided herein should not be used for diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition. A licensed physician should be consulted for diagnosis and treatment of any and all medical conditions. (See disclaimer). Copyright 1999 adam.com, Inc. Any duplication or distribution of the information contained herein is strictly prohibited.
Copyright ® 1999 adam.com
Subject: FW: CANCERplz plz read this its about cancer check ur shampoosESPECIALLY>herbal essences. Go home and check your shampoo.Change it before it's too late... Check theingredients listed on your shampoo bottle, and see they have asubstance by the name of SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE, or simplySLS. This substance is found in most shampoos, and themanufacturers use it because it produces a lot of foam and>it is cheap. BUT the fact is that SLS is used to scrubgarage floors,and it is very strong. It is also proven thatit can cause cancer in the long run, and this is no>joke. I went home and checked my shampoo (Vidal Sassoon); itdoesn't contain it; however, others such as Vo5,Palmolive, Paul Mitchell, l'Oreal, the new Hemp>Shampoo from Body Shop etc contain this substance. The first>ingredient listed (which means it is the single most>prevalent ingredient) in Clairol's Herbal Essences isSodium Laureth Sulfate. So I called one company, and>I told them their product contains a substance that>will cause people to have cancer. They said, Yeah we >about it but there isnothing we can do about it because weneed>that substance to produce foam. By the way colgate>toothpaste also contains the same substance to produce thebubbles". They said they are going to send me someinformation.Research has shown that in the 1980s, the chance of gettingcancer is 1out of 8000 and now, in the 1990s, the chances>of getting cancer is 1 out of 3, which is>very serious. So I hope that you will take this seriously and>pass this on to all the people you know, and hopefully, we>can stop "giving" ourselves the cancer virus. This is serious,after you have read this, pass it on to as many people aspossible, this is not a chain letter, but it concerns our>health. Michelle Haile University ofPennsylvania Health System Office of Legal Affairs
On the quiet and calm morning of 19th Aug. '80 I was sitting in my chamber when a ten year old boy, Munnelal led by his father came in. The father said, "Doctor, my son can not see any things with his right eye for the last few months I consulted some eye hospitals and am at present coming back from K.G. Medical College Lucknow. Is their any hope of my son regaining his version ? Should I go and consult Doctors who perform eye operations ?" Having stated all his fruitless effort he showed me the prescriptions and medical test reports.
I listened to him patently and consoled his as he said to me with tears in his eyes, "I am very poor and Munnelal is my only son." How I begain to question him as followes :
Q. How did the boy lose his eye sight ?
A. Sir, it all happened all of sudden without any prewarning.
Q. Did he suffer from any disease since his birth ?
A. A year prior to his blindness, the boy suffered from fever for some days.
Q. How long did the fever last ?
A. The fever lasted for about a fortnight (It strucks me that it was typhoid fever.)
Q. What medicines were administered ?
A. In treatment only some capsules and injection were given.
After learning the past history of the patient I prescribed Lyco. 0/1 (one pill disolved in one ounce of distilled watere and dived into seven doses. One dose was added to a cup of boiled water and from it one teaspoonful to be taken after every hour, four doses a day. After gap of two days the process was to be repeated for about a week.) The father was instructed to report the condition of the patient after a week. The father was also advised not to warryat all if the patient got fever during the treatment and he should positively inform me. After a week the father came to me highly annyed and incensed. He blamed me that I was responsible for the high fever of the boy. The boy realy had developed high temperature and I was requested to treat the fever and then do any thing else for the blindness. I consoled him and told him that the boy must have fever as a symptom for the efficacy of the medicine and with the subsidence of the fever his blindness would disappear like a magic. (Every body knows according to Merring's guiding symptoms that suppressed symptoms reappear with the asministering of the correct medicine.)
I gave the patient false doses for four days on 25th Aug. '80. After four days he agains reappeared and reported with great joy that it was miracle that the boy regained his lost sight after the disappearance of the fever I gave his Lyco. 0/2 according to the previous proceedure and the medicine to be taken only twice a days with a gap of three days. I asked him to see me after twenty eight days.
Munelal came to me with his father on the prescribed date and the father said, "My son can see now objects miles off."
I cut a joke and said, "If your son can see for mile with his one eye he can see for two miles when he is looking with his both eyes wide open."
The father told me that his son had become very week and requested me to give him some tonic. I advised the father to give his son half a Kg. of Cow's milk daily to be taken only a cupful at a time. I gave him false doses in two ounce to be taken with a cup of a milk every morning and evening and asked him to be present to be examined in the last week of May's 81.
I listened to him patently and consoled his as he said to me with tears in his eyes, "I am very poor and Munnelal is my only son." How I begain to question him as followes :
Q. How did the boy lose his eye sight ?
A. Sir, it all happened all of sudden without any prewarning.
Q. Did he suffer from any disease since his birth ?
A. A year prior to his blindness, the boy suffered from fever for some days.
Q. How long did the fever last ?
A. The fever lasted for about a fortnight (It strucks me that it was typhoid fever.)
Q. What medicines were administered ?
A. In treatment only some capsules and injection were given.
After learning the past history of the patient I prescribed Lyco. 0/1 (one pill disolved in one ounce of distilled watere and dived into seven doses. One dose was added to a cup of boiled water and from it one teaspoonful to be taken after every hour, four doses a day. After gap of two days the process was to be repeated for about a week.) The father was instructed to report the condition of the patient after a week. The father was also advised not to warryat all if the patient got fever during the treatment and he should positively inform me. After a week the father came to me highly annyed and incensed. He blamed me that I was responsible for the high fever of the boy. The boy realy had developed high temperature and I was requested to treat the fever and then do any thing else for the blindness. I consoled him and told him that the boy must have fever as a symptom for the efficacy of the medicine and with the subsidence of the fever his blindness would disappear like a magic. (Every body knows according to Merring's guiding symptoms that suppressed symptoms reappear with the asministering of the correct medicine.)
I gave the patient false doses for four days on 25th Aug. '80. After four days he agains reappeared and reported with great joy that it was miracle that the boy regained his lost sight after the disappearance of the fever I gave his Lyco. 0/2 according to the previous proceedure and the medicine to be taken only twice a days with a gap of three days. I asked him to see me after twenty eight days.
Munelal came to me with his father on the prescribed date and the father said, "My son can see now objects miles off."
I cut a joke and said, "If your son can see for mile with his one eye he can see for two miles when he is looking with his both eyes wide open."
The father told me that his son had become very week and requested me to give him some tonic. I advised the father to give his son half a Kg. of Cow's milk daily to be taken only a cupful at a time. I gave him false doses in two ounce to be taken with a cup of a milk every morning and evening and asked him to be present to be examined in the last week of May's 81.
HERPES ZOSTER
First of all I would bow down to our revered master Samuel Christian Friedrich Hahnemann before comencing to read my paper.
Respected president, learned teachers, my seniors and colleagues. It is my great pleasure to present this paper on 'Herpes oster'. Some of my seniors might have expressed their opinions on this before me. Herpes means to creep, it is derived from the Greek word 'Herpein' and 'Zoster' means it is an ancient greek waist belt for man. In the first place Herpes is a deases caused by one of the filter passing viruses. There are two types of Herpes -
1) Herpes Zoster which is also known as Zona or Shingles,
2) Herpes Simplex.
In Herpes Zoster the vesicles follow the distribution of sensory nerves whereas in Herpes simples this does not happen. In the case of Herpes Zoster immunity is obtained after an attack, but in Herpes Zoster immunity is not obtained. Both the Herpes are caused by different viruses. Acoording to Dr. Glenn A. Gentry or the university of Mississippi, U.S.A., the two Herpes viruses known as HSV1 (cold sores) and HSV2 (venereal disease), began to diverge from each other about nine million years ago, at about the time of the evolutionery seperation of early ancestors of Homo sapiens from the great apes. In his opinion about nine million years agoa single Herpes virus infected the Old World monkeys both in the mouths and genitals. He also assumed that as is common among all primate species except Homo sapiens and the Orangotan, the great apes took the fron to back posture at copulation. Coupled with the common practice of fallatio (which is still common among primate species), the ancestral Herpes virus would have begun only with the begining of face to race copulation, a consequense of the errect posture of the Homonids from which Homo sapiens is derived.
Herpes Zoster is an inflamatory condition of the route ganglia or the 'Gasserian-ganglion', generally known as Shingles. It is the sensory analogue of poliomylitis, type of lesions in the nervous-system and the condition of the cerebrospinal fluid is the same in both the diseases. Usually only one ganglion is involved most of ten in the dorsal region. The eruption isalways unilateral, running in a zone (i.e. Zoster) as far as the middle line and is preceded by neuralgic pain which may be very persistent and severe in old people. The vesicles begin as papules, and may leave some scarring. The lesions in the ganglia are similar to those in the anterior horn in poliomylitis, i.e. congestion, hemorrnage, perivascular collection of lymphocytes, and degeneration of ganglion cells with neuronophagia. There is Wallarian degeneration of the nerve fibres in the posterior routs, in the peripheral neves, and in the posterior coloumns.
In brief we may say that Herpes Zoster or Zona or Shingles is characterised by its peculiar way of spreading along with the course of certain cutaneous neves. When it appears on thorax, the cluster of vesicles occupy the space in which one of the spinal nerves takes its course, commencing near oneof the vertebrae and running around one side of the trunk towards the sternum, thus forming a kind of belt around one half of the thorax. When it appears on the neck, it forms not only a ring around one side of the neck, but it appears likewise upon the trunk and the upper arm, corresponding to the course of the cervical nerves and the brachial flexus. In cases where it appears and stands from the lowest lumbar vertebra, it spreads in a similar manner upon the thing and hip. Quite seldom is Zoster found in the face, and then it occupies one half of the face in the shape of a belt. Zoster is almost always preceded by rheumatic pains in the affected parts, with fever and debility. There is burning sensation in the affected parts, then follows redness, upon which gradually clusters of vesicles appear. In the course of four to six days they form into crusts. It terminates the attack, unless fresh vesicles break forth. The burning pain usually commences to leave when the eruption is fully out, and disappears entirely with the falling off of crusts, not frequently however, which is quite a peculiar feature of Zoster when an intercostal neuralgia occurs, having very painful and often quite obstinate. Sometimes the vesicles are converted into deep seated pustules, leaving scars behind them, or they beome unfiltered with blood serum. The duration of Zoster is fom 12/14 to 30 days, according to the degree of the inflammation and the general condition and the suseptibility of the patient.
I would like to draw your kind attention towards a few cases of Herpes Zoster which I have treated in my dispensary by 50 millesimal potency :
CASE NO. 1 : A CASE OF HERPES ZOSTER OF HIP REGION
Name : Raju Age : 12 years Sex : Male
6th Aug. '87 : A boy named Raju having the clusters of vesicles on his left hip and back region (as shown in slide No. 1 & 2 ) with a complaint or great burning and reeling of band like sensation around his hip bone. He also reported that burning increased as soon as he used to bathe. He was suffering with this for the past two days.
CLINICAL FINDINGS : Lips dry and bright red having burning on the affected part which aggravated by bathing.
The patient was prescribed sulphur 0/3, one pill dissolved in one ounce of distilled water, having four doses to be taken one dose every morning for four days. The attendat of the patient was asked to report on the prescribed date.
11the Aug. '87 : The blisters of the patient were drying up with diminutive burning sensation but he reported a new complaint i.e. having pain on his hip region due to which he found it difficult to walk. He was prescribed again the same medicine in same potency i.e. Sulphur 0/3, to be taken as before and was asked to report after four days.
16th Aug '87 : He visited me and reported that the burning as well as the pain were subsiding but he complained that there was peculiar type of spots (scars) on the affected parts, having numbness and a peculiar type of sensation. He was prescribed Sac-Lac in the previous procedure, four doses to be taken one dose every morning and was asked to report again.
21st Aug '87 : The patient visited me cheerfully and reported that he was quite O.K.
CASE NO. 2 :
A CASE OF POST HERPES ZOSTER
Name : Rukhsana Age : 14 years Sex : female
1st Sep '87 : Patient visited me along with her mother who told me that she was suffering from blisters and burning on right side of the body mostly upper extremity on the axilary portion, neck and face. She also told me that the sufferings were for the past one month and she had been under a reputed physician with no result.
CLINICAL FINDINGS : (Slide No. 3 & 4) : Scars on the affected parts with burning that is on right axilary portion, neck and face having foul smell with dry scabs-bright red with throbbing pain. The patient also reported that the somplaint increased by taking bath. She was prescribed Sulphur 0/3, one pill dissolved in one ounce of distilled water divided into four doses to be taken one dose every morning for four days.
5th Sep '87 : She visited me on the prescribed date and reported that she was gradually improving but complained of severe itching. I prescribed again the same medicine in the very same potency but divided into eight doses, to be taken one dose every morning for eight days.
14th Sep'87 : Rukhsana visited and reported with a charming smile that she had recovered her health totally and had no complaint at all.
CASE NO. 1 :
A CASE OF HERPES-ZOSTER OF THE FACE
Name : Ramesh Age : 25 years Sex : Male
7th Sep '87 : Patient visited me with a complaint of left facial blisters mostly on Halal region with oedematous swelling, piercing and stinging pain around the left orbit, with left eye closed (Slide No. 1 & 2)
CLINICAL FINDINGS : Erysipelas on left facial region with senstiveness and swelling, rosy with burning, chilly patient. Face oedematously swollen. I prescribed him on the basis of totallity of symptoms Apis mel.0/3 one pill dissolved in one ounce of distilled water divided into eight doses and advised to take one dose every morning without any external application.
16th Sep '87 : Patient had recovered his health and the complaints of burning, stinging and piercing pain along with the oedimatous swelling had fully vanished (Slide No. 2). He reported that a few spots (Scars) had appeared on the affected part of the face and a peculiar type of sensation persisted there. I prescribed the same medicine in the same potency i.e. Apis mel. 0/3 one pill dissolved in one ounce of distilled water having eight doses to be taken for eight days every morning. I asked him to report after eight days.
25th Sep '87 : The patient visited me in a happy mood and told me that he had no complaints. I advised him not to take any more medicine because clinically he was quita fit. (Slide No. 22)
CASE NO. 4 : A CASE OF POST HERPES ZOSTER OF RIGHT THORACIC REGION
Name : Manrawati Devi Age : 55 years Sex : Female
14th Sep '87 : An old lady visited me with a complaint of burning in right thoracic region with trembling of right hand, severe pain and burning on palm and sole which aggravated at night.
CLINICAL FINDINGS : Clinically I found that there were scars on the right thoracic region (Slide No.9 & 10). Just after taking the past history she told me that she had been suffering from a peculiar type of blisters along with severe burning and pain. I prescribed her Sulphur 0/3 according to totallity of symptoms, one pill dissolved in one ounce of distilled water having eight doses to be taken for eight days every morning.
23rd Sep '87 : She visited me and reported that the burning of chest along with palm and sole had vanished. She added that still she had the complaint of trembling of right hand. I prescribed her the very same medicine in the same potency to be taken as before, with eight doses for eight days.
31st Sep '87 : The old lady visited me in a cheerful mood and she reported to me with blessings that she had recovered from her trembling of the hand, I advised her not to take any more medicine.
CASE NO. 5 : A CASE OF HERPES ZOSTER OF RIGHT AXILARY & THORACIC REGION.
Name : Sukhdeo Age : 38 years Sex : Male
26th Sep '87 : A man with robust personality visited with the complaint of severe tearing pain on his right shoulder with lrysepalas vesicles and vesicular suppuration from the affected part and the patient was in so much trouble that he was unable to move his right arm. He also added that the complaint had started suddenly and increased after drenching by rain a few days ago. (Slide No. 11 & 12)
CLINICAL FINDINGS : Erysipilas on right axilary region along with vesicular suppuration with burning sensation and tearing pain aggravated in wet rainy weather after drenching in rain. I prescribed Rhus Tox 0/3, one pill dissolved in one ounce of distilled water having eight doses to be taken twice daily for four days.
31st Sep '87 : Patient visited and reported to me that the tearing pain had decreased along with the vesicular suppuration (Slide No. 13). I prescribed him the very same medicine in the same potency with eight doses but to be taken daily in the morning only for eight days.
9th Oct '87 : Patient visited me with a cheerful mood and reported that he had nearly recovered because the pain along with the suppuration had totaly vanished but he complained that there were a few spots left on the affected parts. (Slide No. 14). I prescribed him Rhus Tox 0/4, one pill dissolved in one ounce of distilled water having eight doses to be taken one dose every morning for eight days. I also advised him not to take any more medicine after eight days.
CASE NO. 6
A CASE OF HERPES ZOSTER OF LEFT HIP REGION.
Name : Chameli Devi Age : 40 Years Sex : Female
Ist Oct '87 : An old lady with the complaint of burning along with blisters on her left hip region aggravated during washing and bathing. (Slide No. 16).
CLINICAL FINDINGS : The lips of the patient were bright red and dry with the tongue white, with red tip and border. Burning in the affected part and also complained that everything aggravated by washing and taking bath. I prescribed her on the basis of totality of symptoms Sulphur 0/3, one pill dissolved in one ounce of distilled water having eight doses to be taken one dose every morning and asked her to report on the prescribed date.
9th Oct '87 : She visited and told me that blisters had already dried up but the burning still persisted. I prescribed her the same medicine in the same potency i.e. Sulphur 0/3, to be taken as before with eight doses, one dose every morning for eight days.
17th Oct '87 : The old lady visited me in a cheerful mood and reported that she had recovered from her complaint totally along with with burning but yet had a peculiar type of sensation. I prescribed her Sulphur 0/4, one pill dissolved in one ounce of distilled water having eight doses, one dose to be taken every morning for eight days.
26th Oct '87 : Patient visited me and reported that she was quite O.K.. I advised her not to take any more medicine.
I hope these medical cases will interest some, if not all, of my brothers-in-trade and benefit them to some extent.
I have given the references of the books I have consulted for the compilation of my paper which can be refered to by my colleagues who are interested in it.
In the end I thank you all for the patience with which you have listened to my and end it here.
I thankyou, once again,
R E F E R E N C E S
1. Chambers Disctionary.
2. A Text book of Pathology by William Boy.
3. Special Pathology and Diagnostics with Theurapeutiec Hints by C.C. Raue.
4. A Clinical Repertory to the Dictionary of Materia Medica -
by John Henery Clarke.
5. 'Times of India' Dated 20th Nov. 1988.
6. Materia Medica Pura by Samuel Hahnemann M.D.
7. 40 Years of Homoeopathic Practice by Dr. Sir John Weir, B.H.J. - April 1953.
8. British Homoeopathic Journal, April 1951.
9. Hahnemann's 50 Milliesimel Potency, Dr. S.M. Bhatacharya Hahnemann's Cleaning
10. 'A Note on Hahnemann's 50000 dilutions' by Evera , Dudley British -
Homoeopathic Journal, 1957.
11. Experiences with Hahnemann's 50,000th Dilutions, Dr. Charles Pahud
The British Homoeopathic Journal April 1950.
12. Some Recent Research and Advances in Homoeopathy. Dr P. Sankaran.
13. Leaders in Homoeopathic Therapeutics by Dr E.B. Nash, M.d.
14. Boericke's Materia Medica.
15. Kent's Materia Medica.
16. The art of Case Taking & Practical Repertorisation in Homoeopathy,
Dr R.P. Patel
17. Experiments with 50 Millesimal Potency-by Dr R.P. Patel.
First of all I would bow down to our revered master Samuel Christian Friedrich Hahnemann before comencing to read my paper.
Respected president, learned teachers, my seniors and colleagues. It is my great pleasure to present this paper on 'Herpes oster'. Some of my seniors might have expressed their opinions on this before me. Herpes means to creep, it is derived from the Greek word 'Herpein' and 'Zoster' means it is an ancient greek waist belt for man. In the first place Herpes is a deases caused by one of the filter passing viruses. There are two types of Herpes -
1) Herpes Zoster which is also known as Zona or Shingles,
2) Herpes Simplex.
In Herpes Zoster the vesicles follow the distribution of sensory nerves whereas in Herpes simples this does not happen. In the case of Herpes Zoster immunity is obtained after an attack, but in Herpes Zoster immunity is not obtained. Both the Herpes are caused by different viruses. Acoording to Dr. Glenn A. Gentry or the university of Mississippi, U.S.A., the two Herpes viruses known as HSV1 (cold sores) and HSV2 (venereal disease), began to diverge from each other about nine million years ago, at about the time of the evolutionery seperation of early ancestors of Homo sapiens from the great apes. In his opinion about nine million years agoa single Herpes virus infected the Old World monkeys both in the mouths and genitals. He also assumed that as is common among all primate species except Homo sapiens and the Orangotan, the great apes took the fron to back posture at copulation. Coupled with the common practice of fallatio (which is still common among primate species), the ancestral Herpes virus would have begun only with the begining of face to race copulation, a consequense of the errect posture of the Homonids from which Homo sapiens is derived.
Herpes Zoster is an inflamatory condition of the route ganglia or the 'Gasserian-ganglion', generally known as Shingles. It is the sensory analogue of poliomylitis, type of lesions in the nervous-system and the condition of the cerebrospinal fluid is the same in both the diseases. Usually only one ganglion is involved most of ten in the dorsal region. The eruption isalways unilateral, running in a zone (i.e. Zoster) as far as the middle line and is preceded by neuralgic pain which may be very persistent and severe in old people. The vesicles begin as papules, and may leave some scarring. The lesions in the ganglia are similar to those in the anterior horn in poliomylitis, i.e. congestion, hemorrnage, perivascular collection of lymphocytes, and degeneration of ganglion cells with neuronophagia. There is Wallarian degeneration of the nerve fibres in the posterior routs, in the peripheral neves, and in the posterior coloumns.
In brief we may say that Herpes Zoster or Zona or Shingles is characterised by its peculiar way of spreading along with the course of certain cutaneous neves. When it appears on thorax, the cluster of vesicles occupy the space in which one of the spinal nerves takes its course, commencing near oneof the vertebrae and running around one side of the trunk towards the sternum, thus forming a kind of belt around one half of the thorax. When it appears on the neck, it forms not only a ring around one side of the neck, but it appears likewise upon the trunk and the upper arm, corresponding to the course of the cervical nerves and the brachial flexus. In cases where it appears and stands from the lowest lumbar vertebra, it spreads in a similar manner upon the thing and hip. Quite seldom is Zoster found in the face, and then it occupies one half of the face in the shape of a belt. Zoster is almost always preceded by rheumatic pains in the affected parts, with fever and debility. There is burning sensation in the affected parts, then follows redness, upon which gradually clusters of vesicles appear. In the course of four to six days they form into crusts. It terminates the attack, unless fresh vesicles break forth. The burning pain usually commences to leave when the eruption is fully out, and disappears entirely with the falling off of crusts, not frequently however, which is quite a peculiar feature of Zoster when an intercostal neuralgia occurs, having very painful and often quite obstinate. Sometimes the vesicles are converted into deep seated pustules, leaving scars behind them, or they beome unfiltered with blood serum. The duration of Zoster is fom 12/14 to 30 days, according to the degree of the inflammation and the general condition and the suseptibility of the patient.
I would like to draw your kind attention towards a few cases of Herpes Zoster which I have treated in my dispensary by 50 millesimal potency :
CASE NO. 1 : A CASE OF HERPES ZOSTER OF HIP REGION
Name : Raju Age : 12 years Sex : Male
6th Aug. '87 : A boy named Raju having the clusters of vesicles on his left hip and back region (as shown in slide No. 1 & 2 ) with a complaint or great burning and reeling of band like sensation around his hip bone. He also reported that burning increased as soon as he used to bathe. He was suffering with this for the past two days.
CLINICAL FINDINGS : Lips dry and bright red having burning on the affected part which aggravated by bathing.
The patient was prescribed sulphur 0/3, one pill dissolved in one ounce of distilled water, having four doses to be taken one dose every morning for four days. The attendat of the patient was asked to report on the prescribed date.
11the Aug. '87 : The blisters of the patient were drying up with diminutive burning sensation but he reported a new complaint i.e. having pain on his hip region due to which he found it difficult to walk. He was prescribed again the same medicine in same potency i.e. Sulphur 0/3, to be taken as before and was asked to report after four days.
16th Aug '87 : He visited me and reported that the burning as well as the pain were subsiding but he complained that there was peculiar type of spots (scars) on the affected parts, having numbness and a peculiar type of sensation. He was prescribed Sac-Lac in the previous procedure, four doses to be taken one dose every morning and was asked to report again.
21st Aug '87 : The patient visited me cheerfully and reported that he was quite O.K.
CASE NO. 2 :
A CASE OF POST HERPES ZOSTER
Name : Rukhsana Age : 14 years Sex : female
1st Sep '87 : Patient visited me along with her mother who told me that she was suffering from blisters and burning on right side of the body mostly upper extremity on the axilary portion, neck and face. She also told me that the sufferings were for the past one month and she had been under a reputed physician with no result.
CLINICAL FINDINGS : (Slide No. 3 & 4) : Scars on the affected parts with burning that is on right axilary portion, neck and face having foul smell with dry scabs-bright red with throbbing pain. The patient also reported that the somplaint increased by taking bath. She was prescribed Sulphur 0/3, one pill dissolved in one ounce of distilled water divided into four doses to be taken one dose every morning for four days.
5th Sep '87 : She visited me on the prescribed date and reported that she was gradually improving but complained of severe itching. I prescribed again the same medicine in the very same potency but divided into eight doses, to be taken one dose every morning for eight days.
14th Sep'87 : Rukhsana visited and reported with a charming smile that she had recovered her health totally and had no complaint at all.
CASE NO. 1 :
A CASE OF HERPES-ZOSTER OF THE FACE
Name : Ramesh Age : 25 years Sex : Male
7th Sep '87 : Patient visited me with a complaint of left facial blisters mostly on Halal region with oedematous swelling, piercing and stinging pain around the left orbit, with left eye closed (Slide No. 1 & 2)
CLINICAL FINDINGS : Erysipelas on left facial region with senstiveness and swelling, rosy with burning, chilly patient. Face oedematously swollen. I prescribed him on the basis of totallity of symptoms Apis mel.0/3 one pill dissolved in one ounce of distilled water divided into eight doses and advised to take one dose every morning without any external application.
16th Sep '87 : Patient had recovered his health and the complaints of burning, stinging and piercing pain along with the oedimatous swelling had fully vanished (Slide No. 2). He reported that a few spots (Scars) had appeared on the affected part of the face and a peculiar type of sensation persisted there. I prescribed the same medicine in the same potency i.e. Apis mel. 0/3 one pill dissolved in one ounce of distilled water having eight doses to be taken for eight days every morning. I asked him to report after eight days.
25th Sep '87 : The patient visited me in a happy mood and told me that he had no complaints. I advised him not to take any more medicine because clinically he was quita fit. (Slide No. 22)
CASE NO. 4 : A CASE OF POST HERPES ZOSTER OF RIGHT THORACIC REGION
Name : Manrawati Devi Age : 55 years Sex : Female
14th Sep '87 : An old lady visited me with a complaint of burning in right thoracic region with trembling of right hand, severe pain and burning on palm and sole which aggravated at night.
CLINICAL FINDINGS : Clinically I found that there were scars on the right thoracic region (Slide No.9 & 10). Just after taking the past history she told me that she had been suffering from a peculiar type of blisters along with severe burning and pain. I prescribed her Sulphur 0/3 according to totallity of symptoms, one pill dissolved in one ounce of distilled water having eight doses to be taken for eight days every morning.
23rd Sep '87 : She visited me and reported that the burning of chest along with palm and sole had vanished. She added that still she had the complaint of trembling of right hand. I prescribed her the very same medicine in the same potency to be taken as before, with eight doses for eight days.
31st Sep '87 : The old lady visited me in a cheerful mood and she reported to me with blessings that she had recovered from her trembling of the hand, I advised her not to take any more medicine.
CASE NO. 5 : A CASE OF HERPES ZOSTER OF RIGHT AXILARY & THORACIC REGION.
Name : Sukhdeo Age : 38 years Sex : Male
26th Sep '87 : A man with robust personality visited with the complaint of severe tearing pain on his right shoulder with lrysepalas vesicles and vesicular suppuration from the affected part and the patient was in so much trouble that he was unable to move his right arm. He also added that the complaint had started suddenly and increased after drenching by rain a few days ago. (Slide No. 11 & 12)
CLINICAL FINDINGS : Erysipilas on right axilary region along with vesicular suppuration with burning sensation and tearing pain aggravated in wet rainy weather after drenching in rain. I prescribed Rhus Tox 0/3, one pill dissolved in one ounce of distilled water having eight doses to be taken twice daily for four days.
31st Sep '87 : Patient visited and reported to me that the tearing pain had decreased along with the vesicular suppuration (Slide No. 13). I prescribed him the very same medicine in the same potency with eight doses but to be taken daily in the morning only for eight days.
9th Oct '87 : Patient visited me with a cheerful mood and reported that he had nearly recovered because the pain along with the suppuration had totaly vanished but he complained that there were a few spots left on the affected parts. (Slide No. 14). I prescribed him Rhus Tox 0/4, one pill dissolved in one ounce of distilled water having eight doses to be taken one dose every morning for eight days. I also advised him not to take any more medicine after eight days.
CASE NO. 6
A CASE OF HERPES ZOSTER OF LEFT HIP REGION.
Name : Chameli Devi Age : 40 Years Sex : Female
Ist Oct '87 : An old lady with the complaint of burning along with blisters on her left hip region aggravated during washing and bathing. (Slide No. 16).
CLINICAL FINDINGS : The lips of the patient were bright red and dry with the tongue white, with red tip and border. Burning in the affected part and also complained that everything aggravated by washing and taking bath. I prescribed her on the basis of totality of symptoms Sulphur 0/3, one pill dissolved in one ounce of distilled water having eight doses to be taken one dose every morning and asked her to report on the prescribed date.
9th Oct '87 : She visited and told me that blisters had already dried up but the burning still persisted. I prescribed her the same medicine in the same potency i.e. Sulphur 0/3, to be taken as before with eight doses, one dose every morning for eight days.
17th Oct '87 : The old lady visited me in a cheerful mood and reported that she had recovered from her complaint totally along with with burning but yet had a peculiar type of sensation. I prescribed her Sulphur 0/4, one pill dissolved in one ounce of distilled water having eight doses, one dose to be taken every morning for eight days.
26th Oct '87 : Patient visited me and reported that she was quite O.K.. I advised her not to take any more medicine.
I hope these medical cases will interest some, if not all, of my brothers-in-trade and benefit them to some extent.
I have given the references of the books I have consulted for the compilation of my paper which can be refered to by my colleagues who are interested in it.
In the end I thank you all for the patience with which you have listened to my and end it here.
I thankyou, once again,
R E F E R E N C E S
1. Chambers Disctionary.
2. A Text book of Pathology by William Boy.
3. Special Pathology and Diagnostics with Theurapeutiec Hints by C.C. Raue.
4. A Clinical Repertory to the Dictionary of Materia Medica -
by John Henery Clarke.
5. 'Times of India' Dated 20th Nov. 1988.
6. Materia Medica Pura by Samuel Hahnemann M.D.
7. 40 Years of Homoeopathic Practice by Dr. Sir John Weir, B.H.J. - April 1953.
8. British Homoeopathic Journal, April 1951.
9. Hahnemann's 50 Milliesimel Potency, Dr. S.M. Bhatacharya Hahnemann's Cleaning
10. 'A Note on Hahnemann's 50000 dilutions' by Evera , Dudley British -
Homoeopathic Journal, 1957.
11. Experiences with Hahnemann's 50,000th Dilutions, Dr. Charles Pahud
The British Homoeopathic Journal April 1950.
12. Some Recent Research and Advances in Homoeopathy. Dr P. Sankaran.
13. Leaders in Homoeopathic Therapeutics by Dr E.B. Nash, M.d.
14. Boericke's Materia Medica.
15. Kent's Materia Medica.
16. The art of Case Taking & Practical Repertorisation in Homoeopathy,
Dr R.P. Patel
17. Experiments with 50 Millesimal Potency-by Dr R.P. Patel.
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