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HOMEOPATHY G E R D, W E I G H T LO S S , O R T H O R E X I A NMT 150 LEARNING OBJECTIVES IDENTIFY THE KEYNOTES AND INDICATIONS FOR CARBO VEGETABILIS REVIEW THE KEYNOTES OF A FEW REMEDIES IN THE CONTEXT OF GERD AND STOMACH PATHOLOGY  CASE GERD (Gastroesophageal refl...

HOMEOPATHY G E R D, W E I G H T LO S S , O R T H O R E X I A NMT 150 LEARNING OBJECTIVES IDENTIFY THE KEYNOTES AND INDICATIONS FOR CARBO VEGETABILIS REVIEW THE KEYNOTES OF A FEW REMEDIES IN THE CONTEXT OF GERD AND STOMACH PATHOLOGY  CASE GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux or acid reflux) Weight loss Good healthy diet! à Peptic ulcer (in stomach or duodenum)?  Allium cepa Arsenicum Sulphur album Calcarea Sepia carbonica Podophyllum GERD Graphites Ignatia Nux vomica amara Natrum Lycopodium muriaticum  , Eructations (water brash, Chilly, restless us or of food) < after eating Insecure, anxio Allium cepa Burning pains Arsenicum am Sulphur album < fruit, ice cre s Rx o f > Warm drink Alte prola rn a p se Talk ting sx Calcarea Lot a s o f t i ve Sepia carbonica < Ve burpin 4-5 xatio g Pro am , f n ce s r s e d u it foo d Podophyllum GERD Graphites Heartburn, etc from l, stress (work, alcoho Gas, bloating uch) Ignatia spicy food… too m Nux vomica ssing gas amara >burping, pa Muscle spasms < 4-8 pm t Irritable/impatien weets Natrum Craving for s Onions < Cucumbe album Sensation of ball in GI Hunger during pains Loves chocolate, sour Calcarea > Vigorous exercise Sepia carbonica < afternoon, left side Podophyllum GERD Graphites Ignatia Sp as Nux vomica m amara L u m s, tic s, Loves/averse/better/ p je worse with salt Grie in throa rking f, dis < 9-11am, in the sun Natrum Lycopodium < co a p p o t, s ig h s muriaticum ffee, in > pressure, tight clothes a m , tm e nt odou Mapped tongue rs ALLIUM CEPA BELLADONNA GELSEMIUM DROSERA SPONGIA RUMEX IPECA. SULPHUR GRAPHITES BRYONIA RHUS TOX. LEDUM COLOCYNTHIS KALI CARB. MAG PHOS. IGNATIA AURUM ARSENICUM ALB. NATRUM MUR. SEPIA APIS NUX VOMICA PODOPHYLLUM CINA CALCAREA CARBONICA CARBO VEGETABILIS - INDICATIONS Affinity for: prolonged, slowly developing conditions; for the cardiovascular system (heart and veins especially); GI tract Low states of vitality, depletion, where the venous system is engorged (swelling, sluggishness, puffed or varicose veins…) Faint feeling, sensations of weight (in head, stomach…), collapse Putrid diseases and ulcerations with burning sensation; symptoms of imperfect oxygenation of the blood Conditions where there is a lack of reaction (like Opium) CARBO VEGETABILIS - ETIOLOGY “Never well since”= patient who has never recovered from the effects of… a previous illness, the loss of body fluids (hemorrhage, for example), drugs and medications, strain, lifting, overwork… even if the initial symptoms are not related to the current state Decomposition of food in the stomach Bad food, fish, alcohol, fatty food, butter, salt, salty food  www.health.Harvard.edu/blog COLDNESS YET ALSO BURNING S GE HA RR COLLAPSE WITH COLD MO NUMBNESS SWEAT, HE FAINTING GENERALS OF CARBO VEG ATONY www.TheSun.co.uk/news CRAVES RELAXATION FANCY FOOD WEAKNESS < cold, wet = “DAINTIES” weather, < FROM ICE, > fanning, slight WARM belching, exertion, DRINKS, cold overeating SIMPLE FOOD CARBO VEGETABILIS – GI TRACT Lots of burping, belching (eructations in repertory) and passing gas (flatus) but this helps the discomfort or pains of gastric and abdominal gas and bloating (flatulence) in upper abdomen Gas pushes up to the chest, diaphragm, and impairs free breathing Stomach pain (burning) refers to the back and along the spine Burning pain in rectum, anus, hemorrhoids white or blue, pain after stool (= after bowel movement) will happen It was a small girl with heart disease and an acute exacerbation… She had a pneumonia with pleural effusion and an endocarditis with pericardial effusion. One morning, when the Physician was going his round accompanied by several other doctors, she was found lying forward on the supports that had been provided, because she could not rest otherwise, cold, white, unconscious; just alive, because she was still giving the infrequent sharp gasps of the dying. Carbo veg. (I think 200) was quickly administered, while one of the doctors of wide experience exclaimed, “I’ll eat my hat if that child lives!” But before the ward round was finished, Source: HOMEOPATHY PLUS at: https://homeopathyplus.com/question-i-have-heard-there-is- she had regained warmth and consciousness — a-remedy-called-the-corpse-reviver-what-is-it-and-what-does-it-do/ death had passed on! And, under Kali carb. (the complementary remedy, by the way!) she got well, so far as the damaged heart would permit.  CARBO VEGETABILIS GRAPHITES KALI CARBONICUM CALCAREA CARBONICA Skin is pale, cyanotic, Skin eruptions itchy with Skin pale, similar to Same, but more flabby blue, cold and cold sweat honey-like discharge, or Graphites but more and sensitive to cold, but wants fanning callous, hard, rough skin burning, swelling, less more tendency for or scars, infections, etc perspiration nodules, moles, or warts GI: flatulence esp.in Burning in stomach Stomach anxiety, as if full GIT pains < pressure upper abdomen pushes causes hunger of water, < ice water, Sour vomiting, belching upward, pains if trapped Averse to sweets, meat coffee, soup. Loves Poor assimilation, craves > burping, passing gas < sweets, hot drinks sweets, stitches in liver eggs, averse fat, meat Fears of evil, bad things Fear bad thing happen Very irritable & sensitive Slow but steady worker, < closing the eyes, dark Indecisive, jumpy easy to to pain, noise, touch deadlines cause anxiety, Sensitive, irritable, dull, startle, fidgety at work Full of fear, imagination, overwork causes fear, lazy, confused, slow Weeps from music never wants to be alone aversion to work, etc. Dull, slow, timid THANK YOU! R E V I E W Q U E S T I O N S F O L LO W … REVIEW QUESTION #1 Which of the following remedies is NOT a "carbon" remedy? A) Calcarea carbonica B) Carbo vegetabilis C) Kalium carbonicum D) Graphites E) All of the above are so-called "carbon" remedies ANSWER TO REVIEW QUESTION #1 Which of the following remedies is NOT a "carbon" remedy? A) Calcarea carbonica B) Carbo vegetabilis C) Kalium carbonicum D) Graphites E) All of the above are so-called "carbon" remedies REVIEW QUESTION#2 What important modality do Carbo vegetabilis and Lycopodium share? A) > eructations (belching, passing gas) B) < 4 to 8 pm C) > waking up in morning D) > with music ANSWER TO REVIEW QUESTION#2 What important modality do Carbo vegetabilis and Lycopodium share? A) > eructations (belching, passing gas) B) < 4 to 8 pm B: Lycopodium is < 4-8 pm, not Carbo veg C) > waking up in morning C: Both are worse, not better in the morning D) > with music D: Aurum metallicum is better with music but we did not talk about it today REVIEW QUESTION #3 Why are Carbo vegetabilis children clingy, dependent, and averse to change? A) They like life as it is B) They are affectionate and conservative C) They are fearful that something bad will happen D) They are bossy, controlling, dominating ANSWER TO REVIEW QUESTION #3 Why are Carbo vegetabilis children clingy, dependent, and averse to change? A) They like life as it is B) They are affectionate and conservative C) They are fearful that something bad will happen D) They are bossy, controlling, dominating REFERENCES 1- KENT, J.T. LECTURES ON HOMOEOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA 2- CLARKE, J.H. DICTIONARY OF PRACTICAL MATERIA MEDICA (HTTP://WWW.HOMEOINT.ORG/CLARKE/C/CARB_VEG.HTM ) 3- BOERICKE, W. POCKET MATERIA MEDICA 4- RADAROPUS (HOMEOPATHIC SOFTWARE) 5- SYNTHESIS (HOMEOPATHIC APP)