Healthy Liver Makes A Healthy Citizen.
NATIONAL JOURNAL OF HOMOEOPATHY 1993 May / Jun Vol II No 3.
Dr Asrani C H.
Dr Ranga Krishnan.
` Chel / Crot / Chin.

The largest organ in the body, sits quietly just below our ribs on the right side. It does not beat or more but it carries out more than 500 tasks. It is the omnipotent LIVER. So long as it is healthy we are unaware of it. Our physiological wellbeing is dependent on this master organ, because of its ability to assimilate and send energy to the rest of the body as and when needed.

In my experience it is vital to nurture the liver and help it function optimally in infants and children. A healthy child (mentally as well as physically) is the foundation for its growth into a healthy adult.

In our Indian tradition, "An naprashanam" usually takes place on the first birthday of the child. On that day normal food rice and salt is introduced. This means that it is only a year after birth that the liver is ready to take regular food after having positioned and turned itself visa-vis the rest of the system. Similarly, the kidney too is now ready to take salt. Also by then most of the teeth have erupted. How scientifically our ancestors had discovered this basic phenomenon and incorporated it in our traditional birthday customs for the well-being of the child.

I am an ardent follower of Dr. Buenwrr. He emphatically stated that whenever the seat of disorder can be traced to organs, it should be corrected first and helped towards a total cure.

I usually use Chelidonium majus with children in the following circumstances :

1. Liver oriented bronchial troubles.
2. Irritable children with poor appetite.
3. Digestive disorder when Nux-vom fails.
4. Before change of season.

This indicates the use of Chelidonium as a preventive. I also use Chelidonium when indicated according to the Law of Similars. I have only highlighted one facet of this wonderful remedy.

Homoeopathy is a highly developed preventive science. This feature of Homoeopathy is reflected well in Chelidonium with children. It is also important to stress the role of diet along with the therapy. Children, as far as possible, should be given wholesome home-made fresh food. Processed and tinned food should be avoided. This way the optimum capacity of the liver is utilised.

Case of infective hepatitis
Case 1:
On 14^th October 1992 Mr. K.M, 42 years of age, a technocrat and an owner of a small industry, was suddenly down with a headache, chill and fever. He was given Influenzinum 200 and Ars-alb 1M. to begin with.
15^th Oct.: He telephoned saying he was better.
16^th Oct.: Fever in the evening with burning of eyes and headache. China 200 every 2 hours.
17^th Oct.: Headache better, Foul smell in the mouth. Fever 101.5

Stop China.

18^th Oct.: Conjunctiva and skin showed marked icterus. Fever, patient recollected that a week ago, while at the factory, he had some water from the factory (which he never does)as he had forgotten to take his own bottle of water. During this time there was an epidemic of cholera, typhoid and jaundice.

Diagnosis - Severe Jaundice. Probably Infective.
Leptospira 30,2 doses, every 3 hours. Crotalus 1M qds in water (Plussing method)
Chelidonium Q tds.

19^th Oct.: Sleepless at night. Sleeps after 2 am. Yellowness better. Temperature 100F.
Crotalus-horr 1M qds (Plussing method).
Chelidonium Q tds

20^th Oct.: Yellowness decreased. No headache. Sleep good. Stool in the evening ; hard, with burning sensation in the stomach.
Ct all.

21^st Oct.: Sleep better. Burning in the stomach. Better by urination. Headache sometimes with pain in the eyes. Yellowness decreased.
Ct all

22^nd Oct.: Patient went to an allopathic physician who advised antibiotics. On taking the first dose of antibiotic he vomited out large amount of green bilious material and after that he refused to take the next dose. He insisted on homoeopathic medicine. His lab investigations and blood tests confirmed the diagnosis and the severity of the infection.

30^th Oct.: Crotal-horr stopped. Only Chelidonium Q continued.

3^rd Nov.: No headache. Yellowness gradually disappearing
China 30sos, whenever abdominal discomfort felt. Chelidonium Q bd continued.

1^st Dec.: All clinical parameters normal. Attends office. During the sickness the patient lost one and a half kilos. He regained 3 kilos thereafter.

Case 2:
Shri B.V.R, a professional classical musician, aged 62, was hospitalised for the second time in March 1983, with severe jaundice. The sickness began in the last week of January 83 when he was briefly hospitalised and then discharged. During the second attack, inspite of blood transfusion, he was in a bad shape and I was called to help him.

I gave him Crotalus-horr 200 once daily for 15 days. In a weeks time he was discharged. Keeping the age of the patient in mind I later prescribed Carcinosin 200 once a week for three weeks. He was also given Chelidonium Q twice daily for 4 months.

Till today there has been no recurrence or any major illness either.

Editor : These cases only tell the extent to which homoeopathy can help in the management of serious disorders. The author should have given specific rubrics and symptoms for the basis of selection of the remedy, so that readers can appreciate the line of reasoning. Also exact readings of blood tests would have lent authenticity to the article.

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