Homoeopathy Combats Depression
NATIONAL JOURNAL OF HOMOEOPATHY 1997 Jan / Feb VOL VI NO 1.
Dr E Balakrishnan
' Aurum / Calc-c / Cyc / Lit-tig / Psor / Staph
LILIUM - TIGRINUM
'A precious remedy not enough understood.
Depression. Constant inclination to weep, with fearfulness and apprehension of suffering from some terrible intense disease.'
Tormented about her salvation, with ovarian or uterine complaints ; consolation agg.
Profound depression of spirits; can hardly avoid weeping; is very timid, fearful.'
Case 4
Lady aged 56. During her menopausal stage, she developed varied heart problems (heart block) and prolapsed uterus and came in for Homoeopathic treatment.
Because of her serious heart problems, she was not found fit for surgery, i.e. Hysterectomy. She had prolapse of uterus while defecating and urinating; palpitation on least exertion due to the heart problem.
Profound depression of spirits and despair of recovery, goaded her even to suicidal thoughts.
Lilium-tigrinum in graduated potencies, from 200 onwards, relieved her from the uterine prolapse totally and also her heart problems. She is still under observation.
PSORINUM
'Sad; hopeless. All dark. Business a failure. Sinned away his days of grace.
No joy : Despair of recovery. Anxious ; full of fear; melancholic; very depressed, suicidal thoughts.'
Case 5
Patient X aged 36. A young stock sub - broker, suffered heavy loss in speculative trading in the stock market and he had to give up his business.
Chill penury made him a picture of misery --- sad and depressed --- not moving out of his house --- with blasted hopes of ever coming out of the present financial crisis.
Earlier he had suffered from psoriasis, which was almost cured except for one or two small patches at the elbow and neck.
But this crisis bought back the psoriasis in full form and thick patches appeared all over the abdomen and legs; some patches oozed muco - purulent offensive liquid.
Psorinum 1000, 1 dose followed by Calc-sulf 200 few doses relieved him totally within a period of eight weeks.
His mental outlook also changed totally and he took up a job. This was really a great change --- for a person used to being a boss, had now to work under someone would be a difficult proposition. But, thanks to Homoeopathy, he could do it.
STAPHYSAGRIA
'Very sensitive to slightest mental impressions; least actions or harmless word offends. Ailments from pride, envy or chagrin; was insulted ; being too dignified to fight, subdued his wrath and went home sick , trembling and exhausted.'
'Staph is the Arnica of the psyche; the stress that is difficult to absorb because it creates a feeling of being impotent; revolts; vexatious without being able to defend oneself, revengeless humiliation, the medicine which helps to resolve ' the bruises of the soul' or I could say the haemaetomas of the heart'.
'Ailments from indignation and vexation, or reserved displeasure.'
Not a day passes without reading cases of rape and reports of assaults on the modesty of women.
Have we thought, even for a moment, the mental trauma suffered by these unfortunate innocent victims of such assaults who are unable to fight, have to subdue their wrath and go home sick, gloomy, trembling and exhausted; indignation, vexation and chagrin rankling most in their minds.
No amount of 'anti-dep' tablets or mood elevators can come to their rescue and take their gloom and despondency.
'Staph' few doses may help clearing the encircling gloom and depression.
I had occasion to treat a few such cases recently and every time 'Staph' came to my rescue.
