Eczema and homeopathy:
by Praveen Maurya
Eczema:- Eczema is also known as atopic dermatitis, a skin condition that affects the skin. It is most often associated with accompanying diseases such as asthma or hay fever. Eczema is a long term condition, one that requires constant treatment and has little time of remission behaviors. It is most often known for its tremendously discomforting itchiness that can be bad enough to drive grown adults to tears. Eczema can strike young children, babies, adults, and everyone in between. In most cases, babies or children are diagnosed and end up fighting the disorder well into their adult years, sometimes even for the rest of their lives.
Homeopathic Remedies:-
1.Antimonium Crudum
It is often indicated eczematous eruptions, when there are thick, horny callosities in the skin.
For children and young people inclined to grow fat; for the extremes of life. Old people with morning diarrhea, suddenly become constipated,or alternate diarrhea and constipation; pulse hard and rapid. Sensitive to the cold < after taking cold. Child is fretful, peevish, cannot bear to be touched or looked at; sulky, does not wish to speak or be spoken to; angry at every little attention. Great sadness, with weeping. Loathing life. Anxious lachrymose mood, the slightest thing effects her; abject despair, suicide by drowning. Irresistible desire to talk in rhymes or repeat verses.
2-Arsenicum
It is a valuable remedy in Eczema, when vesicles appear, which turn into pustules and for scabs, with copious scaling and much burning. Great Prostration, with rapid sinking of the vital forces; fainting. The disposition is:
a. Depression, melancholy, despairing, indifferent.
b. Anxious, fearful, restless, full of anguish.
c. Irritable, sensitive, peevish, easily vexed.
The greater the suffering the greater the anguish, restlessness and fear of death. Mentally restless, but physically too weak to move.
3-Calcarea Carb
It is indicated in the Eczema of the children, when it appears on the scalp, with a tendency to spread downwards and over the face. Frequently it appears in patches on the face or scalp, forming thick crusts, which are often white, like chalk deposits.
Leucophlegmatic, blond hair, light complexion, blue eyes, fair skin; tendency to obesity in youth. Psoric constitutions; pale, weak, timid, easily tired when walking. Disposed to grow fat, corpulent, unwieldy. Children with red face, flabby muscles, who sweat easily and take cold readily in consequence. Large heads and abdomens; fontanelles and sutures open; bones soft, develop very slowly. Curvature of bones, especially spine and long bones; extremities crooked, deformed; bones irregularly developed. Head sweats profusely while sleeping, wetting pillow far around.
4-Graphites
Very useful in Eczema, which looks very much like that of Ars., but with rough skin and oozing of a glutinous fluid. Eczematous eruption appears about the eyes, on the cheeks, on and behind the ears, on the top of the head and down the occiput; it may also be scattered here and there over the surface of the body, particularly in the bends of the joints.
"Excessive cautiousness; timid, hesitates; unable to decide about anything. Fidgety while sitting at work. Sad, despondent; music makes her weep; thinks of nothing but death. Eczema of lids; eruption moist and fissured; lids red and margins covered with scales or crusts.
5-Hepar sulph.
It is called for in eczematous eruptions, which have a purulent discharge, and are accompanied by itching.
For torpid lymphatic constitutions; persons with light hair and complexion, slow to act, muscles soft and flabby. The slightest injury causes suppuration. Diseases where the system has been injured by the abuse of Mercury. In diseases where suppuration seems inevitable, Hepar may open the abscess and hasten the cure. Oversensitive, physically and mentally; the slightest cause irritates him; quick, hasty speech and hasty drinking. Patient is peevish, angry at the least trifle; hypochondriacal; unreasonably anxious. Extremely sensitive to cold air, imagines he can feel the air if a door is opened in the next room; must be wrapped up to the face even in hot weather; cannot bear to be uncovered.
6-Mercurius
It is useful when the Itch has been complicated with pustulous and eczematous eruptions.
Best adapted for light-haired persons; skin and muscles lax. In bone diseases, pain worse at night; glandular swellings with or without suppuration, but especially if suppuration be too profuse. Cold swellings; abscesses, slow to suppurate. Profuse perspiration attends nearly every complaint, but does not relieve; may even increase the suffering. Great weakness and trembling from least exertion.
7-Mezereum
It is useful esp. in scrofulous cases, when hard, thick, chalky crusts form, which crack and ooze copiously of pus. Itching is more intense at night, when the patient is warmly wrapped up. Sometimes pimples surround the main seat of the disease. It should be compared with Rhus Tox.
For light-haired, irresolute persons of a phlegmatic temperament. Eczema and itching eruptions after vaccination. Hypochondriacal and despondent;indifferent to everything and everyone; angry at trifles and perfectly harmless things, but is soon sorry for it.
8-Natrum Muriaticum
It it called for in an Eczema, which appears in thick scabs, oozing pus and matting the hair together, a crusta lactea, in fact. Scaly eruptions on flexor surfaces and the bends of joints.
For the anaemic and cachectic, whether from lots of vital fluids - profuse menses, seminal losses or mental affections. Great emaciation; losing flesh while living well ; throat and neck of children emaciate rapidly during summer complaint . Great liability to take cold. Irritability: child cross when spoken to; crying from slightest cause; gets into a passion about trifles, especially when consoled with. Awkward, hasty, drops things from nervous weakness. Marked disposition to weep; sad weeping mood, without cause, but consolation from others <. her="" troubles.="">
9-Petroleum
An excellent remedy for Eczema, wherever it may appear, forming thick scabs and oozing pus. The skin soon grows more harsh and dry and there form deep cracks and fissures which bleed and suppurate.
Adapted to persons with light hair and skin; irritable, quarrelsome disposition; easily offended at trifles; vexed at everything. Ailments: from riding in a carriage, railroad car, or in a ship. Ailments which are worse before and during a thunderstorm. Symptoms appear and disappear rapidly
10-Psorinum
A scaly dirty-looking eruption with itching, worse from the warmth of the bed. Especially adapted to the psoric constitution. In chronic cases when well selected remedies fail to relieve or permanently improve. Body has a filthy smell even after bathing. The whole body painful, easily sprained and injured. Great sensitiveness to cold air or change of weather.
11-Rananculus Bulbosus.
It may be used in Eczema, attended with thickening of the skin and formation of hard, horny scabs.
One of our most effective remedies for the bad effects of alcoholic beverages; spasmodic hiccough; delirium tremens.
12-Rhus Tox
It is useful in Eczema, when hard, thick chalky crusts form, which crack and ooze copious pus.
Adapted to persons of rheumatic diathesis; bad effects of getting wet, especially after being over-heated.
13-Staphysagria
It may be used in eczematous eruption on any part of the body, but esp. apt to be found on the head and face; the eruption is usually dry and formed of very thick scabs and itches violently; when scratching stops the itching in one place, it goes to another. At other times, these scabs are moist and yellowish in color and very offensive.
14-Sulphur
Eczema rubrum. Gouty eczema with much oozing. Skin dry, rough, scaly, voluptuous itching _ "feels so good to scratch Itching in skin, even of whole body, worse at night, or in morning, in bed, and often with pain as of excoriation, heat, itching (soreness), or bleeding of the part which has been scratched.
Adapted to persons of a scrofulous diathesis, subject to venous congestion; especially of portal system. Persons of nervous temperament, quick motioned, quick tempered, plethoric, skin excessively sensitive to atmospheric changes.
1.Antimonium Crudum
It is often indicated eczematous eruptions, when there are thick, horny callosities in the skin.
For children and young people inclined to grow fat; for the extremes of life. Old people with morning diarrhea, suddenly become constipated,or alternate diarrhea and constipation; pulse hard and rapid. Sensitive to the cold < after taking cold. Child is fretful, peevish, cannot bear to be touched or looked at; sulky, does not wish to speak or be spoken to; angry at every little attention. Great sadness, with weeping. Loathing life. Anxious lachrymose mood, the slightest thing effects her; abject despair, suicide by drowning. Irresistible desire to talk in rhymes or repeat verses.
2-Arsenicum
It is a valuable remedy in Eczema, when vesicles appear, which turn into pustules and for scabs, with copious scaling and much burning. Great Prostration, with rapid sinking of the vital forces; fainting. The disposition is:
a. Depression, melancholy, despairing, indifferent.
b. Anxious, fearful, restless, full of anguish.
c. Irritable, sensitive, peevish, easily vexed.
The greater the suffering the greater the anguish, restlessness and fear of death. Mentally restless, but physically too weak to move.
3-Calcarea Carb
It is indicated in the Eczema of the children, when it appears on the scalp, with a tendency to spread downwards and over the face. Frequently it appears in patches on the face or scalp, forming thick crusts, which are often white, like chalk deposits.
Leucophlegmatic, blond hair, light complexion, blue eyes, fair skin; tendency to obesity in youth. Psoric constitutions; pale, weak, timid, easily tired when walking. Disposed to grow fat, corpulent, unwieldy. Children with red face, flabby muscles, who sweat easily and take cold readily in consequence. Large heads and abdomens; fontanelles and sutures open; bones soft, develop very slowly. Curvature of bones, especially spine and long bones; extremities crooked, deformed; bones irregularly developed. Head sweats profusely while sleeping, wetting pillow far around.
4-Graphites
Very useful in Eczema, which looks very much like that of Ars., but with rough skin and oozing of a glutinous fluid. Eczematous eruption appears about the eyes, on the cheeks, on and behind the ears, on the top of the head and down the occiput; it may also be scattered here and there over the surface of the body, particularly in the bends of the joints.
"Excessive cautiousness; timid, hesitates; unable to decide about anything. Fidgety while sitting at work. Sad, despondent; music makes her weep; thinks of nothing but death. Eczema of lids; eruption moist and fissured; lids red and margins covered with scales or crusts.
5-Hepar sulph.
It is called for in eczematous eruptions, which have a purulent discharge, and are accompanied by itching.
For torpid lymphatic constitutions; persons with light hair and complexion, slow to act, muscles soft and flabby. The slightest injury causes suppuration. Diseases where the system has been injured by the abuse of Mercury. In diseases where suppuration seems inevitable, Hepar may open the abscess and hasten the cure. Oversensitive, physically and mentally; the slightest cause irritates him; quick, hasty speech and hasty drinking. Patient is peevish, angry at the least trifle; hypochondriacal; unreasonably anxious. Extremely sensitive to cold air, imagines he can feel the air if a door is opened in the next room; must be wrapped up to the face even in hot weather; cannot bear to be uncovered.
6-Mercurius
It is useful when the Itch has been complicated with pustulous and eczematous eruptions.
Best adapted for light-haired persons; skin and muscles lax. In bone diseases, pain worse at night; glandular swellings with or without suppuration, but especially if suppuration be too profuse. Cold swellings; abscesses, slow to suppurate. Profuse perspiration attends nearly every complaint, but does not relieve; may even increase the suffering. Great weakness and trembling from least exertion.
7-Mezereum
It is useful esp. in scrofulous cases, when hard, thick, chalky crusts form, which crack and ooze copiously of pus. Itching is more intense at night, when the patient is warmly wrapped up. Sometimes pimples surround the main seat of the disease. It should be compared with Rhus Tox.
For light-haired, irresolute persons of a phlegmatic temperament. Eczema and itching eruptions after vaccination. Hypochondriacal and despondent;indifferent to everything and everyone; angry at trifles and perfectly harmless things, but is soon sorry for it.
8-Natrum Muriaticum
It it called for in an Eczema, which appears in thick scabs, oozing pus and matting the hair together, a crusta lactea, in fact. Scaly eruptions on flexor surfaces and the bends of joints.
For the anaemic and cachectic, whether from lots of vital fluids - profuse menses, seminal losses or mental affections. Great emaciation; losing flesh while living well ; throat and neck of children emaciate rapidly during summer complaint . Great liability to take cold. Irritability: child cross when spoken to; crying from slightest cause; gets into a passion about trifles, especially when consoled with. Awkward, hasty, drops things from nervous weakness. Marked disposition to weep; sad weeping mood, without cause, but consolation from others <. her="" troubles.="">
9-Petroleum
An excellent remedy for Eczema, wherever it may appear, forming thick scabs and oozing pus. The skin soon grows more harsh and dry and there form deep cracks and fissures which bleed and suppurate.
Adapted to persons with light hair and skin; irritable, quarrelsome disposition; easily offended at trifles; vexed at everything. Ailments: from riding in a carriage, railroad car, or in a ship. Ailments which are worse before and during a thunderstorm. Symptoms appear and disappear rapidly
10-Psorinum
A scaly dirty-looking eruption with itching, worse from the warmth of the bed. Especially adapted to the psoric constitution. In chronic cases when well selected remedies fail to relieve or permanently improve. Body has a filthy smell even after bathing. The whole body painful, easily sprained and injured. Great sensitiveness to cold air or change of weather.
11-Rananculus Bulbosus.
It may be used in Eczema, attended with thickening of the skin and formation of hard, horny scabs.
One of our most effective remedies for the bad effects of alcoholic beverages; spasmodic hiccough; delirium tremens.
12-Rhus Tox
It is useful in Eczema, when hard, thick chalky crusts form, which crack and ooze copious pus.
Adapted to persons of rheumatic diathesis; bad effects of getting wet, especially after being over-heated.
13-Staphysagria
It may be used in eczematous eruption on any part of the body, but esp. apt to be found on the head and face; the eruption is usually dry and formed of very thick scabs and itches violently; when scratching stops the itching in one place, it goes to another. At other times, these scabs are moist and yellowish in color and very offensive.
14-Sulphur
Eczema rubrum. Gouty eczema with much oozing. Skin dry, rough, scaly, voluptuous itching _ "feels so good to scratch Itching in skin, even of whole body, worse at night, or in morning, in bed, and often with pain as of excoriation, heat, itching (soreness), or bleeding of the part which has been scratched.
Adapted to persons of a scrofulous diathesis, subject to venous congestion; especially of portal system. Persons of nervous temperament, quick motioned, quick tempered, plethoric, skin excessively sensitive to atmospheric changes.
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