Questions about Abrotanum
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1. What is the relationship of suppression and
Abrotanum? Give some examples.
2. Describe 'Metastasis' as occurs in Abrotanum.
3. What are the two characteristic features of
marasmus in Abrotanum?
4. What is the specific cause of hemmorhoids in
Abrotanum?
5. Give examples of the alternating nature of
Abrotanum.
6. What kind of suppression often leads to cardiac
disease in Abrotanum?
7. How is the mental sphere of an Abrotanum patient
deranged? (General mood)
8. What is the mental concomittant of Abrotanum in
gastralgia?
9. Describe 3 SRPs (Strange, Rare, Peculiar) of
Abrotanum in head and brain.
10. How is appetite deranged in an Abrotanum patient?
11. What is the peculiar craving (for food) in
Abrotanum?
12. What is the most important 'sensation as if' of
Abrotanum in stomach and bowels?
13. What is the most important application of
Abrotanum in infants?
14. Describe the indication of Abrotanum in treatment
of Hydrocele?
15. What kind of worm affection is common in
Abrotanum?
16. What is the indication of Abrotanum following
pleurisy?
17. What are the important symptoms of Abrotanum in
fingers and toes?
18. Describe 2 modalities of pains of extremities in
Abrotanum.
19. What is the peculiar feature of auditory
halucination in Abrotanum?
20. What is the relationship of general condition of
patient and diarrhea in Abrotanum?
21. What is the indication of Abrotanum in mumps?
22. What is the important post-operative indication of
Abrotanum?
23. What is the common name of Abrotanum?
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MATERIA MEDICA - Abrotanum (1)
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Dear Colleagues
I am indebted to Dr Shahrdar for his time and energy in preparing these quizzes.
I find them very useful learning tools.
My answers are in italic below each question.
Regards
Soroush
Questions about Abrotanum
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1. What is the relationship of suppression and Abrotanum? Give some examples.
Ill effects of suppression are marked with Abrot.
e.g. Rheumatism after supression of diarrhoe.
(This would completely puzzle the allopaths!! Give him cortizone of course that should cure the rheumatism by killing the patient. That should get rid of the disease too - hah!)
2. Describe 'Metastasis' as occurs in Abrotanum.
This is a metastasis of inflammation and NOT cancer. So swelling (mumps) may go to mamae or testes.
Also there is exudation from the body which goes from place to place.
3. What are the two characteristic features of marasmus in Abrotanum?
Affects the legs first. SO the child has a hearty appetite but flesh falls of him! and starts with thining of the legs.
4. What is the specific cause of hemmorhoids in Abrotanum?
Supression of Diarrhoea!!
5. Give examples of the alternating nature of Abrotanum.
One disease Sx is replaced by another:
Diarrhoea & Rheumatism
Haemorrhoids & Rheumatism
Skin erruptions & Rheumatism
Diahrrhoea and Constipation
Headache & Haemorhoids
Catarrh of nose & Rheumatism
Cardiac pain & Ppain in joints
Gastric Sx after extirpation of haemorhoids or checking Diarrhoea
6. What kind of suppression often leads to cardiac disease in Abrotanum?
Rheumatism
7. How is the mental sphere of an Abrotanum patient deranged? (General mood)
The patient is cruel and inhuman, teases animals, Wants to do something EVIL.
8. What is the mental concomittant of Abrotanum in gastralgia?
Pain in the Stomach and ANXIETY.
9. Describe 3 SRPs (Strange, Rare, Peculiar) of Abrotanum in head and brain.
Delusion - brain soft
Cannot hold head up because of weakness of neck.
Creeping chills along the convolutions of the brain.
10. How is appetite deranged in an Abrotanum patient?
Gnowing hunger (but emaciation)
11. What is the peculiar craving (for food) in Abrotanum?
Bread boiled in Milk.
12. What is the most important 'sensation as if' of Abrotanum in stomach and bowels?
As if bowels were sinking.
13. What is the most important application of Abrotanum in infants?
Bloody discharge from the umbilicus (it does not heal!)
14. Describe the indication of Abrotanum in treatment of Hydrocele?
After scarlet fever.
15. What kind of worm affection is common in Abrotanum?
PINWORMS (Threadworms oxyuris enterobiusvemicalaris ascarides)
16. What is the indication of Abrotanum following pleurisy?
Pressing sensation on the affected side, impedes breathing.
17. What are the important symptoms of Abrotanum in fingers and toes?
Prickling and coldness of fingers and toes - as if chilblains.
18. Describe 2 modalities of pains of extremities in Abrotanum.
I am indebted to Dr Shahrdar for his time and energy in preparing these quizzes.
I find them very useful learning tools.
My answers are in italic below each question.
Regards
Soroush
Questions about Abrotanum
*************************
1. What is the relationship of suppression and Abrotanum? Give some examples.
Ill effects of suppression are marked with Abrot.
e.g. Rheumatism after supression of diarrhoe.
(This would completely puzzle the allopaths!! Give him cortizone of course that should cure the rheumatism by killing the patient. That should get rid of the disease too - hah!)
2. Describe 'Metastasis' as occurs in Abrotanum.
This is a metastasis of inflammation and NOT cancer. So swelling (mumps) may go to mamae or testes.
Also there is exudation from the body which goes from place to place.
3. What are the two characteristic features of marasmus in Abrotanum?
Affects the legs first. SO the child has a hearty appetite but flesh falls of him! and starts with thining of the legs.
4. What is the specific cause of hemmorhoids in Abrotanum?
Supression of Diarrhoea!!
5. Give examples of the alternating nature of Abrotanum.
One disease Sx is replaced by another:
Diarrhoea & Rheumatism
Haemorrhoids & Rheumatism
Skin erruptions & Rheumatism
Diahrrhoea and Constipation
Headache & Haemorhoids
Catarrh of nose & Rheumatism
Cardiac pain & Ppain in joints
Gastric Sx after extirpation of haemorhoids or checking Diarrhoea
6. What kind of suppression often leads to cardiac disease in Abrotanum?
Rheumatism
7. How is the mental sphere of an Abrotanum patient deranged? (General mood)
The patient is cruel and inhuman, teases animals, Wants to do something EVIL.
8. What is the mental concomittant of Abrotanum in gastralgia?
Pain in the Stomach and ANXIETY.
9. Describe 3 SRPs (Strange, Rare, Peculiar) of Abrotanum in head and brain.
Delusion - brain soft
Cannot hold head up because of weakness of neck.
Creeping chills along the convolutions of the brain.
10. How is appetite deranged in an Abrotanum patient?
Gnowing hunger (but emaciation)
11. What is the peculiar craving (for food) in Abrotanum?
Bread boiled in Milk.
12. What is the most important 'sensation as if' of Abrotanum in stomach and bowels?
As if bowels were sinking.
13. What is the most important application of Abrotanum in infants?
Bloody discharge from the umbilicus (it does not heal!)
14. Describe the indication of Abrotanum in treatment of Hydrocele?
After scarlet fever.
15. What kind of worm affection is common in Abrotanum?
PINWORMS (Threadworms oxyuris enterobiusvemicalaris ascarides)
16. What is the indication of Abrotanum following pleurisy?
Pressing sensation on the affected side, impedes breathing.
17. What are the important symptoms of Abrotanum in fingers and toes?
Prickling and coldness of fingers and toes - as if chilblains.
18. Describe 2 modalities of pains of extremities in Abrotanum.
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Re: MATERIA MEDICA - Abrotanum (1)
Questions about Abrotanum
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Dear Ardavan
Answers from THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF
PURE MATERIA MEDICA
By TIMOTHY F. ALLEN unless there is another reference
1. What is the relationship of suppression and
Abrotanum? Give some examples.
[Abrotanum is full of supressions]
Suppression: A suddenly checked diarrhea followed by piles and acute rheumatism, with bleedings, ..., is further argument in favor of this idea.[the supression]
Rheumatic conditions with heart irritation; epistaxis; bloody urine; anxiety and trembling, when there has been a history of diarrhoea.
Ill effects of suppressed conditions especially in gouty subjects.
2. Describe 'Metastasis' as occurs in Abrotanum.
metastatic rheumatism. Metastasis of rheumatism from joints to heart; to spine.
... metastasis of the mumps to the testicle or mammary glands
(Farrington Clinical MM)
3. What are the two characteristic features of
marasmus in Abrotanum?
indicated in marasmus occurring in weak children who are emaciated, wrinkled, pale, with blue rings around the eyes (Farrington Clinical MM)
In marasmus head weak, cannot hold it up (Allen Key Notes)
Marasmus of lower extremities only.-
4. What is the specific cause of hemmorhoids in
Abrotanum?
Piles appeared, and became worse as rheumatic pains abated
5. Give examples of the alternating nature of
Abrotanum.
Alternate diarrhoa and constipation
indigestion and morbid apetite (Clarke Dic of Practical MM)
6. What kind of suppression often leads to cardiac
disease in Abrotanum?
A suddenly checked diarrhoea will be followed by violent cardiac symptoms (Kent MM)
7. How is the mental sphere of an Abrotanum patient
deranged? (General mood)
Great anxiety and depression. Thinking difficult. Excited, loquacious, like shouting
8. What is the mental concomittant of Abrotanum in
gastralgia?
I did not find rhe answer in my books
9. Describe 3 SRPs (Strange, Rare, Peculiar) of
Abrotanum in head and brain.
Sensation as of creeping chills along the convolutions of the brain
Feels as if brain softening
good-humoured, happy (secondary, after ceasing the drug).
10. How is appetite deranged in an Abrotanum patient?
Gnawing hunger, craves bread boiled in milk
Ravenous appetite
Gastralgia with loss of appetite
11. What is the peculiar craving (for food) in
Abrotanum?
craves bread boiled in milk
12. What is the most important 'sensation as if' of
Abrotanum in stomach and bowels?
Stomach feels as if swimming in water
13. What is the most important application of
Abrotanum in infants?
Blood and moisture oozing from navel of newborn.
14. Describe the indication of Abrotanum in treatment
of Hydrocele?
Hydrocele of children (boys)
15. What kind of worm affection is common in
Abrotanum?
Destroys worms, esp. ascarides.
16. What is the indication of Abrotanum following
pleurisy?
Cold air causes a raw feeling in respiratory tract.- In pleurisy when a pressing sensation remains in affected side, impeding free breathing (Clarke Dic ..MM)
17. What are the important symptoms of Abrotanum in
fingers and toes?
Numb sensation in fingers (quarter of an hour), Dull aching in first finger of right hand, followed by similar pain in other fingers of the right and left hand (half an hour),
18. Describe 2 modalities of pains of extremities in
Abrotanum.
Soreness and lameness
19. What is the peculiar feature of auditory
halucination in Abrotanum?
When in bed it sounded like persons talking in the distance; on listening intently it disappeared, but would return as he turned his mind from it (eleventh day),
20. What is the relationship of general condition of
patient and diarrhea in Abrotanum?
Reumatism after suddenly checked diahrrea
21. What is the indication of Abrotanum in mumps?is applicable in the metastasis of the mumps to the testicle or mammary gland
22. What is the important post-operative indication of
Abrotanum?
I did not find the answer
23. What is the common name of Abrotanum?
Common names, Southernwood, old man
Saludos
Eugenio
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Dear Ardavan
Answers from THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF
PURE MATERIA MEDICA
By TIMOTHY F. ALLEN unless there is another reference
1. What is the relationship of suppression and
Abrotanum? Give some examples.
[Abrotanum is full of supressions]
Suppression: A suddenly checked diarrhea followed by piles and acute rheumatism, with bleedings, ..., is further argument in favor of this idea.[the supression]
Rheumatic conditions with heart irritation; epistaxis; bloody urine; anxiety and trembling, when there has been a history of diarrhoea.
Ill effects of suppressed conditions especially in gouty subjects.
2. Describe 'Metastasis' as occurs in Abrotanum.
metastatic rheumatism. Metastasis of rheumatism from joints to heart; to spine.
... metastasis of the mumps to the testicle or mammary glands
(Farrington Clinical MM)
3. What are the two characteristic features of
marasmus in Abrotanum?
indicated in marasmus occurring in weak children who are emaciated, wrinkled, pale, with blue rings around the eyes (Farrington Clinical MM)
In marasmus head weak, cannot hold it up (Allen Key Notes)
Marasmus of lower extremities only.-
4. What is the specific cause of hemmorhoids in
Abrotanum?
Piles appeared, and became worse as rheumatic pains abated
5. Give examples of the alternating nature of
Abrotanum.
Alternate diarrhoa and constipation
indigestion and morbid apetite (Clarke Dic of Practical MM)
6. What kind of suppression often leads to cardiac
disease in Abrotanum?
A suddenly checked diarrhoea will be followed by violent cardiac symptoms (Kent MM)
7. How is the mental sphere of an Abrotanum patient
deranged? (General mood)
Great anxiety and depression. Thinking difficult. Excited, loquacious, like shouting
8. What is the mental concomittant of Abrotanum in
gastralgia?
I did not find rhe answer in my books
9. Describe 3 SRPs (Strange, Rare, Peculiar) of
Abrotanum in head and brain.
Sensation as of creeping chills along the convolutions of the brain
Feels as if brain softening
good-humoured, happy (secondary, after ceasing the drug).
10. How is appetite deranged in an Abrotanum patient?
Gnawing hunger, craves bread boiled in milk
Ravenous appetite
Gastralgia with loss of appetite
11. What is the peculiar craving (for food) in
Abrotanum?
craves bread boiled in milk
12. What is the most important 'sensation as if' of
Abrotanum in stomach and bowels?
Stomach feels as if swimming in water
13. What is the most important application of
Abrotanum in infants?
Blood and moisture oozing from navel of newborn.
14. Describe the indication of Abrotanum in treatment
of Hydrocele?
Hydrocele of children (boys)
15. What kind of worm affection is common in
Abrotanum?
Destroys worms, esp. ascarides.
16. What is the indication of Abrotanum following
pleurisy?
Cold air causes a raw feeling in respiratory tract.- In pleurisy when a pressing sensation remains in affected side, impeding free breathing (Clarke Dic ..MM)
17. What are the important symptoms of Abrotanum in
fingers and toes?
Numb sensation in fingers (quarter of an hour), Dull aching in first finger of right hand, followed by similar pain in other fingers of the right and left hand (half an hour),
18. Describe 2 modalities of pains of extremities in
Abrotanum.
Soreness and lameness
19. What is the peculiar feature of auditory
halucination in Abrotanum?
When in bed it sounded like persons talking in the distance; on listening intently it disappeared, but would return as he turned his mind from it (eleventh day),
20. What is the relationship of general condition of
patient and diarrhea in Abrotanum?
Reumatism after suddenly checked diahrrea
21. What is the indication of Abrotanum in mumps?is applicable in the metastasis of the mumps to the testicle or mammary gland
22. What is the important post-operative indication of
Abrotanum?
I did not find the answer
23. What is the common name of Abrotanum?
Common names, Southernwood, old man
Saludos
Eugenio
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