What is the story on ringworm. I have read so much conflicting
theories and am quite confused.
It seems that the young boy has a classic presentation on the middle
of his upper arm. It looked quite painful, red and raw, circinated
presentation. However now it has progressed to the obvious outer
ring and has never botheresd the child. If it didn't feel odd to
the touch he would not even know that it was there.
Now, this child does tend to get dry patches and was prone to dry,
excemous skina as a baby. That being said, with the exception of
some itchy, dry skin and this unpleasant looking ring he seems like
he is doing well.
Sulphur was tried and seemed to help a ringworm patch behind his
leg. He does not have the presentation of a sulphur formation, but
am wondering should try it again? Arsenicum is not working. Is
pulsatilla an option? What about the ringworm miasm. I am not
familiar with those remedies.
Could someone enlighten me.
Thank you,
caren
ringworm
Re: ringworm
on 2/8/05 10:14 AM, vesscar at vesscar@yahoo.com wrote:
case as is; and speaking to mother and boy and try to get more clues to any
rx in particular. Modalities, sensation, any peculiar regarding the
eruption. Could try Sankaran aggressive case-taking. Could have the kid
draw pictures, or build with blocks (just ideas--dont know how old the kid
is). Bacillinum is an old standard of Burnett for tinea capitis or ringworm
in general. Ringworm circinate on the body-- Tellurium is an idea. But
there are lots of rx of course (nat-m, etc). Learning more about the case
and not prescribing until sure is a good idea as not serving if suppress
this one.
Hope this helps.
Andy
PS-am sure you dont need this outline, but in case helpful for an idea:
HOMEOPATHIC CASE-TAKING OF CHILDREN-OUTLINE
Notes from Robin Murphy's Pediatric
Seminar
April 9 - 10, 1983
I. OBSERVE
A. Eyes: softness, sharpness, fear, hysterical, delicate, evil,
irritable, dissatisfied, pain...
B. Bodies: restless, hyper, slow, timid, aggressive, outgoing,
obedient or disobedient, how sensitive? Shy? Clumsy? Coordinated?
II. Differentiate: Is this a first-aid, acute, or chronic case/problem
at this time?
III. Generals: Diet, sleep, weather, mental-emotional state, misc.
IV. Behavioral analysis
A. Playing:
1. Alone or with others?
a) leaders or followers?
b) plays with younger children or peers?
c) imaginative, builders, etc.
2. How does he/she play with animals and toys?
a) obsessed with blanket or toy?
b) rough, break things?
c) fear or love animals?
3. How competitive or aggressive?
4. Reaction to physical pain, scrapes, bumps, etc.
B. Independent vs. dependent
1. How responsible?
2. How handle being alone?
3. Reaction if doesn't get what he/she wants.
4. Reaction to strangers.
C. Patterns
1. Sleep
2. Feeding time, playing time, sleep time.
V. Developmental History
A. Learning to talk, walk, language, comprehension,
musculoskeletal development.
B. Toilet training: how child went through it.
C. How was the pregnancy?
D. Family hx: TB, GC, CA
VI. Mental-Emotional State
A. Sensitivity to pain, injury, noise, touch, being carried.
B. Better or worse attention/consolation?
C. Sensitivity to other's pain, to parents fighting, to
weather, movies, sad stories, how
sensitive is their imagination?
D. Easily startled?
E. Family dynamics
1. How does he/she get along with siblings? Parents?
2. Reaction to new siblings.
3. Divorce
4. Military family, moved many times?
5. Alcoholism, drugs, tension in family?
6. Motivated by fear? Do parents threaten, frighten,
humiliate?
Fear of punishment by God?
7. Is the child compared with a sibling or parent,
forced to live up to parent's role expectations?
VII. Family economics: adequate diet, nutritional status.
VIII. Story about the child. (Usually a chronic constitutional or acute
case can be taken directly
from a child aged 6 - 8 or older.)
A. Reactions to griefs, deaths, frights.
B. Mother's description of the pregnancy, labor, and birth.
C. Health and family history.
IX. Objective symptoms
A. Facial expression: observe pupils. How aware is the child of
his or her environment?
B. Skin
1. Dry, moist, cool, warm.
2. Healthy or unhealthy?
3. Touch the chest, abdomen, forehead, hands and feet.
Note temp, character, moisture, etc.
C. Sweat: amount, parts that sweat, odor.
D. Moles, warts, birthmarks.
E. Tongue: color, furry or smooth?
F. Breath: Offensive?
G. Reaction to stimuli: light in eyes, noise, jar, pinch.
H. Urine and stool.
I. Strength: check grasp, posture. How does the child hold her
head up?
X. Fears: Monsters, ghosts, strangers, the dark, movies, being alone,
dogs, death, fears something will happen to the parents, something is
creeping out of every corner,
evil spirits, falling, noises
XI. Sleep: Insomnia: due to pain, fear, over-excitement, want
attention, overactive mind?
XII. Food cravings and aversions: including thirst
XIII. Times, modalities for symptoms.
==================================================
RINGWORM
Miasm
RINGWORM repeated unsuccessful cycles of effort (Sankaran)
Psora-Sycosis (sankaran)
Nosode: Ringworm (scalp scraping of Tinea capitis)
Typical Remedies: Calcarea sulphuricum, Calcarea silicata (Sankaran)
Combined Rubrics: abr., aegle., aegle-f., aethi-a., agar., am-m., anac.,
anag., ant-c., ant-t., anthr., arg-n., ars., ars-i., ars-s-f., aur., Bac.,
bar-c., bar-m., bar-s., bell., benz-ac., berb., brom., Calc., calc-acet.,
calc-i., calc-m., calc-s., calc-sil., calo., carb-an., carb-v., carc.,
caust., chrys-ac., chrysar., cic., cinnb., clem., cocc., con., cymbo-ci.,
cypr., Dulc., dys-co., equis., eup-per., ferr., ferr-i., graph., hell.,
hep., hydrc., iod., iris, jug-c., jug-r., kali-bi., kali-c., kali-chl.,
kali-s., kreos., lac-eq., lach., lappa, led., lepro., lith-c., lyc., mag-c.,
mag-p., med., merc., merc-acet., merc-pr-r., Mez., morg., mucor, nat-c.,
Nat-m., nat-s., nit-ac., oci-s., ol-j., olnd., parth., petr., phos., Phyt.,
plan., plat., psor., ran-b., rhus-t., sabad., sang., saroth., sars., semp.,
Sep., sil., spig., spong., staph., stront-c., sul-ac., sul-i., sulph.,
syc-co., tarent., Tell., ter., thuj., torul., Tub., ust., vario., vinc.,
viol-t.
(rubrics included in above rubric)
SKIN; TRICHOPHYTOSIS (25) : abr., ant-c., ant-t., ars., bac., calc.,
calc-i., chrysar., graph., hep., jug-c., jug-r., kali-s., lyc., mez., psor.,
ran-b., rhus-t., semp., sep., sulph., tell., ter., tub., viol-t.
SKIN; ERUPTIONS; herpetic; circinate, ringworm (K1312, G1082) (47) : aegle.,
aegle-f., anac., anag., ars-s-f., Bac., bar-c., bar-s., calc., calc-acet.,
carc., chrys-ac., chrysar., clem., dulc., dys-co., equis., eup-per., graph.,
hell., hep., hydrc., iod., lac-eq., lepro., lith-c., mag-c., med., morg.,
mucor, nat-c., Nat-m., oci-s., ol-j., phos., Phyt., psor., semp., Sep.,
spong., sulph., syc-co., Tell., ter., thuj., torul., Tub.
HEAD; ERUPTIONS; herpes; circinatus (7) : Calc., Dulc., med., phyt., sep.,
tell., tub.
FACE; ERUPTIONS; herpes; circinatus, tonsurans (K369, G310) (22) : anag.,
bar-c., calc., cic., cinnb., clem., dulc., graph., hell., kali-chl.,
lith-c., lyc., med., nat-c., nat-m., phos., sep., sul-i., sulph., tarent.,
tell., Tub.
FACE; ERUPTIONS; sycosis barbae (53) : am-m., ant-c., ant-t., anthr.,
arg-n., ars., aur., calc., calc-s., carb-an., carb-v., chrysar., cic.,
cinnb., clem., cocc., con., cypr., dulc., graph., hep., kali-bi., kali-chl.,
kreos., led., lith-c., lyc., mag-p., med., merc-pr-r., mez., nat-m., nat-s.,
nit-ac., olnd., petr., Phyt., plan., plat., rhus-t., sabad., saroth., sars.,
sep., sil., spig., staph., stront-c., sul-i., sulph., tell., thuj., viol-t.
GENERALITIES; FUNGOUS growths (24) : ars., aur., bell., berb., calc.,
calc-sil., caust., con., cymbo-ci., graph., hep., kreos., lach., lyc.,
merc., mez., nit-ac., parth., phos., sang., sep., sil., sulph., syc-co.
Plant Remedies in Ringworm Miasm (Sankaran): Actea spicata, Chrysarobinum,
Dulcamara, Fagus sylvatica, Gossypium, Opuntia vulgaris, Pseudotsuga
menziesii, Rhus-venenata, Sanguinarium nitricum, Sarsaparilla, Taraxacum,
Teucrium, Upas tieute, Veronica, Viola tricolor
MIASMATIC REMEDIES ACCORDING TO THE BOMBAY GROUP OF HOMEOPATHS AROUND R.
SANKARAN (from Referenceworks and not in alphabetical order)
RINGWORM
Act-sp., All-c., All-s., Ars-s-f., Berb., Calc-sil., Calc-s., Cench., Cist.,
Croto-t., Ictod., Jug-c., Jug-r., Kali-s., Mag-s., Phyt., Ran-s., Sars.,
Tarax., Tell., Vario., Berb-a., Aln., Carbn-o., Lac-h., Ringw.
THE RINGWORM MIASM
I had some difficulty in finding a miasm in between psora and sycosis.
It would have to have both, the characteristics of psora i.e. the struggle
with anxiety about success, as well as sycosis i.e. the fixity resulting
from a feeling of inadequacy within oneself. I was searching for an
infection which comes up suddenly with an intense struggle which is not life
threatening, but at other times is quiet and fixed. After much thinking and
reading, I got the idea that this infection was none other than Ringworm.
The latter is characterized by periods when it is just another skin lesion
and at times when it itches terribly like scabies, compelling scratching.
Thus, there are both, the resigned acceptance as well as the element of
struggle.
In order to confirm this idea, I conducted a proving of Ringworm. For
the details of the proving, I refer the reader to my book "The Substance of
Homoeopathy". The theme of the miasm was reflected in the dreams of the
provers. Most of the dreams had the feeling of trying to do something. On
the one hand there were periods of trying with a feeling of hope. At other
times there was resignation and acceptance of the situation, only to be
followed by another trial. Thus, there was an alternation between struggling
and giving up in the dreams of most provers.
The situation of the ringworm miasm seems to be one that is on the
borderline of the patient's capacity, and while not threatening, it is good
for him to succeed. So he tries periodically but each time he fails, he
gives up and accepts it. This reminds me of the struggle of obese people
trying to lose weight. There are periods of struggling, jogging, walking,
dieting, followed by periods of acceptance and calories. The main remedies
for the miasm are Calcarea sulphurica and Calcarea silicata.
Calcarea sulphurica has periods when the person sits and meditates over
imaginary misfortune (nothing can be done), and at times when he is
"Quarrelsome", "Hasty", "Hurried", etc., he feels he is not appreciated and
so tries to win appreciation. When he fails, he just sits and broods over
his misfortune. Calcarea silicata has "Anxiety about health" and "Utterly
ambitionless" on one hand, while on the other it has "Hurried", "Impatient"
and "Anticipatory anxiety". The patient feels incapable of performing and
gives poor health as an excuse for not being able to perform, but at other
times he somehow tries to live up to the expectations.
case as is; and speaking to mother and boy and try to get more clues to any
rx in particular. Modalities, sensation, any peculiar regarding the
eruption. Could try Sankaran aggressive case-taking. Could have the kid
draw pictures, or build with blocks (just ideas--dont know how old the kid
is). Bacillinum is an old standard of Burnett for tinea capitis or ringworm
in general. Ringworm circinate on the body-- Tellurium is an idea. But
there are lots of rx of course (nat-m, etc). Learning more about the case
and not prescribing until sure is a good idea as not serving if suppress
this one.
Hope this helps.
Andy
PS-am sure you dont need this outline, but in case helpful for an idea:
HOMEOPATHIC CASE-TAKING OF CHILDREN-OUTLINE
Notes from Robin Murphy's Pediatric
Seminar
April 9 - 10, 1983
I. OBSERVE
A. Eyes: softness, sharpness, fear, hysterical, delicate, evil,
irritable, dissatisfied, pain...
B. Bodies: restless, hyper, slow, timid, aggressive, outgoing,
obedient or disobedient, how sensitive? Shy? Clumsy? Coordinated?
II. Differentiate: Is this a first-aid, acute, or chronic case/problem
at this time?
III. Generals: Diet, sleep, weather, mental-emotional state, misc.
IV. Behavioral analysis
A. Playing:
1. Alone or with others?
a) leaders or followers?
b) plays with younger children or peers?
c) imaginative, builders, etc.
2. How does he/she play with animals and toys?
a) obsessed with blanket or toy?
b) rough, break things?
c) fear or love animals?
3. How competitive or aggressive?
4. Reaction to physical pain, scrapes, bumps, etc.
B. Independent vs. dependent
1. How responsible?
2. How handle being alone?
3. Reaction if doesn't get what he/she wants.
4. Reaction to strangers.
C. Patterns
1. Sleep
2. Feeding time, playing time, sleep time.
V. Developmental History
A. Learning to talk, walk, language, comprehension,
musculoskeletal development.
B. Toilet training: how child went through it.
C. How was the pregnancy?
D. Family hx: TB, GC, CA
VI. Mental-Emotional State
A. Sensitivity to pain, injury, noise, touch, being carried.
B. Better or worse attention/consolation?
C. Sensitivity to other's pain, to parents fighting, to
weather, movies, sad stories, how
sensitive is their imagination?
D. Easily startled?
E. Family dynamics
1. How does he/she get along with siblings? Parents?
2. Reaction to new siblings.
3. Divorce
4. Military family, moved many times?
5. Alcoholism, drugs, tension in family?
6. Motivated by fear? Do parents threaten, frighten,
humiliate?
Fear of punishment by God?
7. Is the child compared with a sibling or parent,
forced to live up to parent's role expectations?
VII. Family economics: adequate diet, nutritional status.
VIII. Story about the child. (Usually a chronic constitutional or acute
case can be taken directly
from a child aged 6 - 8 or older.)
A. Reactions to griefs, deaths, frights.
B. Mother's description of the pregnancy, labor, and birth.
C. Health and family history.
IX. Objective symptoms
A. Facial expression: observe pupils. How aware is the child of
his or her environment?
B. Skin
1. Dry, moist, cool, warm.
2. Healthy or unhealthy?
3. Touch the chest, abdomen, forehead, hands and feet.
Note temp, character, moisture, etc.
C. Sweat: amount, parts that sweat, odor.
D. Moles, warts, birthmarks.
E. Tongue: color, furry or smooth?
F. Breath: Offensive?
G. Reaction to stimuli: light in eyes, noise, jar, pinch.
H. Urine and stool.
I. Strength: check grasp, posture. How does the child hold her
head up?
X. Fears: Monsters, ghosts, strangers, the dark, movies, being alone,
dogs, death, fears something will happen to the parents, something is
creeping out of every corner,
evil spirits, falling, noises
XI. Sleep: Insomnia: due to pain, fear, over-excitement, want
attention, overactive mind?
XII. Food cravings and aversions: including thirst
XIII. Times, modalities for symptoms.
==================================================
RINGWORM
Miasm
RINGWORM repeated unsuccessful cycles of effort (Sankaran)
Psora-Sycosis (sankaran)
Nosode: Ringworm (scalp scraping of Tinea capitis)
Typical Remedies: Calcarea sulphuricum, Calcarea silicata (Sankaran)
Combined Rubrics: abr., aegle., aegle-f., aethi-a., agar., am-m., anac.,
anag., ant-c., ant-t., anthr., arg-n., ars., ars-i., ars-s-f., aur., Bac.,
bar-c., bar-m., bar-s., bell., benz-ac., berb., brom., Calc., calc-acet.,
calc-i., calc-m., calc-s., calc-sil., calo., carb-an., carb-v., carc.,
caust., chrys-ac., chrysar., cic., cinnb., clem., cocc., con., cymbo-ci.,
cypr., Dulc., dys-co., equis., eup-per., ferr., ferr-i., graph., hell.,
hep., hydrc., iod., iris, jug-c., jug-r., kali-bi., kali-c., kali-chl.,
kali-s., kreos., lac-eq., lach., lappa, led., lepro., lith-c., lyc., mag-c.,
mag-p., med., merc., merc-acet., merc-pr-r., Mez., morg., mucor, nat-c.,
Nat-m., nat-s., nit-ac., oci-s., ol-j., olnd., parth., petr., phos., Phyt.,
plan., plat., psor., ran-b., rhus-t., sabad., sang., saroth., sars., semp.,
Sep., sil., spig., spong., staph., stront-c., sul-ac., sul-i., sulph.,
syc-co., tarent., Tell., ter., thuj., torul., Tub., ust., vario., vinc.,
viol-t.
(rubrics included in above rubric)
SKIN; TRICHOPHYTOSIS (25) : abr., ant-c., ant-t., ars., bac., calc.,
calc-i., chrysar., graph., hep., jug-c., jug-r., kali-s., lyc., mez., psor.,
ran-b., rhus-t., semp., sep., sulph., tell., ter., tub., viol-t.
SKIN; ERUPTIONS; herpetic; circinate, ringworm (K1312, G1082) (47) : aegle.,
aegle-f., anac., anag., ars-s-f., Bac., bar-c., bar-s., calc., calc-acet.,
carc., chrys-ac., chrysar., clem., dulc., dys-co., equis., eup-per., graph.,
hell., hep., hydrc., iod., lac-eq., lepro., lith-c., mag-c., med., morg.,
mucor, nat-c., Nat-m., oci-s., ol-j., phos., Phyt., psor., semp., Sep.,
spong., sulph., syc-co., Tell., ter., thuj., torul., Tub.
HEAD; ERUPTIONS; herpes; circinatus (7) : Calc., Dulc., med., phyt., sep.,
tell., tub.
FACE; ERUPTIONS; herpes; circinatus, tonsurans (K369, G310) (22) : anag.,
bar-c., calc., cic., cinnb., clem., dulc., graph., hell., kali-chl.,
lith-c., lyc., med., nat-c., nat-m., phos., sep., sul-i., sulph., tarent.,
tell., Tub.
FACE; ERUPTIONS; sycosis barbae (53) : am-m., ant-c., ant-t., anthr.,
arg-n., ars., aur., calc., calc-s., carb-an., carb-v., chrysar., cic.,
cinnb., clem., cocc., con., cypr., dulc., graph., hep., kali-bi., kali-chl.,
kreos., led., lith-c., lyc., mag-p., med., merc-pr-r., mez., nat-m., nat-s.,
nit-ac., olnd., petr., Phyt., plan., plat., rhus-t., sabad., saroth., sars.,
sep., sil., spig., staph., stront-c., sul-i., sulph., tell., thuj., viol-t.
GENERALITIES; FUNGOUS growths (24) : ars., aur., bell., berb., calc.,
calc-sil., caust., con., cymbo-ci., graph., hep., kreos., lach., lyc.,
merc., mez., nit-ac., parth., phos., sang., sep., sil., sulph., syc-co.
Plant Remedies in Ringworm Miasm (Sankaran): Actea spicata, Chrysarobinum,
Dulcamara, Fagus sylvatica, Gossypium, Opuntia vulgaris, Pseudotsuga
menziesii, Rhus-venenata, Sanguinarium nitricum, Sarsaparilla, Taraxacum,
Teucrium, Upas tieute, Veronica, Viola tricolor
MIASMATIC REMEDIES ACCORDING TO THE BOMBAY GROUP OF HOMEOPATHS AROUND R.
SANKARAN (from Referenceworks and not in alphabetical order)
RINGWORM
Act-sp., All-c., All-s., Ars-s-f., Berb., Calc-sil., Calc-s., Cench., Cist.,
Croto-t., Ictod., Jug-c., Jug-r., Kali-s., Mag-s., Phyt., Ran-s., Sars.,
Tarax., Tell., Vario., Berb-a., Aln., Carbn-o., Lac-h., Ringw.
THE RINGWORM MIASM
I had some difficulty in finding a miasm in between psora and sycosis.
It would have to have both, the characteristics of psora i.e. the struggle
with anxiety about success, as well as sycosis i.e. the fixity resulting
from a feeling of inadequacy within oneself. I was searching for an
infection which comes up suddenly with an intense struggle which is not life
threatening, but at other times is quiet and fixed. After much thinking and
reading, I got the idea that this infection was none other than Ringworm.
The latter is characterized by periods when it is just another skin lesion
and at times when it itches terribly like scabies, compelling scratching.
Thus, there are both, the resigned acceptance as well as the element of
struggle.
In order to confirm this idea, I conducted a proving of Ringworm. For
the details of the proving, I refer the reader to my book "The Substance of
Homoeopathy". The theme of the miasm was reflected in the dreams of the
provers. Most of the dreams had the feeling of trying to do something. On
the one hand there were periods of trying with a feeling of hope. At other
times there was resignation and acceptance of the situation, only to be
followed by another trial. Thus, there was an alternation between struggling
and giving up in the dreams of most provers.
The situation of the ringworm miasm seems to be one that is on the
borderline of the patient's capacity, and while not threatening, it is good
for him to succeed. So he tries periodically but each time he fails, he
gives up and accepts it. This reminds me of the struggle of obese people
trying to lose weight. There are periods of struggling, jogging, walking,
dieting, followed by periods of acceptance and calories. The main remedies
for the miasm are Calcarea sulphurica and Calcarea silicata.
Calcarea sulphurica has periods when the person sits and meditates over
imaginary misfortune (nothing can be done), and at times when he is
"Quarrelsome", "Hasty", "Hurried", etc., he feels he is not appreciated and
so tries to win appreciation. When he fails, he just sits and broods over
his misfortune. Calcarea silicata has "Anxiety about health" and "Utterly
ambitionless" on one hand, while on the other it has "Hurried", "Impatient"
and "Anticipatory anxiety". The patient feels incapable of performing and
gives poor health as an excuse for not being able to perform, but at other
times he somehow tries to live up to the expectations.