Materia Medica of HMN ANTIPSORIC Rx - GUAJ (3)

[Farbod Rahnama]

Dear Friends
Another important feature in guaj is rheumatic and
gouty affection. Clark says:
1_Guaiacum, which is one of Hahnemann's antipsorics,
is best known as a remedy in gout and rheumatism
2_Verwey (H. R., ix., 627) treated a lady who for
several years had a frequently recurring gouty
inflammation of the knees. Guai. 30 was given (after
Chi. 30 had failed to relieve) without obvious
benefit. Guai. 1 was now given and after a few hours
the swelling broke and the pains quickly subsided. A
short time after, the same patient accidentally
injured the same knee. Under Guai. 1 the swelling soon
broke and the pain was relieved. But an abscess formed
at the same time on the upper thigh. The pain became
unbearable and the patient's husband "begged for more
of the drops that had twice before made the swelling
break." It was again given and in six hours the
abscess evacuated. On two later occasions Dr. Verwey
saw Guai. act in the same way on scrofulous and gouty
abscesses. This is probably analogous to its action in
quinsy. In cases indicating Guaiac.
3_the affected parts are very sensitive to touch, and
there is < from heat. Rheumatism in syphilitic and
mercurial patients
4_Rheumatic pains in the joints. Arthritic pains in
the limbs, with shootings and tearings, and
contraction of the parts affected.The pains are
provoked by the least movement, and are accompanied by
heat in the parts affected. Numbness of the limbs.
Painful weariness and weakness in the arms and thighs,
with dread of movement. Immovable stiffness of the
contracted limbs. Frequent inclination to yawn, and to
stretch the limbs, proceeding from a general sensation
of uneasiness. The majority of symptoms show
themselves, when sitting, as well as in the morning
after rising, or in the evening before lying down.
Exostosis. Consumption.
It 's characteristic symptoms in rhematic affection
is:
1_ Aggrevation from warm application.
2_ Burning heat in affected part.
3_ Muscles seems too short
4_ Fixed, short tendons.
Please find other symptoms of guaj (only symptoms of
limbs and rheumatic and gouty affections) and share
with us.

Thanks
Farbod Rahnama MD, DIHom.
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