Homeopathy LibraryCarbo Vegetabilis
Dewey - Essentials of Homoeopathic Materia Medica · Willis Alonzo Dewey · 2,503 chars
General
Where are pathogeneses of Carbo found ?
Hahnemann's Materia Medica Pura ; Chronic Diseases .
What is Carbo vegetabilis ?
It is Vegetable Charcoal made from Beech Wood ; it is not a pure Carbon, as it contains some Carbonate of Potash .
How is it prepared ?
By trituration to the 6x potency, then dilutions.
Give the general physiological action of Carbo vegetabilis.
It produces debility of mucous surfaces and increases their secretions with excessive acidity, and immense accumulation of gas in the stomach and intestines. The blood is affected by the use of Carbo vegetabilis , becoming septic and foul. It is a torpid Arsenicum .
Give five characteristics of Carbo vegetabilis.
Flatulence
What are the indications for Carbo vegetabilis in dyspepsia ?
Putrid dyspepsia ; slow digestion ; weight in the stomach, and a gone sensation not relieved by eating ; after a few mouthfuls of food there is a sense of repletion.
Great burning in the stomach extending to the back ; great distension of stomach and bowels, temporarily relieved by belching ; this flatulence often gives rise to asthmatic breathing and dyspnoea.
What are some of the causes of dyspepsia that would especially indicate Carbo vegetabilis ?
Dyspepsias from overeating or high living, and in the chronic dyspepsias of the aged ; or stomach troubles from abuse of Alcohol.
What is the diarrhoea of Carbo vegetabilis ?
Thin, watery, morning diarrhoea, accompanied by straining and urging to stool, which is due to flatulence ; the discharges are offensive and burn the parts.
Give symptoms indicating Carbo vegetabilis in a state of collapse.
Icy coldness of the body ; cold breath ; bluish countenance, and a desire for air ; coldness of the legs to the knees is very characteristic ; the collapse in Carbo vegetabilis is due to the drain on the system from the discharges.
What is the effect of Carbo vegetabilis on the liver ?
It causes a sluggish circulation and portal stasis, which produces enlarged veins in the lower extremities ; haemorrhoids, etc. ; the patient likes to sit with the feet upon the table, because it favors the circulation.
What are the respiratory symptoms of Carbo vegetabilis ?
Evening hoarseness, with rawness and scraping in the larynx and trachea ; oppression of chest ; in old people when there is a loose rattling in the chest on coughing or breathing.