Common Homeo Name = Carbo Animalis
Full name = Carbo Animalis
Abbreviated Name
= Carbo-an.
English Name = Animal Charcoal
Guiding Symptoms. This remedy causes
local obstruction with no
warmth. Veins inflated and skin become blue. Stitch lasting even after pleurisy disease. Easily stressed from exciting.
Patient is like to be particularly modified to scrofulous and venous structure
along with weak circulation of blood. Female feels weak during breast feeding
period. Ulceration and corrosion. All discharges are odious.
Mind Symptoms. Nervousness during night. Patient wants to be
lonely, depressing and thoughtful and keep
away from talking or being talked to.
Female Symptoms. Rushing and painful indurations in breast particularly the right one. Horrible
lochia (compare with Rhus tox in this condition). Menses early, recurrent after which high exhaustion feels,
flow only at sunrise (compare with Sepia and Borax in this condition). Vomiting during pregnancy which worsens at night
time. Uterine cancer, blazing pain under the thighs. Flaming in vagina and
labia (both majora and minora).
Head Symptoms.
Cheeks and lips become blue
color. Nose distended, small tumor on tip of the nose. Severe headache. Patient
feels that his head will blast. Sprint of blood towards head. Patient feels
that there is something above the eyes so he can’t look up. Unsteadiness after
nose bleed.
Skin Symptoms. Soft sore, copper color explosion. Chilblains
which worsens during sunset, in bed and from coolness. Verruca on hands and
face of aged people. Blazing, roughness and cracks. Glands indurated, distended, tender in neck and breasts, cutting
and burning pain (compare with Conium in this condition).
Stomach Symptoms. Feeble
digestive system. Ptomaine venomous. Patient become tired while eating. Frail
and unfilled sensation in stomach. Blazing and griping. Bitter water come into mouth.
Too much flatulence. Dislike to plumpy
food.
Extremities. Staining easily. Ankles twist simply.
Hurt in coccyx and it glows from touching. Copious sweats at night. Joints become feeble. Tenderness
in hip joints during night time.
Modalities. Symptoms worsen
after shaving and flow of fluids.
Relationship.
i.
Complementary medicines:-
Calcarea Phos.
ii.
Antidoted by:- Nux
vomica and Arsenic.
iii.
Compare with:- Sulphur
and Sepia.
Dosage. 30C Potency is sufficient.
Sources & References
- Kent, J.T. — Repertory of the Homeopathic Materia Medica
- Boericke, W. — Pocket Manual of Homeopathic Materia Medica
- Allen, T.F. — Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica
- Hahnemann, S. — Materia Medica Pura
- Clarke, J.H. — A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica
Content is based on classical homeopathic texts and clinical experience. Homeopathic remedy pictures are drawn from traditional provings and materia medica literature.
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