The deadly poison Conium is derived from a plant, which in Urdu is
called ‘Shackran’ and in Latin and English is called Hemlock. This
plant grows abundantly in most re gions of the world. The word
Conium is derived from the Greek work Konas, which literally means
“to cause dizziness”. The poison produces severe vertigo. In the tenth
century, this poison was also used in the treatment of diseases of
deleterious effects, its usage was gradually reduced and then
abandoned. In the Roman and Greek empires, it was used as a legal
means to cause death of the crimin als subjected to capital punishment.
This is the same poison that was pr esented to Socrates. It paralyses
the entire body starting from the feet upwards. Before death, the
symptoms are severe dizziness, convulsions and then progressive
unconsciousness.
In homoeopathic form, Conium is us ed for the treatment of all the
the treatment of vertigo, but the difference of Conium from the others
is that the patient feels severe type of dizziness while lying down. The
increases dizziness. Young widows or impulsive type of young
symptom complexes including typica l symptoms of dizziness due to
the suppression of their emotions. If the symptom of severe dizziness
very important in the treatment of hardened lymph glands , which it
softens. As long as the glands do not transform into cancer, these are
not painful. Without doubt, Conium is very important in the treatment
which usually is the case, then Conium will offer only temporary
relief. It makes life somewhat comfortable but it cannot totally
eliminate the deep-seated roots of the cancer. Sometimes, the relief is
not cured, but is simply suppressed temporarily under the effect of
then takes up a fatal course. The cancer should preferably not be
somebody has the general signs and sy mptoms of Conium, especially
vertigo, then it should be used wi thout any delay. By doing this, the
patient may be spared from cancer.
once enlarged, do not regr ess to their original size. Sometimes, the
descending down the sides of the body. They become hard with the
progression of the disease. Even if the glands are cured, they will not
revert to their previous normal size. The auxiliary glands also get
swollen and tend to ulcerate. Multiple small nodular lumps develop
formation of small fatty lumps under the skin is similar to Conium.
The fatty lumps become ugly and if they do not respond to Baryta
them.
The cancerous nodules which fungate on the surface of the skin can
honey is also supportive of the Quranic injunction about the
extraordinary curative effect of honey.
Trembling of the body, convulsions, w eakness and vertigo present the
general picture of a Conium patient. The bladder becomes weak, the
inability to evacuate the bladder completely may very well be the sign
of an enlarged prostrate gland. In this condition no delay should be
permitted in initiating the use of C onium because, if the patient is
constitutionally Conium, the delaye d treatment may lead to cancer of
the prostate. In my opinion, the best treatment of cancer of the
prostate is Silicea CM. It should be given once in a fortnight, and by
the grace of God, a few doses can cu re the person. However, Silicea
would only be useful if the general picture of the patient is that of
Conium are a weakness of memory and general intellectual
weakness. The patient cannot think deeply. This weakness can lead
to the development of arteriosclerosis.
A Conium patient is generally very bad-tempered and irritable. He
boredom.
A Conium patient cannot tolerate alcohol and other narcotics, which
Many of the symptoms of Conium re semble those of Cocculus. In
both, the patient feels dizziness, but the difference between the two is
that in Conium, the dizziness is felt when the person is lying down
(his bed spins around him) while in Cocculus the dizzin ess is noticed
on standing up or on walking.
the form of intellectual weakness or loss of memory.
Wherever the symptoms and signs of Conium become apparent, the
overlying skin also feels numb. The skin becomes yellowish,
addition to actual sleep, the person st arts sweating on just closing his
Conium.
and the patient feels confounded, but in Conium even if there is no
In Conium, there is a tendency towards the formation of ulcers and
chronic sores , so much so that the ulcers of the cornea can be
completely cured with Conium. The paralysis caused by Conium
progresses slowly. When given on ti me, it prevents further spread of
the disease, providing rapid cure. Once the paralysis is established, it
Sometimes, there is paralysis of the circular fibres in the wall of the
gullet, causing difficulty in swallowi ng. Conium is certainly one of
after the death of the husband or after separa tion, which is slowly
of the hands and feet and dizziness, then Conium must be
administered. If there is an associated inflammation of the cervix
if the patient is not of the constitution of Conium, the administration
Conium is also useful in the treatment of venereal diseases of both
associated with cramping of the uter us. In a patient of Conium, there
is a tendency towards the formation of glandular swellings and lumps
in the breast and over the entire body. These nodules gradually keep
on forming without any apparent sign of cancer.
there is a danger of cancer formation, it is given in