📖 8. Tuberculosis and Other Lung Diseases, (HMT Index) Introduction

8. Tuberculosis and Other Lung Diseases, like Asthma and Cancer, etc. Chest diseases have been described to be of three forms i.e. cancer, asthma and tuberculosis includi ng pneumonia. Any patient with a chronic chest problem should be trea ted with increasi ng potencies of Bacillinum or Tuberculinum to bu ild up the resistance of the lungs. The usage of these remedies is described in detail under their respective chapters. With this trea tment, deep-seated ill effects of tuberculosis are eliminated and there no longer remains a danger of contracting tuberculosis in the futu re. For further details, one should carefully study Bacillinum and Tube rculinum to find the descriptions of their relationship with diseases of the glands also. To cure and completely uproot the cancer of the lungs, the best treatment is Phosphorus and Bryonia used alternately and Carcinosin in high potency i.e., CM. The treatment should be given in a few doses with an interval of seven to ten days, and then wait for the results. The treatment of asthma related di seases of the lungs is somewhat complicated, because they are related to a gonorrhoeal background which may have been passed on from generation to generation in a suppressed form. These patients do not apparently suffer from any significant urinary problem but su ffer from frequently recurring asthma which makes life miserable. Such patients should be treated with Thuja CM as a preventative measure. If Thuja does not produce any significant beneficial effect af ter four doses given weekly, then Tuberculinum should be used. The following instructions are very useful for a patient of asthma. The most important thing is the prompt treatment of any nasal catarrh or throat condition, because asth ma usually results from the complications of these two illnesses. A correct and prompt treatment of cold and throat conditions will preclude asthma. If the cold and throat problems are forcefully treated with strong allopathic medicines, one may develop asthma as a consequence. The patient then needs to be given antibiotics again and again, and he suffers from asthma repeatedly. Nasal catarrh should be immediately treated with Influenzinum, Bacillinum, Diphterinum, and Oscillococcinum once a day for two to three days. By God’s grace, the catarrh is permanently cured. For a sore throat , the following combination should be used in a low potency, i.e. 6X, showing immediate effect. These are also useful to abate the fever associated with sore throat; Ferrum Phos + Kali Mur + Calcarea Fluor + Silicea + Kali Phos This prescription has proven very usef ul in the treatment of children. Nevertheless, one should avoid taki ng sour or very cold things. Particularly fizzy and sour drinks eg Cola, etc. are very harmful. If the throat condition is not contro lled with these and it remains swollen, then one should give Ch elidonium, Coccus Cacti and Hepar Sulph 30 combined usually work well. If the asthma is due to the weakne ss of the heart, then Spongia proves to be the best remedy. The cardiac asthma amenable to Spongia is associated with a sawing sound duri ng breathing. Where the cause of the problem is the weakness of th e heart, one should refer to the chapter on Diseases of the Heart. The use of Bryonia and Phosphorus has already been mentioned in the treatment of cancer of the lungs. There is another medicinal aid, which is not homoeopathic but works as a good supportive therapy and that is turmeric. A quarter t easpoon of turmeric mixed in milk or water, given four times a day, has often proven to be an excellent treatment for cancer. The diseases of the lungs and the intestines resulting from the suppression of skin diseases need to be treated with Sulphur, Psorinum and other remedies used for skin diseases. For further details, please refer to the chapter on Skin Diseases.