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

## Remedy Classification
- **Type:** Remedy
- **Alternative Names:** Mirza Tahir Ahmad Disease Index
- **Miasm:** Tubercular Miasm
- **Temperament:** Neutral
- **Aggravation Time:** Neutral/Anytime

## Keynote Indications
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.

## Modalities (Aggravations / Ameliorations)
Clinical reference formulas compiled from Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad's lecture compendiums.

## Symptoms by System