🧬 Remedy Miasm: Tubercular Miasm
The Tubercular miasm is a combination of Psora and Syphilis. It manifests as a susceptibility to respiratory illnesses, rapid weight loss, and a constant desire for mental and physical change.
📚Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad Materia Medica:
This homeopathic remedy profile is compiled directly from the authoritative Materia Medica lectures of Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad (ra), former head of the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and a renowned homeopath. It presents clinical insights, comparative analysis, and potency guidelines.
🧠General & Mental Health
▲GENERAL
In Latin, the metal lead is called Plumbum.
Some paint used to
decorate the houses contains lead.
Ev en after the paint dries, the lead
particles remain suspended in the air.
Those who are allergic to lead
will develop an allergy as soon as th ey enter a room treated with lead-
containing paint.
They will develop severe abdominal pain as if the
abdomen is tightly squeezed.
Even if the patient is not allergic to lead,
a severe type of abdominal pain will benefit from Plumbum.
A special symptom of Plumbum is related to the gums i.e., a blue line
(lead line) appears on the gums below the teeth.
It darkens with the
passage of time.
Plumbum is the best treatment for muscular spasms .
Besides this,
if the hand becomes paralysed resulting in wrist drop (which may
be due to an excessive use of the hand for writing), and the patient has
the basic symptoms of Plumbum, th en Plumbum acts extraordinarily
fast against this condition.
A Plumbum patient is often very slow and lazy.
He appears
somewhat mentally as well as psychologically deficient .
When
questioned, the patient either responds after a pause or just repeats the
question.
Plumbum is ideal for the treatment of delayed response.
Sometimes while deeply lost in his thoughts, a person may not listen
to a lightly utte red question, but will become aware of the question a
little later, when his mind receives the message recorded earlier and
wakes him up.
Then he will ask what the matter was Although a
delayed response should not only be taken as a sign of Plumbum
ailment, nevertheless, a Plumbum pa tient always reacts slowly.
In
fact, his perception of pain is also very slow and dela yed.
Therefore,
there is always a danger that by the time such a patient comes to
realise the pain, he may have alre ady been seriously hurt.
Luckily,
only full-fledged Plumbum patients exhibit this symptom.
A
Plumbum patient understands the matter, but it takes time to register
in his mind.
The nerves carrying th e pain sensation become slow in
transmitting the pain message.
Sometimes, this slowly progressive
sensory loss may end in complete loss of sensation .
The skin
becomes numb.
The feet and othe r parts of the body may gradually
become insensitive and lifeless.
When the disease progresses further,
the patient becomes physically weak and is ultimately reduced to
looking like a skeleton covered with loose skin.
A special symptom of Plumbum is that the painful part of the body
ultimately becomes wasted .
This symptom is also found in other
kinds of paralyses.
Fevers causing paralysisLoss of voluntary muscle functionThe loss of the ability to move (and sometimes to feel anything) in part or most of the body., such as typhoid etc.,
weaken the affected part but this weakness is not due to the pain.
Typhoid sometimes paralyses the legs or arms but there is no pain
associated with it.
However, in Plumbum, there is always some pain
in the part that is paralysed.
In such a situation, immediate treatment
with Plumbum should be started.
Plum bum is also very useful in the
treatment of sciaticaNerve pain radiating from the lower back down the legsPain radiating along the sciatic nerve, which runs down one or both legs from the lower back. .
If other symptoms of it are also present then
one must always treat the patient w ith Plumbum first.
Whenever the
limbs become flabby, painful and weak due to paralysis, then
Plumbum will be found to be an effective treatment.
Piano players often develop paralysis of the finger joints .
Their
fingers become weak and frail.
Fo r this condition, two remedies are
very famous, i.e.
Plumbum and Curare is an extremely
dangerous poison causing paralysis.
Rhus Tox is a very effective
remedy for the rapidly developing ill e ffects of paralysis.
When used
in the beginning of the disease, it immediately produces a positive
response.
However, if the use of Rhus Tox is delayed then it does not
fully benefit the patient unless comb ined with Sulphur.
Rhus Tox is
relatively weak and a slow acting tr eatment.
In contrast to Rhus Tox,
Plumbum is a strong and a long- acting homoeopathic remedy.
Treatment by alternating Sulphur with Rhus Tox increases the
effectiveness of Rhus Tox.
I al ternate Rhus Tox with Sulphur activates the immune body sy stem, while Rhus Tox cures the
paralysis.
By the grace of God, many chronic patients of polio have
benefited greatly from this prescription.
Rhus Tox is deeply related to
paralysis.
Although homoeopathic doc tors do not usually use it for
the treatment of chronic paralysis, although, it is a very useful remedy
provided it is alternated with Sulphur.
The Plumbum patient suffers from severe constipationInfrequent or difficult bowel movementsA condition where stool is dry, hard, and difficult or painful to pass..
The stools
are hard, rounded and difficult to be excreted.
Often, ulcers form in
the rectum.
The rectum may need to be evacuated digitally or with
instruments.
The reason for the pr oblem is that the circular muscle
fibres in the wall of the intestines become paralysed and lose the
strength to push the faecal matter on wards.
This paralytic condition
slowly becomes worse and the cons tipation becomes more severe and
chronic.
Such constipation should be patiently treated with Plumbum,
over a long period.
Full results of the treatment show up in about
fifteen days of the treatment.
Th ose diseases that develop slowly,
must respond to the treatment relatively slowly.
However, sometimes
the homoeopathic treatment may produce immediate response, e.g the
relief of griping pain and sp asmodic pain in the abdomen .
In
homoeopathy, the effects of a poiso n which appear immediately can
be cured equally fast by treatment with the homoeopathic potencyStrength level of a remedyThe dilution and succussion scale of a remedy (e.g., 6C, 30C, 200C, 1M), indicating its energetic concentration. of
the same poison.
In Plumbum, due to the paralysis of the bladder
wall, the patient loses stre ngth to void urine, re sulting in retention of
urine continues to collect in the bladder and then excreted drop
by drop (retention with overflow).
This is not related to the prostate;
rather the condition is due to the paralysis of the bladder wall.
The
symptoms of the two diseases (bladder weakness and enlarged
prostate) are obviously different.
Ur inary stoppage is not necessarily
due to only one cause.
When urination stops after delivery of a
child, then Causticum happens to be the most ideal treatment.
If this
condition develops after an operation, then Strontium Carb is better.
Plumbum also can be effective if the kidneys stop functioning due to
sudden shock.
Plumbum stirs up the kidney function.
One symptom of Plumbum is that wh atever kind of food is taken, it
produces acidity in the stomach, lead ing to severe vomiting.
Usually
the partially digested food with the gastric secretions passes on to the
small intestines within three hours.
If the stomach fails to empty itself
within this period, then the food star ts rotting in the stomach.
This
produces acidity and foul smelling belches.
Acidity in the stomach
can also be caused by decreased peri staltic movement of the intestine
and the resulting stasis.
Plumbum is the best remedy in this condition.
In Plumbum, the vomited material is either dark in colour or
greenish and is sometimes mixed w ith blood.
The function of the
stomach and liver becomes deranged.
The stomach feels full and
heavy.
The belly button becomes retracted.
Plumbum is famous for the gradually progressive weakness of the
muscles (progressive muscular dystr ophy).
There are two to three
different remedies useful in this disease.
Opium and Kali Phos are
also good remedies for this disease.
When treating with Kali Phos, the
dose should be increased graduall y.
In progressive muscular
dystrophy, the neurons in the central pa rt of the brain responsible for
the voluntary control of the muscle s start to die.
There is no known
cure for this disease.
The patien ts slowly become more and more
weak and often die before attaining the prime of their youth.
Even if
they remain alive, their life is very miserable.
Progressive muscular
dystrophy being a hereditary disease, sometimes all the children may
be affected.
No definite cure ha s yet been found for the disease.
However, the patients obtain some relief with homoeopathic
treatment.
Occasional rapid heartbeat (tachycardiaAbnormally rapid heart rateA condition that causes the heart to beat faster than normal while at rest (usually over 100 beats per minute).) alo ng with convulsions,
benefit from Plumbum.
For a s udden feeling of the heart being
squeezed, Cactus Grandiflora is the best remedy.
Plumbum is said to be capable of treating the bad habit of cheating
and dishonesty .
If this is true, then it should be used freely
throughout the world!
Plumbum is a good remedy for the treatment of chronic kidney
diseases associated with loss of albumin and sugar in the urine .
Plumbum improves the function of the kidney tubules and helps retain
both the albumin and the sugar.
The symptoms of Plumbum also resemble those of Opium.
In
apoplexy, there is sudden rush of bl ood towards the head, which can
result in cerebral haemorrhageProfuse bleeding from a ruptured blood vesselAn escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel, especially when profuse..
The face becomes congested with
blood, and the pupils of the eyes become dilated.
These symptoms
often lead to death.
Arnica and Op ium given in high potency at the
onset of the symptoms proves very useful.
It is also necessary to treat
the patient of Plumbum with high doses of Plumbum.
Both Opium
and Plumbum show their effects at the same time.
Dr.
Kent states that
the treatment should first be star ted with Opium and later Plumbum
should be added to the treatment.
This is correct be cause the initial
symptoms of the disease resemble those of Opium.
Two other remedies are also considered very useful in the treatment of
apoplexy.
If there are multiple red bleeds, then Phosphorus is better
but Alumina is also famous for the treatment of this condition.
Painful severe cramps of the legs in the evening, which get relieved
on movement and by application of local pressure, can possibly be
treated with Plumbum.
A lightni ng type of undulating pain is a
symptom of Plumbum, which is also found in Causticum and
Caulophyllum.
With regards to cold and heat, the nature of Plumbum resembles
Psorinum i.e the patient is very sensitive to cold.
He keeps himself
covered with a blanket even during su mmer.
Like Arnica, the head of
the patient is warm and there is a tendency to form blood clots.
Often, blisters develop between the toes of the feet .
Besides
Plumbum, Sulphur is also very useful for such boils.
If gangreneDeath of body tissue from lack of blood flowLocalized death and decomposition of body tissue, resulting from either obstructed circulation or bacterial infection.
develops in the fingers or toes, or knots form in the feet, then also
Plumbum will be effective if the patient is of the constitution of
Plumbum is also very good for the treatment of the swelling of the
glands beneath the tongue (sublingu al salivary glands).
The tendency
towards severe body jolts and locking of the jaw , the paralysis of
the muscles in the wall of th e windpipe and the food pipe
(oesophagus), resulting in the entry of the food into the air passage
and choking due to water or food entering the windpipe or nose, are
all the symptoms of Plumbum.
Symptoms of many other remedies
related to paralysis are also found in Plumbum.
Sometimes, the severe abdominal colicSevere fluctuating pain in the abdomenSevere, often fluctuating pain in the abdomen caused by gas, spasm, or obstruction in the intestines, common in infants. rel ated to Plumbum leads
to a tendency towards deliriumAcute state of confusion and disorientationA sudden, severe state of mental confusion, anxiety, and disorientation, often accompanied by hallucinations..
The patient feels as if a painful ball
is moving from the throat up, towards the brain.
The hair become dry,
pupils constrict and the eyes become yellow.
Sometimes, the patient
may suddenly become unconscious and blinded.
The face becomes
pale, the cheeks wrinkle, and the skin becomes greasy and shiny with
the formation of dark brown spots.
In Plumbum, the symptoms aggrav ate at night and with movement,
while they ameliorate with local pressure
Antidotes: Alumina, Petroleum, Platinum
Potency: 30 to 200, 1000 or even CM
📋 Remedy Stats
🏷️ Category📚 HMTA Homeopathy
🧬 MiasmTubercular Miasm
🌡️ TemperamentNeutral
🕒 AggravationNeutral/Anytime
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📚Literature Citation & References:
This clinical profile is compiled from: Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad — Homoeopathy: Like Cures Like (English Rendering of Lectures delivered on MTA International). Compiled exclusively in accordance with the clinical insights and Materia Medica of Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad (ra).
🩺Medical Verification & Disclaimer:
This clinical profile has been prepared, peer-reviewed, and verified by the Herbalhomeo expert homeopathic team in accordance with authoritative medical references.
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