Diagnostic & Treatment Analysis

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.