# Bufo (HMT)

## Remedy Classification
- **Type:** Remedy
- **Miasm:** Tubercular Miasm
- **Temperament:** Neutral
- **Aggravation Time:** Neutral/Anytime

## Keynote Indications
Bufo is prepared from the secretions  of toad neck glands.  Its main
function is on the mental faculties and the mind .  Its patients suffer
from a loss of memory .  The mind is cloudy and there is a feeling of
severe mental fatigue.  Bufo is the best remedy for neurosis.
Neurosis, the feeling of numbness, and muscular convulsions  are
benefited with Bufo.  The small mu scles exhibit paralytic condition.
Twitching of the eye or some othe r parts of the body is typical of
Bufo.

In Bufo, sores tend to develop on the skin .  Many homoeopathic
experts use it in the treatment of se xual diseases but rarely use it for
the treatment of skin diseases and vi olent muscle cramps.  Bufo is the
ideal treatment for a young man who becomes involved in sexual
misconduct.  It prevents one from self-abuse and its bad
consequences.  Some young men, w ho have wronged themselves and
contracted epilepsy, will significantly benef it from Bufo.  Such an
epileptic should first be treated with Bufo. In case it fails, other
remedies should be sought.

In Bufo, also like Sarsaparilla, premature ageing is found.  This is
also a symptom of Baryta Carb.  In  Bufo, the premature ageing is not
in the physical form of skin tightness  and wrinkles but it relates to the
mental functions.  The patient does not become crazy but simply looks
naive.  Bufo should also be used for a sixty-year old mature person
behaving like a teenager.  If such a person is not treated on time, he
will become insane.  He becomes incapable of communicating with
others and making people understand what he means to say.

In Bufo, there are contradictions.  The patient likes to be alone and
away from others, but at the same time feels frightened when alone.
This makes him angry, and he shows his anger by way of biting
things.  He expresses his helplessne ss but does not harm others.  He
laughs, cries and jumps around like a child.  The conduct of a Bufo
patient is of innocence and childishn ess.  Occasionally, this state may
progress to insanity.  Bufo works profoundly and continuously in this
condition for a very long period.

In Bufo, there is tendency towards partial paralysis.  As a result of
paralysis of various organs, the overlying skin becomes numb.

In Bufo, violent muscle cramps  are common.  Before epileptic
seizure, the mouth opens wide due  to muscular spasm.  Blood pours
out of the mouth and the tongue or lips get caught between the teeth,
causing severe discomfort.  Along with this comes headache, the
pupils of the eye get dilated and fixed.  The patient cannot tolerate
light.  Sores and ulcers develop on the skin.  The eye becomes
congested with blood. Ulcers form on the cornea of eye. Blisters also
form on the eye and various parts of the body in the form of clusters.
Antimonium Crude and Antimonium Ta rt are also described to be
useful in the treatment of such blisters.  Other symptoms also being
present, Bufo is useful in the treatment of all skin conditions.  As in
Ambra Grisea, the Bufo patient hate s music.  The patient, gradually
tends to stutter and stammer, making it difficult to understand him,
and this upsets him.  Use of Bufo is ideal to treat a patient who
suddenly becomes drawn and mute.  His eyes are bewildered and
completely indifferent to his surroun dings, even if he does not exhibit
the complete picture of epilepsy.  This condition is only temporary.
When the patient regains consciousness, he has no knowledge of what
had happened to him.

Being also related to sexual im potence, some Bufo patients may
develop epileptic fits during sexual intercourse .  The Bufo women
patients either have their period befo re time or their periods cease all
together.  There is burning sensation and cramps in the uterus with the
formation of blisters inside, emitting foul leucorrheol discharge
mixed with pus or blood, resemb ling offensive gangrene-like
discharge.  Bufo proves to be very effective in the treatment of this
condition.

Bufo is also very useful in the treatment of breast cancer.  It does not
cure the cancer but does offer re lief from suffering and works as
adjuvant for other remedies.

The cough of a Bufo patient is very bothersome.  The blood mixes
with sputum along with a signi ficant burning sensation.  Bufo
sicknesses come on rapidly and spread fast, leading the patient
towards his end.  Its symptoms a ggravate in a warm room and on

waking up from sleep while taking a bath and soaking the feet in
warm water offers relief.

Adjuvants: Baryta Carb
Antidotes: Lachesis, Senega
Potency: 30 to 200 or higher

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