{"id":13630,"remedy_name":"Cuprum Metallicum (HMT)","remedy_type":"Remedy","alternative_names":[""],"miasm":"Tubercular Miasm","temperament":"Neutral","aggravation_time":"Neutral\/Anytime","keynote_indications":"(Copper Metal)\n\nCopper is a metal of reddi sh brown colour, which is utilized to make\nvarious instruments, weapons and el ectric wires.  It is soft in\nconsistency, so it is mixed with othe r metals to make different alloys.\nThese alloys have proved useful due  to their differences, particularly\nin industry.  The people workin g with Copper gradually start\ndeveloping the symptoms of Copper poisoning, such as severe\nabdominal colic, cholera, cough a nd convulsions.  The homoeopathic\nremedy prepared from the Copper powder is called Cuprum.\n\nConvulsions are the most prominent characteristic of Cuprum and one\ncannot think of Cuprum without them.  The convulsions are very\nsevere and unbearable; th e patient in agony wishes to die.  Severe\nconvulsions and tightness are uniform ly present in any ailment of\nCuprum and this condition affect s all the muscles of the body.\nCuprum will prove very useful in the treatment of epilepsy and\ncholera, especially when associated  with convulsions and blue\ncoloration of skin.  During a convuls ion, the hands form into a tight\nfist.  Similarly, the feet twist downw ards.  The severe contractions of\nthe hands and feet then proceed upward towards the legs and the arms\nand then the entire body becomes stiff and contracted.\n\nSometimes, the spasmodic condition affects the blood vessels going to\nthe brain, as a result of which the patient talks absurdly, loses his\nmemory and can become delirious or even unconscious.  The muscles\nexhibit tonic contractions and con vulsions.  There is twitching and\nfasciculation of the muscles.  The jerking of the muscles  is on the\nside opposite to the one the patien t lies on.  In Cimicifuga, the\ntwitching is on the same side as th e person is lying on.  The stiffness\nof the entire body associated with unconsciousness as in epilepsy is a\ntypical sign of Cuprum.  However, if a person is unconscious but the\ntwitching is only on one part of th e body or another, without\ngeneralised rigidity, the patient is not one of Cuprum.\n\nCuprum is also very useful in the treatment of whooping cough and\nasthma.  In my opinion, Cuprum must be used to treat the convulsions\nassociated with coughing and as thma.  Cuprum offers prompt\n\neffective relief when the patient feels the spasmodic contraction of the\nwindpipe (trachea) in warm weathe r, becoming better on the local\napplication of ice or something cold.  The spastic tightness at the sides\nand the lower part of th e chest is very troublesome.  The patient feels\nas if he is going to die.  There is  a stabbing type of pain starting from\nthe chest going towards the back.  In fact, this results from the\nconvulsion and Cuprum works magically to relieve it.  Keeping this in\nmind, Cuprum is also usef ul in the treatment of biliary colic  and\nconvulsions.\n\nWhen an old person happens to ma rry after a long period of celibacy,\nhe may experience convulsions, which may radiate upward towards\nthe legs and then back after sexual  intercourse.  Cuprum is the best\ntreatment for this condition.\n\nCuprum is the ideal remedy for treating the convulsions during\nmenstruation, which start from the fingers and then spread through\nthe entire body.  The body becomes rigid.  If there is unconsciousness,\ndelirium and the eyes become fixed directed upwards, Cuprum should\nbe administered promptly.  Cuprum  is the best remedy for treating\nepilepsy in which the headache starts from the nape of the neck and\nthen radiates towards the forehead. There is an element of frequent\nconvulsions and jerking of the fi ngers, making the patient scream.\nThere is incontinence of urine or faeces.\n\nCuprum works equally well for relie ving the violent contractions of\nthe muscles which bend the joints or make the joints straight (i.e. the\nflexor and extensor muscles).  The contractions of these muscles cause\nsevere pain, but when the muscles become completely flaccid, they\ncannot be put into use under comma nd (voluntarily).  An epileptic\npatient of Cuprum usually suffers from severe headache following\nconvulsions.\n\nSometimes, a woman loses her eyesight at the time of childbirth due\nto the rupture of a blood vessel supp lying the brain, which can lead to\npermanent blindness.  However, in Cuprum, the blindness is\ntransitory, because it is due to the spasmodic narrowing of the blood\nvessels, rather than the rupture of these vessels.   Transitory blindness\nobserved at the time of childbirth in the presence of other signs and\n\nsymptoms of Cuprum will, by God\u2019s grace, be definitely benefited\nwith Cuprum, which will also facilitate the childbirth.\n\nSome conditions pertaining to the mi nd are very evident in the patient\nof Cuprum.  The patient is infl exible, remains sad, and keeps on\nuttering words that he really does not mean.  The mind feels empty.\nThere is headache, and a noticeable reddish blue hue and\ninflammation. The patient feels as if  hot water is being poured over\nhis head.  There is severe vertigo and the head seems to be sagging\nforwards.   There is severe pain at the  forehead, temples and the\nnape, which is aggravated on applica tion of local pressure, and there\nis pallor of the face with a bluish tinge.  The patient remains lost in\ndeep thoughts.  The lips are bluish  and during the unconscious state,\nthe jaws lock tightly and there is  frothing at the mouth.  The nose\nbecomes heavily congested with blood.  The sense of smell is lost, and\nthere is a metallic taste in the mouth.  The patient spits a lot.  The\ntongue becomes paralysed, and the person starts stammering.  The\npatient protrudes his tongue like a snake, contracted and narrow.\n\nOne sign of Cuprum is the hiccuping, which results from the spasm of\nthe diaphragm.  Drinking cold wa ter would relieve the nausea and\nvomiting.  Nausea and vomiting  occur on exposure to the cold.\nSevere abdominal colic, frequent scan ty stools associated with severe\nattacks of convulsions, distention of the abdomen, which hurts on light\npressure or touch, and the drawing in  sensation of the abdomen are all\nsigns of Cuprum.\n\nCuprum is one of the three commonly used remedies for cholera.  Its\ndistinguishing features are very ob vious and easily recognisable.  In\ncholera, the colic starts in the st omach which is very severe, but the\nstools though diarrhoeal ar e interrupted and scanty  rather than free.\nThere is violent twisting of the hand s and feet but the cramps of the\ncalves are much more severe than  any other kind of  cramps. Along\nwith these spasmodic signs, there is generalised bluing of the body\nestablishing the diagnosis of Cupr um.  Other two remedies used for\ncholera are Camphor and Veratrum Album.\n\nSometimes, young girls experience severe tightness over the back\nand the abdomen during their periods.  If these cramps migrate to the\ncalves, Cuprum would be the most  appropriate remedy.  In this\n\ncondition, the patient has mild nausea and diarrhoea too.  The\noccurrence of epileptic  fit during menstruation is also a sign of\nCuprum.  If this condition is observed at the appearance of new moon,\nthen Silicea would be found more useful.\n\nAdjuvant: Calcarea Carb\nAntidotes: Camphor, Belladonna, Hepar Sulph, Staphysagria,\nPotency: From 30 to 200","modalities":"","symptoms_by_system":[],"schema_version":"1.0","api_provider":"Allahshafi"}