- Grimmer stated, “Sempervivum tectorum has cured many cases of indurationHardening of body tissueThe hardening of normally soft organic tissues, usually due to chronic inflammation, infiltration, or scarring. and sores on the tongue, it also has definite action on the uterus and menstrual function in cancer constitutions, it could be thought of in cases of tongue cancer.” COMMENTS - Kallenbach was consulted by Mrs.
- S„ 44, childless of sickly looks, for an affection of the tongue.
- For the previous six months menses had appeared only every eight to ten weeks and were accompanied with Sempervivum tectorum pains darting from small of back to uterus and vulva.
- During the six months, she had stitching pain on the right rim o f her tongue about 3/4 inch from the point, at which place after a few weeks, a swelling formed, the size of a small bean.
- The swelling bled at times, and at night caused a burning sensation as of a small coal, disturbing sleep.
- Sour food caused pain.
- The swelling was not hard on the surface, but contained two hard nodules the size of lentils, one of which was denuded and bled on touch.
- Three enlarged veins crossed the swelling and entered the tongue muscle behind it.
- She had been treated for over a month with Aur., Ars., Carb-v in vain.
- Kallenbach moistened the swelling with the fresh juice of Semp thrice a day.
- Within three days it was smaller and folds appeared, the enlarged veins were contracted, formed thin, tense vessels crossing the swelling and seemingly tying it.
- During the next three days, the patient applied the juice too energetically and Kal lenbach found the surroundings in inflammatory irritation and very sensitive.
- The applications was stopped and Semp.
- 2x was given internally.
- After a week’s use the swelling had shriveled to one-third the size, and ten days later the menses, which had ceased altogether, reappeared and continued very profusely for five days.
- The swelling shriveled to the size of a small pea, was firmer, harder, devoid of sen sation and gave no further trouble.
- The menses continued regularly.
- In another instance, Mrs.
- X., 27, a mother of a six month old healthy boy, formerly fre quently afflicted with swelling of the glands, very sensitive to homeopathic remedies, complained of a pain under her tongue of ten days’ duration, interfering with eating and speaking.
- There was a bluish red elevation on under side of tongue the size of a split bean.
- It was hard, and along both sides there were enlarged veins.
- On the side a denuded spot exuded a whitish albuminousContaining albumin proteinReferring to substances or body secretions (like urine) containing the protein albumin. matter which could easily be wiped off.
- Semp.
- 6c was given, one powder every forty-eight hours.
- On the second day, the swelling was less sensitive, and in a week, much smaller.
- Then the menses reappeared (first time since confi nement) and in three weeks the whole swelling was gone, leaving only in its place a somewhat engorged vein.
- Kallenbach treated with applications of lx General V.
- B who had nodules on the left rim of his tongue with swollen veins, the nodules disappeared and the sensitiveness was removed and the patient was so well that he refused to stay for the completion of the cure and failed to report.
- Clarke’s experience with Semp was in domestic practice.
- For some child affections of the eyes he used rags moistened with “house leek and cream” (about equal parts of the juice and fresh cream) were applied and his recollection of it is that the application was exceedingly pleasant