Dr. Anil Kumar Agarwal

PCOD and DEPRESSION

A lady Mrs. MG came to my office in the morning for her some ailments many weeks ago. She explained her problems that were the mixture of physical and mental sufferings. At the physical level she was not getting her menstrual cycle and on mental sphere was very depressed. After examining her and seeing her laboratory reports I concluded her case and diagnosed it as PCOD. The full name of this abbreviated term is as Poly Cystic Ovarian Disease. She was in a bad shape as suffering from depression. Depression itself is  a very dreaded disease in which the patient may even try to commit suicide when the case is in worsening position.

I noted down her history and findings of ailments as suggested by Dr. Hahnemann in Homeopathy. After analyzing the case she was prescribed the homeopathic medicines. She responded well to the homeopathic medicines as her depression had gone down. She started her daily work as she did it previously. So she was not getting much trouble at the emotional level now and it was the big achievement for the patient. But still she was suffering from Acne on the face, Obesity and Amenorrhea (absence of menses).

She wanted me a favor on the menses part as she felt uneasiness due to the absence of menses. She was very keen for appearing of the menses. When she was taking allopathic hormonal medicines she got the menses every month. On the same pattern she wanted to get her ailment eradicated in Homeopathy too. Then I gave her some information how Homeopathy works. And at that time she shared her thought that she got from her sister-in-law. She said, ‘My sister-in-law who is an allopathy doctor told me that in Homeopathy, Only steroids are used in the name of treatment. So you better stop taking Homeopathic medicines and again switch over to allopathy. Now you tell me what to do in this situation.’ It was a shocking news to me.

I couldn’t get one thing why the lady doctor cum her sister-in-law misguided her. There are so many options in this lady doctor’s case. First, the lady doctor doesn’t like the patient; it may be either due to some old grudges or just out of some jealousy that is beyond the preview of this writing. Second, she -doctor might have felt humiliated that the patient had got relief in her suffering from other system of medicines; it really happens with some doctors as I also know such a few of them. Third, the doctor knows nothing about the other system of medicines but some bad rumors; it is also a shameful act for a doctor who maligns the piousness of other system of medicines as all the system of medicines are meant  for patients. And millions of patients are being benefitted by different systems of medicines though every system of medicines has its own limitations. In my view it is a crime as well as a social offence, if anybody tries to misguide any patient.

To assure Mrs. MG I showed her homeopathic materia medica in which description of homeopathic medicines were given. When she read its some pages and found that raw materials used in Homeopathy don’t belong to any type of steroids rather most of them were prepared from herbs. She was satisfied with her treatment of PCOD as getting relief under the Homeopathy.

Calc Carb is a medicine which mainly contains Calcium and is prepared from oyster’s shell. It has fat, fair, flabby constitution. It has leucophlegmatic temperament as Dr. Gurensey has stated in his book, the patient is calm and quiet in nature.

There is defective bone development. Some bones are over fed and others are deficient in nutrition. Fontanels are open. Head is large in size. There may be hydrocephalus.

Perspiration occurs on the whole body or on the single part as may be on palm and soles only. There may be sweating only on the head which wets the pillow around the head while the patient is asleep. There is coldness of the body which may be subjective, objective or both. The patient feels as if feet have cold and humid stockings.

Perspiration smells sour as all the discharges of Cal Carb are sour like vomiting, diarrhea and even eructation. Sulphur differs here from Calcarea as it has foul smell. The whole alimentary canal is sour. The patient feels better when constipated. It has diarrhea which is worse in afternoon but Sulphur has morning diarrhea. The child longs eggs and indigestible things.

The skin is cold and clammy but Sulphur has marked burning especially on the feet. It has eczema capitis and milk crusts on the head of the baby. It has the power to cure these conditions if other symptoms agree. Here Dr. Clark rightly emphasized that Homeopathy treats the patient not the disease. Graphite has marked affinity in those who are obese and have skin trouble.

It particularly affects the upper two third portion of the right lung while Sulphur affects the upper one third part of left lung. It can treat even pulmonary phthisis.

It is worse by cold weather, wet, walking, ascending and exertion. Exertion causes dysponea.

Suspicious is an adjective and used generally to characterize human nature but some time it finds itself in animals too. If it is present in a man as a subsidiary disposition it is useful and makes the man more vigil. But when it is found as a main character it works as a curse. In Homeopathy the word suspicious is elaborated in detail so that the system can be used to control this evil.

Before discussing it I want to narrate a story related to an animal in which the height of the suspicion is shown.

In a jungle, there was a pond where a big family of tortoise lived. Once they went far from the pond for picnic. In the afternoon, all got hungry and opened their lunch box to have the meal. Soon they realized that all the dishes were lacking in salt. Having found the food tasteless a small tortoise said that he would go back home to bring the salt but there is a condition that no one would take lunch until he came back. All of them accepted his condition as it was the need of the hour. The small tortoise then went to bring the salt. He didn’t return though the sun was about to set. After a thought they decided to take the food as they were already very late. As soon as they began to eat, the small tortoise appeared in front of them and said, ‘I know the nature of my family and my suspicion find me correct. Knowing well your nature I did not go home but hid behind the bushes.’ On hearing his talk, the rest of the family members couldn’t help laughing as they knew the suspicious nature of the little tortoise. But on the whole it can be said that it was the height of suspicion.

In Homeopathy there is a long list of medicines having the character, Suspicion; these are about one hundred and ten in numbers.  Lachesis and Stramonium are well known for it; every homeopathic physician knows about them and cures successfully many ailments when he finds ‘suspicious’ as a prominent feature in any patient with these medicines.

Coccus Cacti is a medicine given in Homeopathic Materia Medica . I have studied this medicine so many times and also used it on my patients suffering from some respiratory conditions. Today when I was reading this medicine I got one new point that it is prepared from a bug found on the cactus of Mexico and America and it is the reason that the second word in the name of this medicine is cacti. When I asked one of my colleagues who was talking to me on phone about the source of this medicine he told me that it is prepared from cactus as cacti is given in its name. Then I told him the whole story of this medicine.

One more thing is peculiar in Coccus Cacti that the ailment of this medicine appears from cold; it may be cold weather, cold drink or air but when the patient starts suffering from respiratory problems he demands again cold drinks to take as he feels better after taking them even in cold air he feels better.

Whooping cough is marked in it and the expectoration is stringy, viscid, and white in color that comes out with difficulty. After expectoration, paroxysm of cough is relieved. Cough is more aggravated at 2 or 3 in the morning. Kali Bich also has the ropy mucous but it is greenish yellow in appearance.

Today I was in a confusion what medicine should we study as nothing special was in mind. Suddenly I thought to study Lac Caninum. Caninum on its own defines that it is related to animal kingdom. Canine is an adjective and used for dog so the medicine prepared from her dog’s milk is called Lac Caninum. It is a very good medicine in conditions like tonsillitis, migraine etc. which has a character to change the side. This symptom is markedly present in this remedy. This medicine is also used for drying up the milk of nursing woman if needed. It is just the reverse of Lac Defloratum as it is used to increase the flow of milk in lactating mother.

Forgetfulness and weakness of memory is present in this medicine. It is a strange symptom as it is known that the dog can remember many things at a time. According to a new research a dog can remember about one thousand words so it is difficult to explain why ‘forgetfulness’ is present in the medicine. Anacadium also has forgetfulness but it occurs in those who do a lot of mental work. In Acid-Phos, forgetfulness is due to over indulgence in sexual activity. Baryta-Carb’s forgetfulness is found in children or in old aged people. Glonine is a medicine used in patients who forget even the well known streets but in Medorrhinum the patient forgets particularly the names.

Lac Can patient is having hyperesthesia too.



Yesyerday a patient of mine, Asha (name changed) came with her husband and son to my office to show her medical reports that were suggested to her a day before. That was in fact the first day when she consulted me for her ailment. She was suffering from difficulty in breathing along with some other symptoms. She was having it for the last six/seven years. I asked her what type of stress she got before that. But she was unable to recall the old memories as no doctor had asked her such question. I took her complete medical history and examined her thoroughly. Then I diagnosed her that she might be suffering from Bronchial Asthma. I advised her to go for some pathological tests and x-ray.  Even after these tests, her diagnosis was same.

I prescribed her some medicines that were dispensed in my clinic. The day when she came to show me her reports I asked her about her condition. She told me that she felt better then. Even she was looking cheerful too. Her husband was also looking happy and satisfied with the treatment.

He asked me how the Bronchial Asthma occurs and what its symptoms are. I replied his query as follows. It is a disease which occurs in the lungs so it can be called respiratory disease and affects any age group. The man who has a family history of Bronchial Asthma or Tuberculosis may be more susceptible to such diseases. Some types of allergies also cause it. Most of the Asthma patients are allergic to dust, mites, pollens and smokes. In spite of these there are more than thousands things which may cause it. Some patients even give history of eczema which they had before getting Asthma. It is really difficult to explain all the causes of it. Asthma itself has many varieties that are all explainable.

There is a long list of medicines that are used in Homeopathy. Some medicines have special affinity on the bronchioles that can be prescribed quite easily after a little efforts. These medicines are given in mother tincture form but their effects are not long lasting. There is still one more type of treatment for Asthma called constitutional treatment. That is truly very effective and has the capacity to provide the patient satisfactory results. The doctor requires a lot of skill to provide such treatment.

It is certain that Homeopathy has better capacity to treat Bronchial Asthma than other systems of medicine as per my opinion though some people may differ from my judgment.

There are so many medicines available for epilepsy, catalepsy or convulsions in Homeopathy and are used according to the law of similia. Cicuta Virosa is a medicine that is used for such conditions successfully. In Cicuta the patient feels aura in the stomach and after that convulsion appears. The attack starts from center to periphery. That means it begins first at head, face and chest and then goes to extremities. Cuprum Met has the same symptom but opposite of it; the attack rises from finger or extremity and goes to chest and head. After the attack Cicuta patient remains in confusion. He doesn’t recognize where he is and who others are. The patient is mild, yielding and submissive between two attacks. On the contrary of it Nux Vom patient is aggressive and irritated between the attacks. Nux Mosch patient has the peculiar symptom that he forgets between the works what he is doing that is called abstraction of mind; he becomes blank for a moment. Opium, Aconite and one more medicine have convulsion after fear.

Any type of ailment whether physical or mental if occurs after head injury, Cicuta can be helpful and can show wonder. There may be ailments after suppression of eruptions.

Cicuta is good for eruptions or eczema on the beard or scalp and also good for barber’s itch.

There are so many systems of medicine available in the society. Some of them are recognized and protected by the Govt. Rest of them are patronized by the people as they are benefitted by them. Nowadays some traditional methods of treatment have lost their utility as the time advanced. There are four systems of treatment recognized, assisted and regulated by the Govt. Allopathy and Homeopathy are more popular nowadays among patients. Both have their own quality and benefits. People also know about them very well. Some people like allopathy and do not even try any other system of medicine when they get ill. In the same way a larger group of people love Homeopathy with passion. The matter doesn’t end here as far as Homeopathy is concerned.

It is difficult to understand why some people do blasphemy for Homeopathy. They vomit so much venom against Homeopathy that can’t be imagined. But it is true that some such people do it innocently as they were fed but some of them defame Homeopathy deliberately and out of frustration. Even some medical professionals also disparage Homeopathy out of their disappointment. Some doctors who don’t have good practice think the cause of their bad luck is Homeopathy. If Homeopathy were banned their fate might have been changed. Some practitioners who have good clienteles think they are the only intelligent doctors and out of their pride they talk irrelevantly about Homeopathy. A very few homeopaths also talk badly for Allopathy.  It is a sin if any body talks wrongly for any system of medicine.

It is evident that some Allopathic drug manufacturers also try to damage the sanctity of Homeopathy. There are so many wrong thoughts that have been marketed against Homeopathy. Some such thoughts which are prevalent in the society.

Sudhir was suffering from severe allergic dermatitis even his face did not escape from the evil. He tried many Allopathic drugs under the supervision of one or the other dermatologists but in vain. One of his friends Pankaj suggested him to take Homeopathy for the ailment. He told him that he had also suffered from the same and got relief only through Homeopathy. Sudhir went to the same doctor and found Pankaj’s statement true when he got benefit under Homeopathy. Sudhir took his wife and daughter for Homeopathic treatment and they were also benefited. Sudhir recommended some of his friends the Homeopathic treatment and most of them were satisfied with the help.

One day Sudhir met his Homeopathic doctor and requested him to allow asking a question. The doctor responded him well. Sudhir said to him, ‘Does Homeopath use steroid?’ The doctor asked him why he wanted to put him this question. Sudhir said that somebody had told him. The doctor replied, ‘OK! That is the reason why you are enquiring about it. I explain it to you as its answer in yes or no can’t satisfy your curiosity and doubts. The first thing is this that there is no steroidal preparation present in Homeopathy and all the drugs are manufactured according to Homeopathic Pharmacopeia of India. The Govt. drug department is very strict and particular about the manufacturing of Homeopathic drugs. So there is no homeopathic drug available in the market which contains steroids. How a doctor can use the steroidal drug when it is not available in the market. I tell you one more things that no Homeopath uses allopathic steroid though rarest rare exception may be there. One more interesting thing, steroids have no role in the treatment of many diseases like Depression, kidney stones etc. In most of the cases the patient seeks Homeopathic help after taking Allopathy where he had already taken strong steroids with no relief at all. A question arises how the same patient gets relief with steroids if these are given by Homeopath.  It means it is the rumor that is created by some mischievous and evil persons.’ After hearing the logical reply Sudhir was satisfied. Sudhir himself worked on a high post and is very influential. He collected the information from health ministry and found the doctor’s version correct. Now he has become a dedicated follower of Homeopathy.

There are some more such type of evils regarding Homeopathy being rumored by some miscreants or depressed people that will be discussed later on. To misguide patients in this way is like a blasphemy.

Sabina is a medicine of lower abdomen that includes kidney, bladder, uterus, ovary, urethra and anus etc. It is called a hemorrhagic remedy as it acts on bleeding piles and uterine hemorrhage whether it is menorrhagia, metorrhagia or due to any other cause. Hemorrhage from kidney, bladder, urethra or anus also comes under its sphere of action.

It causes turmoil in the circulatory system and pulsation all over the body. The bleeding is bright red in color; in the beginning the patient passes clots. Sometime the menses may continue till the next menstrual cycle appears. Uterine bleeding is associated with pain in sacrum which extends on the pubes. The same symptom is present in Viburnun Opulus but with some difference; its pain starts from the sacrum, takes round the abdomen and ends at the pubes.

Sabina is similar to Pulsatilla in general characteristic; both are worse in warm room and want the windows open and wants to be open air. But in bleeding Pulsatilla is not given as it may increase the bleeding; therefore at this condition Sabina is given.

Sabina also has venereal warts as find in Thuja but Thuja warts are moist and cause bleeding on touching.

Sabina patient is aggravated from music also that is a peculiar character of this remedy. It has gouty diathesis also. Pain in joints which alternates from hemorrhage is gouty in character.

As far as hemorrhage is concerned there are some other medicines which must be mentioned here for comparison. Millefolium is for bright red blood but it has no pain as Sabina and Viburnum have. Ipecac also has bright red blood but the patient‘s paleness, nausea and faintness is out of proportion to bleeding. Phosphorus also has bright red blood but the patient is chilly and has desire for cold water.

Belladonna is good for uterine hemorrhage but hypersensitivity is marked. The patient can’t tolerate light, music and even jar and flow of blood feels warm. Secale Cor is also good for uterine bleeding but the patient doesn’t want to cover the body even in very cold room.

Sabina can control the acute attack efficiently but it must be followed by some antipsoric medicine like Sulphur or Psorinum as per the need of the case.

Pulsatilla is a medicine for those who are indecisive, mild, gentle and yielding in disposition. She always weeps, can’t narrate her complaints without weeping. She is sometimes very irritable too. She is as irritable as mild. She is anemic and chlorotic but may have false plethora. She is slow and has lelucoplegmatic temperament. Her complaints start at the onset of menarche and since then she never feels well. Continue Reading »