Lupus - The Homeopathic Treatment
Dr Francesca Swainston, homeopathic doctor, author and well-known pioneer of natural medicine talks about Lupus and the facial disfigurement of a systemic auto-immune condition, for which conventional medicine can do little as the cause is unknown and there is no conventional cure.
The signature mark of Lupus is a red inflamed butterfly or saddle shaped red inflamed eruption on the face across the cheeks and nose, sometimes also incorporating the forehead. This comes and goes as the disease goes through periods of aggravation and quiescence. Each person experiences their own unique combination of auto-immune symptoms, so no two cases are alike except for the butterfly facial eruption which occurs in around 50% of patients.
In all cases of Lupus the whole symptom picture needs to be taken into account and the remedy given accordingly. Commonly patients with Lupus experience most commonly kidney disorders and also joint pains, fever, swollen glands, loss of circulation in fingers or toes, seizures, muscle pain, hydrothorax with lung and heart involvement. Give the remedy covering the dominant condition presenting at the time, and adapt the prescription as the symptoms improve and change.
Arsenicum album: Exhausted with nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Looks yellowish, pale, sunken and face has a cold sweat. Useful in all types of cancer. Burning pains. Sneezing with watery discharge from the nose. Doesn't want to eat, sight and smell of food nauseate. Craves acids and coffee. History of allergies. History of malaria.Very thirsty for sips. Liver and spleen enlarged and painful. History of asthma or tobacco smokers. Can have eczema or psoriasis, skin is dry and scaly in general. Very fearful of disease and death. Very tidy and obsessed with cleanliness.
Calcarea carbonicum: Kidneys painful with painful joints in overweight people that sweat easily. Skin eruptions from broken capillaries. History of enlarged glands such as the tonsils and ear infections. Nasal polyps. Thyroid problems. Cold, damp feet. Ravenous appetite for salty and sweet food and eggs. Doesn't like fatty food. Thirsty for cold drinks. History of overwork, mental or physical. History of abscess. Forgetful and is concerned about his loss of mental ability and that others will notice. Very stubborn.
Graphites: Acute inflammation of the soft tissues of the face that can develop into deep abscesses. Bacterial inflammation of the face causing large red patches covering cheeks, nose and forehead with fever, chills and vomiting. General skin conditions such as pimples, acne, eczema, keloids, fibroma, boils, sebacious cysts. Eruptions ooze a gooey honey-like fluid. Eruptions are worse in the bends of elbows and knees and other skin folds. Moisture and eruptions behind the ear. Helps with the absorption and reduction of scar tissue. Usually overweight, can have anemia with redness of the face. Cancer of the stomach and ulcers in the duodenum. Generally hungry and constipated. Doesn't like meat or sweets. Shyness, loss of confidence with inability to decide. Fidgets. Sensitive to music.
Lycopodium: Eruptions like hives or allergies with a lot of swelling and very itchy. Skin can become brown, thick and hard. Acne and psoriasis. Can form abscesses under the skin. Serious liver disorders with a lot of flatulence. Bloated abdomen. Kidney disorders with red urine and lower back pain, needs to urinate frequently during the night. Tendency to hernia, aneurism and aortic disease. Numbness of the hands and feet. Chronic gout with deposits in joints. Blue circles around eyes. Sinus problems with blocked nose making nostrils flare when breathing. Fevers with icy coldness between 3 and 4am. Craves sweets. Feels full after eating a little, and wakes up hungry during the night. Inactive intestinal canal. Wants to be kept warm, and prefers warm food and drinks. Hair turns gray early. Pre-senility, feeling of apprehension with loss of confidence and yet very arrogant. Enjoys criticising spouse or child in public.
Mercurius: Destructive processes in the whole body, disrupting the function of every cell including the blood and causes serious anemia. Glandular swelling all over the body with increased salivation and perspiration. Chronic swollen tonsils with pus. Trembling hands. Very bad smell of the whole body and breath. Pain in ears with yellowish discharge. Swelling and destruction of nasal bones with yellow-green discharge. Acute inflammation of kidneys with fever and also chronic kidney disease, pain in lower back, worse while sitting, can have burning in urethra with greenish discharge. Swollen glands in groin. Water retention in legs and feet. Fevers with perspiration that turns clothes yellow. Very thirsty even though mouth is moist.
Natrum muriaticum; Rash of itchy raised red bumps, looks like an allergy. Numbness and tingling in extremities. Endocrine conditions and hormonal imbalances due to dysfunction of adrenal glands or thyroid. Diabetes. Rheumatic gout with deposits in the joints and sore stiff muscles. Weak bladder with involuntary urination on coughing, laughing or sneezing and cannot urinate if others are present, may have pain after urinating. History of fever blisters. Palpitations. Likes salty food. History of fear or grief with dreams of robbers. Depressed. Doesn't like consolation. Has tears when laughing.
Nitric acidum: Chronic kidney inflammation with degeneration of kidney. Pressing tearing pain in the kidney region. Perspiration smells of urine. Chronic disease of nose with foul smelling greenish discharge and degeneration of the nose. Destruction of the bones of the face. Craves to eat fatty and salty foods.
Rhus toxicodendon: Swollen face with painful, red butterfly eruption across cheeks and nose. All types of eruptions with the typical lupus scarlet face to blistering fever blisters and herpes, to intensely itchy hives. Stiffness in joints and muscles that get better with movement and heat. Kidney inflammation with fever. Inflammation of the pelvis. Jaws crack when chewing. Not hungry, but very thirsty and likes to drink milk. Extreme restlessness and keep changing their position. Feeling that something bad will happen, so cannot stay in bed, especially regarding their children.
Sepia: Signature butterfly eruption on face across cheeks and nose. Aching in kidney region and lower back that can cause lameness with frequent and painful urination. Chronic inflammation of the pelvis with a sensation of heaviness in the abdomen and can have prolapsed uterus. Always feels cold with hot flushes. Can have history of miscarriage. Likes vinegary food and chocolate. Indifferent attitude and doesn't like the ones most loved like family members or close friends. Likes to dance.
Silica: Rose-coloured blotches on skin. Eczema of the face which is dry and itchy. Suppurating skin conditions. Painless swelling of glands. Icy coldness and numbness of feet. Loss of power in legs and trembling hands. Very sensitive, pale people that lack strength.Sensitive to drafts and likes to wear a scarf. Can be due to side effects of injections. Doesn't like meat and prefers cold food. Can be lactose intolerant. May sleepwalk.
Staphysagria: Bladder infection with cystitis, burning pain while not urinating. Arthritic swelling of joints. Conditions that stem from sexual intercourse. Backache in the morning before getting out of bed. Swollen glands under jaw with bleeding gums and decaying teeth. History of styes. Very angry, likes to throw objects at offender. Easily offended and indignant in general.
Sulphur: All types of skin conditions that are burning . The skin is dry, scaly and becomes infected easily. painful joints and cannot stand for long. Useful when the indicated remedy is given but does not improve the condition, or when there is improvement that relapses. Tends to have early morning diarrhea.Very red lips and face. Likes alcohol and sweets. May have a history of lung condition such as pneumonia. Generally dirty people that like to look shabby that are selfish.
Give the remedy in 30c potency every night for 1 week. Wait a week and if there is improvement give the remedy once a week. If there is no improvement after a week, change the remedy. If 30c is not available, give the potency on hand.
As improvement takes place, acute conditions can arise, for which the acute remedy needs to be given. After the acute condition subsides re-look at the whole symptom picture and prescribe accordingly.
Lupus is an auto-immune condition which means that many different illnesses can develop in a person with Lupus and as the patient progresses during treatment the focus of the weakness may shift and so the remedy needs to be adapted to follow the shift. The key to selecting the correct remedy are the mental and emotional or unusual symptoms.
There is faster resolution and improvement in health when the remedy is changed to match the developmental symptoms of self-healing in the patient.
Give Syphilinum 30c once a month as an intercurrent.
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The signature mark of Lupus is a red inflamed butterfly or saddle shaped red inflamed eruption on the face across the cheeks and nose, sometimes also incorporating the forehead. This comes and goes as the disease goes through periods of aggravation and quiescence. Each person experiences their own unique combination of auto-immune symptoms, so no two cases are alike except for the butterfly facial eruption which occurs in around 50% of patients.
In all cases of Lupus the whole symptom picture needs to be taken into account and the remedy given accordingly. Commonly patients with Lupus experience most commonly kidney disorders and also joint pains, fever, swollen glands, loss of circulation in fingers or toes, seizures, muscle pain, hydrothorax with lung and heart involvement. Give the remedy covering the dominant condition presenting at the time, and adapt the prescription as the symptoms improve and change.
Arsenicum album: Exhausted with nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Looks yellowish, pale, sunken and face has a cold sweat. Useful in all types of cancer. Burning pains. Sneezing with watery discharge from the nose. Doesn't want to eat, sight and smell of food nauseate. Craves acids and coffee. History of allergies. History of malaria.Very thirsty for sips. Liver and spleen enlarged and painful. History of asthma or tobacco smokers. Can have eczema or psoriasis, skin is dry and scaly in general. Very fearful of disease and death. Very tidy and obsessed with cleanliness.
Calcarea carbonicum: Kidneys painful with painful joints in overweight people that sweat easily. Skin eruptions from broken capillaries. History of enlarged glands such as the tonsils and ear infections. Nasal polyps. Thyroid problems. Cold, damp feet. Ravenous appetite for salty and sweet food and eggs. Doesn't like fatty food. Thirsty for cold drinks. History of overwork, mental or physical. History of abscess. Forgetful and is concerned about his loss of mental ability and that others will notice. Very stubborn.
Graphites: Acute inflammation of the soft tissues of the face that can develop into deep abscesses. Bacterial inflammation of the face causing large red patches covering cheeks, nose and forehead with fever, chills and vomiting. General skin conditions such as pimples, acne, eczema, keloids, fibroma, boils, sebacious cysts. Eruptions ooze a gooey honey-like fluid. Eruptions are worse in the bends of elbows and knees and other skin folds. Moisture and eruptions behind the ear. Helps with the absorption and reduction of scar tissue. Usually overweight, can have anemia with redness of the face. Cancer of the stomach and ulcers in the duodenum. Generally hungry and constipated. Doesn't like meat or sweets. Shyness, loss of confidence with inability to decide. Fidgets. Sensitive to music.
Lycopodium: Eruptions like hives or allergies with a lot of swelling and very itchy. Skin can become brown, thick and hard. Acne and psoriasis. Can form abscesses under the skin. Serious liver disorders with a lot of flatulence. Bloated abdomen. Kidney disorders with red urine and lower back pain, needs to urinate frequently during the night. Tendency to hernia, aneurism and aortic disease. Numbness of the hands and feet. Chronic gout with deposits in joints. Blue circles around eyes. Sinus problems with blocked nose making nostrils flare when breathing. Fevers with icy coldness between 3 and 4am. Craves sweets. Feels full after eating a little, and wakes up hungry during the night. Inactive intestinal canal. Wants to be kept warm, and prefers warm food and drinks. Hair turns gray early. Pre-senility, feeling of apprehension with loss of confidence and yet very arrogant. Enjoys criticising spouse or child in public.
Mercurius: Destructive processes in the whole body, disrupting the function of every cell including the blood and causes serious anemia. Glandular swelling all over the body with increased salivation and perspiration. Chronic swollen tonsils with pus. Trembling hands. Very bad smell of the whole body and breath. Pain in ears with yellowish discharge. Swelling and destruction of nasal bones with yellow-green discharge. Acute inflammation of kidneys with fever and also chronic kidney disease, pain in lower back, worse while sitting, can have burning in urethra with greenish discharge. Swollen glands in groin. Water retention in legs and feet. Fevers with perspiration that turns clothes yellow. Very thirsty even though mouth is moist.
Natrum muriaticum; Rash of itchy raised red bumps, looks like an allergy. Numbness and tingling in extremities. Endocrine conditions and hormonal imbalances due to dysfunction of adrenal glands or thyroid. Diabetes. Rheumatic gout with deposits in the joints and sore stiff muscles. Weak bladder with involuntary urination on coughing, laughing or sneezing and cannot urinate if others are present, may have pain after urinating. History of fever blisters. Palpitations. Likes salty food. History of fear or grief with dreams of robbers. Depressed. Doesn't like consolation. Has tears when laughing.
Nitric acidum: Chronic kidney inflammation with degeneration of kidney. Pressing tearing pain in the kidney region. Perspiration smells of urine. Chronic disease of nose with foul smelling greenish discharge and degeneration of the nose. Destruction of the bones of the face. Craves to eat fatty and salty foods.
Rhus toxicodendon: Swollen face with painful, red butterfly eruption across cheeks and nose. All types of eruptions with the typical lupus scarlet face to blistering fever blisters and herpes, to intensely itchy hives. Stiffness in joints and muscles that get better with movement and heat. Kidney inflammation with fever. Inflammation of the pelvis. Jaws crack when chewing. Not hungry, but very thirsty and likes to drink milk. Extreme restlessness and keep changing their position. Feeling that something bad will happen, so cannot stay in bed, especially regarding their children.
Sepia: Signature butterfly eruption on face across cheeks and nose. Aching in kidney region and lower back that can cause lameness with frequent and painful urination. Chronic inflammation of the pelvis with a sensation of heaviness in the abdomen and can have prolapsed uterus. Always feels cold with hot flushes. Can have history of miscarriage. Likes vinegary food and chocolate. Indifferent attitude and doesn't like the ones most loved like family members or close friends. Likes to dance.
Silica: Rose-coloured blotches on skin. Eczema of the face which is dry and itchy. Suppurating skin conditions. Painless swelling of glands. Icy coldness and numbness of feet. Loss of power in legs and trembling hands. Very sensitive, pale people that lack strength.Sensitive to drafts and likes to wear a scarf. Can be due to side effects of injections. Doesn't like meat and prefers cold food. Can be lactose intolerant. May sleepwalk.
Staphysagria: Bladder infection with cystitis, burning pain while not urinating. Arthritic swelling of joints. Conditions that stem from sexual intercourse. Backache in the morning before getting out of bed. Swollen glands under jaw with bleeding gums and decaying teeth. History of styes. Very angry, likes to throw objects at offender. Easily offended and indignant in general.
Sulphur: All types of skin conditions that are burning . The skin is dry, scaly and becomes infected easily. painful joints and cannot stand for long. Useful when the indicated remedy is given but does not improve the condition, or when there is improvement that relapses. Tends to have early morning diarrhea.Very red lips and face. Likes alcohol and sweets. May have a history of lung condition such as pneumonia. Generally dirty people that like to look shabby that are selfish.
Give the remedy in 30c potency every night for 1 week. Wait a week and if there is improvement give the remedy once a week. If there is no improvement after a week, change the remedy. If 30c is not available, give the potency on hand.
As improvement takes place, acute conditions can arise, for which the acute remedy needs to be given. After the acute condition subsides re-look at the whole symptom picture and prescribe accordingly.
Lupus is an auto-immune condition which means that many different illnesses can develop in a person with Lupus and as the patient progresses during treatment the focus of the weakness may shift and so the remedy needs to be adapted to follow the shift. The key to selecting the correct remedy are the mental and emotional or unusual symptoms.
There is faster resolution and improvement in health when the remedy is changed to match the developmental symptoms of self-healing in the patient.
Give Syphilinum 30c once a month as an intercurrent.
For more information about homeopathy click here
For more information about Dr Fran Swainston click here
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