Experience
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R.Jaya Sudha    
Early stages

    Gelsemium is a very useful drug in early stages of Cold with fever ,Gonorrhoea, Typhoid, Measles and all eruptive diseases. A remedy for febrile fits. Gelsemium is an excellent remedy for males who have nocturnal emissions, premature ejaculation, impotence with lascivious dreams. Anxiety, nervousness, dullness, drowsiness and dizziness are the main key features.

 

R.Jaya Sudha, pre final student of HHMC, Rasipuram contributes from lectures
and out patient department experience at her college


Anxiety in primi gravids
Dr.A.Thamarai Selvan

    An excellent remedy for the delivery, had helped in many primi's who suffer very frequently with fear and anxiety.

    I have used in low potencies along with Caulophylum Q to ensure easy delivery.

 

Dr.Thamaraiselvan is an eminent
practitioner practices at coimbatore.


K.M.Bharakath Nisha
Fever

       A boy aged 18 years came to our OPD with complaint of high fever. The temperature was 102 F. His extremities were hot especially the feet and he was so dull and drowsy, even he was unable to speak. I prescribed Gelsemium 30 simply since he was appearing for the examination on the next day. Fever was gone and he did his exams well.

K.M. Bharakath Nisha is a CRRI,
Nethra Homoeopathy Medical College, Coimbatore.

Tremor Remedy
Dr.Mrs.F.Fathima Fakrudeen


     
   A female patient aged 35 years presented with complaints of trembling of hands since 2 years. She took various treatments but to no relief. She is very nervous for every thing and had been suffering from headache since childhood. Headache is better by sweating and after urinating. I prescribed Gelsemium 1M 1dose/b.d once a week and continued for one month. Now she is all right.

     

 
Dr.F.Fathima Fakrudeen is a
young practitioner practices at Manaparai, Trichy.


Dr.Murali Ravikanti
Ptosis

      A lady, one of my relatives, aged 70 yrs, who was hospitalized, treated with allopathic medicines, had partial recovery of paralysis. Even though her limbs regained partial strength with the treatment, her drooped left upper eye lid was not rectified.

     

       I attended the case and prescribed Gelsemium 1M for the first day and second day with 10M. There was no response. Finally I prescribed 50M, to every one's surprise, the patient recovered completely from drooping eyelid and also better from weakness of her limbs .

Dr.Murali Ravikanti is General Secretary of AP state IIHP,
having clinical experience more than sixteen years.

Anxiety and Labor

Dr. A. Balaji

       A lady aged 26, was admitted in a nursing home for her first delivery. Her parents, who were my regular patients, came to me very urgently, telling that the lady doctor was going to do CS that night for her daughter, as the os did not open even after 8-9 hours of labor pain and told that their daughter was very much panic and nervous about the delivery.

 

       After referring the repertory I sent 3 doses of Gelsemium 200, asking them to give every 2 hourly. That evening I received the phone message that their daughter delivered a healthy female baby in the normal way.

Dr.A.Balaji is a leading practitioner, Research Scholar,
presented many papers in scientific seminars, practices at Trichy.

Dr.Akhilesh Nath Tiwari
Anxiety Neurosis
 
 

        A very good remedy for fear, anxiety and psychosomatic disorders. Helpful remedy for students who faces an examination; speaker who attends a meeting; young adult who has premature ejaculation and also a remedy for both newly married couple.

        Anxiety is a remarkable feature of this remedy, which often calls for prescription such as tachy cardia, non-specific diarrhoea. Great nervous remedy!

Dr.Akhilesh Nath Tiwari,
is a experienced practitioner, practices at Bettiah, Bihar


Stage Fear
Dr. Abdul Razack Sait

        A girl, a good singer, aged 17 years was brought by her mother for “Stage fear” She had headache which was relieved by flow of urine. I prescribed Gelsemium 1m twice daily.

        Her fear vanished and she performed well on the occasion. Her trembling on seeing a crowd had totally disappeared.

 
Dr. Abdul Razack Sait is a
registered senior medical practitioner practices at Kochi , Kerala

 

Dr. Kala Rajagopalan
Facial Paralysis

        A female aged 42 years had facial paralysis, which developed after an accident to her husband. She was already under treatment for hypertension.

The symptoms dullness,dizziness and drowsiness called for Gelsemium 200 and later raised to 1M. After 20 days she spoke nicely and her blood pressure was also under normal limits.

Dr.Kala Rajagopalan
is an experienced practitioner from New Delhi  


3D
Dr.Gursharan Jaggi

        Gelsemium is a very good remedy in many diseases like Hypertension, Stroke, Phobia of many kinds, Neurological Disorder and Muscular weakness. I have applied 3D in my practice i.e., Dullness, Drowsiness and Dizziness.

       

 
        Another key is fear which matches many student appearing for examination. This remedy is quite applicable for other anxiety neurosis cases too.
Dr.Gursharan Jaggi is
an experienced practitioner practices at Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.


Dr. Patel Ravi Chhaganbhai
Locomotor ataxia
 
 

     
        A farmer aged 45 years suffers from Loco Motor ataxia since 2 years. His past history showed that he was an onanist and alcoholic. I prescribed Gelsemium 30 followed by SL for 15 days. Now the patient is walking with much improvement.


Dr. Patel Ravi Chhaganbhai is a young, enthusiastic
pratitioner practices at Vijayapur, North Gujarat


 
Facial palsy
Dr. Rahul Joshi

        I had a case of lower motor neuron type of facial palsy. The patient, a 50-year-old lady also complained of dullness and drowsiness since the time she developed the palsy.

      

 
        I gave her Gelsemium 30  every 3 hourly.  She was  much better  after 2 days of treatment. Physiotherapy along with medications for 2 weeks  cured her promptly.
Dr. Rahul Joshi is a
lecturer in Materia Medica at CMP HomoeopathicMedical College, Mumbai.

Dr.Hemasuresh
Ailments after fright

        A male patient, aged 55 years, who worked as a senior officer in central government service came to my clinic complaining of trembling of tongue, hands and lower limbs, weakness of memory, emotional excitement, etc . He resigned his job due to all these complaints and consulted many doctors, but all in vain. After a thorough case taking,

      

        I understood that all his problems have developed after a fright. i,e he had seen his sister who hanged herself. All the mental characteristic features lead me to prescribe Gelsemium in LM potency in ascending order and it took two years for his complete cure.

Dr.Hemasuresh is a lecturer,
Dept of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology,
Nethra Homoeopathy Medical College, Coimbatore


Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Dr.K.Srinivasan

     A twenty five year old presented flatulence, frequent stool, fullness of abdomen and heaviness of head. Since one year, he also presented sense of swelling inside rectum, pressing stool and preventing its passage. Vertigo < morning; walking.

 
Least food filled his stomach and had bitter taste in his mouth. Nux vomica gave temporary relief ; later Gelsemium gave excellent result.
Dr.K.Srinivasan, MD(hom)
young enthusiastic practitioner practices at Salem Shanmuga hospital