Phosphorus: A Medicine with great uses.

Phosphorus:

General Intro about Phosphorus:

Red phosphorus- An element

            Phosphorus is an element, which is from mineral kingdom. Phosphorus exists in two forms white & red. In periodic table phosphorus lies in group V, next to silica and sulphur, and phosphorus is closely related to those two medicines. Phosphorus is known as "Light bearer" Or Morning Star". We all know fact that in crude state, is highly combustible if exposure to oxygen. In Allen’s encyclopedia there are about 3900 symptoms in phosphorus.

            Phosphorus comes in my mind when I see few symptoms in patient which are—Chilly but craves for cold things + Left Sided + Burning +Hemorrhagic Diathesis + Over Sensitiveness. And then I start to look other symptoms for totality in case.

Clinical uses:

Alopecia, anemia, asthma, arterial diseases, bone affection, brain affection, breast abscess, bronchitis, cancer, cataract, catarrhal condition, constipation, chorea, cough, cold, consumption, croup, dandruff,  diarrhea,  dropsy, ecchymosis, enteric fever, epilepsy, exostosis, eye affections, epistaxis, fatty degeneration, fistula, flatulence, gastritis, glaucoma, gleet, gum affections, hemoglobinuria,   hemorrhagic diathesis, headache, heart affection, hoarseness of voice, hysteria, impotence,  intussusceptions, jaundice, joint affection, lactation disorders, laryngitis, liver affection, locomotor ataxia, marasmus ,menstrual disorders, neuralgia, numbness, paralysis, pneumonia, pregnancy disorders, rheumatism, sleep disorders, scurvy, slpenomegaly, typhus fever, ulcers, vomiting and nausea, yellow fever etc. and in many condition it can be very useful.

Action of Phosphorus:

According to Dr.Nash there is no any other medicine than phosphorus having stronger action on nervous system. Basically it acts on every tissue of the body because it is one of the marked polychrest medicines in homeopathic pharmacy.

Constitution of Phosphorus:

Phosphorus is adapted to tall, slender, narrow-chested, with thin transparent skin, weak person who desires company. Phosphorus persons are good & beautiful in look having delicate eyelashes & soft brownish hair. Young people who grow too rapidly and are inclined to stoop.

Temperament:  Sanguine temperament & very sensitive nature. Phosphorus persons also have lymphatic, irritable & bilious temperament.

Thermal: Chilly, but its head and stomach crave cold things, cold application, cold drinks & cold food.

Diathesis: phosphorus covers two diathesis tubercular and hemorrhagic diathesis.

Miasm: Since phosphorus is polychrest medicine it covers all three miasms- Psora, syphilis & sycosis, but Psora being the basic soil.

Mental/Mind of Phosphorus:

Phosphorus has feeling of being unloved and uncared for. They want to be magnetized. They are very sensitive to all emotions, fear, and grief. Thus they have unique symptom “hot flushes from excitement”. They are always tried to draw your attention, for an example; a person in a group always conscious about his clothing, he want something unique, like they wear shiny shoes or whatever which draws attention towards them. They want their place in society, group or family and they fear that they will lose their place.

Phosphorus persons are very loving, affectionate, sympathetic and caring. But they can be very easily excited, very anxious, fearful, clairvoyant and restless. Child of phosphorus is very extroverted; he will make so many friends, but often make his friendship superficial. Their relationship is not deep; they just keep it on superficial level.

On other hand he is very much apathetic & indifference to the friends and surroundings, even to his own children, unwilling to talk, think slowly, move sluggishly. Like lycopodium & tuberculinum phosphorus person is quite intelligent but physically weak.

They are very fearful. Fear of thunderstorm, darkness, fear of death when alone. They suspect as if something was creeping out from every corner of the house. They are oversensitive to external impressions light, noise, odor etc.

Physical symptoms of Phosphorus:

            Burning:  As I mentioned earlier in Sulphur, Phosphorus is also one of the Trio of burners. Burning is almost as strong under this remedy as under arsenic and sulphur. Burning in phosphorus is very characteristic symptom; in fact burning is anywhere & everywhere all over the body. There is burning in spot along the spine, between scapula, of palms and hands, in chest, lungs etc.

            Hemorrhagic diathesis: Wound bleeds very much even if very small; wound that appear to have healed, break open again. The character of blood is BRIGHT RED, WATERY & NON COAGULABLE. Intermittent flow, ecchymosis with purpuric spots. There is acute hemorrhage rather than chronic, calls for this great remedy. Like Bryonia Alba there is vicarious menstruation & epistaxis instead of menses.

            A weak, empty all gone sensation in head, chest, stomach & entire abdomen.

            Over sensitiveness is very marked in phosphorus. They are susceptible to external impression like light, noise, odor, touch, electric changes, and thunderstorm.

            Though phosphorus is chilly patient he craves for cold things, ice creams which agree cold food & drinks. Cold water which is thrown up as soon as it gets warm in the stomach. Sometimes there is vomiting of bright red blood. Phosphorus patient craves for acids, refreshing things, wine, sour things, salt & fatty food.

            There is restlessness in phosphorus which is characteristic. Person moves continuously, he cannot stand still for a moment, with constant fidgety feeling all over body especially in evening, twilight & when they lying on left side.

            It is very good remedy for hair complain like alopecia & dandruff. There is hair falls out in bunches. Baldness in local spots.

            It is strange to know that perspiration of phosphorus smell like sulphur!

            During Pregnancy, she is unable to drink water; sight of it causes nausea & vomiting. She must have to close her eyes during while bathing.

            Phosphorus patient complains about constipation in which stool is slender, long, dry, tough & hard. Their stool is like of a dog’s stool! In order to void stool they face much difficulty & great straining. There is also some patient who complains about diarrhea especially morning diarrhea. They feel as is anus remain wide open.

So that about phosphorus, hope it is useful to you!