Diseases of The Skin
The skin continually gives off heat, water (as sweat) and an oily fluid. Sweat is a mixture of water, fat and other chemicals and is poured out by sweat glands that which helps to keep our skin smooth and healthy is called Sebum (fat). This is secreted by sebaceous glands that are situated in the skin.
Important to remember
- Along with the kidneys and bowels, the skin shares the elimination of waste products from the body. Hence in cholera, or in diabetes the skin is dry. In hot weather, there is more perspiration than urine.
- That most of the soaps act as irritants to the skin and their liberal use is often injurious to the health of the skin.
- According to Homoeopathy, every skin-disease, except those rare few due directly to dirt, is a constitutional disease manifested on the skin; hence, it is not only useless to seek to cure them by external applications alone, but positively injurious; external applications only drive the skin diseases inwards (constitutional). Hence in skin-diseases, one ought to take medicine internally without hesitation.
Treatment of Skin-Diseases
General Characteristics of Medicines Used
Thuja 30—Diseases following vaccination.
Bacillinum 200—For skin-troubles of persons of tuberculous or scrofulous diathesis.
Beilis Perennis 3x—Due to sudden exposure to cold or damp.
Dulcamara 6—Due to rains or to living in damp places.
Arnica 3-30—Due to injuries or accidents.
Hypericum 30—Due to injuries to nerves.
Dolichos 6—Itching without any manifestation of skin eruptions.
Acid Carbolic 6—Vesicular eruptions all over, very much itchy; rubbing allays itching but leaves smarting.
Mezereum 30— (1 dose daily): Skin-diseases like eczema etc., that are apparent in winter only.
Spongia Ó¨ (m. 2 twice daily) Is good for all skin eruptions. Eating of onions is said to remove ill health and yellow tint of skin. Vinegar-rubbing is said to make rough skin smooth. Rubbing of fresh lime-juice is said to soften and render the hand snow-white. Cornus Alternifolia Ó¨ (m. 5) taken daily cures cracks of skin.
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