Homeopathy Tips for 11/25/08 Dengue Fever
For any of you who live in the tropics or have travelled there you may have encountered Dengue Fever. Also known as “Break-bone Fever”, if you’ve had it you will probably always remember it. It is one of the more common tropical diseases and can be effectively treated with homeopathy. It can reach epidemic proportions and has a similar distribution as Malaria. It also is spread by infection from the bite of a mosquito.
Dengue is a Spanish word meaning prudery. This name is applicable to this disease because of the fact that in Dengue Fever there is stiffness of the neck and shoulders, portraying the look of one with a reserved state and excess strictness of manners. The physical restriction of movement creates a posture that one could assume was of a prude. It also produces high fever, severe pains in the bones and joints accompanied with swelling and in some cases hemorrhages with bleeding under the skin, from the gums, nosebleed or internal bleeding. Symptoms can be very severe but fatalities are rare and convalescence can be prolonged.
The period of incubation is from 3 to 14 days before the onset of first symptoms. The attack comes on suddenly with chills and a fever that can often rise to 106 degrees F. Symptoms include frontal headache, severe muscle and back bone pain, weakness and a sensation of tastelessness, dry tongue and constipation. Many have nausea, vomiting and rash that can appear 3 to 5 days after the fever and spread to the torso, arms legs and face. The fever usually runs from 102 to 105 degrees F. and lasts for three to five days after which recovery is usually complete. Sometimes though symptoms can be tenacious and recovery can take months, especially if there have been more than one infection in the individual.
Homeopathy can help and the genus epidemicus remedy is usually Eupatorium Perfoliatum (Bone Set) because many suffers experience such agonizing bone pains. Ipecac can also be useful when there is hemorrhage.
Remedies to consider also are;
Arsenicum Album – Great debility and restlessness with great thirst but drinks only a little at a time and often.
Baptisia – When there is great malaise and languor, but the person feels as if their body is double and they must try to collect themselves in the bed. It is very useful in the recovery phase also when there is great weakness.
Bryonia – When the person does not want to move and any movement aggravates. Joints can be hot and swollen and better from pressure.
Gelsemium – Feels sore and bruised all over and the muscles refuse to obey the will. Thirstlessness and chilly.
Pyrogeneum – Chill follower by fever that is very high. Great delirium and abnormally slow pulse.
Rhus Toxicodendron – Whole body painful. Puffiness of the joints, better for movement. The rash can sometimes be cured with Rhus Tox.
Eupatorium Perfoliatum – Great soreness and aching of the body with deep aching pains in the bones. The muscles can sometimes feel as if torn from the bone.
Other remedies to consider are Ipecac, Lachesis, Hamamelis, Crotalus Horridus, Ferrum Metallicum, and Secale when bleeding is present. China Officianalis and Baptisia may help when recovery is slow and accompanied by great weakness.
As with most acute prescribing the 30c and 200c potencies are usually the best to start out with. Repetition may be needed often depending on the duration of the response.
Always consider Dengue Fever in the differential diagnosis of any person who has fever and a history of travel to a tropical area within the last 2 weeks prior to the onset of symptoms. Clinical tests are available but must be interpreted with care. Acetaminophen products are usually prescribed for the management of fever. Aspirin should be avoided because of it’s anti-coagulant properties and the possibility of hemorrhage.
In the end nothing can treat Dengue Fever like homeopathy. Always take the case and prescribe the best remedy for the person. As always the prescription will be for the whole person and not just their physical symptoms only.
Respect robert
your topic in very interesting important
daily practice. Eup perf is best remedy is
7 to 9 am morning. Apis is good remdy more stiff of neck fever 3 to 4 afternoon.according
to your bleeding or hamorrage remedy is very
important for dangue fever. baptasia is good
remedy typhoid fever and dangue. Rhust tox
is important for dangue fever after Baptasia
sceond important remedy for typhoid fever.
Thanks for sending a vital information regarding DENGUE fever.The medicines you have mentioned are exceedingly well. Yet if we collect the total picture of the fever then it would be helpful for all of the homeopathic practitioners to find a well selected medicine. I mean the time modality, chill, heat, sweat, thirst and even character of the tongue, whether he wants to cover or uncover associated with restlessness / tranquility and some mental conditions like company desires for or aversion to company all these symptoms will help to find a similimum for any kind of fever.
Once I have used stramomium in a fever lasting fourdays only after getting a clear indications from his parents that during that time the child asked his mother to tell the story about various goddesses. This symptom and a time modality helped me to select the medicine. Even desire for particular food also helps along with the present fever condition.
Warm regards
Debasish Bandyopadhyay
Hi Debasish,
I agree with your comments. As I mentioned in the last line it is important to still take the case and prescribe to the individual.
Thanks again for your comments and participation. It is homeopaths like yourself who make this newsletter a success.
Warmest regards,
Robert Field
dear, Robert really thanks for you .this topic is resntly hot , in my country. these remidies are good for dengi fever . take care
Robert,
You have written above about the healing that homeopathic medicines provide to this increasingly common serious infectious disease. However, you have not mentioned how many people with dengue fever YOU have treated.
I too am a serious advocate for homeopathy, but “bragging” needs evidence. Can you write something about the evidence you have? I assume that you don’t see many cases in Nevada…in any case, please shine light on this important issue.
Hi Dana,
Since I have never personnally met you I wonder why the contentious attitude towards me in your comments. Is there somewhere I have said in the newsletter that I have taken “bragging rights” as you say. Why do you question me whether I have seen Dengue fever in Nevada? Are there specific boundaries for the sharing of homeopathic information that I am not recognizing? Please read the two comments before yours, they express gratitude and timeliness of this article. Then please read the ones following this. These comments benefit everyone and provide a wonderful forum for sharing. This is the reason for this newsletter and I am grateful for everyones participation. Please enjoy the newsletter and learn all you can. This is for the benefit of everyone.
Robert Field
As per the guidelines laid down by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann in the Organon a Genus epidemics has to be found out in the specific area and it could be the best to be found out in the specific area and it could be the best prophylactic remedy.
Homeopathy offers many medicines which may help in Dengue. These include medicines like Eupatorium-perf, Pyroginum, Rhus-tox, Cedron, Influenzinum, China, Arnica, Belladona, Bryonia, Nux vomica, Sulphur etc. Eupatorium Perfoliatum Q (tincture, 3 to 5 drop dose) will remove the debilitating joint pains and cut short the intensity and duration of the disease. Other potencies may be used according to the intensity of the case. In Andhrapradesh medicines such as Eupatorium200 & Belladonna has cured number of cases.
Important rubrics that can be selected based on symptom totality (Synthesis Repertory)
1. EXTREMITIES PAIN fever during
2. FEVER CHILLINESS with
3. HEAD PAIN heat during
4. STOMACH VOMITING heat during
5. GENERALS WEAKNESS fever during
6. Fever : Exanthemic
Medicines:
Ars alb- 11/5
Puls- 11/5
Acon-10/4
Bell-10/4
Bry-9/4
Eup-per-9/4
Predominant Miasm: Psora
Indications of some important Homoeopathic remedies:
1. Eupatorium perfoliatium: – Pain in the limbs and muscles with fever. There may be severe bone pain. Swelling of ankles and feet. Aching pain in bones of extremities with soreness of flesh.great thirst, perspiration relieves all symptoms except head ache.200 potency is found to be more effective. This medicine is highly effective in post fever arthralgia (Mother tincture 5 drops tds for 3-5 days)
2. Gelsemium: – associated with severe headache and coryza. Thirstlessness, slow pulse, muscular pains. There may be drowsiness, dullness and dizziness. Hard pressure. Swollen joints. Debilitating night sweats.
8. Belladona: High fever with burning heat. No thirst with fever. Joints swollen, red, shining with red streaks radiating. Heat, redness, throbbing and burning.
9. Pyrogen: Septic fevers, temperature rises rapidly. Great heat with profuse hot sweat. But sweating does not cause a fall in temperature, aching in limb and bones.
10. Nux vomica: fever with chilliness, nausea vomiting, ineffectual urging for stool.
11. Sulphur: used as an intercurrent.
Hello Dr Prabhat Tandon,
It is my great pleasure to meet you. Thank you for your wonderful additions to the newsletter. Obviously you have taken great time and care in preparing your comments and I as well as others appreciate it very much. This will help all other readers of the newsletter and in turn help those suffering from Dengue Fever or any other epidemic disease. Thank you very much again. I hope to hear from you in future newsletters as well.
Blessings to you,
Robert Field
Thank you Robert for covering this topic.
I have a girlfriend that goes on humanitarian missions to Haiti, Liberia, the Dominican Republic, and other places where she is exposed to different diseases. She got malaria on her last trip. I feel better equipped to offer her Homeopathic suggestions should she become ill after her next trip. Thank you!
Thanks for sending a vital information regarding DENGUE fever.The medicines you have mentioned are exceedingly well
thanks
HAY MR.ROBERT GOOD EVENING
IT IS YOUR GREAT AND VALUEABLE EFFORTS FOR HOMEOPATHY FOUR DAYS BEFOR A FATHER CAME WITH HER DAUGHTER OF 4 YEARS.AND SAYS I CHECK THE ALL PEDIATRIC DOCTOR OF CITY BUT THE FEVER IS NOT COME DOWN AND DOCTOR SAYS IT IS THE DENGUE FEVER PLEASE DO SOME THING.I TAKE THE CASE AND REPETRIZE ALL THE SYMPTOMS AGAIN AND AGAIN ,AND I SELECT THE REMEDY CHINNIUM ARSENICUM 30.AND THIS REMEDY CURE THE 4YEAR BABY COMPLETLY .PLEASE TELL ME IS IT DENGUE FEVER.
DR.GHULAM MUSTAFA PAKISTAN
Hi!your discussion is really very important for any one interested in homeopathy .And you have covered very nicely remedies for dengue fever.I only like to inform you that in some cases “Aconite Nap” works very suitably . You may think over this. thank you .
DEAR SIR ,U R THE GREAT DUE TO “DENGU FEVAR “CHARACTERISTICS FOUND CLEARLY FROM UR NEWS LETTER. I M SENDING MY THANKS TO GOD FOR UPLIFTMENT YOU GRADUALLY.
REGARDS,
DR NEKIB UA YAMANEH
SIVASAGAR,ASSAM,INDIA
(M)094353-56988
thanks for giving such a knoledgable tips
Hello Robert,
Thank you! Information on homeopathic treatment for tropical diseases is hard to find for the new practitioner. With experience it becomes easier to treat the person as an individual rather than being confused by the ailment… Yes, using clinical results can ‘muddle’ the picture.
Dr Prabhat Tandon,
Great of you to have posted the appropriate section of the Organon
hello sir,
thanxxxxx 2 much 4 very important topic… disscusion and there remedy…
its too good 4 our daily clinical pure & classical homoeopathic practice…thanxxxx again…
a female pt having dengue fever,age-33, with haematology findings of platelates are less than 30,000.
what is the role of homoeopathy in this condition?
Can Homoeopathy cures this case wholly?
Is genus epidemicus useful for this?
dear sir,
your dengue info is very useful. thanks.
respected sir :
thank you so much to inform us about dengue fever. No doubt this articular is very interesting for the beaners of homeopathy.And the discussion of medicines is very helpful for us.
thank you so much
dear sir,ur tips are great can u exlain about constitutional remedy and intercurant remedy
dear sir,u r doing great service
As the province of Punjab in Pakistan is in a serious misery of Dengue, your remedies were a source of great help for me. Kindly continue this sort of help in future looking forward towards your positive response.
Thanks for providing such fruitful information about
Dengue
I am H/Dr Abid Rao, 1 remedy name is Croteles is very usefull medicne for preventian treatment for dengue fever .
Dr. Dana is created for collection of Dollar, You only in USA servicing the mankind.We now facing nowdays in Pakistan. Thanks Siddique 06-10-2011
can you give me some information about miamatic co-relation with dengue fever
what kind of diet & medicine should be prescribed to increase blood platelet count if a person is suffering from dengue fever??
Dear sir,
We are using Cell salts ferrum Phos and gemmo meds carpinus betulus and medulla ossium.
Hi!
I had dengue fever twice last year (2012). The first time Eupatorium and China were my meds and I recovered quickly. The next time was five months later. I don’t know how I survived. Had to have an oxygen cylinder by my side but thank God no hospital admission. Arsenicum, Ranuncula, and then Bovista pulled me through a very rough month. All my tendons and ligaments seemed to have turned to chewing gum, Bovista cured that.
Thanks for taking up the issue: we learn.
I am Homeopathic Doctor Abdul Jabbar Khan Nowshera Khyber Pukhtonkhwa Pakistan.
Advise to Treatment Dengue fever Homeolpathic Medicince .
First Stage for Dengue fever to Homeopathic Medicine every hours repeated (Eupatorium Perf) 30.
second or last stage to treated (Crotalus Horr )1m or 200. one doze daily.
Note:- Both Medicine Uses alternate .
Every body check and reply pleas.
In Philippine etc they are using Tawa Tawa (Euphorbia hirta) [bari dudhi dudhghas dudhi in Indian languages] which is very useful for dengue and for raising the platelet count — available in homeo doses http://www.remedia-homeopathy.com/en/homeopathy/Euphorbia-pilufera/a402160.html [but not in India] … also known as Asthma weed…can use infusions of tawa tawa leaves as tea; also the top part of ‘camote’ sweet potato which can be cut and boiled … green leaves of the papaya tree .. ripe papaya