Transcript ROLE OF HOMOEOPATHY IN GERIATRICS – Gerontology

What Homoeopathy
Can Offer For Geriatrics ?
Dr J D Daryani
MD (Hom.)
Principal & Medical Superintendent
Dr. MPK Homoeopathic Medical College,
Hospital & Research Centre, JAIPUR (India)
Old age does not necessarily mean
any earmark demarcation of
chronological age,
but an age from where
the actual retrogressive changes
both in body and mind commence
….“While the ageing of the population is
essentially a simple phenomenon,
its consequences are multiple and
not always well recognized”….
– WHO report
548, 1974
There are mainly following complaints,
where aged people need medical aid :
• Anxiety
• Forgetfulness
• Depression
• Insomnia
• General debility
• Nervous disorders
• Vertigo & Meniere`s disease
• Arteriosclerosis
Common complaints contd…
• Eye : visual problems, cataract
• Osteoarthritis
• BPH
• Menopausal syndrome
• Senile pruritis
HOMOEOPATHY ENSURES THE
COMPLETE CARE FOR GERIATRICS
BARYTA CARB.
• A remedy indicated,
when degenerative changes occur
in the old people begins in the
brain and vascular system
Bartya Carb. Contd…
• There is a significant regression in the
personality and behavior
due to degenerative process
Bartya Carb. Contd…
• Dejected feeling
• Mental & physical weakness
• Forgetfulness
• Anxiety
• Lack of self confidence
• Childish behavior
• Depression
AURUM MET.
• Useful in cases of
sclerosis of the arteries
especially of the brain in people
who are low spirited & weak memory
Aurum met contd…
• Hence, it is indicated in
Dementia - vascular & Alzheimer`s.
Precipited due to bad effects of
grief, fright, anger or contradiction
Aurum met.contd…
• It is also useful in
depressive state of mind with
reserved displeasure
prolonged anxiety
disgust of life.
GENERAL DEBILITY
General debility contd…
ALFALFA
stimulates sympathetic system
improves appetite and digestion
resulting - improvement in
mental and physical status
General debility contd…
Alfalfa also corrects tissue waste
General debility contd…
GINKGO BILOBA
works as a circulatory stimulant
causes relaxation of blood vessels &
improves the contractile action
of the abnormally relaxed vessels
by increasing their tone
General debility contd…
Ginkgo Biloba • improves circulation
• improves memory
• useful in cases of senile dementia
• vascular dementia and
• Alzheimer`s disease etc.,
General debility contd…
KALI PHOS.
• A nervine tonic,
useful in neurasthenia,
extreme lassitude & depression,
anxiety,
sleeplessness,
weak memory
General debility contd…
ACID PHOS.
• A remedy for nervous exhaustion
mental debility appears first
followed by physical debility
resulting from :
- Acute illness
- Grief
- Loss of vital fluids
MUSCULO – SKELETAL
SYSTEM
Musculo – skeletal system contd…
CALCARIA PHOS.
• Increasing Bone density
• Helps in callus formation or
unification of bones
Musculo – skeletal system contd…
CALCAREA FLOUR.
• It reduces osseous growths and
enlargement of bone
with or without caries,
• Therefore, a wonderful medicine
for osteoarthritis
reduces the pain and osteophytes
VERTIGO
Vertigo contd…
CONIUM MAC.
Vertigo - postural
• Especially on lying down
• turning head sidewise
Vertigo contd…
PHOSPHORUS
Vertigo - postural
• especially after rising
MENIERE`S DISEASE
Meniere`s disease contd…
Commonly used medicines:
• Phosphorus
• Chininum Sulph.
• Natrum Salicylicum
• Salicylicum Acidum
PROSTATIC TROUBLES / BPH
Prostatic Troubles / BPH contd…
• Frequent urination
• Difficult urination – interrupt flow
• Dribbling
• Cystitis from prostate hypertrophy
• Sub-acute and chronic prostatitis
Prostatic Troubles / BPH contd…
Commonly used medicines :
• Conium Meculatum
• Sabal Serrulata
EYE COMPLAINTS
CINERARIA MARITIMA
Effective in prevention and
treatment of cataract
SENILE PRURITIS
Senile Pruritis contd…
Commonly used medicines :
• Dolichos Puriens
• Fagopyrum Esculentum
MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME
Menopausal syndrome contd…
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Hot flushes
Night sweats
Palpitations
Emotional instability
Sadness
Depressed
Irritability
Pigmentation of skin
Menopausal syndrome contd…
Commonly used medicines :
• Lachesis
• Sepia
• Sulphur
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