Scirrhinum
Nosode
Scirrhinum is suited to patients with a cancerous diathesis, particularly scirrhous breast tumours and hard enlarged glands. It has proven useful in inveterate cases of worms where Cina and Teucrium have given little relief. Burnett's keynote is a tremendous sinking feeling at the navel, and aggravation runs from 5 to 6 p.m. through the night.
Key symptoms
- Tremendous sinking sensation at the navel (Burnett's keynote)
- Hard glands and breast tumours
- Hemorrhages and varicosis of legs and feet with purple points
- Passage of enormous numbers of threadworms
- Cancerous diathesis with enlarged glands
Worse (aggravation)
- 5 to 6 p.m.
- Irregularly through the night
Carcinominum. The nosode of Scirrhous Cancer. Trituration.
Clinical
Breast, cancer of. Cancer. Cancerous diathesis. Glands, enlarged. Hæmorrhages. Varicosis. Worms.
Characteristics
Burnett is my authority for this nosode. He proved it on himself, and produced "a tremendous sinking at the navel," which he regarded as a keynote for its use. Scirrh. has aided the cure of many cases of breast tumour in Burnett's hands. With it he cured a man of hard glands which appeared on the left side of the neck after other glands had been removed by the patient's brother, a surgeon. Hæmorrhages and varicosis of legs and feet, with purple points, have also been cured by Burnett with Scirrh. A patient to whom Burnett had given Scirrh. mentioned to him that it had caused the passage of an enormous number of threadworms. On this hint Burnett gave it with great success in many cases of this troublesome complaint; and I have verified this experience. In inveterate cases where Cina and Teucr. have given little relief, …
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