The urine of a Natrum Carb patient smells like horse’s urine.
This symptom is found in Benzoic Acid also. The patient needs to urinate again and again,
while the patient may also wet the bed during the night. Urination is
associated with a scalding sensation. In
the skin diseases of Natrum Carb, swellings develop at the edges of the fingers
and of the toes, but especially over the finger joints. On the rest of the body
the spots are itchy areas of raised circular shape (Urticarial). This remedy is
also useful against herpes,
though it is not easy to pick this remedy specifically from the symptoms of
herpes alone. If the symptoms of Natrum Carb are present in a patient and the
other remedies have not been effective against herpes, then Natrum Carb should
also be tried. Both Sodium and Carbonate are linked with nerve tissue. Since
herpes is basically a disease of the nerves, the herpes patient can benefit
from Natrum Carb.
Natrum Carb plays a prominent role in the treatment of bad aftereffects
of heatstroke. Sometimes, after a heatstroke, nasal catarrh starts dripping in to the throat and becomes a permanent menace (Post-nasal drip). For this condition, Natrum Carb is
very useful. It is also very effective against bouts of headache and sensitivity
to heat. In Natrum Carb, raw-looking
sores start to appear at the tip of the nose. A peculiar symptom of
this remedy is that the tip of the nose always exhibits a skin disease of one
kind or the other. It is also valuable in the treatment of boils on the nose. Once, a patient was not benefiting from
Natrum Carb and so I treated him with a Propolis ointment. (Propolis is a bactericide
that the honeybee prepares for herself). His wounds became fully healed in less
than a week. Honey is extraordinarily effective against cancerous wounds and
chronic sores of the eyes, etc. Propolis is a powerful medicine, but chemically
it is very light. Once, research was carried out in France to find out the
types of bacteria various insects carry.
All the insects in the world are supposed to carry some bacteria. The scientist
who conducted the research on honeybees was surprised to discover that there
was no trace of any kind of bacteria on the body of the honeybee. He found that
the honeybee was absolutely free of bacteria. This was an astonishing discovery
and it led to the beginning of a new era of research to find out why the
honeybee is free from all sorts of bacteria. The words of the Holy Quran “feehi shifaa-unnaasi” (In
it lies cure for mankind) carry a deep meaning hidden within them. During the
research in France, it was discovered that the honeybee likes cleanliness so
much that it puts a chemical called Propolis at the edges of each honeycomb.
The honeybee prepares Propolis from the wax exuding from the white eucalyptus and
other trees and rubs it at the edges of her honeycomb. Whenever the honeybee
enters the honeycomb, it puts its feet on the edge of the honeycomb and does
the same when it comes out of the honeycomb.
In doing so, the antibacterial material (Propolis) sticks to the feet of
the honeybee and keeps it free of bacteria. This is the reason why bacteria
cannot enter the honeycomb. After this discovery, a wise and able farmer in
Denmark prepared a special farm and bred the honeybee. From this farm, he used
to collect Propolis in large quantities.
Propolis mixed in glycerine or vitamin E cream is very
useful against common pimples and boils.
In Natrum Carb, sores not only form on the surface of the
nose, but also inside it. The nasal
catarrh is quite foul smelling and becomes chronic. It produces
constant irritation in the throat. The sense of smell is also lost. Usually, the face is pale. Circles develop around the
eyes. Sores and blisters
form inside the mouth. Natrum Carb is particularly effective against
sores inside the mouth of nursing mothers. It is also effective against the infertility of women who
suffer permanently from leucorrhoea. These symptoms are also found in many
other remedies. However, a special
symptom of Natrum Carb is that the woman patient is of a cold constitution, has
been sterile for a long time and suffers from persistent
leucorrhoea. If all these symptoms are present together in a
patient, then by the grace of God, Natrum Carb will be found very effective in
curing her infertility. In Natrum Carb,
there is a tendency of permanent weakness of the ankles (flail ankles). In such
patients, feet usually twist easily. Such a weakness is a part of the patient’s
constitution and not due to any kind of accident or injury. For this condition,
Natrum Carb is a very useful remedy. However, the most effective treatment for sprained ankles is Ruta or
Bellis. To abate the bad effects of severe sprains, Arnica given in a high
potency, combined with Belladonna, shows positive effects immediately and the
symptoms of the disease completely disappear. However, if these are not used in
the beginning of the disease, then Ruta will relieve the residual bad effects.
Sometimes, it becomes necessary to treat the patient with Bellis or Rhus Tox
also. Natrum Carb alleviates the
tendency of ankle sprains due to structural weakness.
Natrum Carb patient remains sad and worried most of the times.
The patient remains deeply occupied with sad thoughts, is
cowardly and loses the power to think and understand. The mind feels fickle. The cold, and any change of weather, becomes
unbearable. The patient becomes very restless
when the clouds
thunder. Music aggravates
his symptoms. The patient has no tolerance for certain people. The
patient becomes bad tempered and irritable after eating food. The slightest
mental fatigue leads to severe
headache, which worsens in the sunlight or the lamplight. He also
feels dizzy.
Physical as well as mental hard work, make the symptoms
worse. He feels very weak and staggers while walking. The patient
feels cramps
in the muscles and the glands become hard and swollen. The
patient dislikes the cool breeze. Apparently, these symptoms
should not appear due to heatstroke; however, in some patients of Natrum Carb, these
are the permanent symptoms following a heatstroke. One should remember that Natrum
Carb is a cold remedy by nature.In Natrum Carb, black
spots appear before the eyes. On waking
up, the vision is blurred. There is a feeling of pinpricks and
burning in the eyes. There is a kind of piercing pain inside the ears. Brown moles,
yellow spots and acne appear on the face. Furthermore, the upper lip appears swollen to the touch, the face becomes pale,
blue circles develop around the eyes and the eyelids become swollen. The stomach
of the Natrum Carb patient is
very sensitive to touch and appears to be swollen. Drinking cold
water aggravates the symptoms. The patient feels hungry in the morning at five
o’ clock. The digestive system becomes
very weak. The patient feels very sad after eating food and the mouth tastes
bitter. Drinking milk causes diarrhoea and the patient needs to rush to the
lavatory.
The cough of the Natrum Carb patient is a dry cough, which worsens when the patient enters a heated room. The feeling of cold
on the left side of the chest increases the cough. The heart palpitates
quite fast
when lying down on the left side at night and also on
climbing the stairs. The patient wakes up very early in the morning and
his suffering is worse by five o’ clock in the morning. The patient sweats a lot in the morning and feels burning of the soles
of the feet.