Sabadilla is renowned for the treatment of persistent sneezes. Sneezing may occur in the
absence of a nasal cold. Some people are allergic to grass and pollen and
contract a violent type of sneezing. After
the sneezing is over, the nose does not run, showing that the cause
is not a nasal cold but simply the irritation inside the nose. Some homoeopaths use Sabadilla
in a very low potency. However I have found it useful in 30 potency.
The Sabadilla patient is very sensitive to cold, and starts to
shiver even when it is not very cold outside. Every cold object aggravates
the symptoms. Most of the symptoms of Sabadilla resemble those
of Lachesis, such as the pain shifting from the left to the right
and the body feeling very cold.
Lachesis itself is the topmost remedy for hay fever, especially in
the spring season. Sabadilla is also most commonly employed in
the spring season (flowering season). Some people who have an
allergy to the scent of flowers can benefit from Sabadilla. However,
when the sneezing is due to allergy in the autumn, it will respond better to Allium Cepa. Lachesis is the chronic of Sabadilla, and
Alumina that of Allium Cepa. One must remember to
use a fast acting remedy for the treatment of a sudden acute
illness. When the acute stage has been brought under control, then the
long-acting remedies can be used. If a patient exhibits the symptoms of
Sabadilla, he must be treated with Sabadilla. Once the patient becomes
apparently cured, Lachesis 1000 (the chronic of Sabadilla) must be
given without waiting for the next course of the illness. Lachesis 1000
should then be repeated in fifteen days. Thus the patient can be
permanently cured. In case Sabadilla and other quick remedies similar to
it, do not offer initial relief, then Lachesis may be used. In some
patients, it offers rapid relief. In other words, Lachesis is
not only used as a chronic remedy, it may occasionally also
be used as a quick remedy. At times, just one dose of Lachesis may
stop the sneezing immediately. Sneezing is a common symptom in
different remedies, so it is important to take a note of other
symptoms as well. Mostly, all of the above remedies (Sabadilla,
Lachesis, Allium Cepa) seem to work and do not disappoint the
treating physician. Sabadilla itself has the capability of treat certain
chronic illnesses, like chronic
nasal catarrh blocking the nasal passages. It is very strange that some Sabadilla patients
believe that a certain part of their body is extraordinarily
large compared to the others. I have also seen such patients, who
said that their face was badly swollen, while actually, this was not
the case. This symptom is typical of Sabadilla. Based on this
symptom, if the patient is treated with Sabadilla, then his other
symptoms may also be cured. I remember one such woman patient,
declared untreatable according to doctors. She insisted that one of her
cheeks was badly swollen. When treated with Sabadilla, her other
symptoms also disappeared by God’s grace. When an idea gets riveted in
the mind, it helps in identification of the disease and the appropriate
remedy. A Sabadilla patient comes to believe that his ribs or legs have
become bent or his limbs are wasting; he just cannot forget about
it
The presence of certain strange ideas and superstitions
helps in
arriving at the proper diagnosis rather easily. In Thuja, the patient believes that he
is made of glass and naturally brittle. It is said that one
such patient used to walk with utmost care, lest he fell down and broke.
He was taken to a psychologist. To make the patient believe that his idea was
false, the psychologist slapped him on his face, assuming that he
would realise his thinking was wrong. However, the patient fell down
and died on the spot. God knows best if this story is true or false. If
it is true, then the patient must have been a perfect patient of Thuja! In hay fever, there is a constant irritation inside the
throat. The presence of worms inside the intestines produces irritation over or inside the nose, provoking sneezing. No wonder Sabadilla is
the useful treatment for intestinal worms. Although Dr. Boericke
though did not mention this effect in the chapter on Sabadilla he
has mentioned it in his repertory under the heading of remedies
for worms. Sabadilla
seems to be deadly to worms of the intestines. Persistent itching at the nose, around the lips or at the
palate area indicates the presence of worms in
the intestines. The projection of the intestinal conditions outwards on
the skin is only natural. For example, a stomach upset may show up
as blisters in the mouth. Intestinal worms and nasal catarrh can be cured with just
one remedy i.e. Sabadilla. Stannum is another good remedy against the
intestinal worms, which simply melt away under its effect. The
Sabadilla itch is mostly at the palate. Wyethia causes
a similar pain at the palate area instead of itching. If the pain at
the palate becomes shifted to the back of the throat, provoking a
troublesome cough, then Nux Vomica is better. In regard to nasal catarrh Sabadilla
behaves like Arsenic, except for the absence of a burning
sensation. There are conditions related to
certain homoeopathic remedies, in which the patient feels very hungry
while ill. In Sabadilla also, the patient feels very hungry in between
sneezing.
In Sabadilla, the patient suffers from dry cough, bellyache and
difficulty in breathing. He does not feel thirsty at all.
The Stomach feels empty and there is a craving
for sweets. The patient feels better on eating hot food, while cold drinks
aggravate the symptoms. There is a feeling of heat, burning and
something creeping on the skin. The skin becomes extremely dry and begins
to split, especially under the toes. Chronic infection around the toenails is yet
another symptom of Sabadilla.
The patient has a feeling of something being stuck in the throat, which
he keeps trying to swallow. This is a chronic type of complaint which
becomes worse in the cold. The tongue feels as though it is burning.
In Sabadilla, the children tend to suffer from diarrhoea. The abdomen
feels as if it is being cut with a knife. Periods are delayed in women,
and there is stabbing sensation in the ovaries. The uterus tends to sag
downwards, as in many other homoeopathic remedies.