The children of the nature of Baryta Carb tend to be very
shy. At school, they are typical backbenchers. They hide themselves on the sight
of strangers. When associated with some physical weakness, such children should
be treated with Baryta Carb. Baryta Carb and Calcaria Carb are both famous for
the treatment of weak-legged
children. The main difference is that in Calcaria Carb, the legs are
not only weak but they also look weak due to the underdevelopment of the bones.
The belly of such children bulges forward and the head is prominently big. In
Baryta Carb, the legs of the child may apparently look normal but are weak.
Their walking is delayed. The weakness of the legs and delayed walking is also
found in Borax and Natrum Mur. In Natrum Mur, there is delay in both learning
to walk and to talk. In case there is only a delay
in learning to talk but not in walking, Kali Phos would be very
useful. In my experience combination of Kali Phos 6X and Natrum Mur is the best
remedy for the delayed onset of walking and talking in children. Baryta Carb is very useful in the treatment
of delayed onset of puberty in
some girls. Baryta Carb mainly works on the glands, especially on the lymph glands in the upper
part of the neck, which get chronically inflamed. With every episode of an
illness, their swelling increases. Similarly, fatty
lumps (lipomas) form on the body particularly at the back. (Multiple
small nodules may also be found in conditions other than Baryta Carb). In
Baryta Carb, once the glands become enlarged, they do not decrease in size nor
does the potbelly become small, even if the rest of the body is visibly wasted. In such a situation, Baryta Carb can safely
be used repeatedly, in high potency.
Baryta Carb lowers the systolic
blood pressure, though it does not affect the diastolic blood
pressure. During the prolonged use of Baryta Carb, one should regularly check
the blood pressure to ensure that the systolic blood pressure has not fallen
too much. If so, Baryta Carb should be temporarily stopped and then restarted
as necessary. Baryta Carb is very
important in the treatment of Cerebral
Arteriosclerosis i.e. the thickening and narrowing of the arteries
of the brain. Continued use of Crataegus by the patient also proves very beneficial.
Remember that Arteriosclerosis is a very slowly progressive disease and so its
treatment would also be slowly effective. Baryta Carb will have to be
administered at least for a year or two to show its good effects. Thus, for
most old folks, it is their best friend. In fact, Baryta Carb is mostly used in
the two extreme ages i.e.
the childhood and old age.
Many a time, diseases come and go but they may leave bad
effects. Baryta Carb is very useful in alleviating these
aftereffects. According to Dr. Kent, Baryta Carb is also very useful in malaria. I have no experience of that, though I have found it effective in
treating the aftereffects of
malaria.
Dr. Kent has written in his book that Baryta Carb is
effective in fatty lumps, tumours and enlarged glands, Lupus and tuberculous abscesses. I
personally have no such experience. I have used Baryta Carb in patients who had
ugly bumps and lumps on their body to no avail, maybe their lumps were not of
fatty nature. Baryta Carb does, however, specifically cure the tumours of fatty
origin. I have also found Baryta Carb ineffective in the treatment of Lupus.
Dr. Kent is of the opinion that when indicated, Baryta Carb must be used in all
potencies. Some deep-seated illnesses do not respond to low potencies.
Therefore, Baryta Carb must be used in increasing potencies of 1000, 10,000,
50,000 and CM with suitable intervals. When
Baryta Carb is found effective at the outset of the illness, it may well cure
the condition for good.
The Baryta Carb patient has a constant fear of unknown
dangers. On that basis, Baryta Carb is specifically helpful in alleviating
certain kinds of hallucinations
and delusions. Some patients feel as if their brain is also
vibrating along with the movement of their head. This is a typical symptom of
Baryta Carb. Epilepsy resulting
from temporary blockage of circulation to the brain, as happens in Meningitis,
can be cured by prolonged, regular use of Baryta Carb. In case of bleeding,
which is red in colour (from ruptured arteries), Baryta Carb may be
used besides Phosphorus. In certain eye ailments particular to
Baryta Carb, the eyelids become swollen and stay swollen due to the retention
of their internal secretions. The same kind of obstinate swelling also affects
the lymph glands of the upper part of the neck i.e. they do not diminish in
size.
Baryta Carb is also a treatment for falling hair, as well as the the
dryness
and baldness of the scalp. Dryness of the skin and eczema is also
found in other drugs. In Baryta Carb, the weakness of the hair may possibly be
due to the accumulation of waste materials in the hair follicles (causing
weakness of the hair). Baryta Carb is also useful in correcting failing eyesight. The
long-term, regular use of Baryta Carb is not only safe but in fact may improve
the eyesight of advancing age.
Sometimes, the eyesight becomes weak due to high cholesterol in the blood (causing arteriosclerosis of the artery to the eye).
Combined use of Cholestrinum 30, Phytolacca 30 and Phosphorus 30 will
benefit this
condition. Phosphorus 30, however, should not be used
continuously over a long period for fear of increasing the thickness of
the blood and its coagulability. Baryta Carb is also useful in corneal conditions, as well as the formation
of sties. Baryta
Carb is very useful in the treatment of swollen
neck glands and possibly in mumps.
The paralysis of the tongue in old age is deeply related to Baryta
Carb. Baryta Carb must be used in older patients who are
unable to bring out their sputum, once other medicines have proven ineffective. Similarly, Senega and Ammonium Carb are also
very useful in chronic lung problems of the aged.
Baryta Carb is also linked to earache. When the earache becomes chronic and
the ears feel full and heavy, even if there is no associated nasal discharge,
Baryta Carb will be very beneficial in relieving the congestion of the ears and
the earache.
In Baryta Carb, the stools
are like hard balls sticking together. As in Nux Vomica, the person
does not feel fully relieved after passing stools. There is also aching of the
abdomen. Baryta Carb is also useful in
treating sexual weakness in
men as well as women. The potency should be gradually increased,
since very high potency of Baryta Carb at the outset may in fact increase
sexual weakness. Along with sexual weakness, the women may also be infertile. Their ovaries
shrink in size (instead of getting bigger). In such a condition, Baryta Carb
must be administered promptly to avert possible transformation into cancer.
In Baryta Carb, the paralysis
of throat and legs is a very prominent feature. When the paralysis affects only one side of the
body, the main remedies would be Sulphur, Causticum, Rhus Tox,
Gelsemium, Lachesis or Cadmium Sulph as indicated by the symptoms.
Baryta
Carb is extremely useful in paralysis of the lower half of the body.
Besides this, Cocculus is also very effective for the
treatment of the paralysis of the lower part of the body, but in high potency. A typically strange characteristic of the
Baryta Carb cough is
that when the patient lies prone on the stomach, the cough is suppressed.
Any change of side and posture will provoke coughing. In
Baryta Carb, abundant warts
form on the body. The feet
are smelly and malodorous. Severe low-back pain may be the precursor
of impending paralysis of the lower half of the body. Baryta Carb may prevent
this. I know of a child whose legs were badly afflicted by polio and were badly bent.
He was given Sulphur and Baryta Carb, which resulted in significant
improvement. He walks around and leads a pretty independent life, though not
completely cured. The doctors had told him that his weakness of the legs would
worsen with age. Thus homoeopathic remedies may look simple and insignificant
but show far-reaching profound affects, when used properly.