Colocynthis is basically the remedy for diseases of the nervous system. Whenever
there is pain over the limbs, the adjacent muscles contract, causing the
sensation of being caught in a vice. Abdominal pain is associated with cramping
of the intestines. Colocynthis is related to the small nerve fibres, therefore
the cramping of the intestines, the pain at the back and the arms usually
remain localised, thus sparing the rest of the body. Contrary to this, the
sciatica pain radiates from the back down the legs and the pain of the arm is referred
to the entire extremity.
Colocynthis pains
come in the form of an attack. Every second attack is stronger than
the first one. The pain keeps slowly and steadily increasing in severity. The
administration of Colocynthis offers prompt relief. Some men develop severe
pains and aches due to financial loss in business or severe shock. Some women
feel a boring type of pain over the ovaries, the severity of which doubles them
up. The ovaries develop small tumours
inside them. While opening the bowels,
the associated urination causes burning along the urethra and sometimes there
is a discharge of material like the white of the egg, which smells offensive
and is associated with itching. Sometimes, the patient passes small crystals in
the urine, which settle on the walls of the lavatory. Sometimes, there are
severe cramps in the whole of the abdomen at the time of passing urine. The susceptible
patient of Colocynthis is of delicate constitution and physical appearance.
The headache
associated with Colocynthis is very severe. Eye movement makes it
worse. There is pain over the facial nerves, which feels better on the
application of local pressure and heat. The use of Colocynthis offers unusually
fast and effective relief. The Colocynthis pains are of undulating pattern.
Every second wave of pain is stronger than the previous one, so much so that
the patient screams with it and develops hysterical
fits. A few pellets of Colocynthis in homoeopathic form offer
immediate relief. The beauty of homoeopathic treatment is that it offers
immediate relief in many day-to-day ailments. With the administration of
Colocynthis, the pain disappears as fast as it had appeared. Colocynthis can be
used for these kinds of pains, irrespective of where they are over the body.
Its effect is prompt and as soon as the patient feels relief from pain, he goes
to sleep.