Glonoine is also one of those remedies that, like Drosera, have been considered to be effective against only a few diseases although a great deal of benefit can be gained from it. Glonoine is trinitroglycerine. It contains hydrogen and oxygen elements and is a powerful explosive and combustible material. The formula of this compound was first invented by a scientist named Nobël. At that time, it was considered to be a very revolutionary invention. Although later on plastic and nuclear bombs etc. were also invented, the use of nitroglycerine has never been abandoned completely. In fact, it has been shifted more towards everyday use.
Nitroglycerine is also used in medicine. It is used either
as such or in some other form for the treatment of angina. Glonoine also affects the human
temperament. Sunlight makes one feel unwell. Just as nitroglycerine is
sensitive to heat, similarly, a patient cannot tolerate heat and the result is
a splitting headache.
One feels as if he is being hammered all over the head, or as if the head is
exploding. Glonoine is a first class medicine for the prevention of heat stroke.
It can also be used for the treatment of high blood pressure, but only when
other signs of Glonoine are also present in the patient. The homoeopathic doctors
often use Glonoine for the treatment of patients suffering from heat stroke and
blood pressure.
I have prepared a prescription for prevention against heat strokes
i.e. one dose of Glonoine, Natrum Mur and Arsenic combined
in potency 30, taken before leaving the house. By the grace of God, this will
protect a person from headache the whole day. However, once the headache sets
in, it is difficult to stop it. The
symptoms of Glonoine include a splitting
headache, which starts as soon as the head is rested on a pillow.
There is a feeling of heaviness over the heart. There is sudden rush of blood
towards the head or the heart, and the patient feels a kind of fluid passing
through the body. The tendency of the rush of blood to the head originates either
from the heart or the stomach.
Some symptoms of Gelsemium are also found in Glonoine. In Gelsemium,
before falling asleep, the
patient feels faint signs of discomfort centred in the head while
still, there is no headache per se. After
sleep the pain becomes clearly felt. By morning, it turns into severe pain.
Symptoms of Glonoine are similar to that of Gelsemium. The difference is that in Gelsemium, the
pain does not remain limited to the head only. Rather, it involves shoulder
muscles and also reaches the lower part of the back. The pain is usually on the
left side of the body, whereas in Glonoine, the entire head is affected, but
the pain remains limited to the head and the eyes only, it has no relation to
the other nerves.
In Glonoine, palpitation
is very conspicuous. The whole body begins to throb. From the tips
of the fingers down to the toes, one feels an uncomfortable pulsating. The
patient is overcome by generalised throbbing of the body as soon as he retires
to bed. He simply cannot sleep. A single dose of Glonoine can cure the ailment
and the patient can sleep comfortably again. Glonoine is a very fast-acting
medicine. In homoeopathy, the proving
of Glonoine has been found to be a rapid process, therefore it should not be
repeated frequently. Glonoine used in low potency a few times every five to ten
minutes, will provoke a severe splitting type of headache, along with all other
symptoms of Glonoine manifesting themselves. It does not need to be repeated more
often or over a longer period. Proving with Glonoine is the best method for
convincing the disbelievers of homoeopathy.
Another similarity between Glonoine and Gelsemium is that in both, the
patient’s hands and feet are very cold. However, in Gelsemium, there is no
perspiration whereas in Glonoine, despite the hands and feet being cold, the
patient perspires.
The tongue of a Glonoine patient is reddish in colour. The
mouth is dry, but one does not feel much thirst. Despite having high fever, the patient
still does not feel thirsty. The symptoms become worse in hot weather, in the
sunlight and by sitting near the fire. The sensitivity to sunlight and heat is
not limited to the head; the whole body is affected. The patient suffers from palpitation, shortness of breath, nausea and vomiting. Local
pressure relieves the headache, while reading makes the headache worse. The
eyesight is affected in such a way that the words appear small and the objects
look only half-lit.
In Glonoine, the patient perceives flashes of light and the stars shining
in front of the eyes. On bending over, dark spots appear in front of
the eyes. The eyes feel under pressure and hurt. The eyes become congested with
blood. The eyes of a Glonoine patient are rather retracted and yellow in
colour. They are sensitive to light. Temporary
blindness is also common. A characteristic feature of Glonoine is that during
fever, the face is pale rather than being red.
Glonoine is very useful in the treatment of meningitis of children, contracted in the
summer. The neck arches backwards (opisthotonus). The face becomes extremely hot and glares. The eyes become
drawn upwards. The head and the upper part of the body are
extremely hot while the lower part of the body becomes cold. The patient
sweats profusely. The overlying
membranes of the brain become inflamed (meningitis). If the malarial parasites reach the backbone,
this may also cause inflammation of the linings of the brain. Glonoine would be
ideal to treat this condition if it happens to be in the summer time. Very often, one might experience a rush of
blood towards the head while walking. The face becomes flushed. There is a
feeling of choking of the throat as if the entire blood has pooled over the
face and head. The body becomes cold and sweaty due to extreme weakness. The
patient may become unconscious. This condition is called apoplexy in medical
terminology. This type of fits of unconsciousness can be due to clotting of
blood in the brain, while in Glonoine patients, these symptoms result from a
temporary spasm (of the blood vessels going to the brain). If such a patient is
not treated in time with Glonoine, the repeated fits of unconsciousness may
result in permanent damage.
A Glonoine patient often forgets
the well-known routes and does not know where he is and where he is
going. The streets appear strange to him. These kinds of symptoms are also seen
in Lachesis. Glonoine is commonly used
for lowering high blood
pressure. Opium is also
found to be useful in this respect. It is more effective than Glonoine. Dr.
Kent is of the opinion that in the case of high
blood pressure, one should prefer to use Opium over Glonoine because
the effects of Glonoine are mostly temporary while those of Opium are long
lasting.
Glonoine is very useful in treatment of sudden stoppage of menstruation due
to exposure to cold, or due to fear resulting in neurosis. Cimicifuga and
Bryonia are also useful in this condition. Aethusa may also be of use once the symptoms of insanity become evident. In general, Aethusa is ideal for the treatment of
mental
illnesses resulting from stomach disorder. Similarly, Aethusa
can be useful to treat the mental
condition developing due to the sudden stoppage
of menses. In a Glonoine patient, the throbbing of the ears reflects the
palpitation of the heart. The stomach and the intestines rumble. It is only natural to
experience severe
nausea and vomiting as a result of heat stroke.
There is a feeling of weakness in the stomach. The pulse is
weak and slow. When walking, the pulse becomes rapid due to rapid heartbeat. There is a feeling of warmth and burning all
over the body. The patient may suddenly
faint and fall. One feels choked and froth comes out of the mouth.
This is only a temporary resemblance to an epileptic fit.Itching
is also associated with Glonoine. There are severe cramps over the
arms and the legs. Pain in
the fingers of the left hand is the symptom of Glonoine. The
symptoms are worse between six o’ clock and noon. During summer, the severity
of the headache varies with the sun. Even the slightest jerk would intensify
the headache.