In Manganum, the skin becomes greasy and pale while the
patient feels extremely weak. But all these signs do not appear
right from the beginning of the disease. Once the symptoms appear in their
severe form, it is too late and very difficult to treat. Manganum
should be used as soon as a symptom suggestive of Manganum is noted.
If the patient’s voice
box (larynx) seems to be getting afflicted and there are other symptoms of tuberculosis present (i.e. fever and
cough), then Manganum should be started without delay. If the patient is that
of Manganum, other remedies may reduce the cough but will not have a profound
effect. Manganum is also intimately related to the function of the outer layer
of the bone (periostium). Thus, it is also beneficial in the treatment of
chronic sinuses originating from the bone (osteomyelitis). Menstrual
disorders are also common in Manganum. It is better to treat a short scanty flow of thin watery fluid with Manganum
rather
than with any other remedy to promote the menstruation.
Here, the problem is the lack of blood (anaemia). Remedies other than Manganum will further aggravate the anaemia. I have noted
that if the treatment chosen is precisely appropriate, then the periods
will cease for a few months in order to conserve blood. Once the
anaemia is corrected and the body strength restored, normal periods
will then commence. In case the periods have stopped in the absence
of anaemia, then some other suitable treatment should be started to
restore them.
Manganum is very
useful in the treatment of leg cramps, stiffness and insensitivity of
the legs, as well as shin pains. In Manganum, skin
conditions are also not uncommon. The edges of the sores and ulcers
become thickened. Most of the ulcers fail to heal. Manganum has been reported to be useful in the treatment of Psoriasis.
Psoriasis, that has previously been suppressed, will at first forcefully express
itself on taking Manganum, and then gradually get better with its prolonged
interrupted use. Therefore, if psoriasis shows up with the use of Manganum, it
should not cause concern. Dr. Kent was strictly opposed to the suppression of
psoriasis with powerful medicines in order to avoid the development of cancer
in the intestines or any other internal organ. Most of the statements of Dr.
Kent are true; therefore this one may well be true as well. Psoric symptoms of Manganum
are also found in Phosphorus and Dulcamara.
Manganum adversely affects the blood cells. There is a tendency towards
the inflammation of the voice box (larynx) and the wind pipe (trachea), which
extends from the voice box to the lungs and is made of multiple circular
elastic rings. Every successive attack is stronger than the previous one, so
much so that it ultimately brings about the flare-up of the previously
suppressed tuberculosis of the lungs. Timely
use of Manganum saves the patient from grave complications in the future.
In Manganum, ulcers become indolent. This is a
pre-cancerous condition that may lead to the formation of cancer if suppressed forcefully.
A mere light touch may cause the patient to suffer. When the bones hurt on
walking and do not respond to Arnica or Bryonia, then Manganum may be used. It
has more profound effect than Arnica and Bryonia. In a similar way, the pains
like that of Baptisia may be experienced by the patient of Manganum. In
Baptisia, the pains are due to the dysfunction of the stomach and toxic
putrefaction of Typhoid. In case, Baptisia stops working, Manganum should then be
remembered.
The patient of Manganum is very depressed and is fearful of some impending
mishap. Generally, women suffer from this condition. They have superstitions about their dear ones. Once the mental symptoms
are well advanced, the patient may lose the ability to understand and
comprehend. The eyesight becomes weak. Manganum
will not only cure all the symptoms but also other related conditions of the
patient.
In Manganum, the symptoms aggravate on movement and on
walking, yet do not get better on sitting either. However, if the patient lies down,
the entire suffering disappears as if it was never there. Obese women, who
suffer permanently from body pains and tend to keep lying down constantly, may
well be cured with
Manganum provided other salient symptoms of Manganum are
also present. Sometimes, a person becomes sick and tired of just sitting down
and likes to get up and stroll around, but walking makes the pain worse. In
this condition, one may think of Arsenic and Rhus Tox. Their main symptoms are
different, of course.Regarding tuberculosis, symptoms similar to those of
Manganum are also found in Argentum Metallicum, Phosphorus and Graphites.
In a tuberculosis
patient, the headache due to the associated anaemia will benefit from Manganum. The pain of Manganum is sharp, prickly
and piercing type. Red painful pimples appear over the scalp. There is inflammation of the eye and the
eyelids, with hypersensitivity to light. Looking at near objects causes pain in
the eyes. That is why the eyes hurt on reading a book and doing needlework.
This symptom somewhat resembles Ruta. In Manganum the ears
discharge foetid material. Ammonium Carb also is very effective in treating this condition. In
Manganum, the ears may feel temporarily blocked and heavy. Blowing the nose,
which increases the pressure inside the ears, helps restore the
hearing. The Outer Ear (Pinna) is painful to touch. The nasal catarrh
with cold and sore throat affect the ears, causing pain. Similarly,
toothache may also be referred to the ear. Therefore, one should always
remember
Manganum for treating the nasal catarrh, which causes heaviness in
the ear
and impedes hearing. In cold and humid weather, even without
infection, one may temporarily become hard of hearing. If there is irritation
in the ear, which then affects the throat on the application of local pressure,
and the patient begins to sneeze, then Manganum can be beneficial. These
symptoms, most often, become aggravated in cold and wet weather.
When the face is pale, listless and without natural glow,
Manganum can play an important role in treating the condition. Boils
associated with fever can also be treated with Manganum. Manganum is also useful in the treatment of all sorts of stomach disorders,
especially if there is complete loss of appetite (as in anorexia). This remedy
restores the appetite. The abdominal pain of Manganum gets relieved on bending
over as in Colocynth. In Manganum, the patient definitely suffers from a
stomach upset of one sort or the other. He will either be constipated or have
diarrhoea or dysentery. The digestive system is never completely normal. Hot flushes
due to the menopause or
simply due to anaemia are treatable with Sulphur, Graphites and Lachesis, though
Manganum is also a good remedy.
Manganum also prevents against the fatty degeneration of the
liver. It is also
useful in the treatment of jaundice and stones in the gall
bladder. The patient feels light dragging pain below the navel. A severe
pain is suggestive of Plumbum. The constant hawking needed to clear the throat can
benefit from Manganum. This symptom is also noted in other remedies such as Wythia,
Argentum Met, Silicea and Phosphorus, etc. The cough in Manganum, like its
other symptoms, subsides on lying down.
Conversely in Hyoscyamus the patient starts coughing on lying down. This symptom is more common in young girls of a sensitive
nature. In Argentum Metallicum also,
the cough subsides on lying down. A cough which becomes severe on talking and
laughing responds better to Phosphorus than Manganum. Manganum helps restore
the strength of patients who are progressively getting weaker. In Manganum, the symptoms become worse in
cold and humid weather as well as during the calm before a storm.