Tuberculinum is prepared from the material obtained from
tuberculous lesions. Dr. Burnett has done most of the research on this remedy
and others have significantly benefited from his experiments. Dr. Kent also has
given a lot of importance to this remedy. Its basic nature must be well learnt
so that its efficacy may be vailed not only in the treatment of tuberculosis
but also in some other diseases. It is a nosode i.e. the remedy prepared from
the extract of a toxic, putrid matter. On repeated dilution and purification,
the original toxic/poisonous substance does not exist except just as a memory
in the form of a subtle power. Yet, it can be used to treat the original disease
or its like The nosode should not be used in potency less than 200 or
better still, it should be used in higher potencies. Potency 1000 is better.
Dr. Kent has claimed that any person
treated with Tuberculinum 200, 1000, 10 000, 50 000 and finally CM (two doses
of each potency at long intervals) will never contract tuberculosis, even if he
lives among TB patients. Tuberculinum or some other nosode may be needed to treat
latent tuberculosis. This will enhance the action of other homoeopathic
remedies. Tuberculinum produces a profound bodily reaction so that the
previously ineffective homoeopathic remedies are rendered effective.
Preliminary treatment with Tuberculinum helps the treatment to be more
effective.
Tuberculinum is an anti-psoric remedy. In general, skin
diseases are called psoric diseases. Malaria and all other fevers, which after
being temporarily suppressed have the tendency to repeatedly relapse every second
or third day, can be usefully treated with Tuberculinum. Some doctors use
Tuberculinum during the malarial fever also. They call it a malarial antidote.A symptom of Tuberculinum is that like Thuja and Arnica, the
patient likes to change
places constantlyOne must remember that the patients of tuberculosis and
syphilis may become insane in the advanced disease. But there is a
difference between their insanity. The tuberculosis patients usually
become insane because of the constant severe headache and deep-seated lesions
inside the chest. In syphilis, the entire body of the patient is studded with
sores and ulcers, which can even dissolve the bones.
The bridge of the nose settles down due to the decay of the
nasal bones. Syphilis also affects the brain directly, and thus
makes the patient completely
insane. The insanity due to tuberculosis is associated with the
tendency of violence and aggression. Sometimes, the patient may become altogether mute.Sometimes
when insane, even women weakened internally by Tuberculosis may show great
strength. Their mind becomes excited and leads to violence. Nevertheless, they
are usually of a calm nature. Tuberculinum
given in high potency can save them from becoming insane.
According to some homoeopathic doctors, Calcarea and
Tuberculinum are very deeply related and may be used as a substitute for each
otherIn Tuberculinum, the muscles become very weak and flabby.
This sign is well pronounced. In a child suffering from
tuberculosis, who has the tendency of prolapse
of the rectum at the time of defacation,
one should not forget to use Tuberculinum. It may also prove useful in the
treatment of prolapse of the uterus or the tendency of prolapse of the rectum
in men as well as women. Periods are frequent and prolonged and
may be associated with pain. One should not forget using Tuberculinum in the
treatment of this condition along with the other homoeopathic remedies. A dry
persistent cough that is not necessarily the result of a nasal cold
is very common in the patient of Tuberculinum. Pulsatilla may also decrease the
severity of this cough.
Ringworm
(i.e. formation of circle of minute spots) may affect the scalp and
cause loss of hair. This is called Alopecia,
in which bunches of hair fall in the form of circles. Both Tuberculinum and Bacillinum
are useful in the treatment of this condition. According to Dr. Burnett, the
basic cause of alopecia is tuberculosis and he suggests that anybody with this
condition must be treated with Bacillinum or Tuberculinum. Picric Acid is also
a very effective treatment for alopecia and ringworm.
Another salient feature of Tuberculinum is the jerking of the muscles during
sleep. This, of course, can also be treated with many other remedies.In Tuberculinum, the patient starts showing symptoms of
the disease before its acute onset. Tuberculinum has often been used in the treatment
of chronic rather than acute diseases. Chronic diseases, if untreated, may be
transmitted to the next generation. Tuberculinum can, however, be effective in
the treatment of acute illnesses. In
most of the poor countries of Asia and Africa, malaria is very common. The face
of the patient becomes pale yellow and without normal glow. Diseases of the
lungs; cough and asthma etc., are very common. Tuberculinum can effectively
uproot asthma because tuberculous diseases ultimately result in asthma. In some desert areas where pneumonia,
tuberculosis and malaria are prevalent, sudden cooling of the temperature
predisposes to pneumonia that weakens the lungs. It is no wonder that the lungs
contract tuberculosis in these areas easily. In such malarial regions, such as
the Sindh province of Pakistan, Tuberculinum is not only useful but is an
essential part of their treatment. Malaria fever is usually
associated with headache and vomiting. A tuberculosis patient who has
previously suffered from malaria may develop a headache that can be treated
with Tuberculinum. Body ache,
feverishness and an overall state of despair is also a symptom of Tuberculinum.
A condition called hydrocephalus,
in which the head of a child keeps on growing and is not amenable to treatment
with common homoeopathic remedies anymore, may well be treated with
Tuberculinum given in a high potency. This produces a positive reaction which
other common remedies should have shown, but failed to do so.
Most of the abdominal symptoms of Tuberculinum resemble
those of
Sulphur, such as profuse morning diarrhoea and sometimes
alternation of
dysentery, diarrhoea and severe constipation. They are all intestinal problems. If these conditions are not
treated with Tuberculinum on time, the patient may become untreatable. He develops ulcers inside the intestines, resulting in
constant oozing of blood. This condition can however, be treated with
Tuberculinum given over a long period.