FLUORICUM ACIDUM ...CROWING GLORY IN ALOPECIA
-
Dr.R.Gnanasambandam
Introduction
:
Alopecia
Totalis, one among the hair problems we meet in our day-to-day practice.
Perhaps many homoeopaths give importance in treating a skin disease
rather than a hair problem, since it is frequently concerned with
cosmetic orientation. Here the author had presented a case of 'alopecia
totalis' treated with Fluoricum Acidum and Acid Phosporicum. Good
hair growth and the case were cured. He has given visual impacts to
support his therapy.
A young
boy entered my chamber wearing a cap. His registration form showed
that he was around 23 years and working in a chemical industry. He
sat on the chair and looked at me removing the cap from his head.
"I
lost my hair all over since one and half years"
The scalp
is shiny, smooth and few strands of feeble brown invisible hairs here
and there. He looked anxious, nervous and worried.
"How
it happened?" I asked
"First
I had fever for more than a month and my family doctor treated it
as typhoid fever. The fever stopped, then my hair started falling
profusely; I applied some oils; then I consulted an Ayurvedic Doctor.
He prescribed some hair oils and medicines, No use! Almost I lost
my hair all over my head at that time. One of my friend advised me
to consult a skin doctor; I did and he gave some lotions and prescribed
some medicines"
He showed
me a prescription for some medicines bearing with diagnosis of Alopecia
Totalis.
Do you have
any other problems? I asked
"Nothing!
I catch cold on and off; that too goes with a matter of three or four
days"
"Is
hair loss heredity in your family?" I probed further
"No
my father had good hair. No problem from my mother side also. My father
had hypertension and diabetes," he answered
"Any
itching, Dandruff?"
"No"
he was hasty and crisp
How is your
Appetite and Bowel habit?
"Normal"
Where do
you sweat more?
"I
sweat more on the forehead"
Are you
vegetarian?
"Non
Vegetarian"
What type
of food do you like more?
I like sweets,
spicy food, and chocolates
He is lean,
tall prefers cold climate .not a smoker or alcoholic, prefers coffee
and tea, has nail biting habit.
I recorded
all his symptoms with my computer for statistical purposes.
Evaluation and interpretation as follows:
