We come
across different types of mania in clinical practice associated with many
variety of disorders. Among them the violent mania is found in Belladona
particularly in acute disease like fever, headache , the religious mania
is associated with elderly complaints and also in psychiatric problems
as seen in Stramonium and lascivious mania of Hyoscyamus is found in young
generations and some psychological stress. A combination of maniacal express
is seen in Veratrum Album which present as destructive , religious and
lascivious mania . They want to destroy, to tear something, he tears the
clothes, sings obscene songs. Kicks off the clothes and lies naked on
the bed and exposes the person. There is maniacal desire to kiss every
boy. Nymphomania and satyriasis is found in the third phase. They are
religious and express as they talk all the times about GOD: praying and
beseeching all times without respite.
Dr.Md.Lutfullah Khan, Sitanabad, Chaproun-aharea,Bihar- 852106,Phone : 09431627133
Dr.Akhilesh
nath Tiwary, At-Bettiah Srikrishnapuri, Belbagh,West champaran Mobile:9431642943.
A 62 year old
patient came to me for his personal complaints. He was a Retired Government
servant. He had depressive mania, talks much, changing to religious talk
inbetween. He runs, around the room and some times weeping. Some times
desire to cut himself. I prescribed Veratrum album 200 for 7 days, Patient
was better from all complaints by Veratrum Album.
Dr.Alkesh Khatri, West Central Railway, Jabalpur,Phone:0761-2620303.
A girl of 17
year came to me with intense vomiting and purging at the same time, colicky
pain through the abdomen with cramps, in the calves of the leg, profuse
watery stool i.e. rice water type. She told me cold sweat on her forehead
with great prostration. I gave her Veratrum Album30 two doses, and she
recovered fully and quickly.
Dr.Arup Kumar Das,Missamari cantt, Onitpur, Assam, Mobile:9864626337.
I have used
this remedy in fever cases with nausea vomiting and diarrhoea. The notable
cold sweats over forehead, great fatigue are guidelines in few cases.We
can see the coldness of limbs. I also used this remedy in constipation
with history of black ball like hard stools
Dr. R. Vijay Anand is a leading academician and practitioner, also serves as lecturer in SRHMC ,Chennai.
