Croup. Diphtheria. Diphtheritic paralysis. Myelitis.

The well-known features of the disease of which this nosode is a product must be the guide to its use. It should be more efficacious in the potencies against diphtheria, both as prophylactic and cure, than the serum injections. In all probability it will be found useful in the paralysis of diphtheria and other like kinds of spinal affection. It needs clinical development and a proving in the potencies.

Diphtherinum

• The potencies of this nosode are prepared either from the Di phtheritic virus or membranes.

• It is useful as a prophylactic in Diphtheria and post-diphtheritic complication, paralysis etc., when anti diphtheritic toxin is used.

• In Diphtheria the malignancy is present from the start.

• Patient is greatly prostrated, yet restless; without any pain.

• Wants to be held.

• Jerking in single muscles.

• Internal trembling.

• Drawing in muscles then sudden snap.

• Catarrhal affections of the respiratory passage.

• Offensive discharges.

• Carphology.

• Relapsing diphtheria.

• Lying.

• Cold.

• Drinking milk in sips.

• Carphology.

• Sees imaginary objects.

• Moisture at the margin of hair.

• Sees visions.

• Fanning of the alae nasi with snoring.

• Yellow thick nasal discharge.

• Epistaxis.

• Flushed, centre of cheeks purple.

• Tongue moist, with red tip; or dark red spot back of tip.

• Red papillae.

• Dark.

- Thick gray membrane; on tonsil (left).

• Painless diphtheria, swallows without pain but fluids are vomited or returned through the nose.

• Relapsing diphtheria.

• Obstinate tonsillitis.

• Wants cold air down the throat or craves cold drinks.

• Faintness at; amel. sips of milk.

• Dry, hot palms; they feel withered.

• Dry skin.

• Talks in sleep, with open eyes.

• Chilly, then hot.

• Low temperature.

• Carb-ac.

Especially adapted to the strumous diathesis; scrofulous, psoric or tuberculous persons, prone to catarrhal affections of throat and respiratory mucus membranes. Patients with weak or exhausted vitality hence are extremely susceptible to the diphtheritic virus; when the attack from the onset tends to malignancy (Lac. c., Mer. cy.). Painless diphtheria; symptoms almost or entirely objective; patient too weak, apathetic or too prostrated to complain; sopor or stupor, but easily aroused when spoken to (Bap., Sulph.). Dark red swelling of tonsils and palatine arches; parotid and cervical glands greatly swollen; breath and discharges from throat, nose and mouth very offensive; tongue swollen, very red, little coating. Diphtheritic membrane, thick, dark gray or brownish black; temperature low or subnormal, pulse weak and rapid; extremities cold and marked debility; patient lies in a semi-stupid condition; eyes dull, besotted (Apis, Bap.). Epistaxis or profound prostration from very onset of attack (Ali., Apis, Carb. ac.); collapse almost at very beginning (Crot., Mer. cy.); pulse weak, rapid and vital reaction very low. Swallows without pain, but fluids are vomited or returned by the nose; breath horribly offensive. Laryngeal diphtheria, after Chlor., Kali bi., or Lac c. fail; post diphtheritic paralysis, after Caust., Gels. fail. When the patient from the first seems doomed, and the most carefully selected remedies fail to relieve or permanently improve. The above are cured symptoms, verifications which the author has found guiding and reliable for twenty-five years. The remedy is prepared, like all nosodes and animal poisons, according to the Homeopathic Pharmacopoea, and like all homeopathic remedies is entirely safe when given the sick. Like all the nosodes, it is practically worthless in potencies below the 30th; its curative value also increases with increase of potency from the 200th to the m. and c. m. It need not and should not be repeated too frequently. It will cure in every case that crude antitoxin will and is not only easy to administer, but safe and entirely free from dangerous sequellae. Besides, it is homeopathic. The author has used it for twenty-five years as a prophylactic and has never known a second case of diphtheria to occur in a family after it had been administered. The profession is asked to put it to the test and publish the failures to the world.