Homoeopathy in Cancer
by Dr. K. N. Kasad
Old Readymony Mansion, Clare Road, Byculla, Bombay 400 008, India.
Cancer can be prevented and cured by following a regimen as prescribed in Naturopathy, Yoga, Homoeopathy or Ayurveda. Unfortunately, cancer patients come to us in the final stage after having undergone surgery, radiation and/or chemotherapy to deleterious effect. And then expect a miracle to happen.
"We must not let the fear of cancer infect our society with a cancer of fear" says Dr. Kasad and outlines a gentle treatment and tender loving care in tackling this dreaded, but not insurmountable disease. Dr. Leo Rebello, Editor.
Cancer is the end-result, the end-product of the disease that has begun far back in years at the dynamic and the functional levels. "Cancer is multi-miasmatic in its expression" (Roberts).
Exophytic, cauliflower-like growth is syco-syphilitic. Ulcerative, fungating growth is syphilitic. Bleeding cancer is tubercular miasm. At the causal level, the fundamental miasm is syphilitic on account of genetic and hereditary predisposition.
In addition, the 'Drug Miasm' (Kent) is often super-imposed on the multimiasmatic base, such as, the immunosuppressive drugs, which hamper natural evolution of disease picture. In advanced terminal cancers with irreversible pathology and tinkered with surgery, irradiation and/or chemotherapy, cure is impossible. In such cases, homoeopathy offers effective palliation.
The combined study of homoeopathic materia medicae and the repertories reveals that homoeopathy has much to offer in cancer cure. The books of reference are : Boericke's Materia Medica, Clarke's Dictionary and Cancer Nosodes, Anschutz's New Old and Forgotten Remedies, Burnett's Tumours, etc.
Cancer of the Mucous Membranes - Hydrastis (Golden Seal).
Skin Cancer - Kali Arsenicum (Fowler's Solution), Acetic Acid.
Fibroids of the Uterus - Aurum Muriaticum Natronatum (Sodium Chloroaurate, Fraxinus Americana (White ash), Calcarea Fluorica (Fluoride of Lime).
Cancer of Vagina - Kreosotum (Beechwood Kreosote).
Hard Tumours (especially of bone) and Exostoses - Calc. Fl., Hekla Lava, Phosphorus, Silicea (Silica. Pure Flint).
Sarcoma - Barosma Crenata (Buchu), Calc. Fl., Cuprum Sulph. (Copper Sulphate).
Osteogenic Sarcoma - Fluoricum Acidum (Hydrofluoric Acid), Symphytum (Comfrey-Knitbone).
Cancer resulting from Trauma - Arnica (Leopard's Bane), Calc. Fl., Bellis Perennis (Daisy).
Hard Scirrhus Cancer - Carbo Animalis (Animal Charcoal).
Nasopharyngeal Cancer - (also neck glands) Cistus Canadensis (Rock Rose).
Tumours of the Lymphnodes - Hoang Nan (Tropical Bind-weed), Iodum (Iodine), Arsenic Iodide, Phosphorus.
Cancer of Urinary Bladder - Taraxacum (Dandelion), Sarsaparilla (smilax).
Cancer of the Kidney - Anilinum (Amidobenzene), Berberis Vulgaris (Barberry), Chimaphila Umbellata (Pipsissewa), Solidago Virga (Golden-rod), Formica Rufa (Crushed Live Ants).
Cancer of the Mouth and Tongue - Fuligo Ligni (Soot), Galium Aparine (Goose-Grass), Kali Cyanatum (Potassum Cyanide), Sempervivum Tectorum (Houseleek).
Cancer of Stomach - Condurango (Condor plant), Arsenicum Album (Arsenic Trioxide), Ornithogalum Umbellatum (Star of Bethlehem), Phosphorus, Kreosote, Cadmium Sulph, Geranium Maculatum (Crane's bill).
Cancer of Rectum - Ruta Graveolens (Rue-bitterwort), Kali Cyanatum, Hydrastis.
Leukaemia - Benzenum (Benzol, C6, H6), Lycopodium (Club Moss).
Perforating Malignant Ulcers - Kali Bichromicum (Brichromate of Potash), Fluoricum Acidum (Hydrofluoric Acid), Mercurius Corrosivus (Corrosive Sublimate).
Splenomegaly, Ceanothus Lipoma, Neorofibroma - Calc. Fl., Barosma Crenata, Lapis Alba (Silico-fluoride of Calcium).
Cancer of Prostate - Sabal Serrulata (Saw Palmetto).
Cancer of Testis - Spongia Tosta (Roasted Sponge), Tarentula Hispania (Spanish Spider).
Breast Cancer - Conium (Poison Hemlock), Phytolacca (Poke-root), Calcarea Fluorica (Fluoride of Lime), Calcarea Iodata (Iodide of Lime), Scrophularia Nodosa (Knotted Figwort), Iodine, Lacticum Acidum (Lactic Acid), Asterias Rubens (Red Starfish) - for acute lancinating pains; Bufo (Poison of the Toad) - aggravation at night.
Sarcoidosis and Pneumokoniosis - Berrylium.
Primary Hepatoma - Carduus Marianus (St. Mary's Thistle), Magnesia Muriatica (Muriate of Magnesia).
Cancer of the Liver - Chloesterinum (Cholesterine - the proximate princple. Furnished by the epithelium lining of gall bladder and the larger ducts). Mag. Mur. is also a good remedy for chronic liver.
Styes, Nodules, Lids - Platanus Myrica, especially following Hepatis 'B' type.
Colloid Cancer of the Omentum, malignant growths especially of the face, Epithelioma - Lobelia Erinus.
Cancer developing in the scar tissue of earlier operation on cancer of the Breast - Graphites (Plumbago), Thiosinamine (a chemical derived from oil of Mustard-seed).
Nosodes which can be used in the treatment are : Tuberculinum (a nucleo-protein, a nosode from tubercular abscess), Tuberculinum Bovinum, Bacillinum (a maceration of a typical tuberculous lung - introduced by Dr. Burnett), Medorrhinum (the Gonorrhoeal Virus), Syphilinum (the Syphilitic Virus), Psorinum (Scabies Vesicle).
Cancer Nosodes - Carcinosin and Schirrinum D.N.A.
Bad Effects of Radiation - Calc. Fl. Radium Bromide, X-Ray (Vial containing alcohol exposed to R-Ray). Fluoricum Acidum, Rhus Venenata (Poison-elder), Cobaltum (the Metal Cobalt).
Pains of Terminal Cancer - often intractable, and patients put on long term opiates in some form or the other - Arsenic Album, Phosphoros, Carbo Vegetabilis (Vegetable Charcoal), Lycopodium, Euphorbium (Spurge - the Resinous Juice of Euphorbia Resinifera), etc.
The cancer patients will also benefit much if alongwith Homoeopathic medicines, as otlined above, proper diet, music, clinical biofeedback, curative eurhythmy, deep relaxation techniques, counselling to develop positive outlook, etc is given side by side.
Cancer is the end-result, the end-product of the disease that has begun far back in years at the dynamic and the functional levels. "Cancer is multi-miasmatic in its expression" (Roberts).
Exophytic, cauliflower-like growth is syco-syphilitic. Ulcerative, fungating growth is syphilitic. Bleeding cancer is tubercular miasm. At the causal level, the fundamental miasm is syphilitic on account of genetic and hereditary predisposition.
In addition, the 'Drug Miasm' (Kent) is often super-imposed on the multimiasmatic base, such as, the immunosuppressive drugs, which hamper natural evolution of disease picture. In advanced terminal cancers with irreversible pathology and tinkered with surgery, irradiation and/or chemotherapy, cure is impossible. In such cases, homoeopathy offers effective palliation.
The combined study of homoeopathic materia medicae and the repertories reveals that homoeopathy has much to offer in cancer cure. The books of reference are : Boericke's Materia Medica, Clarke's Dictionary and Cancer Nosodes, Anschutz's New Old and Forgotten Remedies, Burnett's Tumours, etc.