Homeopathic Treatment of Heart Disorders

Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)

Everyone has a certain level of blood pressure. The pressure is required to circulate the blood around the body. Blood pressure varies during the day, depending on how busy or worried a person is. Persons have hypertension (high blood pressure) when the blood pressure stays higher than is necessary, even when relaxing and sitting quietly. At the age of 50 or 55 years about 40% of people have hypertension, therefore it is important that the doctor may advise his patients to follow the self care hints given below, and also about the risk.

RISK

• When there is a family history of hypertension.
• Overweight, and does no exercise.
• Too much salt in the diet.
• Females taking allopathic oral contraceptive pills, and some allopathic medicines.
• Consumption of too many alcoholic drinks.

In case hypertension is not detected early enough or not treated adequately it can lead to:-

• Stroke. (A blood vessel supplying the blood to brain is blocked or leaks).
• Heart attack. (A narrow blood vessel supplying the blood to heart is totally blocked).
• Heart failure. (Heart becomes exhausted and can’t keep the required blood circulating).
• Kidney damage.
• Eye damage.

Smokers are even more likely to have these problems, therefore the patients may be advised to stop smoking.

Usually there are no symptoms of hypertension until the continued high blood pressure damages certain organs. As it is essential to treat hypertension before there are any symptoms, the patient may be advised to have the blood pressure checked at least twice or thrice in a year. This can detect high blood pressure before the damage is done. Once hypertension is detected, the treatment needs to be continued for a life time.

SYMPTOMS

For years there may be no symptoms after the blood pressure rises. The way to find out whether the blood pressure is high, the patient may ask the doctor to measure it with blood pressure checking instrument or the patient can have a digital blood pressure checking instrument. This instrument will give the reading of blood pressure as well as the pulse rate.

If the diastolic (lower) blood pressure is over 90 mm Hg, and there is swelling on ankles, fingers, breathlessness, blurred vision, repeated nose bleeding, repeated morning headaches, then the patient should be treated without any delay.

REMEDY

• Usually the high blood pressure remedies are required to be taken by the patient for the rest of the life.
• If the person is not feeling well, the homoeopathic doctor may prescribe a remedy from the wide range of remedies available taking into consideration the totality of symptoms.
• The doctor may advise the high blood pressure patient to take homoeopathic treatment regularly as directed.
• Have the blood pressure of the patient checked regularly every 3 or 4 months to make sure the remedy or the treatment is acting well.
• The patient may be advised to consult his doctor before being tempted to reduce or stop taking the remedy because of having no symptoms.
• The patient may also be informed that usually with homoeopathic treatment there are no problems, but if the patient feels any, he should re- port to his doctor immediately for a checkup and necessary treatment.

SELF CARE / PRECAUTIONS

The patient may be made aware by his doctor about the self care and the precautions required:-

(a) High blood pressure must be controlled, which means maintaining a healthy life style, and for some it may also mean taking a remedy.

(b) Ideal weight should be maintained.

(c) Reduce salt intake

(d) Take fresh foods which usually have no added salt.

(e) Eat at least four servings of fruit and vegetables each day.

(f) Choose low salt whole grain cereals.

(g) Natural substitutes for salt such as herbs, spices, vinegar, lemon juice, onion, garlic may be used in cooking.

(h) Be a non-smoker.

(i) Limit alcohol to one drink a day. Best is to stop completely.

(j) Exercise regularly, and learn to relax.

(k) The doctor may also advise the patient, one who is above 40 years of age to get his blood pressure checked regularly twice or thrice a year.

1. Blood pressure high.

• Aur-m. 6 (b) Glon. 6 (c) Samb. 6 (d) Visc. 6 (e) Hydr. 3x

Mix one drop of each in one ounce of water for a dose. Take a dose three times a day.

2. Blood pressure high.

• Bar-m. 30, Aur-m. 30.

Where a high systolic pressure with a comparatively low diastolic tension is attended by cerebral and cardiac symptoms.

3. Blood pressure high (to lower systolic and diastolic pressures) to reduce pulse rate.

• Saroth. 1x to 3x or 30 potency.

4. High blood pressure with anxiety, restlessness, vertigo, palpitation and rapid action of heart.

• Rauw. 1x (b) Calc-f.  2x (c) Adren. 6x (d) Arjuna 2x

Mix all in equal quantities. Dose: One drop in some water 4 times a day 4 hourly.

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5. Blood pressure high.

• Crat. Q (b) Passi. Q (c) Glon. Q

Mix all in equal quantities. Dose: 5 to 10 drops in some water 4 times a day.

The above three remedies mixed together and continued giving 3 or 4 times a day will give beneficial result.

Glonoin is one of the best remedies for reduction of high blood pressure. Crataegus is almost a specific in angina pectoris, valvular deficiency and palpitation. Passiflora acts on the nerve centers and aids the action of the other two remedies.

Or

1. (a) Bar-m. 200. (b) Carb-v. 200, to be given in morning (if possible empty stomach) on alternate days.

• Lyc. 200, to be given in the evening.
• Nux-v. 200, to be given at bed time (night).

Blood Pressure Low

1. Blood pressure Low.

• Calc-p. 6x (b) Nat-m. 6x (c) Kali-p. 6x.

Mix all in equal quantities. Dose: 5 to 10 grains T.I.D.

Homoeopathic Combinations

2. Blood pressure – low.

• Cact.-f, Q or 3 potency 5 drops for a dose.

3. Blood pressure low, with rheumatic and gouty complaints.

• Visc-ab. Q to 6 potency, 5 drops for a dose.

4. Blood pressure – Low.

• Calc-p. 3x (b) Kali-p. 3x (c) Nat-m. 3x

Mix all in equal quantities. Dose: 5 grains 6 hourly 3 times per day.

(b) Nux-v. 30 one dose at bed time.

Or

• Ferr-m. 30, one dose in morning and one dose in evening.

Milk, curd, pulses should be given to the patient in large quantities.

5. Pulse slow (brachycardia), irregular with pauses-mostly in old age.

(i) (a) Apoc. 30 (b) Cact. 30 (c) Crat. 30 (d) Dig. 30 (e) Kalm. 30

Mix all in equal quantities.

Dose: 5 to 10 drops in some water, 3 times in a day, 6 hourly.

(ii) (a) Cimic. 30 (b) Gels. 30

A dose of each remedy on alternate days, 3 times in a day, after about 30 minutes of giving remedy (i) to the patient.

In case there is also a tendency of clot formation in the blood stream of the patient, add Bothrops 30 in (i) in the same quantity as of other remedies. Bothrops is an anticoagulant remedy.

Angina Pectoris

1. Palpitation violent. Precordial pain and great aggravation from movement. Pulse weak and irregular. Whole left side sore, neuralgia extending to left arm or both arms, angina pectoris. Craving for hot water which gives relief. Must lie on right side with head high.

• Spig. 30 to 200.

2. Respiration – Cheyne Stokes. Irregular heart. Angina pectoris. Myocardial degeneration, failing compensation.

• Saroth. 3x to 6x and 30 to 200.

3. Angina pectoris.

• Cact. Q, 3 parts
• Crat. Q, 4 parts
• Spig. 2x, 1 part
• Ign. 3x, 1 part
• Glon. 6x, 1 part

Mix all in the proportion given. Dose: One to five drops in some water 2 to 4 hourly daily.

3. Palpitation violent. Frequent attacks of palpitation especially with foul odour from mouth.

• Spig. 30 to 200.

Heart Tonic

1. Heart tonic.

• (a) Cact. 30 (b) Crat. 30 (c) Chin. 30 (d) Carb-v. 30 (e) Spig. 30 (f) Stroph. 30
• Mix all in equal quantities. Dose: One drop 3 or 4 times daily.

2. Heart stimulant.

• Verat. 30 to 200.
• Dig. 30 to 200.

Note: Spartium scoparium continues the good effects of Verat. and Dig. without any of the undesirable effects of either.

3. Heart tonic.

• Cact.Q (b) Crat.Q (c) Arjuna Q

Mix all in equal quantities and preserve it in a well-corked bottle. Dose: 5 to 15 drops in one ounce of water for a dose 3 times a day.

4. Heart (tonic) with high blood pressure.

• Cactus Q (b) Crat. Q (c)Arjuna Q (d)Passi. Q

(e)Glon. Q

Mix all in equal quantities. Dose: 5 to 15 drops in some water for a dose 4 times a day.

5. Heart tonic and for low pulse.

• Crat. Q (b) Aven. Q (c) Apoc. Q

Dose: Five drops of each in some water, three times in a day.

##. Enlargement (dilation) of heart.

• Calc-f. 3x, a dose 2 hourly.

Or

• Calc-f. 30x (b) Ferr-p. 12x (c) Kali-m. 3x (d) Kali-p. 3x

Mix all in equal quantities. Dose: 5 grains 4 times a day 4 hourly.

##. Heart enlarged, swelling of feet and legs, gasping for breath, cough tickling.

• Laurocerasus 30

One or two drops in one tablespoon-full of water for a dose. Three times a day.

##. Heart-fatty, weak heart muscle and valve. Cardiac asthma.

• Stroph. 30 to 200.

## Arteriosclerosis (the hardness of the arterial walls), senile hypertension, circulation disorders incident to old age. (An absolutely non-cumulative remedy).

• (a) Visc. Q, 100 drops (b) Crat. Q, 100 drops (c) Bar-c. 3 or 6, 40 drops (d) Aur-m. 3 or 6, 40 drops

Mix all well and preserve in a well-corked bottle.

Dose: 5 drops in 1⁄2 an ounce of water and sip the mixture slowly. Give three times in a day six hourly.

##. Numbness, tip of fingers.

• Lath. 3 to 30.