SPECTRUM OF HOMEOPATHY
Angelika Bolte and Jörg Wichmann
¦ NATRIUM NITRICUM
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THIRD ROW OF THE PERIODIC TABLE ¦
SILICIUM SERIES
Ms H. consults us in the practice. She is a slim middle-aged
businesswoman who was diagnosed some time ago with ulcera-
tive colitis, which comes in acute episodes. It has been affecting
her for nine years now although she has long complaint-free
intervals. The patient nevertheless seems energetic and talks
animatedly about her complaints, at times seeming rather frantic
and rushed.
CASE: 45-year-old woman, ulcerative colitis
THE PATIENT‘S THEMES
First consultation:
“I’ve no idea where I should start (…) con-
stant diarrhoea with panic attacks but pain-free. I’m always
searching for possibilities. (…) It started harmlessly enough.
The stool began to change, become thinner and thinner. I did
some experiments with charcoal tablets, probiotic foods – that
helped, it all helped at first but only for a short time. Eventually
AUTHORS ¦ Angelika Bolte and Jörg Wichmann
SUMMARY:
This case of ulcerative colitis connects
elements of the second and third rows. Whereas the
explosive, urgent complaint indicates a Nitrate, the
frequent episodes of diarrhoea occur in conflict with
the need to be inconspicuous – to be like everyone
else. This theme of an unformed identity indicates
Natrium
, at the beginning of the third row. The remedy
Natrium nitricum
works in an acute episode that is
resistant to other forms of treatment.
KEYWORDS:
colitis, diarrhoea, guano,
Natrium nitri-
cum, Nitrate, Nitrogen
, sensation method, Silicium
series, typhus miasm
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Natrium nitricum and a case of ulcerative colitis