Spectrum Me and You 02/2017 3rd Raw Periodic Table of Elements

SPECTRUM OF HOMEOPATHY

Angelika Bolte and Jörg Wichmann

¦ NATRIUM NITRICUM

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

I WANT TO BE LIKE YOU

Natrium nitricum and a case of ulcerative colitis