It is the
degeneration of tissues or organs (like liver, kidney and heart) which causes
appearance of
fatty droplets in the cytoplasm (a jelly-like living material
that surrounds the nucleus of a cell). The deposition of fatty droplets is
found especially in the diseases of liver, kidney and heart, then called fatty heart.
More briefly, fatty
degeneration is the deterioration of health of a tissue due to deposition of
abnormally large amounts of fat in its cells. It tends to lose its essential
nature and function.
Fatty heart,
The deposition of
large amount of fat in the heart is called fatty heart.
This accumulation of fat in the heart or liver may interfere in their
functioning. Such deposition may be linked with or result from incorrect diet,
excessive alcohol consumption or due to shortage of oxygen in the tissue caused
by poor circulation, or by the deficiency of haemoglobin. Delayed and scanty
menses become the cause of fatty heart.
SYMPTOMS
There is nervousness,
palpitation and fluttering of heart, with great dyspnoea, weakness and
debility. Sometimes there is anxiety, restlessness, weeping mood, sinking
feeling, profuse sweating over face and body. Also there is weak, irregular pulse,
oedema, vertigo, and palpitation of heart after little exertion. In other
cases, there is oppression and anxiety in the heart region. Cardiac pain
extends down the left arm, more in old people.
Homoepathy Medicine
Abrot, Adon v ,
Ambra, Arn, Ars, Aur met, Bar c, Calc c, Cact, Carbo v, Crat, Fucus, Graph,
Kali c, Kalm, Phos ac, Phyto, Stroph, Vanad, Verat a,
Cardiac Asthma occurs in those persons, who are having
cardiac diseases, or when blood cells fail to carry away the oxygen from the
lungs. In other words, blood in the lungs is not properly oxygenated or when
there is lack of oxygenation in the lungs - such persons are said to be
suffering from cardiac asthma with symptoms like great weakness, debility
prostration, fluttering and palpitation of heart with dyspnoea after little
motion or exertion.
Causes
(1) Broncho-spasm or
narrowing of the bronchi by muscular contraction.
(2) Chronic or acute
bronchitis.
(3)
Broncho-dilation-due to excessive use of allopathic drug"
containing-ephedrine, which actually dilate the bronchial tubes for easy
passage of air.
(4) Emphysema or
chronic lingering, suppressed bronchitis or pneumonia in pulmonary emphysema, the air sacs (alveoli) of the lungs are enlarged, inflamed and damaged, which
actually reduces the surface area in the lungs for the exchange of oxygen and
carbon - dioxide - gases. Here emphysema causes breathlessness during chronic
bronchitis or asthma.
(5) Chain smoking and
abuse of alcoholic drinks, .
(6) The other causes
or factors responsible for bronchial asthma are:- stress and strain - Producing digestive problems, heredity and environmental factors etc.
Cures
1. FP6X, CP3X, KP3x,
NM3X, KM3X, KS3X, NS3X,
2-4 grains dose in cardiac asthma and may be alternated
with any indicated homoeo medicine.
2. Aconite. 3, 6, 30
In sudden attacks of bronchitis- after cold exposure, from chilly cold, or from cold dry weather. Be used at first stage of bronchitis, pneumonia or
pneumonitis- (inflammation of the lung tissue) with dry tickling, hard painful
cough, tight chest, anxiety, restlessness, rapid, hurried oppressed difficult
breathing better by sitting erect-otherwise feels fear of death. In sudden
attacks of bronchitis- after cold exposure, from chilly cold, or from cold dry
weather. Be used at first stage of bronchitis, pneumonia or pneumonitis-
(inflammation of the lung tissue) with dry tickling, hard painful cough, tight
chest, anxiety, restlessness, rapid, hurried oppressed difficult breathing
better by sitting erect-otherwise feels fear of death.
3. Ambra. G. 6, 30
In cardiac asthma with cardiac symptoms - like palpitation and fluttering of
heart, especially in nervous, thin scrawny (skelton like) women, difficult
short, oppressed breathing, wheezing in the air tubes, and dyspnoea worse after
little exertion, excitement. Asthma in children or old people with violent
spasmodic cough, pressure in chest followed by eructations, due to much wind in
stomach, asthma or asthmatic breathing from coition.
4. Digitalis-6, 30
In cardiac asthma
havingf eeling of constriction in chest walls, sudden suppression of
respiration, great anxiety, restlessness, no heat in body, low B.P. cold sweating of body, better lying
horizontally on bed. Chronic bronchitis with dyspnoea, fainting, sinking,
palpitation and fluttering of heart-worse little walking, talking---dueto weak
heart, Iceling of great weakness In chest, pulse weak slow, intermittent and is
quickened after little movement. Heart would stop beating if he moved a little.
Cardiac asthma with dropsical swelling.
5. Digitalis-6
In
alternation with Convallaria-m. Q, 1X-3X, 5 drops dose after every 10-15
minutes in cardiac asthma with great weakness, debility, palpitation,
fluttering of heart, dyspnoea after least exertion, motion, cardiac asthma
developed after chain smoking of tobacco. Heart beating throughout the chest
along with sensation as if heart has stopped beating and then started suddenly
with rapid irregular pulse.
6. Ibris-Q, 1X,
5
drops in cardiac asthma with chocking in throat stitches in heart region.
Tachycardia, pulse full irregular, intermittent, cardiac dyspnoea, palpitation,
vertigo, worse in warm room, by slightest exertion by laughing, talking and
coughing. Dropsy, enlarged heart, with soreness, fulness of liver, whole body
sore, lame, and tremble. Cardiac debility after influenza, with asthmatic
breathing, worse lying on left side.
7. (i) Ibris- Q +
Crataegus-Q + strophonthus-Q or (ii) lbris-Q +
Crataegus- Q + Sumbul-Q
In equal ratio, 5-10 drops dose in 3T. Spoons of cold
water, after every 15-30 minutes during the attack 2 to 3 times during a day
will give quick relief in cardiac asthma or asthmatic attack.
8. Sumbul. Q IX, 3X,
5-10 drops dose in luke warm water after every 3(1 minutes, 1-3hours in cardiac
asthma with great dyspnoea, difficult breathing, patient gasps for breath after
little exertion-motion. Pulse irregular, nervous palpitation with nuralgic pain
in the left side of the chest, functional cardiac disorder with numbness,
weariness and coldness of limbs and extremities of left side.
9. Strophanthus-Q ,
3X, 6,
5- 10 drops dose in more acute cases of bronchial or cardiac asthma, be
repeated 3 times a day. Patient is having great dyspnoea while ascending
heights due to congestion and swelling of lungs, dropsical swelling on the
joints. It is greater diuretic and safer for the aged. Be given safely in
cardiac asthma of the smokers-drunkards, in arteriosclerosis, I. e, rigid hard
arteries of old fat people, can be used in alternation with digitalis-6 in
cases of dropsical swelling due to weak heart.
10. Veratrum. alb. 6,
30, 200,
In cardiac asthma with weak slow, feeble pulse, palpitation and
fluttering of heart after little exertion and motion with cold sweat on face.
in cardiac asthma of old people with cold blue face, cold extremities (i.e. ,
nose., ears, hands and feet) low B. P sinking and fainting of heart. Gastric
derangements with loose stools, nausea, retching after meals and white coated
tongue.
fatty droplets in the cytoplasm (a jelly-like living material
that surrounds the nucleus of a cell). The deposition of fatty droplets is
found especially in the diseases of liver, kidney and heart, then called fatty heart. 
There is nervousness,
palpitation and fluttering of heart, with great dyspnoea, weakness and
debility. Sometimes there is anxiety, restlessness, weeping mood, sinking
feeling, profuse sweating over face and body. Also there is weak, irregular pulse,
oedema, vertigo, and palpitation of heart after little exertion. In other
cases, there is oppression and anxiety in the heart region. Cardiac pain
extends down the left arm, more in old people.
