Miasms Flashcards
Diseases of a chronic nature, all skin diseases, most mental illness other than syphilitic ones, allergies, varicose veins, hemorrhoids, most dysfunctional diseases of organs and systems, etc. Catarrhs, asthma, pleurisy, haemoptysis, hydrocephalus, stomach ulcers, scrotal swelling, jaundice, swollen glands, cataract, diabetes, tuberculosis, epilepsy, fevers and suppressed urine as all being typically manifestations of this miasm. Plus all skin problems.
Psorinum
This miasm is held to be responsible for many diseases of the nervous system, the blood and skeleton as well as a range of psychological disorders, including alcoholism, depression, suicidal impulses, insanity, loss of smell and taste, blindness, deafness and ulcerations. It is also associated with many heart conditions, some vesicular skin eruptions and diseases that have a definite nocturnal periodicity.
Syphilinum
Sexual and urinary disorders, and affections of the joints and the mucous membranes. Also those conditions worsened by damp weather and by contact with the sea. Arthritis and rheumatism, asthma, catarrhs, bronchitis, cystitis and warts are all regarded as partly or mainly this miasm in character. The wart is the underlying archetype of this miasm as it is also held to be responsible for all warty excrescences and growths.
Sycosis
This nosode is made from the sputum of a person with tuberculosis and it is used in homeopathic practice to treat miasmatic cases when appropriate.
Tuberculinum
Carcinosin
Psoric remedies
Main psoric remedies include:
Sulphur,
Natrum mur,
Calc carb,
Arsenicum alb,
Lycopodium,
Phosphorus,
Mezereum,
Graphite,
Causticum,
Hepar sulph,
Petroleum,
Silica,
Zinc
and Psorinum
amongst many others.
The main Syphilitic remedies:
Main syphilitic remedies are:
Arsenicum,
Aurum,
Mercurius,
Phosphorus,
Lycopodium,
Nitric acid,
and many others.
The main Sycotic remedies:
Thuja,
Lycopodium,
Natrum sulph,
Causticum,
Kali sulph,
Staphysagria,
Calc,
Sepia and many others.
This miasm is called the miasm of destruction. This miasm is held to be responsible for many diseases of the nervous system, the blood and skeleton as well as a range of psychological disorders.
Syphilitic
This miasm is named the “fig wart disease” and is the miasm of excess. It is derived from the disease of gonorrhea, either inherited - meaning transferred in its suppressed state down from one generation to the next or acquired. The wart came to be seen as the underlying physical symptom of this miasm and this responsible for all warty excrescences and growths.
Sycosis
This miasm is the miasm of reaction. It is considered a “mixed miasm” of the equally dominant and joined characteristics of both the psoric and syphilitic miasms.
Tuberculinum
This miasm is an equally dominant combination of all three miasms - the psoric, sycotic and syphilitic all together. The disease of it attacks multiple organs and has cancerous growths (sycosis) and then destruction of tissues (syphilitic) is the main disease of this group. Also included are other autoimmune diseases such as AIDS, lupus and chronic fatigue syndrome. Stress, environment, trauma, grief all have a deep impact on people in this group.
Carcinosin
Carcinosin nosode is made from:
breast cancer tissue
Fingernail formation of this miasm:
ridged, irregular, corrugated;
Pale; Thick; Convex
Sycosis
Fingernail formation of this miasm:
Stains, Specks, white spots, Glossiness, Hang nails, Pus formation where skin meets the nails
Tubercular
Fingernail formation of this miasm:
Spoon-shaped, Paper-like, Concave, Fungal Infections
Syphilitic
Fingernail formation of this miasm:
dry, brittle, rough
Psoric
“Itchy mind”
Psora
There is anxiousness and also hunger at night. The person may over eat due to stress, worry and anxiety. There can be feelings of being forsaken, despair, anxiety about the future or any situation. This miasm has strong religions affections. At the same time, there can be obsessive, negative and strong emotional reactions to grief, fear and loss. There are many types of constant worries as well, such as fear of change, fear of health and fear of poverty. There can be hopeless as well as guilt and melancholy.
Psora
List the 5 Miasms
Psorinum
Syphilinum
Sycosis
Tuberculinum
Carcinosin
Mnemonic Device = PSSTC = “Pizza Said Sally The Cat”
Spirochete, dies in air and sunlight
Syphilinum
Four stages of Syphilis
- Chancre/Ulcer lasts a few days to weeks
- Papules form, break open into rash - then goes more widespread affecting mucus membranes, glands, alopecia, joints/bone pain, neuro, general exhaustion and weakness
- Possible Dormant Phase (for 70% people stops here, some skip this phase)
- Tertiary Phase (30% people go into this stage) - Central Nervous System, Cardiac, Spine - can look like MS, Parkinson’s, Meningitis - worst of it is insanity: paranoia, Schizophrenia, homacidal, suicidal
M/E:
Deep, dark depression, possibly bi-polar
Explosive creativity, doesn’t last
Psycopathic/Socipath
Self-mutilation
Obsessive - alcohol, drugs, work, washing hands
Have to be busy, can’t introspect because it’s too dark
Syphilinum
Physical:
Bone pain
Ulcerations
Cravings - addictive, even food
Paralysis
Senial Dementia
Strokes
Cardiac
Syphilinum
Irritation
Psora
Incoordination
Sycosis
Destruction & Degeneration
Syphilis
Dissatisfaction
Tubercular
Worse at Night
Restless
Seaside aggravate
Mountains ameliorate
Riddled with Guilt
Syphilis
