STUDY OF MAGNESIUM GROUP INTRODUCTION Lack of data

STUDY OF MAGNESIUM GROUP

INTRODUCTION • Lack of data in provings--> inability to identify in clinical practice--> limited use--> inadequate potrayal. • Mental block is main obstacle in perceiving Magnesium. Dr. MOHAMMED IRFAN

Physiological role • Magnesium is chief constituent of cell mitochondria & help in various oxidative processes, e. g. oxidative phosphorylation--> ATP • Regulates nerves, brain, neuromuscular junctions, endocrine glands etc. , • Participates in fundamental energy-producing mechanisms of life hence a deep-acting constitutional drug having deep impact on mind. Dr. MOHAMMED IRFAN

DEFICIENCY & TOXICOLOGY • Hypo magnesia • Hyper magnesia Dr. MOHAMMED IRFAN

Tissues Hypo magnesia Hyper magnesia Causes Diabetic acidosis, Uremia, Renal insufficiency, severe malabsorption syndromes, dehydration, diabetic acidosis, cirrhosis of liver, laxatives, antacids. hyperparathyroidism, Alcoholism Mind Irritability 3 , fear 3 , <noise 3 Restlessness, psychotic traits Depressed, sad, lack of coordination, speech difficulties, lethargy CNS Epilepsy, multiple sclerosis Reflexes-o, coma, unconsciousness Muscles Spasms, cramps, tetany Weakness 3 , relaxations Respiration Increased Failure Heart Arrhythmias, calcifications, necrotic patches Conduction poor, BBB, abnormal PR & QRS intervals Blood vessels Peripheral vasodilatation, calcifications Inflammation, calcification Kidneys Tubular & glomerular degeneration & fibrosis Necrosis, degeneration, calculi Liver Hepatocellular degeneration, Ca Fatty degeneration & cirrhosis Dr. MOHAMMED IRFAN and calculi of bile ducts

Tissues Hypo magnesia Hyper magnesia Pancreas Necrosis, pancreatitis, diabetes Emaciation, loss of appetite, --- Gums- loose. Caries. Deformed. Brittle Development poor Unhealthy eruptions, Psoriasis Trophic lesions, alopecia, Nails deformed, brittle Haematomas of ear lobes --- Nutrition Bones & teeth Skin Dr. MOHAMMED IRFAN Nausea & vomiting Cancerous conditions

GENERAL FEATURES • It has expressions in all 4 miasms. • Essential for photosynthesis in plants and maintaining integrity of mitochondria in animals. • As an element it has a very high melting point. • Mind forms the central core of Mag. • At physical level Mag and Calcarea come very close e. g. both express tubercular miasm well. – Children: prone to worm infestations, diarrhoea and malnutrition and who are flabby or pot bellied and emaciated. – Premenstrual breast engorgement – Relaxation of tissues, slowness, dullness. Dr. MOHAMMED IRFAN

• Tendency to spasmodic affections- cramps, colics, spasms, tetany, convulsions and epilepsy, migraine and tension headaches. • Tendency to relaxation and paralytic effects: sprains, strains, subluxations, prolapse, displacements, herniations, ptosis, bearing down, incontinence and paralysis, bleedings and varices. • Poor reaction: tendency to suppuration and scar-formation(acne). Tendency to hypertrophy, infiltration and indurations. Tumors-benign and cancerous. Dr. MOHAMMED IRFAN

• Affection of Nutrition: poor assimilation— emaciation and malnutrition. Defective tissues and backward children. Rickets and worm infestations. • Pains: crampy, griping, constricting, sensation of band, tearing, stitching, boring, cutting etc. • Pains: < touch, pressure(liver) > heat, pressure, binding, rubbing. • Periodicity: every 2 nd, every 21 st day. • Glands: lymph nodes, liver, prostate, breast, thyroid, thymus etc. Dr. MOHAMMED IRFAN

• Discharges: protracted, profuse, acrid, sour, foul, indelible, black, thick, sticky, lumpy, green, scanty, tarry, pitch-like. • Cravings: meat, vegetables, sour, fruits, bread, sweets, butter and milk. • Aversion: meat, bread, coffee and milk. Dr. MOHAMMED IRFAN

Mind • Essential for photosynthesis in plants and maintaining integrity of mitochondria in animals. Thus essential for energy generation and distribution i. e. basic survival. • As an element it has a very high melting point. • LOVE binds LIFE together. • Early love-lack+ resistance to deep stresses of life==>strength of character and a humane disposition. • Frustrated, unhappy but placid front as the misery isn't consciously available to him. Dr. MOHAMMED IRFAN

• Hypersensitive to sensory inputs. • Basic primary rejection right from foetal life…. unwanted child and unhappy pregnancy. • Rejection may be by near n dear ones at various stages of life. • Rejection may be real or apparent due to excessive demands due to hypersensitivity. • Demands may be excessive due to patient’s life stage. • Rejection or denial is internalised and self gets rejected. ==> REPRESSION. Dr. MOHAMMED IRFAN

• Converts deep negativity into positivity of giving love. • Goes out of his way to help people. • Social workers, politicians, saints etc. • Smile on face with suffering inside. • Repressed emotions seething inside like a volcano--> dreams. • Sleep disturbed with starts, shrieking, talking and weeping. • Increasing stress-->delusions. • Somatisation, metabolic disturbances, degenerative diseases, disease of nerve, muscles. premature graying and physical breakdown. Dr. MOHAMMED IRFAN

Central themes 1. Pacifism: § § Hate aggression Cannot stand rows and violence Difficult to get angry Disturbed by violence- avoid violent people, TV programs. 2. Aggression: § Mag c is very aggressive. Mag m can be aggressive. § Whitmont- 2 extremes ü Most violent, ill tempered, erratic. ü Fearful and depressed. § Mag m is 1 st remedy for manic depressive states.

3. Fear of Loss: § of friends, family etc. § Mag c- Delusion- forsaken by family/ friends § Mag m- Delusion- he has no friends § Kent- Mag. c is good remedy for orphans. § Quarrels/divorce in parentsØ Sooth or avoid. Ø Start a row themselves 4. pain: • Great sensitivity to pain. ‘Shrieking from pain’ • Pains are very strong and terrible, hence fear of pain. Dr. MOHAMMED IRFAN

MAGNESIUM CARB CONCEPTS: MAGNESIUM • • PACIFISM AGGRESSION FEAR OF LOSS PAIN CARBONICUM • • GIVING MEANING STATING VALUES SELF WORTH DIGNITY SHYNESS WORKERS FATHER Dr. MOHAMMED IRFAN

Main features • Aggression is either necessary for a feeling of self worth or it is very detrimental to self worth. • ‘Need’ to be recognised and accepted, if not done spontaneously they will force you to respect them. • Kent – first choice for orphans. Rebellious or swallow their aggression. • Theme of father: too aggressive or too weak. Dr. MOHAMMED IRFAN

Good remedies for children of quarreling /divorced parents. Mag. m Mag. c • Fears • Matter of respect. • Feelings Ø Quarrels will lead to loss of support Ø Will not be nurtured or cared for anymore Ø He is not appreciated. Ø Parents are quarrelling because of him as he is troublesome and aggressive. Ø Parents don’t think he is worth anything, so could easily leave him. Dr. MOHAMMED IRFAN

• SOUR: mind, mouth, stomach, stool, discharges: sweat, expectoration. • < : cold 3 , heat 2 , wet, draft, 21 days • > : open air(chilly yet desires), motion • Heat: generalised, head, face. heat/sweating on eating/drinking warm foods/drinks • Skin: dry, scaly, dandruff like eruptions. Unhealthy hair and nails. • Teeth : sensitive 3 painful. < b & d menses, pregnancy during. Affects the roots (Ant. C- dentine) • MARASMUS: in children of tubercular parents. FTT, flabby muscles. Occiput sinks as if from atrophy of cerebellum. Adults-pale, waxy, sickly, sallow. Dr. MOHAMMED IRFAN

• Menses: flow: night, lying – black, indelible – Before < = cold, throat, cough, skin • Pregnancy: toothache <. Vomiting. <carriage, < > cold(local) • Sweat : sour, indelible stains. Baby smells sour in spite of bathing(Hepar. S) • Stools : Ø Diarrhoea-sour, acrid, foul, green like frog’s pond scum with white, floating lumps like tallow, bloody mucus Ø Craving for milk, meat , broths-->undigested milk--> potter’s clay(putty) like white pasty stools. Ø Constipation- dry, hard, crumbling.

• Catarrh: dryness—ulcer, nose, eyes. • Stomach: pain after ordinary amount of food, bloated with much flatus. • Lingering tuberculosis(Ars, C. C, Lyco, Tub). suddenly flare up and to manage. • Relations : thug, carbonates(Ba, Ca, K, Li, Na, NH 4 ) Dr. MOHAMMED IRFAN

MAGNESIUM MUR Vithoulkas- pacifist who cannot withstand aggression & tries to make peace everywhere, privately and politically. CONCEPTS MAGNESIUM • • PACIFISM AGGRESSION FEAR OF LOSS PAIN MURIATICUM • • • SELF-PITY CARE NURTURING MOTHER ATTENTION SELF AWARENESS Dr. MOHAMMED IRFAN

PICTURE • ESSENCE: Idea that their own aggression or aggression from their mother lead to loss of care from their mother/parents. • MIND: craving for attention--> nagging-->irritation if not given-->fits of anger. • Afraid of aggression themselves. • Cant withstand violence on television/ amongst own family or friends. • Quarrels between their parents- afraid of divorce: ØManic depressive/hysterical ØPacifier ØGive up and get depressed. Dr. MOHAMMED IRFAN

• DEPRESSION 3 – Abandoned by everyone, parents and friends. • Withdraw and become silent. difficult to make contact with them. • They feel the world is divided by violence and rows. • The feelings sometimes overwhelm them and they get dreams of water that might drown them. Dr. MOHAMMED IRFAN

Found in mineral water and sea water, hence effects from going to seaside(hence related to Nat. Mur) • Nervous, hysterical women with hepatic, uterine and cardiac symptoms. • Menses before <3 = Acne 3 • Menses during <3 = headache in nervous women • Liver 3 = enlargement and sensitiveness. Ø < touch, lying on right side. • A. F. dentition = puny, rickety children. • Foot sweats and head sweats • Constipation 3 stools crumbling, knotty, like sheep-dung. • Relations : puls, Nat. M, alumina, lyc, sanicula Dr. MOHAMMED IRFAN

MAGNESIUM PHOS MAGNESIUM • • PACIFISM AGGRESSION FEAR OF LOSS PAIN PHOSPHORICUM • COMMUNICATION • SYMPATHETIC • FRIENDS, ACQUAINTANCES, NEIGHBOURS • BROTHERS • HOMESICKNESS • CURIOSITY • RESTLESSNESS AND FEARS Dr. MOHAMMED IRFAN

PICTURE OF MAG PHOS • ESSENCE: delusion that they will lose all contacts if they get angry. • MIND: very nervous and fearful. afraid that the other person will get angry with them. • Afraid that they will say something wrong which might annoy the other person. Afraid of quarrels. • Great desire for contact and communication. But start avoiding for fear of losing them. • Feel they cannot learn fast with fear they will be sent away from school. get exhausted due to tension. • Like travelling or suffer from Homesickness. • Fears: of being alone, people, disease and death. • Easily frightened. Dr. MOHAMMED IRFAN

• Chilly 3 – warmth > , Hot bath >3 • Causation: dentition Øcold winds Øcold bathing Østanding in cold water Ø working with cold clay ØStudy Ø catheterisation, ailments from. • Pains: < light touch. > pressure hard, binding > warmth Dr. MOHAMMED IRFAN

• Spasmodic tendencies 3 = – Whooping cough – Cramps of calves – Hiccough – Tetanus – Chorea – Retention of urine due to spasm of sphincter • All kinds of pains • Ulcers, cancers, syphilis, paresis, meningitis, glaucoma • Relations: thuja, syph, tub, phosphates( Ca, K, Na, Fe, Zn. ) Dr. MOHAMMED IRFAN

MAGNESIUM SULPH (BITTER SALT) MAGNESIUM • • PACIFISM AGGRESSION FEAR OF LOSS PAIN SULPHURICUM • • • CLOTHING BEAUTY, GRACE, HARMONY JOY LOVE & RELATIONSHIPS JEALOUSY Dr. MOHAMMED IRFAN

PICTURE OF MAG SULPH • ESSENCE: Idea that partner will not love you if you get angry. • MIND: Afraid of own aggression--> suppression --> don’t ask for needs -->cannot give/receive love anymore -->irritability at trifles. • Aggression--> burst of anger(misplaced)--> renewed anger or remorse. • General fear of aggression, of horror stories. Cannot watch violence on television. • Great desire for warmth & love--> searching--> dreams of marriage. • Fears and hyperventilation. Dr. MOHAMMED IRFAN

Sycosis • Warts • Green(urine) • Red sediment (urine) • Gouty diathesis • Leucorrhoea- thick • Asthma • Rheumatic heart • nephritis Tubercular and syphilis • • • Diabetes Suppuration Epithelioma Cancer Bone pains colitis < morning(waking), undressing(skin) > rubbing, walking. Relations: thuja, sulphates( Ca, K, Na) Dr. MOHAMMED IRFAN

MIASMATIC • Prominently sycotic and syphilitic. • At level of sycosis- thuja and Natrum sulph are related. Thuja has dreams of dead people and perspiration staining yellow. • At level of syphilis – nitric acid and Merc. , come close. If chilly, syphilinum is intercurrent. • At level of tubercular- Tub. , and Bacillinum are intercurrent. Dr. MOHAMMED IRFAN

RELATIONSHIPS • • CHRONIC ALKALINE GROUP: Ca, Ba, beryllium Ca+ & Mg+ = tubercular miasm Silicea: syphilitic & tubercular miasms. – Foot sweats & head sweats= Mag mur – Indelible discharges – Scrofulous & rickety children – Headache > wrapping. – Silica anxiety is anticipatory with rigid personality. Mag anxiety is deep-seated == dreams & delusions. Dr. MOHAMMED IRFAN

• Baryta= premature age due to arrested development in single organ/single effects. Weak, puny, rickety children. Mag= degenerative process is in tissues– face is wrinkled with premature looks. • Alumina= spinal nerves– muscular weakness. • Plumbum=extensors-->flexors. Paralysis of single parts with wasting with painlessness in paralysed part. • causticum= post-diphtheritic paralysis of pharynx and oesophagus. (lach & cocculus) • Anxiety= Natr, kali, lyco, ferr, thuja & medo. • Kali- leaning & dependent personality. Extremely self-centred. Anticipatory & agitational anxiety.

• • • Phos= dreams. - anxiety in dreams & delusions. Picric acid= erections and burning in penis(Mag M) Merc= enlarged liver < touch (Mag M) Ptelea= congestion of liver, enlargement, feeling of weight & pressure > lying right side( Mag. M) Zinc = nervous restlessness. (Mag. M) Nat. Mur = lips chapped & serrated (Mag. M) Lyc= > hot drinks ( Mag. P) Sil =headache from occiput to eye >warmth(Mag. M) Milk intolerance = Mag carb = Lyco, Nitric acid, Silicea, lac can & lac deflor. Dr. MOHAMMED IRFAN

ACUTE RELATIONSHIPS • Cham=vegetable analogue; spasm < from heat. (mag. P). – Neuralgia > moving about, anxiety, restlessness, griping before stools. Yellowish-green like chopped eggs. (Mag carb) • Cina : worm infestation, irritability and sensitivity. • Rhus tox : rhuematic pains > motion( Mag. Phos) • Fleeting & shifting pains(Mag. Phos) – pulsatilla- < heat, rest. > slow motion • Haemorrhages: not mentioned as prominent remedy. But mentioned in chest & bloody expectoration– Mag C & Mag M

• GIT: • Rheum: sour stools. (mag carb) • Ipecac: nausea & grass green stools • Anxiety: Gelsemium: Heart symptoms > motion (Mag. Mur) Mag. C & Mag. Ars =anxiety < before menses, < during fever(acon, anac, ars, ign, puls) • Resp System: • Spasmodic asthmatic breathing- Mag. P( Ant. t, Ars, Ipec, lobelia, nux. V, Puls, spongia)