SPHERE OF THE ACTION OF PSORA
ON VARIOUS ORGAN OR PARTS OF THE HUMAN BODY
Part to part and Organ wise study of Latent psora.
For thousands of years, psora has disfigured and tormented mankind. How often do we see the unmistakable landmarks of this chronic miasma stamped upon the organism? It manifests in every feature and physiological process, shaping the very contour of the body.
We perceive it in visual expression—upon the face, nose, lips, ears, and mouth. It reveals itself in the hair, its growth, luster, and beauty—or in the lack thereof. It is inscribed upon the skin, in its color and shading, in its local temperature. Indeed, we can often discern the presence of miasms by touch alone, by the subtle response that resonates within our inner being.
The influence extends beyond the physical: the mental, moral, and even spiritual spheres echo its presence, offering unmistakable responses to its power and its hold upon human life.
MIND:
Psora after suppression, if possess its seat on mind, it increases the energy of mind, hence in the effect of latent psora, Psoric patient becomes; active, bright, quick in movement and performance. there is fear of illness, and hopelessness for cure. patient may be timid and has the tendency to be frightened. impatience and restlessness, has the marked aversion for all exertion mental and physical.
Memory: great weakness of memory, chiefly for proper name. Perception: Improper perception, guess the wrong time, time goes too fast or too slow. momentary loss of thought, forgets on what topics discussion in going on. Despair: fear of falling in business. every moral emotion cause trembling.
SENSORIUM:
Psora produce various kind of Vertigo. Vertigo from anaemia of brain, vertigo as if intoxicated.
SLEEP & DREAMS:
Loss of sleep, sleeping in catnaps, grinding of teeth during sleep, oppression of breathing during sleep (sleep-apnoea), restlessness sleep, salivation during sleep, sleep too light, morning sleep to much prolonged, inability to sleep otherwise can sleep with head high.
HEAD:
scalp and hair: hair is dry, lusterless, tangles, easily, breaks and splits easily. hair becomes white in spot, severe itching with dryness of scalp, a fish like odor from the hair. Dry scally dandruff on scalp, with much itching. scalp looks always unclean; hair is so dry that it can't retain its position after it is combed, hence arises the necessity of combing it often. sweating about the head also may be present. (taken from K.C. Bhanja)
EYES:
Psora increases the heat of eyes, so becomes oversensitive for light, (Photophobia) patient want to rub the eyes and if itching is there, not relieved by rubbing. Redness of the borders or lids. eyes sunken with deep blue rings.
MOUTH:
Red lips, face pale, sallow, earthy, scabious ulcers on red lips.
TONGUE AND TEST:
Perverted taste, it is sour, sweet, or bitter. burnt taste, pure water taste sometime.
CHEST & HEART:
Sudden anxiety with strong palpitation of the heart, with people suffering from gastric or liver trouble is a quite positive impression of latent Psora. (Arg-nit.,), Frequent palpitation of the heart with anxiety. inability take a full inspiration. weakness of the chest; felt particularly when patient speaking.
STOMACH:
Great hunger but easily satiated though he has a good appetite or complete loss of appetite. hungry but appetite vanishes at the sight of food. Morbid or unnatural hunger. hunger immediately after eating. A psoric patient is troubled with formation of gas in stomach.
Desire: for sweets and for sour food. marked craving for salt, desire and craving for tea, coffee, tobacco, or any stimulant. psoric patient want to take all these stimulants for producing necessary nerve force, lacking in psoric patient. gradually these stimulants have to be taken in larger quantities to produced desired effect. psoric patient has especial liking for fried food.
Aversion: He has aversion to boiled food.
RECTUM:
Most obstinate and persistent constipation, no action of the bowels and no desire for stool. stool hard, and dry, coming out like round balls, resembling sheep's dung. worms in children, itching creeping in anus,
GENITALIA FEMALE:
All sorts of menstrual disorders. discharge scanty or profuse, offensive.
Amelioration: all type of Psoric attacks are relieved by some physiological eliminative process, such as diarrhoea, copious urination, or excessive perspiration.
