Carb-v, Carbo vegetabilis
Carb-v in brief
- Carb-v is a very widely used Remedy.
- It is known to revive the dead.
- Two main uses:
- Acute fatigue due asphyxia (lack of tissues oxygen) (Op, Ant-t)
- Chronic disease or Altitude sickness remedies (Coca), (Carb-v ₳ Coca) that has disrupted the oxygen delivery system (Decrease in blood O2 or increase in CO2) and has led to cyanosis
Peculiarity
- Internal burning + External coldness
- She is cold but wants to be fanned.
Flatulence
- Abdominal Flatulence / Bloating / Distention along with Lyc and Chin (Carb-v ₳ Lyc) (Carb-v ₳ Chin)
- As a diagnostic feature, Carb-v is acute and cyanotic.
- Sever bloating, as if his stomach is about to explode
- He can't pass gas, and gets better with lots of Belching / Flatus (Opposite to Chin) (Carb-v ₳ Chin)
- Graph has flatulence similar to Carb-v and amel after passing gas (Rumx)
- Loud belching sounds (Camph)
Respiratory tract
- Tracheitis, Bronchiolitis, Bronchitis, Pneumonia
- Paroxysms of Productive / Severe coughs
- Dyspnea, Tachypnea, Wheezing, Apnea
- Rale, Rhonchi
- Retraction of intercostal muscles
- Hypoxia / Cyanosis / Asphyxia
- Phlegmatic coughs in morning and dry at night (Squil, Puls, Alum, Stram, Sep, Ph-ac)
- Burping to expel phlegm (Sil)
Asthma
- Palliative remedy in acute phase of asthma (Ip, Ars, Spong, Bry) (Ars ₳ Carb-v)
- In this case Carb-v will quickly relieve the patient and he can sleep
- But his asthma will recur with a cold, in such a case, Nat-s is the appropriate remedy.
- Severe dyspnea that seems to be dying.
- He becomes cold while sitting, drenched in sweat, but wants someone to fan him
- Asthma caused by heatstroke (Puls, Sil)
- Nasal congestion that does not improve with nasal drainage (Stict, Psor, Naja, Kali-bi)
Hay fever
- Watery secretions and the nasal irritation spreads into the chest (lungs) and causes bruising and soreness.
- Acute and large secretions that end in sneezing (Puls, ARS, All-c, Euphr)
Apnea
- When he falls asleep, he feels as if he is dead and does not breathe, and when he wakes up, he faces severe suffocation (Dig, Psor, Lach)
- Wakes up with intense fear (Spong, Phos, Lach, Samb) (Carb-v ₳ Spong)
- A constant tendency to breathe deeply. (Dig) (Carb-v ₳ Dig)
Aphonia
- Voice hoarseness at night (Graph) (Carb-v ₳ Graph)
Blood problems
Aplastic anemia, Leukemia, Multiple myeloma and Polycythemia
Hematological disorders - anemia - aplastic anemia : BENZOL
Hematological disorders - leukemia - lymphoid leukemia ARS
Hematological disorders - leukemia - myeloid leukemia ARS
Hematological disorders - polycythemia vera
Heart disease
Coronary disease
- Coronary disease esp when it causes collapse.
Cardiovascular disorders - coronary artery disease
Cardiovascular disorders - vascular collapse : AM-C
Congestive Heart failure
- Palliative remedy in CHF
- Weakness / Fatigue / Hypotension
- Active dyspnea
- Lower lung rales and crackles
- Nocturnal dyspnea attacks /Apnea, orthopnea
- Cyanosis: Blood oxygen deficiency
- Heart gallop rhythm/ Marble
- Pitting edema of lower limbs
Eruptions
- Vesicular rash, itching and burning at night (Agg by the heat of bed sheets)
- It scratches until it bleeds.
- Crusted and eczematous rashes, urticaria
- Pimple-like rashes and ulcers on the legs
- Red-scaly eruptions
- Red and brown patches and seeds
Dermatological disorders - superficial mycotic infection
SKIN - ERUPTIONS - scaly - bran-like
SKIN - DISCOLORATION - red - spots
SKIN - DISCOLORATION - red - spots - brownish red
SKIN - DISCOLORATION - red - spots - coppery
Acne
- Acne (rosacea and vulgaris) esp on Face and Forehead
Diseases - ACNE, rosacea
Diseases - ACNE, rosacea - acne, vulgaris
- Acne in thin and weak people
Face - ACNE, face - emaciation, cachexia, with
- Acne with stomach problems
Face - ACNE, face - stomach, derangements, with
Gangrene
- Inflammation/ Infection of tissues that leads to induration, cyanosis, coldness and finally gangrene (Sec) (Carb-v ₳ Sec)
- Gangrene results from local tissue blood supply disorder. A combination of thrombophlebitis and endothelial damage
- After burns: Ars, Sec, Caust
Diseases - GANGRENE - burns or sores, from
- Caused by inflammatory diseases: Ars, Canth, Lach, Sec, Sil
Diseases - GANGRENE - inflammation, gangrenous
Face - GANGRENE - erysipelas, gangrenous ARS , CARB-V , LACH , SEC
Diseases - GANGRENE - injuries, from
Diseases - GANGRENE - moist
- Elderly people Gangrene (Sec)
Diseases - GANGRENE - senile
Feet - GANGRENE - gangrene, toes - senile : SEC
Bleeding
Regions
- Skin: Purpura , Ecchymosis
- Scurvy Gums, Bleeding mouth: Dark bleeding with minimal irritation (Sucking or brushing teeth).
Mouth - BLEEDING - black blood
Mouth - BLEEDING - bleeding, gums - cleaning them, when
Mouth - BLEEDING - bleeding, gums - easily
Mouth - BLEEDING - bleeding, gums - sucking them
- Retinal bleeding: Prominent retinal veins (Choroiditis) that bleed with the slightest blow (Cough).
Blood - VEINS, general - distended - hyperemia of veins, chronic cases of choroiditis in persons subject to - venous, slightest irritation causes bleeding
Eyes - BLEEDING, from eyes - coughing, from
Eyes - BLEEDING, from eyes - burning, with
- Uterus Inertia: Uterine bleeding due to atony or retained placenta (Missed Abortion)
Female - BLEEDING, uterus, metrorrhagia - atony, from uterine
Female - BLEEDING, uterus, metrorrhagia - coldness of body, with
Female - BLEEDING, uterus, metrorrhagia - placenta, preavia, from - retained placenta, from
Female - BLEEDING, uterus, metrorrhagia - menopausal period, during
- Bladder bleeding, Hemorrhoid
Bladder - BLEEDING, from PHOS
Bladder - HEMORRHOIDS, of – bleeding CALC
Complications, Accompaniments
- Weakness / Anemia / Hypotension / Cold sweat after bleeding
Female - BLEEDING, uterus, metrorrhagia - perspiration, with cold
Nerves - FAINTING, faintness - bleeding, from
Generals - WEAKNESS, sensation of being - bleeding, in: CHIN, CHININ-AR , CHININ-S , FERR , PH-AC
- Bleeding accompanied by
Fevers - BLEEDING symptoms, or tendency to putrescence
Legs - ULCERS - bleeding easily MERC
Mind - INSANITY, general - bleeding, after
- Urgent bleeding from an aneurysm with risk of collapse and death (Patient's blood does not clot)
Blood - ANEURISM, of large arteries - bleeding violently from least wound
Diseases - ANEURISM, large arteries - bleeding violently from least wound
Emergency - BLEEDING, blood does not coagulate
- Vicarious Bleeding from lungs, bladder due to suppression of period
Chest - BLEEDING, from lungs and chest - hemorrhoidal flow, after suppression of: NUX-V
Quality
- Dark, brown, runny blood or blood mixed with clots
Blood - BLEEDING, general - brownish, blood
Female - BLEEDING, uterus, metrorrhagia - black
Female - BLEEDING, uterus, metrorrhagia - coagulated - mixed with, dark liquid blood : BELL
Female - BLEEDING, uterus, metrorrhagia - fluid
Blood - BLEEDING, general - watery, blood
- Profuse bleeding from a small wound, Wounds that bleed easily with the slightest provocation
Emergency - WOUNDS, general - bleeding, freely - small wounds
Skin - ULCERS, general - bleeding - easily, when touched
Skin - ULCERS, general - bleeding - touched, when
- Passive, continuous and mild (Oozing)
Emergency - BLEEDING, blood does not coagulate - passive, oozing
Female - BLEEDING, uterus, metrorrhagia – passive
Female - BLEEDING, uterus, metrorrhagia – scanty
Female - BLEEDING, uterus, metrorrhagia - thick, blood
Female - BLEEDING, uterus, metrorrhagia - thin, fluid
Female - BLEEDING, uterus, metrorrhagia - pale, blood
- Continuous but slow uterine bleeding
Female - BLEEDING, uterus, metrorrhagia – continuous PHOS
Female - BLEEDING, uterus, metrorrhagia - continuous - but slow
- Foul-smelling metrorrhagia, pale
Female - BLEEDING, uterus, metrorrhagia - offensive – putrid : ARS
Varicose veins / Hemorrhoids
- Hemorrhoids Esp in Large / Suppressed or Infected ones
- Infectious process, foul-smelling pus formation
RECTUM – HEMORRHOIDS – offensive
RECTUM - HEMORRHOIDS - discharging - mucus
- Large, engorged, blue and swollen hemorrhoids
RECTUM - HEMORRHOIDS – swollen NUX-V
RECTUM - HEMORRHOIDS – bluish
RECTUM - HEMORRHOIDS – suppurating SIL
Gastroenteritis
- Infantile cholera, enteric fever
- Intestinal cramps and distension due to flatulence, which improves with passing of wind
Intestines - RUMBLING, in - flatus, passing, amel: LYC , NAT-S
Intestines - FLATUS, intestinal - hypochondria, region: LYC
- Dysentery and small intestinal ulcer, esp with pain and burning
Intestines - ULCERS and ulceration: NIT-AC
RECTUM - PAIN - burning - dysentery, in: CAPS
Headache
- Occiputal Headache (Sil) that extends to forehead and eyes (Carb-v ₳ Sil)
- Headache which causes temporary blindness and loss of consciousness (Petr) (Carb-v ₳ Petr)
- Feeling of a heavy weight on occiput as if his head is pulled back + Rush of blood to the head (Sil, Sep)
Important usage
- Mumps: Carb-v is a good choice in mumps with orchitis or mastitis along with Puls, Con and Merc and Abrot.
- Measles: The main remedy for lasting complications of measles such as cough and pneumonia is Kali-c, followed by Carb-v, Dros, Sul
- Offensiveness: Secretions / Menstrual blood /Breathing /Sweating (Graph, Psor, Kali-p, Kali-ars)
- Post-op remedy:
- After surgery, when the patient is extremely lethargic and cold.
- Blood is oozing from the wounds.
- Stront-c is actually the same as Carb-v after surgery
- Neonatal cholera
- Cancer esp uterine cancer
- Atrophy of organs caused by disease (Plb, Led)
- Elderly emaciation (Lyc, Iod)
- Facial heat caused by anxiety: Someone who gets anxious in crowd and this anxiety is accompanied by a hot face (Arg-n, Lyc, Puls)
MIND - FEAR - appearing in public, of
FACE - HEAT - anxiety, during
HEAD - HEAT - anxiety, with
MIND - ANXIETY - head - heat of; with
MIND - ANXIETY - face - heat of face; with