Emaciation

Remedies

		Quality	Etiology	Appetite	Accompanied By
Top Remedy	Iod	Great debility, nervousness, Heated sensation Underweight persons who have an overactive thyroid gland.	Senile	Good
Due to Long-standing Grief, Depression	Nat-m	Descending Great debility; most weakness felt in the morning in bed. Coldness. Emaciation most notable in neck. Great weakness and weariness.	Severe depression. They constantly dwell on the past and shut off from society. Weeping and lack of self-care are key symptoms. Diarrhea (Acet-ac, Calc, Chin, Sars) Hyperparathyroidism: Calc-p, Calc-iod, Calc, Sul, Hep	Maybe Good Anorexia nervosa: Such persons avoid meals and look extremely thin. Tendency for excessive salt	Anemia Leucocytosis Great liability to take cold Dry mucous membranes. Constrictive sensation throughout the body.
Anemia	Ferr	Weakness, lack of stamina, debility, Pallor of the face, blue circles around the eyes Palpitations on exertion. Bleeding tendencies	Anemia Diarrhea	Voracious appetite, or absolute loss of appetite.	Weakness Young weakly patients Anemic and chlorotic + pseudo-plethora, who flush easily
Due to Chronic  Diarrhea	Chin	Marked weakness Fainting spells			Excessive flatulence and bloated abdomen are other complaints
Weak Bones	Calc-p	Bones are thin, brittle and prone to fractures. Weak spine disposed to curvatures Children who are emaciated, thin and show weak	Tardy development		Slow development of speech, late dentition and is slow in learning how to walk.
	Abrot	Ascending Facial atrophy + facial pallor Abdominal muscle atrophy	Developmental disabilities	Bad	Rashes around the navel in babies Swelling of the mesenteric glands Discharge from the navel in babies
	Lyc	Lower limbs Descending	Senile (Bar-c, Iod)
	Ign		Psychologic (Sil)/ Grief (Petr)	Anorexia
	Ph-ac		Infection disease Esp Diarrhea Grief (Petr) Diabetes mellitus (Arg-n)
	Coloc		Diabetes mellitus Chronic Diarrhea	Good
	Plb	Localized esp limbs (Legs)	Breastfeeding period Ataxia (Neurologic causes)		Weakness / Ataxia Pain in legs is also present. Difficulty in raising or lifting anything with hands.
	Hydr		Stomach Cancer or Stomach ulcer Cirrhosis: Merc, Mag-m
	Cact		Heart problems
	Ars		Malnutrition (Nit-ac) Diarrhea		Perspiration Weakness
	Med
	Lath	Local Lower limbs Emaciation	Ataxia (Neurologic causes)		Tottering gait + Ataxia Jerking and trembling while walking Marked rigidity of the legs while walking.

Repertory

Due to Anemia: Ferr Breastfeeding period: Plb Cirrhosis: Merc, Hydr, Mag-m Common cold: Ip Diabetics: Arg-n, Ph-ac Ars, Tarent Diarrhea : Acet-ac, Ars, Calc, Chin, Ferr, Nat-m, Sars Acute Diarrhea + Lacrimation: Phos Chronic Diarrhea: Calc, Chin, Coloc, Dulc, Podo, Thuj Grief: Ign, Petr, Ph-ac Heart problems: Cact Hyperparathyroidism: Calc-p, Calc-iod, Calc, Nat-m, Sul, Hep Hysteria: Sil Infection disease: Ph-ac Malnutrition: Ars, Nit-ac Stomach Cancer: Hydr Pneumonia: Arn Senile: Bar-c, Iod, Lyc Worm: Cina

Accompanied by Perspiration + Weakness: Ars, Tub, Verat Good Appetite: Iod, Nat-m Diabetes + Good appetite: Coloc Weakness: Ferr, Plb Rashes around the navel in babies + Loss of appetite: Abrot

Quality Ascending: Abrot, Arg-n Descending: Lyc, Nat-m Localized: Plb Limbs: Led, Puls, Plb Esp lower limbs: Lyc

Tissue Salt Remedies

• KP: The most important remedy for Weight loss/ Weakness / Atrophy
• CP: Child has Pale / Wrinkled face and Delayed teething
• SIL:
  • It is very useful as an intercurrent remedy
  • Babies with a big head and a thin body
• NM: Rapid emaciation starting from the neck and throat / Descending
• NP: Weight loss in formula-fed children