Rheumatoid

Look-up:   T, J & B / Arthritis

Pathology:
Although it is quaint to say that Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is the result of unattended colds, it is not all that far from the truth. The disease results from toxins, usually fractals, leaching from the bowel into interstitial fluid, and then into joint spaces where they accumulate and wreck havoc.
It is a remitting disease (ie toxin exposure load makes it wax and wane) and hence is perfectly treatable through Alternative-health methods; as are all auto-immune diseases.

Note:
Virtually all toxin-related illness should be treated via some sort of therapeutic toxin eliminating program (see Health / Programs / Therapeutic Fasting). In RA make sure such a program includes a scheme to restore the integrity of the bowel. Long-term drug treatments of symptoms is folly, at best, as they increase the toxin load and do nothing to address the cause.

Primary Treatment:
RA is perfectly reverseable although deformity is permanent. One must stop introducing toxins to the bowel, prevent fractals from leaching into interstitial fluid, restore bowel integrity, and remove accumulated toxins. See Health / Programs.

Secondary Approaches:

Standard (1/3)
Enema treatment, then Vapour_Bath treatment (or Substitute_Vapour_Bath treatment) and Composition_Powder_#2DC96 to maintain gentle perspiration.
Rheumatism_Tonic_#2DC80.

Standard (2/3)
Heat_Lotion treatment.
Rheumatism_Capsules_#1DC178.
Dietary: Keep from starchy food, pies, non-organic tea, non-organic coffee, sulphite laden or hard alcohol, meat. Vegetables and fruit are good.

Standard (3/3)
Pain_Liniment_#1DC174.

Pain interfers with sleep (1/2)
Rheumatism_Decoction_#1DC178.
Compound_Lobelia_Capsules_#2DC127.

Pain interfers with sleep (2/2)
Anaemia,_Megaloblastic.

Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia_Tincture.

Contra-indicated:
NSAIDs as they damage the GI-tract hence provoking more fractal leakage into interstitial fluid.

Diseases: Signs (SI) & Symptoms (SY) or Cause (CA)
See Purpose-Herbs Cross-reference.

SI amyloidosis
SI anaemia Norocytic, normochromic. Does not respond to oral iron therapy.
SY anorexia May precede the onset of articular symptoms by weeks or months.
SY carpal tunnel Nerve compression.
SI effusion, pleural
SY eye, blue sclera Scleromalacia following episodes of scleritis.
SY eye, sticky mucous Lack of lacrimal secretions results in gritiness, burning, or itching: keratoconjunctivitis sicca.
CA flu-like Fever, weight loss, profound fatigue, and malaise (without joint symptoms) often occurs in middle-aged men.
SY glove & stocking Peripheral neuropathy.
SY joint, pain
SY joint, stiffness
SY joint, swelling Symmetrical.
SY joints, small Typically begins in small proximal joints of the fingers and toes giving them a spindled appearance.
SY lethargy May precede the onset of articular symptoms by weeks or months.
SY myalgia May precede the onset of articular symptoms by weeks or months.
SI myocarditis
SI nail, fold infarcts Necrotising vasculitis.
SI neuropathy, compression
SY nodules Extensor surfaces of forearms, scalp, sacrum, Achilles tendon. Fingers and toes.
SI osteoporosis
SI pericarditis
CA polyarthritis Acute attack.
SI purpura Necrotising vasculitis.
SI pyoderma gangrenosum Vasculitis.
SI Raynaud's phenomenon
SY spine, stiffness Neck pain and stiffness from cervical spine disease is common.
SI splenomegaly Felty's syndrome is associated with spenomegaly and neutropenia with rheumatoid arthris.
SY stiffness, morning
SY tarsal tunnel Nerve compression.
SI thrombocytosis A feature of active systemic inflammation.
SI ulcer, leg Necrotising vasculitis.
SI vasculitis, necrotising Large areas of skin necrosis or digital gangrene have more serious clinical significance and may herald the onset of malignant rheumatoid disease. Such patients are often febrile with severe systemic disturbance and multiple extra-articular manifestations. A larger vessel arteritis, histologically resembling polyarteritis nodosa, may result in catestrophic mesenteric, renal, cerebrovascular or coronary occlusion. Such patients frequently have evidence of circulating immune complexes, hypergammaglobulinaemia, cryoglobulins, and hypocomplementaemia.
SY weight, loss May precede the onset of articular symptoms by weeks or months.

Purpose-Herbs Cross-reference.


anaemia  herbs ...

Artimesia absinthium
Petroselinum crispum
Urticaria dioica

anorexia  herbs ...
Acorus calamusAll types including young girls and young children.
Armoracia lapathifolia
Erythrea centauriumIn children.
Gentian lutea
Humulus lupulus
Petroselinum crispum

myalgia  herbs ...
Rosmarinus officinalisIntercostal.

 

 

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