Note: Dr. Bashir Malik is the Author of “Quantum Mechanics of Homoeopathy” Published in 2018. Following cured case history is cited.

Two-Vessel Coronary Artery Disease

Patient Name: Mr. W (Male)                            Age: 47

Mr. W, a 47-year-old male, was seen in Malik Homoeopathic Clinic for the first time on
August 07, 2001.

His presenting problem was of Two Vessel Coronary Artery Disease, with the following concomitant symptoms:

  • Two-Vessel Coronary Artery Disease.
  • 70-80% stenosis in left anterior descending artery.
  • Lifeless feeling in legs of 15-16 year standing.
  • Unable to walk due to dyspnea.
  • Pain and load feeling in left breast and sternal area.
  • Used sublinguals without much avail.
  • Had profuse epistaxis till 12-13 years of age.
  • Swelling of ankles.
  • Some puffy face and puffy hand fingers.
  • Painful knuckles.
  • Had sewing machine needle pierced through hand thumb as a little boy.
  • Scratched by cat many times as a boy.
  • Had bloody dysenteric stools, 5-6 years ago. Had sustained a head injury, occiput-vertex and a large haematoma had developed during 1960s.

FAMILY HISTORY:

Father: Had had renal calculi.

Mother: Asthmatic. Maternal grandmother had renal calculi and cholelithiasis.

DIAGNOSTIC AND LABORATORY STUDIES:

Echocardiography:

  • He underwent echocardiography investigation on April 21, 2003 at MAYO Hospital, Lahore, which showed – “NORMAL SIZE CHAMBERS & GOOD LV, NORMAL VALVES, NORMAL CF, NORMAL SWMA –– NORMAL ECHO” (Original documents and photocopies of initial diagnosis by Punjab Institute of Cardiology, dated June 20, 2001 are held in clinic records).

 COMMENCEMENT OF HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICATION:

29/08/2001 – Feeling comfortable, but degree of tiredness after night sleep needs much improvement.

Arnica Montana 30C (E) three drop doses sitting in clinic, Ledum Palustre 1M (E), and Ledum Palustre 10M (E). 15-day supply and to report back.

17/09/2001 – Pain in hand finger joints reduced, able to exert good 50% more as compared to first visit, no more chest pain while walking about, pain in knees while rising, remains very tired and not fresh after sleep, aluminium utensils are in use for cooking.

Arnica Montana 200C (E), Ledum Palustre CM (E) and Ledum Palustre 1 mil (E), 10^-5, advised to report back after two weeks.

17/10/2001 – No more effort angina, can walk about and exert without any adversity and generally better in all directions; pain in hand finger joints and knees needs much improvement.

Aluminium Metallicum 30C (E), Aluminium Metallicum 200C (E), Arnica Montana 200C (E), Arnica Montana 1M (E), Ledum Palustre CM (E) and Ledum Palustre 10 MM (E).

14/11/2001 – Discontinued medication as he kept well in all directions and is able to kick-start his motor cycle, able to indulge in all kinds of physical exertions without dyspnea, exhaustion, lifeless feeling in legs. Requests to have a repeat of last medicine.

Aluminium Metallicum 30C (E), Aluminium Metallicum 200C (E), Aluminium Metallicum 1M (E), Arnica Montana 200C (E), Arnica Montana 1M (E), Ledum Palustre CM (E) and Ledum Palustre 10 MM (E).

01/10/2002 – Better in all respects. Has urethral burning during urination, which lasts a few seconds until after urination (an old symptom, which was there some 20 – 30 years ago).

Aluminium Metallicum 30C (E), Aluminium Metallicum 200C (E), Aluminium Metallicum 1M (E), Arnica Montana 200C (E), Arnica Montana1M (E), Ledum Palustre CM (E) and Ledum Palustre 10 MM (E).

30/10/2002 – Underwent echocardiography investigation on April 21, 2003 at MAYO Hospital, Lahore, which showed – “NORMAL SIZE CHAMBERS & GOOD LV, NORMAL VALVES, NORMAL CF, NORMAL SWMA –– NORMAL ECHO” (Original documents and photocopies of initial diagnosis by Punjab Institute of Cardiology, dated June 20, 2001 are held in clinic records).

No chest discomfort; no weakness or lifeless feeling in legs or pain in calves, has urethral burning during urination which persists for some seconds till after urination.

Equisetum Hyemale 200C (E) and Equisetum Hyemale 1M (E)/three drop doses directly on tongue in quick succession of both potencies within 15 minutes while in clinic; felt very light and fresh all over, followed by 15 doses of each potency, one dose of each to be taken on alternate days.

20/03/2003 and 12/04/2004 – Reported legs getting puffed up while running, much pain in lumbosacral region, pain in right wrist and right arm, painful pull feeling in both calves and thighs. Records indicate that his maternal grandmother had renal calculi and cholelithiasis.

Equisetum Hyemale 1M (E) and Equisetum Hyemale 10M (E).

10/05/2005 till 10/03/2006 – Puffy legs somewhat further improved. Upon probing further, it was learnt that he had his first cavitated premolar extracted at 6 to 7 years of age, and since then about 12 teeth have been extracted.

Records show staggered visits till March 10, 2006 where he received almost the same medication as before. Berberis Vulgaris CM (E) and Berberis Vulgaris 1 mil (E), 10^-5, daily morning and evening one dose each. In July 2005 followed by Berberis Vulgaris (CM of MM), 2M mil (E) 10^-10. On March 10, 2006 along with Ledum Palustre (CM of MM), 2M mil (E) 10^-10; puffiness of legs during brisk walk improved by about 30%, was given Berberis Vulgaris 3M mil (E), 10^-17, along with Ledum Palustre 3M mil (E), 10^-17.

20/06/2006 – Staphysagria CM (E), Berberis Vulgaris 3M mil (E), 10^-17, and Ledum Palustre 3M mil (E), 10^-17.18/09/2006 – Last appearing on records, Equisetum Hyemale CM (E), Equisetum Hyemale 1 mil (E), 10^-5, along with Ledum Palustre 3M mil (E), 10^-17, per need.

CLASSICAL BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING APPLICATION:

In view of parental predisposition and sequence as to what is first:

  • Father, lithiatic.
  • Mother, asthmatic.
  • Head injury.
  • Epistaxis
  • Dysenteric stools.
  • Needle piercing and many times scratched by a cat.
  • The last incidents under “f” superimposed by “LIFELESS FEELING IN THE LEGS.”

Note: This symptom is an inference drawn from:

“Cinchona bark given for the debility produced by Ledum Palustre is very injurious– Hahn”.

Here I would like to add-in in a broader spectrum the clinical application of Ledum Palustre. This would formulate an addendum to existing pathogenesis of Ledum Palustre in homoeopathic Materia Medica, where its efficacy has been observed since 1985 by the author.

  • Generalized physical weakness, lack of energy and physical strength due to which there is an inability to rise and stand as if there is a lifeless feeling in the legs and they would give way, a desire to lie down all the time, total aversion to doing any physical activity, lack of stamina, getting tired after doing light physical work or standing or doing daily chores; must rest, sit or lie down to gain strength to work a little more. Mostly a sudden bout of debility – lifeless feeling creeping up in legs or all over body with an unavoidable urge to sit or lie down or rest.
  • With the foregoing in a patient suffering from any ailment, inclusive of carcinomas, diabetes, renal, hepatic malfunctions, etc., I usually look for metal cuts of any nature, stings of insects or scorpion, bites of snakes or dogs or cats or pets, fish-bone piercing into skin, pricking with thumb tacks, nails and ice pick, etc., ulceration of ear lobe skin or nasal wing due to piercing for jewelry, slow in repair, and tattoo engraving, etc., and I usually start with prescribing Ledum Palustre CM, MM and CM of MM.

This was the criterion to prescribe Ledum Palustre, which not only detoxified the system but also removed many distressing symptoms thereby paving the way for other indicated remedies which would not have helped the patient much without having the system detoxified as is apparent from the foregoing.

Further, if my patient is fasting, I let the medicine be olfacted or I ask my patient to rub-in the homoeopathic medicine on his palms and/or dorsum of hands.

I have stopped advising my patients, for over twenty years, to take medicine on an empty stomach or after meals. The fact is that the digestive tract and absorptive functions, the stomach in particular, does not enter the scenario of absorption of medicine, even if one globule has been taken orally. The following lines substantiate this postulation:

  • When a homoeopathic medicinal drop and/or globule is taken directly on the tongue, the conducting sensory fiber of taste bud (exteroceptor) acts as an afferent to the glossopharyngeal nerve to the brain.
  • Sniffing of homoeopathic medicinal soaked globules through nostrils serves as an afferent to the olfactory nerve to the brain.
  • Rubbing-in of homoeopathic medicinal drops directly on the palm or dorsum of the hand acts as an afferent to the peripheral nerve distribution to the brain.

For the last 20+ years, I have opted to administer drop doses directly on the tongue of my patients for technically valid reasons, which are postulated as under:

As the mode of functioning of homoeopathic remedy lies in the organization of the neurological distribution network within the human body, there is an instantaneous activation of the targeted diseased area along with related, adversely affected site/s. The word ‘instantaneous’ appears odd because of the established myth, for over two centuries, that homoeopathic remedy is slow in action hence the patient must wait for result of remedial action once medication is commenced.

The instantaneous activation of retrograde biological morphology of the diseased site/s, an imperceptible latent function, manifests in observable symptoms, such as cited in a variety of cured case histories in the book: “within 5-10 minutes of administration of drop doses directly on the tongue, foggy head started clearing away suggesting initiation of an improved volume of blood flow to the brain centers, indicating regulated vasomotor function.” Such symptoms are the key to my prognosis and indicative of correct direction of medicament.