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Dry skin (Mild Congenital Ichthyosis)

This is challeging case.
Kindly advise homeopathic treatment for dry skin ( Mild Congenital Ichthyosis)

Profile: & Constitution : Male: Age: 42 years , height:168cm, weight: 64 kg , Thin chested, prone to cold, muscle tone weak, unmarried -chronic bachelor living in tropical climate (in south india )

Skin : Mild Congenital Ichthyosis -however scaling is almost cured by homeopathic / ayurvedic treatments, However skin is still very dry- generalised skin dry ness especially on buttocks, thighs, legs ) and wrinked , hair becomes dry -unless oiled atleat once a week, dandruff on change of seasons. Winter skin aggravation ( this is nothing special- all dry skin has this ). Iching at buttocks and legs (due to dry ness) on undressing in winter.

Mind: Cheerful, Highly Democratic. Sensitive fast in thoughts apprehensive at times.Very intelligent, soft natured , as a child he had anxiety / performance anxiety -but without needing any medical help it has considerably reduced by the passage of years and now almost nil but with some stage fear) and emotional temperament. Sensitive about disorder & confusion.

Tendency: to get: allergic bronchitis, eosinophelia (which is hereditory from both the parental side) during winter if he travels in bike exposing himself (especially the chest and ears). He has a tendency -> severe colds might result into to bronchitis. Fathers side has reported to have either congenital ichthyosis vulgaris or asthma.

Sleep: deep but late sleeper usually at 12.00 mid night
Sexulal: Currently erections are weeker,Organ size looks reduced and ejaculation does not give usual thrill and orgasm as it used to be. Ejaculatory volume seems to be normal.

Otherwise healthly: thyroid , kidney , liver , pancreas , digestion, bowl movement etc. normal.
Systematic professional homeopathic treatments since last 15 years has not given him only cured scaling of the skin ( but ca'nt identify by which medicine) and not dry skin.

Food habits: both veg & non veg- no food allergies
Occupation: Executive working in the Office.

Some of the failed medicines (treatment by qualified homeopaths ):
Acid.Ph, Ars Alb, Iod, Arg.nit, Bac, Graph, Hep, Ign, Kaliphos, Lyco, Med, Phos, Petrol , Phos, Plumb, Piper Methy (Kava Kava), Plantanous ,Thuj, Tub, Thyr, Rumex, Rhux

with thanks n regards
 
  naman on 2006-07-29
This is just a forum. Assume posts are not from medical professionals.
If you are familiar with sycamore tree -- Platanus occidentalis. Try the juice of its leaves.
 
girilal last decade
Since you have not used Arnica I would recommend that you use the 6c potency in the wet dose which is made by inserting 3 pellets or 2 drops of the remedy into a 500ml bottle of spring water which you shake up hard before you sip a teaspoonful thrice daily before meals.

This remedy usually works with Eczema, Cellulitis and skin related ailments and may help you as it increases the flow of blood through the fine capillaries under the skin thereby helping to heal the condition.
 
Joe De Livera last decade
I donot know why i am not satisfied with the above suggestions (sycamore tree -- Platanus occidentalis-Q by 'girilal'and Arnica-6 by 'Joe De Livera' )

In this case also When carefully selected remedies had failed Sulpher was given. Still they failed.

As if skin is our external skin, i have heard that some wise homeopaths treat the lungs as skin.
Looking at the mind of the patient one may think of Causticum-1M and probably it may need a follow up with Diphheriumof a suitable potency.

When i carefully examined the skin of the patient, it is dry as if the fat layer beneath the out layer is too thin for which Ars Alb is supposed to be the remedy but failed.

Another additional observation :
i) Skin on the Toes always look wrinkled which aggravates after washing.
ii) Normally Patient doesnot get any kind of skin infections, probably the generalised dryness has helped him indirectly
iii) The dandruff which he used to get on change of season is in thin dry scales and not the usual type.
iv) He sweats less and seems oil glands are not functioning properly. Hoewever Graph, Petr& Lyco did not really help.

I am looking for some more suggestions.
 
naman last decade
'naman' :

To understand SOME aspect of the skin functions, read the following link :

http://www.abchomeopathy.com/forum2.php/51562/ titled 'ECZEMA - Causes & Treatment'.

I would suggest Psorinum-1M (total-in-all ONLY one dose) (since ars, sul, lyco, graph ... have failed), giving a gap of 7 days of no medicine BEFORE taking psorinum and 40-50 days gap of AFTER taking psorinum, with no potencised medicines during duration of drug action period.

ASLO & ALTERNATIVELY, if you wish to avoid all ANY & ALL medicines, this will show results in about 3-4 days : (This I suggest strongly).

5 m.l. of vegetable source pure Glycerine .IN.

one liter of water.

Wet entire body JUST AFTER having bath with above solution.

No fresh water bath after this. Let it dry on its own .OR. dab body lightly without rubbing on skin.

DO this for a few weeks. Highly safe.

Do confirm / post over here, IF you benefit from the above suggestions.

Remain Healthy & Happy ....... Nesha-India

Also read Other articles / posts by Nesha-India :

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Nesha-India last decade
Thank you Nesha for taking pains for your detailed post & the useful link.

Six years ago , the patient was given Psorinum-200 , 3 doses (one dose every 3rd day)and temporarily the skin wrinkles had increased due aggravation of skin dryness and the doctor had changed the medicine.

I feel every time the carefully selected remedies are failing because the patient is too much concerned with the skin and emphasising its conditions /symptoms and probably the attention of the Doctors are also getting oriented towards skin rather than the 'Mind' ( sympathetic, sensitive, democratic.. ) & the 'Chest' symptoms( whenever the patient laughs deeply he has a tendency to get slight breathing problem & cough temporarily )

Since 'Skin is our external lung' can you or any body has a second opinion especially about Causticum-1M or any other advise?
 
naman last decade
Is there any more suggestions?
Please help.
rgds
naman
 
naman last decade
Try out virgin coconut oil for eczema / dry skin its a natural oil extracted from coconut milk.I have been uinsg MeritVCO extra virgin coconut oil it works well.

check out some testimonial

------------------------------I am surprised that, unless I missed it, no one has recommended coconut oil. Used both topically and internally it has had wonderful results for a lot of people with eczema.
Here are some testimonials I found at one site about Virgin coconut oil:

9/18/2007: Liz from Nairobi, Kenya writes: 'My 8 month old son has had eczema since he was four months old. I have tried many prescription creams that did not seem to work or worked for only a few days. A friend asked me to try coconut oil. Its worked miracles. I got results in a day. There was no itching and the dry patches were gone. I now make sure to keep a bottle in the house all the time. I have also noticed that water and soap worsen eczema, so when he has it, I avoid them on the patches and use the oil instead.'

8/9/2007: patty from pembroke, virginia writes: 'Hi, i wanted to let everyone know i have spent 9 years of my life going to the doctors for skin yeast on my legs, every cream, steroids, soaps , lotions, etc. and pure coconut oil has healed them in 2 weeks! i take 3 capsules a day , plus rub the oil on my legs. it is a wonder drug for yeast. i use it on my face and all over. i am 53 but look 43. it stops the itch -which will drive you insane. try it and good luck!'

5/19/2007: Janet from Morayfield, Queensland writes: 'I have suffered from skin ailments all my life. I had heard about coconut oil but it seemed too simple an idea to really work, and I had tried every remedy, scientific and natural, under the sun and nothing ever worked. So after reading all the latest hype about coconut oil I decided 'why not?' Well, sometimes I wish wasn't such a sceptic and then I might have tried it years ago. How it works I don't know but after less than a week of applying it twice a day my rash had cleared up, the redness and itching was gone, and has stayed gone despite the fact that I have stopped using my usual prescription anti-inflammatory cream. The kind I use is the extra virgin pure coconut oil made without chemical processes. I'm now taking it orally too.'

3/29/2007: Marietta ) from Montpelier, Vermont writes: 'Virgin Coconut Oil: My teenage son had raw, red and cracked skin where the ear meets the head. I remembered reading somewhere that VCO cures eczema, so I spread some on the backs of his ears after he showered. Amazingly, the very next day (after only ONE application) they were completely healed; no raw, red, no cracks! We also eat it often, on popcorn, straight off the spoon and in stir-fries. Yum!!!'

8/4/2006: Jay from Chicago, IL writes, '1 TBS daily of oral supplementation has helped by facial eczema and atopic dermatitis. I have become immediately convinced that Coconut oil is nothing short of a miracle remedy for the skin and immune system. I was suffering from weekly eczema outbreaks on the face, and within 4 days of using 3 tablespoons daily and dabbing it with vitamin E oil, I noticed an almost immediate improvement. The itching and redness stopped, and the inflammation was way down. I would strongly urge ANYONE who suffers from this condition to try it, because in my opinion, there is nothing else like it on the planet.'

3/1/2006: Bonnie writes, 'It is the only thing that gets rid of my daughter's eczema and mine. In fact mine was really bad when I was pregnant and it was the only relief I found. I used to take primrose oil internally -- that really helped, but it never offered any immediate relief. When she was about 2 months she got a bad flare up on her forehead and it cleared it within days. As a side note lice was going around the school and my boys came home with it. She never got it (I think it was the smell of coconut oil) & they always put their hats on her head.'

2/11/2006: Amy from Reeseville, WI writes, 'I use coconut oil half and half with butter to make my cookies or if the recipe calls for shortening, I use all coconut oil. It also cleared up eczema for me and my son. You can add it to bath water just a tablespoon or two. It works great.'
 
meritvco last decade
If you want you can also try ayurveda as an alternative therapy. Personally I would recomend Ayurvaid hospitals they have an excellent team of doctors well versed with ayurveda treatments , to go with these medicines they also provide a series of therapies that help to rejuvinate the body
You can easily look for Ayurvaid hospitals on google the chain of hospitals by Ayurvaid is very well known in India
 
ayurvaid4all last decade
hi to all

i think alovera calendulla cream for external use will be the best for dry skin treatment.

vit A,B& E suppliment sholud take care of the unhealthy skin.

hope you will get the positive result & offcourse cover your self whenever under the sun.
bye...
 
k taniya last decade
Kronokare's Natural Cosmetics like a good product, many people starts switching to organic products already. I'd rather use organic ones too.
 
mneha 6 years ago

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