Zincum Metalicum

ZINCUM METALLICUM [Zinc] Zinc (Zn) belongs to the first line of metals in the Periodic Table. The remedy has the theme of attack and defence, with an accompanying feeling of having committed a crime. I have found that Zincum patients have a tremendous, constant anxiety as if they would be arrested, as if they were pursued by someone. Zinc is next to Cuprum (Cu) in the Periodic Table, and the two remedies are very similar. The difference is that in Zincum the fear of being attacked is constant, and therefore there is a constant excitement of the nervous system. There is a state of ready alertness which is manifest by the constant twitching, jerking or by the constant restlessness of the legs. The patient feels all the while that somebody is after him and this causes the constant restlessness. He is always fidgety, and in severe cases I found that these people may actually have a criminal look on their faces and a feeling as if someone may come from behind them anytime this keeps them alert, stiff and tense all the time. In Cuprum on the other hand, the perceived threat of attack is not continuous; it is intermittent, sometimes periodical and sometimes due to the exciting cause. But in Zincum every stimulus excites the nervous system. The other feature is the tremendous repression of eruptions which straightaway affects the nervous system, causing tremendous excitability and restlessness, for example non-eruption of exanthemata leads to convulsions and affections of the nervous system. A measles infection would directly affect the nervous system instead of skin or lungs, thus causing severe complications like convulsions or SSPE. Repressed emotions can cause somnambulism and suppressed anger cause trembling and weakness. After a period of excitability of the brain and tremendous restlessness, the Zincum patient can go to the other extreme, which is tremendous dullness, fagged out feeling such that he cannot even understand a question he repeats questions before answering them. He is muddled and suffers a brain fatigue; later he passes on into a state of a total collapse and coma. The Zincum person can be egoistic but generally comes down in the face of superior attack. Like Cuprum, you have the desire to become a high-ranked person like an officer or a policeman. I have heard of a remarkable case of Viral Hepatitis B where the patient, himself a doctor, went into delirium that was so violent that he had to be held down by many people despite being given several tranquilizers. Dr. B.N. Chakravorti cured this patient with Zincum which he prescribed on the symptom: Delirium, violent, restrained and calmed with great difficulty, is. Physical concomitants Hunger aggravates. Aggravation at 11:00 a.m. Aggravated falling to sleep, especially twitching and jerking of limbs. Naturally Zincum is ameliorated by the appearance of eruptions and discharges. Rubrics Answers, repeats the question first. Anxiety, conscience, of, as if guilty of a crime. Delirium, violent, restrained and calmed with great difficulty, is. Delusion, accused, she is. Delusion, arrested, is about to be. Delusion, crime committed, he had. Delusion, devils, after her, devil is. Delusion, murdered, he will be. Delusion, pursued by enemies. Delusion, pursued, police, by. Insanity, suppressed eruptions, after. Prostration of mind, mental exhaustion, brain fag. Restlessness, anxious. Somnambulism, suppressed emotions, after. Unconsciousness, coma, stupor, exanthemata slow to appear, when. Kent Twitching around corners of mouth. Jerks in the body on going to sleep. Aggravation from hunger. Trembling from hunger. Appetite increased, 11:00 a.m. Restlessness, hands. Phatak Restless legs. Epilepsy, petit mal.

Zincum

Zincum is a remedy from the first line of metals in the Periodic Table. It shares similarities with Cuprum but has its distinct characteristics. The main theme of Zincum is the fear of being constantly attacked or pursued, which leads to a state of constant nervous excitement. The patient experiences restlessness, twitching, and jerking, as if someone is after them, causing them to be alert, stiff, and tense.

Unlike Cuprum, where the perceived threat of attack is intermittent, in Zincum, every stimulus excites the nervous system. Repressed eruptions can affect the nervous system, leading to excitability and restlessness. If emotions are suppressed, it can result in somnambulism or trembling.

Another feature of Zincum is its oscillation between excitability and extreme dullness. After a period of mental excitability, the patient may become muddled and suffer from brain fatigue, eventually leading to a state of collapse and coma.

Zincum individuals may display egoism but tend to come down when faced with superior attack. They desire to achieve high ranks, similar to Cuprum's desire to become a high-ranked person like an officer or a policeman.

Dr. B.N. Chakravorti once cured a patient with Viral Hepatitis B using Zincum, where the patient went into violent delirium and had to be restrained and calmed with great difficulty.

Physical concomitants of Zincum include aggravation of symptoms from hunger and falling asleep, with twitching and jerking of limbs. The appearance of eruptions and discharges tends to ameliorate Zincum symptoms.

Rubrics:

• Answers, repeats the question first.
• Anxiety, conscience, of, as if guilty of a crime.
• Delirium, violent, restrained and calmed with great difficulty, is.
• Delusion, accused, she is.
• Delusion, arrested, is about to be.
• Delusion, crime committed, he had.
• Delusion, devils, after her, devil is.
• Delusion, murdered, he will be.
• Delusion, pursued by enemies.
• Delusion, pursued, police, by.
• Insanity, suppressed eruptions, after.
• Prostration of mind, mental exhaustion, brain fag.
• Restlessness, anxious.
• Somnambulism, suppressed emotions, after.
• Unconsciousness, coma, stupor, exanthemata slow to appear, when.

Kent:

• Twitching around corners of the mouth.
• Jerks in the body on going to sleep.
• Aggravation from hunger.
• Trembling from hunger.
• Increased appetite, especially at 11:00 a.m.
• Restlessness, particularly in the hands.

Phatak:

• Restless legs.
• Epilepsy, petit mal.

Please note that this summary is based on the provided text, and Zincum's complete and accurate prescription requires a thorough understanding of the individual's symptoms and characteristics by a qualified homeopath.