A short Group Study of HALOGEN Family

Dr.Anju Chaudhary

Members of the family
Chlorine
Bromine
Iodine
Fluorine.

Diathesis  – Scrofulous.

Miasm – Anti Syphilitic, Anti Tubercular, Anti Cancerous.

Constitution  – Lean, thin, emaciated with a typical cachexic look. 

CHARACTERISTICS:

Ailments From :

• Summer;
• Warmth. 

Thermal Reaction: Hot.

Tendency  to affect glands.

• Lymphatic  glands  hypertrophied.
• Endocrine  glands affected e.g. Iodium – goitre.
• Bromium –  Toxic goitre. Hypo or hyper functioning of glands.
• Sexual  glands :- Hypo functioning and atrophy of  ovaries,testes etc.
• Primary  / Secondary sterility. e.g.:  infantile  uterus  ; azoospermia etc. 

Hollow organs affected:

• Respiratory tract,
• Intestines,
• Uterus,
• Heart etc.  

• Tendency to spasms – Spasmodic affections of respiratory tract. 
• Marked affinity for all mucous membranes. 
• Also affinity for bones & hair.
• Bones –  Deformities, tumors, etc.
• Hair – Hairfall etc. 

Highly acrid discharges : Discharges burn the parts on which they flow Producing

Inflammation  

• then congestion
• then ulceration
• then malignancy 

• Slow onset of disease.
• Sluggish torpidity.
• Therefore halogens useful  in chronic diseases. 
• Highly irritant. Destroy fibrin present in blood, leading to haemorrhages. 

Tendency to pseudo membrane formation. 

Oedematous conditions. esp. cardiac dropsy.

Modalities

• < Night,
• < Heat.

Dr.Anju Chaudhary.  BHMS (Delhi University)
Palwal,Haryana