Phosphorus: the element for love and light

loveAmit pandey  

One day I was deeply absorbed in VITAL INFORMER on my chair.I heard of foot steps of some one outside & got disturbed suddenly. Who is there? I saw a tall, delicate, narrow-chested, pale, slim and look well-proportioned person came behind to my chair. Have long, drooping eyelashes and long tapering fingers (like artists).He had dandruff and itching his scalp with falling of hair in large bunches (alopecia).His dress with flair & flamboyance. He said to me, “Namaskar Homoeopath! do you know me?” I said, Namaskar PHOSPHORUS JEE. Please be seated. I  know  well about you. You are Phos want to receive and give love (Reciprocal love).One sided love is never for you, its for your younger sister-Nat mur.(Kent says that Nat mur is indicated when a girl falls in love with a married man or a person unequal to her in status ).You are also over-sympathetic (empathetic) & can not see others suffers, like your inimical friend Causticum with which.

Phos is a Grekk word means CARRIER 0F LIGHT VENUS’S. Therefore, symptoms of Phos can be connected to light. Light (=means knowledge) is perceived through the senses & nervous system. Phos has a marked effect on the senses & the nervous system. The mind & special senses are at first over-active.

Phos is nervous, restless (Aconite, Arsenic also),fidgety ,irascible ,sensitive ,perceptive even to clairvoyanne. Strong perfumes or odours of flowers cause headache faintness or actual fainting. He is sensitive to slightest environmental changes:  changes such as changes of atmosphere, temperature, weather, etc & also mental emotional changes such as company, moods of companions etc.

Light is perceived through the eyes & hence, affecting all parts of the eyes such as cataract haemorrhage, atrophy of optic nerve. Edema of lids & around eyes (in his brother Kali-c the upper lids bloat & hang down like a bag of water & In Apis-it is more in the lower lids).Its ignition temperature is very slow (~30° C).When exposed to air it undergoes oxidation which gradually raises its temperature & ultimately fire when the temperature exceeds 30°C.For this reason it is always kept under water & darkness.

Here, Phos comes in fire, water & dark reminding us(signature) of BURNING,COLD THINGS & DARKNESS. The sensation of burning in an intense degree is another characteristic of Phos. Burning  anywhere  and everywhere all over the body. The flashes of hest all over begin in the hands & spread from there. (Sulphur has also intense burning,but it is as strong as the burning feet of,& cannot bear to have the hands covered ). Phos is safe only if immersed in large quantities of cold water, so also Phos, has a thirst requiring large quantities of cold water, which quenches the burning sensation of the body or stomach .The burning is also relieve by eating which becomes a general modalities.Phos has helped many cases of peptic ulcers esp.duodenal ulcer where the pain is relieved by eating esp. cold foods .These Phos also gets hunger at night, soon after a meal, must eat. Relieved by eating (cold things) but is soon hungery again.(Iodine, Chelidonium. Petrolium, Anacardium, etc).Phos wants cold things, (like Pulsatella), but as soon as they get warm in the stomach they are vomited.(The symptom “vomiting of cold drinks, after they become warm in the stomach” as a clinical symptom, discovered by Dr.Lippe at the bedside, is till considered one of the classical & valuble indications for Phos).

Phos is also sensitive to dark and light. He prefers the light to dark & gets depressed as the darkness comes on. Phos is worse at the borderland of light that is twilight and so he is worse in the morning and evening.

“Phos has an active metabolism, with the result they grow quickly, and so grow tall and thin. They  shoot-up, so to say. Becoming tall & thin suddenly they seem to bend like a creeper which droops and so these patient may become stooped. The Calc-c is generally known to be dull, sluggish and tendency to grow fat but Calc-p becomes tall, active and sensitive and may get growing pains in the joints. This is due to Phos.”( Dr.P.Shankaran).

Dr. Boman Behram writes, “There is no homoeopathic explanation as to why Phos. should act on such a constitution, but detailed biochemistry of Phos. on human and animal organism has revealed that it has profound influence on the metabolism of glucose. By its action, it deplets the store of glucose in the liver, muscles  and other tissues for rapid combustion. Naturally, the fats are also burnt along with glucose, so that there is no chance of the fat being deposited in the body, therefore, the persons remain lean. Secondly, Phos has a marked stimulating effect on growing ends of the bones so that the person grows tall. Hence you have the Phos constitution which is essentially tall & lean.”

Phos may eat well & still emaciate due to the active metabolism, as in tuberculosis. Phos have an abnormal craving for salt or salt food & eat too much of it like many other tubercular remedies.

Phos is an extremely active element, is does not occur free in nature. In the combined form however, it is widely distributed in nature. There habits & nature of Phos gives a clue to their action & uses & reminding us (signature) of Phos seems to have peculiar propensity for company. Cannot  be alone. Better by company but he would like to be touched, stroked & magnetized. Phos child would like to hold the mother’s hands. He has intense desire for a sex partner. Dr.P.Sankaran writes, “it is said that a dog which was poisoned by Phos got violent sexual excitement & died during sexual-intercourse. Phos has a violent sexual desire & also is a remedy for homosexuality.”

White Phos is extremely poisonous. A dose of 0.15 gm or even less, proves fatel. The vapour of Phos, if continuously inhaled, cause necrosis of the bones particularly those of the jaws & nose. This reminder us (signature) of affects of Phos on bones esp. long bones & produces necrosis.

It peculiarly affects mandible.The phossy jaw (necrosis from suppurative chemical osteomylitis) of workers in lucifer match factories is well-known(Amphisboena-prepared from the jaw bone of the Lizard & produces swelling of jaw).Phos suited upon the cavities in body & which organs themselves have cavities in them such as head, chest ,abdomen & brain, lungs, heart & stomach etc. It has sensation of fullness & tightness in organs or cavities. He has fear from darkness, ghosts, robbers  & being alone, of thunder, in the crowd, of death, of disease, of evil, that something may happen etc.

It glows in the dark on account of its slow oxidation. This phenomenon is known as Phosphorescence. During oxidation, it gives a smell like that of garlic (Sulphur).This indicates the perspiration of phos has odour of sulphur (garlic).Another characteristic feature of Phos are hydrant like diarrhoea, as if anus is wide open & profuse, too early menstruation which is lasting long period. Hot burning spot along the spine. His complains agg. by touch, physical or mental exertion, twilight, warm food or drink, change of weather, from getting wet in hot weather (rev. to Bryo), evening, lying on left side / painful side, during a thunderstorm & gets relief  lying on right side, cold food & sleep.

Phos resembles Sulphur in its fields of usefulness as in many of its symptoms, while being quite different in its classical constitution.

Amit pandey
Anushree homoeopathic medical college, Jabalpur,MP
Email :  amitpandey007@rediffmail.com

4 Comments

  1. old era homeopaths explain in their own mother tongue language,PHOS is on fire with stress may be any type emotional of intellect of passion as rioters set ablaze vehicle with petrol,one gets easily dehydrated and rushes for fizzy cold drinks to recoup,if this message left unheard,next stage will lead to ACID PHOS where one is chilly sweaty muscular weakness relief by warm food warm drinks mind depressed hopeless lies on bead involuntary secretions of bowel and bladder as in typhoid patients but heart action palpitate irregular,message do not go for any pathy if one can control self.Bernoville advice to Phos law of similars does not apply high potency is equal to as applying oxygen may break sclerosed tuberculosis danger of cavity creation,ACID PHOS low potency is recommended by old era homeopaths to make one able to walk get up from bed.

  2. A practical doctor William Wesner writes in homoeorecorder PHOS is remedy of modern society so called advanced as Americans who want to enjoy life 24/7 want to live separately no disturbance even by parents in house tolerable,mind full fog of fear fear of future fear of each other love sour salty food,over sensitive desire always any age to be sexy,thin tall slender chest stoop shoulder,finally they get emotionally tired lack vital heat lack perspiration blood dyscrasia fatty degeneration,PHOS is remedy to halt falling into chronic condition where sulphur takes over role,this doctor says nux vom is not for modern society.another doctor JT Heselton says when modern couples return from sea beach with watery frothy tongue eyes stuffed with tears keep ready natmur.even INDIA now metropolitan cities say south india who dislike Dosa love potao chips need Phos,Punjab area homeopathy small pill has no influence Samosa serves the purpose.

  3. Phos produces inflammation of bile passages causing fatty degeneration esp in liver,clinical tests nephritis granular fatty casts in urine paretic affect on heart thus feeling prostrated haemorrhages bright blood but if blood dark red arsenic.this type is pathological damage low potency not above 30 works. best is five phos any layman using it feels that strength is returning.practical homeopaths say phos is heart remedy when after miss of a beat next beat is strong.any way when one desires cold food cold drinks try phos weak digestion wants warm food try lyco.phos regulator of sinus electrical impulses heart and kidney tonic.working on mind symptoms with high potency totality of symptoms is classical serious homeopathy but patients come to OPD after some damage better keep potency 3x to 12x or at most 30x.

  4. phos brainy,overactive,suffers from own vehemence,mental exhibitionism ecstasies clairvoyance.if trained and restrained will go to much higher achievements.when brain strength disordered,suffer from defective fat metabolism fatty degeneration organs puts load on efficiency of heart liver kidney,blood disorganised low platelet count fears haemorrhages.kaliphos 6x taken by brainy workers is nerve soother.any defect visible in liver eyes vision first hand remedy.david lily warns avoid in active tubercular cases use only sanguinaria30 called light phos andfor phos high potency more than 30 not be used unless highly experienced.chest suffocaion by constriction, external flower scent allergic etc useful.olden homeopaths say it is useful for proper circulation through organs and make them work to maintain vital force.sulphur not confuse it which is venous circulation related with vertex hot feet cold day time night time feet hot burn throw covers away centrifugal action to throw away toxins through skin.phos action to throw away toxins is centripetal through kidney.as constitutional remedy selection is difficult task better consult highly experienced in field as if pathological damages are there they need to be corrected first if curable, otherwise one has to depend on allopathy a replacement therapy.

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