Homeopathic Medicine for Leukemia

Antipyrinum 2x (One dose daily): Hodgkin’s disease. Increase in number of immature while blood cells in blood stream.

Arsenicum iod. (Thrice a day): All discharges are corrosive and acidic, and mostly watery and fetid.

Arsenicum hydr. 6 (Thrice a day): Dr. Raymond Warell, a leukaemia specialist at Memorial Sloan – Kettening Cancer Centre, New York (USA) found low doses of Arsenicum extremely effective in treatment of this disease without any side effects. The characteristic symptoms include restlessness in the afternoon and midnight, debility, shortness of breath, weak heart action and palelessness of the face. Gradual loss of weight. Swollen sensation in parts. General blood disorganization.

Baryta mur. 3x (Thrice a day): Vertigo, increased tension of pulse and high systolic pressure with comparatively low diastolic pressure. Cardiac symptoms are usually present.

Benzinum 6 (Thrice a day): Increased production of white blood cells and decreased production of RBC’s.

Calcarea carb. (Thrice a day): Sweating of head. Swelling of cervical and inguinal glands. Remittent fever.

Calcarea fluor. 12x (Thrice a day): Blood cancer of new born infants.

Calcarea phos. (Thrice a day): Mostly indicated in children who are peevish, fretful, lean and feel better in summers.

Ceanothus Q (Thrice a day): Splenomegaly, pain in the spleen and violent dyspnea are guiding symptoms. 5 drops a dose, three times a day.

China off. (Thrice a day): Dislike for mental or physical exertion. Swollen and hard liver. Enlarged spleen with pain. Skin is hot and dry. Fever is marked with periodicity and chill.

Chininum sulph. (Thrice a day): A rapid decrease in red blood cells and hemoglobin with a tendency to polynucleate and irregular white cells.

Ferrum pic. 3x (Thrice a day): Useful for symptoms like leukaemia i.e. pseudo leukaemia.

Mercurius sol. 200 (One dose daily), Calcarea carb. 200 (One dose daily): Its use decreases the high count of white blood corpuscles.

Natrium sulph. 6x (Thrice a day): Desires ice or ice-cold water. Splenic and lymphatic leukaemia. Pale face. Piercing pain in extremities. Suits severe cases of the disease.

Psorinum (Twice a day): Phagocytes are defective. Patient is chilly, weak and very hungry always.

Radium brom. (Thrice a day): This remedy may prove useful when there is a marked increase in the white blood cells having more than one nucleus.

Thiosinaminum (Thrice a day): It is a remedy for wasting of spinal marrow and should prove useful in this disease.

Vanadium 6 (Thrice a day): It is a carrier of oxygen. Increases the amount of hemoglobin and stimulates the function of white blood corpuscles (phagocytes).

NOTE 1: Treatment of this disease homoeopathically requires more extensive research. Dr. Raymond Warell, a leukaemia specialist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, New York (USA), found low doses of Arsenicum extremely effective in the treatment of leukaemia without any side effects.

NOTE 2: In serious cases, a change of bone marrow is suggested. The procedure involves replacing the affected person’s diseased bone marrow with healthy marrow from a compatible donor. Extracting healthy marrow involves making tiny incisions in the hip area which can leave the donor in a minor discomfort for a short time.