Homeopathic Medicine for Thalassemia

Antipyrinum 2x: Red blood cells are of different shapes.

Arsenicum alb. (Thrice a day): Abnormally large red cells. Anemia on account of degenerative changes in the blood.

Butyricum acidum 1x (Thrice a day): A salt orester of Butyric acid can cure cell anemia – thalassemia.

Calcarea ars. (Thrice a day): Its use increases hemoglobin and red blood cells.

Ferrum met. 1x (Thrice a day): It is useful for the treatment of thalassemia major, hereditary or genetically transmitted abnormalities with familial or racial incidence – mostly found in children. The trouble is worse in winter.

Lachesis 200 (One dose only) Repeat after a week: After transfusion of blood, this remedy will stop its further decomposition. The interval between the blood transfusion is increased and the progress of the disease is retarded.

Natrium cacodyl. 1x (Thrice a day): It increases the number of red blood cells almost to double.

Phosphorus 30-200 (One dose only) Repeat after a week: It stops further disorganization of blood. The skin is very pale and jaundice maybe present.

Picricum acidum (Thrice a day): Progressive abnormality of red cells which become larger than normal resulting in pernicious anemia.

Plumbum met. (Thrice a day): Rapid reduction in number of red blood cells causing great paleness of the skin. Cramps in the calves. Twitching of muscles.

Thiosinaminum (Thrice a day): This may prove useful in the treatment of the disease as it cures wasting of the spinal marrow – tabes dorsalis.

Thyreoidinum 3x (Thrice a day): It is useful in the treatment of this disease when there is anemia, emaciation, muscular weakness and some thyroid trouble.

NOTE 1: Thalassemia includes a number of different forms of anemia (red blood cell deficiency). The two main types are called alpha and beta thalassemia, depending upon which part of the oxygen carrying protein is lacking in the red blood cells. The different forms of thalassemia are:

1925. Thalassemia mojor – It is the most harmful form and is also called Cooley’s anemia, named after Dr. Cooley who discovered it in 1925.
1926. Thalassemia intermedia.
1927. Thalassemia minor – It causes no symptoms but blood changes do occur.
1928. Thalassemia minima – It has no effect on the individual but may show up in blood tests or genetic studies.

NOTE 2: Without proper treatment, the spleen, liver and heart may soon become enlarged. The spleen can become so large that it has to be removed. On removal of the spleen, the patient becomes more prone to infection because this organ helps fighting certain infections. Heart fails, causing death in untreated patients.

NOTE 3: Frequent blood transfusions are required to lessen the effect and patients survive for a long time. Major problem in frequent blood transfusion is build-up of iron in the heart and other organs and no remedy is effective to help in its removal.