Síndromes de polialgias reumáticas: Phytolacca, esa gran desconocida

In the realm of the great remedies for injuries and rheumatic joint pain, Rhus Toxicodendron, Bryonia and Rhododendron stand out over others. How many times have you given Rhus Toxicodendron to a patient with a polyarthralgia syndrome that, in principle, meets all or most of the requirements to be effective, and does not work? We then say: “My patient has the most characteristic, improves with movement, is worse at rest, is restless, with a feeling of tension and stiffness in tendons and joints, worse in cold, wet weather, painful contraction...” Ah, very well, but it does not work! We asked if it improves with hot water, with local heat, and tells us, to our surprise: “Ah, it is not improved by placing them in cold water, and I like being in the pool doing aquagym, I feel so well!” And delving into the history, and mental attitude, we discovered very particular aspects that will be pointed out later on. Therein lays the greatness and the great difficulty of homeopathy: the remedy is extremely demanding in its need to be resonant with the patient. If it lacks an important detail, and above all, its essence background, even if it satisfies many characteristic symptoms, the remedy will fail.