HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES FOR EPILEPSY

SEIZURES. Seizure refers to appearance of symptoms (depending upon the type of seizure) in a person due
to abnormal and excessive nerve cell activity in brain. The result is abnormal behaviour and sensations,
including loss of consciousness.There are a variety of seizures with different symptoms depending on the
part of brain involved. Homeopathy provides treatment for Seizures the natural way.

TYPES OF SEIZURES
FOCAL (PARTIAL SEIZURE): When the seizures occur due to involvement of one area of brain.
These are of two types: Simple Partial and Complex Partial.
 In Simple Partial cases, the person remains conscious, has a sudden emotional experience (feeling
of joy, sadness, fear, sexual arousal), has hallucinations of hearing, taste, smell or vision, and there
may also be an involuntary jerking of body parts.

 In Complex Partial Seizure, the person’s consciousness is altered or lost. The symptoms include
staring, automatism (repeated rhythmic, purposeless movements) like eye blinking, hand rubbing,
walking in circle, mouth movements, smacking movement of lips, picking at bed clothes. After a few
minutes, consciousness is regained and the drowsy feeling may remain.[toc]

GENERALISED SEIZURE: When all areas of brain are involved. These are of the following types:
 Tonic Clonic (Grand Mal Seizures): The symptoms are loss of consciousness, and stiffness or
rigidity of body with falling down. Respiration arrest and blueness of body also occur. This is
followed by relaxation resulting in jerking of body. The jerking is followed by regaining of
consciousness but confusion, impaired memory, headache and sleepiness. Loss of bladder control
and tongue biting are common in these types of seizures. Aura precedes the attack.
Tonic seizures: muscle stiffness mainly of back, arms and legs occurs.
Clonic seizures: muscle jerking.
 Absence (Petit Mal/Minor Seizure): Symptoms are minor like staring or just a slight tilt in head, and
brief alteration of consciousness usually for seconds. There is NO FALL or muscle contraction. A
person may have more than 20 episodes per day. It is common in childhood. The person gets normal
without any confusion when the seizure is over.

CAUSES AND TRIGGERING FACTORS OF EPILEPSY SEIZURES

The main causes of Epilepsy and resultant seizures include
 Meningitis, 
 Head injury or trauma,
 Stroke/brain tumour, 
 High fever (Febrile Seizure), and
 Parasite infection Neuro-cysticercosis.
The main triggering factors include
 LIGHT, NOISE, SLEEP LOSS, ALCOHOL intake & Cigarette SMOKING.

NATURAL HOMEOPATHIC TREATMENT FOR EPILEPSY

The complete case history of the patient needs to be taken. An enquiry is to be made regarding the
 Type of seizure
 Aura
 Triggering factors
 Finding other causes
 Individual dominant symptoms in each and every case.
The results of the Homeopathic treatment vary in every case depending upon the duration and type of
seizure.
TOP NATURAL HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES
CICUTA: Violent distortions of body  
Cicuta is one of the best medicine for Epilepsy where the attacks of convulsion are marked by a violent,
distorted body shape.
 The distortions are most frightful. There is present a marked Opisthotonus — which refers to the
condition where the spine bends backward with the head and heels touching the ground.
 The person is totally unconscious.
 The face may be blue and the jaw appears locked.
 Cicuta is also one of the best herbal remedies for epilepsy following head injury.
 Cicuta can be used for convulsions occuring in children during dentition (development of teeth and
their arrangement in the mouth), in women during and after delivery and also for convulsions due to
worms.
 But the condition to be fulfilled for using this Homeopathic remedy in these situations is the
presence of violent body distortions.
 The triggering factors for using Homeopathic medicine Cicuta are touch and noise.
 An auditory aura may show its presence.

ARTEMISIA VULGARIS: Epilepsy with Petit Mal seizure

Artemisia Vulgaris is the best natural Homeopathic medicine to tackle cases of Petit Mal Epilepsy.
 Great help for children with Petit Mal seizures.
 The main symptom is frequent brief episodes of seizures in a short time period.
 The triggering factor for the seizure is strong emotions, including fear.
 Any subjective feeling predictive of the onset of a seizure is absent (absence of aura).

STRAMONIUM: Convulsions triggered by bright light

Stramonium , where the convulsion arises after exposure to Bright light/ Shining objects. The
consciousness is preserved and jerking of muscles of upper body part is experienced by the patient.

CUPRUM MET: Aura for seizure attack is felt in knees

 When the seizure attack is preceded by an aura in the knee.  
 The symptoms marked during the attack are clonic spasm that usually begins in finger or toes and
soon covers the entire body.
 Jerking of muscles is also noticed.
 The triggering factors for the attack include fright and anger.
 In females, Homeopathic medicine Cuprum Met is used for treatment of convulsion during
pregnancy, after delivery and around the menstrual period.

BUFO RANA: Epileptic fit during sleep

 Epileptic seizures where the attacks are present during sleep.
 The aura is felt in genital area.
 It also works well for females who have attacks of seizures during menses.

HYOSCYAMUS: Homeopathic remedy for deep sleep following epileptic attack

The best natural Homeopathic medicine when deep sleep follows an epileptic fit is Hyoscyamus. The other
symptoms include picking at bed clothes and playing with hands and muscular twitching.
During FEVER (Febrile seizures)
Belladona and Nux Vomica are very beneficial in cases of Febrile seizures.
BELLADONA is the ideal mode of Homeopathic treatment when there is fever with marked heat. The head
is extremely hot with jerking of muscles.
NUX VOMICA is of great help when extreme chilliness is present with seizures.

Epileptic fits as per the TRIGGERING FACTOR

CHAMOMILLA and NUX VOMICA are of great help for epileptic fits triggered due to anger outbursts.
For fits after a fright, Homeopathic medicines OPIUM, ACONITE are ideal remedies.
In cases where alcoholic drinks trigger the attack, are RAN BULB and NUX VOMICA.

Epileptic fit arising from HEAD INJURY

HYPERICUM, NAT SULPH & CICUTA

Epileptic fit arising from BRAIN TUMOURS

PLUMBUM, CICUTA & CONIUM.

Epilepsy during DENTITION

CHAMOMILLA, KALI BROMATUM and AETHUSA have proved their worth in treatment of epileptic fits
during dentition (development of teeth and their arrangement in the mouth).
 CHAMOMILLA is best suited when anger triggers a fit during dentition.
 KALI BROMATUM is the ideal Homeopathic remedy when there is a jerking of muscles.
 AETHUSA is selected when the symptoms are clenched thumbs, fixed pupils and locked jaw. Eyes
are turned downwards.

Epileptic fits due to SUPRESSED ERUPTIONS

ZINCUM, AGARICUS and CICUTA

As per TYPE OF SEIZURE in Epilepsy

The selection of natural Homeopathic medicines can be ruled out only after taking complete case history of the
patient.

Petit Mal Seizures:  Artemisia Belladona Zincum Hyoscyamus.

Clonic Seizures: Agaricus and Cuprum are the best natural Homeopathic medicines for Clonic Seizures.
 Agaricus is a great nervous remedy. It is a beneficial Homeopathic remedy when there is a jerking of a single
muscle group or the whole body.
 Cuprum is ideal when the problem starts in toes or fingers and spreads to the entire body.

Tonic Seizures: Cicuta Plumbum