09/03/2026
Another wonderful case from Dr. Adolph Lippe's patient files... Dr. Lippe was arguably the very best prescriber homeopathy has ever known.
"Mrs. C., aged 50 years, came under my care May 12, 1871. Had been under the care of different physicians and had grown so much worse that her family despaired of her recovery, and, as a last resort, wished to try homœopathy.
Mrs. C. was married at the age of 16 years, had four children when 20 years old, suffered them from various uterine affections, had no more children, and recovered her health again; was an active housekeeper and overexerted herself very much. For years she had complained of pains in the region of the right kidney, and of palpitation of the heart when taking much exercise. The urinary discharges had gradually increased very much, and I found her very weak. She had for the last fortnight not only passed large quantities of albuminous urine every hour, and, when exercising, every quarter of an hour, but the urine was now flowing continuously, obliging her to lie down on large quantities of sheets; in the last few days these involuntary discharges had become bloody at times. Pulse about 50 feeble beats in a minute; breathing short and rapid, never under 40 inhalations per minute. She perspired freely when moving about; much thirst for cold drinks; no appetite. Has not slept for weeks, and becomes very restless after midnight; this restlessness drives her out of bed, and, too weak to walk, she goes from chair to chair and tries to find an easy position. The pain in her right kidney, extending to the bladder, has become very violent, and is worse after midnight. Bowels constipated.
A selection of the truly curative homœopathic remedy was very easy; there could be no doubt but degeneration of the right kidney was progressing, and all the urinary symptoms combined would indicate a multiplicity of remedies; but the characteristic symptom of the patient was an increase of pain in the right kidney and great restlessness, driving her from place to place after midnight. The time of the aggravation, and the species of restlessness from which she suffered, were also characteristic of Arsenicum album. And, as Arsenicum album also corresponded with the majority of the symptoms of the patient, she received a few pellets of Arsenicum album 10 M (Fincke), on her tongue.
The following night she remained in bed, the restlessness had ceased and she had slept better; the involuntary discharges of urine ceased. The second day after taking the Arsenicum album the urinary discharges diminished very considerably. The pain in her right kidney gradually diminished. On the 7th day she had three watery discharges from the bowels; her pulse then became fuller and more frequent, her breathing became normal; later her strength returned, she had a good appetite, slept well, and on the 20th of June had nothing more to complain of. She resumed her ordinary household duties, and is well at this writing, the 4th of July.
This case is one of the great triumphs of homœopathy, as taught and promulgated by its founder, Hahnemann. The remedy for the cure of the patient was chosen, according to his teachings; the totality of symptoms were the guide; neither the locality of the disease nor the name of the disorder could point out the curative agent. The effect of the homœopathically chosen remedy, administered in a highly potentized form, was allowed to exhaust its effects, and the result was a full recovery of the much suffering patient."
