Observational Study of Toxicological Symptoms in Plumbum Metallicum: A Case Report

Abstract

Introduction: Chronic lead poisoning or plumbism is found mostly among the labourer connected with handling of lead or its salts. Children and women using vermilion on scalp are also victims of it. Main symptoms of it are anaemia, abdominal colic with constipation and neurological symptoms including paralysis of wrist and encephalopathy. In the proving of Plumbum Metallicum, the main source of symptoms aretoxicological which can also make a brilliant cure in lead poisoning
cases by the principle of symptom similarity, the case which present here is one of them.
Objective: Homoeopathy is based on the law of “Similia Similibus Curentur” a Latin phrase meaning “like is cured by like.” If the symptoms of lead poisoning are similar to the toxicological symptoms in Plumbum which are laid down in Materia Medica the cure takes place. In this study  verify it again.
Material and Methods: Here toxicological symptoms in Plumbum Metallicum are collected from “The Encyclopaedia of Pure Materia Medica “ by T.F Allen, vol-8.1 After each symptom the number mentioned denotes the name of the collector and the source from where the symptoms have taken. For example, swallow, pale face is a toxicological
symptom of Plumbum, beside this symptom is written Ducosta Med and S Rep,1867, in workers. Corson Canada, Lancet 1874, P-141, effect of water from leaden pipes are within. For repertorization “Repertory
of Hering’s Guiding Symptoms of our Materia Medica” by C. B Kner is used. There are four numerograph beside each rubric, II, I.II.I. II= ist grade, I= 2nd grade, II= 3rd grade, I= 4th grade. For verification of toxicological symptoms Dr. J.B. Mukherjee’s “Text Book of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology” is used.5
Results: Based on the maximum number of rubrics and consultation with Materia Medica Plumbum Metallicum removed the symptoms of chronic lead poisoning and cure took place.
Conclusion: Plumbum Metallicum can cure chronic lead poisoning case.

How to cite this article:
Ganguly A. Observational Study of Toxicological
Symptoms in Plumbum Metallicum: A Case
Report. J Adv Res Ayur Yoga Unani Sidd Homeo.
2025;12(3&4): 15-18

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2394.6547.202508