Marasmus / Infantile Emaciation

Disease Overview

This disease is more common in children, rarely adult patients are also seen. In this, the flesh of the body dries up, there is no appetite, the stomach falls, insomnia, etc. symptoms appear. This disease is caused by living in unsanitary places, consumption of polluted air, unfit diet, lack of proper food etc.

Diet & Regimen Guidelines
  • In case of marasmus, pure cod liver oil massaged on the body and kept in the sun for half an hour improves health. In the absence of cod liver oil, the use of pure mustard oil in the said regimen improves health. It is better to bathe the baby in warm water every day. Breast milk is the best food for babies. In case of deficiency cow or goat milk, various fruit juices and nutritious food should be given.

Recommended Homeopathic & Biochemic Remedies (11)

Natrum Mur
Biochemic
Key Symptoms:
  • The neck and throat become dry and worn-out
  • Always wants to drink water
  • Eat more salt
  • angry mood
  • hot
Recommended Dosage Guidelines:

200 twice a day. 1m once a week dose.

Abrotanum
Homeopathy
Key Symptoms:
  • The lower part of the body i.e. the legs are dry
  • Demonic hunger
  • Despite a lot of food, the body slowly dries up from the feet
Recommended Dosage Guidelines:

Twice in 30 days. 200 once daily.

Sarsaparilla
Homeopathy
Key Symptoms:
  • The baby's neck is more dry
  • The whole body dries up and folds in the skin like an old man
  • What is eaten is excreted undigested whole
  • Can't digest anything
Recommended Dosage Guidelines:

Q 2 drops with little water 4 times daily. 6 or 30 power is also useful.

Iodium
Homeopathy
Key Symptoms:
  • Demonic hunger
  • After eating, he wants to eat again
  • He cries if he doesn't get food, always wants food
  • The more you eat, the more your body dries up
  • hot
  • Good in cold
  • loves the cold
Recommended Dosage Guidelines:

Twice in 6 or 30 days. 200 once every three days. 1m is a dimension at one phase interval.

Sulphur
Homeopathy
Key Symptoms:
  • Impure, dirty, suffering from various skin diseases
  • Cold in the nose
  • Bad smell in stool and urine
  • Hot but does not want to bathe
  • Constipation or loose bowels
  • Day by day the flesh of the body decays and looks like a worn-out old man
Recommended Dosage Guidelines:

200 one dose per week.

Syphilinum
Homeopathy
Key Symptoms:
  • Diarrhea in children
Recommended Dosage Guidelines:

200 one dose every three days. One dose every 1m weeks or fortnight.

Medorrhinum
Homeopathy
Key Symptoms:
  • Other medications fail
Recommended Dosage Guidelines:

200 one dose every three days. One level at 1m week or half term intervals. Will use Syphilinum first then Medorrhinum.

Tuberculinum
Homeopathy
Key Symptoms:
  • A weak child without blood
  • Often gets a cold
  • A gradual onset of the disease
  • irritable mood
  • Late teething
  • Caught insects in the front teeth
  • Well-chosen medicine does not work
Recommended Dosage Guidelines:

200 morning-afternoon two doses. In chronic disease 1m or higher strength one dose at weekly or monthly intervals.

Calcarea Sil
Homeopathy
Key Symptoms:
  • Feels a little cold
  • chilly
  • If it gets a little too hot, he gets sick
  • memoryless
  • The bodies of children and adolescents become smaller day by day rather than growing
Recommended Dosage Guidelines:

Two doses in 30 or 200 days. High strength is one dose per week.

Calcarea Phos
Biochemic
Key Symptoms:
  • Worn-out skinny baby
  • dry stomach
  • The head is bigger than the body
  • Hands and feet are narrow
Recommended Dosage Guidelines:

6x or 12x 1-4 pills three times a day.

Silicea
Biochemic
Key Symptoms:
  • Foul-smelling sweat on the soles of the feet
  • big belly
  • The body is thin
Recommended Dosage Guidelines:

6x or 12x 1-4 pills four times a day. Consuming alternately with Calcarea Phos is beneficial.