Clinical confirmation of symptoms of ELAEIS GUINEENSISDr. Mohit Mathur. B.H.M.S., M.D.Lecturer, Dept. of Practice of Medicine. Nehru Homoeopathic Medical College &Hospital, B-block, Defence colony, New Delhi (India) PIN-110024. E-mail:drmohitmathur@gmail.com;Dr. Rahul Singh (Intern NHMC&H)Common name-SOUTH AMERICAN PALMProved by MURE

Clinical useScleroderma, Elephantiasis, Leprosy, Skin thickened, itching and hardened, Anesthesia.

Case illustration:An 18 years old male patient, student of B Com first year and resident of Delhi presented with following complaints:Hard and thickened skin of bothpalms ,

Skin was firmly adhered to underlying tissue making it difficult for the patient to flex his fingers.

Patient could not pinch with his fingers and was unable to form fist because of tight skin over the finger joints (figure 3 & 4).

Presence ofhyperpigmentation in the skin creases of both palms (figure 1 & 2).

Pain and tenderness of both knee joints, small joints of hands and shoulder joint.

Patient was lean, thin and of dark complexion

There was no history of raynaud's phenomena and any othersymptom which may suggest involvement of viscera.Test for anti-topoisomerase-1 was found to be negative (positive in 40% cases of diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis). Patient was diagnosed as a case of scleroderma.Treatment: Hydrocotyl 30 was prescribed with no result.Elaeis Guineensis 30 was given for 2 weeks on the basis of skin symptoms. Positive result were obtained in the form of softening of skin of palms. Later Elaise Guineensis 200 was given followedby S/L and patient is still on S/L since 4weeks.The skin of palms has soften making it possible to lift it. The finger mobility has increased marginally. There was no change in the hyperpigmentation of skin creases during the 6 weeks of treatment.The above case serves as a base for clinical confirmation of the pathogenetic power of Elaeis Guineensis. It proves that the medicine has prominant action on the skin and it induces deposition of collagen in the skin making it tough and adherent to the underlying tissue. Further clinical confirmation is required to determine whether Elaeis can also influence viscera and blood vessels thus producing a picture typical of systemic sclerosis or it only produce cutaneous scleroderma.

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