Platinum Metallicum

Platinum Metallicum was discovered in South America sometime during the 18th century.

Contents

• Uses
• Benefits
• Cautions
• Interactions
• Other names
• References

Uses

Platinum is a precious metal that has numerous utilities, including making ornaments and dental alloys. In addition, this ‘white metal’ is also made use of in manufacturing surgical pins as well as electrical contacts. Although a little known fact, platinum is also used for medicinal purpose and in the 19th century it was used to treat the sexually-transmitted disease (STD) syphilis for a brief period. In homeopathy, this metal has been used to heal women’s health conditions since long and the practice continues even till this date.

Benefits

Menstrual disorders: As platinum is essentially a remedy for women’s health problems, this homeopathic medicine may be very beneficial for women who have been suffering from menstrual problems. In effect, the homeopathic medicine platinum is useful for treating an assortment of different types of menstrual disorders, which makes it a very popular and well accepted medicine in homeopathy. Numerous women today depend on platinum for help with profuse, short or even lack of menstrual cycles and, hence, it is recommended by homeopaths for treating a variety of conditions related to menstruation. This homeopathic medicine is useful in providing relief from throbbing cramps during menstruation and is also effective in lessening any other pain or constriction experienced by women in the area around the uterus.

Excessive sensitivity of the female genitalia: Several women often suffer from a wide range of dissimilar excruciating as well as irksome problems around their female genitalia and homeopaths generally prescribe the medication platinum to cure these symptoms. In fact, platinum is also recommended for women who endure excessive stimulation or pain related to the vagina or vulva. Such problems likely to worsen during the menstrual cycles or even take place suddenly – appearing from nowhere. It has been established that the homeopathic remedy platinum is one of the best medicines for providing relief from any type of pain or abnormal stimulus in or in the region of the female genitalia. In other words, the medicine platinum is highly effective in treating an assortment of problems related to the female reproductive organs.

Numbness and cramps in the limbs: It has been established that the homeopathic medicine platinum is generally effective in providing relief from numbness/ insensitivity as well as pain that is usually related to cold skin. This condition is perhaps owing to a feeling of constriction in the limbs. Such constricted feelings are usually common in the thighs or the calves. In case a person has a feeling that his/ her limbs are bandaged when they are actually not, then administering platinum is perhaps the best homeopathic remedy. It is effective in providing relief in such conditions.

Headaches and facial pain: This condition is generally expressed as a pain in the head and face. While this condition progresses rapidly as well as excruciatingly, it takes quite some time to settle down or alleviate. The head and facial pain may be a result of a number of different factors, while the numbness or insensitivity may happen on due to the actual pain in the head or face. Administering the homeopathic medicine platinum may provide relief from the headache or facial pain; or this may be a remedy for both the conditions. Homeopaths advise that people suffering from such conditions may turn to platinum for relief and cure.

Cautions

Please consult your doctor.

Interactions

None are recorded.

Other names

Platinum

References

Source: Herbs2000, http://www.herbs2000.com/homeopathy/platinum.htm