AUTO IMMUNE DISEASES

Blood vessels

Connective tissues

Endocrine Glands (Thyroid, Pancreas)

Joints

Muscles

Red blood cells

Skin

Rheumatoid Arthritis

It’s a chronic inflammation of joints associated with pain, swelling mostly affecting joints of hands and feet. In severe cases it causes joint deformity.

Lupus

It affects skin, joints, kidneys, brain, heart, lungs. Commonest symptoms are butterfly rash on face, fatigue, joint pains.

Celiac Disease

It affects lining of small intestine causing frequent diarrheas, gases, bloating of abdomen, anemia. It is associated with consumption of Gluten( a type of protein found in wheat, barley rye)

Type 1 Diabetes

Antibodies attacks and destroys insulin producing cells due to this person develops diabetes and requires insulin injections.

Multiple Sclerosis

Immune cells attacks nerve cells causing pain, blindness, weakness, poor co-ordination.

Psoriasis

It’s a skin disease where skin rapidly produces silvery, scaly, plaques looks like dandruff. It is mostly associated with joint problems and pitting of nails.

Grave’s Disease

It’s a auto immune disease of thyroid gland where there is excessive secretion of thyroid hormone (Hyperthyroidism). Symptoms include bulging eyeballs, weight loss, nervousness, increased heart rate, weakness.

Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis

In this condition there is destruction of normal thyroid cells resulting in Hypothyroidism. Symptoms are fatigue, constipation, weight gain, depression, dry skin.

Vasculitis

In this condition there is thickening of blood vessel wall causing thickening, weakening and narrowing. There is decreased blood flow to organs damaging them.

Myasthenia Gravis

In this disease there is weakness of muscles of body. Difficulty in walking, speaking, breathing.

Sjogren Syndrome

There is dryness of mouth and eyes.

Pernicious Anemia

There is decrease in production of red blood cells due to body’s incapability of absorbing vitamin B12.

Alopecia Areata

There sudden loss of hairs in round patches.

Phosphorus

Psoriasis, joint pains. Oversensitive to touch. Causations include strong emotions, rains, loss of vital fluids, stress. Skin better rubbing. Hemorrhagic tendency. Chilly, thirsty. Desire for cold food. Symptoms aggravated by change of weather, thunderstorm.

Arsenic

Lot of scaling and itching of skin. Discharges offensive, lot of burning pain. Restless and anxious personality. Excessive weakness and exhaustion of limbs obliging to lie down. Stiffness of joints. Better by external heat.

Lycopodium

Skin lesions thick, rough, indurated, difficult to remove. Lots of cracks. Causations are strong emotions, anger, contradiction. Burning better by cold application. Gaseous complaints with skin problems. Numbness, also drawing and tearing in limbs especially while at rest or at night. Lot of apprehensive anxiety. Afraid to be alone. Extremely sensitive.

Causticum

Intensely sympathetic, oversensitive, long lasting grief, sudden emotions. Arthritis. Tendons contracted, fibrous deposits in joint, cracking in joints. Numbness and paralysis of single parts. Heaviness, weakness

Guaiacum

Pain shifts from one joint to another. Highly offensive odor from body. Pains aggravated touch, pressure. Burning type of pain.

Gaultheria

Acute joint pains. Neuralgias, renal inflammation. Severe gastritis with prolonged vomiting

Rhamnus Californica

Rheumatism with muscular pain. Rheumatic heart condition .Legs painful, walks like a drunken man.

Actaea Spicata

Small joints are affected .Tearing, tingling pain. Slightest exertion causes swelling of joints. Fearful personality, gets startled easily, confusion of mind. Fear of being alone, fear of death.