GAERTNER (Bach)
By John Paterson тАФ The Bowel Nosodes
The keynote for this nosode is┬а"malnutrition"┬аand as this would imply, it is the nosode applicable to the treatment of many diseases of childhood, but it is also found to be of value in the other extreme of life associated with malignancy. Marked emaciation may be taken as an indication for the use of the┬аGaertner┬аnosode.
Mentals.┬аMostly observed in the child┬а;┬аhypersensitive to all impressions, psychical or physical┬а;┬аoveractive brain with under-nourished body.
Digestion.┬аIt is in the digestive tract that the┬аB. Gaertner┬аhas its greatest action, and this often manifests itself about the age of 6 months at the time when the infant is put on to artificial feeding.
The inability to digest┬аfat -c┼Уliac disease┬а;┬аketosis┬а;┬а"intestinal infantilism"- are all┬аdisease complexes found under the "proving" of the┬аB. Gaertner┬аpreparations┬а;┬аalso┬аchronic gastro-enteritis┬а;┬аtabes mesenterica┬а;┬аthreadworms. The clearing of threadworms is difficult and usually requires prolonged treatment.
If you combine the clinical picture of three well known remedies with which you are familiar,┬аPhosphorus, Silicea, Merc. viv.,┬аyou will have before you a very good clinical picture of the "proving" of┬аGaertner┬а(Bach).