Bioplasgen No. 19

Description

Composition

Each tablet of 104mg contains Ferrum phosphoricum 3x 25mg, Kalium sulfuricum 3x 25mg, Magnesium phosphoricum 3x 25mg, Natrium sulfuricum 3x 25mg.

Indications

Shooting and stabbing pains in the joints of legs or arms, worse at night. Fever, lumbago, sciatica, muscular rheumatism.

RHEUMATISM

Rheumatism is grouped with other conditions of collagen diseases such as arthiritis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and fibrositis (non-articular rheumatism)

1. Modern terminology favours term as “Disorders associated with auto immune phenomena”. It also covers serious conditions like rheumatic fever, which is grouped along with cardiac diseases, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), polyarteritis nodosa (PAN), scleroderma, dermatomyositis and serum sickness, which require higher skills and specialised training to manage. Bioplasgen No. 19 is used along with specific medicines.

2. The clinical concept of autoimmune disease is based upon the identification of antibodies present in serum and having an affinity for some human tissue. They belong to a complex family of immunoglobulins (lg). Bioplasgen No. 19 is of help in wide variety of autoimmune diseases.

3. The term arthritis is used to describe changes in the joints which may be inflammatory or degenerative or both. The cause of the condition is unknown. Occasionally septic fever is present. The term rheumatoid arthritis which is more common in females, 25 years and above, is specially used for painful swelling of the small joints of fingers which develop a typical spindle shape. As it progresses bigger joints like wrists, ankles, elbows and knees become involved. Polyarthritis is normally symmetrical in distribution. Ankylosing spondylitis is chronic arthritis effecting spines and is a troublesome painful condition more common in men. Bioplasgen No. 19 is of help in arthritis.

4. Osteo-arthritis is a chronic condition where degenerative changes in cartilage takes place effecting large joints like hip, knee or shoulder of the age group 40-60 years. Relief occurs to some extend by use of Bioplasgen No. 19 in these cases.

5. Occurrence of tubercular, gonococcal lymphoarthritis of children (still disease) have also been reported where apart from Bioplasgen No. 19 specific target medicine will be needed.

6. Inflammations of muscles (myositis) or of connective tissues (fibrosites) are painful conditions. Yet another cause of pain is exertion, cramping and exhaustion of muscles. In rheumatism the muscular pain is generalised lowering functional efficiency of the person. Bioplasgen No. 19 covers all these conditions.

Proven indication of the ingredients within the claimed sphere of action:

Ferrum phosphoricum

It is indicated for articular rheumatism, rheumatic pain in shoulder, stiff neck, pains extend to chest, wrist and back. It also covers malaise and febrile conditions.

Kalium sulfuricum

It is specifically indicated for shifting wandering pains, pain in nape, back and limbs. Symptoms are worse in warm room and better in open air. The drug covers secondary stage of inflammations, headache which may or may not be of rheumatic origin.

Magnesium phosphoricum

It is good for cramps in calves, sciatica, darting pains (localised sharp pains) twitching, writers and players cramps, tetanic spasm, weakness in arms and hands, finger tips are stiff and numb. It is also useful in general muscular weaknesses. It’s known for antispasmodic pains, muscular and neuralgic pains.

Natrum sulfuricum

It covers oedema, itching, burning, restless pain in limbs, stiffness of knees, cracking joints, pain in hip joints and for rheumatism worse in damp cold weather. It is otherwise known as liver remedy and to great extent also relieves gout, which is sometimes confused in the initial stage with rheumatism.

Contra-indication

None. It can be used along with other medicines and measures. It is safe, non-toxic, and non-addictive drug with no reported side effect.

Presentation

Tablets of 104 mg in bottle of 20g.