Growth disorders can be treated with homoeopathic medicines as follow-

1.   Calcarea Phos - indicated in the defective nutrition of childhood, puberty, of old age. It prevents and cures the rickets. It is commonly indicated during early infancy life when tardy dentition development is taking place. Sunken emaciated child, poor ossification of posterior fontanelles and suture, fragile thin and soft skull bone. Child desire to eat smoked food and his mind is slow and imbecile. He dreads from mental exertion which causes headache.

 2.   Silicea-  Child is imperfectly nourished, from defective assimilation. Head is disproportionally large, fontanelles and sutures are open. Head including the scalp, neck and face is covered with offensive sweat. The face is pale, waxen earthy or yellowish. The bones are poorly developed so that child is slow in learning to walk. Prevent and cures the rickets. Mentally child is peevish, irritable and fixed mind especially about the pins, he collects and preserves them.

• Written by Dr. Simran Kaur.
• In category Diseases.
• 13 years ago.

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