Else I will Spit
NATIONAL JOURNAL OF HOMOEOPATHY 1993 Sep / Oct Vol II NO 5. 
Mishra S C.
` Bell

I had been treating a patient of chronic pharyngitis, with recurrent cough and coryza, who brought his 5 years old son for consultation. The boy was passing urine involuntarily even in the daytime. He had a habit of biting his lips and disobeying his parents. His parents termed him short tempered and irritable. He was fond of milk and ice but disliked ice-cream. Like his father, he too suffered from a bad throat and passed dry hard stools every alternate day. He had a dry cough which persisted at night during sleep. When I asked his name, the boy spat on my face and repeated the act again on further questioning.

I took this as the key symptom and referred to the rubric:

1. Spits in faces of people (Kents Rep. 82). Bell, Calc, Cup, Stram, Verat were listed.
   Some other rubrics taken were-
2. Obstinate (stubborn) KR 69 Bell.
3. Irritability KR 57 Bell
4. Biting (KR 9) Bell
5. Urination involuntary KR 659 Bell

Belladonna 30, three doses were given three hourly, followed by placebo.

Within a week he stopped the involuntary passage of urine. His anger reduced and he also stopped spitting on peoples faces.