By SKumar Pattnaik in Vedang astrology group.
The parts of the body ruled by Cancer are the breasts, stomach and alimentary canal. Worry and tension affect them by causing nervous indigestion, ulcers, gastritis, constipation and other stomach troubles.
They need regular exercise to 'fight the flab' and dancing often appeals to them.
Most Cancerians need massage to help eliminate fluid and to break down fatty tissue. They will also respond well to healing, Nature Cure and to the Bach flower remedies.
Natural foods, especially the fibrous material such as bran and whole fruits (including the skins of apples and pears, etc.) are valuable to them as aids to elimination.
The worrying nature and the sense of self-preservation can turn the Cancerian into a hypochondriac. This is dangerous, for there is no doubt that people can will themselves into a state of ill health simply by dwelling on it. The only way to combat this tendency is to be too busy to worry about minor ailments—it is amazing how many of them just disappear if they are ignored (not all).
Cancerians can usually relax well, when they allow themselves to do so, and only need to be 'taken out of themselves'.
Among the homoeopathic remedies which should prove useful, the Cancerian should keep Nux. Vom. 6 for stomach upsets and nervous indigestion. These people are likely to be Pulsatilla types, and if this seems applicable, Pulsatilla 30 is a good standby.
The tissue salts for Cancerians is Fluoride of Lime (Calc. Fluor.) which helps the elasticity of the tissues and so prevents varicose veins and prolapses.
Among the herbs which the Cancerian may find useful are the following:
Arrowroot which calms the stomach.
Balm which also helps to do this and is invaluable for infertility and irregular menses.
Bilberry which helps to counteract water retention.
Caraway is useful for nursing mothers.
Cloves helps to clear stomach gases.
Fenugreek soothes inflammation of the stomach.
Fennel is good for nursing mothers and will relieve flatulence.
Lovage is a cure for dysmenorrhea and for stomach disorders generally.
Mustard helps to prevent indigestion.
There are two Bach flower remedies which may be applicable to Cancerians. These are Chicory and Cerato (see the descriptions under the Flower Remedies Book to match you)
The natural characteristic of the motherly Cancer type is to carry the children's burdens. Most of their worrying is for other people rather than for themselves and consists largely of a dread of what may happen. It may help them to realise that all worrying is a rehearsal for what may never occur and, like the brooding on the past, it is a waste of time and energy (and often of health). Both psychologically and spiritually, the Cancerian needs to cultivate a sense of detachment—to be more concerned about themselves and less about others (whose lives they cannot affect, no matter how much they may wish to bear other people's troubles). Their spiritual path is to find the peace within.
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