Encyclopedia of Homeopathy

276 •A–Z QUICK REFERENCEA–Z QUICKREFERENCEThis quick-reference guide to the 322 remedies described in this booksummarizes the possible key benefits of each remedy. It refers you to theappropriate page in the Materia Medica for more detailed information,as well as to other parts of the book where this remedy is recommended.Unlike the rest of the book, in this guide the entries are arranged inalphabetical order by the commonly used, homeopathic names of theremedies, enabling you quickly to locate details on the remedies you willfind in health-food stores and drugstores.ABIES CAN.Abies canadensisKey uses• Digestive disorders associated withinflamed mucous membranes in thestomach and poor absorption of food• Palpitations caused by nausea, bloating,and severe burning pain in the abdomenSee Materia Medica page 118ABIES NIG.Resina piceaeKey uses• Indigestion, with a knotted sensation andstomach pains after eating• Hiatus hernia, gastritis, peptic ulcerABROTANUMArtemisia abrotanumKey uses• Chest symptoms that develop after skineruptions have failed to come out• Emaciation and debilitation of the lowerlimbs, possibly in children who fail tothrive, or due to polio• Heart disease following the suppressionof rheumatic symptoms• Mumps transferred from the parotidglands to the testesABSINTHIUMArtemisia absinthiumKey uses• Fits, seizures, and epilepsy in children• Nervousness in children• Terrible dreams and insomnia in children• Trembling, grimacing, and unsteadiness,possibly linked to alcoholism• Vertigo in childrenSee Materia Medica page 162See Materia Medica page 126See Materia Medica pages 126–27ACETIC AC.Acidum aceticumKey uses• Breathlessness• Diabetes• Fainting• Hemorrhaging• Postoperative exhaustion• Severe burning pains and tendernessin the stomach• Water retentionSee Materia Medica pages 118–19ACONITEAconitum napellusKey uses• Acute respiratory infections• Eye and ear infections• Fear, shock, and anxiety• Problems in laborSee Materia Medica page 32See also pages 183, 186, 187, 196, 211,212, 213, 218–219, 226–27, 228–29,238–39, 244–45, 248–49, 250–51,256–57, 271, 275ACTAEA SPIC.Actaea spicataKey uses• Rheumatoid arthritis with pain thatmay be severe enough to make thelimbs feel paralyzed• Rheumatism of the small jointsof the hands and wristsSee Materia Medica page 120