Encyclopedia of Homeopathy

288 •A–Z QUICK REFERENCECIMEXAcanthia lectulariaKey uses• Anxiety, especially after a chill or drinkingalcohol, and possibly followed by a fever• Joint or muscle acheCIMICIFUGACimicifuga racemosaKey uses• Depression• Head and neck pain• Menopause• Menstrual problems• PregnancyCINAArtemisia cinaKey uses• Coughs and colds• Intestinal worms• Sleep problems• Temper tantrums• Twitching musclesSee Materia Medica page 118See Materia Medica page 48See Materia Medica page 38See also pages 246–47CINNABARISHydrargyrum sulphuratumrubrumKey uses• Genital and rectal ulceration and warts• Headaches, inflamed eyes, catarrh, andsore throat• Painful menstruation, pregnancy,or labor• Pimples, pustules, and skin eruptionsCISTUSCistus canadensisKey uses• Allergic rhinitis• Frequent colds• Glandular swelling and hardening,especially in the neck• Sinusitis, chronic or recurrent• Tonsillitis• Upper respiratory tract infectionsCLEMATISClematis rectaKey uses• Abnormal urine flow• Moist, itchy pustules on the backof the head or skull• Skin complaints• Swollen glands, especially of prostate,testes, ovaries, or breasts• Urethral inflammationSee Materia Medica page 147See Materia Medica page 137See Materia Medica page 137COCAErythroxylum cocaKey uses• Altitude sickness• Breathlessness or asthmaCOCCULUSAnamirta cocculusKey uses• Agitation• Hypersensitivity to touch• Muscle weakness, spasms in the legs,and gradual paralysis• Sea- and travel-sickness, nausea,and vomiting• Vertigo and dizzinessCOCCUS CACTIDactylopius coccusKey uses• Asthma• Spasmodic coughing, especiallywhooping cough• Urinary problems with painin the kidneysSee Materia Medica page 142See Materia Medica page 124See also page 275See Materia Medica page 140