Compositae family remedies - Similima

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ASTARACEAE
(ASTER FAMILY)
SUNFLOWER/DAISY
FAMILY
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� It is one of the biggest
family in our
materiamedica. There
are 60 remedies
mentioned in our MM.
� They are annual or
perennial herbs,
shrubs and rarely
trees.There are 900
genera & 19000
species of this family
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� Uniqueness of family is what appears to be a
single flower is actually composite of many
florets. Hence the name of the family is
compositae.
� These florets are arranged in disc like flower
head or receptacle in centripetal manner
enclosed in involucres of whorled bracts of
modified leaves
� Flowers of compositae is of many individual
florets, which are of two types Regular or Disc florets
Irregular or ray florets- disc florets form the central disc of
short flower and ray florets form outside petals
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Active principles
� Hydrocarbons, alcohols,phenolic ester, acetone,
acids, esters, sugars, starch, resinoid,
glucosides, alkaloids
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IMPORTANT REMEDIES OF THE
GROUP
1. Injury group
2. Convulsion group
3. GIT& GUT group
4. Cichoriaceae family
5. Fever group
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INJURY GROUP
1. Arnica montana
2. Bellis perenis
3. Calendula officinalis
4. Cineraria maritima
5. Erigeron
canadensis
6. Achiller millefolium
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CONVULSION GROUP
1. Artemisia Abrotanum
2. Artemisia Absinthium
3. Artemisia vulgaris
4. Cina maritima (Artemisia maritima)
5. Chamomilla.
6. Tanacetum vulgare
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GIT & GUT GROUP
1. Brachyglottis
2. Cardus marianus
3. Cardus benedictus
4. Senecio
5. Senecio Aureus
6. Gnaphalium
7. Inula
8. Solidago
9. Tussilago Farfara.
10. Tussilago Fragrans.
11. Tussilago petasites
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CICHORIACEAE GROUP
1. Cichorium
2. Lactuca virosa
3. Taraxacum *
4. Liatris spicata
5. Lapsana communis
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FEVER GROUP
1. Eupatorium Aromaticum.
2. Eupatorium Perfoliatum.
3. Eupatorium Purpureum
4. Helianthus Annus .
5. Parthenium Hysterophorus .
6. Pyrethrum Parthenium.
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OTHER IMPORTANT REMEDIES
1. Echinaceae Angustifolia.
2. Echinaceae Purpurea
3. Wyethia.
4. Grindelia.
5. Guaco.
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SPHERE OF ACTION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL
ACTION
� 1) blood- relaxation & weakening of capillary vessels
stasis extravasation capillary oozing,
ecchymosis, internal haemorrhage
� 2) muscles & soft connective tissue inflammation
SORE, LAME, BRUISED FEELING
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� 3)MM of GIT, GUT, RS---- Inflammation with exudation
and soreness congestion
discharge with bleeding
� 4)CNS ---- Congestions CONVULSIONS
� 5)Glands-- Inflammation induration
� 6)Joints ---Inflammation rheumatism
� 7) Skin ---Inflammation suppuration
� 8) Nerves--- injuries Inflammation
intense pain with soreness
� 9) Female reproductive system--- Uterinemuscles
atonic condition haemorrhage
10) Heart Hypertrophy
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GENERAL MENTAL FEATURES OF COMPOSITAE
� Mental irritability
� Nervousness, excitability, fidgety
� Hysterical tendency
� Sadness, mental depression
� Sensitive to effect of recent or past trauma
� Fear of accidents or dead bodies
� Anxious dreams with restless sleep
� Contradiction intolerable
� Kleptomania- art vul
� Somnambulism- art vul
� Child- ill natured, spiteful, uncivil, cruel, peevish, irritable,
poor concentration
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Causative factors or basic feeling which is responsible
for these expressions
1)Most of plants are weeds growing on unwanted places without any care
2)Chicory plant- bach flower remedy- said that behavioural disturbance
come from “extreme uncared for, unwanted, rejected feeling”. In cina
,cham etc we can see this.
3) But they adopt other measures to get that love,warmth, care etc in the
form of capriciousness, unruly, ugly behaviour with strong> by being
carried or by hysterical & self centered
4)Another consequence is they lacks self identity, or sense of belonging or
connectedness and therefore easily affected by external forces producing
fear of attack, fright , anxiety OR complete disconnectedness, tells no
complaints even if he is seriously ill, or comatose stages
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COMMON PHYSICAL FEATURES
1. Acute and chronic effects of trauma
2. Hypersensitivity- out of proportion to affection
3. Sore, lame ,bruised feeling of affected parts
with restlessness
4. Ecchymosis, internal bleeding and
haemorrhagic tendency
5. Nervous affections- convulsions and epilepsy
6. Septic fever with delirium and pseudo euphoria
7. Marasmus- ascending type in spite of ravenous
appetite
8. Thirsty
9. Used for worm troubles
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10) Affections of children – convulsions,
dentition problems, worm troubles,
emaciation, irritability etc
11) Generally left sided affections .
12) Complaints associated with coldness.
13) Marked action upon the blood , muscular fibres
of the bloods vessels -- venous congestion and
haemorrhagic tendency.
14)Action upon the respiratory mucus membrane –
causing allergic manifestations, dyspnoea and
whooping cough; exudative processes
15) Predominant action on liver and spleen
16) Rheumatic affections
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17)Most of the remedies of this group is useful in
cancerous affections.
Abrotanum: prevents metastasis. Angioma of
the face.
Calend: As an intercurrent remedy in cancer.
Cardus m: rectal cancer with profuse diarrhoea.
Echi: Tendency to malignancy in acute and
subacute disorders. Last stages of cancer to
ease pain .
Guaco: Cancer
Senecio jacoboea: cancer
Tarax : Cancer of bladder.
18)Marked action on skin, eyes, urinary system
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� GENERAL MODALITY
� Aggravations
Touch, jar, motion, damp cloudy weather, cold air, injury,
drinking,evening, night, music and suppressed
discharges. Sensitive to cold open air
� Ameliorations
Continued motion, rest, lying on abdomen, better after
discharge, profuse sweating,
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� Common features of Injury group
1) Ill effects of injury, recent or remote, and injury
in any form
Eg: arnica- bad effects of blunt, external injury or
falls
Cal- injury due to cuts and lacerations
Bellis perenis
< deep trauma, travelling , fall

� 2) injury to muscles, connective tissue, joints mainly
causing –inflmn
� --sepsis/suppuratio
� --rheum
� -- tumours
� --miscarriage
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3) injured nerves produce extreme painfulness ,
SORENESS, ACHING, BRUISED SENSATION
< slightest touch, motion, being approached suggests vary
sensitive , painful state
4)Weak & relaxed vessels of deeper organs that they
produce profuse he, ecchymosis & varicose veins
5) Overuse of any organ, excess sexual indulgence
produce deep seated affections
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6) Mind
A/F accidents, injuries
Loosing harmony
- A state of fear, fright,nervousness, sleeplessness,or
nightmares after accidents, injuries. Fear of being
approached or touched
- Absolute confusion, depression, sadness, good for
nothing feeling or loss of ambition, he does not know
what to do, declares himself well when he is seriously ill
- COMPLETE DEPRESSION AND DISSOCIATION FROM
REALITY
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ARNICA MONTANA
� - Leopard's-bane.
� Wolf’s eye
� - Fallkraut. (german)
� - Tincture of whole
fresh plant before just
flowering/
� - Tincture of root.
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� Arnica is the king of our traumatic remedies.
� Its essential oil contains an imperfectly known
alkaloid called Arnicin, and a starchy substance
known as Inulin.
� For the bad effects resulting from mechanical
injuries; even if received years ago.
� - Sore, lame, bruised feeling all through the body,
as if beaten; traumatic affections of muscles.
� - Mechanical injuries, especially with stupor
from concussion; involuntary faeces and urine.
� - After injuries with blunt instruments (Symph.).
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� - Concussions and contusions, results of shock or injury;
without laceration of soft parts; prevents suppuration
and septic conditions and promotes absorption.
� - Nervous, cannot bear pain; whole body oversensitive
(Cham., Cof., Ign.).
� - Says there is nothing the matter with him.
� Dysentery; with ischuria, fruitless urging; long interval
between the stools.
� ribbon-like stools from enlarged prostate or
retroverted uterus.
� - Retention or incontinence of urine after labor (Op.).
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Dr.SK. Banerjea delineates the totality through the common
name of medicine Leopard's Bane.
� L =Lame sore bruised feeling all through the body.
� E = Everything hard : complaints constantly of it.
� O = Oversensitive : nervous cannot bear pain.
� P = Painful boils: one after another.
� A = After-effects of injury: even if received years ago.
� R = Ribbon-like stools.
� D = Dysentery with ischuria.
� S = Soreness of parts after labor.
� B = Belching: foul putrid like rotten eggs.
� A = Apoplexy: with loss of consciousness.
� N = Nothing the matter with him.
� E = Erect walking impossible: excessive fear of being
touched.
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Calendula officinalis.
Marigold.
Tincture of leaves and
flowers.
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� Traumatic affections : to secure union by first
intention and prevent suppuration.
� - External wounds with or without loss of
substance; torn and jagged looking wounds;
post-surgical operations; to promote healthy
granulation and prevent excessive suppuration
and disfiguring scars.
� - Calendula is almost specific for clean, surgical
cuts or lacerated wounds, to prevent excessive
suppuration.
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BELLIS PERENNIS
� Daisy.
� Wound wort,
� bruise wort
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� - It is especially useful in deep trauma or septic wounds of
abdominal and pelvic organs; after major surgical
operations.
� - It removes the ill effects of auto-traumatism - excess of
masturbation.
� - It acts upon the muscular fibers of the blood-vessels. It
affects Blood Vessels causing venous stasis, and varicose
veins.
� - Injuries to the nerves, with intense soreness amel. by cold
bathing.
� - Muscles become SORE AND BRUISED.
� - It is a suitable remedy to old labourers, and commercial
travellers.
� - Near and remote effects; of blows, falls, accidents, railway
spine.
� - Tumours from injury.
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ACHILLIS MILLEFOLIUM .
� Achillea millefolium.
� - Yarrow.
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� Ailments: from over-lifting, over-exertion, or a fall.
� - Haemorrhages: painless, without fever
� - Haemoptysis: after injury; in incipient phthisis;
in haemorrhoidal patients; from a ruptured blood
vessel.
� - Leucorrhoea of children from atony (Cal.).
� - Cough: with raising of bright blood; in
suppressed menses or haemorrhoids; with
oppression and palpitation; after a fall from a
height (Arn.); after violent exertion; with blood;
daily at 4 P.M. (Lyc.).
� -Follows well: after, Acon. and Arn. in
haemorrhages.
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CINERARIA MARITIMA
� Dusty Miller.
� Habitat- Venezuela
and other parts of
tropical America.
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� Has some reputation in the cure of cataract
and corneal opacities.
� * Is used externally, by instilling into the eye
one drop four or five times a day.
� * This must be kept up for several months.
� * Most effective in traumatic cases.
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ERIGERON CANADENSIS
� - Canada Flea-bane.
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� Haemorrhages are caused and cured by this remedy.
� * Persistent haemorrhage from the bladder.
� * Haemorrhage from the uterus, with painful micturition.
� * FEMALE:-
� - Bright-red flow.
� - Menorrhagia; profuse leucorrhoea; bloody lochia
returns after least motion, comes in gushes; between
periods, leucorrhoea with urinary irritation; pregnant
women with "weak uterus;" a bloody discharge on slight
exertion.
� - Bleeding haemorrhoids; nosebleed instead of menses.
[Bry.]
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Common features of Convulsion group
1)Chiefly affect BRAIN, MEDULLA & SPINE
2)convulsion, epilepsy, convulsive diseases of
childhood
3)Convulsions with trembling, biting of tongue,
tremors, chorea, opisthotonous, giddiness, there
may or may not be loss of consciousness
4)They are all childrens remedy- emaciation
inspite of eating well, worms, convulsions,
emotional and temperamental oversensitivity
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5) Children- Are cross:- irritable, very TOUCHY,ugly in
behaviour, dissatisfied, capricious, & children DO NOT
WANT TOBE TOUCHED OR LOOKED AT.
6) Modalities
< cold, night, touch, anger , vexation
> MOTION
This modality found in all convulsion gr.
Cham & cina relief from motion
Artemisia has desire to move about
Absinthinum- due to delirium pt is obliged to walk about
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CINA MARITIMA(ART MAR)
� The unexpanded flower-heads (commonly called
"seeds") of several varieties of Artemisia maritima.
� - Semen cinae.
� - Flores cinae.
� - Wormseed.
Alkaloid-santonine- strong antihelminthic- esp round
worms
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� * Pain in shocks.
� Adapted to children with dark hair, very cross,
irritable, ill-humored, want to be carried, but
carrying gives no relief; does not want to be
touched
� Constantly digging and boring at the nose; picks
the nose all the time.
� - Children, suffering from worms,grinding of
teeth (Cic., Spig.); ascarides (Teucr marum
verum).
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� - Face is pale; sickly with dark rings under the
eyes; one cheek red, the other pale (Cham.).
� - Canine hunger : hungry soon after a full meal;
craving for sweets. refuses mother's milk.
� - Cough : dry with sneezing; spasmodic, gagging
in the morning.
� - Child is afraid to speak or move for fear of
bringing on a paroxysm of coughing (Bry.).
� Bedwettting< fullmoon
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CHAMOMILLA
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� Matricaria chamomilla.
� Chamomilla is particularly suited to diseases of
pregnant women, nurses and little children.
� Especially of frequent employment in diseases of
children, where peevishness, restlessness and colic
give the needful indications. The senses are too
acute. Hypersensitive to pain
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� - Children, new-born and during period of dentition.
� - Child quiet only when carried.
� - Complaint from anger, especially chill and fever.
� Mental calmness contraindicates Chamom.
� Convulsions of children from nursing, after a fit of
anger in mother (Nux. after fright in mother, Op.).
� Puerpural convulsions after anger
� Pain : with numbness of affected part.
� Toothache if anything warm is taken into the mouth
(Bis., Bry., Coff.); during menses or pregnancy.>
cold water
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ARTEMESIA ABROTANUM
Lady's Love.(lad’s love)
Southernwood.
(Southern Europe).
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� It affects nerves, causing numbness, weakness,
trembling, and paretic conditions.
� - Inspite of good appetite, children emaciated,
especially in lower extremities.----ascending
marasmus
� - Rheumatism, occurs after checked
diarrhoea.
� - It also causes alternating conditions, one
diseased condition disappears and another
appears, e.g. piles alternating with
rheumatism.
� - Oozing of blood, and moisture in newborn,
from navel.
� - Effects, remaining after operation on chest.
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ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIUM
Commonname- Wormwood.
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� It causes convulsions, preceded by
trembling.
� Tremor is a marked feature, tremor of tongue,
heart.
� Attacks occur in rapid succession.
� - It is a useful remedy, for nervousness,
excitement, and sleeplessness, in children.
� - Chorea.
� - Opisthotonus
� - Forgets, what has recently happened, after
and before convulsion.
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ARTEMISIA VULGARIS
� Worm wood.
� Mugwort.
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� It has a prominent place in convulsive diseases of
childhood and girls at puberty.
� - The patient is irritable and excitable before the attack of
epilepsy.
� - Epilepsy; without aura; after fright or grief; after a blow
on the head; with menstrual disturbances.
� - Attacks are accompanied or followed by profuse
offensive sweat of garlicky odour; and seminal emissions.
� - Somnambulism--- Gets up at night and works, but
remembers nothing in the morning.
� - Chorea, with inability to swallow.
� - Right side convulsed, left paralyzed.
� - Coloured light produces dizziness.
� - Petit mal.
� - Walks in the street, suddenly stops, stares into space,
often mumbles a few words, becomes normal and
remembers nothing.
� - Inclination to steal-- kleptomania
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TANACETUM VULGARE
Tansy
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� Tanac. induces all the cardinal features of
rabies
� Abnormal lassitude. Mental fatigue, nausea and
vertigo, worse in a closed room
� * Nervous and tired feeling.
� * "Half dead, half alive feeling" all over.
� * Of use in chorea and reflex spasms (worms).
� * Irritable, sensitive to noise.
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GIT &GUT GROUP
1. Brachyglottis*
2. Cardus marianus*
3. Cardus benedictus
4. Senecio
5. Senecio Aureus*
6. Gnaphalium*
7. Inula*
8. Solidago*
9. Tussilago Farfara.
Tussilago Fragrans.
Tussilago petasites
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Group features of GIT &GUT Group Remedies
1) Affections of liver & portal system
2) GI disorders leading to predominent vomiting,
diarrhoea & colic
3) Urogenital system ailments producing altered
menstrual function, dysmenorrhoea, and associated
urinary or rectal complaint
1) Sexual irritation and problem of puberty
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BRACHYGLOTTIS REPENS
� Common name --
Puka Puka
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� Bright's disease. Produces symptoms of albuminuria.
� Fluttering sensation. (Calad.)
� The most marked symptoms: Urgency in passing urine, pain
in neck of bladder, pain in bladder after urinating and in urethra and
stinging in penis, a large quantity of pale-colored urine voided of low
specific gravity and containing albumen.
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CARDUS MARIANUS
� St. Mary's Thistle.
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� It is primarily a liver and spleen remedy and for
haemorrhages due to the affections of those
organs, which gives relief.
� Liver affections associated with lung affections.
Abdomen
� - Pain in region of liver.
� - Left lobe very sensitive.
� - Constipation; stools hard, difficult, knotty;
alternates with diarrhoea.
� - Stools bright yellow.
� - Swelling of gall bladder with painful
tenderness.
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CARDUS BENEDICTUS
Cnicus benedictus.
Blessed Thistle.
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� Strong action on eyes. Twitching of eyes; disturbed
vision. Eyeballs feel larger. Muscae volantatis
� Sensation of contraction in many parts.
� Stomach similar to those of Card-m.
� Dysphagia. Bitter burning in stomach. Hiccough;
yawning; vomiting. Cutting pains in abdomen. Diarrhoeic
stools.
� Hoarseness. Inspired air feels cold. Hands burn after the
sweat, on exerting them
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SENECIO/SENECIO AUREUS
� Golden Ragwort.
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� In eclectic practice it is considered as a regulator of menstrual
function; therefore it has a marked action on Female and
Urinary Organs esp. bladder.
� Affection of mucous glands causes catarrhal condition of
mucous membranes esp. of vagina, bladder and
respiratory tract.
� Irritable bladder of children, with headache.
� Functional amenorrhoea of young girls with backache.
� Menses retarded, suppressed, with dropsy , cough or
backache
� Ill effects of suppressed or delayed menses; wounds.
� Haemorrhagic tendency; from other organs esp. with
suppressed or delayed menses.
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GNAPHALIUM
� Gnaphalium polycephalum.
Gnaphalium- woolly foliage
Polycephalum-many heads
� Sweet-scented Everlasting
Flower.
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� Medicine for sciatica, when pain is associated
with numbness of the part affected.
� Rheumatism and morning diarrhoea. Offensive
diarrhoea with colic agg. morning.
� Intense sciatic pain; alternating with or
followed by numbness
� Agg. lying down, motion, stepping;
� Amel. by flexing the limbs on abdomen, by sitting
in a chair.
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INULA HELENIUM
� Scabwort
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� Violent tickling in Larynx, producing dry
cough, worse lying down, worse at night,
� A mucous membrane medicine. Bearingdown
sensation in pelvic organs and
bronchial symptoms are most marked. Substernal
pain. Diabetes.
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SOLIDAGO VIRGAUREA
� Golden rod
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�Homoeopathic catheter
�Solid. has helped diseases arising from or
complicated with defective functions of
kidneys are very likely to be benefited by
this remedy..
�Kidneys sensitive to pressure.
�Bright's disease. Chronic nephritis. Uremic
asthma.
�Repeated colds of tuberculosis
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TUSSILAGO PETASITES
� Bitter-burr.
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� Tus-p. has some action on the urinary organs
and found useful in gonorrhea.
� Irritation of the urethra. Crawling in urethra.
Gonorrhea, yellowish, thick discharge.
� Tussilago farfara as an intercurrent medicine in
tuberculosis of lungs. (Tub.)
� Tus-fragrans has a peculiar sensation induced
was as if a morsel of food lay at the bottom of the
cardia and would not pass.
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� Common features of Cichoraceae group
1) Most of the parts of plants are edible and are of
high nutritional value( eg: salad)and lactusa
increases milk production in lactating mother
2) Most of them cause or cure mental and bodily
exertion, lassitude and depression
3)
4) Predominent action on liver, GIT, intestine with
altered appetite, distension, difficult stool &
diarrhoea
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CICHORIUM INTYBUS
� [CICHORIUM]
� Chicory.
(bach flower remedy)
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� Chicory belongs to the group of Over-care for
Others' Welfare as classified by Bach.
� This group deals with mental, emotional imbalances
in regard to caring for or controlling others.
� Clinical
� - Amblyopia.
� - Constipation.
� - Headache
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LACTUSA VIROSA
Wild Lettuce
Opium Lettuce.
� The name Lactuca is
derived from Latin.
Lac- milk, in reference
to the milky juice;
virosa -'poisonous' or
'offensive.'
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� The juice contains an active principle called
Lactucin and is somewhat like Opium in its action
� Great sleepiness and lethargy.
� The most characteristic symptom of Lactuca,
consists in a sensation of constriction and
tightness, affecting the whole body but more
especially the chest.
� Incessant, spasmodic cough, as if chest would fly to
pieces.
� Seems to be a true galactogogue
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� The most characteristic symptom of Lactuca,
consists in a sensation of constriction and
tightness, affecting the whole body but more
especially the chest.
� Incessant, spasmodic cough, as if chest would fly to
pieces.
� Seems to be a true galactogogue(asaf)
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TARAXACUM OFFICINALE
Dandelion
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� For gastric headaches, bilious attacks, with
characteristically mapped tongue and jaundiced
skin.
� Cancer of bladder.
� Flatulence. * Hysterical tympanites.
� Diuretic
� Jaundice with enlargement and induration of liver.
� Restlessness of limbs in typhoid (Rhus, Zinc.).
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LIATRIS SPICATA
(COLIC ROOT)
� Liatris is a vascular stimulant. Increases functional
activity of the skin, mucous membranes.
� Of use in dropsy due to liver and spleen diseases,
also kidney dropsy. It is a prompt diuretic
� Colic. Diarrhea with violent urging and pain in lower
part of back.
� Liat. locally, applied to ulcers and unhealthy
wounds.
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LAPSANA COMMUNIS
(NIPPLE-WORT)
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COMMON FEATURES OF FEVER GROUP
1. Intermittent fever with chill and sweat
2. Fever with liver ad spleen affections
3. Rheumatism and joint problems are associated
with
4. Discharges are hot with burning pains, glowing
like fire with soreness of mucosa
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EUPATORIUM PERFOLIATUM
� Boneset.
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� Bruised feeling, as if broken, all over the body (Arn.,
Bellis, Pyr.).
� - Bone pains affecting back, head, chest, limbs,
especially the wrists, as if dislocated.
� - Pains come quickly and go away as quickly (Bell., Mag.
p., Eup. pur.).
� - Vertigo; sensation as if falling to the left.
� Cough : < at night; following measles or suppressed
intermittents.
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� Fever : chill at 9 A.M one day, at noon the next
day; bitter vomiting at close of chill; drinking
hastens chill and causes vomiting; bone pains,
before and during chill.
� - Bryonia is the nearest analogue, having free
sweat, but pains keep patient quiet; while Eup.
has scanty sweat and pains make patient
restless.
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EUPATORIUM PURPUREUM
(QUEEN OF THE MEADOW)
� Albuminuria, diabetes, strangury, irritable
bladder, enlarged prostate are a special
field for this remedy.
� Excellent in renal dropsy- diuretic
� Chills and pains run upwards.
� Impotency and sterility.
� No thirst during chill, but much frontal ache.
� Violent shaking, with comparatively little
coldness
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EUPATORIUM AROMATICUM
(WHITE SNAKE-ROOT)
� Eupatorium arom. is doubly indicated where
nervous weakness and aphthous disease
are combined.
� Low fevers with extreme restlessness.
� Aphthous disease. Sore nipples.(lapsana com) Sore
mouth in infants.
� Vomiting of bile, pain in stomach, headache
and fever.
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� It is a Spleen remedy
Helianthus annus
(sunflower)
� Old cases of intermittent fever.
� Vomiting, black stools(leptandra), congestion
and dryness of mouth and pharynx, redness and
heat of skin.
� Symptoms aggravated by heat and relieved by
vomiting.
� Marked effects on stomach, with nausea and
vomiting.
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PARTHENIUM HYSTEROPHORUS(BITTER
BROOM)
� * A Cuban remedy for fevers, especially malarial.
� * Increased flow of milk.
� * Amenorrhoea and general debility.
� * Cheyne-Stokes breathing.
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PYRETHRUM PARTHENIUM
� Chrysanthemum parthenium
� Feverfew.
Pyrethrum has bitter tonic properties like those of Chamomile and
is a popular remedy in slight fevers whence the name Feverfew.
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CLINICAL
� Convulsions.
� Delirium.
� Dysentery
� Fevers
� Loquacity
� Rheumatism.
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OTHER IMPORTANT DRUGS
� Echinaceae Angustifolia.
Echinaceae Purpurea
� Wyethia.
� Grindelia.
� Guaco.
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ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFOLIA
� purple cone-flower
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� this remedy corrects the blood dyscrasias; hence it is useful in all types of
blood poisonings.
� - Auto-infection, septic conditions, bites of poisonous
animals, lymphangitis, gangrene, vaccinosis etc.
� - Symptoms tend towards malignancy in acute and
subacute disorders.
� Eases the pains of cancer in the last stage
� Slowness in every action - speaks slowly, raplies slowly,
walks slowly.
� - Foul discharges.
� - Valuable as a local cleansing and antiseptic wash.
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ECHINACEA PURPUREA
(BLACK SAMPSON)
Similar action as E. angustifolia
The black root has been taken as a "signature" of the
remedy in cases of low fevers where a black tongue was
observed..
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WYETHIA HELENOIDES
(POISON WEED)
MARKED EFFECTS ON THE THROAT
AND HAS PROVEN AN EXCELLENT
REMEDY IN FOLLICULAR PHARYNGITIS,
IRRITABLE THROATS OF SINGERS AND
PUBLIC SPEAKERS.
USEFUL ALSO IN HEMORRHOIDS.
HAY FEVER SYMPTOMS, ITCHING IN
POSTERIOR SINUSES.(ARUNDO)
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GRINDELIA
� Grindelia robusta and
Grindelia squarrosa.
� A tincture is made of
the leaves and
unexpanded flowers.
� Grindelia is also called
the gum plant,
because of a viscid
balsamic secretion.
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� Asthma.
� There is an abnormal accumulation of tenacious, viscid
mucus in the smaller bronchi, The sibilant rales are
disseminated with foamy mucus, very difficult to detach.
� Aggravation during sleep, has to keep up in a sitting
posture in the bed
� This asthma is secondary to heart affections.
� This difficulty of respiration during sleep is due to its paretic action on
the pneumogastric nerve.
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GUACO
� Climbing Hemp Weed.
(a climbing composite of
Tropical America).
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� Guaco has a local repute as a remedy for the
� bites of serpents,
� for hydrophobia,
� cholera and
� cancer.
� Bulbar paralysis.
� Spinal irritation, tongue heavy and difficult to
move.
� Leucorrhoea copious, corroding, putrid, debilitating.
< night.
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� Guaco acts on nervous system and female
organs.
� Spinal symptoms most marked and verified.
� Beer drinkers threatened with strokes.
� Diarrhea and dysentery with aching in
sacrum and loins.
� Cholera.cancer
� Syphilis.
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REFERENCES
� Re-exploring our magnificent plants- rupal
desai
� Group study- j.d.patil
� MM- N.M.Choudhary
� Homoeopathic remedy guide- r.murphy
� Concordant MM-Vermulen.F
� Boericke,s- MM
� H.C.Allen- key notes
� S.R Phatak-MM
� Clark,s Dictionary of practical MM
� Farrington- clinical MM
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