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COMPOSITAE FAMILY www.similima.com<br />

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ASTARACEAE<br />

(ASTER FAMILY)<br />

SUNFLOWER/DAISY<br />

FAMILY<br />

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� It is one of the biggest<br />

<strong>family</strong> in our<br />

materiamedica. There<br />

are 60 <strong>remedies</strong><br />

mentioned in our MM.<br />

� They are annual or<br />

perennial herbs,<br />

shrubs and rarely<br />

trees.There are 900<br />

genera & 19000<br />

species of this <strong>family</strong><br />

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� Uniqueness of <strong>family</strong> is what appears to be a<br />

single flower is actually composite of many<br />

florets. Hence the name of the <strong>family</strong> is<br />

compositae.<br />

� These florets are arranged in disc like flower<br />

head or receptacle in centripetal manner<br />

enclosed in involucres of whorled bracts of<br />

modified leaves<br />

� Flowers of compositae is of many individual<br />

florets, which are of two types Regular or Disc florets<br />

Irregular or ray florets- disc florets form the central disc of<br />

short flower and ray florets form outside petals<br />

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Active principles<br />

� Hydrocarbons, alcohols,phenolic ester, acetone,<br />

acids, esters, sugars, starch, resinoid,<br />

glucosides, alkaloids<br />

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IMPORTANT REMEDIES OF THE<br />

GROUP<br />

1. Injury group<br />

2. Convulsion group<br />

3. GIT& GUT group<br />

4. Cichoriaceae <strong>family</strong><br />

5. Fever group<br />

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INJURY GROUP<br />

1. Arnica montana<br />

2. Bellis perenis<br />

3. Calendula officinalis<br />

4. Cineraria maritima<br />

5. Erigeron<br />

canadensis<br />

6. Achiller millefolium<br />

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CONVULSION GROUP<br />

1. Artemisia Abrotanum<br />

2. Artemisia Absinthium<br />

3. Artemisia vulgaris<br />

4. Cina maritima (Artemisia maritima)<br />

5. Chamomilla.<br />

6. Tanacetum vulgare<br />

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GIT & GUT GROUP<br />

1. Brachyglottis<br />

2. Cardus marianus<br />

3. Cardus benedictus<br />

4. Senecio<br />

5. Senecio Aureus<br />

6. Gnaphalium<br />

7. Inula<br />

8. Solidago<br />

9. Tussilago Farfara.<br />

10. Tussilago Fragrans.<br />

11. Tussilago petasites<br />

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CICHORIACEAE GROUP<br />

1. Cichorium<br />

2. Lactuca virosa<br />

3. Taraxacum *<br />

4. Liatris spicata<br />

5. Lapsana communis<br />

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FEVER GROUP<br />

1. Eupatorium Aromaticum.<br />

2. Eupatorium Perfoliatum.<br />

3. Eupatorium Purpureum<br />

4. Helianthus Annus .<br />

5. Parthenium Hysterophorus .<br />

6. Pyrethrum Parthenium.<br />

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OTHER IMPORTANT REMEDIES<br />

1. Echinaceae Angustifolia.<br />

2. Echinaceae Purpurea<br />

3. Wyethia.<br />

4. Grindelia.<br />

5. Guaco.<br />

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SPHERE OF ACTION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL<br />

ACTION<br />

� 1) blood- relaxation & weakening of capillary vessels<br />

stasis extravasation capillary oozing,<br />

ecchymosis, internal haemorrhage<br />

� 2) muscles & soft connective tissue inflammation<br />

SORE, LAME, BRUISED FEELING<br />

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� 3)MM of GIT, GUT, RS---- Inflammation with exudation<br />

and soreness congestion<br />

discharge with bleeding<br />

� 4)CNS ---- Congestions CONVULSIONS<br />

� 5)Glands-- Inflammation induration<br />

� 6)Joints ---Inflammation rheumatism<br />

� 7) Skin ---Inflammation suppuration<br />

� 8) Nerves--- injuries Inflammation<br />

intense pain with soreness<br />

� 9) Female reproductive system--- Uterinemuscles<br />

atonic condition haemorrhage<br />

10) Heart Hypertrophy<br />

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GENERAL MENTAL FEATURES OF COMPOSITAE<br />

� Mental irritability<br />

� Nervousness, excitability, fidgety<br />

� Hysterical tendency<br />

� Sadness, mental depression<br />

� Sensitive to effect of recent or past trauma<br />

� Fear of accidents or dead bodies<br />

� Anxious dreams with restless sleep<br />

� Contradiction intolerable<br />

� Kleptomania- art vul<br />

� Somnambulism- art vul<br />

� Child- ill natured, spiteful, uncivil, cruel, peevish, irritable,<br />

poor concentration<br />

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Causative factors or basic feeling which is responsible<br />

for these expressions<br />

1)Most of plants are weeds growing on unwanted places without any care<br />

2)Chicory plant- bach flower remedy- said that behavioural disturbance<br />

come from “extreme uncared for, unwanted, rejected feeling”. In cina<br />

,cham etc we can see this.<br />

3) But they adopt other measures to get that love,warmth, care etc in the<br />

form of capriciousness, unruly, ugly behaviour with strong> by being<br />

carried or by hysterical & self centered<br />

4)Another consequence is they lacks self identity, or sense of belonging or<br />

connectedness and therefore easily affected by external forces producing<br />

fear of attack, fright , anxiety OR complete disconnectedness, tells no<br />

complaints even if he is seriously ill, or comatose stages<br />

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COMMON PHYSICAL FEATURES<br />

1. Acute and chronic effects of trauma<br />

2. Hypersensitivity- out of proportion to affection<br />

3. Sore, lame ,bruised feeling of affected parts<br />

with restlessness<br />

4. Ecchymosis, internal bleeding and<br />

haemorrhagic tendency<br />

5. Nervous affections- convulsions and epilepsy<br />

6. Septic fever with delirium and pseudo euphoria<br />

7. Marasmus- ascending type in spite of ravenous<br />

appetite<br />

8. Thirsty<br />

9. Used for worm troubles<br />

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10) Affections of children – convulsions,<br />

dentition problems, worm troubles,<br />

emaciation, irritability etc<br />

11) Generally left sided affections .<br />

12) Complaints associated with coldness.<br />

13) Marked action upon the blood , muscular fibres<br />

of the bloods vessels -- venous congestion and<br />

haemorrhagic tendency.<br />

14)Action upon the respiratory mucus membrane –<br />

causing allergic manifestations, dyspnoea and<br />

whooping cough; exudative processes<br />

15) Predominant action on liver and spleen<br />

16) Rheumatic affections<br />

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17)Most of the <strong>remedies</strong> of this group is useful in<br />

cancerous affections.<br />

Abrotanum: prevents metastasis. Angioma of<br />

the face.<br />

Calend: As an intercurrent remedy in cancer.<br />

Cardus m: rectal cancer with profuse diarrhoea.<br />

Echi: Tendency to malignancy in acute and<br />

subacute disorders. Last stages of cancer to<br />

ease pain .<br />

Guaco: Cancer<br />

Senecio jacoboea: cancer<br />

Tarax : Cancer of bladder.<br />

18)Marked action on skin, eyes, urinary system<br />

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� GENERAL MODALITY<br />

� Aggravations<br />

Touch, jar, motion, damp cloudy weather, cold air, injury,<br />

drinking,evening, night, music and suppressed<br />

discharges. Sensitive to cold open air<br />

� Ameliorations<br />

Continued motion, rest, lying on abdomen, better after<br />

discharge, profuse sweating,<br />

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� Common features of Injury group<br />

1) Ill effects of injury, recent or remote, and injury<br />

in any form<br />

Eg: arnica- bad effects of blunt, external injury or<br />

falls<br />

Cal- injury due to cuts and lacerations<br />

Bellis perenis<br />

< deep trauma, travelling , fall<br />


� 2) injury to muscles, connective tissue, joints mainly<br />

causing –inflmn<br />

� --sepsis/suppuratio<br />

� --rheum<br />

� -- tumours<br />

� --miscarriage<br />

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3) injured nerves produce extreme painfulness ,<br />

SORENESS, ACHING, BRUISED SENSATION<br />

< slightest touch, motion, being approached suggests vary<br />

sensitive , painful state<br />

4)Weak & relaxed vessels of deeper organs that they<br />

produce profuse he, ecchymosis & varicose veins<br />

5) Overuse of any organ, excess sexual indulgence<br />

produce deep seated affections<br />

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6) Mind<br />

A/F accidents, injuries<br />

Loosing harmony<br />

- A state of fear, fright,nervousness, sleeplessness,or<br />

nightmares after accidents, injuries. Fear of being<br />

approached or touched<br />

- Absolute confusion, depression, sadness, good for<br />

nothing feeling or loss of ambition, he does not know<br />

what to do, declares himself well when he is seriously ill<br />

- COMPLETE DEPRESSION AND DISSOCIATION FROM<br />

REALITY<br />

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ARNICA MONTANA<br />

� - Leopard's-bane.<br />

� Wolf’s eye<br />

� - Fallkraut. (german)<br />

� - Tincture of whole<br />

fresh plant before just<br />

flowering/<br />

� - Tincture of root.<br />

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� Arnica is the king of our traumatic <strong>remedies</strong>.<br />

� Its essential oil contains an imperfectly known<br />

alkaloid called Arnicin, and a starchy substance<br />

known as Inulin.<br />

� For the bad effects resulting from mechanical<br />

injuries; even if received years ago.<br />

� - Sore, lame, bruised feeling all through the body,<br />

as if beaten; traumatic affections of muscles.<br />

� - Mechanical injuries, especially with stupor<br />

from concussion; involuntary faeces and urine.<br />

� - After injuries with blunt instruments (Symph.).<br />

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� - Concussions and contusions, results of shock or injury;<br />

without laceration of soft parts; prevents suppuration<br />

and septic conditions and promotes absorption.<br />

� - Nervous, cannot bear pain; whole body oversensitive<br />

(Cham., Cof., Ign.).<br />

� - Says there is nothing the matter with him.<br />

� Dysentery; with ischuria, fruitless urging; long interval<br />

between the stools.<br />

� ribbon-like stools from enlarged prostate or<br />

retroverted uterus.<br />

� - Retention or incontinence of urine after labor (Op.).<br />

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Dr.SK. Banerjea delineates the totality through the common<br />

name of medicine Leopard's Bane.<br />

� L =Lame sore bruised feeling all through the body.<br />

� E = Everything hard : complaints constantly of it.<br />

� O = Oversensitive : nervous cannot bear pain.<br />

� P = Painful boils: one after another.<br />

� A = After-effects of injury: even if received years ago.<br />

� R = Ribbon-like stools.<br />

� D = Dysentery with ischuria.<br />

� S = Soreness of parts after labor.<br />

� B = Belching: foul putrid like rotten eggs.<br />

� A = Apoplexy: with loss of consciousness.<br />

� N = Nothing the matter with him.<br />

� E = Erect walking impossible: excessive fear of being<br />

touched.<br />

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Calendula officinalis.<br />

Marigold.<br />

Tincture of leaves and<br />

flowers.<br />

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� Traumatic affections : to secure union by first<br />

intention and prevent suppuration.<br />

� - External wounds with or without loss of<br />

substance; torn and jagged looking wounds;<br />

post-surgical operations; to promote healthy<br />

granulation and prevent excessive suppuration<br />

and disfiguring scars.<br />

� - Calendula is almost specific for clean, surgical<br />

cuts or lacerated wounds, to prevent excessive<br />

suppuration.<br />

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BELLIS PERENNIS<br />

� Daisy.<br />

� Wound wort,<br />

� bruise wort<br />

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� - It is especially useful in deep trauma or septic wounds of<br />

abdominal and pelvic organs; after major surgical<br />

operations.<br />

� - It removes the ill effects of auto-traumatism - excess of<br />

masturbation.<br />

� - It acts upon the muscular fibers of the blood-vessels. It<br />

affects Blood Vessels causing venous stasis, and varicose<br />

veins.<br />

� - Injuries to the nerves, with intense soreness amel. by cold<br />

bathing.<br />

� - Muscles become SORE AND BRUISED.<br />

� - It is a suitable remedy to old labourers, and commercial<br />

travellers.<br />

� - Near and remote effects; of blows, falls, accidents, railway<br />

spine.<br />

� - Tumours from injury.<br />

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ACHILLIS MILLEFOLIUM .<br />

� Achillea millefolium.<br />

� - Yarrow.<br />

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� Ailments: from over-lifting, over-exertion, or a fall.<br />

� - Haemorrhages: painless, without fever<br />

� - Haemoptysis: after injury; in incipient phthisis;<br />

in haemorrhoidal patients; from a ruptured blood<br />

vessel.<br />

� - Leucorrhoea of children from atony (Cal.).<br />

� - Cough: with raising of bright blood; in<br />

suppressed menses or haemorrhoids; with<br />

oppression and palpitation; after a fall from a<br />

height (Arn.); after violent exertion; with blood;<br />

daily at 4 P.M. (Lyc.).<br />

� -Follows well: after, Acon. and Arn. in<br />

haemorrhages.<br />

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CINERARIA MARITIMA<br />

� Dusty Miller.<br />

� Habitat- Venezuela<br />

and other parts of<br />

tropical America.<br />

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� Has some reputation in the cure of cataract<br />

and corneal opacities.<br />

� * Is used externally, by instilling into the eye<br />

one drop four or five times a day.<br />

� * This must be kept up for several months.<br />

� * Most effective in traumatic cases.<br />

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ERIGERON CANADENSIS<br />

� - Canada Flea-bane.<br />

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� Haemorrhages are caused and cured by this remedy.<br />

� * Persistent haemorrhage from the bladder.<br />

� * Haemorrhage from the uterus, with painful micturition.<br />

� * FEMALE:-<br />

� - Bright-red flow.<br />

� - Menorrhagia; profuse leucorrhoea; bloody lochia<br />

returns after least motion, comes in gushes; between<br />

periods, leucorrhoea with urinary irritation; pregnant<br />

women with "weak uterus;" a bloody discharge on slight<br />

exertion.<br />

� - Bleeding haemorrhoids; nosebleed instead of menses.<br />

[Bry.]<br />

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Common features of Convulsion group<br />

1)Chiefly affect BRAIN, MEDULLA & SPINE<br />

2)convulsion, epilepsy, convulsive diseases of<br />

childhood<br />

3)Convulsions with trembling, biting of tongue,<br />

tremors, chorea, opisthotonous, giddiness, there<br />

may or may not be loss of consciousness<br />

4)They are all childrens remedy- emaciation<br />

inspite of eating well, worms, convulsions,<br />

emotional and temperamental oversensitivity<br />

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5) Children- Are cross:- irritable, very TOUCHY,ugly in<br />

behaviour, dissatisfied, capricious, & children DO NOT<br />

WANT TOBE TOUCHED OR LOOKED AT.<br />

6) Modalities<br />

< cold, night, touch, anger , vexation<br />

> MOTION<br />

This modality found in all convulsion gr.<br />

Cham & cina relief from motion<br />

Artemisia has desire to move about<br />

Absinthinum- due to delirium pt is obliged to walk about<br />

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CINA MARITIMA(ART MAR)<br />

� The unexpanded flower-heads (commonly called<br />

"seeds") of several varieties of Artemisia maritima.<br />

� - Semen cinae.<br />

� - Flores cinae.<br />

� - Wormseed.<br />

Alkaloid-santonine- strong antihelminthic- esp round<br />

worms<br />

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� * Pain in shocks.<br />

� Adapted to children with dark hair, very cross,<br />

irritable, ill-humored, want to be carried, but<br />

carrying gives no relief; does not want to be<br />

touched<br />

� Constantly digging and boring at the nose; picks<br />

the nose all the time.<br />

� - Children, suffering from worms,grinding of<br />

teeth (Cic., Spig.); ascarides (Teucr marum<br />

verum).<br />

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� - Face is pale; sickly with dark rings under the<br />

eyes; one cheek red, the other pale (Cham.).<br />

� - Canine hunger : hungry soon after a full meal;<br />

craving for sweets. refuses mother's milk.<br />

� - Cough : dry with sneezing; spasmodic, gagging<br />

in the morning.<br />

� - Child is afraid to speak or move for fear of<br />

bringing on a paroxysm of coughing (Bry.).<br />

� Bedwettting< fullmoon<br />

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CHAMOMILLA<br />

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� Matricaria chamomilla.<br />

� Chamomilla is particularly suited to diseases of<br />

pregnant women, nurses and little children.<br />

� Especially of frequent employment in diseases of<br />

children, where peevishness, restlessness and colic<br />

give the needful indications. The senses are too<br />

acute. Hypersensitive to pain<br />

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� - Children, new-born and during period of dentition.<br />

� - Child quiet only when carried.<br />

� - Complaint from anger, especially chill and fever.<br />

� Mental calmness contraindicates Chamom.<br />

� Convulsions of children from nursing, after a fit of<br />

anger in mother (Nux. after fright in mother, Op.).<br />

� Puerpural convulsions after anger<br />

� Pain : with numbness of affected part.<br />

� Toothache if anything warm is taken into the mouth<br />

(Bis., Bry., Coff.); during menses or pregnancy.><br />

cold water<br />

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ARTEMESIA ABROTANUM<br />

Lady's Love.(lad’s love)<br />

Southernwood.<br />

(Southern Europe).<br />

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� It affects nerves, causing numbness, weakness,<br />

trembling, and paretic conditions.<br />

� - Inspite of good appetite, children emaciated,<br />

especially in lower extremities.----ascending<br />

marasmus<br />

� - Rheumatism, occurs after checked<br />

diarrhoea.<br />

� - It also causes alternating conditions, one<br />

diseased condition disappears and another<br />

appears, e.g. piles alternating with<br />

rheumatism.<br />

� - Oozing of blood, and moisture in newborn,<br />

from navel.<br />

� - Effects, remaining after operation on chest.<br />

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ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIUM<br />

Commonname- Wormwood.<br />

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� It causes convulsions, preceded by<br />

trembling.<br />

� Tremor is a marked feature, tremor of tongue,<br />

heart.<br />

� Attacks occur in rapid succession.<br />

� - It is a useful remedy, for nervousness,<br />

excitement, and sleeplessness, in children.<br />

� - Chorea.<br />

� - Opisthotonus<br />

� - Forgets, what has recently happened, after<br />

and before convulsion.<br />

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ARTEMISIA VULGARIS<br />

� Worm wood.<br />

� Mugwort.<br />

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� It has a prominent place in convulsive diseases of<br />

childhood and girls at puberty.<br />

� - The patient is irritable and excitable before the attack of<br />

epilepsy.<br />

� - Epilepsy; without aura; after fright or grief; after a blow<br />

on the head; with menstrual disturbances.<br />

� - Attacks are accompanied or followed by profuse<br />

offensive sweat of garlicky odour; and seminal emissions.<br />

� - Somnambulism--- Gets up at night and works, but<br />

remembers nothing in the morning.<br />

� - Chorea, with inability to swallow.<br />

� - Right side convulsed, left paralyzed.<br />

� - Coloured light produces dizziness.<br />

� - Petit mal.<br />

� - Walks in the street, suddenly stops, stares into space,<br />

often mumbles a few words, becomes normal and<br />

remembers nothing.<br />

� - Inclination to steal-- kleptomania<br />

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TANACETUM VULGARE<br />

Tansy<br />

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� Tanac. induces all the cardinal features of<br />

rabies<br />

� Abnormal lassitude. Mental fatigue, nausea and<br />

vertigo, worse in a closed room<br />

� * Nervous and tired feeling.<br />

� * "Half dead, half alive feeling" all over.<br />

� * Of use in chorea and reflex spasms (worms).<br />

� * Irritable, sensitive to noise.<br />

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GIT &GUT GROUP<br />

1. Brachyglottis*<br />

2. Cardus marianus*<br />

3. Cardus benedictus<br />

4. Senecio<br />

5. Senecio Aureus*<br />

6. Gnaphalium*<br />

7. Inula*<br />

8. Solidago*<br />

9. Tussilago Farfara.<br />

Tussilago Fragrans.<br />

Tussilago petasites<br />

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Group features of GIT &GUT Group Remedies<br />

1) Affections of liver & portal system<br />

2) GI disorders leading to predominent vomiting,<br />

diarrhoea & colic<br />

3) Urogenital system ailments producing altered<br />

menstrual function, dysmenorrhoea, and associated<br />

urinary or rectal complaint<br />

1) Sexual irritation and problem of puberty<br />

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BRACHYGLOTTIS REPENS<br />

� Common name --<br />

Puka Puka<br />

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� Bright's disease. Produces symptoms of albuminuria.<br />

� Fluttering sensation. (Calad.)<br />

� The most marked symptoms: Urgency in passing urine, pain<br />

in neck of bladder, pain in bladder after urinating and in urethra and<br />

stinging in penis, a large quantity of pale-colored urine voided of low<br />

specific gravity and containing albumen.<br />

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CARDUS MARIANUS<br />

� St. Mary's Thistle.<br />

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� It is primarily a liver and spleen remedy and for<br />

haemorrhages due to the affections of those<br />

organs, which gives relief.<br />

� Liver affections associated with lung affections.<br />

Abdomen<br />

� - Pain in region of liver.<br />

� - Left lobe very sensitive.<br />

� - Constipation; stools hard, difficult, knotty;<br />

alternates with diarrhoea.<br />

� - Stools bright yellow.<br />

� - Swelling of gall bladder with painful<br />

tenderness.<br />

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CARDUS BENEDICTUS<br />

Cnicus benedictus.<br />

Blessed Thistle.<br />

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� Strong action on eyes. Twitching of eyes; disturbed<br />

vision. Eyeballs feel larger. Muscae volantatis<br />

� Sensation of contraction in many parts.<br />

� Stomach similar to those of Card-m.<br />

� Dysphagia. Bitter burning in stomach. Hiccough;<br />

yawning; vomiting. Cutting pains in abdomen. Diarrhoeic<br />

stools.<br />

� Hoarseness. Inspired air feels cold. Hands burn after the<br />

sweat, on exerting them<br />

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SENECIO/SENECIO AUREUS<br />

� Golden Ragwort.<br />

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� In eclectic practice it is considered as a regulator of menstrual<br />

function; therefore it has a marked action on Female and<br />

Urinary Organs esp. bladder.<br />

� Affection of mucous glands causes catarrhal condition of<br />

mucous membranes esp. of vagina, bladder and<br />

respiratory tract.<br />

� Irritable bladder of children, with headache.<br />

� Functional amenorrhoea of young girls with backache.<br />

� Menses retarded, suppressed, with dropsy , cough or<br />

backache<br />

� Ill effects of suppressed or delayed menses; wounds.<br />

� Haemorrhagic tendency; from other organs esp. with<br />

suppressed or delayed menses.<br />

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GNAPHALIUM<br />

� Gnaphalium polycephalum.<br />

Gnaphalium- woolly foliage<br />

Polycephalum-many heads<br />

� Sweet-scented Everlasting<br />

Flower.<br />

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� Medicine for sciatica, when pain is associated<br />

with numbness of the part affected.<br />

� Rheumatism and morning diarrhoea. Offensive<br />

diarrhoea with colic agg. morning.<br />

� Intense sciatic pain; alternating with or<br />

followed by numbness<br />

� Agg. lying down, motion, stepping;<br />

� Amel. by flexing the limbs on abdomen, by sitting<br />

in a chair.<br />

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INULA HELENIUM<br />

� Scabwort<br />

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� Violent tickling in Larynx, producing dry<br />

cough, worse lying down, worse at night,<br />

� A mucous membrane medicine. Bearingdown<br />

sensation in pelvic organs and<br />

bronchial symptoms are most marked. Substernal<br />

pain. Diabetes.<br />

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SOLIDAGO VIRGAUREA<br />

� Golden rod<br />

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�Homoeopathic catheter<br />

�Solid. has helped diseases arising from or<br />

complicated with defective functions of<br />

kidneys are very likely to be benefited by<br />

this remedy..<br />

�Kidneys sensitive to pressure.<br />

�Bright's disease. Chronic nephritis. Uremic<br />

asthma.<br />

�Repeated colds of tuberculosis<br />

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TUSSILAGO PETASITES<br />

� Bitter-burr.<br />

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� Tus-p. has some action on the urinary organs<br />

and found useful in gonorrhea.<br />

� Irritation of the urethra. Crawling in urethra.<br />

Gonorrhea, yellowish, thick discharge.<br />

� Tussilago farfara as an intercurrent medicine in<br />

tuberculosis of lungs. (Tub.)<br />

� Tus-fragrans has a peculiar sensation induced<br />

was as if a morsel of food lay at the bottom of the<br />

cardia and would not pass.<br />

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� Common features of Cichoraceae group<br />

1) Most of the parts of plants are edible and are of<br />

high nutritional value( eg: salad)and lactusa<br />

increases milk production in lactating mother<br />

2) Most of them cause or cure mental and bodily<br />

exertion, lassitude and depression<br />

3)<br />

4) Predominent action on liver, GIT, intestine with<br />

altered appetite, distension, difficult stool &<br />

diarrhoea<br />

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CICHORIUM INTYBUS<br />

� [CICHORIUM]<br />

� Chicory.<br />

(bach flower remedy)<br />

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� Chicory belongs to the group of Over-care for<br />

Others' Welfare as classified by Bach.<br />

� This group deals with mental, emotional imbalances<br />

in regard to caring for or controlling others.<br />

� Clinical<br />

� - Amblyopia.<br />

� - Constipation.<br />

� - Headache<br />

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LACTUSA VIROSA<br />

Wild Lettuce<br />

Opium Lettuce.<br />

� The name Lactuca is<br />

derived from Latin.<br />

Lac- milk, in reference<br />

to the milky juice;<br />

virosa -'poisonous' or<br />

'offensive.'<br />

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� The juice contains an active principle called<br />

Lactucin and is somewhat like Opium in its action<br />

� Great sleepiness and lethargy.<br />

� The most characteristic symptom of Lactuca,<br />

consists in a sensation of constriction and<br />

tightness, affecting the whole body but more<br />

especially the chest.<br />

� Incessant, spasmodic cough, as if chest would fly to<br />

pieces.<br />

� Seems to be a true galactogogue<br />

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� The most characteristic symptom of Lactuca,<br />

consists in a sensation of constriction and<br />

tightness, affecting the whole body but more<br />

especially the chest.<br />

� Incessant, spasmodic cough, as if chest would fly to<br />

pieces.<br />

� Seems to be a true galactogogue(asaf)<br />

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TARAXACUM OFFICINALE<br />

Dandelion<br />

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� For gastric headaches, bilious attacks, with<br />

characteristically mapped tongue and jaundiced<br />

skin.<br />

� Cancer of bladder.<br />

� Flatulence. * Hysterical tympanites.<br />

� Diuretic<br />

� Jaundice with enlargement and induration of liver.<br />

� Restlessness of limbs in typhoid (Rhus, Zinc.).<br />

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LIATRIS SPICATA<br />

(COLIC ROOT)<br />

� Liatris is a vascular stimulant. Increases functional<br />

activity of the skin, mucous membranes.<br />

� Of use in dropsy due to liver and spleen diseases,<br />

also kidney dropsy. It is a prompt diuretic<br />

� Colic. Diarrhea with violent urging and pain in lower<br />

part of back.<br />

� Liat. locally, applied to ulcers and unhealthy<br />

wounds.<br />

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LAPSANA COMMUNIS<br />

(NIPPLE-WORT)<br />

� Haemorrhoids.<br />

� Nipples, sore. www.similima.com<br />

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COMMON FEATURES OF FEVER GROUP<br />

1. Intermittent fever with chill and sweat<br />

2. Fever with liver ad spleen affections<br />

3. Rheumatism and joint problems are associated<br />

with<br />

4. Discharges are hot with burning pains, glowing<br />

like fire with soreness of mucosa<br />

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EUPATORIUM PERFOLIATUM<br />

� Boneset.<br />

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� Bruised feeling, as if broken, all over the body (Arn.,<br />

Bellis, Pyr.).<br />

� - Bone pains affecting back, head, chest, limbs,<br />

especially the wrists, as if dislocated.<br />

� - Pains come quickly and go away as quickly (Bell., Mag.<br />

p., Eup. pur.).<br />

� - Vertigo; sensation as if falling to the left.<br />

� Cough : < at night; following measles or suppressed<br />

intermittents.<br />

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� Fever : chill at 9 A.M one day, at noon the next<br />

day; bitter vomiting at close of chill; drinking<br />

hastens chill and causes vomiting; bone pains,<br />

before and during chill.<br />

� - Bryonia is the nearest analogue, having free<br />

sweat, but pains keep patient quiet; while Eup.<br />

has scanty sweat and pains make patient<br />

restless.<br />

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EUPATORIUM PURPUREUM<br />

(QUEEN OF THE MEADOW)<br />

� Albuminuria, diabetes, strangury, irritable<br />

bladder, enlarged prostate are a special<br />

field for this remedy.<br />

� Excellent in renal dropsy- diuretic<br />

� Chills and pains run upwards.<br />

� Impotency and sterility.<br />

� No thirst during chill, but much frontal ache.<br />

� Violent shaking, with comparatively little<br />

coldness<br />

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EUPATORIUM AROMATICUM<br />

(WHITE SNAKE-ROOT)<br />

� Eupatorium arom. is doubly indicated where<br />

nervous weakness and aphthous disease<br />

are combined.<br />

� Low fevers with extreme restlessness.<br />

� Aphthous disease. Sore nipples.(lapsana com) Sore<br />

mouth in infants.<br />

� Vomiting of bile, pain in stomach, headache<br />

and fever.<br />

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� It is a Spleen remedy<br />

Helianthus annus<br />

(sunflower)<br />

� Old cases of intermittent fever.<br />

� Vomiting, black stools(leptandra), congestion<br />

and dryness of mouth and pharynx, redness and<br />

heat of skin.<br />

� Symptoms aggravated by heat and relieved by<br />

vomiting.<br />

� Marked effects on stomach, with nausea and<br />

vomiting.<br />

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PARTHENIUM HYSTEROPHORUS(BITTER<br />

BROOM)<br />

� * A Cuban remedy for fevers, especially malarial.<br />

� * Increased flow of milk.<br />

� * Amenorrhoea and general debility.<br />

� * Cheyne-Stokes breathing.<br />

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PYRETHRUM PARTHENIUM<br />

� Chrysanthemum parthenium<br />

� Feverfew.<br />

Pyrethrum has bitter tonic properties like those of Chamomile and<br />

is a popular remedy in slight fevers whence the name Feverfew.<br />

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CLINICAL<br />

� Convulsions.<br />

� Delirium.<br />

� Dysentery<br />

� Fevers<br />

� Loquacity<br />

� Rheumatism.<br />

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OTHER IMPORTANT DRUGS<br />

� Echinaceae Angustifolia.<br />

Echinaceae Purpurea<br />

� Wyethia.<br />

� Grindelia.<br />

� Guaco.<br />

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ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFOLIA<br />

� purple cone-flower<br />

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� this remedy corrects the blood dyscrasias; hence it is useful in all types of<br />

blood poisonings.<br />

� - Auto-infection, septic conditions, bites of poisonous<br />

animals, lymphangitis, gangrene, vaccinosis etc.<br />

� - Symptoms tend towards malignancy in acute and<br />

subacute disorders.<br />

� Eases the pains of cancer in the last stage<br />

� Slowness in every action - speaks slowly, raplies slowly,<br />

walks slowly.<br />

� - Foul discharges.<br />

� - Valuable as a local cleansing and antiseptic wash.<br />

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ECHINACEA PURPUREA<br />

(BLACK SAMPSON)<br />

Similar action as E. angustifolia<br />

The black root has been taken as a "signature" of the<br />

remedy in cases of low fevers where a black tongue was<br />

observed..<br />

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WYETHIA HELENOIDES<br />

(POISON WEED)<br />

MARKED EFFECTS ON THE THROAT<br />

AND HAS PROVEN AN EXCELLENT<br />

REMEDY IN FOLLICULAR PHARYNGITIS,<br />

IRRITABLE THROATS OF SINGERS AND<br />

PUBLIC SPEAKERS.<br />

USEFUL ALSO IN HEMORRHOIDS.<br />

HAY FEVER SYMPTOMS, ITCHING IN<br />

POSTERIOR SINUSES.(ARUNDO)<br />

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GRINDELIA<br />

� Grindelia robusta and<br />

Grindelia squarrosa.<br />

� A tincture is made of<br />

the leaves and<br />

unexpanded flowers.<br />

� Grindelia is also called<br />

the gum plant,<br />

because of a viscid<br />

balsamic secretion.<br />

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� Asthma.<br />

� There is an abnormal accumulation of tenacious, viscid<br />

mucus in the smaller bronchi, The sibilant rales are<br />

disseminated with foamy mucus, very difficult to detach.<br />

� Aggravation during sleep, has to keep up in a sitting<br />

posture in the bed<br />

� This asthma is secondary to heart affections.<br />

� This difficulty of respiration during sleep is due to its paretic action on<br />

the pneumogastric nerve.<br />

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GUACO<br />

� Climbing Hemp Weed.<br />

(a climbing composite of<br />

Tropical America).<br />

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� Guaco has a local repute as a remedy for the<br />

� bites of serpents,<br />

� for hydrophobia,<br />

� cholera and<br />

� cancer.<br />

� Bulbar paralysis.<br />

� Spinal irritation, tongue heavy and difficult to<br />

move.<br />

� Leucorrhoea copious, corroding, putrid, debilitating.<br />

< night.<br />

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� Guaco acts on nervous system and female<br />

organs.<br />

� Spinal symptoms most marked and verified.<br />

� Beer drinkers threatened with strokes.<br />

� Diarrhea and dysentery with aching in<br />

sacrum and loins.<br />

� Cholera.cancer<br />

� Syphilis.<br />

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REFERENCES<br />

� Re-exploring our magnificent plants- rupal<br />

desai<br />

� Group study- j.d.patil<br />

� MM- N.M.Choudhary<br />

� Homoeopathic remedy guide- r.murphy<br />

� Concordant MM-Vermulen.F<br />

� Boericke,s- MM<br />

� H.C.Allen- key notes<br />

� S.R Phatak-MM<br />

� Clark,s Dictionary of practical MM<br />

� Farrington- clinical MM<br />

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