Homeopathic Materia Medica

CORNUS ALTERNIFOLIA

Cornus Alternifolia. Swamp Walnut. Alternate-leaved Cornel. N. O. Cornaceæ. Decoction or tincture of leaves. Clinical Eczema. Intermittent fever. Characteristics F. H. Lutze communicated to H. Recorder, (x. 501) a Long Island farmer's cure for eczema with a decoction of the leaves of this tree. H...

CORNUS FLORIDA

Cornus Florida. Dogwood. N. O. Cornaceæ. Tincture of fresh bark. Clinical Dyspepsia. Intermittent fever. Pneumonia. Characteristics Hale commends Corn. f. in obstinate intermittents where quinine has been abused and where the following group of symptoms is present: For days before chill sleepines...

COTO BARK

Coto Bark. Coto Bark. A bark of unknown botanical origin (N. O. Lauraceæ?) obtained from Bolivia. Tincture. Trituration of alkaloid Cotoin. Clinical Diarrhœa. Tubercular diarrhœa. Characteristics The bark has been used in medicine as a diarrhœa remedy, probably from aboriginal tradition. Hansen s...

CREOSOTUM

Creosotum. Mind and Disposition. Low-spirited, inclined to weep, longing for death ; music and other subduing emotions cause him to weep. Ill-humor (in the morning), with disposition to weep. Head. Weakness of memory. Painful dulness of the head, as ; after intoxication. [5] Heaviness in the fore...

CROTALUS CASCAVELLA

Crotalus Cascavella. A Brazilian Rattle-snake. N. O. Crotalidæ. (Proving by Mure, together with effects reported by Higgins.) Trituration of the virus with Saccharum lactis. Clinical Goître. Headache. Mania. Metrorrhagia. Nose-bleed. Uterus, neuralgia of. Characteristics The poison of Cascavella ...

CROTON CHLORAL

Croton Chloral. Croton Chloral-hydrate. Butyl-chloral-hydrate. C4 H3 Cl3 OH2O. Trituration. Solution in alcohol and glycerine. Clinical Anæsthesia. Neuralgia. Characteristics Croton chloral received its name from the supposition that it contained Crotonic acid (C4 H6 O2). According to Hale it is ...

CULEX MUSCA

Culex Musca. Mosquito. N. O. Culicidæ. Insecta. Tincture. Clinical Vertigo. Characteristics Culex was proved by Dr. Kent, but the only verification I have found is of this symptom: vertigo every time he blows his nose. W. P. Wesselhœft cured a man, forty, stout, thickset, light brunette, who had ...

CUPRESSUS AUSTRALIS

Cupressus Australis. N. O. Coniferæ. Tincture of fruit and leaves. Clinical Gonorrhœa. Headache. Rheumatism. Characteristics Cupress. Aust. has had a proving, which, though not extensive, is sufficient to show the analogue of its action with that of Thuja. Sharp, piercing and pricking pains are p...

CUPRESSUS LAWSONIANA

Cupressus Lawsoniana. N. O. Coniferæ. Tincture of berries and leaves. Clinical Keloid. Tumours. Warts. Characteristics Cupress. L. has been proved in a fragmentary way by Burnett, who had to relinquish the proving on account of the "terrible pains it caused in the stomach." He concludes from his ...

CUPRUM

Cuprum. Mind and Disposition. Craziness ; attacks with savage malice, with proud bearing, and at times interrupted by clonic spasms. Great anguish, like fear of death ; restlessness, groaning, and desire to escape. Attacks of rage (wants to bite the bystanders). Convulsive laughter. [5] Incoheren...

CUPRUM SULPHURICUM

Cuprum Sulphuricum. Sulphate of Copper. Cu SO4 5H2O. Trituration. Clinical Alopecia. Diarrhœa. Dysentery. Eyes, granular lids; catarrhal and purulent conjunctivitis. Itch. Syphilis. Trachoma. Characteristics Sulphate of Copper is a well-known emetic and caustic. It causes forcible vomiting and mu...

CYCLAMEN

Cyclamen. Cyclamen Europæum. Sow-bread. N. O. Primulaceæ. Tincture of the root gathered in spring. Clinical Anæmia. Bones, pain in. Chlorosis. Climacteric sufferings. Coryza. Diplopia. Dyspepsia. Enteralgia. Eyes, affections of. Headache. Heel, pain in. Hiccough. Menstruation, disorders of. Menta...

CYNODON DACTYLON

CYNODON DACTYLON (Harialee grass) Plant Introduction. A genus of creeping grasses. having short fiat leaves and digitate spikes of one flowered spikelets. This is available in all parts of India and is known in different names in the states. It is available in plenty and dies in winter. In fact, ...

Cactus Grandiflorus

Abbreviation: HOMŒOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA by William BOERICKE, M.D. Presented by Médi-T

Antidotes: Acon; Camph; China . Compare: Digital; Spigel; Convallar; Kalmia; Naja; Magnol.

Cadmium Sulphuratum

Abbreviation: HOMŒOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA by William BOERICKE, M.D. Presented by Médi-T

Compare: Cadmium oxide; Cad brom (pain and burning in stomach, and vomiting); Cadmium jodat (Itching of anus and rectum felt during the day only; constipation frequent desire, tenesmus, abdomen bloated); Zinc; Ars; Carbo; Verat .

Cainca

Abbreviation: HOMŒOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA by William BOERICKE, M.D. Presented by Médi-T

Compare: Apocyn; Ars; Coffea (similar botanically and in relieving effects of fatigue)

Cajuputum

Abbreviation: HOMŒOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA by William BOERICKE, M.D. Presented by Médi-T

Compare: Bovist; Nux mosch; Asaf; Ign; Bapt .

Caladium Seguinum

Abbreviation: HOMŒOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA by William BOERICKE, M.D. Presented by Médi-T

Incompatible: Arum triph . Complementary: Nitr ac. Compare: Capsic; Phosph; Caust; Selen; Lyc. Ikshugandha (sexual weakness, emissions, prostatic enlargement).

Calcarea Acetica

Abbreviation: HOMŒOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA by William BOERICKE, M.D. Presented by Médi-T

Compare: Brom; Borax ; also Calc oxal , in excruciating pains of open cancer.

Calcarea Arsenicosa

Abbreviation: HOMŒOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA by William BOERICKE, M.D. Presented by Médi-T

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Calcarea Carbonica

Abbreviation: HOMŒOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA by William BOERICKE, M.D. Presented by Médi-T

Antidotes: Camph; Ipec; Nit ac; Nux . Complementary: Bell; Rhus; Lycop; Silica. Calcar is useful after Sulphur where the pupils remain dilated. When Pulsatilla failed in school girls. Incompatible: Bry; Sulphur should not be given after Calc. Compare: Aqua calcar.--Lime-water--(1/2 teaspoonful in milk); (as injection for oxyuris vermicularis), and Calc caust--slaked lime--(pain in back and heels, jaws and malar bones; also symptoms of influenza). Calc brom (removes inflammatory products from uterus; children of lax fiber, nervous and irritable, with gastric and cerebral irritation. Tendency to brain disease. Insomnia and cerebral congestion. Give 1x trituration). Sulph (differs in being worse by heat, hot feet, etc). Calcar calcinata -Calcined oyster-shell-a remedy for warts. Use 3d trituration. Calcarea ovorum. Ova tosta -Toasted egg-shells--( backache and leucorrhœa . Feeling as if back were broken in two; tired feeling. Also effective in controlling suffering from cancer). Calcar lactic (anæmias, hæmophilia, urticaria, where the coagulability of the blood is diminished; nervous headache with œdema of eyelids, lips or hands; 15 grains three times a day, but low potencies often equally effective). Calcar lacto-phosph (5 grains 3 times a day in cyclic vomiting and migraine). Calc mur.--Calcium chloratum -Rademacher's Liquor--(1 part to 2 of distilled water, of which take 15 drops in half a cup of water, five times daily. Boils. Porrigo capitis. Vomiting of all food and drink , with gastric pain. Impetigo, glandular swellings, angioneurotic œdema. Pleurisy with effusion. Eczema in infants). Calcar picrata , (peri-follicular inflammation; a remedy of prime importance in recurring or chronic boils , particularly when located on parts thinly covered with muscle tissue, as on shinbones, coccyx, auditory canal , dry, scurfy accumulation and exfoliation of epithelial scales, etc, styes, phlyctenules. Use 3x trit). Compare also with Calcarea: Lycop; Silica; Pulsat; Chamom.

Calcarea Fluorica

Abbreviation: HOMŒOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA by William BOERICKE, M.D. Presented by Médi-T

Compare: Con; Lapis; Baryt mur; Hecla; Rhus; Cacodylate of Soda (Tumors). Calcar sulph-stibiata (acts as an hæmostatic and absorptive in uterine myoma). Mangifera indica (varicose veins).

Calcarea Iodata

Abbreviation: HOMŒOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA by William BOERICKE, M.D. Presented by Médi-T

Compare: Agraphis -Bluebell (adenoids with enlarged tonsils). Here Sulph iod follows both Agraphis and Calc iod. Acon lycotonum (swelling of glands, Hodgkin's disease). Compare also: Calc fluor; Sil; Merc iod.

Calcarea Phosphorica

Abbreviation: HOMŒOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA by William BOERICKE, M.D. Presented by Médi-T

Complementary: Ruta; Hepar . Compare: Calcar hypophosphorosa (is to be preferred when it seems necessary to furnish the organism with liberal doses of phosphorus in consequence of continued abscesses having reduced the vitality. Give first and second decimal trits. Loss of appetite, rapid debility, night sweats; Acne pustulosa.--Pallor of skin, habitually cold extremities. Phthisis-diarrhœa and cough; acute pains in chest. Mesenteric tuberculosis. Bleeding from lungs; angina pectoris; asthma; affection of arteries. Veins stand out like whipcords. Attacks of pain occurring two hours after meals (relieved by a cup of milk or light food). Cheiranthus (effects of cutting wisdom teeth). Calcarea renalis-Lapis renalis--(arthritic nodosities. Rigg's disease; lessens tendency to accumulation of tartar on teeth; gravel and renal calculi). Conchilion.--Meter perlarum.--Mother of pearl (Osteitis.--Has a wide range of action in bone affections, especially when the growing ends are affected. Petechiæ). Silica; Psorin; Sulph.