Homeopathic Materia Medica
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CHININUM SALICYLICUM
Chininum Salicylicum. Salicylate of Quinine. (C20H24N2O2)2 C7H4O3. Trituration and solution. Clinical Deafness. Menière's disease. Tinnitus. Characteristics "Of all the preparations of Quinine the Salicylate is the most injurious to the structures of the internal ear" (Cozzolino); and, therefore,...
CHIRATA - GENTIANA CHIRATA
CHIRATA OR GENTIANA CHIRATA Plant introduction: It is a kind of short and steady shrub with stem height uf 2-5 ft. Leaves, are 2/3 inch long and inch wide. Comaparatively the leaves at the lower portion of the stem are greater in size than those of the upper. Branches are oval shaped or helicoid ...
CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS
Chlamydia Trachomatis Kingdom: Bacteria Phylum: Eubacteria Chlamydia Trachomatis is an interstitial parasite, meaning that it lives and thrives between the cells of the human body, in interstitial fluid. It is generally transmitted during sexual contact, most often infecting the urinary tract. It...
CHLORALUM
CHLORALUM REGION: BRAIN. Heart. Muscles. Liver. Skin. WORSE: Alcohol. Night. Exertion. BETTER: Open air. Muscle prostration. .................... Indifferent and sleepy or cerebral excitement; hears voices. Mania. Bileless stools. Bed-wetting. Wants to be fanned. Dyspnœa. As of a weight on chest....
CHROMIUM KALI SULPHURATUM
Chromium Kali Sulphuratum. Chrome Alum. Potassic-Chromic Sulphate (Cr2K2S4O16, 24H2O). Clinical Catarrh. Hay asthma. Hay fever. Characteristics Cr. k. s. was introduced into homœopathic practice some years ago by Dr. Mersch, of Brussels, and in my experience it is by far the most valuable remedy ...
CHRYSOPHANICUM ACIDUM
Chrysophanicum Acidum. Chrysophanic acid. (CH3 C14 H5 (OH)2 O2). (An organic acid obtained from rhubarb and some lichens. A constituent of "Goa powder.") Clinical Ophthalmia. Psoriasis. Ringworm. Characteristics Tried as a local application in the form of ointment in bad cases of psoriasis on one...
CICHORIUM
Cichorium. Cichorium intybus. Chicory. Endive. N. O. Compositæ. Tincture or trituration of dried root. Clinical Amblyopia. Constipation. Headache. Characteristics Chicory is the well-known salad, the root of which is used for mixing with coffee. It has been proved, and the following symptoms have...
CICUTA
Cicuta Mind: Excessive moaning and howling; does rash and absurd things, is very violent in all actions. Head: Bad effects of concussion of the brain when spasms set in. Head: Violent vertigo so that the patient fall down (forward). Head: Burning eruption on the hairy scalp, also on the face (mil...
CICUTA MACULATA
Cicuta Maculata. Cicuta maculata. Water Hemlock. Spotted Cow-bane. Beaver-poison. N. O. Umbelliferæ. Tincture of root gathered in summer. Clinical Epilepsy. Tetanus. Characteristics The effects of the C. maculata are very like those of the Virosa, the most prominent symptom being: Falls unconscio...
CIDER VINEGAR
Cider Vinegar Generalities: Antidote to carbolic acid.
CINA
CINA REGION: NERVES: Cerebro-spinal. ABDOMEN. Digestive tract. Eyes. Mucous membranes. Children. (Left side.). WORSE: TOUCH. Worms. Vexation. Looked at. DURING SLEEP. Full moon. Staring. Yawning. BETTER: Lying on abdomen. Wiping eyes. Motion. The greater the emaciation the greater the hunger. Bru...
CINCHONA
CINCHONA (China) Plant introduction A large geuns of trees of the madder family (Rubiaceae) natives of the Andean region from Colombia to Peru having panicled flowers with a salver shaped corolla and an ovary crowned with a fleshy disk. The trees are extensively cultivated in the Netherlands, Eas...
CINCHONINUM SULPHURICUM
Cinchoninum Sulphuricum. Sulphate of Cinchonine. (C19H22N2O) H2SO4. Clinical Amblyopia. Constipation. Diarrhœa. Epistaxis. Fever. Hair falling off. Headache. Heartburn. Sexual excitement. Spinal irritation. Urinary disorders. Veins distended. Characteristics Cinchon. sul. has been extensively pro...
CINNAMOMUM
CINNAMOMUM (Indian Cinnamon) Plant Introduction: A large genus of Asiatic and Australian aromatic trees and shrubs of the laurel family mostly natives of different states of India with thick 3-5" ribbed evergreen leaves and aromatic bark. Though this plant grows in some parts of India but ...
CITRUS LIMONUM
Citrus Limonum. Lemon. N. O. Rutaceæ. Expressed juice. Clinical Cancer. Constipation. Convulsive fits (Stramonium and other poisonings). Diarrhœa. Dropsy. Dysentery. Dyspnœa. Hæmorrhage. Rheumatism. Scurvy. Splenitis. Sunstroke. Characteristics In the observations with this plant the expressed ju...
CLERODENDRON INFORTUNATUM
CLERODENDRON INFORTUNATUM Plant Introduction: It is a kind of shrub. Height of the plant is generally 4 ft or more. The whole plant is covered with yellow or red hairs. Leaf blades are 4-8 inches long, hastate and acuminatic; petiole is 1-4 inches long and peduncle is 6-12 inch having several bra...
COFFEA TOSTA
Coffea Tosta. Coffee. N. O. Rubiaceæ. Infusion of the well-roasted berries. Clinical Antidote to poisons. Labour pains. Migraine. Nervous excitement, effects of. Seminal emissions. Urinary affections. Vertigo. Characteristics The symptoms of Coffea t. have been principally obtained from sensitive...
COFFEINUM
Coffeinum. Coffein or Caffein, an alkaloid obtained from Coffea arabica. C8 H10 N4 O2. Trituration of the alkaloid, and also of the Citrate of Coffein. Characteristics A proving has been made with this alkaloid, but has brought out no symptoms not included in the pathogenesis of Coffea. Pulsation...
COLCHICINUM
Colchicinum. Alkaloid of Colchicum autumnale. C7 H23 NO6. Trituration. Clinical Diarrhœa. Fever. Intestinal catarrh. Prostration. Sleeplessness. Spasms. Characteristics This alkaloid has been proved and the symptoms are sufficiently distinctive, though I am not aware of any clinical experience wi...
COLEUS AROMATICUS
COLEUS AROMATICUS (Country Borage or Bryophylum) Plant Introduction: A large geuns of tropical African and East-Inian showy foliage herbs of the mint family, having spicate blue flowers. This plant grows in various states of India. It owes its origin in the Molacca isles. At present it may be avi...
COLOCYNTHINUM
Colocynthinum. An active principle (glucoside) of Citrullus colocynthis. C56 H84 O23. Dilutions in alcohol. Clinical Colic. Cough. Debility. Diarrhœa. Feet, burning in. Genitals (male), congestion of; pain in. Headache. Neuralgia. Spinal pains. Travelling, effects of. Characteristics Having had a...
COLOSTRUM
Colostrum. The milk first secreted after childbirth. Solution. Clinical Diarrhœa. Characteristics The symptoms of Colost. are purely clinical. Its use in diarrhœa was probably suggested by the purgative effect of Colostrum on the infant. Bell gives the indications as follows:─STOOLS: Green, water...
CONCHIOLINUM
Conchiolinum. Mother-of-Pearl. Trituration. Clinical Osteitis. Pyæmia. Characteristics Observations made on workers in mother-of-pearl factories show that inhalation of the dust produces catarrh of the respiratory organs, and, later on, inflammation of the ends of bones. This always begins in the...
CONIINUM
Coniinum. Conicine. An alkaloid from Conium maculatum. C8 H17 N. Tincture. Clinical Eyes, heavy. Hearing, illusions of. Hemiplegia. Numbness. Tongue, paralysis of. Vertigo. Vision, disordered. Characteristics Coniin. is a poison rivalling prussic acid in the intensity of action. It has had rather...