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DRABA VERNA BOTANICAL NAME: Draba verna Linn FAMILY: Cruciferae COMMON NAMES: Witlow grass DESCRIPTION: An annual or winter-annual herb. Leaves in a  crowded basal rosette, oblanceolate, to spatulate or ovate-oblong, 1-2 cm long, pubescent. Flowers white2-3 mm wide, occur in racemes over scapes. Fruit a siliqua. DISTRIBUTION: Native of Europe, introduced in North America. PART USED: Whole flowering plant. HOMEOPATHY For vitamin C deficiency. Skin infections, abscesses around nails. POTENCY: Mother tincture.   

KNAUTIA ARVENSIS BOTANICAL NAME: Knautia arvensis (L) Coult. FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae COMMON NAMES: English: Bluebuttons, Field scabiosa. DESCRIPTION: A tall, hairy, perennial herbaceous plant. The plant has an aromatic odor and bitter taste. The leaves of the rosette and lower stem are spatulae, margins entire or dentate. Leaves on the middle and upper stem are sessile, pinnatified. The flower heads have an aromatic scent. They are flat and basket-shaped. Flowers are bluish-violet color. DISTRIBUTION: Europe. PART USED: Aerial flowering parts. HOMOEOPATHY USES Acute bronchitis with cough. Shortness of breath due to respiratory infections.  Gastritis. Scabies and skin eruptions. Diuretic, POTENCY: Mother tincture and higher.   

GALPHIMIA GLAUCA BOTANICAL NAME: Galphimia glauca FAMILY: Malpighiaceae   COMMON NAMES: Rain of gold, Golden showers. DESCRIPTION: It is an ever-green wild erect shrub with branched taproot system that reaches a height of up to 1.8 to 3 meters. The alternate leaves are ovate or elongate, green above and bluish green below which may become bronze colored during the cold. The sweet- scented flowers are yellow in color, 2 cm in size, with five petals and sepals, and are produced in flowery racemose. The plant can bloom in cycles all year round in the right conditions and under full sun, but mostly from early spring to first frost. DISTRIBUTION: Native of Mexico, Guatemala, and Panama. PART USED: Dried leaves and flowers. HOMEOPATHY Suited to allergic type of people with hay fever, asthma, and sensitive skin. Allergic rhinitis. Sneezing. Hypersecretion from the nasal and ocular mucous membranes.  Bronchial asthma. Hypersensitive to weather changes. Hay fever. Skin allergies. ...

  DOLICHOS PRURIENS OR MUCUNA PRURIENS BOTANICAL NAME: Mucuna pruriens Baker FAMILY: Leguminosae COMMON NAMES: English-Cowhage, Horse-eye; French-Pois velus; German-Juckbohme; Hindi-Kawanch. DISCRIPTION: An annual twining herb. Leaves 3-foliate. Leaflets ovate or rhomboid. Flowers in elongated racemes., purplish in colour. Pod 5-6 seeded. DISTRIBUTION: Throughout the plains of India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar. PART USED: The hairs carefully scraped from the epidermis of pod HOMOEOPATHY USES. Mucuna pruriens is the best-known natural source of L-dopa, so used in the treatment of Parkinsonism. Skin, intense itching without eruptions. Haemorrhoids, bleeding.  Pain in throat, below right angle of jaw, as if splinter were embedded vertically. POTENCY: Mother tincture, 6 th potency.   

POOPING BURNS Pooping burns or burning anus refers to a burning sensation experienced during or after a bowel movement. This sensation can be caused by various factors, including diarrhea, constipation, spicy foods, piles or certain medical conditions like irritable bowel syndrome. It is essential to identify the underlying cause for appropriate treatment. CAUSES SPICY FOODS: Consuming spicy foods can lead to irritation in the gastrointestinal tract and cause a burning sensation during digestion and elimination. DIARRHEA: Diarrhea can irritate the sensitive tissues in the rectum and cause a burning sensation during bowel movements. CONSTIPATION: Constipation can lead to small tears or fissures in the skin around the anus, causing pain and a burning sensation. ANAL FISSURE: Anal fissures lead to pooping burns because when you pass stool, these tears are aggravated, causing discomfort and a burning sensation. The exposed tissues in the anal canal becomes irritated, especially during ...

SOLANUM XANTHOCARPUM BOTANICAL NAME:  Solanum surratense Burm.  FAMILY:  Solanaceae COMMON NAMES: Yellow berried nightshade, Kantakari, Wild eggplant. DESCRIPTION: Is a very prickly, diffuse, bright green perennial herb. Leaves ovate or elliptic, sinuate, or sub pinnatifid. Flowers in extra axillary, few flowered cymes, sometimes reduced to single flower. PART USED: Whole plant is used for the preparation of mother tincture HOMOEOPATHIC USES It is a sovereign remedy in asthma. Excellent remedy for hoarseness with cough. Catarrhal fever. Chest pain. Respiratory diseases with aphonia. Broncho-pneumonia. Retention of urine. It is also a sure preventive against small pox. POTENCY-Mother tincture, 2x and 3x.