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OXYTROPIS BOTANICAL NAME: Oxytropis Lamberti Linn. FAMILY:  Papilioanceae COMMON NAMES:  English: Locoweed. DESCRIPTION: A tufted perennial herb with strong tap root and several 10 to 50 cm tall erect scapes bearing spike. Leafletes usually ascending linera to narrowly oblong. Flowers purple color. Fruit a pod. DISTRIBUTION: U.S.A PART USED:  Whole plant excluding root. HOMOEOPATHIC USES LOCOMOTOR ATAXIA:   Staggering gait. Loss of co-ordination. Patellar tendon reflex lost. Trembling. Walks backwards. Congestion of spine. Great mental depression. Symptoms worse when thinking of them. INCONTINENCE: Urging to urinate when thinking of it. Profuse flow. Pain in kidneys , worse at night. POTENCY: Third potency and higher.  

ARALIA HISPIDA BOTANICAL NAME:  Aralia hispida Linn FAMILY:  Araliaceae COMMON NAMES:  Bristly sarsaparilla DESCRIPTION:  A perennial herb with short woody stem, bristly with sharp spines. Leaves bipinnate, leaflets oval, rounded or narrow at the base. Flowers in umbels. Berry globose, nearly black. DISTRIBUTION: U.S.A PART USED:   Root. HOMOEOPATHIC USES DIURETIC:  A valuable diuretic, useful in dropsy , either due to hepatic or kidney disease, with constipation. POTENCY: Mother tincture and higher. 

SAROTHAMNUS SCOPARIUS BOTANICAL NAME: Sarothamnus scoparius Linn FAMILY: Fabaceae COMMON NAMES :English:  Scotch broom. DESCRIPTION: A shrub grows up to 1-3 m. The shrubs have seen shoots with small deciduous trifoliate leaves 5-15 mm long , and in spring and summer are covered in profuse golden yellow flowers from top to bottom. DISTRIBUTION:  South America, western North America, India. PART USED: Flowers HOMOEOPATHIC USES HEART:  A heart tonic. Increases the strength of the heart, and reduces blood pressure.  Angina pectoris. Tobacco heart. Myocardial degeneration, failing compensation. Hypotension.  Palpitation with congestion of head. Irregular action, disturbed rhythum due to gas, feeble in nervous hysterical patients. Anxious oppression, radiating to left shoulder and neck. KIDNEY: It has specific action on the kidneys, enabling them to eliminate and relieve the distress upon the heart. Profuse flow of urine. Drawing pains in the kidneys with colic pains.  Burn

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is an umbrella term for a range of liver conditions affecting people who drink little to no alcohol. As the name implies, the main characteristic of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is too much fat stored in liver cells. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, a potentially serious form of the disease, is marked by liver inflammation, which may progress to scarring and irreversible damage. This damage is similar to the damage caused by heavy alcohol use. At its most severe, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis can progress to cirrhosis and liver failure Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is increasingly common around the world, especially in Western nations. In the United States, it is the most common form of chronic liver disease, affecting an estimated 80 to 100 million people. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease occurs in every age group but especially in people in their 40s and 50s who are at high risk of heart disease because of such risk factors as obesity and typ

MYRRHA BOTANICAL NAME:  Commiphora  myrrha FAMILY:  Bursaraceae COMMON NAMES:  English: Gum –resin myrrha DESCRIPTION: A sparingly branched, xerophytic, low tree , up to about 3 m in height, with grayish green, chiefly trifoliate leaves with large, lanceolate to cuneate leaflets that are frequently toothed toward the summit. The lateral leaflets are mostly very small. The flowers are small and axillary. DISTRIBUTION:  Tropical Africa. PART USED:  Gum-resin. HOMOEOPATHIC USES MOUTH:  Abscess. Pyorrhoea. Spongy and bleeding gums. Salivation. Sores in the mouth. Inflammed and sore gums. TONSILLITIS: Tonsillitis with large and infected glands. Abscess glands. Sore throat. FEMALE: Dragging and weight sensation in the female pelvis. Leucorrhea. Suppressed menses in anemic young girls. COUGH: Respiratory weakness with difficult expectoration. GASTRITIS: Chronic gastritis with dyspepsia. POTENCY:  Mother tincture and higher. Tincture is used as a mouthwash for infecte

MUSA SAPIENTUM BOTANICAL NAME: Musa sapientum Linn. FAMILY:  Musaceae                   COMMON NAMES:  English:  Banana DESCRIPTION:  A robust, rapidly growing, tree-like monocot, 3-9 m high with several thick, partially woody stems, arising from a bulb-like base. The leaves are spirally arranged, with their petiole –like bases successively sheathing the stem and forming the trunk. The inflorescence ie terminal and emerges from the leafy sheaths in the form of a drooping spike. DISTRIBUTION: The species exists only as a cultivated form, and is widespread throughout the tropics, where it is grown for its edible fruit and a crude fiber produced in the leaf sheaths. PART USED:  Flowers. HOMOEOPATHIC USES CONSTIPATION:  Constipation with feeling of fullness about anus. CYSTITIS: Discharge of large quantities of mucus with urine with dull, aching pain in bladder region. HEMORRHOIDS: Bleeding piles. Constipation. Fullness in anus. Rumbling in stomach and abdomen with expu

Diabetic neuropathy describes the nerve damage that is caused by the persistently raised blood sugar found in diabetic individuals. The risk of diabetic neuropathy increases the longer a person has diabetes and neuropathy affects up to 50% of individuals with the condition. Diabetic neuropathy is a complication of diabetes that results in damage to the nervous system. It is a progressive disease, and symptoms get worse overtime. In some diabetics, the onset does not cause any symptoms. Some , however may develop  pain, tingling, or numbing across the extremities such as the fingers, hands, arms, legs, and feet. These symptoms may be mild at first and not cause concern until the condition has progressed to a more advanced stage. However, with some types of neuropathy the onset of pain may be sudden and severe. Nerve damage may also affect other organs such as the heart, digestive tract and sex organs. Causes The persistently high levels in the blood seen in diabetes eventually l

BETONICA BOTANICAL NAME: Betonica officinalis Linn. FAMILY:  Labiatae COMMON NAMES:  English: Betony, Bishopswort. DESCRIPTION:   A hardy perennial herb 30- to 90 cm high , lower leaves long petioled , ovate, oblong, crenate, cordate at the base, upper leaves distinct and sessile. Flowers purple in dense terminal spike DISTRIBUTION:    Europe.                                                                     PART USED: Whole plant HOMOEOPATHIC USES  PAIN:  Pain in various parts ,a analgesic . Pain in right temple, abdomen, hepatic region, transverse colon, gall bladder, right inguinal region and spermatic cord. HEADACHE: Stitches in right temple. Fullness over and in eyes as if they would burst. Dull, heavy action in front region, better walking about in room. SNEEZING: Frequent sneezing, on going indoors from open air increased nasal mucus. Great sensitiveness to take cold. LUNGS: A feeling of oppressed breathing as from paralysis of diaphragm. On walking up hi

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY Diabetic retinopathy  is a diabetes complication that affects eyes. It's caused by damage to the blood vessels of the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye (retina). At first, diabetic retinopathy may cause no symptoms or only mild vision problems. Eventually, it can cause blindness. The condition can develop in anyone who has type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Symptoms  Diabetic retinopathy symptoms may include: ·          Spots or dark strings floating in your vision (floaters) ·          Blurred vision ·          Fluctuating vision ·          Impaired color vision ·          Dark or empty areas in your vision ·          Vision loss Diabetic retinopathy usually affects both eyes. Causes Over time, too much sugar in your blood can lead to the blockage of the tiny blood vessels that nourish the retina, cutting off its blood supply. As a result, the eye attempts to grow new blood vessels. But these new blood vessels don't develop pr