MYRRHA: A REMEDY FOR PYORRHOEA

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 infected gums, ulcerated tongue and tonsillitis. 

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