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PHYSALIS ALKEKENGI BOTANICAL NAME: Physalis alkekengi FAMILY: Solanaceae COMMON NAMES: English:   Bladder cherry, Strawberry groundcherry,   Chinese lantern. DESCRIPTION: A annual or perennial herb, clothed with simple or stellate hairs. Leaves entire   petiolate with broad base. Flowers small, violet yellow   or white often purple at the base. Fruit a berry. PART USED--Ripe fruit. HOMOEOPATHIC USES Marked urinary action. Kidney stones. Urine acrid, foul, retained and abundant urine. Polyuria. Enuresis. A diuretic. POTENCY---IX and higher.

  OLEUM CAJUPUTI BOTANICAL NAME:  Melalenca cajuputi FAMILY:  Myrtaceae COMMON NAMES: Cajuput, White samet. DESCRIPTION:  Cajaput is an evergreen shrub, or more usually a single –stemmed tree with a fairly dense and wide crown that is somewhat silvery in appearance . It grows up to 25 meters tall. DISTRIBUTION: Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia. PART USED:   A volatile oil obtained by the steam  distillation of  leaves  and twigs. It is a colorless, yellow, or green liquid. Odor agrreable and camphoraceous, taste bitter, aromatic. It is highly volatile. Freely soluble in alcohol. The leaves are alternate, tapering at both ends. Flowers are white or cream colored , in dense spikes. Fruits are woody, cup-shaped capsules. HOMOEOPATHIC USES A remedy for flatulence and affections of tongue. Sense of enlargement. Profuse sweating. Gout. Neuralgic affections, not inflammatory. Nervous dyspnoea. POTENCY:  First to third potency. oil is traded intern

ALOE VERA BOTANICAL NAME:   Aloe vera ( L) Burm. f. FAMILY:   Liliaceae COMMON NAMES:   English: Indian aloe DESCRIPTION: Aloe vera is a succulent plant , stemless or very short stemmed plant   growing to 60-100 cm tall. The leaves are thick and fleshy, green to grey green, with   some varieties showing white flecks on their upper and lower stem surfaces.   The margin of the leaf is serrated and has small white teeth. Aloe   vera gel is obtained   from the lower leaves of the plant by slicing the leaf open. The gel is clear, odorless and tasteless. The flowers are produced in summer on a spike up to 90 cm tall, each flower being pendulous, with a yellow tubular 2-3 cm. DISTRIBUTION:   Native of Arabia, Somalia or   Sudan. Cultivated all over the world.   In India more in Assam, Mizoram, Tamil nadu, Andhra Pradesh. PART USED : The inspissated   juice of the leaves. HOMOEOPATHIC USES Acne. Burns. Colitis. Diabetes. Diarrhea. Radiation burns. Skin disorders. Sunburn. Tuber

PIPER NIGRAM BOTANICAL NAME:   Piper nigram FAMILY:   Piperaceae COMMON NAMES:   English: Black pepper DESCRIPTION:   A strong somewhat woody glabrous climber. Leaves coriaceous, 10-18 cm in length and 5-12.5 cm in breadth, broad ovate or ovate-oblong to nearly orbicular, rounded or more or less cordate at base and oblique. Flowers on slightly interrupted glabrous spikes. Fruit a berry,   small, sessile, globose when ripe red in color. DISTRIBUTION: Indigenous to and cultivated in south India. PART USED: Dry unripe fruit. HOMOEOPATHIC USES HEADACHE: Severe headache, as if temples were pressed in, pressure in nasal and facial bones. Bursting in eyeballs. Sensation of burning and pressure everywhere. GASTRIC SYMPTOMS:    Gastric discomfort. Full feeling. Flatulence. Colic and cramps. DYSPNEA: Difficulty in breathing. Cough with pain in chest in spots, feels as if spitting blood.          POTENCY:   Lower potencies

  Sneezing is our body’s way of removing irritants from the nose or throat. A sneeze is a powerful , involuntary expulsion of air. Air often happens suddenly and without warning. While this symptom can be quite annoying , it is not usually the result of any serious health problem. Causes Sneezing can be triggered by a variety of things, including: ·          Allergens ·          Viruses, such as the common cold or flu ·          Nasal irritants ·          Inhalation of corticosteroids through nasal spray ·          Drug withdrawal ·          Trauma to nose ·          Withdrawal from certain drugs, such as opioid narcotics ·          Inhaling irritants, including dust and pepper ·          Breathing cold air ·          Exposure to bright light Symptoms Other symptoms with sneezing ,   including: ·          Burning, itchy or watery eyes ·          Nasal congestion or runny nose ·          Sore throat ·          Cough ·          Fever ·          C

SACCHARUM OFFICINALE BOTANICAL NAME: Saccharum officinarum. FAMILY : Gramineae COMMON NAMES: English: Sugar cane DESCRIPTION: A perennial , tall grass.   The plants are c2-6 metres tall with stout , jointed, fibrous stalks that are rich in sucrose, which accumulates in the stalk internodes. Inflorescens terminal , plumose, spikelets binate with long silky hairs. DISTRIBUTION: Warm temperate to tropical regions of Southeast Asia. PART USED: Sugar from sugar cane. HOMOEOPATHIC USES   Ascites. Acidity and anal itching. Cataract. Chlorosis. Corneal opacity. Diabetes. Dyspepsia.Headache.   Hoarseness. Liver and spleen affections. Rickets. Scurvy.   Rheumatism. Tabes mesentrica. Vomiting. POTENCY: 6X to 12x

  ROSA CANINA BOTANICAL NAME:   Rosa canina Linn FAMILY: Rosaceae COMMON NAMES : English: Dog rose. Hip rose DESCRIPTION:   A deciduous shrub with erect or straggling glabrous branches armed with stout, short, hooked spines. The leaves are alternate and odd-pinnate. The flowers are white or pinkish in color. The fruit is fleshy and long ovoid in shape. DISTRIBUTION: A native of Europe and Asia, naturalized in North America. PART USED : Ripe fruit. HOMOEOPATHIC USES Bladder disorders. Dysuria. POTENCY: Mother tincture, 3x

  CICER ARIETINUM BOTANICAL NAME:   Cicer arietinum Linn. FAMILY: Papilionaceae COMMON NAMES:   English: Common gram, Chick-pea DESCRIPTION:   A viscid , much-branched annual herb. Leaves long, with usually a terminal leaf, stipules small,   obliquely ovate, toothed, leaflets ovate oblong or obovate. Flowers pink blue or white in color. Seed obovate or subglobose, reddish brown, black or white. DISTRIBUTION:   Largely cultivated in most part of India. PART USED: WHOLE PLANT HOMOEOPATHIC USES Lithiasis. Liver affections. Jaundice. Diuretic. POTENCY: Mother tincture and higher.

  Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an infection of the female reproductive organs. PID is usually contracted through sexual contact. PID can damage the uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes or other parts of the female reproductive system. It also can cause severe pain and make it difficult to become pregnant. Symptoms Possible symptoms include: ·          Pain, possibly severe, especially in the pelvic area ·          Fever ·          Fatigue ·          Bleeding or spotting between periods ·          Irregular menstruation ·          Pain in the lower back and the rectum ·          Pain during sexual intercourse ·          Unusual vaginal discharge ·          Frequent urination ·          Vomiting Causes Many types of bacteria can cause PID, but gonorrhea or Chlamydia infections are the most common. These bacteria are usually acquired during unprotected sex. Less commonly, bacteria can enter the reproductive tract anytime the normal barrier created by the

  Sarcoidosis   is an inflammatory disease that affects one or more organs but most affects the lungs and lymph glands. As a result of the inflammation , abnormal lumps or nodules called granulomas, form in one or more urgans of the body. These granulomas may change the normal structure and possibly the function of the affected organs. Sarcoidosis is more common in women than men. Sarcoidosis   rarely occurs in children. Symptoms usually occur in people between the ages of 20 and 60. Causes The cause of sarcoidosis is unknown, but experts think it results from the body’s immune system responding to an   unknown substance.   Some researchers suggests that infectious agents, chemicals, dust and a potential abnormal reaction to the body’s own proteins could be responsible for the formation of granulomas in people who are genetically predisposed. Symptoms Signs and symptoms of sarcoidosis vary depending on which organs are affected. Sarcoidosis sometimes develops gradually and pr