plantmedicine

  CIMEX LECTULARIUS ZOOLOGICAL NAME:   Acanthia lectularia Fabr. FAMILY:   Cimicidae COMMON NAMES: English: Bed bug. DESCRIPTION: Nocturnal household pest of dark brown colour, wingless, with a flat oval body 6-8 mm broad, inhabiting narrow crevices and hideouts where they retire during the day. The mouth parts are piercing and sucking type. Both sexes are blood suckers. A characteristic nauseating   odor due to secretion from the stink glands is associated with the bedbug. DISTRIBUTION: Throughout the world PART USED: Whole insect. HOMOEOPATHIC USES FEVER: Chilliness of whole body. Pains in all joints, as if tendons were too short, especially knee joints. Chill, worse lying down. Thirst during apyrexia, but little during chilly stage. Still less during hot stage, and none during sweating.   Violent headache. Great rage, vehement at beginning of chilly stage.   Would like to tear everything to pieces. Pain under right frontal bone. Constipat...

  STIGMATA MAYDIS BOTANICAL NAME:   Zea mays Linn. FAMILY: Graminae COMMON NAMES: English:   Maize, Indian corn. DESCRIPTION: An annual monoecious herb with fibrous roots. Stem erect, jointed with soft part in the internodes. Leaves long, lanceolate, alternate on opposite sides of the stem. Staminate inflorescence consists of panicle of spikelets, bears 2 flowers. Pistillate inflorescence is a close axillary spike. Corn silk consists of more or less tangled slender filaments from 10-20 cm length, light green, greenish-yellow, brown, reddish orange, pink or purplish red in color. DISTRIBUTION: India. PART USED: Corn silk HOMOEOPATHIC USES KIDNEY STONES: Intolerable pain during passing of renal stones.   Blood and red sand in urine. Dysuria. Suppression and retention of urine. Albuminuria. CYSTITIS: Tenesmus of neck of bladder   after urinating. PROSTATE: Enlarged prostate. Suppression and retention of urine. Prostatic troubles with kidney ston...

EPHEDRA VULGARIS BOTANICAL NAME:  Ephedra  gerardiana Wall. FAMILY: Ephedraceae COMMON NAMES: English: Mormon tea, Ephedra, Joint –pine. DESCRIPTION: Low, rigid tufted shrub up to 30m high. Leaves reduced to sheath 2mm long, 2-toothed. Male cones ovate solitary or 2-3 together. Flowers 4-8. Female cones usually solitary, 1-2 flowered. DISTRIBUTION: Drier regions of temperate and alpine Himalayas. Ranges of Kanawar, north of Simla, Kashmir and  Ledakh. PART USED:  Stem HOMOEOPATHIC USES HEADACHE: Violent headache, nausea, general weakness, with slow pulse.Left side hemicrania with numbness of entire left arm. EXOPTHALMIC GOITER: Stiffness of neck with exopthalmic goiter. Stiffness of neck and backward pulling of all the body on turning the head and a dull pain in the region of spleen. ASTHMA: Asthma with general weakness in early morning, great fatigue. POTENCY: Mother tincture and higher. Prolonged use of mother tincture give unwanted symptoms, like nausea, vomiting,...

AMPELOPSIS  QUINQUEFOLIA BOTANICAL NAME:  Parthenocissus quinquefolia Planch FAMILY: Vitaceae COMMON NAMES:  English: American Ivy DESCRIPTION: A large climber, tendrils with 5-8 branches ending in adhesive tips. Young shoots purplish; leaflets elliptical to obovate-oblong, acuminate; usually cuneate at the base, coarsely . Cymes crowded into terminal panicles. Fruit bluish- black, with usually 2-3 seeds. DISTRIBUTION: U.S A PART USED: Stem bark and young twigs. HOMOEOPATHIC USES Kidney dropsies, hydrocele and chronic hoarseness in scrofulous patients. Choleric symptoms. Generally worse from 6 pm. Dilated pupils. Left costal region sore and sensitive. Elbow joint pains, back sore. Soreness of all limbs. Vomiting, purging with tenesmus. Rumbling in abdomen. POTENCY:  Second to third potency.   

COPAVA OFFICINALIS BOTANICAL NAME:  Copaifera lansdorfii  Desf FAMILY: Leguminosae COMMON NAMES: English: Balsam of Copaiva DESCRIPTION: Copaiva is the oleo-resin obtained by incision of the trunk of Copaifera lansdorfii Desf and other species of Copaifera. A more or less viscous, yellow to golden-brown liquid, generally transparent and sometimes fluorescent , odor characteristic and persistent; taste slightly bitter, acrid and persistent. HOMOEOPATHIC USES URINARY: Catarrh of bladder. Painful micturation by drops.  Retention , with pain in bladder, anus and rectum. Dysuria. Constant desire to urinate. POTENCY: First to third attenuation.   

  Morbid jealousy is a psychological disorder in which a person is preoccupied with the thought that their spouse or sexual partner is being unfaithful without having any real proof, along with socially unacceptable or abnormal behavior related to these thoughts. The most common cited forms of psychopathology in morbid jealousy are delusions and obsessions. It is considered a subtype of delusion disorder.   It is also known as Pathological jealousy or   Othello syndrome   or Delusional jealously. Jealous is a complex normal emotion. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the word jealous as feeling or showing resentment towards a person a person one thinks of as a rival. This definition indicates that it is the belief in the presence of rivalry that is the key issue, and that whether or not such a rivalry truly exists is less important . Jealously within a sexual relationship has clear advantages in evolutionary terms: behavior that ensure that absolute sole possess...

  GENTIANA LUTEA BOTANICAL NAME:   Gentiana lutea FAMILY: Gentianaceae COMMON NAMES:   English: Yellow gentian DESCRIPTION:   A   deciduous, perennial herb with a cylindrical branching root. Leaves are entire, opposite , sessile and ovate , glaucous, and of a bright –green color. Flowers are large, yellow in color. DISTRIBUTION: Southern and central Europe, growing on grassy mountains. PART USED: Root HOMOEOPATHIC USES Marked stomach symptoms. Acid risings, ravenous hunger, nausea, weight and aching in stomach.Inflation and tension of stomach and abdomen. Colic, umbilical region sensitive to touch.Flatulence. Acts as a tonic , increasing appetite. POTENCY—First to third attenuation.

ANAGALLIS ARVENSIS BOTANICAL NAME:  Anagallis arvensis Linn. FAMILY:  Primulaceae COMMON NAMES:  English: Scarlet pimpernel DESCRIPTION:  A trailing annual herb. Leaves opposite , entire, ovate, sessile, dotted on the lower surface. Flower solitary and axillary,  scarlet color, peduncle erect during flowering but curved backwards when seed ripens. Fruit a tiny capsule. PART USED : Whole plant. HOMOEOPATHIC USES SKIN:  Dry, bran-like eruptions, especially on hands and fingers. Palms especially affected.  Itching. Vesicles in groups. Ulcers and swellings on joints. Possess  power of softening flesh and destroying warts. POTENCY: First to third potency.   

  Barber’s itch is an inflammatory condition of hair follicles in the beard area of the face. It is usually caused by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria and becomes aggravated by shaving or rough fabrics. Barber’s itch is a variation of Folliculitis , the general term used for infection of the hair follicles. The infection is usually characterized by small –white pus filled pimples around the tiny pockets of one or more hair follicles. It is usually mild, however itching can be uncomfortable and embarrassing . On some occasions it is painful too. Mild folliculitis clears up on its own within a few days . However, severe infection may cause scarring and permanent loss of hair. Deep recurring infection might require medical treatment. Causes Usually , barber’s itch is caused by a Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. The bacterial invasion mostly occurs the hair follicles damaged. Damaged hair follicles can be caused by the following—1. Excessive clothing or tight clothing. 2. Excessiv...

  BIXA ORELLANA BOTANICAL NAME:   Bixa orellana Linn FAMILY:   Bixaceae COMMON NAMES:   English:   Annalto, Lipstick tree. DESCRIPTION:   A shrub or small tree. Leaves alternate, simple , entire, palmately veined, ovate, cordate or truncate at the base, stipulate. Inflorescence terminal panicle. Flowers white or pink. Fruit a capsule, each capsule contain about 50 seeds. DISTRIBUTION:   Native of Central America and cultivated throughout India. PART USED:   Seeds HOMOEOPATHIC USES Leprosy. Elephantiasis. Eczema. POTENCY: Mother tincture and higher.

  CONDURANGO BOTANICAL NAME —Marsdenia condurango Nichols FAMILY —Asclepiadaceae COMMON NAMES--- ENGLISH—Condro-vinc Bark DESCRIPTION— A vine from 3-10 m long with smooth, ash –gray bark, more or less marked with green or black lichens . Leaves opposite, round-oblong, acute, hairy beneath. Flowers whitish, corolla somewhat campanulate. DISTRIBUTION— South America. PART USED —BARK HOMOEOPATHIC USES— Cancer of   stomach, gastric disorders. It is considered a specific remedy for esophageal, stomach or intestinal cancers. Deep cracks in the corners of mouth is a guiding symptom. Dryness of lips It stimulates the digestive functions and thus improves the general health. Allays the pain in gastragia accompanying cancer of stomach. Modifies   secretions of   digestive glands. Vomiting of food, induration in left hypochondrium with constant burning pain. Stricture of esophagus, food seems to stick with burning pains behind the sternum. POTENCY —Mother tinc...

  Bulimia nervosa , commonly called bulimia, is a serious , potentially life –threatening   eating disorder. People with bulimia may secretly binge, eating large amounts of food with loss of control over the eating, and then purge , trying to get rid of the extra calories in an unhealthy way. Bulimia nervosa usually has an onset in early teens or adolescence. Symptoms ·          There is an intense fear of becoming obese. There may be an earlier history of anorexia nervosa. ·          There is usually body-image disturbance and the person is unable to perceive own body size accurately. ·          There is a persistent preoccupation with eating, and an irresistible craving for food. There are episodes of overeating in which large amounts of food are consumed within short periods of time- eating binges. ·        ...

Ringworm of the body (tinea corporis) is a rash caused by a fungal infection. It's usually a red, itchy, circular rash with clearer skin in the middle. Ringworm gets its name because of its appearance. No worm is involved. Ringworm of the body is related to athlete's foot (tinea pedis), jock itch (tinea cruris) and ringworm of the scalp (tinea capitis). Ringworm often spreads by direct skin-to-skin contact with an infected person or animal. Symptoms Signs and symptoms of ringworm may include: ·          A scaly ring-shaped area, typically on the buttocks, trunk, arms and legs ·          May itch ·          A clear or scaly area inside the ring, perhaps with a scattering of red bumps ·          Slightly raised, expanding rings ·          A round, flat patch of itchy skin ·    ...