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Ledum palustre (Led-p)
Insect bites, puncture wounds, or swellings and bruises that improve with cold compresses? Chronic complaints such as rheumatism and gout? Ledum may be your best remedy.
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Cinchona officinalis (Chin.)
A useful remedy for exhaustion, weakness, anaemia, headache, and digestive upsets that arise from loss of body fluids. Those who need China are sensitive to the cold.
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Know Your Remedies – Apis Mellifica
The homeopathic remedy Apis mellifica is prepared from the Western or European honey bee. It was introduced into homeopathy in 1847 by a New York physician Dr. Marcy following the cure of a severely oedematous kidney patient who was prescribed dried and powdered honeybees by a native Indian medicine woman. As a result of this…
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Know Your Remedies: Cactus Grandiflorus (Cact.)
Common Name: Night-blooming cereus. General Information A significant remedy for severe constricting, contracting or congestive pains, especially in the heart, bladder, rectum, vagina, or uterus. These pains are triggered or worsened by the slightest touch. This remedy may also be indicated when a trio of complaints are present – indigestion, haemorrhoids and heart problems. There…
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Chamomilla matricaria (Cham.)
Chamomilla matricaria (Cham.) is a plant with small daisy-like flowers native to Europe and temperate Asia. It is now grown in most parts of the world. Chamomilla is used by hebalists and homeopaths as a gentle sleep aid and for digestive complaints. Its effect is homeopathic even when used in raw herbal form (when taken…
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Kali bichromicum (Kali-bi)
Kali-bi is prepared from potassium bichromate, a common chemical reagent with many industrial and laboratory applications. Homeopathic Kali-bi is used for thick, gluey or ropey discharges from the mucous membranes. The person may have pains in small spots (able to be covered by a thumb) such as occur with sinusitis. Arthritic pains may move from…
