MATERIA MEDICA

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Actaea Racemosa
Black Snake - Root

This remedy is also called Cimicifuga. It is extraordinarily effective in women’s diseases, especially those complicating pregnancy. Normally, if during menstruation copious bleeding occurs, most menstrual complaints cease automatically. But in the case of Actaea Racemosa, the more the bleeding, the more is the pain and associated discomfort. Sometimes, the [...]

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Aconitum Napellus
Monks Hood

Once the art of homoeopathic treatment is fully understood, day-today ailments can often be controlled at the outset and complications can be avoided. In the early stages of all ailments, Aconite is at the top of the list. Its full name is Aconitum Napellus, though it is commonly called Aconite. [...]

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Acetic Acidum
Acetic acid - Vinegar

(Vinegar- an acidic solution) Acetic acid is considered useful in (the treatment of) cancer of the stomach. The Acetic acid patient suffers from a severe cutting type of pain in the stomach, associated with intense thirst, nausea and burning in the stomach. Generally, burning and swelling of the body is [...]

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Aesculus Hippocastanum

The most salient feature of Aesculus Hippocastanum (Horse Chestnut) is mental confusion. Physical and mental fatigue can naturally result in some sort of mental confusion and restlessness but in Aesculus, the mental confusion is aggravated by sleep. On waking up in the morning, the patient is confused and disorientated as [...]

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Absinthium
Common Worm Wood

The main action of Absinthium is on the brain. It is very useful in epilepsy. In the epilepsy associated with bluing of the body (Cyanosis) and violent twisting of the hands and feet (as in Cuprum), Absinthium may also be indicated. Before the epileptic fit, there is intense nervousness, restlessness, [...]

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Abrotanum

The name Abrotanum brings to one’s mind the subject of transfer of a disease from one organ to another. In English, this process is known as metastasis. It means that the disease shifts from one part of the body to another. For instance, in the case of mumps, the parotid [...]