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Homeopathy II - Commonly prescribed remedies Flashcards

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Name some common First-aid Homeopathic Remedies

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  • Aconite.
  • Arnica.
  • Apis.
  • Belladonna.
  • Calc. phos.
  • Chamomilla.
  • Hamamelis.
  • Hypericum.
  • Ledum.
  • Millefolium.
  • Rhus. tox.
  • Ruta.
  • Staphysagria.
  • Symphytum.
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What is the source of Aconite?

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Aconitum napellus
monk’s hood, wolf’s bane

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What is Aconite used for?

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Emotional trauma, shock

Arnica for Physical trauma

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What is the Mental picture of Aconite?

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  • Restless, fearful, anxious, phobic
  • Fear of death
  • Disproportionate fear e.g., of crossing a road, fear of crowds
  • Over-sensitive to pain, fears pain
  • Fear of pain may be worse than the pain itself
  • Symptoms may have been triggered by fright / shock
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What is the General picture of Aconite?

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  • Complaints come on suddenly
  • Intense symptoms with rapid onset
  • Symptoms come on after exposure to cold / dry wind
  • Early stages of colds, fevers and inflammation
  • Skin may be hot and dry; thirsty for cold drinks
  • > fresh air
  • < touch, evening / around midnight
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What are Indications of Aconite (given the patient fits the symptom picture) ?

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  • Shock after a traumatic experience e.g., accident, bad news; panic attacks
  • Urinary retention, stool retention
  • Acute fever (sudden, unexpected), no sweat
  • First remedy given at the start of any cold or flu. Starts with a sore throat
  • < exposure to cold air, bathing in cold water.
  • Dry croupy cough
  • For babies right after birth to avoid jaundice and get organs out of shock and working properly
  • Crush 3 200C pills and mix with 5 ml water and drop slowly into baby’s mouth
  • Alternatively, apply to the baby’s navel; three aconite 200C tablets crushed into calendula cream / ointment
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Examples of Aconite administration, acute prescribing

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30c
For traumatic/sudden situations
200c every 15m for 3-4 doses

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What is the source of Arnica?

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Arnica montana
wolf’s bane, mountain tobacco

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What is Arnica used for?

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Physical trauma / shock

Aconite for Emotional trauma

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What is the Mental picture of Arnica?

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  • Arnica corresponds to people who tend to push themselves too hard e.g., athletes who end up with over-training injuries
  • No fear of outcome e.g., extreme sports enthusiasts
  • Obstinate, stubborn, keep going even when injured
  • May say they are ok, even when it is obvious they are not
  • Fear of being touched (due to pain), want to be left alone
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What is the General picture of Arnica?

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  • Injuries and bruising to soft tissues
  • Bruising from falls, blows,
  • Surgery, childbirth (for baby too)
  • Shock —physical, emotional (compare aconite), memory may be poor
  • Upper body is hot, lower body is cold
  • > lying down, head low
  • < jarring, lying on the injured part
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What are Indications of Arnica (given the patient fits the symptom picture) ?

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Any trauma (physical / emotional)
* Bruising —blue-purple
* Head injury* (acute stage)
* Broken bones
* Cuts and grazes taken orally i.e., not applied externally
* Surgery (any): Given after the procedure
* Note: Avoid during menstruation —may cause more bleeding

*For NWS head injury (Nat Sulph)

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Examples of Arnica administration, acute prescribing

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External use:
Dilute 200C in water (10 drops / 3–5 pills), soak cloth in it and apply externally and place it on area of trauma.
* Foot soak for blisters as a result of walking too long in tight / new shoes
* In water for cleaning bed/pressure sores for bedridden patients (post-surgery, elderly, terminally ill)

! Note: Do not apply arnica to an open wound (consider calendula instead).

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What is the source of Apis?

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Venom from the honey bee

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What is Apis used for?

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Insect bites / bladder infections.

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What is the Mental picture of Apis?

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  • Restlessness (busy bee / worker bee)
  • Irritable
  • Feel forced to stay at home (the hive) and fulfil family demands
  • Jealous of those able to get out there and follow their ambitions
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What is the General picture of Apis?

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Symptoms characterised by:
* Swellings with oedema
* Redness, burning / darting pain, stinging
* Restlessness
* Lack of thirst
* May be awkward or clumsy
* > cool air, cold applications, cold drinks
* < heat, touch, lying down, 4–6 pm

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What are Indications of Apis (given the patient fits the symptom picture) ?

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  • Bee stings or insect stings with redness, swelling (oedema), heat, pain.
  • Urticaria—intolerable itching and burning, great sensitivity, colour changes from pink to purple.
  • Cystitis / urethritis —scalding and urgent urination, constant need to urinate, burning pain, last drops sting and smart.
  • Arthritis—acute inflammation with much stinging and burning (apitherapy).
  • Shingles with intolerable itching at night.
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What is the sources of Belladonna ?

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Atropa belladonna
(nightshade family).

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What is Belladonna used for?

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Fever
Meningitis
Heat stroke

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What is the Mental picture of Belladonna?

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  • Hyper-sensitive
  • Over-sensitive to light, noise, being bumped
  • Angry, may be delirious, have hallucinations
  • Panicky
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What is the General picture of Belladonna?

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  • Intense symptoms with rapid onset
  • Fever going over 40C
  • Inflammation with redness, heat, throbbing pain, congestion
  • Thirsty, may crave lemonade
  • > lying down
  • < touch, jarring movement, at 3 pm
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What are Indications of Belladonna (given the patient fits the symptom picture) ?

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  • Sudden onset of fever (can develop hallucinations) dilated, shining pupils, burning skin that is hot to the touch, both cheeks red and hot
  • Migraine—extreme sensitivity of all senses, throbbing, right-sided frontal pain. Sparks / colours before eyes. > coffee.
  • Meningitis—similar symptoms to migraine above accompanied by high fever and hallucinations (use while seeking medical help).
  • Heatstroke / sunburn —scalding, hot to touch, cannot bear clothes to touch parts. Switch to apis when the blistering starts.
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What is the source of Calc Phos?

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Calcium phosphate
(also used as a tissue salt)

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What is Calc Phos used for?

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The bone re-enforcer

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What is the Mental picture of Calc Phos?

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  • Energy can be low and accompanied by mental weakness or collapse
  • Loss of motivation, mental apathy
  • Sensitive, dissatisfied, sigh a lot
  • Children whine, are irritable and easily bored, can be badly behaved
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What is the General picture of Calc Phos?

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  • Physical ailments often concern bones, joints, teeth or digestion
  • Growing pains/teething
  • Low energy with physical weakness
  • Illness can follow bad news
  • Digestion and assimilation may be poor
  • ‘Failure to thrive’
  • In school children, stress related to school may result in phobias, abdominal pain or headaches
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What are Indications of Calc Phos (given the patient fits the symptom picture) ?

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  • Broken bones*; where bones are slow to knit together. Calc. phos. 6C, 5 drops / 3 pills under the tongue 3 x daily for 2 weeks (works well taken alongside Symphytum 6C / 12C)
  • Any bone surgery e.g., hip replacement, spinal fusions
  • Osteoporosis / osteopenia
  • Useful during growth spurts or for growing pains
  • Teething problems / slow dentition, easy decay
  • Lactose intolerance / intolerance to milk

*Only once the bones have been correctly set

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What is the source of Chamomilla?

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Matricaria chamomilla
German chamomile

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What is Chamomilla used for?

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Colic, teething

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What is the Mental picture of Chamomilla?

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  • Bad-tempered and irritable when unwell or in pain.
  • Highly sensitive to ailments and pain.
  • Babies and children are hard to please or console.
  • Can be clingy and want to be carried.
  • May throw tantrums when put down.
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What is the General picture of Chamomilla?

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  • A key childhood remedy
  • Characterised by irritability, restlessness, tantrums, oversensitivity
  • Expression of pain can appear disproportionate to the situation
  • Aversion to open air (opposite to Pulsatilla)
  • Hot and sweaty, especially the head
  • Coffee can trigger pain, anger can trigger pain
  • > being uncovered
  • < 9pm–midnight.
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What are Indications of Chamomilla (given the patient fits the symptom picture) ?

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  • Colic / teething —child wants to be rocked constantly, one cheek is red whilst the other is pale. Stools are hot, green and slimy (chopped eggs and spinach) and smell of rotten eggs
  • Colic in infants who arch their back and cry
  • Abdominal cramps —brought on by anger
  • Dysmenorrhoea—excessive pain with vomiting, diarrhoea and fainting
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What is the source of Hamamelis?

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Hamamelis virginiana
Witch hazel

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What is Hamamelis used for?

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Haemorrhoids and varicose veins

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What is the Mental picture of Hamamelis?

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  • Can be haughty or discontented.
  • Easily offended if others don’t pay attention to their opinion.
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What is the General picture of Hamemelis?

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  • Haemorrhoids, varicose veins, venous congestion with bruised soreness of affected parts
  • Soreness felt on touching or pressing affected part
  • May also be stinging pain
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What are Indications of Hamemelis (given the patient fits the symptom picture) ?

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  • Phlebitis *
  • Any distension of veins —varicose veins, variocele,
  • Haemorrhoids (internal and external).
  • For external haemorrhoids additionally use the remedy topically.
  • Combine 3 pills of hamamelis 30C, together with 3 pills of Calc. fluor. tissue salt, crush and mix into a paste with coconut oil.
  • Apply paste to the haemorrhoids 3 x daily. The sooner started, the more likely it is that the paste can clear the haemorrhoid.
  • Can also be used topically for varicose veins.

* Chronic situation lower potency - longer timescale

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What is a topical remedy for external haemorrhoids?

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  • Combine 3 pills of hamamelis 30C, together with 3 pills of Calc. fluor. tissue salt
  • Crush and mix into a paste with coconut oil
  • Apply paste to the haemorrhoids 3 x daily
  • Can also be used topically for varicose veins
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What is the source of Hypericum?

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Hypericum perforatum
St John’s wort

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What are the uses of Hypericum?

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Nerve damage

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What is the Mental picture of Hypericum?

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  • Nervous system complaints after injury or shock
  • Sadness and melancholy after injury
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What is the General picture of Hypericum?

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  • The ‘arnica of the nerves’
  • For injuries to nerve-rich areas especially where accompanied by shooting, darting pain
  • Have a desire for warm drinks
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What are Indications of Hypericum (given the patient fits the symptom picture) ?

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  • Any nerve injury - accident, surgery, infection.
  • Bells palsy from exposure to cold air (Hypericum 200C every 4 hours for 1 day. Follow with gelsemium 200C, 1 dose daily for 3 days.)
  • Phantom limb pain (amputation), 15C taken 2 x daily until pain subsides / changes.
  • Shooting pains along a nerve e.g., sciatica. Pains appear suddenly and disappear gradually.
  • Neuralgia - < change of weather.
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What is the source of Ledum?

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Ledum palustre
Marsh tea

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What are the uses of Ledum?

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Any puncture wound

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What is the Mental picture of Ledum?

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  • Often dislikes company and wants to be alone
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What is the General picture of Ledum?

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  • Puncture wounds from stings, bites, nails, thorns
  • Pains are stabbing, tearing, throbbing
  • Affected area swells, is bluish and feels cold to the touch yet feels hot to the sufferer
  • > cold applications
  • < heat
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What are Indications of Ledum (given the patient fits the symptom picture) ?

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  • Puncture wounds: Stabbings, insect bites, animal bites, thorns, stepping on a nail
  • Alongside oral use, 30C tablets can be crushed and mixed with a small amount of water to bathe the wound
  • Long-lasting discolouration after injury - black / blue spots turn green
  • Tetanus prophylactic
  • Blunt trauma to the eye (black eye - consider arnica too)
  • Joint swellings e.g., gout, that are better for cold applications
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What is the sources of Millefolium?

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Achillia millefolium
Yarrow

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What is Millefolium used for?

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Haemorrhage

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What is the Mental picture of Millefolium?

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  • Loss of memory, confusion
  • Anxiety in the chest
  • Anxiety from the pain
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What is the General picture of Millefolium?

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  • Various types of haemorrhages
  • Blood is bright red
  • < coffee, violent exertion, evening, night
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What are Indications of Millefolium (given the patient fits the symptom picture) ?

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  • Uncontrolled bleeding after accident or surgery
  • Nosebleeds (consider also Phosphorous)
  • Wounds that bleed profusely
  • Miscarriage with profuse bleeding
  • Post-partum haemorrhaging (can be used prophylactically)
  • Menstruation ― heavy bleeding with protracted cramping
  • Painful, congested varicose veins during pregnancy
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What is the source of Rhus. Tox.?

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Rhus. toxicodendron
Poison ivy

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What is Rhus Tox. used for?

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  • Tendon / ligament trauma
  • Herpes eruptions
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What is the Mental picture of Rhus Tox.?

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Mentally restless

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What is the General picture of Rhus Tox.?

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  • Stiffness (overstretched muscles, tendons, ligaments) with physical restlessness
  • Pains (usually around joints) ache and feel bruised
  • > warmth and movement (restlessness)
  • < cold and first movement in the morning
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What are Indications of Rhus. Tox. (given the patient fits the symptom picture) ?

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  • Rheumatism (> warmth)
  • Joint, tendon or ligament pain that is worse on first moving (tearing, stitching pain) but eases after continued movement, providing it is not too strenuous
  • Cold sore eruptions / chicken pox / shingles
  • Other complaints affecting the skin e.g., blisters and hives
  • Eruptions are raw and weeping accompanied by compulsive scratching with no relief
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What are some Clinical applications of Rhus. Tox?

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Injury to muscle / ligament / tendon:
* 1st Arnica 200C (3 doses).
* Follow with Rhus. tox. 30C 3 x daily until symptoms improve.

Shingles:
* Rhus. tox. 200C twice daily until eruption subsides.
* Follow with Hypericum 30C for neuralgia.

Chicken pox:
* Rhus. tox. 30C 3 x daily for 4‒5 days, or until itching subsides.
* Additionally, crush 5 pills into aqueous cream; apply to eruptions.

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What is the source of Ruta?

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Ruta graveolens
Rue

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What is Ruta used for?

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  • Overstrained tendons
  • Eye strain
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What is the Mental picture of Ruta?

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  • Anxiety and panic attacks
  • Associated with chronic rather than acute symptoms
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What is the General picture of Ruta?

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  • Rheumatic and connective tissue issues, particularly after chronic overuse or strain
  • < cold and lying on the affected part
  • > warmth, gentle movement
  • Have an aversion to movement yet are relieved by it
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What are Indications of Ruta (given the patient fits the symptom picture) ?

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  • Affinity for tendons of the eyes, hands and feet
  • Ganglions, tendonitis and bursitis
  • Joint and bone issues with stiffness and weakness e.g., may have difficulty getting out of a chair. Affected joints can feel like they will ‘give way’
  • Eyestrain e.g., staring at computer screen all day, reading fine print, doing needlework
  • Burning and redness of the eyes after overuse
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What is the source of Staphysagria?

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Delphinium staphisagria
Knight’s spur

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What is Staphysagria used for?

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Cuts - like a knife.

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What is the Mental picture of Staphysagria?

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  • Gentle and sweet-natured, ailments (physical and mental) tend to arise from suppressed emotions
  • Easily offended - as though stabbed with a knife
  • Sensitive to rudeness of others
  • Pride and honour - too dignified to fight / lose control. Equates to loss of dignity
  • May be history of abuse, especially sexual abuse
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What is the General picture of Staphysagria?

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  • Suppressed emotions cause physical and mental ailments
  • Useful after cuts with sharp instruments e.g., surgery
  • Doesn’t like to be touched
  • Can be sleepy during the day but unable to sleep at night
  • Feel worse after an afternoon nap
  • > warmth, rest, eating breakfast
  • < missing a meal, tobacco, exertion
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What are Indications of Staphysagria (given the patient fits the symptom picture) ?

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  • Surgery on soft tissues, with straight line cuts using a blade
  • Caesarean after giving 1 dose of Arnica 200C, continue with Staph. 30C (200C if mental symptoms are also present)
  • Episiotomy *- Staph. 200C once daily for 5 days can help the incision heal faster. Also helps women who experience indignity and anger at the loss of control during delivery
  • Pus or infection along an incision line / stab wound - Staph. 200C, one dose
  • Cystitis - after sexual intercourse, after catheterisation
  • Number one remedy for injury of genital organs
  • Man: Scrotum injury (surgery, injury, football)
  • Women: Sexual injury including depression after abuse

*Bellis perellis also recommended

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What is the source of Symphytum?

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Symphytum officinalis
Comfrey, Knitbone

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What is Symphytum used for?

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The bone mender

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That is the General picture of Symphytum?

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  • The key remedy for fractures and injuries to the bone
  • Stimulates callus formation (healing tissue that forms around the ends of broken bones) and supports re-joining of the bone
  • Eyeball injuries (blunt)
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What are Indications of Symphytum (given the patient fits the symptom picture) ?

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  • Fracture once the bone has been set
  • First give Arnica 200C 1 dose every hour for 3 hours. Once the bone is set correctly, start with Symphytum 6C three times daily or 12C twice daily for 2–3 weeks
  • Pricking pain at the fracture site
  • Bone pain and weakness in osteoporosis
  • Blunt trauma to the eyeball and orbit
  • Irritation of the stump after amputation
  • Phantom limb pain after amputation

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