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Homeopathic Pharmacology of Aloe Socotrina

A loe socotrina is a native plant to the island of Socotra in Yemen, known by the common name Socotrine aloe. It belongs to the family of Liliaceae. All plants of the genus Aloe are rich in secondary metabolites such as anthraquinones and flavonoids. The pharmacological action of aloe socotrina is primarily attributed to its active ingredients, which include anthraquinone glycosides, such as barbaloin, isobarbaloin, and aloe-emodin. Aloe socotrina is used in homeopathy to treat hemorrhoids, dysentery, diarrhea, prostatic affections, uterine prolapse, eczema, etc. Let’s learn about the physiological action of Aloe socotrina. Dr. Boericke says that it is an excellent remedy to aid in re-establishing physiological equilibrium after much dosing, where disease and drug symptoms are much mixed and there is no remedy richer in symptoms of portal congestion and none t...

Homeopathic Pharmacology of Aconitum Napellus

Aconitum napellus is the Monkshood or Wolfsbane belonging to the family Ranunculaceae. It is native to Western and Central Europe. It is extremely poisonous both in ingestion and on body contact. All parts of the plants are toxic but the toxicity is greater in its roots and lesser and stems. It contains alkaloids such as Aconitine, Mesacotine, Hypaconitine, Jesaconitine, etc. The chief alkaloid Aconitine is found in the largest quantity in the root. The primary toxin is grayanotoxin I which is located in leaves and nectar. Grayanotoxin I is a voltage-gated sodium channel activator. The minimum lethal dose for humans is 3 to 6 mg. One gram of Aconitum napellus contains 2 to 20 mg of Aconitine. Aconitum napellus is used as homeopathic medicine for the treatment of various diseases. Let's learn about the physiological action of Aconitum napellus which should be lear...

Homeopathic Therapeutics for Otitis Media

Though there are many medicines used to treat otitis media, some important homeopathic medicines used in the treatment of otitis media are listed below with their indications. Keywords: Homeopathic medicines for otitis media, homeopathic medicines for ear infection, homeopathic remedies for ear infection, ear infection homeopathic treatment. Belladonna: Otitis media or inflammation of the middle ear. Pains are digging, boring, and tearing in character. They come suddenly and are very violent. They seem to shoot into another ear or into the head with buzzing and roaring in the ears. Membrana tympani bulging outward with blood vessels very much injected. <noise, touch, motion, draft of air >rest, warm room. Ferrum phosphoricum: The first stage of otitis, acute otitis when Belladonna fails, it prevents suppuration. Throbbing in ears, membrana tympani red and...

Acute Suppurative Otitis Media

Acute Suppurative Otitis Media (ASOM) is the acute inflammation of the middle ear by pus-forming organisms which are also called suppurative or pyogenic organisms. It is most common in infants and children. But it can occur in adults too. Infants and children who are between the age of 6 months and 6 years get recurrent episodes of acute inflammation of the middle ear, usually around four to five times a year. Such a condition is given the name of recurrent acute otitis media. Such children usually have an underlying cause like recurrent sinusitis, hypertrophy of the adenoid, tonsillitis, allergy, immune deficiency, etc. Feeding the babies in a complete supine position may also cause the milk to enter the middle ear directly which can lead to a middle ear infection. Children with recurrent colds, allergies, immune deficiency, and respiratory diseases are more likely to get otitis media. Keywords: ...

Common Cold and Its Homeopathic Management

As monsoon is approaching, many will be frequently troubled by attacks of the common cold. Homeopathic treatment is highly effective in many acute and chronic diseases and lets us know about its effectiveness in treating the common cold. There are many medicines used by homeopathic physicians in the treatment of the common cold. Bryonia alba, Gelsemium sempervirens, Justicia adhatoda , Arsenicum album, Aconitum napellus, Belladonna, etc. are some of the most commonly used medicines. From these medicines, only one medicine is selected and given to the patient based on his peculiar signs and symptoms. Keywords: Homeopathic medicines for common cold, common cold and homeopathy, common cold virus, cold symptoms, symptoms of common cold, complications of common cold. What is the common cold? The common cold is a viral disease caused by various viruses like adenovirus,...

What is Homeopathy?

Homeopathy is a system of medicine discovered by a German allopathic physician, Dr. Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann in 1790. The name “Allopathy” was coined by him. He was not satisfied with the allopathic treatment and he quit his practice and did translation work of books for his living. One day while translating a book named “Treatise of the Materia Medica by William Cullen”, he found out that Cinchona bark which was used by allopathy to treat malaria is capable of producing the same symptoms of malaria like chills, rigor, etc., in healthy human beings. He then started experimenting with various drugs on himself and his family members and found out that many drugs used in the treatment of diseases are capable of producing the same symptoms of disease when given to healthy human beings. Principle of Homeopathy: The basic fundamental principle of the homeopa...

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