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, abbreviated as , is a homeopathic remedy made from the middle layer of shells. In chemical terms, is impure calcium carbonate, CaCO. Unlike most homeopathic remedies, which are made from substance, ...

Bryonia is a toxic plant in the gourd family. There are two species used in healing, and . is most commonly used in homeopathic healing.Bryonia is a native European perennial climbing vine with redy....

Silica, sometimes called or abbreviated as sil., is a homeopathic remedy. Silica is a mineral and is prepared from silicon dioxide found in flint, quartz, sandstone, and many other common rocks.Homee ...

Kali bichromium is a bright orange, caustic, corrosive compound used in the manufacture of dye, photography, and batteries. It is also used as a homeopathic remedy. In homeopathy, potassium bichromats ...

Not all products used in alternative healing come from plants. Lachesis is the venom of the bushmaster snake, . It is used in homeopathic medicine. is a tropical snake that lives in the jungles of Ce. ...

Ledum is an evergreen shrub, . This plant grows wild in Canada, northern Europe, and the cooler regions of North America as far south as Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, reaching a height of 1–6 fte....

Ruta is today primarily a homeopathic remedy made from the plant . This plant is also called rue, herb of grace, herb of repentance, bitter herb, or rue bitterwort. It grows to a height of about 3 ftr....

Sepia () is the homeopathic name for "cuttlefish" or squid remedy. The remedy is made from the contents of the "ink bag" of the cuttlefish.Sepia's primary role in td....

Cantharis is a homeopathic remedy obtained from the insect ; common names are Spanish fly or blister beetle. This beetle lives on honeysuckle and olive trees in western Asia and southern Europe. It i: ...

is the Latin name for a homeopathic remedy made from elemental mercury. The English word quicksilver is a literal translation of the Latin. Although Samuel Hahnemann, the founder of homeopathic medid ...

There are two categories of ipecac preparations—a syrup used in standard medical practice and a homeopathic remedy. They are given for different purposes. The medicinal effects of ipecac were t ...

is the homeopathic remedy that is created from the seeds of the strychnos tree. Also known as poison nut or vomiting nut, this tree is an evergreen tree that is native to East India, Burma, Thailana....

Arnica is mostly used for external purposes in the form of oil or diluted tincture (although it is used internally in homeopathic form) for bruises, muscle or tendon strains or sprains, and stubborn inflammation when the skin is not broken. The highly diluted tincture is also used as a gargle for sore throats. The homeopathic tablets are taken for shock or trauma to body tissues or after an accident. Further cautions: many people will develop irritation and inflammation using arnica on open wou

Pulsatilla has sedative, analgesic, and antispasmodic properties and is indicated for headache, neuralgia, dry coughs, laryngitis, mumps, and mild dizziness. Women use it for amenorrhea or dysmenorrhea, and it is sometimes taken in minute doses for premenstrual syndrome. Pulsatilla increases circulation in both men and women. The herb is commonly used in homeopathic preparations. Pulsatilla has a taste of BITTER and a temperature of COLD.

is also known as yellow jasmine, false jasmine, wild woodbine, and Carolina jasmine. It is a woody, climbing vine with dark leaves and groups of yellow, bell-shaped flowers that bloom in early sprina....

Belladonna, more commonly known as deadly night-shade, , devil's cherries, devil's herb, divale, dwale, dwayberry, great morel, naughty man's cherries, and poison black cherry, id....

To reduce the swelling and pain that occurs in infants during teething, anti-inflammatory herbs, pain-relieving herbs and relaxing herbs are often recommended.

Rhus tox is used in homeopathic preparations for contact dermatitis and rheumatism. It has also been used for genital herpes and herpes zoster, laryngitis, and mumps. To treat poison oak or ivy rashes, try these recipes; apply several times daily on the affected areas, and take immune stimulants (echinacea), and blood purifiers (red clover, burdock root, yellow dock root, Oregon grape root) internally as a tea or tincture: 1. Mugwort vinegar--infuse 1 oz of mugwort herb in 10 oz of apple-cide

Aconite is the common name for any of 100 or more related species in the genus. Two of the species, and are used medicinally. The more popular remedy, , is a plant that grows in mountainous regions....

An herbal treatment can include vein tonics and anti-inflammatories for the veins. Homeopathic arnica in the form of drops or pills internally or as a cream applied externally has also been recommended for this ailment.