Materia Medica

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Explore 616 classical remedies and tissue salts with keynote symptoms, modalities, constitutional types, and potency guidance.

Classical Remedies(347)

Ambrosia artemisiaefolia
Plant

Ambrosia artemisiaefolia

Ambro.

Ragweed

The ragweed hay fever remedy. Intolerable itching of eyelids. Watery coryza with sneezing. Stuffed-up nose with watery discharge. Asthmatic breathing during ragweed season. Nosebleeds.

Ampelopsis quinquefolia
Plant

Ampelopsis quinquefolia

Ampe.

Virginia Creeper

Remedy of chronic kidney disease and dropsy. Renal congestion with edema. Hemorrhagic nephritis. Used for chronic nephritic conditions.

Anacardium occidentale
Plant

Anacardium occidentale

Anac-oc.

Cashew Nut

Remedy of skin eruptions and corns. Vesicular eruptions resembling poison ivy. Umbilical hernia. Corns. Warts. Mental confusion.

Anacardium orientale
Plant

Anacardium orientale

Anac.

Marking Nut

A deep constitutional remedy for persons with a sense of duality — as if two wills, one commanding good and the other evil. Loss of memory. Sensation of a plug in various parts. All symptoms relieved by eating.

Anagallis arvensis
Plant

Anagallis arvensis

Anag.

Scarlet Pimpernel

Remedy of itching skin eruptions and mental excitability. Great itching — hands, fingers, palms especially. Vesicular eruptions. Brain excitement. Gout. Eczema of hands.

Angustura vera
Plant

Angustura vera

Ang.

Angostura Bark

Remedy of cracking in joints and caries of long bones. Stiffness and tension of muscles. Drawing pains in limbs. Overcautious, distrustful. Painful stiffness of neck and jaw. Tetanus-like symptoms.

Anisum stellatum
Plant

Anisum stellatum

Anis.

Star Anise

Remedy of colic and flatulence. Infantile colic with flatulence. Abdominal cramps. Promotes expulsion of gas. Bronchitis with copious mucus.

Anthemis nobilis
Plant

Anthemis nobilis

Anth.

Roman Chamomile

Remedy of colic and irritability in teething children. Similar to Chamomilla but milder. Stomach cramps. Sensitivity to cold. Peevish children. Insomnia from pain.

Apocynum androsaemifolium
Plant

Apocynum androsaemifolium

Apoc-a.

Spreading Dogbane

Remedy of alternating rheumatism and stomach complaints. Joint pains alternate with digestive symptoms. Profuse urination. Wandering joint pains. Nausea alternating with rheumatism. Worms.

Apocynum cannabinum
Plant

Apocynum cannabinum

Apoc.

Indian Hemp / Dogbane

Remedy of dropsical conditions with sinking at pit of stomach. Edema, ascites, hydrothorax with great thirst but water is vomited. General anasarca. Weak, slow pulse. Nose bleeds in dropsical patients.

Aralia racemosa
Plant

Aralia racemosa

Aral.

American Spikenard

Remedy of asthma and hay fever. Asthma worse from lying down, especially after first sleep. Cough from tickle in throat. Must sit up to breathe. Profuse acrid coryza. Salty, acrid nasal discharge.

Areca catechu
Plant

Areca catechu

Arec.

Betel Nut

Remedy of worm complaints and facial flushing. Tapeworm and roundworm. Face flushed, hot, red. Salivation. Hiccough. Abdominal cramping from worms. Traditional anthelmintic.

Argemone mexicana
Plant

Argemone mexicana

Argem.

Mexican Prickly Poppy

Remedy of dropsy and glaucoma. Copious urine with edema. Glaucoma with fullness in eyes. Hepatic dropsy. Constipation with liver involvement. Used in epidemic dropsy (from argemone oil contamination).

Aristolochia clematitis
Plant

Aristolochia clematitis

Arist-cl.

Birthwort

Remedy of suppressed menses and wounds. Emmenagogue — promotes menstrual flow. Wound healing. Snakebite antidote (folk). Gout.

Arnica montana
Plant

Arnica montana

Arn.

Leopard's Bane

The premier trauma and injury remedy. Bruised, sore feeling throughout the body. Says they are well when they are not. Fears being touched or approached. Bed feels too hard.

Artemisia vulgaris
Plant

Artemisia vulgaris

Art-v.

Mugwort

Remedy of epilepsy and petit mal seizures. Epilepsy from fright or emotional shock. Petit mal — absence seizures. Somnambulism. Catalepsy. Worm convulsions. Profuse, colored dreams.

Arum triphyllum
Plant

Arum triphyllum

Arum-t.

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Remedy of extreme rawness of nose and lips with constant picking. Lips and nose raw, bleeding, cracked — patient constantly picks at them despite the pain. Acrid, excoriating nasal discharge. Hoarseness with voice breaking. Scarlet fever with raw nose.

Arundo mauritanica
Plant

Arundo mauritanica

Arund.

Italian Reed

Remedy of hay fever with intense itching. Burning and itching of palate, conjunctivae, and nose at onset of hay fever. Beginning of colds with sneezing and itching. Loss of smell. Deep blue sclerotics.

Asafoetida
Plant

Asafoetida

Asaf.

Stinking Gum

Remedy of hysterical and flatulent conditions. Ball sensation rising from stomach to throat. Offensive discharges from every orifice. Reversing peristalsis — everything seems to go upward. Bones ache and are sensitive.

Asarum canadense
Plant

Asarum canadense

Asar-c.

Canadian Wild Ginger

Remedy of colds and flatulence. Acute catarrhal conditions. Flatulence with colic. Promotes perspiration. Used by Native Americans for colds and digestive upset.

Asarum europaeum
Plant

Asarum europaeum

Asar.

European Snakeroot

Remedy of extreme nervous oversensitivity. Every scratch of pen or rustle of paper is unbearable. Cold feeling in stomach. Desire for alcohol. Ear symptoms with diminished hearing.

Asclepias syriaca
Plant

Asclepias syriaca

Asc-s.

Common Milkweed

Remedy of dropsy and urinary retention. Edema. Scanty urine. Catarrh of bladder. Rheumatic pains. Diarrhea. Promotes diuresis.

Asclepias tuberosa
Plant

Asclepias tuberosa

Asc-t.

Pleurisy Root / Butterfly Weed

The pleurisy remedy. Sharp, stitching pains in chest worse from motion and deep breathing. Dry, hacking cough with pleuritic pain. Dysentery with griping. Promotes perspiration and expectoration.

Asparagus officinalis
Plant

Asparagus officinalis

Aspar.

Asparagus

Remedy of cardiac dropsy and rheumatism. Heart weakness with dropsy. Urine scanty with strong odor. Rheumatic pains. Lithiasis. Diuretic.

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