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{{Short description|Substances used by homeopaths}}
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The following substances are commonly used in [[homeopathy]] today. See [[:Category:Homeopathic remedies]] for a list of commercial preparations.
The following substances have been commonly used in [[homeopathy]]. See [[:Category:Homeopathic remedies]] for a list of other notable preparations.


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! Substance
! Substance
! Common name
! Common name
! Alleged homeopathic use (evidence does not support efficacy)
|-
|-
|Aconite<ref name="NHM"/>
| Aconite<ref name="NHM"/>
| ''[[Aconitum napellus]]''

| Monkshood, monk's blood, fuzi, wolf's bane
|''[[Aconitum napellus]]''
|Monkshood, monk's blood, fuzi, wolf's bane
|Shock, [[influenza]] and fever
|-
|-
|[[Aesculus hippocastanum]]<ref name="NHM"/><!-- is this the H. name?-->
| [[Aesculus hippocastanum]]<ref name="NHM"/><!-- is this the H. name?-->
|''[[Aesculus hippocastanum]]''
|''[[Aesculus hippocastanum]]''
| Horse-chestnut
| Horse-chestnut
| [[Haemorrhoid]]s and [[varicose veins]]<ref>https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/patient-horsechestnut.html Aesculus at MedlinePlus</ref>
|-
|-
| Allium cepa<ref name="NHM"/>
|[[Anthracinum]], <br />Anthracinum bovum, <br />Anthracinum suum
|[[Anthrax]] poison extracted from the [[spleen]] of affected sheep
|
|All types of [[furuncle]]s (like [[Acne vulgaris|acne]],<ref name="diccionario">{{cite book | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=RnL--jMkG0sC&pg=PA129&lpg=PA129&dq=Anthracinum&source=web&ots=uLOlzN3s61&sig=8W-4eqoAzr-jlw7A5VmxX7X7Ff4&hl=es&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=2&ct=result | title = Un Diccionario De Materia Medica Practica | author = John Clarke | year = 1998 | isbn = 81-7021-812-8 | publisher = [[B. Jain]]| pages = 129–130 | accessdate = 2008-06-22 |language=es}}</ref> [[carbuncle]]s, malignant [[pustule]]s), [[Sepsis|septic wounds]], [[Gangrene|grangrenous]] degenerations, anthrax poisoning,
|-
|Allium cepa<ref name="NHM"/>
| [[Onion]]
| [[Onion]]
|
|
| Itching eyes, [[lachrymation]], [[allergies]], [[hay fever]]
|-
|-
| Aloeaceae<ref name=Bharatan/>
| Antimonium Arsenicate
| ''[[Aloe succotrina]]''
|
| [[Aloe]]
|
| Skin conditions, minor [[Fatigue (medical)|lethargy]]
|-
|-
| Arnica<ref name=Arnica/>
| Antimonium tartaricum{{cn|date=August 2019}}
| Antimony tartrate
|
| [[Impetigo]]
|-
| Argentum nitricum{{cn|date=August 2019}}
| [[Silver nitrate]]
|
| [[Fear]], [[Anticipation (emotion)|anticipation]], apprehension, nervous excitement, exam nerves, [[conjunctivitis]].
|-
| Arnica
| ''[[Arnica montana]]''
| ''[[Arnica montana]]''
| Leopard's bane
| Leopard's bane
| Shock and bruising
|-
| [[Arsenicum album]]
| [[Arsenic trioxide]]
| White arsenic
| Colds, influenza, diarrhoea, food poisoning
|-
|-
| Baptisia<ref name="NHM"/>
| Baptisia<ref name="NHM"/>
| ''[[Baptisia tinctoria]]''
| ''[[Baptisia tinctoria]]''
| Wild indigo, horseflyweed
| Wild indigo, horseflyweed
| Fever
|-
|-
| Belladonna<ref name="NHM"/>
| Belladonna<ref name="NHM"/>
| ''Atropa belladonna''
| ''[[Atropa belladonna]]''
| [[Deadly nightshade]]
| Deadly nightshade
| High fever with redness and delirium, and throbbing headache
|-
|-
| Bellis perennis<ref name="NHM"/>
| Bellis perennis<ref name="NHM"/>
| ''[[Bellis perennis]]''
| ''[[Bellis perennis]]''
| Common daisy
| Common daisy
| Cuts and wounds
|-
| Bryonia
| ''Bryonia alba''
| White [[bryony]]
| Fever, [[Arthralgia|joint pain]], cough and [[pleurisy]]
|-
| Calcarea carbonica{{cn|date=August 2019}}
| [[Calcium carbonate]]
| [[Oyster]] shell
| [[Indigestion]]
|-
|-
| Calendula<ref name="NHM"/>
| Calendula<ref name="NHM"/>
| ''[[Calendula officinalis]]''
| ''[[Calendula officinalis]]''
| Scotch marigold
| Marigold
| Healing of wounds
|-
| Chamomilla
| ''Matricaria chamomilla''
| [[Matricaria recutita|German chamomile]]
| teething in infants
|-
| Camphor
| ''[[Cinnamomum camphora]]''
|
| [[Cholera]] (used by [[Samuel Hahnemann|Hahnemann]] on an 1831 cholera outbreak on Central Europe, and by [[Frederick Foster Hervey Quin|Dr. Quin]] in 1854 London's epidemic)
|-
|-
| Colocynthis<ref name="NHM"/>
| Colocynthis<ref name="NHM"/>
| ''[[Citrullus colocynthis]]''
| ''[[Citrullus colocynthis]]''
| Squirting cucumber
| Bitter cucumber
| [[Diarrhoea]]
|-
| Cuprum metallicum{{cn|date=August 2019}}
| [[Copper]]
|
| [[Cholera]], diarrhoea, griping in the guts
|-
|-
| Digitalis<ref name="NHM"/>
| Digitalis<ref name="NHM"/>
| ''[[Digitalis purpurea]]''
| ''[[Digitalis purpurea]]''
| [[Foxglove]]
| [[Foxglove]]
| [[Heart conditions]], [[angina]]
|-
|-
| Drosera<ref name="NHM"/>
| Drosera<ref name="NHM"/>
| ''[[Drosera rotundifolia]]''
| ''[[Drosera rotundifolia]]''
| [[Sundew]]
| [[Sundew]]
| Cough
|-
|-
| Dulcamara<ref name="NHM"/>
| Dulcamara<ref name="NHM"/>
| ''[[Solanum dulcamara]]''
| ''[[Solanum dulcamara]]''
| [[Woody nightshade]]
| Woody nightshade
| Range of chronic ailments
|-
| Ferrum phosphoricum
| [[Iron phosphate]]
| Ferr phos
| [[Haemorrhages]] and nosebleeds
|-
| Gelsemium
| ''[[Gelsemium sempervirens]]''
| Yellow jasmine
| Joint pain and fever
|-
| Glonoinum{{cn|date=August 2019}}
| [[Nitroglycerine]]
|
| Facial [[neuralgias]], heat headaches
|-
| Graphites{{cn|date=August 2019}}
| [[Graphite]]
|
| Itching cracked skin, [[eczema]], psoriasis
|-
|-
| Hamamelis<ref name="NHM"/>
| Hamamelis<ref name="NHM"/>
| ''[[Hamamelis virginiana]]''
| ''[[Hamamelis virginiana]]''
| [[Witch-hazel]]
| [[Witch-hazel]]
| [[haemorrhoids]], [[varicose veins]]
|-
|-
| Lachesis<ref name="NHM"/><!-- is this the H. name?-->{{cn|date=August 2019}}
| Hepar sulfuris calcareum
| [[Calcium sulfide]]
| Hepar sulf
| wide range of chronic ailments, [[boils]], [[abscesses]], [[croup]].
|-
| Ignatia amara
| ''[[Strychnos ignatii]]''
| St. Ignatius bean
| recovery from grief
|-
| Kalium bichromicum
| [[Potassium dichromate]]
| used in [[HeadOn]]
| thick secretions from the mucous membranes of the sinuses and respiratory tract
|-
|Lachesis<ref name="NHM"/><!-- is this the H. name?-->{{cn|date=August 2019}}
| ''[[Lachesis muta]]''
| ''[[Lachesis muta]]''
| Bushmaster snake
| Bushmaster snake
| wide range of uses.
|-
|-
| Ledum<ref name="NHM"/>
| Ledum<ref name="NHM"/>
| ''[[Ledum palustre]]''
| ''[[Ledum palustre]]''
| Marsh tea
| Marsh tea
| bites, stings, punctured wounds
|-
|-
| Lycopodium<ref name="NHM"/>
| Lycopodium<ref name="NHM"/>
| ''[[Lycopodium clavatum]]''
| ''[[Lycopodium clavatum]]''
| Wolf's foot, clubmoss
| Wolf's foot, clubmoss
| wide range of chronic use
|-
| Mercurius vivus
| [[Mercury (element)|Mercury]]
|
| wide range of chronic ailments
|-
| Natrum muriaticum{{cn|date=August 2019}}
| [[Sodium chloride]]
| Natrum mur; [[table salt]]
| varied chronic uses; irritable, touchy, dislikes consolation
|-
| Natrum sulphuricum{{cn|date=August 2019}}
| [[Sodium sulphate]]
| Natrum sulph
| asthma, headaches, worse for damp, warts
|-
| Nux vomica
| ''Strychnos nux-vomica''
| [[Strychnine tree]]
| nausea, hangovers, substance abuse and chronic ailments
|-
|[[Oscillococcinum]]{{cn|date=August 2019}}
|''Cairina moschata'' liver
|[[Muscovy duck]] liver
| colds/flu;
|-
| Petroleum{{cn|date=August 2019}}
| [[Crude oil]]
|
| Skin affections, [[eczema]], [[psoriasis]]
|-
| Phosphorus
| [[Phosphorus]] <!--what form?-->
| [[Phos]]
| wide range of chronic ailments
|-
| Picricum acidum{{cn|date=August 2019}}
| [[Picric acid]]
| [[Picric acid]]
| [[Water retention (medicine)|Water retention]], [[Confusion]]
|-
| Pulsatilla
| [[Pasque flower]]
| Wind flower
| various childhood, [[menstrual]] and chronic ailments
|-
| Rhus toxicodendron
| ''[[Toxicodendron radicans]]''
| [[Poison ivy]]
| joint pains and fevers
|-
| Ruta
| ''[[Ruta graveolens]]''
| Rue
| trauma or sprain of the ligaments; conditions involving the [[tendons]], [[fibrous]] tissue, or periosteum; joint stiffness, eye strain
|-
| {{vanchor|Sepia}}{{cn|date=August 2019}}
| [[Cuttlefish]] ink
|
| many female problems
|-
| Silicea{{cn|date=August 2019}}
| [[Flint]]
|
| Various chronic conditions, sensitivity to cold
|-
| Sulphur
| [[Sulfur]]
|
| chronic ailments, skin complaints, general debility
|-
| Thea Sinensis / Camellia Sinensis
| Leaves of [[Camellia sinensis|tea plant]]
|
| neurologics ([[insomnia]], [[nightmares]]), digestives ([[dyspepsia]] caused by drinking tea often)
|-
|-
| Thuja<ref name="NHM"/>{{cn|date=August 2019}}
| Thuja<ref name="NHM"/>{{cn|date=August 2019}}
| ''[[Thuja occidentalis]]''
| ''[[Thuja occidentalis]]''
|
|
| warts & chronic conditions
|-
|-
| Urtica urens<ref name="NHM"/>
| Urtica urens<ref name="NHM"/>
| [[Stinging nettle]]
| [[Stinging nettle]]
|
|
|-
| Burns, bites and stings
|Mag phos
|''Magnesium Phosphoricum''
|Mag phos, Magnesium Hydrogen Phosphate Trihydrate, Phosphate of Magnesia
|}
|}

<!-- Unsure about what to do with these. Will find sources showing they're common instead.
* ANAC. [[Semecarpus anacardium]] - <ref name="NHM"/>
* BELL-P. [[Bellis perennis]] - Daisy<ref name="NHM"/>
* CACT. - [[Selenicereus grandiflorus]]<ref name="NHM"/>
* CINA. [[Artemisia maritima]]<ref name="NHM"/>
* SABAD. [[Veratrum|Veratrum officinale]]<ref name="NHM"/> -->


== See also ==
== See also ==
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|30em|refs=
{{Reflist |refs=
<ref name="NHM">{{cite web |url=http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/homeopathy/index.html |title=Plants and fungi used in homeopathy |last=Bharatan |first=Vilma |publisher=[[Natural History Museum, London|Natural History Museum (London)]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080322062556/http://www.nhm.ac.uk:80/research-curation/projects/homeopathy/index.html |archive-date=22 March 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=21 November 2019 }}</ref>
<ref name="NHM">{{cite web |url=http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/homeopathy/index.html |title=Plants and fungi used in homeopathy |last=Bharatan |first=Vilma |publisher=[[Natural History Museum, London|Natural History Museum (London)]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080322062556/http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/homeopathy/index.html |archive-date=22 March 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=21 November 2019 }}</ref>
<ref name=Arnica>{{cite journal | doi = 10.1001/archsurg.133.11.1187| title = Efficacy of Homeopathic Arnica| journal = Archives of Surgery| volume = 133| issue = 11| year = 1998| last1 = Ernst| first1 = E.| last2 = Pittler| first2 = M. H.| pmid=9820349| pages=1187–90| doi-access = }}</ref>
<ref name=Bharatan>{{cite journal |last1=Bharatan |first1=Vilma |last2=Humphries |first2=Christopher |date=July 2002 |title=Plant names in homeopathy: an annotated checklist of currently accepted names in common use |journal=Homeopathy |volume=91 |issue=3 |pages=156–161 |doi=10.1054/homp.2002.0027 |pmid=12322869 }}</ref>
}}
}}


* {{cite book |last1=Bharatan |first1=Vilma |last2=Humphries |first2=Christopher |last3=Barnett |first3=John |date=2002 |title=Plant Names in Homeopathy: An Annotated Checklist of Currently Accepted Names in Common Use |location=London |publisher=Natural History Museum |isbn=978-0565091774 }}
==External links==
* [http://nccih.nih.gov/health/homeopathy/ Questions and Answers About Homeopathy] U.S. [[National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health]]


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Latest revision as of 12:29, 19 November 2024

The following substances have been commonly used in homeopathy. See Category:Homeopathic remedies for a list of other notable preparations.

Homeopathic name Substance Common name
Aconite[1] Aconitum napellus Monkshood, monk's blood, fuzi, wolf's bane
Aesculus hippocastanum[1] Aesculus hippocastanum Horse-chestnut
Allium cepa[1] Onion
Aloeaceae[2] Aloe succotrina Aloe
Arnica[3] Arnica montana Leopard's bane
Baptisia[1] Baptisia tinctoria Wild indigo, horseflyweed
Belladonna[1] Atropa belladonna Deadly nightshade
Bellis perennis[1] Bellis perennis Common daisy
Calendula[1] Calendula officinalis Scotch marigold
Colocynthis[1] Citrullus colocynthis Bitter cucumber
Digitalis[1] Digitalis purpurea Foxglove
Drosera[1] Drosera rotundifolia Sundew
Dulcamara[1] Solanum dulcamara Woody nightshade
Hamamelis[1] Hamamelis virginiana Witch-hazel
Lachesis[1][citation needed] Lachesis muta Bushmaster snake
Ledum[1] Ledum palustre Marsh tea
Lycopodium[1] Lycopodium clavatum Wolf's foot, clubmoss
Thuja[1][citation needed] Thuja occidentalis
Urtica urens[1] Stinging nettle
Mag phos Magnesium Phosphoricum Mag phos, Magnesium Hydrogen Phosphate Trihydrate, Phosphate of Magnesia

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Bharatan, Vilma. "Plants and fungi used in homeopathy". Natural History Museum (London). Archived from the original on 22 March 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  2. ^ Bharatan, Vilma; Humphries, Christopher (July 2002). "Plant names in homeopathy: an annotated checklist of currently accepted names in common use". Homeopathy. 91 (3): 156–161. doi:10.1054/homp.2002.0027. PMID 12322869.
  3. ^ Ernst, E.; Pittler, M. H. (1998). "Efficacy of Homeopathic Arnica". Archives of Surgery. 133 (11): 1187–90. doi:10.1001/archsurg.133.11.1187. PMID 9820349.
  • Bharatan, Vilma; Humphries, Christopher; Barnett, John (2002). Plant Names in Homeopathy: An Annotated Checklist of Currently Accepted Names in Common Use. London: Natural History Museum. ISBN 978-0565091774.
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