List of homeopathic preparations

The following substances are commonly used in homeopathy today. See Category:Homeopathic remedies for a list of commercial preparations.

Homeopathic name	Substance	Common name	Homeopathic use	Homeopathic potency
Aconite	Aconitum napellus	Monkshood, monk's blood, fuzi, wolf's bane	Shock, influenza and fever	6c, 30c, 200c
Aesculus hippocastanum	Aesculus hippocastanum	Horse-chestnut	Haemorrhoids and varicose veins	tincture as ointment, 3c, 6c
Anthracinum, Anthracinum bovum, Anthracinum suum	Anthrax poison extracted from the spleen of affected sheep		All types of furuncles (like acne, carbuncles, malignant pustules), septic wounds, grangrenous degenerations, anthrax poisoning,	6X 30X
Allium cepa	Onion		Itching eyes, lachrymation, allergies, hay fever	3x to 30c
Antimonium Arsenicate			Skin conditions, minor lethargy	All potencies 6c to CM
Antimonium tartaricum	Antimony tartrate		Impetigo	6c to 200c
Argentum nitricum	Silver nitrate		Fear, anticipation, apprehension, nervous excitement, exam nerves, conjunctivitis.	6c to 200c
Arnica	Arnica montana	Leopard's bane	Shock and bruising	all potencies 6c to CM
Arsenicum album	Arsenic trioxide	White arsenic	Colds, influenza, diarrhoea, food poisoning	all potencies 6c to CM
Baptisia	Baptisia tinctoria	Wild indigo, horseflyweed	Fever	all potencies 6c to CM
Belladonna	Atropa belladonna	Deadly nightshade	High fever with redness and delirium, and throbbing headache	all potencies 6c to CM
Bellis perennis	Bellis perennis	Common daisy	Cuts and wounds	6c to 200c
Bryonia	Bryonia alba	White bryony	Fever, joint pain, cough and pleurisy	all potencies 6c to CM
Calcarea carbonica	Calcium carbonate	Oyster shell	Indigestion	all potencies 6c to CM
Calendula	Calendula officinalis	Marigold	Healing of wounds	tincture, 3c, 6c
Chamomilla	Matricaria chamomilla	German chamomile	teething in infants	3c, 6c, 30c
Camphor	Cinnamomum camphora		Cholera (used by Hahnemann on an 1831 cholera outbreak on Central Europe, and by Dr. Quin in 1854 London's epidemic)
Colocynthis	Citrullus colocynthis	Squirting cucumber	Diarrhoea	6c to 200c
Cuprum metallicum	Copper		Cholera, diarrhoea, griping in the guts	6c to 200c
Digitalis	Digitalis purpurea	Foxglove	Heart conditions, angina	6c to 30c
Drosera	Drosera rotundifolia	Sundew	Cough	6c, 30c
Dulcamara	Solanum dulcamara	Woody nightshade	Range of chronic ailments	all potencies 6c to CM
Ferrum phosphoricum	Iron phosphate	Ferr phos	Haemorrhages and nosebleeds	3x, 6x, 6c, 30c
Gelsemium	Gelsemium sempervirens	Yellow jasmine	Joint pain and fever	all potencies 6c to CM
Glonoinum	Nitroglycerine		Facial neuralgias, heat headaches	all potencies 6c to CM
Graphites	Graphite		Itching cracked skin, eczema, psoriasis	all potencies 6c to CM
Hamamelis	Hamamelis virginiana	Witch-hazel	haemorrhoids, varicose veins	tincture and low potencies 3x, 3c, 6c
Hepar sulfuris calcareum	Calcium sulfide	Hepar sulf	wide range of chronic ailments, boils, abscesses, croup.	all potencies 6c to CM
Ignatia amara	Strychnos ignatii	St. Ignatius bean	recovery from grief	all potencies 6c to CM
Kalium bichromicum	Potassium dichromate	used in HeadOn	thick secretions from the mucous membranes of the sinuses and respiratory tract	all potencies 6c to CM
Lachesis	Lachesis muta	Bushmaster snake	wide range of uses.	all potencies 6c to CM
Ledum	Ledum palustre	Marsh tea	bites, stings, punctured wounds	all potencies 6c to CM
Lycopodium	Lycopodium clavatum	Wolf's foot, clubmoss	wide range of chronic use	all potencies 6c to CM
Mercurius vivus	Mercury		wide range of chronic ailments	all potencies 6c to CM
Natrum muriaticum	Sodium chloride	Natrum mur; table salt	varied chronic uses; irritable, touchy, dislikes consolation	6c to 10M
Natrum sulphuricum	Sodium sulphate	Natrum sulph	asthma, headaches, worse for damp, warts	6c to 10M
Nux vomica	Strychnos nux-vomica	Strychnine tree	nausea, hangovers, substance abuse and chronic ailments	all potencies 6c to CM
Oscillococcinum	Cairina moschata liver	Muscovy duck liver	colds/flu;	generally 30c, 200c
Petroleum	Crude oil		Skin affections, eczema, psoriasis	all potencies 6c to CM
Phosphorus	Phosphorus	Phos	wide range of chronic ailments	all potencies 6c to CM
Picricum acidum	Picric acid	Picric acid	Water retention, Confusion	tincture to 200c
Pulsatilla	Pasque flower	Wind flower	various childhood, menstrual and chronic ailments	all potencies 6c to CM
Rhus toxicodendron	Toxicodendron radicans	Poison ivy	joint pains and fevers	all potencies 6c to CM
Ruta	Ruta graveolens	Rue	trauma or sprain of the ligaments; conditions involving the tendons, fibrous tissue, or periosteum; joint stiffness, eye strain	4x to CM
Sepia	Cuttlefish ink		many female problems	all potencies 6c to CM
Silicea	Flint		Various chronic conditions, sensitivity to cold	all potencies 6c to CM
Sulphur	Sulfur		chronic ailments, skin complaints, general debility	all potencies 6c to CM
Thea Sinensis / Camellia Sinensis	Leaves of tea plant		neurologics (insomnia, nightmares), digestives (dyspepsia caused by drinking tea often)	5C to 15C
Thuja	Thuja occidentalis		warts & chronic conditions	all potencies 6c to CM
Urtica urens	Stinging nettle		Burns, bites and stings	mostly 3c, 6c, 30c

Notes on potencies

This list contains notes of commonly used potencies, either by homeopaths or available in store-bought preparations. In clinical homeopathy, the choice of potency (dilution & succussion levels) to be used is determined by homeopathic practitioners or physicians on an individual basis. Some limit their use to the lower potencies of 4x (4D) through 30x (30D), while others use 3C through CM (100,000C) potencies. For more information on potencies and dilution, see Homeopathic dilutions.

See also

• Bach flower remedies

External links

• Questions and Answers About Homeopathy U.S. National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health