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|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,
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Revision as of 20:12, 22 November 2019

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

Homeopathic name Substance Common name Notes
Aconite[1] Aconitum napellus Monkshood, monk's blood, fuzi, wolf's bane
Aesculus hippocastanum[1] Aesculus hippocastanum Horse-chestnut
Anthracinum,
Anthracinum bovum,
Anthracinum suum
Anthrax poison extracted from the spleen of affected sheep
Allium cepa[1] Onion
Arnica[2] 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 Marigold
Camphor Cinnamomum camphora Used by Hahnemann on an 1831 cholera outbreak in Central Europe, and by Quin in 1854 London's epidemic.
Colocynthis[1] Citrullus colocynthis Squirting 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


See also

References

  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. ^ 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.