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 | Alleged homeopathic use (evidence does not support efficacy) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aconite[1] | Aconitum napellus | Monkshood, monk's blood, fuzi, wolf's bane | Shock, influenza and fever |
| Aesculus hippocastanum[1] | Aesculus hippocastanum | Horse-chestnut | Haemorrhoids and varicose veins[2] |
| Anthracinum, Anthracinum bovum, Anthracinum suum |
Anthrax poison extracted from the spleen of affected sheep | All types of furuncles (like acne,[3] carbuncles, malignant pustules), septic wounds, grangrenous degenerations, anthrax poisoning, | |
| Allium cepa[1] | Onion | Itching eyes, lachrymation, allergies, hay fever | |
| Antimonium Arsenicate | Skin conditions, minor lethargy | ||
| Antimonium tartaricum[citation needed] | Antimony tartrate | Impetigo | |
| Argentum nitricum[citation needed] | Silver nitrate | Fear, anticipation, apprehension, nervous excitement, exam nerves, conjunctivitis. | |
| Arnica[4] | Arnica montana | Leopard's bane | Shock and bruising |
| Arsenicum album | Arsenic trioxide | White arsenic | Colds, influenza, diarrhoea, food poisoning |
| Baptisia[1] | Baptisia tinctoria | Wild indigo, horseflyweed | Fever |
| Belladonna[1] | Atropa belladonna | Deadly nightshade | High fever with redness and delirium, and throbbing headache |
| Bellis perennis[1] | Bellis perennis | Common daisy | Cuts and wounds |
| Bryonia | Bryonia alba | White bryony | Fever, joint pain, cough and pleurisy |
| Calcarea carbonica[citation needed] | Calcium carbonate | Oyster shell | Indigestion |
| Calendula[1] | Calendula officinalis | Marigold | Healing of wounds |
| Chamomilla | Matricaria chamomilla | German chamomile | teething in infants |
| 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[1] | Citrullus colocynthis | Squirting cucumber | Diarrhoea |
| Cuprum metallicum[citation needed] | Copper | Cholera, diarrhoea, griping in the guts | |
| Digitalis[1] | Digitalis purpurea | Foxglove | Heart conditions, angina |
| Drosera[1] | Drosera rotundifolia | Sundew | Cough |
| Dulcamara[1] | Solanum dulcamara | 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[citation needed] | Nitroglycerine | Facial neuralgias, heat headaches | |
| Graphites[citation needed] | Graphite | Itching cracked skin, eczema, psoriasis | |
| Hamamelis[1] | Hamamelis virginiana | Witch-hazel | haemorrhoids, varicose veins |
| 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[1][citation needed] | Lachesis muta | Bushmaster snake | wide range of uses. |
| Ledum[1] | Ledum palustre | Marsh tea | bites, stings, punctured wounds |
| Lycopodium[1] | Lycopodium clavatum | Wolf's foot, clubmoss | wide range of chronic use |
| Mercurius vivus | Mercury | wide range of chronic ailments | |
| Natrum muriaticum[citation needed] | Sodium chloride | Natrum mur; table salt | varied chronic uses; irritable, touchy, dislikes consolation |
| Natrum sulphuricum[citation needed] | 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[citation needed] | Cairina moschata liver | Muscovy duck liver | colds/flu; |
| Petroleum[citation needed] | Crude oil | Skin affections, eczema, psoriasis | |
| Phosphorus | Phosphorus | Phos | wide range of chronic ailments |
| Picricum acidum[citation needed] | Picric acid | Picric acid | 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 |
| Sepia[citation needed] | Cuttlefish ink | many female problems | |
| Silicea[citation needed] | Flint | Various chronic conditions, sensitivity to cold | |
| Sulphur | Sulfur | chronic ailments, skin complaints, general debility | |
| Thea Sinensis / Camellia Sinensis | Leaves of tea plant | neurologics (insomnia, nightmares), digestives (dyspepsia caused by drinking tea often) | |
| Thuja[1][citation needed] | Thuja occidentalis | warts & chronic conditions | |
| Urtica urens[1] | Stinging nettle | Burns, bites and stings |
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/patient-horsechestnut.html Aesculus at MedlinePlus
- ^ John Clarke (1998). Un Diccionario De Materia Medica Practica (in Spanish). B. Jain. pp. 129–130. ISBN 81-7021-812-8. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
- ^ 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.