Homeopathy - Holistic Health

Posted on October 21, 2025October 21, 2025 by admin

BOERICKE MATERIA MEDICA:THUJA OCCIDENTALIS

Acts on skin, blood, gastro-intestinal tract, kidneys, and brain. Its relation to the production of pathological vegetations condylomate, warty excrescences, spongy tumors is very important. Moist mucous tubercles. Bleeding fungus growths. Nævus. Excess of venosity.

The main action of Thuja is on the skin and genito-urinary organs, producing conditions that correspond with Hahnemann’s sycotic dyscrasia, whose chief manifestation is the formation of wart-like excrescences upon mucous and cutaneous surfaces-fig-warts and condylomata. Has a specific antibacterial action, as in gonorrhœa and vaccination. Suppressed gonorrhœa, salpingitis. Ill-effects of vaccination. Sycotic pains, i.e, tearing in muscles and joints, worse at rest, better in dry weather, worse damp humid atmosphere; lameness. Hydrogenoid constitutions, whose blood is morbidly hydroscopic, so that damp air and water are inimical. Complaints from moonlight. Rapid exhaustion and emaciation. Left-sided and chilly medicine. Variola, aborts the pustule and prevents the suppurating fever. Vaccinosis, viz, inveterable skin troubles, neuralgia, etc.

Mind.–Fixed ideas, as if a strange person were at his side; as if soul and body were separated; as if something alive in abdomen (Croc). Emotional sensitiveness; music causes weeping and trembling.

Head.–Pain as if pierced by a nail (Coff; Ign). Neuralgia from tea (Selen). Left-sided headache. White, scaly dandruff; hair dry and falling out. Greasy skin of face.

Eyes.–Ciliary neuralgia; iritis. Eyelids agglutinated at night; dry, scaly. Styes and tarsal tumors (Staph). Acute and subacute inflammation of sclera. Sclera raised in patches, and looks bluish-red. Large, flat phlyctenules; indolent. Recurring episcleritis. Chronic scleritis.

Ears.–Chronic otitis; discharge purulent. Creaking when swallowing. Polypi.

Nose.–Chronic catarrh; thick, green mucus; blood and pus. On blowing nose, pain in teeth. Ulceration within the nostrils. Dryness of nasal cavities. Painful pressure at root.

Mouth.–Tip of tongue very painful. White blisters on side close to root, painfully sore. Teeth decay next to gums; very sensitive; gums retract. Drinks fall audibly into stomach. Ranula; varicose veins on tongue and mouth. Pyorrhea alveolaris.

Stomach.–Complete loss of appetite. Dislike for fresh meat and potatoes. Rancid eructations after fat food. Cutting pain in epigastrium. Cannot eat onions. Flatulence; pain after food; sinking sensation in epigastrium before food; thirst. Tea-drinking dyspepsia.

Abdomen.–Distended; indurations in abdomen. Chronic diarrhœa, worse after breakfast. Discharges forcibly expelled; gurgling sound. Brown spots. Flatulence and distension; protruding here and there. Rumbling and colic. Constipation, with violent rectal pain, causing stool to recede (Sil; Sanic). Piles swollen; pain worse sitting, with stitching, burning pains at the anus. Anus fissured; painful to touch with warts. Movements as of something living (Crocus), without pain.

Urinary.–Urethra swollen inflamed. Urinary stream split and small. Sensation of trickling after urinating. Severe cutting after (Sars). Frequent micturition accompanying pains. Desire sudden and urgent, but cannot be controlled. Paralysis sphincter vesicæ.

Male.–Inflammation of prepuce and glans; pain in penis. Balanitis. Gonorrhœal rheumatism. Gonorrhœa. Chronic induration of testicles. Pain and burning felt near neck of bladder, with frequent and urgent desire to urinate. Prostatic enlargement (Ferr pic; Thiosinaminum; Iod; Sabal).

Female.–Vagina very sensitive (Berb; Kreos; Lyssin). Warty excrescences on vulva and perineum. Profuse leucorrhœa; thick, greenish. Severe pain in left ovary and left inguinal region. Menses scanty, retarded. Polypi; fleshy excrescences. Ovaritis; worse left side, at every menstrual period (Lach). Profuse perspiration before menses.

Respiratory.–Dry, hacking cough in afternoon, with pain in pit of stomach. Stitches in chest; worse, cold drinks. Asthma in children (Nat sulph). Papilloma of larynx. Chronic laryngitis.

Extremities.–When walking, limbs feel as if made of wood or glass, and would break easily. Tips of fingers swollen, red, feel read. Muscular twitchings, weakness and trembling. Cracking in joints. Pain in heels and tendo-Achilles. Nails brittle. Ingrowing toe nail.

Skin.–Polypi, tubercles, warts epithelioma, nævi, carbuncles; ulcers, especially in ano-genital region. Freckles and blotches. Perspiration sweetish, and strong. Dry skin, with brown spots. Zona; herpetic eruptions. Tearing pains in glands. Glandular enlargement. Nails crippled; brittle and soft. Eruptions only on covered parts; worse after scratching. Very sensitive to touch. Coldness of one side. Sarcoma; polypi. Brown spots on hands and arms.

Sleep.–Persistent insomnia.

Fever.–Chill, beginning in thighs. Sweat only on uncovered parts, or all over except head, when sleeping; profuse, sour, smelling like honey. Orgasm of blood in the evening, with throbbing in the blood-vessels.

Modalities.–Worse, at night, from heat of bed; at 3 am and 3 pm; from cold, damp air; after breakfast; fat, coffee; vaccination. Better, left side; while drawing up a limb.

Relationship.–Compare: (Hydrogenoid constitution: Calcar; Silica; Nat sulph; Aranea; Apis; Pulsat). Cupressus australis (sharp, prickling pain; general feeling of warmth; rheumatism and gonorrhœa). Cupressus Lawsoniana (acts like Thuja; terrible pains in the stomach). Sphingurus (falling out of hair from beard; pain in jaw-joint and zygoma); Sil; Maland (vaccination); Medorrh (suppressed gonorrhœa); Merc; Cinnab; Terebinth; Juniperus; Sabin; Sil; Canth; Cannab; Nit ac; Puls; Ant tart; Arborin is a non-alcoholic preparation of Thuja.

Antidotes: Merc; Camph; Sabin (warts).

Complementary: Sabina; Ars; Nat sulph; Silica.

Dose.–Locally, for warts and excrescences, tincture, or cerate. Internally, tincture to thirtieth potency.

Posted on July 2, 2023July 2, 2023 by Dr A K Rai

User’s Guide: Homeopathic Kit (30 common medicines)

Aconite 30: Symptoms that may start after the exposure to cold wind, dry cold weather, or exposure to drafts while in perspiration. The patient is worse at night. Although the face may be red and flashed, on rising up from the bed the face becomes pale. Face alternating red and pale. The patient may be very thirsty for cold water.
Allium cepa 30:Streaming cold with much sneezing and watery eyes. Eyes feel burning and smarting and are sensitive to light. The watery discharge from the nose is burning and can make the upper lip and nose raw. All symptoms are better in the open air and the person feels worse in the evening and in a warm room.
Antim tart 30: Rattling cough, seems like much mucus is inside the respiratory tract but cant come out, In spring & autumn (damp weather), child cough gets worse.
Apis mel 30: Drunkard diarrhea, Edema (bag like swelling) under the eyes.
Arnica montana 30: Sore, lame bruised feeling all through the body as if beaten, bruised after injury, traumatic injury in brain, blood clotting after injury.
Arsenicum 30: Very restless and anxious states with thin watery discharge that burns. It is also indicated when the nose is blocked, sneezing without relief, intense thirst little and often.
Belladonna 30: Very high fever[39.9C] where the patient is very hot to touch and looks very red on his face and maybe delirious with the fever. Violent headache after heat or sun exposure, Conjunctivitis.
Bellis p 30: Injuries to soft tissue such as breasts and abdomen, injuries to bones or sprains in the muscle tissue, internal bleeding during pregnancy, inability to walk properly due to varicose veins.
Bryonia 30: Flu remedy for a person who feels like he must keep still at all the times as he feels worse by any movement he makes so the person wants to be alone, quiet, and still.
Cantharis 30: Drinking even small quantities of water increases pain in the bladder. Sudden desire to urinate and intense itching in urethra. Burning, cutting pains in urethra during urination.
Carbo veg 30: For the bad effects of exhausting diseases, whether in young or old, indigestion from a drinking excess alcohol, excessive accumulation of gas in stomach and intestines aggravated by lying down; after eating or drinking, sensation as if stomach would burst; effects of a debauch, late suppers, rich food. Eructations give temporary relief.
Chamomilla 30: Children; new-born and during period of dentition, very irritable, oversensitive to pain (quiet only when carried)
Cinchona 30: Ailments: from loss of vital fluids, especially hemorrhages, excessive lactation, diarrhea. Diarrhea after eating fruit.
Cocculus 30: bad effects of night watching, nausea vomiting while riding in a carriage or on ship, seasickness, car sickness.
Eupatorium perf 30: Pain in limbs and muscles that accompany some forms of febrile disease, like malaria and influenza.
Gelsemium 30: Acute influenza (flu) or sore throats, with weakness, limp limbs, chills, fever, headaches with double vision, and heavy, drooping eyelids.
Hepar s 30: Extremely sensitive to cold air, Cough: when any part of the body is uncovered; choking, strangling cough from exposure to dry west wind.
Hypericum 30: Injury to parts rich in nerves – fingers, toes, matrices of nails, palms or soles. Mechanical injuries of spinal cord; bad effects of spinal concussion; pains, after a fall on coccyx.
Ignatia 30: Women of a sensitive, easily excited nature, Mental conditions rapidly, in an almost incredibly short time, change from joy to sorrow, from laughing to weeping, moody. Persons mentally and physically exhausted by long-concentrated grief.
Ipecac 30: Constant nausea, Cough: dry asthmatic. Difficult breathing from least exercise; Whooping-cough: child loses breath, turns pale, stiff and blue; with gagging and vomiting of mucus. cough, with rattling of mucus while breathing in.
Kali bichromicum 30: Symptoms of cold and cough like stubborn congestion, swollen eyelids, or sticky, stringy discharge from the nose.
Lycopodium 30: Excessive accumulation of flatulence; constant sensation of satiety; good appetite, but a few mouthfuls fill up to the throat, and he feels bloated with loud gurgling, croaking, especially lower abdomen. Child cries before urinating. Impotence: of young men, from onanism or sexual excess; penis small, cold, relaxed; old men, with strong desire but imperfect erections.
Merc sol 30: Creeping chilliness, frequent sneezing, sore throat, and heavy salivation, Spasmodic pain in abdomen with mucus in stool.
Nux vomica 30: Hangover after alcoholic drinks, Indigestion due to overeating, Flu-like symptoms: feeling run down, body aches, chills, and fever.
Phosphorus 30: Over Sensitiveness of all the senses to external impressions, light, noise, odors, touch. Restless, fidgety; moves continually, cannot sit or stand still a moment, Cough: going from warm to cold air (rev. of Bry.); aggravated from laughing, talking, reading, drinking, eating. Craving for ice cream and juicy fruits.
Pulsatilla 30: Wet cough with thick, yellowish phlegm, aggravated in bed.
Rhus tox 30: Chills, restlessness, stiffness, and body aches especially during cool damp weather or weather changes, Muscle pain due to excessive work-out.
Ruta 30: Acts upon the periosteum and cartilages, eyes and uterus. Complaints from straining flexor tendons especially. Tendency to the formation of deposits in the periosteum, tendons, and joints, especially wrist. Overstrain of ocular muscles. All parts of the body are painful, as if bruised. Sprains (after Arnica).
Silicea 30: Imperfect assimilation and consequent defective nutrition. Silica can stimulate the organism to reabsorb fibrotic conditions and scar-tissue. It is related to all fistulous borrowings. Ripens abscesses since it promotes suppuration. Intolerance of alcoholic stimulants. Ailments attended with pus formation.
Spigelia 30: Photophobia, Severe pain in and around eyes, extending deep into socket. Violent headache extending to eyes.
Arnica ointment: Sprain & other traumatic injuries, Neuralgias, Muscular pain, Localized pain due to excessive work Hematoma
Calendula ointment: Calendula Gel is an all-purpose antiseptic & soothing gel It heals cuts, bruises, chapped surfaces, burns & scalds.

Posted on February 16, 2023February 16, 2023 by Dr A K Rai

Homeopathy for kids Health

Top ten homeopathic medicines for your kid’s illnesses.

Parenting is a challenging task now a day for the modern society. Being a parent, the greatest concern is kid’s health, diet, safety and hygiene. In the advancing society, conventional system of cure is well advanced and easily accessible for parents but at the same time there are side effects as well and that is the greatest concern. Hence most of the parents look for natural way of treatment for even minor illnesses.

Homeopathic medicines are the most safe in comparison to other systems of treatment. These medicnes can treat kid’s illnesses like common cold, flu, fever, allergies, colic pain, constipation, difficult or delayed dention, earache or even behavioral problems.

Here are top 10 homeopathic medicines to deal with health issues of your kids:

Aconitum napellus 30c: Sudden high grade fever with anxious, red and dry face.
Allium cepa 30c: Allergies, cold with itchy, watery running nose, watery eyes and frequent sneezing.
Apis mellifica 30c: Rashes with itching, redness & singing pain relieved by ice application. (Insect bite, hives, sun-burn)
Arnica montana 200c & ointment: Any sort of injury, trauma, bruise, sprain. It can be used as ointment as well but avoid its application on cuts, scatches of skin.
Arsenicum album 30c: Effective in diarrhoea and vomitting from stomach flu or food poisoning with anxiety and weakness.
Belladona 30c: Sudden high fever with clammy, bright red face with agitation. Child may be a little delirious.
Chamomilla 30c: Teething pain with great irriation, may be associated with green diarrhoea, earache & low grade fever.
Ferrum phosphoricum 30c: First medicine to start with when child has eacr pain. Low grade fever that comes on slowly.
Hepar sulphuris 30: Swimmer’s ear, anything with pus (boils, abscesses or earache associated with pus behind the eardrum.
Nux vomica 30: Upset tummy from too many sweets or heavy foods, child feels better after vomitting. Anger and irriatbility with sleeplessness or disturbed sleep when stressed. (Too much pressure of studies or home work). Cold allergies with lots of sneezing, itchy, watery running nose, watery eyes.

Dosage:-

Will be same for all age:- 3 pellets
Repetition of dosage depends on the severity of illness. For hives, you may be giving the pellets every 1/2-1 hour, whereas for a bruised shin you may be giving pellets 2-3x/day.
Try to give the pellets with gap from food and drink by at least 15-20 minutes. But don’t worry if that doesn’t happen as it still works! the main thing to avoid is minty foods, drinks or toothpaste close to taking the medicines.
You are on your way to make your own homeopathic kit!
Be sure to check with your paediatrician if you child continues to have fever for more than 2 days, if the child is acting confused, if he/she has any breathing troubles, or if he/she looks dehydrated or is in severe pain.

In case you have a concern or query you can always consult a specialist & get answers to your questions!