List of homeopathic preparations

The following substances are commonly used in homeopathy today.

Homeopathic name	Substance	Common name	Claimed homeopathic use	Homeopathic potency
Aconite[1][2]	Aconitum napellus	Monkshood, Monk's Blood, Fuzi, Wolf's Bane	shock, influenza and fevers	6c, 30c, 200c
Aesculus hippocastanum[1]	Aesculus hippocastanum	Horse-chestnut	haemorrhoids and varicose veins[3]	tincture as ointment, 3c, 6c
Anthracinum, Anthracinum bovum, Anthracinum suum [4]	Anthrax poison extracted from the spleen of affected sheep		All types of furuncles (like Acne[4], carbuncles, malignant pustules), septic wounds, grangrenous degenerations,[5] anthrax poisoning,[6][7]	6X 30X [8]
Allium cepa[1][9][10]	Onion		itching eyes, lachrymation, allergies, hayfever	3x to 30c
Antimonium Arsenicate			Skin conditions, Minor lethargy	All potencies 6c to CM
Antimonium tartaricum[9]	Antimony tartrate		Impetigo	6c to 200c
Argentum nitricum[9]	Silver nitrate		Fear, anticipation, apprehension, nervous excitement, exam nerves	6c to 200c
Arnica[2][11]	Arnica montana	Leopard's bane	shock and bruising	all potencies 6c to CM
Arsenicum album[11]	Arsenic trioxide	White arsenic	colds/flu, diarrhoea, food poisoning	all potencies 6c to CM
Baptisia[1]	Baptisia tinctoria	Wild Indigo; horseflyweed	fevers	all potencies 6c to CM
Belladonna[1][2][11]	Atropa belladonna	Deadly nightshade	high fevers with redness & delirium	all potencies 6c to CM
Bellis perennis[1]	Bellis perennis	Common Daisy	healing of cuts and wounds	6c to 200c
Bryonia[11]	Bryonia alba	White bryony	fevers, joint pains, coughs and pleurisy	all potencies 6c to CM
Calcarea carbonica[9]	Oyster shell	Calcium carbonate	Indigestion, Acidity	all potencies 6c to CM
Calendula[1]	Calendula officinalis	Marigold	healing of wounds	tincture, 3c, 6c
Chamomilla[11]	Matricaria chamomilla	German Chamomile	teething in infants	3c, 6c, 30c
Camphor [12]	Cinnamomum camphora		Cholera (used by Hahnemann on a 1831 cholera outbreak on Central Europe, and by Dr. Quin in 1854 London's epidemic )
Colocynthis[1]	Citrullus colocynthis	Squirting cucumber	Diarrhoea	6c to 200c
Cuprum metallicum[9]	Copper		Cholera, diarrhoea, griping in the guts	6c to 200c
Digitalis[1]	Digitalis purpurea	Foxglove	Heart conditions, angina	6c to 30c
Drosera[1][2]	Drosera rotundifolia	Sundew	a cough remedy	6c, 30c
Dulcamara[1]	Solanum dulcamara	Woody nightshade	wide range of chronic ailments	all potencies 6c to CM
Ferrum phosphoricum[11]	Iron phosphate	Ferr phos	haemorrhages and nosebleeds	3x, 6x, 6c, 30c
Gelsemium [11]	Gelsemium sempervirens	Yellow jasmine	joint pains and fevers	all potencies 6c to CM
Glonoinum[9]	Nitroglycerine		Facial neuralgias	all potencies 6c to CM
Graphites[9]	Graphite		Itching cracked skin, eczema, psoriasis	all potencies 6c to CM
Hamamelis[1]	Hamamelis viginiana	Witch-hazel	haemorrhoids, varicose veins	tincture and low potencies 3x, 3c, 6c
Hepar sulfuris calcareum[11]	Calcium sulfide	Hepar sulf	wide range of chronic ailments, boils, abscesses	all potencies 6c to CM
Ignatia amara[2][11]	Strychnos ignatii	St. Ignatius Bean	recovery from grief[13]	all potencies 6c to CM
Kalium bichromicum[14][15]	Potassium dichromate	used in HeadOn	thick secretions from the mucous membranes of the sinuses and respiratory tract[14][15]	all potencies 6c to CM
Lachesis[1][16]	Lachesis muta	Bushmaster snake	wide range of uses	all potencies 6c to CM
Ledum[1]	Ledum palustre	Marsh Tea	bites, stings, punctured wounds	all potencies 6c to CM
Lycopodium[1]	Lycopodium clavatum	Wolf's foot, clubmoss	wide range of chronic use	all potencies 6c to CM
Mercurius vivus[11]	Mercury (element)		wide range of chronic ailments	all potencies 6c to CM
Natrum muriaticum[9]	Sodium chloride	Natrum mur; table salt	varied chronic uses; irritable, touchy, dislikes consolation	6c to 10M
Natrum sulphuricum[9]	Sodium sulphate	Natrum sulph	asthma, headaches, worse for damp, warts	6c to 10M
Nux vomica[2][11]	Strychnos nux-vomica	Strychnine tree	nausea, hangovers, substance abuse & chronic ailments	all potencies 6c to CM
Oscillococcinum[17]	Cairina moschata liver	Muscovy duck liver	colds/flu;	generally 30c, 200c
Petroleum[9]	Crude oil		Skin affections, eczema, psoriasis	all potencies 6c to CM
Phosphorus[11]	Phosphorus	Phos	wide range of chronic ailments	all potencies 6c to CM
Picricum acidum[9]	Picric acid	Picric acid	Water retention, Confusion	tincture to 200c
Pulsatilla[2][11]	Pasque flower	Wind flower	various childhood, menstrual and chronic ailments	all potencies 6c to CM
Rhus toxicodendron[11]	Toxicodendron radicans	Poison ivy	joint pains and fevers	all potencies 6c to CM
Ruta[14][15]	Ruta graveolens	Rue	trauma or sprain of the ligaments; conditions involving the tendons, fibrous tissue, or periosteum; joint stiffness, eye strain[14]	4x to CM
Sepia[9]	Cuttlefish ink		many female problems	all potencies 6c to CM
Silicea[9]	Flint		Various chronic conditions, sensitivity to cold	all potencies 6c to CM
Sulphur[11]	Sulfur		chronic ailments, skin complaints, general debility	all potencies 6c to CM
Thea Sinensis / Camellia Sinensis[18][19]	leafs of tea plant		neurologics (insomny, nightmares), digestives (dyspepsia caused by drinking tea often)	5C to 15C
Thuja[1][9]	Thuja occidentalis		warts & chronic conditions	all potencies 6c to CM
Urtica urens[1]	Stinging Nettle		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.^[20] For more information on potencies and dilution, see homeopathy.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q} Plants and fungi used in homeopathy Natural History Museum
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} Samuel Hahnemann, Fragmenta de viribus, (1805, in French)
3. ^ http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/patient-horsechestnut.html Aesculus at MedlinePlus
4. ^ ^{a b} (Spanish) John Clarke (1998). Un Diccionario De Materia Medica Practica. B. Jain Publishers. pp. 129–130. ISBN 8170218128. http://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. Retrieved 2008-06-22. 
5. ^ G.H. Clarke, N. M. Choudhury (2002). Study of Materia Medica. B. Jain Publishers. pp. 60–61. ISBN 8170210399. http://books.google.com/books?id=rl3trMIw0UIC&pg=PA60&dq=Anthracinum+clarke&lr=lang_en&as_brr=0&hl=es&sig=WEAZEB1KWGpTiZVDSGPLIRgAFFM. Retrieved 2008-06-22. 
6. ^ Eileen Nauman. "Anthrax biological warfare info". http://nationalcenterforhomeopathy.org/articles/view,53. Retrieved 2008-06-22. ^{[dead link]}
7. ^ Garsombke, Kate (2001-10-29). "Alternative Remedies for Anthrax". AlterNet. http://www.alternet.org/envirohealth/11814. Retrieved 2008-02-07. ^{[dead link]}
8. ^ (French) Dr Léon Renard (1957). "25 remèdes satellites en Homéopathie". http://www.homeoint.org/seror/articles2/renard.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-22. 
9. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n} J T Kent, Lectures on Homeopathic Materia Medica
10. ^ Allium Cepa - Lectures on Homoeopathic Materia Medica by JAMES TYLER KENT
11. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o} Sidney Skinner, An Introduction to Homeopathic Medicine in Primary Care, 2001, ISBN 0834216760. This book discusses 15 homeopathic preparations that the author recommends for integrative care, see p. 13. Each preparation has a chapter devoted to it.
12. ^ Andrew Lockie, Nicola Geddes (1995). Dorling Kindersley. ed. The complete guide to Homeopathy. p. 16. ISBN 0-7894-0406-0. 
13. ^ Philip Bailey, Homeopathic Psychology, 1995, p.86
14. ^ ^{a b c d} Jacques Jouanny The Essentials of Homeopathic Materia Medica. Bordeaux, France: Delmas, 1980
15. ^ ^{a b c} http://homeoint.org/books/boericmm/index.htm William G Boericke Pocket Manual of Homeopathic Materia Medica, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Boericke & Runyon, 1927
16. ^ http://www.hpathy.com/materiamedica/kent-lectures/lachesis.asp J T Kent, Lachesis in Materia Medica
17. ^ http://www.oscillo.com/ Boiron site promoting this remedy
18. ^ Gottlieb Heinrich Georg Jahr (1842). James Kitchen. ed. New Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia and Posology, Or, The Preparation of Homoeopathic Medicines and the Administration of Doses. J. Dobson. p. xx, 194. http://books.google.com/books?id=qblLAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA194&dq=thea+sinensis+homeopathy&as_brr=3. 
19. ^ Alain Sarembaud, Bernard Poitevin (1996). Médicaments à usage Homéopathique. Dictionnaire pratique. Elsevier Masson. ISBN 2225853487, 9782225853487. http://books.google.com/books?id=fa8JH6g7GUoC&pg=PA229&dq=thea+sinensis+homeopathy&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=ruhMSpGfE4vKNZer2A0. 
20. ^ Jacques Jouanny The Essentials of Homeopathic Therapeutics, Bordeaux, France: Delmas, 1980

External links

• Keynotes of Homeopathy Remedies H.C.Allen
• Materia Medica Pura Samuel Hahnemann
• Homeopathic Remedies A-Z
• iHomeopathy Reference Application for Apple iPhone Michelle Hillis, ND
• Homeopathic Remedies for Sleep
• Materia Medica of Homeopathy Remedies J.T. Kent
• Plants and fungi used in homeopathy London Natural History Museum
• Homeopathic Remedies: an illustrated guide presented by Médi-T
• Regional Leaders in Homeopathic Therapeutics E. B. Nash
• Questions and Answers About Homeopathy U.S. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• Homeopathic Treatments

See also

• Bach flower remedies