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Chamomilla

Matricaria chamomilla
CHAM · 16 entries across 16 books
Chamomilla
PreparationTincture of whole fresh plant. Clarke
3X–30X
Third to thirtieth attenuationDose · Boericke

Reason for use

1 . Adapted to nervous, excitable temperaments, especially in women and children ; children during dentition ; rheumatic diathesis.

2 . Every degree of ill-temper ; fits of spiteful irritability ; uncivil even to best friends (no underlying ill nature like Nux Vom .) ; confesses the fault but repeats it ; affirms "cannot help it, I feel so". Children peevish, nothing pleases ; quiet only when carried and petted.

3 . Oversensitiveness to all unpleasant stimuli especially pain which seems intolerable , at night causing patient to jump out of bed and walk about, pain accompanied by arternance with numbness.

4 . Great sense of debility out of all proportions to the seriousness of the disease.

5 . All discharges hot (sweat, stools, etc.).

6 . Local heat ; of hands and feet ; one cheek flushed and hot, the other pale and cold.

7 . Dentition diarrhoeas ; hot, acrid, green stools ; odour of rotten eggs.

8 . Menstrual and puerperal disorders with char. pains and irritability ; menses excessive with dark clots.

9 . Ailments from anger and violent excitement ; also from abuse of stimulants.

10 . Patient < heat and hot applications yet not > by cold ; sensitive to damp, cold weather and to high winds especially about the ears ; < evening and night.

Note : A swift-acting but not very searching remedy.

Keynote : Over sensitiveness.

Complete text of the Chamomilla entry in Gladstone Clarke - Decachords; origin and preparation from Clarke. Historical text from the classical materia medica (1828–1950). Not medical advice, and not a claim that any remedy works.
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16 entries across 16 books · abbreviations: CHAM · Family: Compositae

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2 Kent

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3 Clarke

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4 Hering

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5 Allen

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7 Hering

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12 Hahnemann

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14 T. F. Allen

CHAMOMILLA · Timothy Field Allen · 513 chars

15 Tyler

Chamomilla · Margaret Lucy Tyler · 16,806 chars

16 Guernsey

CHAMOMILLA · Henry Newell Guernsey · 3,588 chars

17 Cowperthwaite

CHAMOMILLA · Allen Corson Cowperthwaite · 8,742 chars

18 Dewey

Chamomilla · Willis Alonzo Dewey · 3,481 chars

19 Gross

Chamomilla · Gustav Wilhelm Gross · 32,232 chars

22 Roberts

Chamomilla · Herbert Alfred Roberts · 4,296 chars

23 T. F. Allen

CHAMOMILLA · Timothy Field Allen · 10,273 chars

33 Gladstone Clarke · shown above

Chamomilla · A. Gladstone Clarke · 1,350 chars

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Research (17)

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  1. Antimicrobial effect of chamomile-containing over-the-counter ear and eye dropsFarsi S, Chaudhry S, Khan A et al. · Journal of investigative medicine : the official publication of the American Federation for Clinical Research · 2024 · doi
  2. Understanding Why Homeopathic Medicines are Used for Menopause: Searching for Insights into Neuroendocrine FeaturesMacías-Cortés E · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2024 · Review · doi
  3. Complementary and Alternative Medicines in Oral Health Care: An Integrative ReviewAbuzenada BM, Pullishery F, Elnawawy MSA et al. · Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2021 · Review · doi
  4. An Assessment of a Public Health Initiative of Homeopathy for Primary TeethingTaneja D, Khurana A, Vichitra A et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2019 · doi
  5. Effectiveness of a homeopathic complex medicine in infantile colic: A randomized multicenter studyRaak C, Krueger P, Klement P et al. · Complementary therapies in medicine · 2019 · Randomized Controlled Trial · doi
  6. Antiproliferative potential and phenolic compounds of infusions and essential oil of chamomile cultivated with homeopathyUbessi C, Tedesco SB, de Bona da Silva C et al. · Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2019 · doi
  7. [Management of Acute Gastroenteritis in Children: A Systematic Review of Anthroposophic Therapies]Schwermer M, Längler A, Fetz K et al. · Complementary medicine research · 2018 · Systematic Review · doi
  8. A randomized controlled trial comparing Pentazocine and Chamomilla recutita for labor pain reliefZafar S, Najam Y, Arif Z et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2016 · Randomized Controlled Trial · doi
  9. The use of homeopathic products in childhood: data generated over 8.5 years from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC)Thompson EA, Bishop JL, Northstone K · Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2010 · doi
  10. Assays of homeopathic remedies in rodent behavioural and psychopathological modelsBellavite P, Magnani P, Marzotto M et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2009 · Review · doi
  11. Oil extracts of herbal drugs--optimisation of the extraction parametersHeldmaier M, Beyer-Koschitzke J, Stahl-Biskup E · Die Pharmazie · 2009
  12. Chamomile · 2006 · Review
  13. Matricaria chamomilla CH12 decreases handling stress in Nelore calvesReis LS, Pardo PE, Oba E et al. · Journal of veterinary science · 2006 · Randomized Controlled Trial · doi
  14. The homoeopathic treatment of otitis media in children--comparisons with conventional therapyFriese KH, Kruse S, Lüdtke R et al. · International journal of clinical pharmacology and therapeutics · 1997 · Clinical Trial
  15. [Acute otitis media in children. Comparison between conventional and homeopathic therapy]Friese KH, Kruse S, Moeller H · HNO · 1996
  16. Homoeopathy: 2. In pregnancy and for the under-fivesKaplan B · Professional care of mother and child · 1994
  17. Homoeopathy: 3. Everyday uses for all the familyKaplan B · Professional care of mother and child · 1994

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