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Cinchona Officinalis

Cinchona officinalis
CHINA · 15 entries across 15 books
PreparationTincture of the dried bark. Clarke
30X, Ø
Tincture, to thirtieth potencyDose · Boericke

Reason for use

The chief key-note calling for the use of China is found in the sufferings caused by the loss of fluids, such as haemorrhage, galactorrhoea, seminal emissions, diarrhoea, etc.; debility of the system, whether much fluid has been lost, or only a little; for any disease or troubles occurring periodically, at certain definite periods. Debilitating diseases or affections from the continuance of immoderate passions; the patient has become sensitive in the whole nervous system; the least noise or excitement is unendurable. A general tendency to dissolution in producing extreme sensitiveness and irritability of nerves, or relaxation of solids.

Head and Face.-- Temples; has headache from one temple to the other; ringing in ears, as often occurs after the loss of seminal fluid, or after a haemorrhage. Lobe of the ear. Blue color around the eyes; sallow complexion; pale color of the face; red color of the face; red spots on the cheeks; hollow eyes. Toothache in the upper teeth particularly, and especially where relief is obtained from pressing the. teeth firmly together.

Sexual.-- Female : During flooding in women, where she is pale, skin cold, is pulseless (or almost), ringing in the ears, etc. Sexual desire too strong; metrorrhagia; blood-colored leucorrhoea; uterine haemorrhage from atony.

The full Guernsey text, by section

Stomach And Abdomen

Want of appetite; hunger (where the patient may be hungry without any appetite to eat), extreme hunger. Taste unnatural: flat; delicate. Vomiting of sour matter; troubles in the region of the spleen; darting, shooting pain generally from right to left, crosswise in the hypogastric region. Flatulence in general; flatulent colic; rumbling and rolling in the bowels.

Stool

Diarrhoea when very debilitating. Stools acrid; undigested; with ascarides; watery; bilious black; involuntary; painless; putrid; profuse.

Chest

Pneumonia from debilitating losses, or with badly smelling expectoration (Sepia, Silic., Conium, Carb. veg.), green fetid (Arsen.). Incipient phthisis . Respiration loud, without rattling in the throat; expectoration bloody, blood-streaked, mucous, purulent; troubles occurring in lower part of the chest. Palpitation of the heart; pulsation of, intermittent.

Sleep

Unquiet; sleepiness in the afternoon; sleeplessness in general; complaints causing sleeplessness; many dreams.

Fever

Concomitant complaints of fever; concomitant complaints before, during, and after fever. Pulse irregular, intermittent. Chilliness, with shivering. Perspiration in general, on back part of the body only, with thirst; want of perspiration. Great thirst (often like thirst of Arsen .).

Skin

Dryness of; general sensibility of; withered; wrinkling of; soreness of, from lying in bed. Humid gangrene.

Extremities

Painful weariness in the limbs, after a long walk, after debilitating losses; with constant desire to move, stretch, or change the positions of the limbs.

Sensations

Pain as if bruised in outer parts; in inner parts; in joints; of fulness in the abdomen (in China , after eating a full meal; in Lycop ., after eating or drinking a very little). Jerking or throbbing pains in inner parts; pressing or darting in inner parts; darting from within outwards; darting in the muscles. Sensation of scraping on or over the bones, over the periosteum; drawing; jerking in bones; drawing in the glands; tearing, jerking sensation.

Generalities

Spermatorrhoea, Nasal secretion bloody, mucous. Affection of the shoulder-blades; bones of the arm; thighs; knee-joints. Bleeding from inner parts. There may be bleeding from every internal part of the body; coldness and passive haemorrhage. Newly born children lose much blood during parturition; the mucous membrane looks very bloody if there is only a slight bleeding going on; deficiency of blood; congestion of; congestion of to single parts; distension of blood vessels. Contraction of inner parts; also dropsy of. General emaciation. Fainting, especially if resulting from loss of animal fluids. Induration after inflammation. Lassitude of the body; inclination to sit down. Desire for motion. Nervous debility; general debility. Dropsical swelling. Shuddering of single parts. Urine, brick dust in.

Worse.-- In the night; periodically; after drinking; before, during, and after the fever; from masturbation; loss of fluids; from fruits, milk; after perspiration; from suppressed perspiration; from talking; from touching the parts softly; from ascarides.

Where there has been great loss of blood, it is often well to lower the patients head and shoulders.

Remedies following:-- Arnic., Arsen., Asaf., Bellad., Carb. veg., Ferrum, Laches., Mercur., Pulsat., Sulphur, Veratr .

Antidotes

(Best), Arsen., Carb. veg., Ipec., Pulsat., Veratr . (Next), Arnic., Bellad., Ferrum, Sulphur also China , very high.

Complete text of the Cinchona Officinalis entry in Guernsey - Key-notes to the Materia Medica; 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 Guernsey · shown above

Cinchona Officinalis · Henry Newell Guernsey · 4,940 chars

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22 Roberts

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23 T. F. Allen

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Research (10)

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  1. Antiviral Activity of Cinchona officinalis, a Homeopathic Medicine, against COVID-19Arumugam S, Vadivel K, Dhaked DK et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2024 · doi
  2. Evaluation of Therapeutic Potential of Selected Plant-Derived Homeopathic Medicines for their Action against Cervical CancerSingh T, Aggarwal N, Thakur K et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2023 · doi
  3. Medicines for the new coronavirus in the view of Classical Systemic HomeopathyGosik MS, Mendes MFX, Werneck Dos Santos LMA et al. · Complementary therapies in clinical practice · 2021 · Review · doi
  4. Effect of artesunate based combination therapy with homeopathic medicine china on liver and kidney of Plasmodium berghei infected miceRajan A, Bagai U, Chandel S · Journal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology · 2013 · doi
  5. Antimalarial potential of China 30 and Chelidonium 30 in combination therapy against lethal rodent malaria parasite: Plasmodium bergheiRajan A, Bagai U · Journal of complementary & integrative medicine · 2013 · doi
  6. Antioxidative, antiproliferative and biochemical effects in HepG2 cells of a homeopathic remedy and its constituent plant tinctures tested separately or in combinationGebhardt R · Arzneimittel-Forschung · 2003 · doi
  7. HPTLC method for the estimation of alkaloids of Cinchona officinalis stem bark and its marketed formulationsRavishankara MN, Shrivastava N, Padh H et al. · Planta medica · 2001 · doi
  8. Homeopathic Resistant MalariaCarlsson T, Bergqvist L, Hellgren U · Journal of travel medicine · 1996 · doi
  9. CINCHONA OFFICIANALISSHUPIS A · Journal of the American Institute of Homeopathy · 1963
  10. [The contents of pharmaceutical plants and examination methods for plant tinctures with comments on additional issues of the homeopathic pharmacopeia. XVII. 41. Cinchona]SCHINDLER H · Arzneimittel-Forschung · 1952

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Clinical (Clarke)

Indicated for (Boger)

Abdomen, cramp, nightlyAlcoholism, later, recurrentAnasarcaAppetite, lostAverse, food, in chronic diarrhoeaBall, lump, globus, etcBed, sliding down inBones, bare, becomesBones, jerk inBones, marrowBones, rent asunder, shatteredBones, scrapingBrain, bruisedBurning, shivering, withChest, region, leftChest, region, ribs, belowChill, anticipatesChill, drinks, aggConfusion, awaking, onCramp, menses, afterCraves, indefinite thingsDelirium, sleeplessness, andDiarrhoea, cold drink, aggDiarrhoea; of phthisisEating, satiety, quickEpigastrium, pulsationEructations, cough, withEruptions, touch, aggExpectoration, purulentEyes, red, agg., vomiting or hiccoughFace, red, circumscribedFalling, backwardFear, animalsFever, sweat, continues afterFlatulence, wanderingFood and drink, dry, too [[seems]]Forehead, veinsFullGluttony, gross feeders, etcHaemoptysisHaemorrhage, agg. fromHaemorrhage, darkHaemorrhage, lumpy, clotsHair, painful, touch to, etcHead, nodding to and fro, etcHurt, fears beingHypochondriae, bruised, soreHysterical, twitchings, after mensesHysterical, twitchings, during mensesJaundice, urinary symptoms, withKidneys, abscessKnees, trembleLiver, swelledLying, painless side, on, aggMammae, dwindlingMammae, heavyMucous membranes, paleNeck, acheNight, sweats, of phthisisNoise, penetrating [[agg.]]Nose, pressure (of glasses), aggPleurodyniaPregnancy, diarrhoea ofProdromeRectum, genitals toRespiration, stomach, fromScalp, gathered, as ifScapulae, between, heavinessScapulae, between, lumpScapulae, between, sorenessSciatic nerve, touch, aggShoulders, heavySternum, lumpStool, eating, aggStool, foamy, fluent coryza, withStool, foamy, gushesStool, strain, mustSweat, chill, alternating withSweat, profuse, drenchingTeeth, into, pains go+17 more