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Coccus Cacti
10 entries across 10 books · abbreviations: COC C, COC-C · Family: Hemiptera
Source and preparationAnimal · Hemiptera · Cochineal
Preparationtincture or trituration. Clarke
Full source note…
Cochineal. N. O. Hemiptera. An insect infesting cactus plants. The dried bodies of the female insects are used for making a tincture or trituration. They also constitute a well-known dye. (Coccus Cacti has sometimes been confounded with Coccinella septempunctata, both insects being known as "Cochenille" in French.) ClarkeAbout the family
Hemiptera…
Hemiptera is not a plant family but an insect order (the true bugs), including bedbugs, aphids, scale insects and lice-like parasites; Clarke's 'N. O. Hemiptera' refers to this group. Its best-known homeopathic members here are Cimex Lectularius (bedbug), Coccus Cacti (cochineal insect) and Pediculus (louse).DoseLower triturations. · Boericke ⓘ
Remedies said to end or reduce the action of Coccus Cacti, for example if it has caused an unwanted reaction. What is an antidote?
Antidoted byNo antidote recorded in these books
Entries
1 Boericke
COCCUS CACTI · William Boericke · 1,828 chars
2 Kent
Coccus Cacti · James Tyler Kent · 8,911 chars
3 Clarke
Coccus Cacti · John Henry Clarke · 12,727 chars
6 Nash
Coccus Cacti · E. B. Nash · 1,198 chars
10 Lippe
Coccus cacti · Adolph zur Lippe · 4,085 chars
14 T. F. Allen
COCCUS CACTI · Timothy Field Allen · 439 chars
17 Cowperthwaite
COCCUS CACTI · Allen Corson Cowperthwaite · 5,469 chars
18 Dewey
Coccus Cacti · Willis Alonzo Dewey · 692 chars
20 Hempel
Coccus Cacti · Charles Julius Hempel · 28,953 chars
23 T. F. Allen
Coccus Cacti · Timothy Field Allen · 3,406 chars
Relations (this remedy →)
compare 6Cactus GrandiflorusCantharis VesicatoriaHaematoxylon CampechianumKali BichromicumOcim Ocimum Incanescens Ocimum FluminenseSarsaparilla Officinalis
Backlinks (other remedies → this one)
compare 11Cantharis VesicatoriaCorallium RubrumDrosera RotundifoliaKali HydroiodicumMalaria OfficinalisNaphthalinumPertussinumSalicylicum AcidumSenegaVaccininumVesicaria
Other remedies of the Hemiptera
Research (1)
Papers in PubMed that mention this remedy together with homeopathy, newest first.
Clinical (Clarke)
AsthmaBackacheCatarrhGonorrhoeaGravelHaemorrhagesHeart, affections ofImpotenceIrritationLabia, inflammation ofMenorrhagiaNephritisPhthisisSpasmsTinnitusUric acid diathesisWhooping-cough
Indicated for (Boger)
Apex [[lungs]]Burning, pepper, likeCalculiCough, cold drinks, aggCough, hawking, aggCough, teeth, cleaning, aggEruptions, touch, aggExpectoration, aggFauces, sensitiveItching, internalMenses, irregular in time and amountPenis, pulsationPolypiPus, tenaciousSad, waking, onSaliva, ropySensitive, susceptible, etcSkin, sensitive, painfulStringyStuffed up [[feels]]Uric acid diathesis, lithaemia