Homoeopathy medicines from Caprifoliaceae

Dr. Vivek N Patil

Sub families: Sambucaceae, Lonicerae.

Remedies:

Saponaria
Sambucus canadensis
Sambucus Nigra
Vibrunum Opulus
Vibrunum Prunifolium
Symphoricarpus racemosa
Triosteum
Lonicera Pericylmam
Lonicerae xylosteum

Sphere of action:

• GIT
• Joints and bones
• Female genital tract
• Respirator system.

Common features of the group:

• Coryza/Rhinitis
• Dropsy
• Colicky pains
• Abortion/Miscarriage
• Morning sickness/Vomiting
• Menstrual irregularities
• Left sided

Characteristics:

Coryza: Sambucus – Infantile coryza, Snuffles, Paroxysmal, Asthmatic

               Saponaria – Often breaks up a cold

               Triosteum – Atrophic rhinitis

Dropsy: Samucus – Oedema; generalised esp legs, Ac. Nephritis, Frequent micturation

Colicky pains: Sambucus:Appear during rest and disappear on motion

                        Saponaria: Violent, stitching, neuralgic photophobia

                        Viburnum op.: Pelvic organs, False labor, Spasmodic & congestive, Sprained.

                        Triosteum: Numbness of lower limbs after stool.

Abortion: Viburnum op.: Often prevents miscarriage

                         Viburnum prun: Habitual miscarriage

Nausea and vomiting: Triosteum: On rising, loathing of food followed by vomiting & cramps

                                          Symphoricarpus: Vomiting in pregnancy, > lying on back, < menses

                                         Av –All food, fickle appetite.

                                         Viburnum op., Sambucus: Morning sickness, colic and nausea.

Female symptoms:

Viburnum op: Menses too late, scanty, lasting a few hours, offensive in odor, with crampy pains, cramps extend down thighs. [Bell.]

• Bearing-down pains before.
• Ovarian region feels heavy and congested.
• Aching in sacrum and pubes, with pain in anterior muscles of thighs [Xanthox.]; spasmodic and membranous dysmenorrhoea. [Borax.] Leucorrhoea, excoriating.
• Smarting and itching of genitals.
• Faint on attempting to sit up.
• Frequent and very early miscarriage, causing seeming sterility.
• Pains from back to loins and womb worse early morning.
• Sambucus nigra: Menses with debilitating sweat.

Modalities:

• Aggravations: lying, except symphoricarpus., motion
• Ameliorations: Rest, rising, sitting – except sambucus.