CEONOTHUS & MENYANTHUS TRIFOLIATA

1. By,
R.Vijayalakshmi
IV th BHMS

4. COMMON NAME:
Red root
FAMILY:
Rhamnacae
HABITAT:
North America
Herbal uses:
 Fresh leaves are used in the treatment of malaria.
 It has a special affinity towards spleen.
 It reduces blood pressure.
 Active haemostatic, & materially reduces the clotting of
blood.

5. PART USED:
 Tincture of fresh leaves.
 The fresh leaves are
pounded to a pulp & macerated in two parts of
alcohol.
SIDE AFFINITY :
Left sided
INDICATIONS:
 Anemic patients liver & spleen affections
 Chronic bronchitis with profuse secretion

6. ABDOMEN :
 Enormous enlargement of spleen.
 Deep seated pain in the left
hypochondrium.
 Pain radiates up to the left side.
 Pain in liver & back.
RECTUM :
Diarrhoea with bearing down sensation in
abdomen & rectum.

7. URINARY:
 Constant urge to urinate.
 Green, frothy, contains bile & sugar.
FEMALE :
 Menses profuse & yellow.
 weakening leucorrhoea.
 violent dyspnoea.
 Unable to lie on left side.

8. MODALITIES :
Worse from
Motion
Lying on left side
RELATION
Compare : Berb, cedron, agar

11. COMMON NAME :
Buck bean
FAMILY :
Gentianaceae
HABITAT :
North America
PART USED :
Tincture of whole plant.
HERBAL USES :
The whole plant is used for the treatment of malaria.

12. MENTAL GENERALS :
Anxiety about the heart that some evil
will happen.
PHYSICAL GENERALS :
Complaints from abuse of cinchona & quinine.
Tension in root of nose, arms, hands, fingers &
skin as if several sizes too small & was crowded into
it by force.

13. HEAD :
 Headache, pressing in vertex from above
downwards >By hard pressure with hands.
 Sensation as of a heavy weight pressing upon
head at every step associated with icy coldness of
hands & feet < ascending.
Pain from nape of neck extending over whole
brain.< Going upstairs > sitting & > stooping.
Cracking in jaw & twitching of facial muscles.

14. STOMACH :
Sensation of coldness extending up to the
esophagus.
Appetite: Raverness hunger, passing away after eating
a little.
Thirst : No thirst at any time
Desire : Meat
ABDOMEN :
 Distended & full < smoking tobacco.
 Coldness in the abdomen.

15. EXTREMITIES :
Icy coldness of hands & feet .
Cramp like pain.
As soon as patient lies down, legs jerk &
twitch.
FEVER :
Coldness predominates.
Coldness is felt more acutely in the
abdomen, legs & tip of nose.

16. MODALITIES :
Worse from,
 Rest
 Ascending
Better by ,
 Stooping
 Motion
 Pressure on affected part
Relation :
Compare: Cact, Gels, Sep, Mag-mur, sang, puls, ph-ac
Follows well : Caps, Lach, Lyco, Puls
Antidote : Camph