MOTHER TINCTURES, HOMEOPATHY,DEFN,USES,ADVANTAGES,DISADVANTAGES,THERAPEUTIC USE WITH EXAMPLES,HOMOEOPATHIC MOTHER TINCTURES, MATERIAMEDICA,DRUG SUBSTANCES

1. Topic:
MotherTinctures
Depatment of Homeopathic
Materiamedica

2. Mother Tinctures

3. Definition : It is a drug, pharmaceutically
prepared from drug substances of
vegetable and animal kingdom, using
strong alcohol as a vehicle by the
process of immersion, maceration and
percolation.
θ – Designation.

4. Mother Tintures are homeopathic
medicines.
• Mostly, chronic diseases and various
acute diseases are cured with mother
tinctures.
Solvents used in preparation of mother tincture:
• Strong alalcohol.
• Purified water.
• Glycerine.

5. Homoeopathic mother tinctures are prepared
from the following kingdoms:
•Vegetables
•Minerals
•Animals
•Imponderablias
•Nosodes

6. Hahnemann classified the drugs for the
preparation of mother tincture into 4 classes,
depending upon their juicy contents.
1. Class1 -most juicy plants.
2. Class2 – medium juicy plants.
3. Class3 – least juicy plnats.
4. Class4 – dried vegetable and animal
substances.

7. Preparation of mother tinctures :
There are two processes,
1) Maceration
2) Percolation
• It is the new metjod of preparation of
mother tinctures.
• This method is introduced by American and
British homeopathic pharmacopoeia.

8. Maceration:
• It is a long process
• Time required: 2-4 weeks.
• Hard, gummy and mucilaginous drug
substances are subjected.
• Fresh vegetable and animal drug substances.
• Mother tincture never obtained directly.
Decantation prior to filteration is necessary.

9. Percolation:
• It is a short process.
• Time required :24 hrs.
• Soft, gummy, non mucilaginous drug
substances are subjected.
• Dry and fresh drug substances.
• Mother tincture is directly obtained.
Decantation is not necessary.

10. Prescribed doses : Q / MTs
For Adult : 10 to 15 drops
For New born: One drop in two spoonful,
make. four doses / ¼ drops
Infants. : One drop
Children : 2 to 4 drops
Adult children : 5 to 7 drops
Mother tinctures should be taken on empty
stomach, unless not specified
This is a general prescribing mode of Mother
tinctures

11. • Mother tinctures have very fast actions.
• Being prepared in Alcohol, the molecules of
the ingredient of herbs etc , absorbed by the
stomach and intestines quickly.
• Action of the medicine starts within 3 to 4
minutes.
• These actions remains for several hours.

12. Advantages of mother tincture
• It is used in most cases of emergency or acute
cases where homeopathic physician require
enough time to take out indicated medicine.
(Blood pressure, acute stone pain,
dysmenorrhoea, acute abdomen)
• It is used as a palliative medicine for many cases.
• It has very fast actions as compare to medicines
• Its action starts within 3-4 minutes and last for
several hours.

13. • Mother tinctures are prepared from alcohol so
as it is readily absorbed in stomach and
intestine.
• It is a very safe type as it has lowest potency
than any other medicine. It is a less diluted
tincture.
• It also helps patient in weaning period of their
medication.It helps them to minimize
withdrawal symptoms and keep them
permanently away from addictions.Eg-lobelia
inflate helps them to wean asthmatic

14. • Mother tincture is also indicated in bruises as a
cold compressor.
• It is helpful in preparation of many homeopathic
tonics and external application along with
proper homeopathic medicine internally.(
according to aphorism no 284. Many of mother
tinctures like cantharis, calendula are used
as first aid in many external causes like burns,
injuries along with internal medicines. )

15. • Mother tinctures like arnica Q, jaborandi Q,
and camphor Q are also used to prepare hair
oil for special care of hair along with internal
use of homeopathic medicine.
• Mother tincture like calendula are used as an
antiseptic in wounds cases, it is called as
homeopathic “disinfectant” and it is mostly
used with good results.
• It is very sure indication with lesser
reaction and failure.

16. Disadvantages
• Mother tinctures have chances of emerging
new pathological symptoms as they are in
crude form.
• Long use of mother tinctures containing
plant enzymes, poisonous alkaloids,
glycolides and other phyto chemical
ingredients are dangerous to health.
• Mother tinctures are not permanent solution
for any complaint; they are only for
temporary and emergency use.

17. Examples:
1) Fracture cases with gastric ulcer : Symphytum
2) Varicose veins with urticaria, hematoma :
Hamamelis
3) Sprains and contusions, hair growth promoter :
Arnica
4) Fever with muscle soreness : Baptisia
5) Lumbago and Sciatica : Chamomilla