The document discusses the medicinal properties and applications of Bellis perennis (daisy), highlighting its use in treating various injuries, bruising, and pain in muscles, joints, and deeper tissues. It covers its historical significance, preparation methods, and therapeutic effects, including alleviating trauma and soreness associated with chronic conditions or acute injuries. Additionally, it lists related homeopathic remedies and specific symptoms that may benefit from this plant's use.

1. Dr. ANURADHA SINGH
DEPT. MATERIA MEDICA
M.D.(HOM.)

2. ABBREVATIONS – bell.p
COMMON NAME –
 Daisy
 Wound wort
 Bruise wort
 Day’s eye
 Mary’s Rose
 Bone flower

3.  FAMILY - Compositae/ Astaracea (sunflower family).
 PART USED – Whole fresh plant.
 HABITATS – Europe, mostly (Great Britain to West Asia).
 HOMOEOPTHIC PROVING – Dr. Burnett

4. Bellis Perennis derived from Latin word “bellus” - Pretty
(bellum – war) & perennis - EVERLASTING.

5. In ancient Rome, the surgeons who
accompanied Roman legions into the battle
order their slaves to pick sacks full of
daisies in order to extract their juice &
Bandages soaked in this juice & used to
bind sword & spear cuts

6. Bell.p.
POTHERB

7. Young leaves, flower buds &
petals can be eaten raw -
sandwiches, soups, salads.
Tea & vitamin supplement for
treatment of disorders of
GASTROINTESTINAL
TRACT

8. HERBACEOUS
PERENNIAL
PLANT

9. YELLOW DISC FLORETSWHITE RAY FLORETS

10. CAPITULUM OR DISC OF FLORETS
SURROUNDED BY 2
ROWS OF GREEN
BRACTS CALLED AS
PHYLLARIES
Each inflorescene
is bore on single
leafless stems
(approx 2-10 cm)
long

11. SPOON SHAPED LEAVES (2-5 cm)
long & grow flat to the ground.
RHIZOMES – Short creeping

13.  Bell.p - Blooms from early to mid
summer in full sun to partial shade
conditions.
 Grow - Moist well drained soils.

14. INJURY
 Blow
 Fall
 After surgery
 Acute or chronic effects
(deep trauma)
• Over work
• Auto - traumatism

15. COLD –
• Drinks/ ice
• Cold wind
• Getting wet when over heated

16.  Skin
 Joints
 Muscles
 Blood vessels
 Nerves
 Deeper tissues

17. BLOOD VESSELS
Relaxation & weakening of capillary wall
STASIS
EXTRAVASATIONS
Internal hemorrhages, bruises

18. MUSCLES, DEEPER TISSUES,NERVES, JOINTS
INFLAMMATION
SORE, LAME & BRUISED FEELING

19. OLD LABORERS (GARDENERS)
Commercial travellers
EASILY
FATIGUED

24. • Headache from occiput to vertex.
• Feels as if forehead contracted with
bruised & soreness feelings.
DUE TO CONGESTION

25. • Itching around scalp &
over back.
< Hot bath

26.  Effect of cold/iced drinks when heated.
 Want of appetite with slight nausea.

27.  Soreness of abdominal walls causes
bloating, rumbling in bowels.
Yellow, painless diarrhoea
 Foul odor
< night.

28. Spleen congested & stasis.
Stitching pain as if spleen was so
swollen that short ribs seemed out of
place.

29. Traumatism to pelvic organs, auto –
traumatism (ill effects from
masturbation) causes engorgement of
uterus & breast.
Uterus feels sore as if squeezed.

30. Pain inner side of forearm as if boil is
developing.
Joint & muscular soreness
with pain down anterior of thighs.

31. Wrist feel
contracted as
from elastic band
around joint.

32. Venous congestion due to mechanical
cause leads to exudation, stasis &
swelling.
Varicose veins with bruised,
sore feeling & inability to walk.
Very sensitive to touch.

33. Wakes up early in morning (3 a.m.)
can't get
to sleep
again.

34. AGGRAVATION
Cold bathing, cold wind, injury,
sprains, warmth of bed,
before storm, left side.
AMELIORATION
Continued motion.

35. ARNICA
RUTA
RHUS. TOX
STAPHYSAGARIA
HYPERICUM
LEDUM. PAL
CALENDULA

36. Injuries from blunt
instrument, over exertion,
surgical operations, after
parturition & prevent
suppuration
Affected parts
become blue &
black with
extravasation of
blood.
Sore, bruised feeling that patient fears
being struck by those coming towards him
Bed seems too hard that must
change position.
ARNICA
ACTION – Muscles, soft
tissue. Superficial tissue
trauma.

37. ACTION –
Component parts of joints
Ligaments
Fibrous tissues
Tendons
• Bad effects of chronic injury or in acute
attacks in rheumatic subjects.

38. Sprains, soreness of
muscles & tendons from
over lifting or reaching
high up with arms.
Pain as if muscle or
tendon were torn from
its attachment with
lameness & stiffness .
< On first beginning to
move
> Continued motion

39. Action –
 Cerebro – spinal nervous system
Causes vascular erethism
 Causes irritated & highly sensitive
condition of those parts freely supplied
with nerves.

41. Injuries to parts rich
in sentient nerves -
fingers, toes, matrices
of nails, spinal cord,
nerves at peripheral
extremities.
Consequences of
excessive pain & soreness
in affected
• Unable to walk or stoop
feeling of weakness &
trembling of all limbs
• Numbness & cramping
feeling.• Spinal
affections
whether from
injury or extreme
sensitiveness of
cervical vertebra
to touch.
• patients
screams if
approach with
terrible pain.
< Change of weather
> Bending head
backwards

42. LEDUM PALUSTRE
punctured or penetrating wounds produced by sharp –
pointed instruments, stings of insects (mosquitoes).
Black & blue places
of injured part
become green.
Pain as if
whole body
bruised &
beaten.
Pains -
Sticking,
tearing &
throbbing in
nature.
Wounded parts are cold
to touch but not cold
subjectively.
< Motion, night,
warmth of bed.
> ice – cold water
application

43. ACTION –
Periosteum
Bones
Joints
Cartilages
Produces bruises & periostitis.

44. Bad effects of fall or blow,
fracture & dislocation
Bruised,
lame & sore
feeling all
over body.
All parts of the body upon which patient lies are
painful as if bruised. Due to intolerable pain,
patient become restless & change position.
< cold, wet weather,
touch, rest
> motion

45. STAPHYSAGARIA
All the limbs are sore as if
bruised & there were no
strength in them.
Stinging & smarting pain like cutting of
knife.
< Touch on
affected parts.

46. Torn/ragged wound with loss of substance when union
cannot be affected by means of adhesive plaster.
Removes inflammatory condition of the part & promotes
healthy granulation prevent suppuration, scars.
CALENDULA
Injury ( Lacerated wound)