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The homeopathic medicine, Agnus castus is prepared from the leaves, tender stem and dehydrated berries of the vitex agnus-castus . It is commonly known by other names like chaste tree, chaste berry, etc. through homeopathic method of preparing mother tincture and is diluted to various potency which is used for treating many diseases. Vitex agnus-castus is indigenous to the Mediterranean region and Central Asia. It is an aromatic shrub. It belongs to the family of  Lamiaceace .  Agnus castus is very effective in treating impotency as well as infertility in men. It offers excellent cure for completely impotent, cold and sagging genitals, premature ejaculation, sexual dysfunction for men and useful for treating sterility among women. It is  helpful for women who have lost their sexual interest. useful for nursing mothers as it will increase the breast milk secretion. used for premenstrual syndrome, menopause period, menstrual disorders, enlarged uteres, va...

Dark circle is a blackish or bluish discoloration of the skin around the eyes. Dark circles under the eyes will negatively affect the look of a person and may intensify the aged look. So, it needs to be treated so as to maintain the facial beauty and personality. Causes There are numerous causes for dark circles like lack of sleep, unbalanced or poor diet, stress, dehydration, fatigue, allergies, sinusitis, eye strain, prolonged usage of devices like computer, TV and cell phones, eczema with itching, eye infections, anemia, hereditary, UV rays, etc. Helpful homeopathic medicines Homeopathy provides a safe, effective and permanent remedy for dark circles. There are many homeopathic medicines available to treat dark circles without any side effects. Some of these are as follows: phosphoric acid, kali phos, ferrum mettalicum, cina, beriberi vulgaris, lycopodium, sepia, beri beri aqufolium, calendula , thuja and natrum mur . These homeopathic medicines works wonder in removing ...

Mullein Flowers Mullein is a medicinal plant having lot of curative properties and has been used to treat various diseases since ancient times. These plants were first used for lung diseases around 2000 years ago in Rome. Botanical name of this plant is  Verbascum thapsus   and belongs to the family of  Scarephulariaceae . Common names  of this plant are American mullein, candle flower, orange mullein, candle wick, high taper, velvet dock, Adam flower, flannel, blanket leaf, torch wort, etc. Mullein is native to Europe, Asia, Africa and it has been introduced to America and Australia. It is a widely spread weed commonly found everywhere in USA. This plant spreads fast and copiously by producing large number of seeds. Mullein is drought resistant and grows easily from seed. This plant grows up to 2 meters height. It is a biennial plant, the top portion of the stem develops huge flower spikes with many bright densely cluster yellow flowers which only ...

Homeopathy will give quick and good relief from cough without any side effects.  Treatment through homeopathic medicines is very safe despite being cheap.  There are different types of coughs which we can treat with homeopathic medicines based on the symptoms and severity of the diseases. Cough can be caused due to a llergies, cold,flu, sinusitis, smoking, bronchitis, pollutants, smoke, asthma,etc. Types of coughs Dry cough, wet cough, tickling cough, spasmodic cough, nocturnal cough, asthmatic cough, allergic cough, barking cough, whooping cough, etc. 12 Homeopathic medicines for cough 1. Aconite-30  will give good relief for  acute sudden onset of a cough after exposing dry, cold or chill wind, early time coughs, night time cough accompanied by short breath and agitation. 2. Pulsatilla -30   is the best homeopathic medicine to treat when the patient is having dry cough at night, wakes up again and again for coughing at night, coughing leads to chest...

SPIGELIA ANTHELMIA Spigelia anthelmia is a common weed of South America belongs to the family of Loganiaceae .It is also called pink root,worm weed,worm grain and worm grass . It is an annual plant growing up to 130 cm height from a cluster of shallow roots,with pink color flowers.It mainly found in road sides ,waste lands ,paddy fields,river bank ,weed in maize, cow pea and millet fields. This plant contains many chemical constituents like alkaloids,spiganthine ,ryanodine,spigeline,tannins,saponins,volatile oils,steroids,flavonoids ,cardic glucoside,phlobatannin etc.  H omeopathic medicine Spigelia is prepared from dehydrated arieal parts of the herb macerated in alcohol to produce in medication to cure various ailments( Mother tincture and dilutions).  Spigelia will works wonder in left sided diseases.  Spigelia is a very important medicine in homeopathy for pericarditis, other diseases of heart.eye,nerve system.  for destroying  intestina...

What is food Allergy ? Food allergy is an abnormal immune response to food. Food allergy symptoms usually develop within few minutes to two hours after eating the allergens containing food. Symptoms of food Allergy Itching in the body parts Hives Swelling of lips,face ,tongue and other parts of the body Drouble in breathing  Wheezing Nasal congestion Low blood pressure Abdominal pain  Light headness nausea Vomiting   Diarrhea Giddiness Fainting  Difficult in swallowing  constipation migraine headaches Hyperactive Cough etc. Common Allergic foods Common food includes Cow's milk  Peanuts  Egg Fruits Some vegetables Soy products Fish and some sea foods Tree nuts Cold foods Fatty and fried foods, etc Homeopathy is a very effective and conventional method for treating food allergy. Allergic foods and homeopathic medicines for treating allergies. Spicy foods,drinking coffee,drinking Alcohol -  Nuxvomica...

What is gastritis? An inflammation of the lining of the stomach is called gastritis.Gastritis may be acute or chronic.  Sudden severe inflammation of the stomach lining is called acute gastritis. Inflammation that lasts for a long time is called chronic gastritis. Symptoms of gastritis • Abdominal pain  • Bloating • Heart burn • Loss pf appetite • Nausea  • Vomitting • Burping • Belching, • Black stools  • Constipation • Diarrhoea Chronic gastritis leads to  • Stomach ulcers • Stomach cancer • Auto immune disease • Perncious anemia Causes of Gastritis • Infection with H pylori bacteria • Non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs • Beta blockers • Bilereflux • Alcohol • Viral or Bacterial infection • Stress • Smoking • Over the counter antacids Foods that can aggravate gastritis • High fatty foods • Processed foods • Acidic foods • Spicy foods Homeopathic treatment is very effective in both ac...

Poly cystic ovarian syndrome ( P COS)is a common endocrine disorder among women of reproductive age.One in 15 women are affected world wide.Poly cystic ovarian syndrome is a condition in which estrogen ,progesterone hormones are out of balance .This leads to the growth of ovarian cysts or benign masses on the ovaries. Poly cystic ovarian syndrome will affect  Menstrual cycle fertility Cardiac function Appearance Hirsutism ( excessive body hair growth in face) Acne Obesity Metabolic syndrome Irregular ovulation Excessive amount of male hormones Type 2 diabetes( Insulin resist) are more common in women with PCOS. Early pregnancy loss Induced high blood pressure Gestational diabetes Hair loss  May have enlarged ovaries that contains small collection fluids Oligomennorrhea fewer than nine menstrual periods in a year Amennorrhea,no menstrual periods for three or more consecutive months. lack of ovulation, heavy and prolonged menstrual periods. Poly cys...

Homeopathy offers very quick ,effective and safe mode of treatment for sore throat.Homeopathic medicines for treating sore throat are  Belladonna  Belladonna is the best homeopathic medicine for treating sore throat with constrictive feeling and difficulty in swallowing,swollen and red tonsils with white patches inside your throat. Hepar sulph  Hepar sulph is very good medicine for treating sore throat with splinter like sensation in throat. Kali carb  This is very effective medicine for treating splinter like sensation and stitching pain throat . Phosphorus  This is good medicine for treating clergyman throat that is sore throat with violent tickling in the larnyx while speaking . Bryonia Very good medicine for treating sore throat with dry cough after eating and drinking.  Dosera  This is best medicine for treating sore throat with dry ,spasmodic cough. Merc sol Very good  medicine for  treating sore throat with Red swollen t...

What is Osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is a condition characterized by a decreased in bone density  rapidly, bones become fragile and brittle. Osteoporosis affects millions of people around the world. It is most common disease in women than men. What are the causes of Osteoporosis? There are several causes for osteoporosis. They are calcium deficiency vitamin D deficiency deficiency of phosphorus, vitamin K, vitamin B12 lower levels of estrogen among women of age above 40 during menopause period ,and post menopausal period . lower levels of testosterone malnutrition malabsorption of nutrients a sedentary life style family history very small body frame chronic diseases endocrine glands disorders steroids medicines alcohol intake smoking, etc., Signs and Symptoms It is a silent disease which will not show any signs and symptoms in initial stage until the disease has progressed considerably to cause bone fractures. Fractures includ...

  Add caption The gall bladder is a hollow and  small sac that sits on the right side of the body just under  the liver .  Main purpose of the gall bladder is to store bile also called gall needed for the digestion of food .The gall bladder is part of the biliary system and serves as a reservoir for bile which produces by the liver .  The liver produces bile and then it flows through the hepatic ducts into the gall bladder .It is concentrated by the removal of some water and electrolytes . Before a meal the gallbladder may be full of bile and about the size of a small pear  after meals it will be empty and flat like a deflated balloon . In adult gallbladder measures approximately 8 cm in length and 4 cm in diameter when fully distended . Bile juice is a greenish brown  liquid .Bile juice mainly contains cholesterol ,water ,bile salts and a pigment called bilirubin .  Gall stones are harden substances  that develop in the gallbladder ...

Zika virus is a member of virus family Flaviviride and genus Flavivirus .It is transmitted by day time active mosquitoes  such as Aedes aegypti and aedes albopictus .Zika virus infection is known as Zika fever .It can transmitted by the sexual contact to the fetus . In 1950 s it was spread from Africa to another countries .Now Zika virus is spreading rapidly across Latin America ,and the caribbean ,causing birth defects in the New born babies of some mothers who have been infected . Zika virus to be a global health emergency .In response the World Health Organisation (WHO ) has declared a crisis and government officials in Brazil ,Colombia ,Ecuador and Elsalvador are advising women to avoiding pregnant for up to two years .More than 20 south American countries have confirmed cases of the virus and it has since spread to Denmark .The virus has been linked to thousands of the birth defects microcephaly where in babies are born with  smaller heads and brains ,other problems l...

  PULSATILLA NIGRICANS  Pulsatilla nigricans is  a perennial ,flowering  and medicinal  plant belongs to the family of ranuculaceae , native to north and southern Europe . It has a simple  and erect stem , the height of 1.5 meters with flowers .The leaves are feather like bipinnatifid with linear segments .Flowers are numerous ,bell shaped dark violet color to blue color .The root of this plant  is thick and short sends of several strong fibers .The whole plant is covered with  silky hairs . The flowers pulsate from the winds .Changing the flower position as the wind changes its direction  . The name pulsatilla is derived from the Latin word pulsate  ,meaning to beat or  stride .The name nigricans is derived from the word niger , meaning to dark color, as the flowers of this plant are usually dark in color .When the plant is rubbed it exuded acrid vapour . It has an acrid and burning taste .Pulsatilla always found in groups on...

LYCOPODIUM PLANT  Lycopodium clavatum is the most wide spread species in the genus lycopodium of the clubmoss family lycopodiaceae .It is also known as wolf 's foot clubmoss ,stag 's horn clubmoss , foxtail clubmoss ,running clubmoss and ground spine .It is perennial ever green plant that grows in pastures ,woodlands heaths and moors of great Britain ,North Europe  and North America .They are flower less ,vascular ,terrestrial plants with widely branched ,erect ,prostate or creeping stems with small ,needle like leaves that cover the stem and branches thickly .      The pale yellow pollen collected from the spores are used to make a homeopathic remedy called lycopodium .The pollen of this plant is odorless ,water resistant and highly flammable .It is also used to do coating for pills .The whole plant was used to heal kidney diseases .Mother tincture prepared from this plant is used for curing many diseases in homeopathy .This medicine is acts on blood vess...

CINERARIA MARITIMA Cataracts are common disease of eyes to cause vision loss and are potentially blinding if untreated .Cataracts are caused by oxidative changes in the lens of the eye which leads to the gradual clouding and impairment of vision .Cataracts affects both eyes but almost one eye is affected earlier than the other .It is very common in aged people .The lens is a clear part of the eye that helps to focus an image on the retina .The retina is the light sensitive tissue at the back of the eye .The lens must be clear for the retina to receive a sharp image .If the lens is cloudy from a cataract the image you  see will be blurred .The lens consist of mostly water and protein .When the protein clumps up it clouds the lens and reduces the light that reaches the retina .The clouding may become severe enough to cause blurred vision .The clear lens slowly changes to a yellowish or brownish color adding  a brownish tint to vision . Types and causes of cataract  ...

AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM COLLINSONIA TREE   Piles are painful swollen veins in the lower portion of the rectum of anus .Piles occur just inside the anus at the beginning of the rectum that is called  internal piles .The piles that is occur at the anal opening and may hang outside the anus that is called external piles . Causes of piles  - Diet lack of fiber ,-  Chronic constipation ,-  Prolonged sitting ,- overweight , - Pregnancy and childbirth  ,- Colon cancer ,- Liver disease ,-  Rectal surgery ,- loss of muscle tone in older adults  Piles can occur at any age .Generally most of the people are suffering from this piles problem .Drivers ,those who are doing office work ,computer operators  , typewriters  ,writers  ,smokers ,People those who are taking alcohol ,eating too much of spicy and hot foods ,who are not taking fruits and vegetables in their diet ,Those who are suffering from chronic disease  are easily ...

EUPHRASIA OFFICINALIS   Euphrasia is a plant medicine from euphrasia officinalis .It is also known as eye bright . It is found  and used in Europe ,North America  west and northern parts of Asia . The name Euphrasia originates in Greece from the word for gladness .Euphrasia officinalis is an annual herb grows 2 to 8 inches tall with deep cut leaves and white or yellow or purple blooms that have yellow varigations .It belongs to the figwort family of plants .When the plant is full of flowers stage around the month of july and august ,this plant is cut from the root and prepare the extract for medicine . This plant has a long history use for eye problems hence the name of eye bright .It has been used for centuries in homeopathy ,folk medicines and herbal treatment for eye problems .   This plant is packed with flavonoids ,tannins and iridoid glycosides .This is very suitable medicine for acute conditions like allergies ,discharge from eyes ,burning ,irritat...

Asthma is a disease that causes the airways of the lungs to swell and narrow ,leading to wheezing ,cough ,tightness in chest ,chest pain and shortness of breath .The lining of the air passages swells and the muscles surrounding in the air ways become tight .This reduces the amount of air that can pass through air ways . Common asthma trigger s are Dust mites pet animal's hair Cold weather moulds pollen grains common cold stress tobacco smoke Some people have a personal family history of allergies . Common symptoms of asthma are  cough wheezing shortness of breath Severe symptoms like drowsiness, confusion,rapid pulse rate, chest pain, sweating, tightness in chest, decreased level of consciousness and anxiety due to short breath may also occur sometimes. Homeopathic remedy  Homeopathy treats the person as a whole . Homeopathy is the only system of medicine which tries to cure diseases instead of trying to provide symptomatic relief .  Follo...

SYZYGIUM JAMBOLANUM Syzygium jambolanum is used in homeopathy treatment for controlling type 2 diabetes .It has an antidiabetic effects ,improving insulin action through activation of insulin signaling molecules in skeletal  molecule of type 2 diabetes .It is very good medicine for diabetes ,no other medicine causes in so marked degree diminution and disappearance of sugar in the urine .Syzygium jambolanum -Q is a most useful and effective remedy in diabetes with symptoms like frequent urination and large amount of urine  ,great thirst ,itching ,red pimples in the skin  and diabetic ulceration . It is effectively replace the need for drugs like metformin .There no side effects with this homeopathic medicine .  This syzygium jambolanum -Q ( mother tincture )is administered at suitable intervels in diabetes the blood sugar is comes down normal level and the urine remains free of sugar .Powder of dried whole fruit or just kernal is used to prepare a mother tinctur...

MANATHAKKALI GREENS  An inflammation in the protective lining of the stomach  is called gastritis .It is one of the most common disorder .There are two types of gastritis .1. Acute gastritis 2. Chronic gastritis .Acute gastritis involves sudden and severe inflammation.Chronic gastritis involves long term inflammation that can last for years ,if left untreated .Erosive gastritis typically does not  cause much inflammation but can lead to bleeding and ulcers in the lining of the stomach .  Acute gastritis  is due to  long term use of such medicines like aspirin ,phenylbutazone ,ibuprofen ,alcohol  and cocaine .It may lead to chronic ulcer  if not treated .The most common cause is helicobacter pylori ,a bacterium that infects the lining of the stomach through contaminated food and water .It is usually passed from person to person .Having a thin or damaged stomach lining raises your risk for gastritis .Being a older also a risk for gastritis ,th...