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Bloodroot; Indications/ Uses, Dosage, Side Effects

Bloodroot is a plant where the stem is often used to make medications. It is believed to help with many ailments, including tooth pain, headaches,…

Blue Flag; Uses/ Indications, Dosage, Side Effects

Blue Flag/ Iris versicolor is also commonly known as the blue flag, harlequin blue flag, larger blue flag, northern blue flag,[rx] and poison flag, plus other variations of these names,[rx][rx] and in Britain and Ireland as the…

Boneset; Uses/ Indications, Dosage, Side Effects

Boneset/ Eupatorium perfoliatum known as common boneset or just boneset is a North American perennial plant in the aster family. It is a common native to the Eastern United States and Canada, widespread from Nova Scotia to Florida, west…

Borax; Indications/ Uses, Dosage, Side Effects

Borax also is known as sodium borate sodium tetraborate or disodium tetraborate is an important boron compound, a mineral, and a salt of boric acid. Powdered borax is…

Bryonia; Uses, Dosage, Site Effects, Interactions

Bryonia a well-known medicinal plant used mainly in homeopathy as an anti- inflammatory, has never been considered an adaptogen. However, much evidence has been…

Calcarea Carbonica; Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interactions

Calcarea carbonica abbreviated as Calcarea carb is a homeopathic remedy made from the middle layer of shells. In chemical terms, Calcarea carbonica is impure calcium carbonate, CaCO3. Unlike most homeopathic remedies,…

Calendula; Uses/ Indications, Dosage, Side Effects

Calendula officinalis is prepared from the marigold plant of the daisy family. It’s used in herbal tinctures and homeopathic potencies to soothe, control infection,…

Camphor Oil; Uses/ Indications, Dosage, Side Effects

Camphor oil is the oil extracted from the wood of the Camphor tree Cinnamomum Camphora. Camphor oil[rx] has anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties and is used for its aromatic properties,…

Camphor; Uses/ Indications, Dosage, Side Effects

Camphor is the oil extracted from the wood of the Camphor tree Cinnamomum Camphora. Camphor oil[rx] has anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties and is used for its aromatic properties, as an…

Canada Puccoon; Uses/ Indications, Dosage, Side Effects

Canada Puccoon/ Bloodroot is a plant where the stem is often used to make medications. It is believed to help with many ailments, including tooth…

Cantharis; Uses, Dosage, Site Effects, Interactions

Cantharis vesicatoria (blister beetle) is used in Chinese medicine and has been categorized as highly toxic in the Chinese pharmacopeia. In Europe, Cantharis patches…

Capsicum Frutescens – Nutritional Value, Health Benefits

Capsicum Frutescens is a variety of cayenne pepper commonly found in Southeast Asian Region. It is small in size compared to its cousins from…

Capsicum; Uses/ Indications, Dosage, Side Effects

Capsicum annuum is a species of the plant genus Capsicum (peppers) native to southern North America and northern South America.[rx][rx] This species is the most common and extensively cultivated of the…

Carbo Vegetabilis; Uses, Dosage, Site Effects, Interactions

Carbo vegetabilis is a remedy that is often used in debilitated or collapsed states, with systems primarily on the physical level A homeopathic remedy used…

Carcinosin

Carcinosin, used predominantly in homeopathy, is derived from cancerous tissue. Carcinosin is a homeopathic remedy derived from cancerous tissue, and it has a wide…

Carica Papaya – Nutritional Value, Health Benefits

Carica papaya is an evergreen flowering tree that is valued for its buttery fruit that is believed to offer many health benefits. The amazing papaya…

Cassia Alata – Nutritional Value, Health Benefits

Cassia Alata/Tawas is a chemically hydrated aluminum potassium sulfate that possesses a specific crystal shape and is soluble in water and reacts with acid.…

Caulophyllum; Uses/ Indications, Dosage, Side Effects

Caulophyllum is a small genus of perennial herbs in the family Berberidaceae. The genus Caulophyllum is well known for its diversity and pharmacological uses in traditional medicine…

Causticum; Uses, Dosage, Site Effects, Interactions

Causticum is used often in homeopathic practice, either as an individual remedy or in combination remedies. It is used as a remedy for chronic…

Chamomilla; Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interactions

Chamomilla (Matricaria chamomilla L.) is a well-known medicinal plant species from the Asteraceae family often referred to as the “star among medicinal species.” Nowadays it…

Chandraprabha Vati; Home Made Ingredient, Uses, Effects

Chandraprabha Vati (also called Chandraprabha Gulika and Chandraprabha Vatika) is an ayurvedic classical medicine used for the treatment of diseases of kidneys, bladder, urinary tract, pancreas,…

Chimaphila; Uses/ Indications, Dosage, Side Effects

Chimaphila (prince's pine or wintergreen) is a genus of five species of small, evergreen, flowering plants native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. They are classified in the family Ericaceae but were formerly placed in…

Cimicifuga Racemosa; Uses/ Indications, Dosage, Side Effects

Cimicifuga Racemosa/ Black snakeroot (Actaea racemosa or Cimicifuga racemosa) a member of the buttercup family, is a perennial plant which native to North America. Historical names…

Cimicifuga; Uses/ Indications, Dosage, Side Effects

Cimicifuga Racemosa/ Black snakeroot (Actaea racemosa or Cimicifuga racemosa) a member of the buttercup family, is a perennial plant which native to North America. Historical names…

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