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DefinitionCamphor 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 insect repellant,...
DefinitionCanada Puccoon/ 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,...
DefinitionCapsicum 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 five domesticated...
DefinitionCarbo vegetabilis is a remedy that is often used in debilitated or collapsed states, with systems primarily on the physical level A homeopathic remedy used for fatigue?...
DefinitionCarcinosin, used predominantly in homeopathy, is derived from cancerous tissue. Carcinosin is a homeopathic remedy derived from cancerous tissue, and it has a wide range of...
DefinitionCaulophyllum 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 system since...
DefinitionCausticum is used often in homeopathic practice, either as an individual remedy or in combination remedies. It is used as a remedy for chronic? disease, wound...
DefinitionChamomilla (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 is a...
DefinitionChimaphila (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 the segregate...
DefinitionCimicifuga 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 for this...
DefinitionCimicifuga 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 for this...
