Saturday, 2 March 2013

Arnica montana. Dr. Kader Kochi.


Synonyms

Mountain tobacco, Leopard bane, Wolf's bane (Aconitum).


Constituents

Perennial herb. Height 60 cm. Flowers are yellow and large. Rhizome contains toxic substance helenalin, inulin, pseudo guaianolide, volatile oil, acrid resin, cytisine, thymol, gallic acid, and camphor like principle- arnicin. Bitter.


Therapeutics

This is analgesic, and anti-inflammatory medicine.

It is diuretic, diaphoretic, and emmenagogue. 

It is medicine for hypertension, and myositis. 

It is medicine externally for pain due to muscular injury, and contusion with unbroken skin.

It is medicine externally for thrombophlebitis.

It is medicine externally on scalp for hair growth.

It is a prophylactic remedy to prevent sepsis.

It is remedy for allergic rhinitis, and sneezing (Inhalation).

It is remedy for epilepsy, and motion sickness. 

It is remedy for smoking addiction (Cytisine is similar to nicotine).

It is remedy for traumatic dementia (Yohimbinum, Hypericum, Artemisia).

Word “arinika” (Greek) means haired lamb skin.


Dose

1 to 2 drops.

Dilution.



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