Mitchella repens. Kader Kochi.

Synonyms

Partridge berry, Squaw ville, Red Indian herb.

Constituents

Evergreen non- climbing vine. Length 30 cm. Berries are purple. Berries and leaves. Plant contains sugar, sterol, mucilage, wax and tannin.

Therapeutics

This is medicine for reflux oesophagitis (Ignatia, Nux vomica). 

It is prophylactic medicine to make labour easy and safe. It should take just before the childbirth (Aristolochia, Lobelia).

It is remedy for hysteria, and symptoms due to autonomic dysfunctions.

It is remedy for irritable bladder. Reflexes are originated from uterus. 

It is remedy for dysmenorrhoea, and menorrhagia due to frequent uterine spasm.

It is remedy for false labour pain.

It is preventive remedy for habitual abortion.

Word “repens” means creeping.

Dose 

4 to 10 drops.

Dilution.