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Anacardiaceae Family Homeopathy Remedies - Homeopathy Resource
Anacardiaceae Family Homeopathy Remedies - Homeopathy Resource
Important remedies
Sphere of action : Skin ,CNS, git, gut, musles, joints, bones, blood
Ailments from
Overuse of brain,
Excessive mental& physical strain
Sedentary habits
Mental excitement.
Temperament
Irritable ,easily angered
Thermal status
Chilly or ambithermal
Miasm
Diathesis
Rheumatic – Rhustox
Botanically, this family produces VIOLENT affections by the slightest contact & even at times being close
to the growing plant without even touching it. Such is the virulence of these remedies that the symptoms
not only last for days together but also recur periodically after a single episode of contact with them
Another peculiarity is presence of resinous or milky fluid in the bark which turns black on exposure to
sunlight staining the linen or skin & therefore useful as dyeing agents. This aspect shows its ability to
have a deep long lasting mark on the constitutions (homoeopathically), often causing damage&
disfiguring
Two fundamental issues from which all other symptoms arising are
Lack of confidence
1. Various delusions & illusions that he may not succeed, had committed a crime, he is away from home,
familiar places seem strange
2. Religious melancholia
3. Fear of exam’n with brain or nervous exhaustion from over study
4. Delusion that he is double or possessed of two wills, devil is speaking in one ear, angel in the other
prompting to murder or acts of benevolence. This state is producing confusion of self identity.
Common sensation- tight, stiff, unable to move- caught locally, and unable to move. Frequent change of
position. Feeling of caught is from outside.
COMPARISON
1.Constitution–Mental
ANAC — People who have an inferior complex and work hard to prove themselves. They have often been put
down from an early age and lack self-confidence. This makes them feel detached from themselves, as if they are
split into two wills. Students who give up their studies due to memory loss often need this remedy. This type may
display cruel behaviour and confused readily.
RHUS TOX — Usually cheerful, lovely, joky and quick witted and are good company although a bit timid at first.
There are often serious hard working people. They may feel an inner restlessness and agitation, become irritable
frustrated, depressed gloomy if suffering from a long-standing illness.
RHUS VENENATA – Gloomy, has no desire to live
2. Temperament – Irritability.
3. Thermal Reaction – Chilly.
5.Dreams
ANAC – Anxious dreams, disgusting, horrible with cries, lively dreams with meditation and activity of mind
followed by pain in head after walking. Dreams of projects, of fire, of diseases, of death and of dangers.
RHUS TOX – Dreams of great exertion, rowing, swimming etc or working hard at daily occupation. Dreams of fire.
RHUS GLABRA – Dreams of flying in air.
COMOCLADIA – Dreamy refreshing sleep with pleasant dreams almost clairvoyant.
6. Side Affinity
ANAC – Left sided.
RHUS TOX – Affects generally right abdominal ring, Left chest, arm, lower extremities and left side of body.
Affects joints of right side.
COMOCLADIA – Right Side
7.Skin
Erysipelas – Anac Similar to Rhus Tox
ANAC – Erysipelatous eruption of malignant type. Yellow vesicles of intense burning and itching.
ANAC OCCI – Cures Erysipelas spreading from right to left (opp to rhus tox)
Rhus Tox cures cases spreading from left to right. Vesicular eruption with much swelling, inflammation, burning,
itching. Aggravation night, cold, wet, rainy weather. Amelioration warmth, dry weather.
COMOCLADIA – Malignant Erysipelas with pain similar to Rhus Tox. Scarlet redness of the body with burning and
itching. Both produce weakness, numbness and restlessness.
VENENATA – Face swollen, eyes nearly closed with great swelling. Nose red and -shining. Vesicular eruptions.
Erysipelas, itching > hot water.
Warts
ANAC – On palms
RHUS TOX – Warts especially on hands and fingers, large jagged often pedunculated exuding moisture, bleeding
readly.
Eczema
ANAC -has intense itching eczema with mental irritability ( similar to Rhus tox )
RHUS TOX – Of entire scalp
8. Eye symptoms
ANAC – Pressure in eyes as from a plug. Objects appear too far off
RHUS TOX – Usually left eye is affected. Also in rheumatic ophthalmia of right eye. Amelioration by warmth.
COMOCLADIA – Pain in right eye with a sensation as if it were larger or were being pushed out of the head. <
near a warm stove or warmth.
9. GIT
ANAC – General > after eating , < empty stomach
RHUS TOX – Pain in stomach < after meal > lying down
RHUS GLABRA – Foetid flatus
SCHINUS – Painful vomiting followed by painful diarrhea. Profuse diarrhea, which continues all night.
11.General Modality
ANAC – > Eating, Lying down and when falling asleep, < Motion, Warmth, Cold and night.
RHUS TOX- < During rest, On beginning to move after resting,
General < morning on rising, cold wet weather, change of weather, damp stormy weather, Night.
ANACARDIUM ORIENTALE
COMOCLADIA DENTATA
Adapted to persons of rheumatic diathesis; bad effects of getting wet, especially after being overheated.
Ailments : from spraining or straining a single part, muscle or tendon (Cal., Nux); overlifting, particularly
from stretching high up to reach things; lying on damp ground; too much summer bathing in lake or river.
Affects the fibrous tissue, especially (Rhod.-serous, Bry.); the right side more than the left.
Pains : as if sprained; as if a muscle or tendon was torn from its attachment; as if bones were scraped with
a knife; worse after midnight and in wet, rainy weather; affected parts sore to touch.
Lameness, stiffness and pain on first moving after rest, or on getting up in the morning, >> by walking or
continued motion.
Restless, cannot stay long in one position.
Back : pain between the shoulders on swallowing; pain and stiffness in small of back < sitting or lying, >>
by motion or lying on something hard.
Great sensitiveness to open air; putting the hand from under the bed-cover brings on cough (Bar., Hep.).
Muscular rheumatism, sciatica, left side (Col.); aching in left arm, with heartdisease.
Great apprehension at night; fears he will die of being poisoned; cannot remain in bed.
Vertigo, when standing or walking; worse when lying down (better when lying down, Apis); < rising from
lying, or stooping (Bry.).
Headache : brain feels loose when stepping or shaking the head; sensation of swashing in brain; stupefying;
as if torn; from beer; returns from least chagrin; < from sitting, lying, in cold, >> warmth and motion.
Dreams of great exertion; rowing, swimming, working hard at his daily occupation (Bry.).
Corners of mouth ulcerated, fever blisters around mouth and on chin (Nat. m.).
Tongue : dry, sore, red, cracked; triangular red tip; takes imprint of teeth (Chel., Prod.).
Great thirst, with dry tongue, mouth and throat.
External genitals inflamed, erysipelatous, oedematous.
A dry, teasing cough, before and during chill, in intermittent fever; cough, with taste of blood.
When acute diseases assume a typhoid form.
Diarrhoea : with beginning typhoid; involuntary, with great exhaustion; tearing pain down the posterior
part of limbs during stool.
Paralysis : with numbness of affected parts; from getting wet on lying on damp ground; after exertion,
parturition, sexual excesses, ague or typhoid; paresis of limbs; ptosis.
Skin– red, swollen with much itching
Vesicles, herpes; urticaria; pemphigus; erysipelas; vesicular suppurative forms.
Glands swollen.
Cellulitis.
Erysipelas, from 1eft. to right.; vesicular, yellow vesicles; much swelling, inflammation; burning, itching,
stinging.
Relations. Complementary : to, Bryonia., calc flour, phyt( rheum0
Inimical : to, Apis, must not be used before or after. In urticaria follow with Bovista.
Antidotes : Bathing with milk and Grindelia lotion very effective. – Rhus is best antidoted by the similimum;
the potentized remedy given internally. The dermatitis should never be treated by topical medicated
applications; they only suppress, never cure
Aggravation. Before a storm; cold, wet rainy weather; at night, especially aftermidnight; from getting wet
while perspiring; during rest.
Amelioration. Warm, dry weather, wrapping up; warm or hot things; motion; change of position; moving
affected parts.
The great characteristic of Rhus is that with few exceptions the pains occur and are < during repose and
are >> by motion.
Sepia, often quickly >> itching and burning of Rhus, the vesicles drying up in a few days.