Dr Vivek N Patil
Carbon in its purity is found only in the diamond. We have it comparatively pure, however, in the lampblack, or Carboneum. Carbon will necessarily be somewhat different in its action according to the ...
World’s lightest metal
Highly active in pure state
3rd most abundant of the metals forming 2.5% of the earth crust.
In human body too it is the 3rd ...
Dr Vivek N Patil
The Greek word, Noso is a prefix indicating a morbid root. It is also connected with the Latin word "noxa", meaning noxious or damaging. Nosodes are remedies made with dangerous noxious materials as...
Lamiaceae or Labiatae, also known as the mint family, is a family of plants. It has been considered closely related to Verbenaceae The Labiate family consists of about 3000 species of plants. The original family name is Labiatae, so given because the flowers typicall...
Dr Vivek N Patil
It is one of the biggest family in our materia medica. There are 60 remedies mentioned in our MM. They are annual or perennial herbs, shrubs and rarely trees. There are 900 genera & 19,000 species...
Only one family in the materia medica belonging to class monocotyledon. The peculiar modification is seen in the stems which are are rhizomes, corns or bulbs. Leaves reduced to spine when stems take up the function of leaves
Mai...
Dr Vivek N Patil
Fungi are a very large group of Thallophytes without chlorophyll. They reproduce by means of spores. They may occur in water, in the soil, on other living organisms etc. There are harmful and useful f...
The euphorbiaceae as an order contain an acrid principle which in some cases is oily in character, in others resinous; in case it is the latter, it escapes from the plant as a milky juice drying into a gum. These oils or gums have two properties. If applied to the ski...
In Greek terminology , the words ‘halos ‘ means sea salts, and genes means born. It is so originated due to their close resemblance and gradual transition of physical & chemical properties.
Halogens have 7 electrons ...
Dr. Vivek N. Patil
The three grand characters of Mercurial group are – destructiveness, elusiveness and restlessness.
The drugs in the Mercurial group are listed be...
Ferrum or Iron is most abundant element on the earth after oxygen, silicon and aluminium. It is supposed that human beings started to work on meteorite iron earlier than with other metals. Iron ores not found in the pure form but in the compounds form ...
Loganiaceae are a family of Flowering plants classified in Order gentianales.
The family includes 13 genera,Distributed around the world’sTropics.
Dr Sridhar
Major remedies
Aloe Socotrina
Allium Cepa
Allium Sativum
Trillium Pendulum
Scilla Maritima
Ornithagallum Umbellatum
Helonias Diodica
Convallaria Majalis...
Mercurius is named after the roman god mercurius, the god of trade and science. The planet mercurius is named after the same god. Mercurius is sometimes called hydrargyrum, means 'watery silver'. Its shine and colour are very similar to silver, but mercu...
Dr. Vivek N Patil
Sub families: Sambucaceae, Lonicerae.
Remedies:
Saponaria
Sambucus canadensis
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The ammoniums are a strange group in our materia medica. Ammonium carbonicum and ammonium muriaticum are extensively described byKentand yet we hardly use them. A closer study reveals most of the symptoms to be too general, without a real essence being ...
Most of acids are colourless or light coloured
Corrosive in nature
Sour in taste
Mostly odorless but some having peculiar odour
Evaporates when heated
Combine easily with other elements to form compounds
The word acid comes fr...
Sumach/Sumac –a preparation of the dried& chopped leaves & shoots of plants of genus rhus , used in dyeing & tanning & formerly as an astringent
The order APOCYNACEAE includes a number of plants which offers us many varieties of medicinal substances. The members of the family are usually trees or erect shrubs, rarely herbs. All these plants are highly attractive & have ornamental value eithe...
If gold is king of metal , silver is queen of metals
It is compared to moonlight when it glitter , so called half moon
In la...
Dr Rekha U S
Homoeopathic Medicines made out of vertebrata group and their preparation, properties and clinical indications
General features of drugs from animal kingd...
Dr P Sumesh
Homoeopathic Medicines made out of Umbelliferae group of plants and their preparation, properties and clinical indications
The remedies obtained from this...