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TEREBINTHINA
Oil of Turpentine - The Oil distilled from the Oleo-resin obtained from various species of Pinus, Purifies by repeated verification with water.
Terbinthina  was introduced to homeopathy by Hart laub.

Characteristics
A stimulant and tonic to the mucous membranes, especially of the bladder & urethra
It produces inflammation of Kidneys.
Applied to the skin, it acts as an irritant causing a sensation of burning and vesicles.
Inhaled, it causes sneezing, tightness across eyes and dyspnoea.
Given internally if causes burning in mouth and salivation, gastro-enteritis with vomiting and diarrhoea.
Burning is a constant note - in gums, tongue, tip of tongue, throat, air passages chest etc.
Tongue - Smooth & glossy as if deprived of its papillae.
Therapeutics
This remedy is of service in cases of nephritis, Cystitis & Urethritis with strangury, tenesmus and albuminuria when blood is present in the urine and is thoroughly mixed with the urine. Which is Scanty high coloured, having odour of violets.
On Examination - Sensitive hypogastrium
Ascites & anasarca - in organic lesions of kidneys
Urine- Albumin & R.B.C than casts & epithelium.
In uraemia & uranic coma - it removes stupefaction and deep sleep that follows uraemic poisoning
In great distention of the abdomen with gas as if met with in septic fevers- with haemorrhages and ulceration of the bowels.
Abdomen is very sensitive to touch
Stool consists of mucus, blood & are foetid

THUJA
Common Name : Arbor vitae
Tincture of the fresh green twigs

Characteristics
It is Hahnemann’s typical antisycotic and Grauvogi’s hydrogenoid
It is an antidote to the sycotic miasm - resulting from constitutional gonorrhoea and having as its
characteristic manifestation excrescences sometimes dry in the form of warts, more frequently soft spongy, emitting a foetid fluid, bleeding readily and having the cauliflower form
It has got antivaccinal action - due to the anti sycotic action.
Also for the bad effects of vaccination
It produces symptoms of the secondary stage of  gonorrhoeal affections.
It also produces urethritis and eruptions.
Thuja has a very marked action on the sleep & its  symptoms appears by preference at night, cannot  sleep after 3 A.M
Dreams - much of falling

- Thuja produces confusion in the thoughts
- Pt feels smothering in the warm room.
- Feet sweat - much offensive, sweats much about the groins.
- Frequent micturition accompany pain.
- Pains keep extending from their original site.
- Pain > Wrapping up
- Peculiar Sensations
- As if a strange person were at her side.
- As if soul & body were separated
- As if under the influence of a superior power
- As if whole body were very thin & delicate.
- As if a nail were pressing in to vertex.
- As if a convex button were pressed on left ear.
- As if bones were knocked to pieces.
- As if insects on occiput and temples
- As if fine sand in eyes.
- As if a cold stream of air were blowing through eyes.
- As if flesh were form from bones
- As if a living animal were in abdomen
- As if boiling lead were passed through rectum
- As if moisture running in urethra
- Legs as if made of wood
- Lightness in body when walking.
- As if stem were pricked with needles.
Thuja is mainly adapted to Hydrogenoid constitutions with prominent left sided affections.

GENERAL FEATURES
1) Miasm
o Predominantly sycotic
o The result of Constitutional
o Gonorrhoea
2) Mental sphere - Sensitiveness
Hysteria
Irritability
Insanity/ Mania
Peculiar Sensations
Melancholia
2) Tendency to cause abortion:- Sabina, Pinus lamlertiena, Juniperus Virginianus.
4) Marked action on the menstrual function - For restoring menses when suppressed.
5) Uterine haemorrhages, uterine displacements, tumours, fibroid etc.
6) Rheumatic or gouty diathesis.

7) Predominant action over urinary Tract - Bladder, kidney
o Abies-C :- Frequency day & Night
o Cupressus Australis :- Pricking pains from kidneys to bladder, with increased desire to urinate.
o Juniperus communis :- Renal Dropsy
o Pinus Sylvestris :- Sensation of violent burning pains in the region of kidneys that extend along the ureters with dysuria
o Pix Liquida :- Nocturnal Enuresis in children.
o Sabina :- Vesical irritability with gouty diathesis inflammation of urethra
o Terebinth:- Nephrits,Cystitis & urethritis with strangury , tenensmus , albuminuria & haematuria
o Thuja :- Inflammation of Kidneys & Urethra

8) Predominant action on GIT
o Abies-C :- Acts up on mucous membrane resulting in Catarrha. Dyspepsia, canine hunger, craving for meat , pickles etc
o Abies-N :- Derangement of digestive process
   - Sensation of a lump in cardiac end of the stomach
   - Loss of appetite in morning, and craving for food at noon & night
o Cupressus Lawsoniana - Terrible pain in stomach
o Pinus Lambertiana - Constipation
o Sabina - Rectum is affected with a sensation of fullness, the bowels are constipated
o Taxus buccata - Empty feeling in stomach due to the rapid digestion
   - Gastric Catarrha with vomiting of tenacious mucus.
o Terebinthina - Gastro - enteritis with vomiting & diarrhoea - distention of abdomen with haemorrhage and ulceration of bowels.
○ Thuja • Constipation - violent pains in rectum compel the cessation of effort.
 Stool recedes after being partially expelled
  - Diarrhoea - Early morning - Expelled forcibly with much flatus; < after breakfast, coffee, fat food, vaccination, onions.

9) Action on skin
Cupressus Lawsoniana - Tumours-Keloid, warts etc
Pinus Sylvestris - There is itching of whole body especially about joints and abdomen.
Pix Liquida - Stimulant to the skin in
Psoriasis & eczema. Eruption is most pronounced on the back of hands.
Sabina - It removes the wart like growths.
Taxus buccata - Pustular diseases of the skin attended with much itching
Terebinthina - Vesicular eruption and a sensation of burning
Thuja - Excrescences;

10) Haemorrhagic tendency
Abies .N, Juniperus .c, J. Virginiana, Sabina, terebinthina, pinus lambertiana

11) Ailments from vaccination
Thuja, Sabina , terebinthina

12) Sleeplessness with Anxious dreams -
Thuja - Dreams of falling
Sabina - Full of fanciful images
Ter - nightmares
Abies-C - great restlessness at night
Abies-N - Restlessness at night and has disagreeable dreams.

Reference:
1. Allen, T.F, Encyclopedia of Homoeopathic Materia Medica.
2. Clark, J.H, A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica.
3. Frederic Schroyens, Synthesis.
4. William Boeriche, Pocket Manual Homoeopathic Materia Medica and Repertory.

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