NOTE TO USERS: This manual is best viewed by using a uniform-spaced font (such as Courier or Monaco) and setting a width of 80 characters. HERBAL REPERTORY IN CLINICAL PRACTICE Third Edition, by Michael Moore A manual of differential therapeutics for the health care professional Copyright 1991 by Michael Moore. Use it, share it, just don't sell it or change it in any way (unless you get my permission) This manual is designed for the use of the primary care physician and other health care practitioners who wish to integrate some herbal therapy into their practice. The symptom model used is more or less that of standard practice medicine, combined with much unorthodox but pertinent naturopathic and eclectic specifics. The format is that of a classical homeopathic repertory. The botanicals, media, and doses are outlined in my other booklet, Herbal Materia Medica. If the practitioner feels the need for something more than what amounts to a symptom flow chart, a more drug- substitute oriented text would be Herbal Medicine by Rudolph Fritz Weiss (Beaconsfield Publishers). The best classic works for the specific botanicals are Materia Medica by Felter and King's American Dispensatory, both published by Eclectic Medical Publications in Portland, Oregon (both medically oriented), and more recently, Handbook of Medicinal Herbs by James Duke (CRC Press) and Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West, Medicinal Plants of the Desert and Canyon West (Museum of New Mexico Press, Santa Fe), and, by 1991, Medicinal Plants of the Pacific West (Red Crane Press, Santa Fe), by myself. This symptom- differentiation is appropriate for using herbs; it is much more important to delineate the nature, stage and modality of a disorder. As herbs are far feebler biological agents than drug therapy, it is important to know if the disorder is acute or chronic, in a strong or immunodeficient person, just beginning or post-inflammatory, and so on. As an example, pharyngitis may often be treated with an appropriate antibiotic, whether the condition is acute, subacute, or chronic. Although such may indeed be necessary, antibiotics are often a major metabolic stress, substantially altering the ecologies of the skin and mucosa. Most pharyngitis involves normally endogenous viruses or bacteria that take advantage of membrane compromise, immunosuppression, or emotional or metabolic stress. Herbs are often better suited in milder or subclinical conditions. They may strengthen the membranes, stimulate both innate and acquired immunity, resolve the exudate and generally strengthen vital forces. This, without risking superinfections, allergic response or candidiasis. Using an herb, however, is not simply a matter of finding a substitute for a given drug; if an herb was as non-specifically effective as an antibiotic, it would present the same disadvantages. The validity and purpose of this repertory, therefore, is to give the therapist a constitutional and patient-specific approach to using herbs based on distinct symptoms leading to differential therapeutics, rather than the more common practice of differential diagnostics that lead to a fixed therapy. This third edition makes a number of minor changes in therapy, deletes several herbs no longer available and adds some of the information to come out of European pharmacy, Naturopathic work on the Pacific Coast, information from the American Botanical Council, my own work with desert and southwestern plants and the few uses of "Miracle Herbs" that are touted in various hotshot product lines that hold up under real use. I have added several new Chinese herbs that I have learned to understand within the Western model. Bear in mind, of course, that the very basis of both the Oriental and Ayurvedic approaches IS differential therapeutics, and practitioners of these disciplines should have no difficulty in translating the therapeutics in this booklet into their modality, especially those that want to incorporate Western botanicals into their practice. A CAUTIONARY ASIDE: In an herb-perfect world, Cannabis (Marijuana) and Lophophora (Peyote), would be available in their benign roles as useful botanical medicines. THEY ARE, OF COURSE, ILLEGAL TO POSSESS. They are, however, just two other herbs to me. TABLE OF CONTENTS SectionHeading Page 1 EYES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 MOUTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3 EAR, NOSE, THROAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4 PULMONARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 5 CARDIOVASCULAR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 6 NEUROLOGIC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 7 ENDOCRINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 8 HEPATO-BILIARY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 9 RENAL-URINARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 10 GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. . . . . . . . . . . 20 11 SKIN - HAIR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 12 MUSCLES, BONES, CONNECTIVE TISSUE . . . . . 28 13 REPRODUCTIVE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 14 OBSTETRIC-PREGNANCY . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 15 PEDIATRIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 16 BLOOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 17 ALLERGIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 18 INFECTIOUS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 19 NUTRITIONAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 20 METABOLIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 21 LYMPH-IMMUNE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 22 PSYCHIATRIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 23 PAIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 CROSS INDEX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 1 EYES 1.1 BLOODSHOT General eyewash - Acacia leaves, Eriogonum, Prosopis with arterial tension and bounding pulse - Veratrum 1.2 CATARACT Cineraria externally 1.3 CONJUNCTIVITIS Eyewash - Acacia leaves, Eriogonum, Mahonia, Pluchea, Prosopis Acute - Irritating with sharp sinus pain - Euphrasia with mucus - Euphrasia externally 1.4 DISCHARGE Euphrasia externally 1.5 GLAUCOMA General - Pilocarpus, externally and internally In aged, tired - Anemone pulsatilla 1.6 GOITER, EXOPHTHALMIC From long-term functional hyperthyroidism, with tachycardia and mild dyspnea - Lycopus 1.7 HYPERAEMIA with rhinitis, frontal headache, sneezing - Cetraria, Euphrasia 1.8 IRITIS General - Grindelia Rheumatoid - Bryonia, Cimicifuga Viral - Anemone pulsatilla General pain - Cannabis 1.9 LACHRYMITIS Anemone pulsatilla, Asarum, Rosa 1.10 LIDS Acute inflammation - Euphrasia Styes, early stages - Commiphora externally, Mahonia externally, Thuja externally Styes, fullblown - Anemone pulsatilla 1.11 NEURITIS Pilocarpus 1.12 OPHTHALMIA Acute - Berberis, Hamamelis, Hydrastis, Mahonia, all externally Post-acute - Polygala Chronic catarrhal - Mahonia externally 1.13 OPHTHALMALGIA Secondary to any acute disorder - Bryonia General - Anemone pulsatilla, Erigeron externally, Grindelia Pain in top and back of eyeball - Piper methysticum Dull, rheumatoid ache in orbits - Cimicifuga 1.14 PARALYSIS Temporary, following migraine headache - Paullinia 1.15 PRESSURE Increased intraocular - Anemone pulsatilla, Cannabis, Pilocarpus 1.16 STRAIN Bruised feeling with headache - Cimicifuga With eyeball pain, conjunctivitis, watery and inflamed, with "Grainy" vision - Anemone pulsatilla PREPARATION NOTE: Refer to Herbal Materia Medica for making any eyewash. When using a tincture externally in an eyewash (such as Commiphora or fresh Thuja) use five drops in a tablespoon of isotonic water. 2 MOUTH 2.1 TONGUE DIAGNOSIS SHAPE Broad, thick - Aristolochia Broad, pale with deficient G.I., CVS, CNS - Aconitum Broad, full, coated with nausea, vomiting - Ipecac Broad, slimy, flabby, foul burps - Ipecac Elongated, pointed - Rhubarb, Rhubarb elixir Elongated, reddened with prominent papillae - Limon STATE Dry, scanty saliva - Capsicum Dry, cracked, purplish-grey - Bryonia Red stripe down center, bounding pulse - Veratrum Pale, sallow, full, with slightly jaundiced skin - Chelidonium Pale, leaden, dry, or sticky-moist - Phytolacca Pasty, foul-smelling, not from teeth - Eucalyptus Full and deeply red with systemic infection - Baptisia COAT Translucent coat with liver pain - Bryonia Dull, leaden coat - Chelidonium White coat, light feces - Leptandra White blotchy coat - Taraxacum White coat with salivation - Podophyllum Full white coat, especially heavy in the back - Lobelia White coated, with white, foamy saliva - Phytolacca White coated with nausea - Anemone pulsatilla Creamy white, with taste of rancid fats - Anemone pulsatilla Yellow coated, with anorexia, liver problems - Euonymus Yellow coated, with fever and diarrhea - Aconitum Yellow coated, dirty, with dizziness and biliousness - Podophyllum Yellowish-brown coat - Mahonia 2.2 APHTHOUS STOMATITIS General - Berberis, coptis, Echinacea, Hydrastis, Krameria, Mahonia, Rhus glabra, all internally and externally Acute, with painful inflammation - Commiphora with hyperacidity and acid diarrhea - Myrica Chronic - Arctium, Pyrola, Propolis externally with pale mucosa, relaxed tissue - Ligustrum with pale mucosa, relaxed tissue, hypersalivation- Myrica with acne, greasy skin, mild autotoxicity -Taraxacum 2.3 BREATH Foul, with cracked lips and phlegmy mouth - Baptisia Foul, with sulphur burps - Echinacea, Eucalyptus 2.4 DRYNESS General, with poor digestion - Capsicum General, with glazed surfaces and poor digestion - Xanthoxylum General, of mouth and throat - Althea, Ulmus fulva 2.5 GLOSSITIS Acute with mouth sores - Myrica Chronic with hypersecretions with congestion, not inflammation - Xanthoxylum 2.6 GUMS Bleeding, general mouthwash - Berberis, Echinacea, Geranium, Krameria, Mahonia, Polygonum bistortoides, Quercus Bleeding, sore and spongy - Echinacea, Krameria Inflamed, from general immunosuppression - Baptisia, Phytolacca Periapical abscess (gum boil) - Echinacea Periodontitis (pyorrhea), general topical - Commiphora, Gambir, Krameria, Myrica, Propolis Periodontitis, acute topical - Bursera, Commiphora, Rumex hymenosepalus Periodontitis, preventative - Heliopsis longipes (root chewed) Sore, non-specific - Hamamelis (mouthwash) 2.7 HERPES Early nerve pain, before eruptions - Leonurus, Scutellaria General external - Coptis, Hydrastis (internally also), Krameria, Propolis, Rhus glabra Acute, early stages, topical - Anemopsis, Bursera, Commiphora, Quercus Chronic - Arctium (internally), Myrica (externally) 2.8 PERIAPICAL ABSCESS Echinacea, internally and externally 2.9 PERIODONTITIS (Pyorrhea) General external -Commiphora,Coptis, Gambir, Krameria, Myrica, Propolis Acute external - Bursera, Commiphora, Rumex hymenosepalus 2.10 PULPITIS Rhus glabra 2.11 STOMATITIS Echinacea, Hydrastis Chronic - Arctium, Myrica, Propolis, Xanthoxylum berries 2.12 VINCENT'S INFECTION (Trench Mouth) Coptis, Rhus glabra, Myrica 3 EAR, NOSE, THROAT 3.1 EAR, EXTERNAL Ceruminosis, with eczema - Hydrastis externally Discharge - Echinacea externally Pain from cold - Cimicifuga 3.2 EAR, MIDDLE Otitis Media - Erigeron oil (internal), Pulsatilla (internal) from rhinitis, allergies - Ambrosia, Euphrasia Pain, burning - Sanguinaria Rheumatic, dull aching - Cimicifuga Neuralgia - Piper methysticum with head cold - Verbascum oil 3.3 EPISTAXIS (nosebleeds) General - Achillea (fresh tincture), Ambrosia, Capsella, Erigeron Chronic - Lycopus, Quercus 3.4 HEAD COLD General decongestant - Ephedra vulgaris, Ephedra viridis, Eriodictyon Beginning, with chills - Zingiber dry, with tight membranes - Capsicum, Hedeoma dry, with fever - Asarum, Hedeoma dry, with irritative cough - Drosera, lobelia, Ligusticum porteri Moist with fever, aches - Eupatorium perfoliatum, Verbena Subacute with thick mucus - Anemopsis, Hydrastis with hoarseness or laryngitis - Althea, Drosera, Populus candicans, Tussilago, Ulmus fulva 3.5 LARYNGITIS General - Acacia, Althea, Salvia Dry - Capsicum with head cold - Populus candicans, Tussilago, Ulmus fulva Chronic, with excess, abundant mucus - Aralia racemosa, Eryngium From singing or talking - Arisaema Purulent with systemic effects - Baptisia, Echinacea 3.6 PEMPHIGUS Coptis 3.7 PHARYNGITIS Gargle in acute - Acacia, althea, Ceanothus, Drosera, Echinacea, Propolis, Ulmus fulva Acute initial stages - Echinacea, Guaiacum, Ligusticum porteri,Lomatium with hyperemia - Hamamelis returning after almost healing - Anemopsis, Guaiacum, Myrica granular - Hydrastis Subacute, slow to heal - Echinacea, Guaiacum, Ligusticum porteri, Lomatium, Myrica with thick, gagging mucus - Hydrastis, internal and external Chronic, with semi-edema, hypersecretion - Myrica, Xanthoxylum with hard, inflamed nodes - Phytolacca with thick, tenacious mucus - Abies, Aralia racemosa, Grindelia, Polygala senega with pale, relaxed mucosa - Anemopsis, Hamamelis, Hydrastis with joint pain, mild auto-immunity symptoms - Guaiacum 3.8 RHINITIS Acute, allergic - Ambrosia, Encelia farinosa,Euphrasia Subacute or chronic - Anemopsis, Coptis, Hydrastis, Mahonia 3.9 SINUSITIS General decongestant - Ephedra (both) Acute with runny eyes, nose - Ambrosia, Encelia farinosa, Euphrasia with ulcerations, as nasal spray - Anemopsis, Bursera, Commiphora, Echinacea, Rhus leaves Subacute or chronic, with green viscous mucus - Asclepias asperula as an insufflated powder Chronic with inflammation, catarrh, stuffy heat - Anemopsis, Myrica with necrotic, foul discharge - Baptisia with nasal catarrh, thickened relaxed mucosa - Hamamelis with edematous turbinates, relaxed and purplish -Anemopsis, Hydrastis with thick ropy mucus, frontal headache - Anemopsis, Hydrastis 3.10 STREP THROAT Echinacea, Guaiacum 3.11 TONSILLITIS General - Ceanothus, Guaiacum, Polymnia, Salvia Acute, early stage - Guaiacum, Ligusticum porteri, Lomatium Dry membranes - Capsicum with adenitis, swollen, engorged - Phytolacca Subacute with crypt catarrh - Hydrastis Chronic with necrosis - Baptisia with hypersecretions, boggy - Myrica with ulcers - Aconitum, Anemopsis, Myrica Hyperemic and congested - Hamamelis as gargle To abort processes with gargle - Anemopsis, Capsicum, Echinacea, Guaiacum For pain - Aconitum (brushed on tonsils), Gelsemium, Cinnamomum tea 4 PULMONARY 4.1 APNEA After falling asleep - Grindelia 4.2 ASTHMA General antispasmodic for long-term use - Ammi visnaga, Dracontium, Passiflora Bronchial, humid - Inula with free expectoration - Eriodictyon in aged - Polygala Dry, non spasmodic - Asclepias asperula, Asclepias tuberosa with pectoral soreness, raw throat - Grindelia Extrinsic with dry spastic cough - Aconitum (cured), Allium, Drosera, Lobelia, Sanguinaria Intrinsic, humid - Marrubium with chronic candidiasis - Tabebuia, Tecoma with thick mucus - Grindelia with moist cough - Anemopsis, Commiphora, Echinacea Psychogenic - Angelica Spasmodic - Ammi visnaga, Datura (smoked) with constriction of chest - Dracontium, Drosera, Ptelea With albuminuria - Lobelia With apnea when sleeping - Ammi visnaga, Grindelia 4.3 BRONCHITIS Acute, dry, hot - Asclepias asperula, Asclepias tuberosa with red face, fever, contracted pupils - Gelsemium becoming chronic with thick mucus - Cubeba, Polygala in aged, with secretions - Commiphora,Eucalyptus with muscular weakness - Eupatorium perfoliatum Recuperating, with difficult expectoration - Grindelia with congestion, hypersecretion, post-febrile - Lobelia General - Prunus Subacute or chronic in aged - Grindelia Chronic - Inula, Lycopus, Marrubium with profuse secretions - Abies, Anemopsis, Eryngium, Lobelia, Polygala with profuse secretions and debility - Aralia racemosa, Commiphora Scanty, blood-streaked mucus - Bryonia Supportive in hypertensive mesomorphs with sthenic pulse - Veratrum 4.4 BRONCHORRHEA Ligusticum porteri, Lobelia 4.5 COUGH Acute, initial stages - Ligusticum porteri from nervousness - Verbascum with pharynx and larynx irritability - Tussilago, Ulmus fulva with faucial irritability - Althea, Aralia, Glycyrrhiza, Trifolium spasmodic with bronchial tightness and dyspnea - Aesculus glabra spasmodic with paroxysms - Cannabis, Drosera reflex, intestinal and uterine - Cannabis laryngeal - Drosera, Trifolium dry, acute pulmonary - Asclepias tuberosa hectic, painful breathing, rapid pulse - Prunus hectic, with mucus vomiting, gagging, no overt disease - Pulsatilla hectic, aggravated by changes in humidity, temperature - Bryonia hectic, with dry mouth - Capsicum, Xanthoxylum moist, persistent - Anemopsis, Eriodictyon, Inula, Lobelia with mucosa irritation, wheezing, dry mucus - Aralia racemosa with mucosa irritation, wheezing, dry mucus, worse lying down - Verbascum after influenza - Eriodictyon after pneumonia with difficult expectoration - Asclepias asperula, Eucalyptus, Lobelia, Polygala after fever, dry - Grindelia, Lobelia Subacute, moist - Polygala stubborn, recurring - Guaiacum Chronic with debility - Asarum, Commiphora, Lobelia with indigestion, dry cough, intercostal pain when inhaling - Asclepias tuberosa with chest pains, anorexia, diminished strength - Benzoin, Liquidamber, Styrax 4.6 DYSPNEA General - Crataegus, Lophophora, Passiflora, Prunus Functional, with pale face, palpitations - Aspidosperma, Prunus with functionall cardiopathies, neurosis, fear - Cereus, Prunus with bronchial tightness, spasmodic cough - Aesculus glabra After bronchitis - Cubeba, Lobelia with copious expectoration - Inula, Lobelia After pneumonia with difficult expectoration - Asclepias asperula, Eucalyptus, Lobelia Induced by external chill - Aristolochia (all) Adjunct in chronic conditions as muscle relaxant - Passiflora 4.7 EMPHYSEMA with poor pulmonary circulation - Aspidosperma, Cereus to strengthen septum cartilage - Equisetum with moist labored breathing - Polygala with dry labored breathing, sallow skin - Aconitum (cured Chinese), Grindelia 4.8 HEMOPTYSIS General - Erigeron, Lycopus from fits of coughing - Bidens, Drosera, Verbascum Chronic mild, from fits of morning coughing - Cinnamomum 4.9 INFLUENZA General - Aralia racemosa, Eucalyptus oil, Lomatium, Prunus General, for malaise and aches - Cimicifuga, Eupatorium perfoliatum Dry, hot, asecretory - Lobelia and Capsicum, Asclepias asperula, A. tuberosa with deep aching pain, moist fever - Eupatorium perfoliatum Acute, hypersecretory, excitability - Gelsemium with coughing, dyspnea - Aspidosperma, Grindelia, Ligusticum, Prunus, Verbascum Coughing, harsh, hacking and irritated with scanty blood-streaked mucus - Bryonia, Phytolacca 4.10 PAIN Sore, bruised feeling in bronchi - Arisaema, Cimicifuga 4.11 PLEURISY Acute - Asclepias (all) interlobar - Asclepias tuberosa effusive - Eriodictyon with rapid perspiration, pain on movement, flushed face, frontal headache - Bryonia with hectic coughing, rapid breathing - Prunus 4.12 PLEURODYNIA General - Asclepias (all), Capsicum plaster 4.12 PNEUMONIA Acute bronchial with vascular disturbance, fever - Asclepias tuberosa with dyspnea - Eupatorium perfoliatum, Ligusticum porteri, Prunus with harsh cough, pain - Bryonia with difficult expectoration - Eucalyptus general anti-viral - Ligusticum porteri, Lomatium primarily right lung - Chelidonium Post-febrile, with debility, heavy secretions - Corallorhiza Recuperation, with difficult expectoration, dry and tough - Asclepias tuberosa, Eucalyptus with protracted cough, wight loss, low chi - Corallorhiza 5 CARDIOVASCULAR 5.1 ANGINA PECTORIS Vasomotoria (false) with slow pulse, precordial heaviness, mild general cardiac neuralgia - Lobelia Adjunct for fear of death, constant guarding against pain - Avena, Crataegus 5.2 ARTERIOSCLEROSIS Lipid lowering -Arctium, Eleutherococcus, Harpagophytum, Opuntia juice, Panax quinquefolium, Tribulus with confusion, sluggishness in aged - Capsicum , Zingiber with dry membranes, skin - Myrica, Xanthoxylum General - Crataegus, Ginkgo 5.3 CAPILLARY FRAGILITY General - Quercus with flavonoids Flavonoid sources - Crataegus berries, Eriogonum, Opuntia fruit/flowers 5.4 CARDIOPATHIES Tachycardia, nervous - Cypripedium, Epipactis, Leonurus with circulatory excitement, anxiety - Leonurus, Lycopus Functional neurocirculatory disorders - Avena, Cereus, Leonurus, Lophophora, Scutellaria with depression, hypochondriasis, necrophobia - Cereus with depression, intestinal hyposecretion, flatulence - Xanthoxylum Supportive to other measures for anxiety syndromes in chronic cardiopathies - Leonurus, Lycopus, Scutellaria 5.5 EDEMA with weak circulation, debility - Apocynum, Aristolochia, Myrica, Xanthoxylum with constipation - Aralia hispida with functional cardiac insufficiency - Apocynum, Asclepias asperula, Asclepias incarnata with vascular stasis and sepsis - Baptisia with venous stasis in pelvis and legs - Collinsonia, Fouquieria 5.6 FATTY DEGENERATION OF HEART Adjunct therapies - Fucus, Phytolacca 5.7 HEMORRHAGE General - Achillea (fresh tincture), Cinnamomum, Erigeron Passive capillary - Capsella, Hamamelis, Lycopus From congested, boggy mucosa - Erigeron, Hydrastis 5.8 HYPEREMIA General - Asclepias tuberosa Venous - Collinsonia with flushed face, bright eyes, contracted pupils, restlessness, excitation - Gelsemium with full bounding pulse, bloodshot eyes, pulsing neck, red stripe down tongue - Veratrum 5.9 HYPERTENSION Episodic, mild - Vinca Episodic with headache, tachycardia - Viscum Essential - Allium, Crataegus, Tribulus with strong pulse - Asclepias tuberosa with elevated diastole, arterial hypertonicity - Crataegus and Passiflora 5.10 HYPERTROPHY In aged - Asclepias asperula Chronic, dilated - Lycopus 5.11 HYPOTENSION Asthenic with dry skin and frequent blushing - Angelica (cured Chinese), Panax (Chinese Kirin and Korean Red) Asthenic with palpitations and dyspnea - Kola with water retention and edema - Apocynum, Aristolochia serpentaria with frequent urination - Glycyrrhiza 5.12 PALPITATIONS Arrhythmia with tachycardia - Convallaria with dyspnea - Crataegus with agitation, neurotic - Cypripedium and Cereus From overexertion - Prunus with hypotension, asthenia, dyspnea - Kola, Lophophora After febrile infection - Lycopus From hiatus hernia or gastritis - Lycopus In evening with emotional agitation - Passiflora, Scutellaria In menopause or puberty from corticosteroid imbalances - Vitex 5.13 REGURGITATIONS Mitral - Cereus with sense of heaviness - Collinsonia Tricuspid - Apocynum 5.14 TOBACCO HEART Cereus, Lycopus, Passiflora 5.15 VARICOSE VEINS Legs, inner thighs, from diet or chronic poor fat digestion - Collinsonia, Fouquieria Legs, inner thighs - Aesculus (both) with relaxed tissues, sense of fullness - Hamamelis 5.16 VASONEUROSIS Impaired circulation to extremities - Dulcamara Skin and mucosa - Calendula, Heterotheca, Xanthoxylum 5.17 VENOUS STASIS In pelvis and legs, with dyspepsia and general G.I. hypofunction, rectal heaviness - Aesculus, Collinsonia In turgid veins, not from cardiac decompensation or portal hypertension Hamamelis 6 NEUROLOGIC 6.1 CHOREA Sydenham's - Corydalis aurea, Scutellaria General adjunct - Passiflora, Verbena 6.2 CONVULSIONS General options when medications may not be necessary - Gelsemium, Lobelia, Passiflora, Scutellaria, Verbena Periodic, associated with uterine disorders - Cimicifuga 6.3 DELIRIUM TREMENS In asthenics -Aristolochia serpentaria, Capsicum, Pulsatilla, Valeriana In sthenics - Cimicifuga, Passiflora, Scutellaria 6.4 DIZZINESS In aged with arteriosclerosis, "cerebral anemia" - Ginkgo, Cola, Panax ginseng (Kirin, Korean Red) In aged with arteriosclerosis, atonic digestive function, dry skin - Xanthoxylum 6.5 EPILEPSY To reduce force and lessen frequency - Lobelia, Solanum dulcamara When aura is present, but condition is marginal for standard medication - Passiflora, Scutellaria Petit mal with chorea or agitation - Cimicifuga while sleeping - Scutellaria 6.6 INSOMNIA To prevent anxieties when insomnia feared - Avena, Passiflora, Pulsatilla with spasms, pain, nervous irritability, tachycardia - Piscidia, Viscum Frequent waking with nightmares - Cannabis In atonic, debilitated states - Cypripedium, Epipactis, Valeriana with muscular pain, agitation, "rheumatoid" - Cimicifuga From exhaustion following excitement - Pedicularis, Scutellaria Wakefulness in chronic disorders - Scutellaria with strong bounding pulse, bloodshot eyes - Veratrum with indigestion and epigastric fullness - Humulus, Matricaria General, in asthenic individuals - Cypripedium, Epipactis, Hypericum, Symplocarpus, Valeriana General, in sthenic individuals - Avena, Passiflora, Scutellaria, Verbena 6.7 MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Early stages or the beginning of remissions -Eleutherococcus, Guaiacum, Panax quinquefolium with distal numbness - Populus candicans Agitated and irritable from distress and fear - Scutellaria Aggravated by blood sugar shifts - Oplopanax In the asthenic, feeble - Panax ginseng (Kirin or Korean Red) In young women - Angelica (Chinese cured), Panax quinquefolium 6.8 NARCOLEPSY Avena, Cola, Paullinia 6.9 NEURALGIA, GENERAL with nervous muscular twitching - Corydalis, Hypericum Brachial Neuritis - Humulus Intercostal - Capsicum plaster Aggravated by movement, with asthenia - Bryonia with spasms or tenesmus - Cannabis In convalescence, debility - Cypripedium, Epipactis, Cola, Valerian 6.10 NEURALGIA, CERVICAL Cimicifuga, Piscidia, Capsicum plaster 6.11 NEURALGIA, TRIGEMINAL General, internal - Aconitum, Piscidia, Scutellaria General, external - Gaultheria oil, Heracleum (fresh root tincture) From cold, caries, or gum inflammation - Gelsemium To decrease hypersensitivity of trigger points - Humulus 6.12 PARALYSIS Heracleum fresh root tincture applied locally, at and distal from nerve injury 7 ENDOCRINE 7.1 ADRENAL CORTEX Hypofunctions - Aralia (all), Eleutherococcus, Glycyrrhiza. Oplopanax, Panax ginseng (uncured), Panax quinquefolium, Smilax Hyperfunctions from stress, with elevated lipids, uric acid, blood sugars with stomach hypersecretions - Arctium, Harpagophytum, Panax quinquefolium, Tribulus 7.2 ADRENAL MEDULLA Depressed from stimulant withdrawal, "exhausted"- Aconitum carmichaelii (Chinese cured slices), Panax ginseng (Kirin Chinese or Korean Red) 7.3 GONADS Poor availability or hyposecretion of primary hormones in either sex - Angelica sinensis (Dong Quai) Progesterone or prolactin deficiency - Vitex 7.4 PITUITARY/HYPOTHALAMUS General moderation for overreactivity in stress and drug abuse - Eleutherococcus, Panax quinquefolium 7.5 THYROID Hyperfunction, general - Lycopus Exophthalmus, general - Lycopus and Passiflora Hypofunctions with depressions, dry skin - Centella asiatica with obesity, fluid retention - Fucus with fluid retention, immunodepression - Iris and Phytolacca 8 HEPATO-BILIARY 8.1 "BILIOUSNESS" Acute, from drug or food excess - Berberis, Mahonia Sick headache with nausea, dyspepsia, light feces - Iris Dizziness, depression, frontal headache, tenderness and pain in right hypochondrium - Leptandra Chronic, with symptoms of autointoxication, sluggish liver catabolism - Larrea 8.2 CHOLANGITIS Acute - Leptandra Light stools, cloudy or dark urine, pain in right hypochondrium to shoulder - Chelidonium Light stools, dark scanty urine, with steatorrhea, pain in right hypochondrium to navel - Chionanthus with sharp cutting pains, increased by motion - Chionanthus General antispasmodic - Brickellia, Dioscorea, Picraena, Piscidia 8.3 CHOLECYSTALGIA Pain in right hypochondrium to right shoulder, without any major abdominal pain - Chelidonium, Leptandra General antispasmodic - Dioscorea, Lobelia, Picraena 8.4 CHOLECYSTITIS "Catarrhal" - Achillea, Brickellia, Bryonia, Chionanthus Chronic without blockage - Chelidonium with occasional jaundice - Chionanthus For pain - Brickellia, Picraena 8.5 CHOLELITHIASIS Reoccurring without blockage - Chelidonium Preventative - Chionanthus, Leptandra 8.6 CIRRHOSIS Alcoholic - Silybum with portal congestion - Chionanthus, Fouquieria, Iris Biliary - Chelidonium Laennec's - Silybum 8.7 HEPATITIS General strengthening - Arctium, Silybum, Taraxacum with jaundice, headache, orange colored urine - Bryonia with jaundice, light frothy stools, scanty urine, right hypochondrium pain - Chionanthus Hot skin, cold feet, abdominal congestion, white coated tongue, bad taste and breath, pain in right hypochondrium with pain referred to right or left shoulder - Leptandra Rebound elevations of bilirubin, SGOT and SGPT at a later time -Linaria Chronic abdominal pain and hemorrhoidal aching after acute symptoms long over - Fouquieria 8.8 JAUNDICE Mild, with simple unobstructed hepatic dysfunction - Chelone, Taraxacum Pale, dry skin, thick coated tongue, moderate hepatic pain, - Leptandra Posthepatic, Cholestatic - Chelidonium Functional - Chionanthus General recuperative - Berberis, Linaria, Mahonia 9 RENAL-URINARY 9.1 ALBUMINURIA Renal, subacute - Chimaphila, Pyrola Toxic - Echinacea Chronic renal weakness without inflammation - Juniperus with inflammation - Agropyron repens Early or incipient - Chimaphila 9.2 CYSTORRHEA General - Agrimonia, Anemopsis, Eryngium, Piper methysticum, Uva Ursi, Zea Acute with urethral discharge - Agropyron with mucus and gravel - Xanthium Chronic - Cubeba, Urtica with acid pH - Barosma smelly - Agrimonia without active inflammation - Juniperus without active inflammation, in exhausted, feeble states - Commiphora with sense of fullness, blockage - Eupatorium purpureum 9.3 CYSTITIS/URETHRITIS General, for pain - Agropyron, Althea, Cannabis, Piper methysticum, Zea Acute, general - Althea, Malva, Zea with aching in loins. frequent burning and scanty urination - Eryngium, Piper methysticum, Populus, Salix with mucus in urine - Anemopsis, Eriodictyon with mucus in urine, backache, cramps - Agropyron with ammoniacal, purulent urine - Gaultheria oil with cloudy, smelly urine - Agrimonia with inflammation and irritation - Ephedra viridis, Equisetum with inflamed urethral opening - Anemopsis, Salix with relaxed, inflamed urethral opening and mucus discharge - Uva Ursi Irritability, more than pain - Argemone, Cannabis Acid pH, frequent urination, little relief - Barosma with pain from gravel and alkaline, phosphatic urine - Agropyron, Hydrangea with pain from gravel and acid, urate urine - Eupatorium purpureum and Hydrangea with systemic infections, fever - Astragalus, Galium Chronic, with mucus - Cubeba, Xanthium at menses - Cubeba with prostatitis - Cupressus, Gaultheria, Serenoa, Thuja with brick (urate) dust, scanty urine - Capsella, Chimaphila with dark or mucopurulent urine and strained urination - Capsella, Collinsonia, Eupatorium purpureum with relaxed, inflamed urethra and mucus discharge - Uva Ursi with acid pH, frequent urination, little relief - Barosma without active inflammation - Bursera, Commiphora, Juniperus 9.4 DYSURIA with dysmenorrhea - Mitchella with partial impotence - Serenoa, Tribulus with congestive prostate enlargements in sedentary males - Fouquieria, Mitchella, Ptychopetalum with incontinence from movement, during menses, after coitus or in menopause - Eryngium From heavy sexual activity - Capsella. Piper methysticum, Santal, Serenoa Non-inflammatory recurring dysuria after "surgical" menopause - Juniperus When spasms occur after urination - Populus Concurrent with systemic, febrile infections - Galium Acute, initial stages - Althea, Zea with pain in back, difficult urination - Agropyron from sphincter irritation - Gaultheria, Salix from alkaline urine and passage of phosphatic urine -Hydrangea, Zea Chronic acidic - Buchu, Verbascum for pain - Cannabis, Piper methysticum, Verbascum with mucopurulent, scanty urine - Chimaphila, Uva Ursi with dark or milky urine - Eupatorium purpureum 9.5 GLYCOSURIA From hepatic hyperglycogenolysis or diet - Brickellia, Chionanthus, Vaccinium Renal - Chimaphila, Vaccinium 9.6 HEMATURIA General - Capsella, Eryngium, Trillium with pain on urination - Achillea, Agropyron, Hydrangea, Xanthium with sediment in urine - Capsella, Hydrangea, Trillium Chronic, passive - Eupatorium purpureum, Lycopus 9.7 INCONTINENCE General - Agrimonia, Krameria, Verbascum (root), Zea While sleeping, from chronic cystitis - Equisetum and Rhus aromatica, Verbascum (root) Menstrual, menopausal, aggravated by movement - Eryngium Recent sexual activity in sedentary, previously abstentious males - Angelica sinensis and Eryngium From chronic nephritis or acute lower urinary tract infections - Agrimonia, Pulsatilla In aged males with enlarged prostate, poor bladder control - Equisetum, Thuja Functional and occasional from sympathetic enervation and poor bladder tone - Verbascum (root) 9.8 LITHIASIS with irritation, inflammatory pain - Agrimonia, Althea, Capsella, Malva, Zea with clonic spasms - Dioscorea, Hydrangea with hematuria, especially from lower tract - Capsella, Eryngium Acidic, muddy, or with "brick dust" - Buchu and Uva Ursi With hyperuricemia - Arctium, Capsella, Eupatorium purpureum, Harpagophytum Preventative for alkaline, phosphatic stones - Berberis, Eupatorium purpureum, Mahonia 9.9 NEPHRITIS General - Althea and Zea with edema - Equisetum and arthritis or auto-immune type syndromes - Chimaphila (fresh tincture) Acute, mild, with fine hyaline casts - Gaultheria Subacute, mild, with moderate hematuria - Uva Ursi Chronic without active inflammation - Commiphora, Juniperus to lessen the tendency to sclerosis - Lespedeza Deep-seated kidney pain accompanying primary treatment - Agropyron, Hydrangea, Solidago 9.10 PAIN In lumbar region, flanks to navel - Agrimonia, Krameria Lumbar region only - Hydrangea Sacral and lower lumbar with urethral mucus discharge - Agropyron, Solidago Renal and bladder colic - Dioscorea, Hydrangea, Melilotus 9.11 PHOSPHATURIA General - Medicago, Zea with vesical irritation - Cannabis, Capsella with pain in kidneys - Agropyron, Erigeron, Hydrangea Mucopurulent - Zea Aggravated by cold, damp weather or present only in winter - Aristolochia serpentaria 9.12 POLYURIA From urethritis or prostatitis - Eryngium, Mitchella During or after cold weather - Aristolochia serpentaria Frequent, low specific gravity urine -Salvia (cold infusion), Vaccinium 9.13 PYELITIS Acute, initial stages with painful urination - Zea from ascending cystitis with boggy mucosa - Chimaphila, Uva Ursi Chronic, with colic - Agropyron, Dioscorea with mucopurulent, acidic urine - Barosma with mucopurulent, alkaline urine - Chimaphila, Zea post-lithiasis, painful urination - Eupatorium purpureum, Piper methysticum, Solidago, Zea With mucopurulent urine with RBC's and leukocytes - Chimaphila, Pyrola 9.14 STRANGURY General - Althea, Malva, Uva Ursi, Zea Antispasmodic - Cannabis, Eschscholzia 9.15 URETERALGIA Agropyron, Dioscorea, Equisetum, Hydrangea, Piper methysticum,Uva Ursi, Zea 10GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT 10.1 ANOREXIA Anorexia nervosa, in stressed adolescents - Calamus, Cannabis, Panax quinquefolium, Swertia with chronic simple pelvic irritabilities - Actaea, Cimicifuga In the feeble, asthenic - Aristolochia (all), Castela, Gentiana, Picraena, Ptelea, Xanthoxylum After G.I. infections - Castela, Frasera, Erythraea, Gentiana, Swertia Asecretory/achlorhydria - Capsicum, Ptelea, Xanthoxylum Chronic with recurring viral infections - Euonymus with simple dyspepsia - Frasera, Swertia with colon, rectal catarrh - Anemopsis, Hydrastis, Myrica with depressed autonomic and myenteric stimulation - Asclepias tuberosa, Lobelia, Xanthoxylum with extensive hypersecretion of pulmonary, renal, and intestinal mucus - Eriodictyon Convalescence with ileocecal cramps - Chelone From chemotherapy - Calamus, Cannabis, Euonymus, Panax (uncured) 10.2 ATONIC COLON with mucus in feces - Hydrastis, Myrica with mucus in feces, difficult defecation, but without inflammation or fissures - Aloe, Rhamnus with anorexia - Gentiana, Mahonia with asecretory upper G.I. functions - Xanthoxylum with anorexia and liver hypofunction - Euonymus without inflammation but with hard, formed feces - Senna without inflammation but with marbly, hard feces - Asclepias tuberosa, Lobelia with solitary red eruptions on buttocks, shoulders - Rumex crispus After intestinal infections - Ptelea 10.3 CANDIDIASIS After antibiotic or anti-inflammatory therapy - Castela, Chilopsis, Tabebuia, Tecoma 10.4 COLIC General - Dioscorea, Mentha piperita oil Flatulent - Angelica, Anthemis, Asarum, Calamus, Carum, Lavandula, Mentha (all), Micromeria, Pimenta oil Gastric with flatulence - Angelica, Calamus, Eucalyptus Small intestine - Lavandula oil, Mentha piperita oil Cecum with uneasy, distressing pain - Chelone, Juglans major with chronic, non-inflammatory diarrhea - Epilobium Chronic with catarrh - Anemopsis, Hydrastis, Juglans From cathartics - Curcuma, Zingiber 10.5 COLITIS From candidiasis - Castela and Tabebuia "Chronic" - Mentha piperita oil, Myrica, Rheum, Neutralizing Cordial From intestinal putrefaction and liver or portal dysfunction - Chelone, Fouquieria Ulcerative, bleeding - Erigeron 10.6 CONSTIPATION With poor appetite - Agave Dry feces with tenesmus - Rhamnus (all) Dry feces with scanty secretions - Agar, Glycyrrhiza, Plantago ovata with light feces - Iris, Mahonia with poor appetite, post febrile - Euonymus, Ptelea Chronic, atonic - Frangula, Juglans, Rhamnus (all), Senna (pods) with chronic dyspepsia - Rheum, Xanthoxylum, Neutralizing Cordial with atonic gastric functions, eruptions on face neck, back, or buttocks - Juglans, Rumex crispus with poor fat absorption, sluggish portal circulation - Aristolochia (all), Fouquieria, Podophyllum with sense of constriction and cramps - Rheum, Neutralizing Cordial with autotoxicity, mouth sores - Taraxacum 10.7 DIARRHEA Burning, acrid - Juglans, Rheum, Neutralizing Cordial Septic - Ambrosia, Astragalus, Baptisia, Echinacea For tenesmus - Dioscorea, Garrya From dietary indiscretions - Mahonia, Monarda Greenish - Paullinia Large mucoid semi-formed feces - Iris, Myrica In asthenics, with atomic gastric functions - Prinos Giardia - Castela, Picraena Amebic, as preventative - Castela, Rheum and Picraena Chronic with semiformed feces, frequent evacuations and debility - Geranium, Heuchera, Krameria, Rheum, Datura, Garrya Recuperating - Anemopsis, Berberis, Coptis, Mahonia, Ptelea Supportive for gas and cramps - Zingiber 10.8 DYSENTERY with blood - Althea enema, Erigeron with suppurations; bacillary - Baptisia and Echinacea, Fraxinus General supportive astringent - Quercus Recuperation - Hydrastis, Ptelea Supportive for gas and cramps - Zingiber General tonic when self-limiting - Epilobium, Rhus glabra, Xanthoxylum (berries) Chronic - Geranium For concurrent mouth sores - Anemopsis, Coptis 10.9 DYSPEPSIA with flatulence - Populus, Tanacetum with flatulence, slow transit time, borborygmus - Aletris, Rheum, Neutralizing Cordial with flatulence that's chronic anyway - Foeniculum with flatulence from overeating and digestive abuse- Calamus, Juglans, Ptelea, Xanthoxylum berries with flatulence, nervous dyspepsia, nausea - Lavandula Atonic - Asarum, Calamus, Zingiber Atonic in alcoholics - Capsicum, Myrica, Picraena (acetum tincture) From Fats - Berberis, Mahonia From starches - Humulus Asecretory - Capsicum, Xanthoxylum, Zingiber Asecretory with anorexia, atonicity - Coptis, Euonymus, Ptelea Fermentative, aggravated by food - Echinacea, Eucalyptus Chronic catarrhal with constipation - Juglans, Myrica, Swertia Chronic catarrhal with anorexia - Eriodictyon, Gentiana with nausea, sick headache, light feces - Iris with nausea, frontal headache - Mahonia with dizziness, anorexia, sick headache, coated tongue - Podophyllum with sluggish liver and portal circulation - Chelone, Collinsonia and Rumex crispus Aggravated by fats and proteins - Larrea, Leptandra Simple nervous dyspepsia from agitation - Coriandrum, Matricaria, Mentha viridis, Nepeta 10.10 FLATULENCE without active inflammation - Capsicum, Xanthoxylum with inflammation - Angelica, Calamus, Myrica, Neutralizing Cordial with painful intestinal spasms - Mentha piperita oil, Zingiber with emotional depressions, especially first hour after eating - Valeriana 10.11 GASTRITIS Acute - Acacia with cough, bronchial irritation - Prunus with catarrh - Anemopsis with uterine reflex - Actaea Recuperation - Anemopsis, Hydrastis, Ptelea Chronic with abdominal tenderness - Amygdalus, Prunus Static - Myrica Catarrhal - Xanthoxylum GASTRITIS continued with sulfuric, putrid belching - Echinacea, Eucalyptus, Hydrastis, Tabebuia From alcoholic excess - Hydrastis, Mahonia, Myrica, Picraena with poor HCl, extended transit time - Alnus with pulsation of epigastric arteries - Eucalyptus oil (3-5 drops) with liver weakness, poor portal circulation - Aristolochia Convalescence - Ptelea 10.12 GASTROENTERITIS with elongated red tongue, tender abdomen, nausea, vomiting - Rheum, Neutralizing Cordial with mucus hypersecretions - Anemopsis, Commiphora, Iris, Myrica with flatulence and palpitations - Asafoetida with colic, green diarrhea, no fever - Epilobium with colic, green diarrhea, fever - Paullinia with hepatic misfunction, slight jaundice - Mahonia Recuperation - Anemopsis, Hydrastis, Ptelea 10.13 HEARTBURN with vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain - Abies, Neutralizing Cordial with anorexia - Castela, Gentiana, Picraena From fats - Iris, Mahonia 10.14 HEMORRHAGE, MILD Acute, with sharp pain - Capsella, Trillium Subacute or chronic, with ache or no pain - Cinnamomum, Erigeron 10.15 HEMORRHOIDS In athletic, strong individuals - Aesculus glabra Bleeding - Capsella, Erigeron Painful, extruding - Althea(poultice), Anemopsis (sitz bath) with constant throbbing pain - Anemopsis (internally and externally) with sense of fullness, weight, congestion - Gaultheria, Hamamelis From any venosities, especially with leg or cervical varicosities - Chionanthus, Collinsonia Subacute, from recent liver or portal congestion - Chelidonium Non-ulcerative with intestinal weakness, steatorrhea - Hydrastis All cases aggravated or initiated by dietary or alcoholic excess - Fouquieria 10.16 HICCOUGHS General - Mentha piperita oil or spirits Obstinate - Garrya, Viburnum prunifolium 10.17 IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME General - Mentha piperita oil (10-20 drops in a capsule 4x/day, or, if possible, enteric coated capsules) with chronic ileo-cecal inflammation or cramps - Myrica with occasional colitis-like bleeding - Erigeron with constipative phase dominant, in adrenergic stress individuals - Glycyrrhiza 10.18 NAUSEA After eating - Anemopsis, Mahonia, Mentha arvensis, Mentha piperita Before eating with anorexia - Gentiana, Swertia In morning from alcohol abuse - Hydrastis, Myrica, Picraena In morning, after fatty breakfast - Iris, Larrea, Mahonia From motion sickness, excitation - Cereus, Cola After sick headache - Mentha viridis General anesthetic - Lavandula, Matricaria, Nepeta General antispasmodic - Dioscorea, Garrya 10.19 PERITONITIS Recuperative for distention - Xanthoxylum Post-operative - Bryonia with lingering autotoxicity - Astragalus, Echinacea 10.20 PINWORMS General treatment - Picraena enema Preventative or recuperation - Artemesia absinthium, Artemesia vulgaris 10.21 PROLAPSUS Ani - Aloe Rectal mucosa - Abies 10.22 SHIGELLOSIS Supportive to primary therapy - Baptisia and Echinacea Recuperative period - Anemopsis, Hydrastis, Ptelea For cramps - Garrya For lingering autotoxicity - Mahonia, Taraxacum 10.23 STEATORRHEA From overindulgence in fats - Chionanthus, Fouquieria with bile deficiency, nausea, sick headache - Mahonia with ileocecal irritability - Fouquieria, Larrea, Rumex crispus with eruptions on buttocks - Juglans and Rumex crispus 10.24 ULCERS Gastric, with vomiting - Geranium, Krameria Gastric or duodenal, slow healing - Anemopsis, Mahonia Bleeding - Capsella, Cinnamomum, Erigeron, Quercus Subacute or chronic, not inflamed but congested - Bursera, Commiphora, Hydrastis, Ptelea Subacute or chronic with vomiting or spitting of ropy mucus -Anemopsis, Myrica Duodenal, with pain shooting to navel - Piper methysticum Waking pain during first REM period - Myrica and Piper methysticum General, for pain, in place of antacids - Symphytum leaf, Neutralizing Cordial 10.25 VOMITING General - Anemopsis, Coffea, Caryophyllus, Dioscorea, Mentha piperita, Nepeta From alcohol abuse the night before - Coptis, Hydrastis, Picraena, Ptelea From fats, pastry abuse - Iris, Mahonia with diarrhea, pointed tongue - Rheum with pointed tongue - Neutralizing Cordial 10.26 WORMS Tapeworms - Aspidium Ascaris - Chenopodium Lumbricoid - Spigelia Pinworms, threadworms - Castela, Picraena (both internal and as enemas) 10.27 OTHER PARASITES Entameba histolytica - Castela OR Picraena and Rheum Giardia - Castela, Picraena 11SKIN - HAIR 11.1 ABSCESS Acute, local - Anemopsis, Calendula, Propolis (all topical) with septicemia, swellings - Baptisia and Echinacea with fetid discharge - Echinacea externally and internally To stimulate granulation - Balsam of Peru, Calendula (both externally) Stimulating poultice - Althea powder (poultice base), Astragalus, Baptisia, Echinacea, Thuja or Zingiber tinctures as moistening agents 11.2 ABRASIONS with bruises and dermal irritations - Hamamelis, Hyssopus (both externally) As topical disinfectant - Coptis, Echinacea, Humulus, Hydrastis, Propolis, Usnea 11.3 ACNE Face and scalp - Mahonia with constipation, flatulence - Juglans without intestinal involvement - Arctium, long term with few large eruptions on back, neck, buttocks - Rumex crispus From moderate autotoxicity, with mouth sores - Taraxacum, long term From excessive cortical hormones - Eleutherococcus- Panax quinquefolium 11.4 ALOPECIA Apocynum, Capsicum, Pilocarpus, Polymnia, Silphium, all used externally 11.5 DECUBITUS Simple, uncomplicated - Calendula externally with necrosis - Echinacea, internally and externally with granular ulcerations - Quercus externally Preventative - Benzoin externally Recuperative - Bursera, Commiphora, both externally 11.6 DRY, HOT SKIN Aristolochia serpentaria, Asarum, Asclepias tuberosa, Capsicum, Xanthoxylum, Zingiber 11.7 ECZEMA General - Arctium (long term), Matricaria (as bath), Peganum Dry - Aristolochia (all), Mahonia, Solanum dulcamara Pustular with boil cycles - Alnus, Rumex crispus with sticky exudate - Echinacea Chronic vesicular - Grindelia externally Endogenous, metabolic - Arctium, Solanum dulcamara From candidiasis, iatrogenic sequela - Tabebuia with constipation, flatulence - Juglans w/history of lymphadenitis, non-dietary fissures in corners of mouth, vagina, anus - Phytolacca Brought on specifically by emotional crisis - Oplopanax with secondary infections - Thalictrum externally Facilitating any external measures - Berberis, Mahonia with chronic poor fat digestion, dry skin - Angelica sinensis, Fouquieria, Iris, Larrea, Rumex crispus Obstinate, not reactive to any measures, with short "honeymoon" - Asclepias tuberosa, Solanum dulcamara 11.8 EMOLLIENT Althea, Symphytum, Ulmus 11.9 FISSURES General orificial - Anemopsis, Calendula, Symphytum (all externally) Rectal -Anemopsis (sitz bath), Coptis (sitz bath),Hydrastis (retention enema) Anal - Anemopsis as sitz bath, 8 fl. oz. strong decoction in bath at a time 11.10 HAIR Tonic - Ceanothus flowers, Matricaria, Urtica seeds (all external) Hair loss - see ALOPECIA Seborrhea - Arctium seed oil, Peganum (both externally) Dry, itchy scalp, no dandruff - Lavandula oil, Rosmarinus oil (both externally) 11.11 HERPES SIMPLEX To speed regeneration - Bursera, Commiphora, Echinacea (all externally) Subacute - Hydrastis, internally and externally with secondary bacterial infection - Calendula 11.12 HYPERHIDROSIS Xanthium 11.13 KELOIDS Prevention - Cajeput oil ("Tea Tree"), Calendula oil (both externally) 11.14 POISON OAK/IVY Alnus (external), Cypripedium (internally and externally), Echinacea (externally), Epipactis (internally and externally), Grindelia (externally), Impatiens (fresh plant externally), Lobelia acetum tincture (externally). (nothin' works that great...fresh Grindelia and Impatiens the best) 11.15 PRURITUS Pruritus senilis, with itching - Cannabis, Scutellaria General - Mahonia 11.16 PSORIASIS General - Berberis, Mahonia, Peganum Chronic, no major intestinal involvements -Arctium when irritable bowel syndrome or colitis triggers acute episode - Rumex when pelvic congestion, hemorrhoids, dull urethritis triggers acute episode - Fouquieria with distinct metabolic causes - Solanum dulcamara 11.17 SCABIES Balsam of Peru or Balsam of Tolu 11.18 SKIN ULCERS General external - Anemopsis, Calendula, Coptis, Hydrastis with septicemia, edema, fever - Baptisia and Echinacea with necrosis - Echinacea (internally and externally) with spongy granulation - Quercus externally with fetid discharge or gangrenous lesions - Echinacea, Eucalyptus oil, Thuja oil or fresh tincture (all externally) with faulty circulation - Solanum dulcamara (internally and as bath), Symphytum externally, fresh leaves juiced (one a day) On oily, moist surfaces -Bursera, Commiphora, Propolis (all externally) Chronic, indolent, with impaired circulation - Arctium (internally long term),Grindelia (internally and externally) General protective cover - Chlorophyllin, Lycopodium, Usnea 11.19 SUPPURATIONS (all externally) without pyogenic membranes, shallow - Calendula with pyogenic membrane - Arctium with necrosis, in strong individuals - Echinacea, Thuja with necrosis, in weak individuals - Echinacea and Baptisia 11.20 TINEA (all externally) Barbae - Chlorogalum, Cupressus Capitatis - Chlorogalum, Cupressus, Peganum Versicolor - Thuja (fresh leaf tincture) Corporis - Cajeput ("Tea Tree") oil, Cupressus (fresh tincture), Phytolacca (fresh berry tincture), Sanguinaria, Thuja (fresh tincture best, oil serviceable) 11.21 URTICARIA Aconitum carmichaelii (cured Chinese),Echinacea (externally), Paullinia 12MUSCLES, BONES, CONNECTIVE TISSUE 12.1 ARTHRITIS Rheumatoid - Agave, Equisetum, Harpagophytum, Tabebuia, Yucca Osteoarthritis - Harpagophytum When accompanied by elevated lipids and uric acid - Harpagophytum Topical applications - Anemopsis, Arnica, Gaultheria oil, Heterotheca, Nicotiana Baths - Anemopsis, Brickellia, Cacalia, Gutierrezia, Heterotheca, Larrea, Matricaria Diuretics - Anemopsis, Capsella, Guaiacum Anti-inflammatories - Anemopsis, Gaultheria, Harpagophytum, Populus, Salix, Yucca 12.2 ASTHENIA Senile - Capsicum, Cola, Myrica, Xanthoxylum with poor digestion, vascular weakness, pale mucosa -Abies, Aristolochia 12.3 BRUISES Topical - Artemesia (acetum tincture), Arnica, Hypericum oil, Hyssopus Internal - Opuntia flowers, Quercus 12.4 GOUT For inflammation - Harpagophytum, Matricaria (bath) For the hyperuricemia - Arctium, Capsella, Daucus, Harpagophytum, Taraxacum, Tribulus 12.5 MUSCULAR PAIN General - Anemopsis, Cannabis, Gaultheria oil (diluted, externally), Kalmia, Pedicularis From strain and overexertion - Arnica externally without hyperemia - Hypericum externally From change of weather - Cimicifuga Dull, aching, "rheumatoid" - Actaea, Cimicifuga Poultice or fomentation -Achillea, Hypericum oil, Hyssopus, Matricaria, Nicotiana When recuperating from debilitating, protracted illness -Cola and Panax quinquefolium 12.6 RHEUMATIC PAINS with heavy, aching, deep pains - Cimicifuga Acute inflammatory - Actaea, Cimicifuga, Gaultheria oil (diluted), Hypericum oil Acute, non-inflammatory with mild auto-toxicity - Jeffersonia Chronic - Capsicum plaster with cold hands, feet, poor circulation, debility - Guaiacum, Xanthoxylum with dry cough, chronic indigestion, intercostal neuralgia -Asclepias (all), Xanthoxylum 12.7 SPRAINS General external - Artemesia (acetum tincture), Arnica, Gaultheria oil without heat - Hypericum oil with sharp muscle spasms - Pedicularis with dull muscle ache - Cimicifuga 12.8 SYNOVITIS Aseptic - Bryonia without inflammation - Hypericum (internal and external) 12.9 TENDONITIS Deep, aching dull pain with muscle involvement - Cimicifuga Chronic - Echinacea for extended length 13REPRODUCTIVE 13.1 AMENORRHEA Simple, crampy - Asarum, Hedeoma, Mentha pulegium with depressions - Cypripedium, Epipactis, Pulsatilla with constipation - Aloe From recent viral infection - Aristolochia (all), Asarum, Asclepias (all), Carthamus with backache, fullness, aching pelvis - Gossypium with anemia - Chamaelirium and astringent douches From exposure to cold - Aristolochia serpentaria, Asarum In adolescence (primary) - Senecio with irritation, pelvic and lumbar pain - Cimicifuga, Leonurus Accompanying chronic, debilitating disease -Aristolochia (all), Senecio Chronic, with congestion, irritation - Caulophyllum, Cimicifuga with mood swings and simple hypofunction in asthenic women - Angelica sinensis (Dong Quai) 13.2 CERVICITIS with ulceration - Calendula as douche, Echinacea tincture and glycerine (1:4 ratio) as night-time suppository with dysmenorrhea and dysuria - Mitchella, Rubus with congestion and poor venous circulation - Angelica sinensis, Caulophyllum Concurrent with hemorrhoids, occasional ache on urination or varicose vein aggravation - Fouquieria 13.3 DYSMENORRHEA General -Cypripedium, Dioscorea, Epipactis, Garrya, Viburnums, Hayden's Viburnum Compound with congestion, lengthy cycles (30 days or more) - Angelica sinensis, Caulophyllum Progesterone deficiency - Vitex with depressions and lengthy history of PMS - Pulsatilla, Vitex Slow onset, with clots - Gossypium Towards end of menses with red blood - Rubus Clonic spasms with intestinal cramps referred to thighs and sacral dermatomes - Viburnum opulus Non-clonic colicky lumbar and pelvic pain and scanty flow - Viburnum prunifolium with poor appetite, indigestion, old sensations and constipation - Aristolochia (all), Xanthoxylum Sensations of distention and congestion in uterus and rectum - Chamaelirium Irritability, lumbar and pelvic pain, unrest - Leonurus with congested uterus and pain on walking or climbing stairs - Cimicifuga Iatrogenic complications from antihistamine or anti-inflammatory medication - Gossypium 13.4 ENDOMETRITIS/METRITIS General - Angelica sinensis, Caulophyllum Antispasmodic - Cannabis with fever - Echinacea and Baptisia with senescent neutrophils or immunosuppression - add Commiphora to the previous 13.5 FIBROCYSTIC BREAST DISEASE Ceanothus with the deletion of all caffeine, theobromine and theophylline in diet. Acute phase - Ceanothus and Phytolacca 13.6 HYDROCELE Acute - Ceanothus and Angelica sinensis 13.7 IMPOTENCE/"FRIGIDITY" General - Gossypium, Ptychopetalum with dysuria - Serenoa, Tribulus with depressed circulation and intestinal function -Aristolochia (all), Asafetida General lassitude, poor sacral stimulation, cold hands and feet - Ptychopetalum From constant anxiety and depression regarding sexuality with fear of no arousal, lubrication or erection - Pulsatilla, Turnera Emotional distraction and cooling of skin during love-making - Aristolochia serpentaria with depressed testosterone and sperm count in males w/out prostatitis - Corynanthe with arousal but weak and vague uterine contractions or ejaculation in orgasm - Gossypium Physical response but with intellectual devolvement -Turnera(some claim tequila works also...) 13.8 LEUKORRHEA viscous but without smell, with pelvic atony and hemorrhoids -Corydalis Hypersecretory, milky, little smell - Frankenia (as douche) and Hydrastis (internally), Geranium (as douche), Pulsatilla Viscous, fetid -Angelica sinensis, Chamaelirium, Chilopsis (as douche), Hamamelis and Hydrastis (as douche), Tabebuia (as douche and internally) Supportive to poor mucosa tone and cramps - Viburnum (all) Supportive to local itching and pain - Anemopsis and Larrea sitz bath 13.9 MENARCHE DELAY (primary amenorrhea) General - Angelica sinensis, Cimicifuga, Turnera with recent growth spurt and increased pubic hair - Panax (all uncured) 13.10 MENOPAUSE Basic initial treatment - Angelica sinensis, Nuphar, Vitex with cardiac arrhythmias - Cereus with melancholia after hot flashes - Avena, Cypripedium, Epipactis with recurring dysuria but no inflammation - Juniperus with congested uterus and pain on walking, dancing, jiggling - Cimicifuga with pains and pelvic discomfort, referred down legs, no pathology - Caulophyllum with sense of pressure and pain in ovaries, uterus, sacrum, bladder, with nervousness and sense of confusion - Avena and Caulophyllum with early osteoporosis symptoms - Angelica sinensis with Equisetum and Medicago sativa tea "Surgical Menopause" after 35 years of age, as possible alternative to hormone replacement therapy -"Dong Quai Jin" (common Chinese patent medicine elixir formula), Angelica sinensis and Glycyrrhiza 13.11 MENORRHAGIA General preventative - Angelica sinensis, Vitex General treatment - Gossypium, Viburnums (all) with heavy bleeding first several days - Capsella with heavy bleeding towards end of menses - Trillium with fibroids Trillium with diarrhea or colon cramping - Cimicifuga 13.12 MITTELSCHMERZ General - Dioscorea, Viburnums (all) with diarrhea or colon cramping - Cimicifuga 13.13 ORCHITIS/EPIDIDYMITIS Tenderness upon pressure - Bryonia with venous congestion, heaviness - Cimicifuga with portal congestion, hemorrhoids, varicosities - Fouquieria with hemorrhoids only - Collinsonia with red, enlarged and painful testicles, no major pathology - Pulsatilla with hard inguinal nodes, no current infection - Phytolacca Chronic in aged - Angelica sinensis, Salvia apiana, Serenoa 13.14 P.M.S. Initial approach - Angelica sinensis Secondary approach - Vitex with muscular rigidity, nervous tension or pain in chest - Leonurus with insomnia, restless in evening - Passiflora with easily startled disposition, easy adrenergic discharge, jumpy - Avena with oily skin and abdominal heaviness, food cravings, especially for fats and proteins - Mahonia daily for the week before menses with craving for sugar, fruit, carbo-junk food - Brickellia Chronic every month, without insomnia - Populus for 3 days before beginning of menses Chronic, but with complete cycle always more than 28 days long - Angelica sinensis 13.15 PROSTATITIS Acute, general - Epilobium, Eryngium with incontinence - Cupressus, Thuja with discharge and inflammation - Anemopsis with irritable bladder, dribbling - Agropyron, Equisetum from excessive sexual activity - Piper methysticum after protracted celibacy - Gossypium Subacute/chronic, with pelvic and sacral pain - Cimicifuga, Eupatorium purpureum with urethritis - Gaultheria, Mitchella, Piper methysticum with mucopurulent or acidic urine - Arctostaphylos and Barosma enlarged with dull ache in older males -Angelica sinensis, Gossypium, Salvia apiana, Serenoa enlarged, no inflammation - Agropyron, Serenoa enlarged, no inflammation, with discharge - Juniperus with spermatorrhea - Eryngium Preventative - Gossypium and pumpkin seeds 13.16 STERILITY/INFERTILITY In females - Angelica sinensis, "Dong Quai Jin" or "Woman's Longevity" patent Chinese formulas, any of above for four or five consecutive days a month, starting just before ovulation In males with depressed testosterone, low sperm count - Angelica sinensis, Corynanthe, Gossypium, Panax (all) 13.17 UTERUS Atony - Angelica sinensis, Chamaelirium especially sexual - Gossypium with dull aching - Actaea, Cimicifuga Colic - Gelsemium, Viburnums (all) Congestion, with hemorrhoids or dull aching urination - Collinsonia, Fouquieria, Hamamelis Endometritis, chronic, reoccurring, with inflammatory episodes - Caulophyllum Fibroids, with cyclic bleeding - Capsella, Trillium Inflammation - Caulophyllum, Gossypium, Trillium, Viburnum with cramps - Dioscorea Prolapse - Arctium, Chamaelirium, Cimicifuga, Gossypium 13.18 VAGINITIS Acute - Caulophyllum, Commiphora, Gossypium (all internally), Althea Echinacea, Krameria (all as douches), Arctostaphylos, Anemopsis, Rubus, Symphytum leaf (all as sitz baths) Subacute - Anemopsis, Coptis, Hydrastis, Simmondsia (all as sitz baths) with bartholin gland cysts - Anemopsis (sitz bath) Chronic with large dragging uterus, painful with movement - Cimicifuga 13.19 VICARIOUS MENSES Capsella 13.20 VULVITIS Acute, with fever - Aconitum with incontinence - Gossypium with irritation and burning - Piper cubeba, Thuja (internally), Tabebuia (sitz bath) Subacute - Tabebuia (internally), Anemopsis, Coptis, Myrica (all as sitz baths) Chronic, with pelvic congestion - Collinsonia 14 OBSTETRIC-PREGNANCY 14.1 HEMORRHAGE Post - partum, passive from lack of contraction - Cinnamomum, Erigeron, Gossypium with good uterine tone - Capsella with tearing or episiotomy - Arctostaphylos sitz bath 14.2 LABOR False or Braxton-Hicks pains - Cimicifuga, Viburnum (all) with feeble, erratic contractions, first stage - Cimicifuga with simple uterine exhaustion - Gossypium Arrested - Asclepias asperula Delayed, from fatigue, weak uterus with history of inflammation - Caulophyllum Rigidity of cervix, thick, doughy - Lobelia thin, rigid - Gelsemium with restlessness, fear, excitation - Gelsemium with great sense of coldness - Aristolochia serpentaria 14.3 LACTATION Poor quality and quantity - Medicago, Vitex Suppressed from nervousness, mild sympathetic excess - Foeniculum, Gossypium with painful, swollen breasts - Pulsatilla Excessive reflex pain - Cimicifuga Poor letdown or other oxytocin reflexes - Gossypium To wean - Salvia 14.4 MASTITIS Acute -Phytolacca (external) with Gossypium and Ceanothus (internally) with swollen lymphatics, marked inflammation - Bryonia As soothing poultice - Melilotus 14.5 MISCARRIAGE Impending, with cramps as main symptom - Dioscorea, Viburnum (all) with nervous irritability and cramps - Chamaelirium with moderate spotting as main symptom - Capsella 14.6 MORNING SICKNESS Amygdalus persica (cold infusion), Dioscorea, Cola (in moderation) 14.7 PRE-PARTUM Primipara, last 2-3 weeks - Cimicifuga with irritability, distress last trimester - Aralia racemosa, Mitchella with history of first or second trimester miscarriage - Mitchella General, last trimester - Rubus 14.8 RIGID CERVIX Thick, doughy - Lobelia Thin, rigid - Gelsemium 14.9 STOMATITIS While nursing - Echinacea 14.10 UTERINE SUBINVOLUTION with poor drainage - Asclepias asperula with poor tone and reflex contractions - Gossypium with dull ache, sense of heaviness - Cimicifuga with dull ache, rectal symptoms, aggravated by diet - Collinsonia with vertex and occipital headache - Fraxinus 14.11 VARICOSITIES Hamamelis (external fomentation), Achillea (fresh plant poultice) 15 PEDIATRIC 15.1 COLIC with flatulence - Anisum, Asarum, Carum, Foeniculum, Nepeta with crying, agitated, hysterical - Matricaria, Nepeta, Passiflora with moderate pain, sour breath, nausea - Lavandula General intestinal antispasmodic - Dioscorea 15.2 COUGH with acute laryngitis and wheezing - Lobelia with spasms - Cannabis, Lobelia, Prunus, Valeriana, Verbascum Emotional, neurotic - Passiflora, Verbascum 15.3 CYSTITIS and URETHRITIS Althea, Zea Healing bath - Rubus 15.4 DIARRHEA Epilobium with Mentha piperita, blackberry juice concentrate 15.5 ERUPTION Measles - Asarum, Carthamus with imperfect or tardy eruptions, dry irritable cough - Lobelia Cradle cap - Anthemis, Cupressus, Peganum (all externally) 15.6 FEVERS Suppressed sweating -Asarum, Hedeoma, Mentha arvensis, Mentha piperita, Nepeta with dry bronchitis, moist skin - Asclepias tuberosa Agitated and hysterical with pain on palpation of hypochondrium or epigastric region - Matricaria, Passiflora, Verbena 15.7 HEADACHE Digestive - Asclepias tuberosa General - Gaultheria tea with moist skin, hot head - Matricaria, Nepeta 15.8 INCONTINENCE Small quantity of urine while sleeping - Piper cubeba Large quantity from relaxed bladder or trigone - Plantago major, Verbascum root 15.9 PAIN Eyes and nose, sharp itching pain, hay fever - Ambrosia, Encelia, Euphrasia Ears - Allium, Eugenia, Verbascum flowers, all as steeped (NOT essential) oils Joints, muscles - Heterotheca externally, Pedicularis internally 15.10 POST-NASAL DRIP Populus candicans 15.11 TEETHING In the otherwise nervous fretful child - Cypripedium, Epipactis with usual agitation and G.I. disturbance of teething - Echinacea with cold sores or stomatitis - Anemopsis rubbed on gums 15.12 THRUSH Coptis, Ligustrum, Malva, Tabebuia (all externally) 15.13 VOMITING General treatment - Spirit of Peppermint, Neutralizing Cordial, Mentha piperita (tea), Nepeta with green diarrhea - Amygdalus cold infusion, Epilobium, Matricaria with acidic vomit - Lavandula 16BLOOD 16.1 COAGULATION/VISCOSITY Thin, anemic - Rumex crispus, Silybum with hypersensitivities - Aralia, Panax, Oplopanax, Taraxacum Thick, frontal headaches after meals - Ceanothus, Tribulus Chronic slow coagulation without hemopathy - Ceanothus 16.2 DYSCRASIAS General - Echinacea with scaly skin eruptions, impaired nutrition - Berberis, Mahonia with sluggish digestion, hyposecretions - Corydalis 16.3 SEPTICEMIA with ulceration, decay, swollen tissue - Astragalus, Baptisia with strong immunologic vitality - Echinacea with weak immunologic vitality - Baptisia 16.4 SERUM LEVELS Bilirubinemia without active hepatitis - Linaria, Silybum Cholesterol elevations - Allium, Arctium, Harpagophytum, Panax quinquefolium, Tribulus Creatinine, moderate elevation, renal cause - Equisetum, Hydrangea, Lycopus Hyperlipidemia, general -Allium, Aralia (all) Arctium, Eleutherococcus, Harpagophytum, Oplopanax, Panax quinquefolium, Taraxacum, Tribulus SGOT, SGPT elevations with elevated bilirubin, no active hepatitis - Chionanthus, Larrea, Linaria, Silybum WBC depressions, any cause - Echinacea and Commiphora T4 low - Hydrocotyle Uric acid elevation - Arctium, Capsella, Daucus, Harpagophytum, Taraxacum Alkalosis, metabolic - Panax (all) Acidosis, subclinical - Arctium, Taraxacum, Urtica LDL, VLDL elevated - Aristolochia serpentaria, Iris, Panax quinquefolium, Tribulus 17ALLERGIES 17.1 GENERAL General - Berberis, Mahonia, Tabebuia 17.2 HAY FEVER General - Ephedra (all) In particularly sensitive individuals - Ephedra viridis with watery eyes, nasal membranes - Ambrosia, Encelia, Euphrasia 17.3 SECONDARY HYPERSENSITIVITIES Gentiana, Mahonia, Menyanthes (See also: PULMONARY - Asthma; GASTROINTESTINAL - Colitis, Dyspepsia, Irritable Bowel Syndrome; SKIN - Acne, Eczema, Psoriasis; METABOLIC; and LYMPH- IMMUNOLOGIC) 18INFECTIOUS 18.1 ENDOGENOUS General - Echinacea In feeble individuals - Echinacea with Baptisia and Phytolacca with depressed WBC - Bursera, Commiphora with serous membrane involvement - Bryonia 18.2 FEVERS Septic - Echinacea and Baptisia Delirium, secretory with nervous depression - Bryonia Delirium, frequent fitful wakings - Cannabis Dry with deep aching pain - Verbena Moist with deep aching pain - Eupatorium perfoliatum Post-febrile, excessive sweating, malaise, frequent, dilute urine - Leucanthemum Dry, hot, interrupted diaphoresis - Asarum, Hedeoma, Ligusticum w/flushed face, bright eyes, contracted pupils, excitation, hyperemia, not congested - Gelsemium w/flushed face, bloodshot eyes, agitation, bounding pulse, suppressed sweating, mucus inflammations - Aconitum w/flushed face, bloodshot eyes, bounding pulse, vascular excess - Veratrum Periodic, in evenings with moist skin, unresolved sweating - Aristolochia serpentaria 19 NUTRITIONAL 19.1 MALNUTRITION Appetite poor, nervous, weak - Medicago or Trifolium tea with Avena Recuperation from major illness, surgery - Medicago, Trifolium, Urtica In mineral deficiencies - Fucus Anemia, dyspepsia, anorexia, poor assimilation, functional pelvic irritability - Angelica sinensis, Chamaelirium 19.2 MALABSORPTION In the aged and convalescent -Gentiana, Menyanthes, Panax (all uncured) with faulty starch digestion and dyspepsia - Humulus with steatorrhea but no ileo-cecal inflammation, dark feces with bad breath , subcutaneous pre-acne eruptions -Aristolochia serpentaria, Aristolochia watsonii, Fouquieria In radical dietary changes w/sluggish pancreatic and succus entericus response - Iris In moderate parathyroid imbalances - Equisetum, Medicago, Trifolium, Urtica, all as tea In poor absorption in ileum of bile acids, fat soluble vitamins, intrinsic factor or B12 - Anemopsis, Rheum, Rumex crispus In conjunction with lipotropic therapies - Aristolochia (all), Larrea In poor protein absorption - Berberis, Mahonia, Menyanthes 20 METABOLIC 20.1 ASTHENIA Frequent sense of chill in warm room, fingers cold, appetite poor but elimination normal, though skin dry - Oplopanax, Panax (all) Real chill aggravating chronic disorders, hypersensitive skin in thoracic and lumbar dermatomes - Aristolochia serpentaria 20.2 CANCER Supportive in lymph dysplasias - Fouquieria, Phytolacca Supportive in upper G.I. neoplasias - Acorus, Gentiana, Marsdenia Supportive in skin cancers - Larrea (externally) Supportive antimetastatic - Trifolium Immunosuppression from therapy - Echinacea with marked WBC depression - Echinacea and Commiphora Anorexia from therapy - Acorus, Cannabis, Euonymus, Panax quinquefolium 20.3 DEBILITY with poor secretions, dryness - Capsicum, Zingiber with atonic, asthenic, dyspneic symptoms, CNS depression - Cola with vague, adrenergic-induced depression - Lobelia with chronic skin disorders, ulceration, easily disordered fluid homeostasis - Rumex crispus 20.4 DIABETES/HYPOGLYCEMIA Functional hypergluconeogenesis - Brickellia, Hydrastis, Mahonia Functional hyperglycemia, especially before meals - Brickellia, Gentiana, Menyanthes, Swertia (all as a bitter just before eating) Adult onset, insulin resistant diabetes - Brickellia, Cacalia, Opuntia (juice), Phaseolus (dried pod tea), Tecoma Juvenile onset, insulin dependent, adjunctive to lessen insulin use - Vaccinium General preventative for hypoglycemia and insulin resistent, early stages - Oplopanax, Panax (all uncured) 20.5 HYPOGLYCEMIA Sympathomimetics -Paullinia, Panax ginseng (Kirin Chinese/Korean Red) Cerebral vasodilators to increase site glucose availability as opposed to real increase in serum glucose - Capsicum, Ginkgo, Myrica, Xanthoxylum 20.6 OBESITY Appetite depressant - Mirabilis, Paullinia 21 LYMPH-IMMUNE 21.1 IMMUNITY Innate, to stimulate -Althea, Aristolochia (all), Astragalus, Baptisia, Bursera, Commiphora, Cupressus, Echinacea, Eupatorium perfoliatum, Fouquieria, Iris versicolor, Stillingia, Thuja, Viola Acquired, to stimulate - Echinacea 21.2 IMMUNOSUPPRESSION Recent, from stress - Echinacea and Commiphora Extended, with congestion, edema - Astragalus, Baptisia, or Hydrastis combined with Echinacea 21.3 LEUKOCYTOSIS Echinacea and Ligusticum porteri or Lomatium dissectum 21.4 LEUKOPENIA Echinacea and Commiphora 21.5 LYMPHADENITIS Inflammatory with fever - Echinacea In inguinal nodes - Fouquieria, Phytolacca In chronic debility - Ceanothus with Astragalus or Baptisia Cervical or under jaw - Ceanothus with ulcerations of mouth - Coptis, Corydalis with hard, inflames, not shotty, nodes - Phytolacca with congested cisterna chyli and thoracic ducts - Fouquieria with depression or agitation, strong apocrine secretions, following massage, workouts, or energetic manipulations - Stillingia 21.6 LYMPHANGITIS Acute in strong individuals - Echinacea and Lomatium Acute in weak individuals -Echinacea and Astragalus, "Alterative syrup" Subacute, lingering - Iris versicolor, Stillingia, Xanthoxylum 21.7 MONONUCLEOSIS Acute stages - Echinacea and Lomatium with hepatomegaly - Polymnia with widespread soft and inflamed nodes - Ceanothus with steatorrhea, portal congestion, hemorrhoids - Fouquieria General supportive - Ceanothus, Echinacea, Polymnia 21.8 MUMPS Acute - Phytolacca and Aconitum (2:1), small frequent doses with high fever - Gelsemium with muscular aching - Cimicifuga Topical lotion - Echinacea and Phytolacca (3:1), diluted well 21.9 SPLENITIS Infectious, as supportive - Polymnia Subacute, chronic, or secondary to hepatitis - Ceanothus 22PSYCHIATRIC 22.1 ANOREXIA NERVOSA Mild in adolescence - Cannabis, Panax (all uncured) with delayed menarche, pelvic congestion, pains in back of feet, sacral irritation - Cimicifuga Iatrogenic from drugs - Cannabis, Euonymus, Panax quinquefolium 22.2 APATHY Tired, weary with confusion - Bryonia Aggravated by cold, with hypersensitive thoracic dermatomes - Aristolochia serpentaria Aggravated by cold, confused, sluggish metabolism - Xanthoxylum with pale face, depression, atonic digestion - Actaea with dull aching in joints, muscles - Cimicifuga 22.3 DEPRESSION with nervous irritation - Pulsatilla with sluggish neurologic and parasympathetic functions - Valeriana with shallow respiration, rapid pulse, dilated pupils - Lobelia with painful, spasmodic diseases - Cannabis with physical agitation, over-sensitivity to stimulus - Scutellaria Unipolar depressive states - Hypericum, Peganum 22.4 HYSTERIA In depressive states - Pulsatilla, Valeriana From psychoactive drug use - Passiflora Convulsive - Lobelia with great sensitivity to stimulus - Aconitum, Scutellaria with adrenergic-induced exhaustion - Avena with heat along spinal cord, distal hypersthenia - Hypericum with sweating and strong apocrine scent - Xanthium w/full, bounding pulse, bloodshot eyes throbbing carotids,"Incredible Hulk Syndrome" - Veratrum 23PAIN 23.1 GENERAL After inflammatory or hyperemic states, recuperative period - Hypericum In the asthenic, with sense of cold - Melilotus In the sthenic, with sharp pain, gradually increasing - Aconitum, Leonurus Neurogenic, with agitation and increased CNS sensitivity - Leonurus, Scutellaria Made less bearable by fear, agitation - Scutellaria 23.2 HANGOVER General - Paullinia Liverish. dark circles under eyes - Larrea, Linaria, Mahonia 23.3 HEADACHE Migraines, to prevent in anabolic-dominant types - Parthenium vasoconstrictor - Paullinia, Vinca major antispasmodic - Cypripedium, Epipactis vasodilator - Anemone, Clematis, Pulsatilla Migraine-like, chronic in evenings with out hypoglycemia - Passiflora with dyspepsia - Populus tremuloides (before meals), Humulus with vertigo, in asthenics - Jeffersonia in temples, with moisture on back of neck - Clematis Inner-orbital - Umbellularia, inhalation of tincture Cervical-occipital, with confusion, aggravated by movement - Bryonia From eyestrain - Gelsemium From fevers - Cornus, Echinacea In hypertensive states with ringing in ears - Passiflora, Viscum In digestive disfunction, following meals - Chionanthus, Mahonia, Menyanthes, Veronicastrum Reflex uterine - Actaea with throbbing head, cerebral hyperemia - Coffea, Paullinia with red face, corners of eyes inflamed - All caffeine plants 23.4 SEROUS MEMBRANES with excessive perspiration - Bryonia with dry skin - Asclepias tuberosa with fever, skin sensitivity - Aconitum CROSS INDEX abscess, gum 2.6, 2.7 abscess, skin 11.1, 11.18, 11.19 abrasions, skin 11.2 acid indigestion 10.9, 10.11 acne 11.3 adrenal cortex 7.1 adrenal medulla 7.2 albuminuria 9.1 allergies 3.8, 3.9, 17 alopecia 11.4 amebic dysentery 10.8, 10.27 amenorrhea 13.1, 13.9 anemia 19.1, 19.2 angina pectoris 5.1 anorexia 10.1, 22.1 anxiety 5.4, 22 apathy 22.2 aphthous stomatitis 2.2 apnea 4.1 arrhythmias 5.12 arteriosclerosis 5.2, 6.4 arthritis 12.1 asthenia 12.2, 20.1 asthma 4.2 atonic colon 10.2 bad breath 2.3 bed sores 11.5 bile disorders 8.1, 8.2 biliousness 8.1 birthing 14.1, 14.2, 14.8, 14.10 bladder infections 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.10 children 15.3 bleeding 5.7 gums 2.6 lungs 4.8 stomach 10.14 blood 18 chemistry 16.4 pressure 5.9, 5.11 breast cysts 13.5 sore 14.4 bronchitis 4.3 bronchorrhea 4.4 bruising 5.3, 11.2, 12.3 cancer 10.1, 20.2 candidiasis 10.3, 11.7 capillary fragility 5.3 cardiopathies 5.4 cataracts 1.2 ceruminosis 3.1 cervicitis 13.2, 13.3 cholangitis 8.2 cholecystalgia 8.3 cholecystitis 8.4 cholelithiasis 8.5 chorea 6.1, 6.5 cirrhosis 8.6 coagulation disorders 16.1 colds 3.4 colic, children 15.3 G.I. 10.4, 10.12 renal 9.10 colitis 10.5 colon, atonic 10.2 conjunctivitis 1.3 constipation 10.2, 10.6 convulsions 6.2, 6.4 coughs 4.5 in children 15.2 cradle cap 15.5 cramps, G.I. 10.4, 10.9, 10.10, 10.12 stomach 10.18 uterine 13.3 cystitis 9.3 in children 15.3 cystorrhea 9.2 debility 20.3 decubitus 11.5 delirium tremens 6.3 depression 5.4, 22.3 diabetes 20.4 diarrhea 10.7 in children 15.4 dizziness 6.4 dyscrasias 16.2 dysentery 10.8 dysmenorrhea 13.3 dyspepsia 10.9 dyspnea 4.6 dysuria 9.4 ears 3.1, 3.2 eczema 11.7 edema 5.5 emollient 11.8 emphysema 4.7 endogenous infections 18.1 endometritis 13.4, 13.17 enlarged heart 5.10 epididymitis 13.13 epistaxis 3.3 fevers 18.2 in children 15.6 fibrocystic breast disease 13.5 fibroids, uterine 13.11, 13.17 fissures 11.9 flatulence 10.9, 10.10, 10.11 frigidity 13.7 fungus, skin 11.2 gall bladder 8.1 - 8.5 gallstones 8.5 gas 10.9, 10.10, 10.11 gastritis 10.11 gastroenteritis 10.12 giardia 10.7 glaucoma 1.5 glossitis 2.5 glycosuria 9.5 goiter, exophthalmic 1.6, 7.5 gonadotrophins 7.3 gout 9.8, 12.4 gums 2.6 hair 11.4, 11.10 hangover 8.1, 10.11, 10.25, 23.2 hay fever 3.8, 3.9, 17.2 headache 23.2 in children 15.7 head cold 3.5 heart 5.1, 5.4, 5.6, 5.10 heartburn 10.9, 10.11, 10.13 hematuria 9.6 hemoptysis 4.8 hemorrhage 5.7 hemorrhoids 10.15 hepatitis 8.7 herpes 2.7, 11.11 hiatus hernia 5.12 hiccoughs 10.16 high blood pressure 5.9 hydrocele 13.6 hyperemia 5.8 eyes 1.7 hyperglycemia 20.4 hyperhidrosis 11.12 hypersensitivities 17.3 hypertension 5.9 hypertrophy, cardiac 5.10 hyperuricemia 9.8 hypoglycemia 20.5 hypotension 5.11, 5.12 hysteria 22.4 immunity 21 immunosuppression 21.2 impotence 13.7 incontinence 9.7 in children 15.8 infertility 13.6 influenza 4.9 insomnia 6.6 intraocular pressure 1.15 iritis 1.8 irritable bowel syndrome 10.17 jaundice 8.8 keloids 11.13 kidney infections 9.9, 9.13 pain 9.10, 9.15 stones 9.8 labor 14.2 lachrymitis 1.9 lactation 14.3 laryngitis 3.5 leukocytosis 21.3 leukopenia 21.4 leukorrhea 13.8 lipotropics 5.2 lithiasis 9.8 low blood pressure 5.11 lungs 4 lymphadenitis 21.5 lymphangitis 21.6 malabsorption 19.2 malnutrition 19.1 mastitis 14.4 menarche delay 13.9 menopause 13.10 menorrhagia 13.11 menstruation, lack 13.1, 13.9 heavy 13.11 painful 13.3 metritis 13.4 migraines 23.3 miscarriage 14.5 mittelschmerz 13.2 mononucleosis 21.7 morning sickness 14.6 mouth sores 2.2 multiple sclerosis 6.7 mumps 21.8 muscular pain 12.5 myalgia 12.5 narcolepsy 6.8 nausea 10.18 nephritis 9.9 neuralgia 6.9, 6.10, 6.11 nose 3.3. 3.4. 3.8 obesity 20.6 ophthalmia 1.12 ophthalmalgia 1.13 orchitis 13.3 osteoporosis 19.2 otitis media 3.2 pian 23 in children 15.9 palpitation 5.12 palsy 6.1 paralysis 6.12 ocular 1.14 pemphigus 3.6 periapical abscess 2.6, 2.8 periodontitis 2.6, 2.8 peritonitis 10.19 pharyngitis 3.7 phosphaturia 9.11 pinworms 10.20 pituitary 7.4 pleurisy 4.11 pleurodynia 4.12 P.M.S. 13.14 pneumonia 4.13 poison ivy 11.14 polyuria 9.12 post nasal drip, children 15.1 prolapsus, rectal 10.21 prostatitis 13.15 pruritus 11.15 psoriasis 1.16 pulpitis 2.10 pyelitis 9.13 pyorrhea 2.6, 2.8 rashes 11.7, 11.14, 11.21 regurgitation, cardiac 5.13 renal pain 9.10 rheumatic pain 12.6 rhinitis 3.8 ringworm 11.20 scabies 11.17 seizures 6.2, 6.5 septicemia 16.3, 18.1 serous membranes 4.11, 23.4 sexual lassitude 13.7 shigellosis 10.22 skin, dry 11.6, 11.7 in children 15.5 skin ulcers 11.18 splenitis 21.9 sprains 12.7 steatorrhea 10.23 sterility 13.16 stomatitis 2.2, 2.11, 14.9 strep throat 3.10 styes 1.10 suppurations 11.19 synovitis 12.8 tachycardia 5.4, 7.5 teething 15.11 tendonitis 12.9 thrush 15.12 thyroid 7.5 tinnitus 3.2 tobacco heart 5.14 tongue diagnostics 2.1 tonsillitis 3.11 trench mouth 2.12 ulcers, G.I. 10.24 skin 11.18 ureteralgia 9.15 urination, blocked 9.14 bloody 9.6 frequent 9.12 painful 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.10 uncontrolled 9.7 urticaria 11.21 uterine disorders 13.17, 14.1 vaginitis 13.18 varicose veins 5.15, 14.11 vasoneurosis 5.16 venous stasis 5.17 vicarious menses 13.19 Vincent's infection 2.12 vomiting 10.25 in children 15.13 vulvitis 13.2 worms 10.26 yeast infection 10.3, 11.7, 13.8 SOUTHWEST SCHOOL OF BOTANICAL MEDICINE PO Box 4565, Bisbee, AZ 85603 (520) 432-5855 Internet: hrbmoore@mindspring.com www.swsbm.com Michael Moore, Director Donna Chesner, Administrator