Sources of the Homeopathic Medicine:
Sources of the Homeopathic Medicine are described below.
Homeopathic medicines are prepared from 6 different sources like:
1) Vegetable kingdom,
2) Animal kingdom,
3) Mineral kingdom,
4) Sarcodes,
5) Nosodes,
6) Imponderabilia,
7) Synthetic.
It includes fungi, mushrooms, weeds, herbs, leaves, flowers, stems, barks, roots, seeds and whole plant also.
For the preparation of mother tinctures and mother powders different parts of plant is used for different medicines. For example, some medicines are prepared from the whole plant; some are prepared from roots, some from leaves, from flowers, etc.
1) From plants Sources:-
a) Medicines prepared from whole plant i.e.:
acalypha indica, aconite nap, arnica Montana, atropa belladonna, chamomilla, chelidonium majus, drosera rotundifolia, dulcamara, euphrasia off, hyoscyamus niger, hypericum nigra, ledum pal, pulsatilla, tribulus, ruta graveolens, alfalfa, lobelia inflate, ocimum sanctum, etc.
b) Roots i.e.:
Artemisia vul, arum triphyllum, bryonia alba, calotropis gigantea, aralia, ipecacuanha, paeonia off, rauwolfia serpentine, senega, etc( only from the roots ). Aletris farinosa, apocynum androsaemifolium, gentiana lutea, helonias dioica, leptandra virginica, sarsaparilla, etc (from roots and rhizomes). Tinospora cordifolia (from roots and stems).
c) Stem i.e.:
Rhus venenata, Sabina, saccharum officinarum.
d) Modified stem (rhizomes) i.e.:
Caulophyllum, cimicifuga racemosa, dioscorea villosa, filix mas, gelsemium, helleborus niger, hydrastis, valeriana officinalis, etc.
e) Bulb i.e.:
Allium cepa, allium sativum, colchicum autumnale, etc.
f) Woods i.e.:
Ostrya, virginica, quassia amara, santalum album, etc.
g) Bark i.e.:
Alstonia scholaris, azadirachta indica, cinchona officinalis, cundurango, jonosia ashoka, mezereum, rhamnus frangula, cinnamomum, prunus virginiana, baptisia tinctoria, berberis vulgaris, granatum, hamamelis virginica, gossypium herbaceum, etc.
h) Leaves i.e.:
Abroma augusta, abrotanum, cannabis indica, ceanothus americanus, coca, digitalis purpurea, kalmia latifolia, laurocerasus, oleander, rhus toxicodendron, tabacum, thuja occidentalis, etc.
i) Flowers i.e.:
Cina, calendula officinalis, eupatorium perfoliatum, grindelia robusta, absinthium, sambucus nigra, rhododendron, lupulus, cytisus scoparius, syringa vulgaris, crocus sativa, etc.
j) Spores i.e.:
Lycopodium clavatum.
k) Fruits i.e.:
Agnus cactus, crataegus oxy, viscum album (from berries).Aesculus hipp, aesculus glabra (from nuts). Terminalia chebula, apium graveolens, capsicum, carica papaya, colocynthis (from semimature fruits). Cubeba, sabal serrulata (from dry fruits). Ignatia amara (from beans).
l) Seeds i.e.:
Avena sativa, carduus marianus, chaulmoogra, cocculus indica, coffea, nux vomica, psoralia corylifolia, sabadilla, etc.
2) From Herbs Sources:
Ledum palustre, verbrscum thapsus, etc.
3) From Weeds Sources:
Fucus vesiculosus, etc.
4) From Fungi Sources:
Agaricus muscarius, bovista etc.
5) From Algae Sources:
Helminthochortos officinatrum.
6) From Juice Sources:
Aloe socotrina (from leaves), anacardium orientale (from seeds), elaterium (sediment of), myristica sebifera (red, puncturing bark), opium, euphrobium (specifically from latex resinous, dried), curare (from extracts), copaiva officinalis (especially from gum resin), etc.
7) From Oils Sources:
Croton tiglium (from seeds), oleum ricni (from seeds) etc. Oleum cajuputi, oil carophyllum (specifically from clove oil), oil cinnamonium, oil Eucalyptus, oil santali (from sandal wood) etc.
Drugs of Animal kingdom includes drugs which are derived from animals either in general or their secretions or products; embracing the different kinds of worms, lice, insects, bittles, flies, crabs, toads, snakes.
(a) Whole animals Sources: –
(i) Living i.e.:
Medusa (Alive jelly fish), Pedeculus (Head-louse), Blatta americana (American cockroach), Blatta orientalis (Indian cockroach), Culex (Mosquito culex), Apis melifica (Honey Bee), Cimex (Bed-bug), Formica (Red ant), Vespa (Wasp), etc.
(ii) Spiders i.e.:
Aranea avicularis, avicularia avicularia, aranea diadema, latrodectus hassati, lactrodectus kalipo, lactrodectus mactans, tarentula cubensis, tarantula hispana, theridion, scorpions,etc.
(iii) Snails i.e.:
Helix pomatia, helix tosta, asterias rubens, etc.
(iv) Whole animals (dried) i.e. :
Armadillo officinarum, cantharis (Spanish fly), Coccus cacti (class-insecta), lacerta (green lizard), etc.
(b) Different parts, secretion etc of animals Sources: –
(i) Different parts i.e.:
Spongia, corallium rubrum, badiaga (from skeletons); Calcarea calcinata, Ova tosta, Ova gallinae pellicula (from shells); Gadus lota (from back bone of a fish); Gadus morrhua (from cervical vertebra of a fish); Castor (from thumb nail of horse); Carbo animalis (from a thick piece of an ox-hide); Ingluvin (from gizzard of a fowl); Sepia (from inky juice of the cuttle fish), Fel tauri (from Ox gall bladder); Lecithin (from animal brain or egg-yolk).
(ii) Secretions i.e.:
Orchitinum (from testicular extracts of man); Ophorinum (from ovarian extract of cow); Hippomanes (from the amoniotic fluid taken from a just-born horse); Moschus (from dried secretions of the male musk deer); Oleum morrhuae (from cod liver oil).
(iii) Milk and milk products i.e.:
Colostrum (from first part of human milk); Lac caninum (from bitch milk), Lac. defloratum (from skimmed cow-milk), Lac. felinum (from the cat milk); Lac caccinum coagulatum (from the curd of cow-milk).
(iv) Venoms of poisonous animals i.e.:
Scorpions, apis virus, lattrodectus mactans, bufo vulgaris; ampnisboena vermicularis (venoms of lizard snake); Crotalus, Crotalus cascavella, bungarus krait, bungarus fascicatus, elaps corallinus, lachesis, vipera betus, vipera lachesis (from the venoms of poisonous snakes)
(i) From Metals Sources:
Alumina (Aluminium), Argentum nit (silver), Aurum met (gold), Cadmium (Cd), Cobaltum (Co), Cuprum met (copper), Ferrum met ( iron), iridium (Ir), Mercurius vivus (Hg), Palladium (Pd), Platinum (Pt), Plumbum met (lead), Stanum met (tin), Tellurium (semi-metal), Zincum met (zinc), Thallium (Th), Vanadium (Vd), etc.
(ii) From Non-metals Sources:
Bromine (Br), Iodium (Iodine), Phosphorus (P), Sulphur (S), etc.
(iii) From inorganic acid Sources:
Boric acid, bromic or hydrobromic acid, muriatic acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid, sulphuric acid, etc.
(iv) From Inorganic salts, compounds:
Baryta carb, baryta mur, calc phos, calc carb, Lithium carb, natrum sulph, kali phos, ammon mur, ammon carb, etc.
(v) From Minerals Sources:
Anthracinum, Graphites, hecla lava, mica, silicea, etc.
(vi) From Organic acids Sources:
Acetic acid, benzoic acid, salicylic acid, carbolic acid, citric acid, formic acid, lactic acid, oxalic acid, etc.
(vii) From Mineral oils Sources:
Kerosene, paraffin, petroleum, etc.
(viii) From Coal-tar distillation Sources:
Napthalene.
(ix) From Dry distillation of wood Sources:
Camphor, kreosote, etc.
Sarcodes include products of animal glands and Endocrine glands as a whole and secretion there from. Additionally, They belongs to animal kingdom. In detail, Drugs are prepared from healthy Endocrine or ductless glands or normal secretions of living human organs and lower animals, the secretions are mostly hormones.
Examples are:
Adrenalinum(from healthy secretion produced especially by adrenal glands), cholesterinum, fel tauri, insulin (from pancreatic hormones), pancreatinum (from pancreas of beef), pepsinum (from the digestive enzyme pepsin,from the stomach of pig), pituitary(from the posterior portion of the pituitary gland specifically of sheep), thyroidinum (from whole endocrine glands of sheep or calf), vulpis fel, orchitinum (testicular), oophorinum(from ovary of cow, sheep), etc.
Nosodes in Sources of the Homeopathic Medicine
The remedies which are prepared from disease producing agents (like bacteria or viruses) or diseased parts of human beings, lower animals or plants are called nosodes.
Dr Dewey defines nosodes as, “The morbid product of disease when employed as remedies”.
(i) From disease products of human beings i.e.:
Baccilinum (from tuberculous sputum), carcinosin (specifically from cancerous tissues); medorrhinum (from gonorrheal virus), psorinum (from a product of psoric virus), syphilinum (from syphilitic germs), tuberculinum (from pus of tubercular abscess), variolinum (especially from small pox pustules), etc.
(ii) From disease products of other animals i.e.:
Ambra Grisea (morbid products of whale), anthracinum (from anthrax poison from spleen of affected sheep or cattle), aviare (tuberculin virus of chicken), either hydrophobinum or lyssin (from the saliva of a rapid dog), mallandrinum (from grease in horse), etc.
(iii) From diseased plant products i.e.:
Secale cor (from a fungus growing upon the seed of the secale cerale and other grains), ustilago maydis (from a fungus, growing on the stem,, grain of Indian corn).
Imponderabilia in Sources of the Homeopathic Medicine
Medicines prepared from energy, available from natural also physical reactions are called imponderabilia. In detail, They are immaterial power or energy; they may be natural or artificial.
Furthermore, Hahnemann observes in his Organon, aphorisms 280, footnote that, “even imponderable agencies can produce most violent medicinal effects upon man”.
Examples are:
(i) From natural resources i.e.:
Luna (full moon), magnetis poli ambo (magnet), magnetis polus Australia (south-pole of magnet), magnetis polus Arcticus (north pole of a magnet), radium, sol (from sun rays).
(ii) From artificial resources i.e.:
Magnetis artificialis, X-ray, electricity.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the Sources of the Homeopathic Medicine?
- Vegetable kingdom
- Animal kingdom
- Mineral kingdom
- Sarcodes
- Nosodes
- Imponderabilia
- Synthetic
What is Nosodes?
The remedies which are prepared from disease producing agents (like either bacteria or viruses) or diseased parts of human beings, lower animals or plants are called nosodes.
What is Sarcodes?
Sarcodes include products of animal glands also Endocrine glands as a whole and secretion there from.
What is Imponderabilia?
Medicines prepared from energy, available from natural also physical reactions are called imponderabilia. Additionally, They are immaterial power or energy; they may be natural or artificial.
Give examples of medicines prepared from Animal Sources?
- Blatta americana
- Apis melifica
- Cimex
- Aranea diadema
- Tarantula hispana
- Asterias rubens
- Cantharis
