Materia Medica de A a Z

CHENOPODIUM ANTHELMINTICUM (chen-a)

"I do not propose to adopt the usual way by beginning with /Aconite/ and ending with /Zincum/, but to follow the bent of my inclinations, or, as it is sometimes expressed, the movings of the spirit; and may I not here invoke the aid of the spirits of the immortal Hahnemann, Boenninghausen and the galaxy of bright names that adorn the fair page of the history of Homoeopathy to help me."

First: NUX VOMICA (nux-v)

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Next: AMMONIUM CARBONICUM (Am-c)

I have the 30th potency marked Chenopodium glauci (Aphis), with which I cured one case of pain under the left shoulder-blade. This case was of several years, standing, the pain at times becoming very severe. I have also used it in other cases with benefit. I always think of this remedy where I find such pain and of Chelidonium (Chel) where it is under the right shoulder-blade. According to Dr. Jacob Jeanes, Chenopodium anthelminticum cures a pain under the right shoulder-blade similar to that of Chelidonium (Chel). The pain in both seems to depend upon some hepatic derangement. Having succeeded with the Chelidonium (Chel) so well, I have never used it. Chelidonium (Chel) is well proven, and a full proving of the Chenopodium may enable us to distinguish between them. Between the two Chenopodiums and Chelidonium (Chel), we have an important trio for infra-scapular pains which ought to be better understood. Such single symptoms are, of course, small guides to follow, but are sometimes the only ones we have, and when, after full proving, the drug having them is developed, we often find that they were reliable though we could not at first give their pathological significance. I would, I think, as often follow such a guide, as speculations and theories. For instance, here are some such single symptoms which have often been verified. Inframammary pains at climacteric. Actæa racemosa (Cimic). Pain drawing through from nipple to back when child nurses, Croton tiglium (Crot-t) [Silicea (Sil)]. Pain in upper left chest through to scapula, Myrtus com. (Myrt-c), Pix liquida (Pix), Theridion (Ther) and Sulphur (Sulph). Pain though lower right chest, Chelidonium (Chel), Mercurius vivus (Merc) and Kali carbonicum (Kali-c). Pain through upper right chest, Calcarea ostrearum (Calc) and Arsenicum album (Ars).

Pain through lower left chest, Natrum sulphuricum (Nat-s), etc. We might add many more such to this list, and they are very valuable.