IQ Materia Medica
for homeopathic remedies
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Abies canadensis
Abies canadensis is a tall, graceful evergreen conifer of the Pinaceae family, native to the cooler forests of northeastern North America. Not to be confused with the poisonous Conium maculatum... View remedy...
Absinthium
Artemisia absinthium is a perennial aromatic herb of the Asteraceae family, native to temperate regions of Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and now naturalised in parts of North America. The... View remedy...
Aconitum napellus
Aconitum napellus is a tall, flowering plant known for its striking blue to purple hood-shaped blossoms. It is one of the most poisonous plants in Europe, containing the alkaloid aconitine,... View remedy...
Aesculus
A deciduous tree native to southeastern Europe; its seeds (conkers) contain aescin, a complex mixture of saponins known for venotonic properties. View remedy...
Agaricus muscarius
A bright red, white-spotted hallucinogenic mushroom found in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere; traditionally known for its toxic and mind-altering properties due to the presence of muscarine, muscimol, and... View remedy...
Ailanthus glandulosa
Ailanthus glandulosa is a fast-growing deciduous tree native to China, now widely naturalised across Europe and North America. Known for its resilience in poor soils, it is often considered invasive.... View remedy...
Aletris farinosa
Aletris farinosa is a perennial herb of the family Nartheciaceae, native to the eastern United States. It grows in dry, sandy soils, producing a basal rosette of narrow leaves and... View remedy...
Alfalfa
Medicago sativa is a perennial flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae, native to southwest Asia and cultivated globally as a high-protein forage crop. Its deep root system allows it... View remedy...
Allium cepa
Allium cepa is one of the oldest cultivated vegetables, belonging to the family Amaryllidaceae. Its fleshy bulb is rich in sulphur-containing compounds (including allyl-propyl disulphide), which are released when cut,... View remedy...
Allium sativum
Allium sativum is a perennial bulbous plant of the family Amaryllidaceae, native to Central Asia and cultivated worldwide as a culinary and medicinal herb. Its strong odour and pungent taste... View remedy...
Aloe Socotrina
A gum-resin obtained from the leaves of Aloe perryi or related aloe species native to the island of Socotra. The resin is rich in anthraquinones and traditionally known for its... View remedy...
Aloe socotrina
Aloe socotrina is a succulent plant of the Asphodelaceae family, native to the island of Socotra and other arid regions of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. The remedy is prepared... View remedy...
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Ambrosia artemisiifolia is an annual herbaceous plant native to North America, belonging to the Asteraceae family. Its finely divided leaves and inconspicuous green flowers produce prodigious quantities of airborne pollen,... View remedy...
Anacardium orientale
Anacardium orientale is derived from the juice of the Semecarpus anacardium nut, a tree native to India. The juice is highly irritant and vesicant to the skin and mucous membranes.... View remedy...
Apocynum cannabinum
Derived from the fresh root of Apocynum cannabinum, a perennial herb native to North America. Belonging to the Apocynaceae family, the plant contains powerful cardiac glycosides similar to digitalis, making... View remedy...
Aralia racemosa
Aralia racemosa is a perennial herb native to North America, particularly abundant in the eastern United States and parts of Canada. Belonging to the Araliaceae family, it grows in rich... View remedy...
Arnica montana
Arnica montana is a perennial flowering herb native to the mountains of Central and Southern Europe. The plant bears yellow, daisy-like flowers and has been used since ancient times in... View remedy...
Artemisia vulgaris
Artemisia vulgaris is a perennial plant of the Asteraceae family, native to Europe, Asia, and North America. It has been used for centuries in herbal medicine and folklore for its... View remedy...
Arum triphyllum
The fresh corm of Arum triphyllum, a perennial plant native to moist woodlands of North America. It has a three-part leaf (hence triphyllum), a distinctive hooded spathe, and an acrid,... View remedy...
Asarum europaeum
Asarum europaeum is a low-growing, evergreen perennial native to shaded, moist woodlands of Europe. It bears two kidney-shaped leaves and small, inconspicuous brownish-purple flowers close to the ground. The whole... View remedy...
Asclepias tuberosa
Asclepias tuberosa is a perennial herb native to North America, notable for its bright orange to yellow flower clusters and its traditional use by Native Americans as a remedy for... View remedy...
Avena sativa
Avena sativa is an annual grass cultivated worldwide for its grain, fodder, and medicinal value. The homeopathic preparation is made from the fresh green plant, gathered during the flowering stage,... View remedy...
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Balsamum Copaivae
An oleo-gum resin obtained by tapping South American Copaifera trees; contains sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (e.g., caryophyllene) and resin acids (copaivic acid). In crude practice it is an antiseptic diuretic for mucous... View remedy...
Belladonna
Belladonna is prepared from the fresh flowering plant Atropa belladonna, a toxic herbaceous perennial native to Europe and North Africa. It contains potent alkaloids including atropine, hyoscyamine, and scopolamine, which... View remedy...
Berberis aquifolium
A perennial evergreen shrub native to the Pacific Northwest of North America. It contains the alkaloids berberine, berbamine, and oxyacanthine. In herbal medicine it is valued for its tonic and... View remedy...
Berberis vulgaris
A deciduous shrub native to Europe, North Africa, and parts of Asia. In herbal medicine, the bark and berries contain the alkaloid berberine, well known for its bitter taste and... View remedy...
Bryonia alba
Bryonia alba is a climbing perennial plant native to Europe and Northern Iran, belonging to the cucumber (Cucurbitaceae) family. It contains powerful active compounds, including bryonin and cucurbitacins, which have... View remedy...
Bursa pastoris
Bursa pastoris is a small annual plant in the mustard family, characterised by its triangular, purse-shaped seed pods resembling an old-fashioned shepherd’s leather purse. Widely distributed in temperate regions, it... View remedy...
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Cactus grandiflorus
Cactus grandiflorus is a climbing cactus native to the tropical regions of the West Indies and Central America. Its large, fragrant, white flowers open at night and wither by morning,... View remedy...
Caladium seguinum
Caladium seguinum belongs to the Araceae family, native to tropical America. The plant contains acrid, needle-like calcium oxalate crystals and an irritating juice that can cause intense burning and swelling... View remedy...
Calendula officinalis
An annual herb native to southern Europe but widely cultivated in gardens for its bright orange-yellow flowers. Belonging to the Asteraceae (Compositae) family, Calendula is rich in carotenoids, flavonoids, and... View remedy...
Camphora
Camphor is a crystalline ketone obtained from the wood of the camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora), native to East Asia. It has a penetrating, pungent odour and strong physiological effects on... View remedy...
Cannabis indica
Prepared from the flowering tops of the female Cannabis sativa indica plant, rich in psychoactive resin (mainly Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol). Used traditionally in spiritual, recreational, and medicinal contexts. View remedy...
Cannabis sativa
An annual herb of the Cannabaceae family, cultivated for millennia for its fibre (hemp), seed oil, and medicinal resin. Native to Central Asia but now widely grown. The fresh flowering... View remedy...
Capsicum annuum
Prepared from the dried, ripe fruit of the plant Capsicum annuum, belonging to the Solanaceae family. The tincture is made from finely powdered dried pods macerated in alcohol. The plant... View remedy...
Caulophyllum thalictroides
A perennial herb indigenous to North America, Caulophyllum thalictroides (family Berberidaceae) bears glaucous leaves and blue-black berries. Rhizome and root contain saponins (e.g., caulosaponin), alkaloids (e.g., magnoflorine, N-methylcytisine-type bases), and... View remedy...
Ceanothus americanus
A low, deciduous shrub native to North America (family Rhamnaceae), with clusters of small, white flowers and a deep red-tinged root bark rich in tannins, resin, and saponin-like constituents (ceanothine... View remedy...
Cedron
Prepared from the seeds of Simaba cedron, a tropical American tree (New Granada/Colombia to Central America). The very hard, almond-like seeds contain intensely bitter quassinoids (quassin-type) and other bitter principles... View remedy...
Chamomilla
Prepared from the fresh flowering plant of Matricaria chamomilla, harvested before full bloom. It is rich in essential oils such as chamazulene and α-bisabolol, which are known for their anti-inflammatory,... View remedy...
Chelidonium majus
Chelidonium majus is a tall perennial herb from the Papaveraceae family, with bright yellow flowers and a distinctive orange sap. The sap is acrid and caustic, traditionally used to treat... View remedy...
Chenopodium anthelminticum
A strongly aromatic herb of the Amaranthaceae (formerly Chenopodiaceae), the seeds and leafy tops contain a volatile oil rich in ascaridole (a bicyclic monoterpene peroxide), plus related terpenes. In crude... View remedy...
Chimaphila umbellata
An evergreen, low, creeping plant of Ericaceae (wintergreen kin). The fresh leaves and tops are tinctured for homœopathic use. Phytochemistry (arbutin/hydroquinone derivatives, tannins, volatile principles) underlies historic urinary antiseptic/diuretic effects... View remedy...
China officinalis
China officinalis is prepared from the dried bark of the Cinchona tree, primarily Cinchona officinalis, native to South America. The bark contains a range of alkaloids, the most notable of... View remedy...
Chionanthus virginica
A North American shrub of Oleaceae (olive family). For homœopathic purposes the fresh bark of the root is tinctured and potentised. Traditional herbal use focused on the liver and biliary... View remedy...
Cicuta virosa L.
A highly poisonous umbellifer growing in marshes and watery meadows of Europe and northern latitudes. The fresh rootstock contains cicutoxin and allied polyacetylenes—potent GABA_A antagonists producing explosive convulsions, opisthotonos, lockjaw,... View remedy...
Cina maritima
Cina maritima is a flowering plant of the Asteraceae family, native to the Middle East and Central Asia. It yields a potent anthelmintic known as santonin, traditionally used to expel... View remedy...
Claviceps purpurea (Secale cornutum)
A parasitic fungus that infects rye and other cereal grains, producing dark, horn-shaped sclerotia. It contains potent alkaloids such as ergotamine and ergometrine, historically associated with toxic epidemics of gangrene... View remedy...
Cocainum hydrochloricum
Crystalline salt of the coca-leaf alkaloid used in medicine as a local anaesthetic and historically as a central stimulant. Toxicology shows swift exaltation (mental and motor), insomnia, tachycardia, vasoconstriction, mydriasis,... View remedy...
Cocculus indicus
The dried seed of Anamirta cocculus, a climbing plant native to Southeast Asia. The active chemical is picrotoxin—a toxic, bitter crystalline compound with stimulant and convulsant effects. View remedy...
Coffea curda
Coffea cruda is prepared from the unroasted seeds of the Coffea arabica plant, a member of the Rubiaceae family. In its crude form, the bean contains significant quantities of caffeine,... View remedy...
Colchicum autumnale
Prepared from the fresh corm and seeds of Colchicum autumnale (family Colchicaceae; placed among Liliaceæ by older writers). The crude drug contains colchicine/colchiceine, highly mitotic-poison alkaloids that in toxic doses... View remedy...
Collinsonia canadensis
A North American labiate plant (modern Lamiaceae, older Labiatæ), the root and herb containing volatile oil, resin, tannin, and bitter principles. Eclectic physicians prized it for portal venous congestion, hæmorrhoids,... View remedy...
Colocynthis
A plant native to the Mediterranean, Citrullus colocynthis is a small gourd-like fruit with intense bitterness. In large doses, it is a violent purgative, acting strongly on the bowels and... View remedy...
Comocladia dentata
A resinous, highly irritant anacardiaceous tree allied to Rhus and Anacardium; the fresh juice is a powerful dermatitic and oedematous irritant (vesicating, erysipelatous), with marked ophthalmic irritation when brought near... View remedy...
Convallaria majalis
A small perennial of Asparagaceae (older Liliaceæ). The plant contains cardiac glycosides—notably convallatoxin—that, in crude form, slow and strengthen systole but readily provoke nausea, vomiting, headache, brady-arrhythmias, and collapse in... View remedy...
Cornus circinata
A North American dogwood of the Cornaceae, rich in bitter principles and tannins; the fresh bark (young branches/inner bark) yields a tincture. Empirical and eclectic use linked the plant with... View remedy...
Crocus sativus
From the stigmas of Crocus sativus (Iridaceae), a costly aromatic rich in crocin, picrocrocin, and safranal. In crude use it is stimulant, antispasmodic, and emmenagogue; toxic doses excite, accelerate the... View remedy...
Croton tiglium
Croton tiglium is a tropical shrub belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family. The oil extracted from its seeds, known as croton oil, is a potent vesicant and purgative, historically used in... View remedy...
Curare
Curare is a composite jungle arrow-poison traditionally prepared by South American tribes by decocting bark, vines and roots (notably Chondrodendron and Strychnos spp.) to a viscous extract; the active principles... View remedy...
Cyclamen europaeum
A perennial plant with tuberous roots native to Europe; contains bitter saponins and toxic triterpenes. Used homeopathically from the fresh root. View remedy...
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Datura stramonium
A poisonous nightshade plant containing potent tropane alkaloids such as atropine, hyoscyamine, and scopolamine. Native to temperate and subtropical regions. Known for its anticholinergic, hallucinogenic, and deliriant effects. View remedy...
Dictamnus albus
The remedy is prepared from the fresh flowering tops and seed-pods of Dictamnus albus (Rutaceae), a strongly aromatic perennial whose glandular surfaces exude volatile oils that can flash in warm... View remedy...
Digitalis purpurea
Digitalis purpurea, or Foxglove, is a toxic biennial plant from the Plantaginaceae family. It contains powerful cardiac glycosides—primarily digitoxin and digoxin—which profoundly influence the heart muscle, conduction system, and renal... View remedy...
Dioscorea villosa
A twining North American yam of the family Dioscoreaceae; the remedy is prepared from the fresh root (rhizome), tinctured when recent and potentised by centesimal dilution [Clarke], [Allen]. Phytochemically rich... View remedy...
Dolichos pruriens
A tropical legume of the Fabaceae whose pod-hairs contain intensely pruritogenic principles (historically “mucunain”; modern chemistry recognises proteolytic/serotonergic constituents) that provoke violent itching and wheal-like irritation even without visible eruption—an... View remedy...
Drosera rotundifolia
Drosera rotundifolia is a small insectivorous plant found in bogs and marshes across the Northern Hemisphere. It derives its name from the dewdrop-like glands that cover its round leaves, which... View remedy...
Dulcamara
Dulcamara is a climbing shrub in the nightshade family, bearing purple flowers and red berries. It contains solanine alkaloids, making it toxic in crude form. Used in homeopathy from the... View remedy...
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Ecballium elaterium
Ecballium elaterium is a cucurbit bearing a small, prickly fruit that ejects its watery contents under pressure—an apt signature for the remedy’s “gushing” evacuations and serous effusions. “Elaterium” is the... View remedy...
Echinacea angustifolia DC
A North American Asteraceae perennial, Echinacea angustifolia bears stiff, spiny receptacles (“echinos,” hedgehog) and deep taproots long used by Eclectic physicians. Eclectic literature and early homœopathic writers emphasised its “antiseptic”... View remedy...
Erythroxylon coca
Dried leaves of Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, traditionally chewed by high-altitude peoples for relief of fatigue, hunger, and breathlessness. The leaves contain a complex of tropane alkaloids (notably... View remedy...
Euonymus atropurpureus Jacq
Euonymus atropurpureus is a North American shrub; Eclectic physicians used its root-bark as a bitter, cholagogue, laxative and mild diuretic. Its resinous “euonymin” was a favourite hepatic stimulant in “biliousness,”... View remedy...
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Eupatorium perfoliatum is a native North American plant in the Asteraceae family. Its leaves grow “through” the stem—hence the name “perfoliatum.” Traditionally used by Native Americans for febrile illnesses, it... View remedy...
Eupatorium purpureum
A tall North American composite, Eupatorium purpureum (Joe-Pye weed) grows in damp meadows and stream-banks. Native and Eclectic traditions employed the root (and sometimes the herb) as a diuretic and... View remedy...
Euphrasia officinalis
A small flowering plant native to Europe, commonly found in meadows and grassy slopes. It belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family and is known for its delicate white or violet-veined flowers.... View remedy...
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Ferula assa-foetida
A resinous gum derived from the root of Ferula assa-foetida, a perennial herb native to Iran and Afghanistan. It exudes a strong sulphurous odour due to its high volatile oil... View remedy...
Fraxinus americana
The White Ash (Fraxinus americana, Oleaceae) is a large North American tree; its inner bark yields a bitter, mildly astringent tincture containing tannins and related bitters employed traditionally as a... View remedy...
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Gelsemium sempervirens
Gelsemium sempervirens is a climbing plant native to the southeastern United States. It contains alkaloids such as gelsemine and sempervirine, which have powerful neurotoxic effects. Ingestion of the plant in... View remedy...
Gossypium herbaceum
The cotton plant (Gossypium herbaceum, Malvaceae) yields a root-bark long used in American domestic and eclectic medicine as a powerful uterine agent—emmenagogue and partus-accelerant—its decoctions promoting uterine contractions, relieving congestive... View remedy...
Grindelia robusta
Grindelia robusta is a resinous North American composite (Asteraceae) exuding a yellow, balsamic gum from its capitula and upper stems. Eclectic physicians used gum-weed as an expectorant and anti-asthmatic, and... View remedy...
Guaiacum officinale
Guaiacum officinale is a slow-growing West Indian tree, famed in early modern physic as a sudorific for the “French disease” (syphilis) and for gout and chronic rheumatism; its hard, resinous... View remedy...
Gymnocladus canadensis
A leguminous tree of the North American Midwest (Fabaceae/Leguminosæ). Early settlers roasted the seeds as a poor coffee substitute; unroasted seeds and pod-pulp are nauseant and irritating. Clarke and Hering... View remedy...
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Helleborus niger
Helleborus niger is a perennial herb native to Europe, particularly the Alpine regions. It belongs to the Ranunculaceae family. The plant contains helleborin, a toxic glycoside that exerts a marked... View remedy...
Helonias dioica
Helonias dioica (now more commonly classified as Chamaelirium luteum) is a North American perennial of the Melanthiaceae (formerly Liliaceae). Its rhizome contains steroidal saponins historically credited with “uterine-tonic” action in... View remedy...
Hydrastis canadensis
Hydrastis canadensis is a perennial of the Ranunculaceae native to North America. The rhizome contains isoquinoline alkaloids—chiefly berberine, hydrastine, and canadine—together with resin and bitter principles that explain much of... View remedy...
Hydrocotyle asiatica
Hydrocotyle asiatica is a creeping, marsh-loving umbellifer (Apiaceae/Umbelliferæ) native to South and East Asia. Traditional medical systems (Ayurveda, Unani) used the plant as a vulnerary for chronic skin ulcers and... View remedy...
Hyoscyamus
A toxic plant in the Solanaceae (Nightshade) family, Hyoscyamus niger contains powerful alkaloids such as hyoscyamine, atropine, and scopolamine. It has a long history of use in witchcraft, pain relief,... View remedy...
Hypericum perforatum
Hypericum perforatum (Hypericaceae) is an aromatic, yellow-flowering perennial whose pellucid-dotted leaves (“perforations”) contain hypericins, hyperforin, and flavonoids. Toxicologic observation in grazing animals shows photosensitisation (“hypericism”), excitability, and nervous phenomena; pharmacognosy... View remedy...
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Iberis amara
Iberis amara is a small, bitter annual of the Cruciferæ with white cruciform flowers, native to dry, chalky places in Europe and long cultivated as an ornamental. The fresh plant... View remedy...
Ignatia amara
Ignatia amara is prepared from the seeds of Strychnos ignatii, a plant native to the Philippines and parts of Southeast Asia. The seeds are extremely bitter and contain the alkaloids... View remedy...
Indigofera tinctoria
Indigo is the famed blue dye obtained by fermenting the leaves of Indigofera spp., precipitating the indoxyl to indigo (C₁₆H₁₀N₂O₂). The crude plant contains indican (a glucose–indoxyl conjugate), which by... View remedy...
Ipecacuanha
Derived from the dried root of the tropical shrub Cephaëlis ipecacuanha, native to Brazil and South America. Contains the alkaloid emetine, known for its strong emetic and expectorant properties. View remedy...
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Ledum palustre
Ledum palustre is a small evergreen shrub native to the cold, marshy regions of northern and central Europe, Asia, and North America. It belongs to the Ericaceae (heath) family. The... View remedy...
Lilium tigrinum
Derived from the tiger lily plant, a striking ornamental species native to Asia, belonging to the Liliaceae family. The tincture is made from the fresh plant. View remedy...
Lycopodium clavatum
Lycopodium clavatum is a spore-producing, creeping evergreen plant native to the forests of Europe, Asia, and North America. The yellow spores are collected from the cones and are extremely fine... View remedy...
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Marsdenia condurango
Condurango is the dried bark of an Andean climbing vine (Apocynaceae, subfamily Asclepiadoideae) native to Ecuador, Peru, and Colombia. The bark contains a bitter principle historically named “cundurangin,” with resins... View remedy...
Mezereum
Prepared from the bark of the Daphne mezereum, a deciduous shrub native to Europe. The bark and berries are highly toxic, containing mezerein and daphnin, known for their blistering and... View remedy...
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Nicotiana tabacum
Derived from the dried leaves of the tobacco plant, Nicotiana tabacum, which contains the potent alkaloid nicotine. Indigenous to the Americas, tobacco was ritualistically used for centuries by Native peoples... View remedy...
Nux moschata
Nux moschata is prepared from the dried seed of Myristica fragrans, a tropical evergreen tree native to the Banda Islands of Indonesia. Nutmeg has been used for centuries as a... View remedy...
Nux vomica
Prepared from the dried seeds of Strychnos nux-vomica, a tree native to India, Southeast Asia, and northern Australia. The seeds contain two powerful alkaloids: strychnine and brucine, known for their... View remedy...
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Opium
Opium is the dried latex obtained from the seed capsule of the Papaver somniferum plant, a native of Western Asia and the Mediterranean. It contains alkaloids such as morphine, codeine,... View remedy...
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Paris quadrifolia
Paris quadrifolia is a small perennial herb from the Melanthiaceae family, native to temperate regions of Europe and parts of Asia. It bears a single, dark blue-black berry above four... View remedy...
Phytolacca
A toxic perennial plant native to North America. All parts are poisonous, especially the root. Used by Native American tribes for inflammation, ulcers, and tumours. Its berries were historically used... View remedy...
Piper cubeba
A climbing Piperaceae vine from Java and the East Indies; the medicinal drug is the dried, unripe fruit (“tailed” berries) rich in volatile oil (cubebene, cadinene, eugenol traces) and resin... View remedy...
Podophyllum
A native North American herbaceous plant with umbrella-like leaves and a yellowish fruit; the rhizome is toxic and highly purgative, rich in podophyllin (a powerful cathartic resin). View remedy...
Pulsatilla nigricans
Prepared from the entire fresh plant of Pulsatilla nigricans, a perennial herbaceous plant in the Ranunculaceae family. It grows wild in Europe and is known for its silky, nodding flowers... View remedy...
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Ranunculus bulbosus
Ranunculus bulbosus is a member of the Ranunculaceae (buttercup) family, known for its acrid, blistering sap. It grows in meadows and fields, flowering in spring. The bulb and plant contain... View remedy...
Rhododendron chrysanthum
This hardy, small-leaved evergreen shrub from Siberia grows in cold alpine regions and survives harsh climates. In its crude form, it contains andromedotoxin (a grayanotoxin), which affects the nervous system... View remedy...
Rhus toxicodendron
Prepared from the fresh leaves of the Poison Ivy plant, Rhus toxicodendron, a woody vine or shrub native to North America. Contact with its oily resin, urushiol, causes intense allergic... View remedy...
Ruta graveolens
Prepared from the fresh herb Ruta graveolens, a shrubby, strongly aromatic perennial native to southern Europe. The plant contains rutin, a flavonoid, and volatile oils that can cause skin irritation... View remedy...
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Sabadilla
Schoenocaulon officinale is a plant of the Melanthiaceae family. Its seeds contain the potent alkaloid veratrine, known for its severe irritant and emetic properties. View remedy...
Sambucus nigra
Sambucus nigra is a deciduous shrub native to Europe, bearing small white flowers and deep purple-black berries. Its flowers and berries have long been used in herbal medicine for respiratory... View remedy...
Sanguinaria canadensis
A perennial plant native to eastern North America, Sanguinaria canadensis exudes a reddish-orange sap from its rhizome, historically used as a dye and emetic. The active alkaloids include sanguinarine, which... View remedy...
Scilla maritima
Scilla maritima is a perennial plant native to Mediterranean coastal regions, characterised by its large bulb and spiky inflorescence. The bulb contains potent cardiac glycosides (e.g. scillaren), similar in action... View remedy...
Scrophularia nodosa
Scrophularia nodosa is a perennial herbaceous plant found throughout Europe and parts of North America. It grows in damp woodlands and shady areas. The plant is known for its knotty... View remedy...
Smilax officinalis
A woody, climbing plant from Central and South America, Smilax officinalis produces thick roots rich in steroidal saponins and used traditionally as a depurative and blood purifier. View remedy...
Staphisagria
A toxic plant native to southern Europe, traditionally used to expel lice and parasites. The seeds are rich in alkaloids, notably delphinine, which acts as a strong neurotoxin. View remedy...
Symphytum officinale
Derived from the root of the Comfrey plant, Symphytum officinale, a member of the Boraginaceae family. Known for its remarkable cell-proliferating, bone-repairing, and tissue-healing properties. Contains allantoin, a natural compound... View remedy...
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Teucrium marum verum
Teucrium marum verum is a fragrant, grey-green herb belonging to the Lamiaceae (mint) family. It is native to the Mediterranean region and was historically employed in traditional medicine for nasal... View remedy...
Thuja occidentalis
Prepared from the fresh green twigs and leaves of the Thuja occidentalis tree, a member of the Cupressaceae family, native to North America. The essential oil contains thujone, a neurotoxin... View remedy...
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Urtica urens
Prepared from the fresh flowering plant Urtica urens, part of the Urticaceae family. The plant is rich in histamine, formic acid, acetylcholine, serotonin, and other irritants responsible for its intense... View remedy...
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Valeriana officinalis
Valeriana officinalis is a perennial flowering plant native to Europe and Asia. Its dried roots, known for their strong, musky odour, have been used for centuries as a sedative and... View remedy...
Veratrum album
Veratrum album is a perennial plant native to mountainous regions of Europe. It belongs to the Melanthiaceae family and contains powerful alkaloids including veratrine, jervine, and protoveratrine. The tincture is... View remedy...
Viburnum opulus
Viburnum opulus is a deciduous shrub native to Europe and North America, known for its red berries and use in traditional herbal medicine. In homeopathy, it is prepared from the... View remedy...
Viola odorata
Viola odorata is a small, fragrant, perennial herb native to Europe and parts of Asia. It is known for its deeply scented purple flowers, which have long been associated with... View remedy...
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Xanthoxylum fraxineum
Xanthoxylum fraxineum is a small deciduous tree native to North America. Its bark, berries, and roots are used in herbal medicine, particularly for stimulating circulation and the nervous system. In... View remedy...
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Yucca filamentosa
Yucca filamentosa is a hardy, evergreen perennial native to the southeastern United States. It is characterised by its sharp, sword-shaped leaves and tall spikes of bell-shaped flowers. The homeopathic remedy... View remedy...