Plant Based Homeopathic Remedies

Plants have been used for medicinal purposes for thousands of years. Anthropologists theorize that animals evolved a tendency to seek out bitter plant parts in response to illness and humans then mimicked the animals that they observed.

The plant kingdom specifically provides the source for the greater part of homeopathic remedies. “Homeopathic remedies” using plants significantly differs from “home remedies” using plants.

The main difference is that home remedies use parts of the plants or may use the whole plant; whereas homeopathy remedies are diluted to the point that not even a molecule of the plant may be present in the final remedy.

Homeopathic Remedies Using Plants:

Remedies using plant material are made in a very precise manner. The raw plant material is first placed in a container and dissolved in an alcohol and/or water mix that contains approximately 90 percent pure alcohol and 10 percent distilled water. This ratio will vary depending on the exact substance.

The mixture is left to stand for a duration of 2-4 weeks. During the 2-4 weeks, the mixture is shaken occasionally. After that time, the mixture is strained using a special tincture press.

The end result is a liquid is known as the “mother tincture” or “tincture”. If the original substance being used is not already soluble, (such as a seed for example) it is put through a process known as trituration.

This process involves grinding the material into a powder so fine that it can be water soluble. This powder is then diluted and used the same way as a naturally soluble substance.

After the process outlined above, one drop of “mother tincture” is added to 99 drops of an alcohol and/or water. This is succussed (shaken vigorously). The mixture is succussed and diluted many times. A few drops of the potentized remedy are added to lactose (milk sugar) tables until well coated. The tablets are then place in an airtight container; usually a dark glass bottle to avoid any exposure to sunlight.

Naturally toxic plants can be safely used as homeopathic remedies. This is due to the fact that they are so diluted they no longer contain a single molecule of the original substance that was used to make them.

The contradiction exists that the higher the dilution level (or potency) of a remedy, the more effective its cure. Homeopathic remedies help the body’s recovery process by motivating the body’s natural defenses (vital force) so that it is able to fight off an attack or illness. It is much like an immunization where a virus is injected to stimulate the body’s natural defense to make it immune when exposed to that same live virus.

Safety Using Plant Based Homeopathic Remedies:

Many people today are turning to homeopathy remedies using plants. It is a natural cure and considered 100 percent safe. In addition, it is also easier on the body than synthetic medicines which contain harsh chemicals and often produce dangerous side effects. Relief from many physical ailments is available with Homeopathy to help improve your quality of life.

Plant Based Homeopathic Remedies Checklist
Formal NameUses

Common Name: Ignatia

Formal Name: Ignatia Amara / Strychnos Ignatii

Alias: St. Ignatius's Bean
  1. Emotional problems
  2. Acute grief, for example, caused by bereavement or broken relationships
  3. Headaches
  4. Coughs and soar throats
  5. Ailments with changeable, contradictory symptoms
  6. Digestive Disorders - Twitches, nervous tics or numbness in the face or limbs

Common Name: Lycopodium

Formal Name: Lycopodium Clavatum

Alias: Wolf's Claw, Club Moss, Lamb's Tail, Fox Tail, Vegetable Sulfur
  1. digestive disorders
  2. prostate enlargement
  3. Kidney and bladder complaints
  4. Right-sided complaints with a desire for sweet foods
  5. Anxiety and emotional problems caused by insecurity
  6. Chest infections such as dry sore tickling cough, burning chest pain etc

Common Name: Nux. Vomica

Formal Name: Strychnos Nux Vomica

Alias: Poison Nut, Quaker Buttons, Vomit Weed
  1. Insomnia and digestive complaints caused by suppressed anger
  2. colds and flu

Common Name: Pulsatilla

Formal Name: Pulsatilla Nigricans, Anemone Pratensis

Alias: Pasqueflower, Wind Flower, Meadow Anemone, Small Pasque Flower
  1. colds and coughs - alternately runny or blocked nose with smelly, thick, yellowy-green catarrh with a reduced sense of taste and smell
  2. Digestive problems caused by rich, fatty foods
  3. Women's health - short, variable, late or absent menstrual flow with severe pain
  4. Emotional problems, such as depression
  5. sinusitis
  6. eye infections with yellow-green foul smelling discharge from the eye. Sensitivity to light. May help with conjunctivitis and itchy sties

Common Name: Sepia

Formal Name: Sepia Officinalis

Alias: Cuttlefish
  1. Gynecological complaints. Especially conditions related to a hormonal imbalance, such as pms and menopause
  2. Ailments accompanied by exhaustion
  3. Digestive disorders - Indigestion and flatulence with an abdomen that feels tender and empty even after eating
  4. Headaches - that are particularly prevalent on the left side possibly with nausea, dizziness and hair loss
  5. Catarrh - salty tasting catarrh caused by an allergy or cold accompanied by a cough
  6. Skin conditions - Discolored itchy patches and a yellowy brown chloasma across the nose and cheeks especially during pregnancy
  7. Poor circulation - Varicose veins or hot and cold flashes especially during menopause