Cocculus indicus cocc Cocculus indicus owes its properties to an active principle called PICROTOXINE, this term being derived from two words meaning when combined, “bitter poison.” You will notice by the Read more…
Category: Materia Medica By E. A. Farrington
CINCHONA OFFICINALIS
Cinchona officinalis chin Cinchona is certainly a wonderful drug, wonderful in the many varieties of its species, wonderful in its composition and wonderful in its effects. It also has an Read more…
CINA
Cinacina The medicinal virtues of Cina are largely although not entirely due to a poisonous active principle which it contains; that active principle is SANTONINE, the central point of action of Read more…
CHELIDONIUM MAJUS
Chelidonium majus chel I will be brief in my remarks on Chelidonium as we have not the time to exhaustively treat of the drug. It is a unique remedy, possessing Read more…
CHAMOMILLA MATRICARIA
Chamomilla matricaria cham The Chamomilla of the homeopathic materia medica is the German variety, the Chamomilla matricaria. The drug acts best apparently upon patients with a morbidly sensitive nervous system. Read more…
CAUSTICUM
Causticum caust Causticum is evidently a potash preparation, but its exact composition I do not know. Hahnemann was not able to define it, and chemists since his time have not Read more…
CARBO VEGETABILIS
Carbo vegetabilis carb-v As I have already intimated to you, Carbo veg. contains some carbonate of potash. It is also a fact worthy of note, that KALI CARB. is complementary to Read more…


