Materia Medica

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Explore 616 classical remedies and tissue salts with keynote symptoms, modalities, constitutional types, and potency guidance.

Classical Remedies(347)

Juniperus communis
Plant

Juniperus communis

Jun-c.

Common Juniper

Remedy of kidney and urinary complaints. Diuretic action. Renal congestion. Dropsy. Smoky, scanty urine with sediment. Chronic cystitis. Albuminuria.

Justicia adhatoda
Plant

Justicia adhatoda

Just.

Malabar Nut

Remedy of coryza and hay fever. Violent sneezing with lachrymation. Acute coryza with loss of taste and smell. Paroxysmal cough with thick mucus. Hay fever. Asthma.

Kalmia latifolia
Plant

Kalmia latifolia

Kalm.

Mountain Laurel

Right-sided remedy for neuralgic pains that shoot downward and heart conditions. Pains shift rapidly, go from above downward. Rheumatism alternating with heart symptoms. Slowness of pulse.

Kola
Plant

Kola

Kola

Kola Nut

Remedy of cardiac weakness and neurasthenia. Heart tonic — strengthens weak heart. Neurasthenia. Insomnia from heart weakness. Diarrhea. Stimulant. Contains caffeine.

Kousso
Plant

Kousso

Kous.

Brayera / Kosso

Remedy of tapeworm. Ethiopian tapeworm remedy. Nausea and vomiting during worm expulsion. Abdominal colic from worms. Diarrhea.

Lachnanthes tinctoria
Plant

Lachnanthes tinctoria

Lachn.

Spirit Weed / Red Root Paint

Remedy of torticollis and neck stiffness. Wry neck — head drawn to one side. Stiffness of neck with burning in nape. Brilliant eyes, circumscribed red cheeks. Chilliness. Right-sided lung involvement. Used for TB-like conditions.

Lactuca virosa
Plant

Lactuca virosa

Lact-v.

Wild Lettuce

Insomnia. Nervous sedative. Cough. Dropsy. Sexual excitement.

Lamium album
Plant

Lamium album

Lam.

White Dead Nettle

Leucorrhea. Hemorrhage. Kidney conditions. Chronic cystitis.

Lathyrus sativus
Plant

Lathyrus sativus

Lath.

Chickling Vetch / Grass Pea

Remedy of spastic paralysis of lower limbs. Legs stiff, spastic, cannot walk. Lathyrism — from chronic consumption of grass pea. Multiple sclerosis-like symptoms. Spinal cord degeneration.

Laurocerasus
Plant

Laurocerasus

Laur.

Cherry Laurel

Cyanosis and lack of reaction. Gasping, suffocative breathing with cyanosis. Long-lasting fainting spells. Cardiac failure with blueness. Spasmodic cough with no expectoration.

Ledum palustre
Plant

Ledum palustre

Led.

Marsh Tea (Wild Rosemary)

Great remedy for puncture wounds and insect bites. Parts feel cold but are better from cold applications. Rheumatism ascending — starts in feet and goes upward. Black eye from injury (after Arnica). Tetanus prophylaxis alongside Hypericum.

Lemna minor
Plant

Lemna minor

Lem.

Duckweed

Remedy of nasal polyps and ozena. Nasal polyps with offensive discharge. Foul smell from nose. Crusts in nose. Loss of smell. Post-nasal drip. Chronic sinusitis with polyps.

Leptandra virginica
Plant

Leptandra virginica

Lept.

Culver's Root / Black Root

Remedy of liver congestion with black, tarry stool. Bilious conditions with dull aching in liver. Stools black, pitch-like, fetid. Jaundice with clay-colored stool alternating with black stool. Burning between scapulae.

Liatris spicata
Plant

Liatris spicata

Liat.

Colic Root / Blazing Star

Remedy of colic in infants and renal dropsy. Dull heavy frontal headache. Ringing in ears. Flatulence with colic. General edema with scanty urine. Used in mother tincture for dropsy and urinary complaints.

Lilium tigrinum
Plant

Lilium tigrinum

Lil-t.

Tiger Lily

Remedy of hurriedness, sexual excitement, and uterine bearing-down. Sensation as if everything will fall out through the vagina — must cross legs. Conflict between sexuality and religious duty. Heart and uterine symptoms alternate.

Lobelia cardinalis
Plant

Lobelia cardinalis

Lob-c.

Cardinal Flower

Chronic catarrh. Dyspepsia. Debility.

Lobelia erinus
Plant

Lobelia erinus

Lob-e.

Garden Lobelia

Malignant diseases support. Chronic conditions.

Lobelia inflata
Plant

Lobelia inflata

Lob.

Indian Tobacco

Remedy of nausea and vomiting with extreme prostration. Intense nausea not relieved by vomiting. Asthma with oppression and nausea. Gastric symptoms accompany most complaints. Sensation of a lump in the pit of the stomach.

Lobelia purpurascens
Plant

Lobelia purpurascens

Lob-p.

Purple Lobelia

Remedy of paralysis and spinal weakness. Paralytic weakness — legs, arms, respiratory muscles. Prickling, tingling. Numbness. Gastric headache. Dyspnoea from weakness.

Lobelia syphilitica
Plant

Lobelia syphilitica

Lob-s.

Blue Lobelia

Chronic diarrhea. Dropsy. Used historically for syphilis.

Lolium temulentum
Plant

Lolium temulentum

Lol.

Darnel / Bearded Ryegrass

Remedy of trembling and vertigo. Staggering, drunken gait. Vertigo with dimness of vision. Trembling of limbs. Cold extremities. Nausea with giddiness. Effects of intoxication from contaminated grain.

Lonicera xylosteum
Plant

Lonicera xylosteum

Lon.

Fly Honeysuckle

Violent vomiting. Diarrhea. Cramps. Berry poisoning effects.

Lupulus humulus
Plant

Lupulus humulus

Lup.

Hops

Remedy of insomnia and nervous excitability. Sleeplessness from nervous excitement. Digestive upset. Sexual excitement. Headache from beer. Used as herbal sleep aid.

Lycopersicum
Plant

Lycopersicum

Lyco-v.

Tomato

Rheumatism. Headache. Chronic fatigue. Influenza.

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