Abstract
Rare homeopathic remedy whose full range of actions are not as well-known as the polychrests. Generally, those that are not prescribed frequently. Those remedies in which limited proving is done and full drug pictures are not known. Their action is limited to specific organs or for specific pathological conditions. They are typically used when polychrests fail or the case is in advance pathological conditions or used as organ specific remedies. Sometimes Also used with polychrests for faster recovery.
Keywords
Rare remedies, specific remedies, pathological changes, palliative treatment.
Introduction
Homeopathy utilizes a wide range of medicines prepared from different sources. The actions of some drugs are well established through methods like drug proving, accidental proving, toxicological effect, and clinical proving. Remedies with well-known, wide-ranging pathogenetic effects are known as polychrest drugs and are frequently prescribed. Conversely, there are many remedies whose full action and detailed pathogenetic effects are not yet fully known; these are termed rare remedies and are not frequently used, often because their actions are limited to some specific organ or part of the body.
The vast number of drugs listed in the Materia Medica can sometimes lead to confusion for the physician. While polychrest drugs are often successfully prescribed based on symptom similarity, difficulties arise when it is challenging to find a single drug to cover the totality of symptoms in cases such as paucity of characteristic symptoms, suppression of complaints, or advanced pathological changes. In such complex situations, or when detailed case taking is not possible (e.g., when a patient is unable to describe suffering), or when quick action or palliative treatment is needed, the physician must prescribe on the basis of present signs and symptoms, and this is where rare remedies play an important role.
Acalypha indica:– it is indicated in incipient phthisis with hard, racking cough, bloody expectations, but no febrile disturbance
Actea spicata:– rheumatic remedy, especially of the small joints, tearing and tingling pain characterized it
Adonis vernalis:– Rheumatic heart disease after rheumatism or influenza, fatty degeneration of heart, it regulates pulse and increases power of contraction of heart. Valuable in cardiac dropsy
Agraphis nutana:- adenoids, throat deafness. Throat and ear troubles with tendency to free discharge from mucus membranes. Mutinism of childhood unconnected with deafness
Ammonium phosphoricum:- a remedy chronic grouty patient uric acid diathesis, nodosities of the joints of the fingers and back of the hands
Antimonium arsenicosum:– emphysema with excessive dyspnea and cough.
Aspidosperma:– digitalis of lungs, increasing oxidation by stimulating respiratory centres and excretion of carbonic acid
Aurum muriaticum natronatum:– more power over uterine tumors than any other remedy (dr.j.c.burnett)
Cardus marianus:– varicose veins and ulcer, disease of miners, associated with asthma
Castor equi:– psoriasis linguae, cracked and ulcerated nipples, warts on forehead
Ceanothus:- locally as a hair tonic
Chaparro:- dysentery, chronic diarrhea, stool little pain,much mucus, act as tonic and periodic
Chimaphila umbellata:- unable to urinate without standing with feet wide apart and body inclined forward. Urine loaded with muco-purulent sediment, prostatic enlightenment
Chionanthus:- a prominent liver remedy, gall stones, jaundice, enlarged spleen, diabetes mellitus, urine loaded with bile and sugar.
Cholesterinum:- cancer of the liver, obstinate hepatic enlargement, gallstone with insomnia
Chrysarobinum:- skin disease especially in ringworm and psoriasis.
Cineraria:- has some reputation in the cure of cataract and corneal opacities, most effective in traumatic cases.
Coccus cacti:- accumulation of thick viscid mucus which is expectorated with great difficulty, cough attack ends with vomiting of tough mucus.
Convallaria majalis:- soreness of the uterine region with heart troubles. Ventricular dilatation without compensatory hypertrophy.
Crataegus:- insomnia of an aortic patient. Arteriosclerosis. have solvent power upon crustaceous and calcareous deposits in arteries.
Dolichos:- senile pruritus, general intense itching without eruptions.
Eupatorium purpureum:- excellent remedy in renal dropsy, full pain in the kidney. Diabetes insipidus.
Fel tauri:– liquifies bile and acts as a purgative and chologogue, obstruction of gall ducts. Biliary calculi. Jaundice.
Ferrum picricum:- corns with yellowish discoloration. Senile hypertrophy of prostate. Failure of the function of the organ after overexertion.
Fragaria:- prevents formation of calculi, removes tartar from teeth and prevents attack of gout.
Fuligo ligni:- cancer especially of scrotum – chimney sweeper’s cancer; epithelial cancer
Fucus vesiculosus:- obesity and non toxic goitre
Galium aparine:- has the power of suspending or modifying cancerous action. Has clinical conformation in its use in cancerous ulcers and nodulated tumors of the tongue.
Gnaphalium:- intense pain along the sciatic nerve; numbness alternates with pain.
Grindelia:- stops breathing when falling asleep must sit up to breathe. Dyspnea due to respiratory disease.
Hoang nan:- remove fetor and haemorrhage in cancer, revive the healing process
Hura braziliensis:- used in leprosy, skin feel hide bound tense vesicles, sensation of splinter under thumb-nails
Hydrocotyle:- great thickening of the epidermoid layer and exfoliation of scales. Useful in leprosy, psoriasis and elephantiasis.
Iberis:- cardiac debility after influenza, violet palpitation after slightest exertion, laughing and coughing. Tachycardia.
Illicium:- so called three months colic, specially third rib, about an inch or two from sternum generally right side.
Iris Tenax:– pain in ileo- caecal region; appendicitis.
Jalapa:- causes and cures colic and diarrhea. The child is good all day but screams and restless at night. Watery diarrhea, thin muddy stool.
Lacticum acidum:- morning sickness, diabetes with rheumatism.
Lecithin:- male power lost or enfeebled. Anaphrodisia and ovarian insufficiency.
Leptandra:- a liver remedy, with jaundice and black tarry stool.
Lycopus virginicus:- a heart remedy, haemoptysis due to valvular heart disease. Exophthalmic goitre and bleeding hemorrhoids.
Malandrinum:- dry, scaly; itching; rhagades of hands and feet in cold weather and from washing.
Mancinella:- hair falls out after acute sickness.
Myrica:- liver remedy jaundice with persistent sleeplessness.
Myristica sebifera:- a remedy of great antiseptic powers. Hastens suppuration and shortene it’s duration. Acts more powerfully often than hepar or silica
Naphthaline:- it produces detachment of the retina, opacity of the cornea.
Niccolum:- dry, hacking cough. Obliged to sit up and hold head. Must put arms on thighs, when coughing.
Nuphar luteum:- complete absence of sexual desire; part relaxed.
Oleum jecoris aselli:- atrophy of infants. Locally in ringworm and nightly rubbing for dwarfish, emaciated babies.
Ornithogalum umbellatum:- chronic gastric and other abdominal induration possibly cancer of intestine, especially of caecum. Vomiting of coffee ground looking matter.
Phaseolus:- heart symptom with diabetes.
Pituitary gland:- uterine inertia in the second stage of labor where os is fully dilated. Aid in childbirth or to check bleeding after delivery.
Plantago major:- depression and insomnia of chronic nicotinism. Causes an aversion to tobacco.
Platanus occidentalis:- tarsal tumors. Apply tincture. Acute and old neglected cases, where destruction of lids is marked, restored to normal condition.
Pothos foetidus:- for asthmatic complaints worse from inhaling dust. Asthma relieved by stool.
Quercus glandium spiritus:– chronic spleen affections; spleen dropsy. Antidote effect of alcohol and take away craving alcoholic.
Raphanus:- post-operative gas pain.
Ricinus communis:- increase the quantity of milk in nursing women.
Salvia officinalis:- exerts a tonic influence on the skin.
Sarcolactic acid:- great value in epidemic influenza, especially with violet and reaching and greatest prostration, when arsenic had failed.
Serum anguillar ichthyotoxin (Eel serum):- it is predominantly a renal remedy. hypertension and oliguria without oedema. Digitalis is a cardiac, the eel serum is a renal remedy.
Squilla maritima:– violent, furious, exhausting cough with much mucus; involuntary spurting of urine and sneezing. The child rubs the face first during cough.
Thiosinaminum:– a resolvent, externally and internally, for dissolving scar tissue, tumors, enlarged glands, stricture, opacities of cornea, cataract, fibroids.
Turnera (damiana):- frigidity of female; aids the establishment of normal menstrual flow in young girls.
Usnea barbata:- remedy for congestive headache; sunstroke. Feel as if temples would burst, or the eyes burst out of the sockets.
Conclusion
These remedies serve to fill the therapeutic gaps, providing a powerful, targeted approach necessary for treating complex, localized, or advanced diseases.
Reference
Boericke William, Boericke’s New Manual Of Homoeopathic Materia Medica with Repertory. 9th Edition :B.Jain Publishers(P)Ltd.2016.
