into Plants Vol. 3 - Excerpts
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into Plants Vol. 3 - Excerpts
An Insight Into Plants AN INSIGHT INTO PLANTS Volume III by RAJAN SANKARAN HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL PUBLISHERS 201, Dinar, 20, Station Road, Santa Cruz (W), Mumbai - 400 054, India ©Dr. Rajan Sankaran All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted or translated into any language in India or abroad in any form or by any means without permission of the publisher. Printed in India First Edition : January 2007 ISBN-81-903378-4-x Cover photograph From ‘Epirus’ with the permission of the publisher. Printed by Arun K. Mehta at Vakil & Sons Pvt. Ltd., Industry Manor, Appasaheb Marathe Marg, Prabhadevi, Mumbai 400 025. Published by HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL PUBLISHERS 201, Dinar, 20, Station Road, Santacruz (W), Mumbai - 400 054, India E-mail : [email protected] Website : www.thespiritofhomoeopathy.com CONTENTS VOLUME III Page Acknowledgements 1011 List of Contributors 1013 Introduction 1019 A Query and its Clarification 1021 Notes to the Reader 1041 PART-I FAMILIES 1 TO 21 FROM VOLUMES I & II Summary, Additions and Illustrative Cases (1) Anacardiaceae 1045 (2) Berberidaceae 1063 (3) Cactaceae 1065 (4) Compositae / Asteraceae 1117 (5) Conifers 1147 (6) Euphorbiaceae 1193 (7) Hamamelididae 1217 (8) Labiatae / Lamiaceae 1247 (9) Leguminosae / Fabaceae 1265 (10) Liliiflorae / Liliidae 1289 (11) Loganiaceae 1309 (12) Magnolianae 1319 (13) Malvales 1359 An Insight Into Plants Page (14) Papaveraceae 1367 (15) Primulaceae 1383 (16) Ranunculaceae 1391 (17) Rubiaceae 1433 (18) Scrophulariaceae 1437 (19) Solanaceae 1445 (20) Umbelliferae / Apiaceae 1461 (21) Violales 1495 PART-II – NEW FAMILIES Derivation of Vital Sensation, Miasms and Illustrative cases, Differentiations and Source Words (22) Brassicaceae/Cruciferae 1507 (23) Carnivorous plants 1537 (24) Dioscoreaceae 1637 (25) Fungi (Kingdom) 1657 (26) Piperaceae 1701 (27) Rosaceae 1741 (28) Rutaceae 1815 PART-III – APPENDICES Plant Families: Differentiations 1845 Difference Between Sensation and Miasm 1850 Table of Plant Sensations 1851 Table of Miasms and Remedies 1862 Jörg Wichmann’s Chart of Plant Classification 1864 Index 1873 Acknowledgments I wish to gratefully acknowledge the contribution of my colleagues in the writing of this volume. Dr. Urvi Chauhan has been instrumental in putting the book together and getting the cases and artwork. Her dedication and inquiring mind have been a most useful asset in the making of this book. Dr. Meenakshi Vaidya, Botanist, gave valuable expert advice on the plant families. Initial editing was ably done by Dr. Leena Sanghvi. Dr. Abhijeet Nanawati and Dr. Sneha Patel made the final corrections. We were fortunate to have the critical comments and, later, most valuable editorial help from Ms. Julia Schiller. Corresponding with her helped a lot in refining the matter. Thanks a lot to Jörg Wichmann, whose work on classification has been a great help. Many thanks to my colleagues from all over the world who sent their cases and provings, which we have incorporated in the book. These have helped confirm and add dimensions to several remedies of the earlier volumes and of the present one. Thanks to Vikas Suri of Goodwin Graphics for doing such a good job with the artwork in the book. LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS Alize Timmerman Alize Timmerman has been in homoeopathic practice since 1980 and began teaching in 1986. She established the Hahnemann Institute of the Netherlands in 1988. Since 1992, Alize has lectured and taught throughout Scandinavia, the European Union, North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Israel. She works closely with other teachers, including Jeremy Sherr, Jan Scholten, Corrie Hiwat and Alphons Geukens. Andreas Holling, M.D. Andreas Holling has been in practice in Münster, Germany since 1986, having learnt with Künzli, J.Becker, Vithoulkas, and J.Shah. He has been applying the new method since 2001 and teaching it since 2002 in Münster and Münich. Anne Schadde Anne Schadde has been practicing Homoeopathy since 1984 in Münich, Germany. She gives seminars in Germany, Switzerland, the US, Australia, and New Zealand. Publications of her provings include: Ozone in 1997 and Listening to Stone, Wood and Shell in 2004. Bart Lambert, M.D. Bart has been practicing since 1990 at Kortrijk, Belgium. He is a member of “Samosa”, a Belgian study group. He organizes the Western European Clinical Seminars (four so far) and also teaches a group of French-speaking Belgian colleagues. He enjoys Homoeopathy, Athletics and Jazz music. Bert Lefevre, M.D. Bert Lefevre, now in Antwerp, Belgium, has been practicing Homoeopathy since 1993. He teaches at the V.S.U. Homeopathy School of An Insight Into Plants Belgium and is also a guest lecturer at the S.H.O. School of Homeopathy in Holland. He is a founding member of the “Samosa” study group and has been organizing Homoeopathic seminars since 2002. His website: www.homeopathy-antwerpen.be Divya Chhabra, B.H.M.S. Divya Chhabra is admired for her “circle theory”, use of free association in Homoeopathy and her work on the effects of different potencies. Her keenness and practice in taking and solving cases makes her a popular international teacher. Deborah L. Gordon, M.D. Deborah L. Gordon lives in Ashland, Oregon, where she has practiced Homoeopathy for 15 years. She has trained at the Hahnemann College of Homeopathy and taught there for ten years. She has also contributed to Links and has taught locally and at National Center for Homeopathy Annual Conference, as well as done radio interviews. Deborah Collins, M.D. Deborah Collins was born in Canada, studied medicine and Homoeopathy in Holland, and now lives and works in New Zealand. She has been practicing Homeopathy since 1985. Since the nineties she has lectured internationally. She often publishes in Homoeopathic Links. Gajanan Dhanipkar, D.H.M.S. He has been practicing Homoeopathy for nine years at Thane and Ambernath, India. He is presently pursuing post graduate studies in the subject of the Homoeopathic repertory. Ingrid Van de Vel, M.D. Ingrid Van de Vel is from Belgium. She started studying Homoeopathy in 1998 at VSU and in 1999 started her practice in the center of Dr. Leon Scheepers, where she is still working. Since 2001 she has been organizing my video seminars along with Bert Lefevre. She was instrumental in organizing my “live seminar” in 2005 in Belgium. Jeff Baker, ND, DHANP Jeff Baker has been practicing since 1981. For Jeff, Homoeopathy is both a profession and an adventure. In 1990 he and his wife Susie List of Contributors created the Maui Academy of Homeopathy in order to offer advanced clinical training. Under Jeff’s direction, the goal of the Maui Academy continues to be to help homoeopaths improve upon their perception and practice. Julie Geraghty, M.D. Julie Geraghty has been practicing classical Homoeopathy for 12 years. She lives in Bristol and practices privately and at the Bristol Homeopathic Hospital. She also teaches widely in the UK, as well as gives seminars in Europe and Moscow. Joanne Greenland Joanne Greenland is a homoeopath working for 10 years in Jindivick, Victoria, Australia. She lectures at the Victorian College of Homeopathy in Mitcham, Victoria. She has learned from various teachers. She is writing a book about the meaning of disease, which she hopes to complete some time in 2006. Jörg Wichmann, M.D. Jörg Wichmann has been practicing Homeopathy for 12 years near Cologne, Germany. Dr. Wichmann has also spent several years lecturing and running a homoeopathic school. Prior to his Homoeopathic career, Dr. Wichmann lectured and wrote as an historian. Information about his published works and other projects is available on his website: www.homoeopathie-wichmann.de. Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman, ND, LCSW Judyth is the author or co-author of seven books on Homoeopathy including the best-selling Ritalin-Free Kids. She has been practicing since 1984 at the Northwest Center for Homeopathic Medicine in Edmonds, Washington. US. Her website is www.healthyhomeopathy.com. Laurie Dack Laurie Dack enjoys a full time Homoeopathic practice in Vancouver, Canada. Her study and practice of Homoeopathy have taken her to Europe, India and the U.S. over the past 19 years. She now teaches in Canada and the U.S. An Insight Into Plants Linda Johnston, M.D. Linda Johnston graduated from the University of Washington Medical School in 1979, and began practicing medicine in Los Angeles in 1981. Her Homoeopathic practice commenced five years later. Dr. Johnston is the author of Everyday Miracles: Homeopathy in Action and numerous other articles, in addition to giving lectures, interviews and case presentations. Mary Gillies, M.D. Mary Gillies became interested in Homoeopathy in 1990, studying at the Glasgow Homeopathic Hospital, and now uses Homoeopathy extensively in her NHS practice. She works as a General Physician Homoeopath in rural Scotland. She has attended several seminars in Mumbai and finds her practice of Homoeopathy continues to open and evolve in the light of these new understandings. Nandita Shah, L.C.E.H. Practicing Homoeopathy at Quiet Healing Center in Auroville (near Pondicherry, India). Nandita Shah has been actively involved in teaching Homoeopathy in India (since 1983) and abroad (since 1991). Besides pursuing Homoeopathy, she aspires to raise awareness about how each one can take active responsibility for one’s own well-being through a healthy diet and an ecologically sustainable lifestyle taking into account the interconnectedness of all life forms on the planet. Nancy Herrick, MA, PA Nancy Herrick has been practicing Homoeopathy since 1975. Director of the new Hahnemann Medical Clinic, she also teaches classical homoeopathy to professional medical practitioners at Hahnemann College of Homeopathy. She has also been lecturing throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the USA for twenty years. She is the author of two books on proving: “Sacred Plants, Human Voices” and “Animal Mind, Human Voices.” For more information, contact [email protected] Peter Stevens, M.D. Peter Stevens is from Hamburg, Germany. He has been involved with Homoeopathy since 1985, learning from Ananda Zaren, C.J. Müller, and List of Contributors the Bombay school. He has been teaching since 1999 and giving seminars since 2002. Rina Markovits, M.D. Rina Markovits is an eminent Homoeopath from Israel. She heads a school of Homeopathy there besides teaching regularly in Russia. Roger Morrison, M.D. Roger Morrison began the study of Homoeopathy in 1978 under the direction of George Vithoulkas. In 1985 he was a co-founder of the Hahnemann College of Homeopathy in Berkeley, California. His books include: Desktop Guide to Keynotes and Confirmatory Symptoms, Desktop Companion to Physical Pathology, Carbon: Organic Compounds and Hydrocarbon Remedies in Homeopathy. Richard Moskowitz, M. D. Richard Moskowitz lives and works in Boston, Massachusetts. He has practiced classical Homoeopathy since 1974. Has given seminars in California, New York, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, and Ohio and has lectured at annual conferences of LIGA and the Society of Homeopaths (UK, Ireland). He is also, a member of NCH, AIH, LIGA. The books: Resonance: The Homeopathic Point of View and Homeopathic Medicines for Pregnancy and Childbirth are among Dr. Moskowitz’s publications. Sunil Anand, L.C.E.H. Sunil Anand is best known for his keen observation and unique approach in the normally difficult area of pediatric cases. He has recently re-located to the city of Pune where he practices, teaches at the D.S. Homoeopathic Medical College and heads a clinic in Pediatrics in Homoeopathy. Sudhir Baldota, B.H.M.S. Sudhir Baldota is a teacher of international repute, best known for his case taking process. Sujit Chatterjee, D.H.M.S. Sujit Chatterjee has been practicing Homoeopathy since 1983. He is one of the core teachers of the Bombay School of Homoeopathy. He has also used 50 millesimal potency brilliantly in his practice and conducted provings of remedies like Uranium nitrate, Ficus religiosa, Ficus indica, An Insight Into Plants and Chocolate. Dr. Chatterjee has given several international seminars in countries including the USA, Canada, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, and the UK. Sonja Macough Sonja Macough graduated from the School of Classical Homoeopathy in Hamburg, Germany, in the spring of 2002. She has been practicing for almost four years. Urvi Chauhan, B.H.M.S. Combination approach of Homoeopathy along with Yoga has been her asset. Her contributions so far include the present book where she has transformed Dr. Sankaran’s ideas into this book form, conducts various courses and seminars in homoeopathy for national and international students under the banner of HRC and otherwise along with her husband. Her website is www.homeohome.com INTRODUCTION The discovery of the sensation level, which is deeper than the delusion level, came because that was the only way in which the plant families could be understood. The discovery of the seven levels completely revolutionized the whole process of taking cases and opened up new horizons in practice. This has been elucidated in the book The Sensation in Homoeopathy. The earlier two volumes of An Insight Into Plants described twenty-one families with how to come to the common sensation of each family and how each remedy in a family could be classified into a specific miasm, thus making a kind of grid of the families and miasms enabling practitioners to choose a remedy. Consequent to the publication of these volumes, several colleagues from different parts of the world have applied these remedies using this method in their practice with very encouraging results. They have been sharing their cases with me and these cases along with my own have not only helped to confirm the ideas in the earlier volumes but they have also made the understanding of these families clearer and more comprehensive. We also could add some more remedies into the tables thus filling some of the gaps. I felt it would be really worthwhile to bring out these cases along with the more updated understanding in a book form. Meanwhile, the understanding of some other families has been developing and getting confirmed in practice. And there was a demand that a third volume of Insight be brought out with the newer families. The volume that is presently in your hands includes the more updated understanding of the earlier families along with some illustrative cases, especially of rare remedies, from myself and my colleagues as well as new families with their sensations, miasms and illustrative cases. I have included my own comments for many of these cases. I have also included “Alert words” / “Source words” for all families including the families from the previous volumes. These words are very useful in practice. An Insight Into Plants At the end of the book, I have included a table of all the families with their Sensation, Active reactions, Passive reactions, and Compensation; there is also a Miasms and Remedies table. A new reader is strongly advised to read the books The Sensation in Homoeopathy and An Insight Into Plants Volumes I and II before embarking on this volume in order to have a sound foundation in this new methodology. I have noticed that many beginners and even some experienced practitioners tend to read only the tables and not the text. I must strictly warn that this is very risky. Understanding of an experience cannot come by merely reading some discrete words. The words are very useful but cannot by themselves convey the whole experience—its context and how it can manifest in people. That can only happen when you read the actual text, the derivation, the quotations from materia medica and cases. It is then that you know clearly what the experience is and you are able to identify it in your patients and also differentiate it from similar sensations. Without this groundwork, merely looking at the tables and prescribing is often a recipe for failure. It is for this reason that volumes I and II and now volume III have been written. Only after reading these and absorbing them, can the tables be very useful and effective. A QUERY AND ITS CLARIFICATION In 2005 Homoeopathic Links published an article by Julia Schiller entitled, “An Insight Into Taxonomy: A Companion to Sankaran’s ‘An Insight Into Plants’. I thought this book is the best platform to address the queries put forward since I feel this topic is of interest to all the readers of the Insight series. Hence I begin by reprinting Julia’s article from Homoeopathic Links, Volume 18 (4/05), which is then followed by my comments. Interestingly, while I was in the process of addressing Julia’s queries, I sent her a draft of my comments to which she again responded. I personally thank Julia for all her suggestions so far and also print what Julia had to say in response to my comments. AN INSIGHT INTO TAXONOMY A Companion to Sankaran’s ‘An Insight into Plants’ Julia Schiller, New Zealand Summary This article provides an overview of plant taxonomy with other analysis and commentary to enable readers to make better use of the information in Rajan Sankaran’s ‘Insight into Plants’, published in 2002. Sankaran has made a convincing case that the taxon called the family is relevant from the homeopathic perspective since patients needing plant remedies from the same family share common sensations. Most of Sankaran’s groupings are supported by contemporary botanical classification, but five of the groupings are problematic from the taxonomic viewpoint, probably because he has relied on outdated sources to draw them together. His Conifers, Violales, Hamamelidae, Magnolianae, and Liliiflorae groupings, which are composed of plants sharing higher taxa in common than the botanical family, are shown to have overlap, potentially premature generalization and/or other problems. Continued work is encouraged to address these shortcomings. KEYWORDS: Plant taxonomy, Sankaran’s Insight, Vital sensation. An Insight Into Plants Introduction ‘An Insight Into Plants’, published by Rajan Sankaran in 2002, is already proving a useful and exciting work that enables homeopaths to prescribe a wider range of plant remedies and to prescribe plant remedies with more accuracy. Sankaran convincingly demonstrates that the botanical classifications of plants do have relevance for homeopaths. Specifically, patients needing remedies from plants sharing the same family taxon are likely to experience similar physical and mental sensations, for example constriction on the part of the Cactaceae or vexation on the part of the Ranunculaceae. Some of the remedy plants have been grouped together at a higher taxon than the family. For several different reasons, including the plant taxonomy on which the work relies, five of these groupings are problematic. Because the work lacks an overview of taxonomy in general and proper disclaimers regarding some of these specific groupings, it can be difficult for an uninformed reader to judge which family pictures must be considered more tentative at this stage. There are also smaller mistakes and omissions that need to be brought to light. It is important, and I am sure Sankaran would agree, to regard ‘An Insight Into Plants’ as a work in progress and not as received wisdom. My aim in writing this article is to help fellow homeopaths to better wield and refine this important new tool. An Overview of Plant Taxonomy and Evolution Scientists allot all known living things a unique two-part name made up of the genus followed by the species, for example: Ginkgo biloba. This scientific name, in Latin or Latinized words, allows international researchers a common and accurate point of reference. Traditionally, in addition to the binomial name, a species must be slotted into five other taxa. In order of increasing exclusivity, they are the kingdom, division or phylum, class, order and family. To make finer distinctions when classifying, botanists can use intermediate taxa such as the suborder or tribe. Taxonomy changes over time to better reflect the evolutionary relatedness of species. For example, two plant species which only share membership in the plant kingdom have a much more distant common ancestor than two which are classed in the same order. Molecular and A Query and its Clarification genetic analysis now allows scientists to judge relatedness much more reliably than in the past, when morphology and distribution, which have often proven misleading, were the main tools of the taxonomic trade. The International Code of Botanical Nomenclature governs the way plants are given their scientific names. According to the code, the official start of modern plant taxonomy occurred in 1753 with the publication of ‘Species Plantarum’ by Carolus Linnaeus. The International Association for Plant Taxonomy maintains the code and holds periodic congresses to adopt revisions. The most recent version of the code, the ‘St Louis code’, was adopted in 1999. In the classical naming scheme, the endings of plant taxa are inconsistent. There is now a push for botanists worldwide to adopt the modern naming scheme, which always uses the suffixes listed in Table 1. Table 1: Modern Taxonomic Suffixes for Plants Taxon Suffix Intermediate Taxon Suffix Division Class –ophyta –opsida Order Family –ales –aceae Subdivision Subclass Superorder Suborder Subfamily Tribe –ophytina –idea –anae –ineae –oideae –eae A contemporary botanical taxonomic system involves seven divisions of living plants: Bryophyta, Lycopodiophyta, Equisetophyta, Psilotophyta, Polypodiophyta, Pinophyta and Magnoliophyta. Very few homeopathic remedies come from the first five divisions, possibly because it is the latter three that make up the dominant vegetation on Earth today. In fact, the flowering plants (Magnoliophyta) alone make up 80% of all living plants. With the exception of the Conifers chapter, all of the groups depicted in ‘Insight’ are flowering plants. The Magnoliophyta are the familiar plants most often cultivated by humans for food, fibre, wood products and flowers. In the past, the first step in classifying this group had sometimes been to consider whether a given species was monocotyledonous or dicotyledonous (possessing one or Note to the Reader (1) The placement of remedies within their respective families and their higher taxonomical classifications have come from: • Wichmann and Bolte’s Natural Relationship of Remedies (which follows Arthur Cronquist’s taxonomical classification system) • Mac Repertory (2) Chapters for the newer families follow the following pattern of presentation: • Introduction to the family • Derivation of vital sensation • Derivation of miasm and vital sensation of each remedy along with illustrative cases • Summary of sensation and miasm • Notes on differentiation from other families • Source words/alert words for the family (3) We have made additions to the miasm versus remedies charts in some of the chapters. When the presence of a certain drug is doubtful, owing perhaps to limited cured cases, we have indicated this uncertainty with a ‘?’ in front of the drug’s name. For example, see Carduus marianus in the Compositae chapter as well as in the ‘Table of miasm and remedies’ at the end of the book. (4) Abbreviations used in case interviews: D: Doctor/Homoeopath P: Patient Mo: Mother Fa: Father An Insight Into Plants (5) Italics in the chapters are used to highlight pertinent phrases. (6) Cases where the homoeopath’s name is not mentioned come from my own practice. (7) To convey my thought processes to the reader, some of the cases have a “Comment” at the end. (8) All dates mentioned in the case interviews are in the format: dd.mm.yy. Anacardiaceae PART I FAMILIES FROM VOL. I & II (Summary, Additions, Illustrative Cases) 1043 Anacardiaceae Also known as the cashew family, the Anacardiaceae includes the genera Rhus (sumac), Anacardium, and Mangifera. Plants such as poison ivy, poison sumac, and poison oak which cause contact allergies from their milky irritating juice are all in this family, but oddly enough so are the plants from which we get some delicious foods. Economically important species includes Anacardium occidentalis (Cashew Nut), Mangifera indica (Mango) and Pistacia Vera (Pistachio Nut). This family also gives us the garden ornamental plant Cotinus coggygria (Smoke Tree). Summary Anacardiaceae: Sensation Caught, Stiff, Tight, Tension, Stuck, Cramps, Pressing, Not allowed to move, Restricted. Passive reactions Paralyzed, Immobile. Active reactions Stuck, wants to move constantly, Motion ameliorates, Aggravation from sitting, Sedentary aggravates, Aggravation in the house, Pain on beginning to move, Restlessness. Compensation Always on the move. MIASMS Acute Typhoid Rhus toxicodendron Malaria Rhus radicans Ringworm Rhus venenata 1045 An Insight Into Plants Sycotic Tubercular Cancer Leprosy Mangifera indica Anacardium orientale Comocladia dentata, Rhus glabra Syphilitic Source Words of Anacardiaceae: Caught, catch, grasp, grab, hold, hold of, wedged, trap, get trapped in, clasped in a vice, seize, snare, ensnare, capture, stuck, get stuck, blocked, stuck fast, lodged, clutch, entrapped, anchored, clung, stiff, stiffness, rigid, tight, tightness, tension, taut, inelastic, jammed, like a starch, confining, ironclad, firm, inflexible, unbending, unbendable, unyielding, stretched, firm, constricted, pact, compact, stretching tightly, limitation, strain, sprain, freezes, cramp, cramped, pressure, restrict, limit, constrict, immobile, unmoving, paralyze, motionless, cannot move, lack of movement, stationary, at a halt, at a standstill, inactive, unfeeling, inert, static, breezeless, stock-still, still, stunned, as if dead, free, motion ameliorates, movable, freed, unchained, untied, liberated, unbound, boundless, release, limitless, uncontrolled, uninhibited, flowing, loose. CASES: RHUS RADICANS CASE Italics are used to highlight the pertinent phrases of the case. CASE OF AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS A forty-one year old woman first consulted me on 3/07/2002 for autoimmune hepatitis for which a liver transplant had been advised. I asked her to tell me what her complaints were. “I am feeling weak, giddy. I used to vomit when I had jaundice and stomach ache. I don’t feel like eating.” D: P: What effect does this problem have on you? Tension because of the liver transplant. I am worried because everyone says that the liver is damaged. I am worried about the family. 1046 Berberidaceae Berberidaceae, also known as the barberry family, includes Podophyllum, Caulophyllum, and Berberis vulgaris as commonly used homoeopathic remedies. Certain plants like Berberis repens bear edible fruits that are consumed raw or cooked and are also used to make jams, jellies and refreshing lemonade-like beverages. When combined with sugar, the juice of these fruits makes a flavor similar to grape juice. Berberidaceae grow in shrub or herb form. Summary of Berberidaceae: Sensation Sudden, intense, rapid changeability at the mental as well as the physical level. Passive reactions Confusion; Dullness; Prostration of mind; Confusion of identity; Confusion from interruption. Active reactions Rapid change of location and character. Compensation Easily adaptable to changing situation; Able to change quickly according to the situation. MIASMS Acute Typhoid Podophyllum peltatum Malaria Berberis vulgaris Ringworm Sycotic Caulophyllum thalictroides 1063 An Insight Into Plants Tubercular Cancer Leprosy Syphilitic Berberis aquifolium Source words of Berberidaceae: Sudden change, intense change, rapid change, shift, sudden transformation, sudden alteration, sudden revolution, sudden modification, sudden variation, unpredictable, erratic, budge, uncertainty, modification, variation, conversion, adjustment, unsettled, unreliable, unstable, unfixed, swing, undependable, fluctuate, oscillate, ebb and flow, inconsistent, irregular, vacillate, capriciousness, fickleness, difference, certainty, sureness, surely, for sure, absolute, constant, persistent, steady, stable, certitude. 1064 Cactaceae The cactus plant family includes the prominent homoeopathic remedies Cactus grandiflorus, Cereus bonplandii, and Anhalonium that have often proved remarkable in the face of heart ailments. These plants are well known for their succulent stems, spines (which are actually reduced leaves) and colourful flowers. Summary of Cactaceae: Sensation Constricted, Made smaller, Shrunken. Contracted, Bound, Trapped, Pressed, Downtrodden, Oppressed, Weighed down, Clutched. Passive reaction Shrunken. Active reactions Expansion, Becoming bigger, boundless and released. Compensation Not affected by contraction and oppression. MIASMS Acute Cactina Typhoid Carnegia gigantea Malaria Cactus grandiflorus Ringworm Opuntia vulgaris Sycotic Tubercular Cereus bonplandii Cancer Anhalonium lewinii Leprosy Cereus serpentinus Syphilitic 1065 An Insight Into Plants Source Words of Cactaceae: Constricted, constrict, contracted, made smaller, shrunken, shrink, trapped, pressed, clutched, clutch, weighed down, oppressed, press, pressure, downtrodden, bound, cram, pack, tight, pack together, grasp, clasp, grab, grip, compact, tighten, force down, compress, squeeze, constrain, condense, get smaller, grow smaller, trapped, entrapped, caught, entangled, snared, ensnared, webbed, clamping, stranded, shrivel, bracing, confined, expansion, expand, boundless, released, unlimited, endless, limitless, infinite, ceaseless, never ending, illimitable, vast, without end, spreading out, get bigger, make bigger, becoming bigger, growing big, huge. CASES: CACTINA CASE 1 By Jeff Baker Italics are mine. The following case is one that some will find controversial since, to my knowledge, there is virtually no information about the remedy that was employed in the case in the existing Homeopathic literature. Some so-called purists find it very disturbing to hear that remedies are being given despite their not being proven. In Aphorism 3 of The Organon of Medicine, Dr. Hahnemann states “if the physician clearly perceives what is curative in medicines, that is to say, in each individual medicine (knowledge of medicinal powers), and if he knows how to adapt according to clearly defined principles what is curative in medicines to what he has discovered to be undoubtedly morbid in the patient, so that the recovery must ensue... then he understands how to treat judiciously and rationally, and he is a true practitioner of the healing art .” Hahnemann did not specifically state that we are limited to the use of substances that have been proven. His requirement (see the highlighted words) is that the practitioner knows how to adapt to the individual medicine according to the clearly defined principles. And that is exactly what was done in the case I am about to describe. Using the known characteristic sensation of a particular plant family and the depth of the pathology (miasm) as was indicated in this particular case, a remedy was judiciously chosen. Therefore, I was adapting the use of the remedy according to clearly defined principles. 1066 Violales Violales is an order (taxonomic rank) that includes various families under its domain such as Cucurbitaceae, the squash and melon family (Bryonia, Colocynth, Luffa operculata, etc.); Violaceae, the pansy and violet family (Viola tricolor); Cistaceae, the rockrose family (Cistus canadensis); Passifloraceae (Passiflora incarnata); and Caricaceae (Carica papaya). Delicious cucumbers (Cucumis sativus), squashes, pumpkins, gourds, and gigantic fruits like watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) and muskmelon (Cucumis melo) are a part of Cucurbitaceae. Tasty Papayas that belong to Caricaceae are also a part of Violales. Violaceae are well known in the world of ornamental flowers because of the pansy (Viola tricolor) and the violet (Viola sp). Summary of Violales: Sensation Aversion to being disturbed. At physical level – cutting, stitching, sharp, lancinating, pinching. At mental level – vexation, chagrin, disturbed feeling. Passive reactions Prostration, Morose, Avoidance of people, Averse to being disturbed, Wants total rest. Active reactions Irritable when questioned, Violence, Malicious, Rage, Restlessness. Compensation Quietness; Calmness; Stillness. 1495 An Insight Into Plants MIASMS: Acute Elaterium (Ecballium elaterium) Typhoid Bryonia alba Malaria Colocynthis (Cucumis colocynthis) Ringworm Viola tricolor Sycotic Luffa operculata Tubercular Cistus canadensis Cancer Viola odorata Leprosy Syphilitic Passiflora incarnata Source words of Violales: Cutting, stabbing, lancinating, sharp, knife-like, piercing, disturb, interrupt, disrupt, get in the way, interfere, upset, worry, bother, concern, perturb, agitate, spoil, mess up, change, alteration, changeable, shift, undependable, alter, swing, modify, transformation, conversion, adjustment, trouble, fluctuating, variation, unsettled, unpredictable, unreliable, unstable, unfixed, irregular, erratic, unsettle, bumpy, up and down, inconsistent, undisturbed, quiet, leave me alone, stable, steady, permanent, constant, invariable, unvarying, even, unchanging, sure, unwavering, definite, smooth, firm, established, secure, lasting, durable, enduring, fast, fixed, balanced, endless, relentless, unremitting, persistent, unbroken, unceasing, unquestionable, undisputable, guaranteed, assured, conclusive, certainly, for certain, positively, absolutely, dependable, reliable, trustworthy, loyal, resolute, regular, irritability, displeasure, annoyance, exasperation, rage, annoyed, vexation, violence, restless, malicious, revenge, cruel, unkind, aggression, fight, hostility, brutality, spiteful, quietness, calmness, stillness, calm, still, tranquility, composed, peaceful, unruffled, up tight, worked up, frustrated. 1496 Violales CASE: VIOLA TRICOLOR CASE By Dr. Julie Geraghty Italics are mine. A teenage girl born in 1989, presented in October 2003 with post-viral fatigue syndrome. “I had glandular fever in January this year.” Her mother interjects, “Well, you need to start in November of the year before, when you were off school for a week with a sore throat. Then, when we were in America at Christmas, you were feeling tired and ill and you couldn’t sleep.” “Well, I didn’t feel that well and I was really tired at the end of the Christmas holidays. On the first day of school, I felt really ill and my throat was sore. I got worse and worse and my general physician did some blood tests, which confirmed glandular fever. My glands hurt under my arm and in my throat. My throat was really sore and I kept on being hot and cold. Drinking things hurt my throat even more. I slept a lot; it was all that I wanted to do. My throat felt swollen, it was really sore to swallow. I had loads of catarrh and I still feel as if I have got a cold now”. Her mother says, “She does have quite a lot of coughing up of catarrh. She had antibiotics for a week while we were waiting for the results of the glandular fever test. Her throat was extremely sore, more than usual, and she has suffered a lot from tonsillitis in the past. She has been getting tonsillitis since she was six years old. She had it three winters in a row with white spots on her tonsils. She was also worse at 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. in the afternoon. She would get a temperature and go downhill. She would be very hot and even more lethargic around that time. The next day she would be OK, she would still have a sore throat but wouldn’t be so hot in the mornings. She always used to say that swallowing really hurt her and she also felt sick with it.” “Sometimes I would vomit, wouldn’t I?” I ask her to tell me more about the pattern of her symptoms at present. “I was feeling worse at the end of the school day after 3:30 p.m. in the afternoon and I often fell asleep on the bus. Then I get sleepy again after supper. Now I am sleeping very late in the morning, until 9:30 or 10:00 am. I spend the whole of Saturday resting and on Sundays I go to the village for half an hour. Until last month I have only been doing two lessons a day at school. I was going in at lunchtime for the last two lessons. But I haven’t been at school at all for the last three weeks.” 1497 Rutaceae Rutaceae is also known as the rue or citrus family. This family includes fruits of great economic importance such as sweet oranges (Citrus sinensis), lemons (Citrus limonum), Mexican lime (Citrus aurantifolia), sweet lime (Citrus limettioides Tan.), grapefruit (Citrus decumana), tangerines (Citrus reticulata), Bengal quince or Bael fruit (Aegle marmelos), Casimiroa or white sapote (Casimiroa edulis) and Wampee (Clausena lansium), etc. Citrus aromatic oils (Ruta, Galipea, Toddalia) are also used medicinally. HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIES: Botanical name Common name Aegle (A. marmelos, A. folia) Bengal quince / Bael tree Angustura vera Angostura Atista radix Ban Nimbu Barosma crenulata Buchu Citrus decumana Grapefruit Citrus limonum Lemon Citrus aurantium amara (C. vulgaris) Bitter Seville orange Dictamnus albus / D. fraxinella Burning bush Diosma lincaris Buku Pilocarpus pinnatus / P. jaborandi Jaborandi Micromelum pubescens Cemamar Murraya koenigii Daun kari Ptelea trifoliata Hop tree Ruta graveolens Garden rue Xanthoxylum americanum Prickly Ash / Toothache Tree 1815 An Insight Into Plants (The remedy Aegle folia is prepared from the leaves of the plant Aegle marmelos; whereas Aegle marmelos is prepared from the unripe/half ripe fruit of the plant Aegle marmelos.) COMMON REMEDIES Aegle (A.marmelos, A folia) Angustura vera Pilocarpus pinnatus (Jaborandi) Ptelea triofoliata L. Ruta graveolens Xanthoxylum americanum DERIVATION A MacRepertory search for the rubrics common to the members of the Rutaceae containing not more than twenty-five drugs developed a list. Those rubrics containing at least two remedies of this family are as follows: EXTREMITY PAIN; SORE, bruised; Foot; standing (1) (Ruta, Ang.) EXTREMITY PAIN; THRUSTING; Elbow (2) (Ang. Ruta) EXTREMITY PAIN; STITCHING; Foot; extending; upward (3) (Ruta, Xan.) EXTREMITY PAIN; CRAMP, like; Knee (6) (Ang, Xan.) EXTREMITY PAIN; PRESSING; Thigh; bend of (11) (Ang, Ruta) EXTREMITY PAIN; PRESSING; Thigh; outer side of (18) (Ang, Ruta) ABDOMEN; PAIN; cramping, griping; iliac region (22) (Ptel, Xan.) The result we get in the above search is too general and it does not point towards any specific clue for the vital sensation of Rutaceae. Hence, we started studying various members of Rutaceae individually in order to get its vital sensation. In Ruta, we find: Pain: choking, glands. Pain: strangling: glands. (Complete) (Complete) 1816 PART III APPENDICES Common Sensations DIFFERENTIATION Differentiation among Anacardiaceae, Cactaceae, Cruciferae, Euphorbiaceae and Primulaceae Common Sensations: Tight, Stiff, Unable to move Anacardiaceae Cactaceae Cruciferae Euphorbiaceae Primulaceae Caught locally and unable to move, >change of position. The feeling of being caught is from the outside. Tight is like being constricted, clutched and shrunk by an iron hand and then released. Alternate contraction and expansion. Block and obstruction of a smooth flow. Unable to move and go forward. Want to get over the block or find diversions. Desire to walk for long distance. Bound and unbound. Bound means ‘‘to fasten or wrap by encircling, as with a belt or a ribbon; to bandage; to hold or restrain with or as if with bands.’’ Feeling like a straight jacket that restricts, hinders and confines. Binding completely. Like a prisoner who is bound from all sides. Feeling of lameness and paralysis is from inside and thus there is an inability to move, as if the muscles are lame and paralyzed; Unlike the feeling of being in a prison or of being caught. Example: Rhus tox: ‘‘Desire to move’’ and ‘‘amel, change of position.’’ Example: Anhalonium: ‘‘Everything is getting narrow and shrinking and I have to expand or I will disappear.’’ This is the feeling of a spiritual seeker. ‘‘As an individual ego I am smaller and smaller and there is no ‘me’ left; and out of that there is a spiritual expansion and I am everything.’’ Example: Thlaspi: ‘‘Impulse to walk far’’ and ‘‘restlessness, driving him from place to place.’’ Example: Croton-tig: ‘‘Sensation as if hidebound (tight). Tight, sort of like a mask.’’ 1845 Example: Cyclamen: ‘‘If I am not able to go out then I am prepared to stay inside for a long time.’’ An Insight Into Plants Differentiation among Cactaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Hamamelididae and Rosaceae Common Sensations: Compressed, Pressed, Expanding Cactaceae Euphorbiaceae Hamamelididae Rosaceae Pressure is like being constricted, clutched and shrunk by an iron hand and then released. There is alternate contraction and expansion. In Anhalonium everything is getting narrow and shrinking and I have to expand or I will disappear. This is the feeling of a spiritual seeker. ‘‘As an individual ego I am smaller and smaller and there is no ‘me’ left; and out of that there is a spiritual expansion and I am everything.’’ Here pressure or compression means bound. Bound means ‘‘to fasten or wrap by encircling, as with a belt or a ribbon; to bandage; to hold or restrain with or as if with bands.’’ Feeling like a straight jacket that restricts, hinders and confines. Tight so that not allowed to move. Not allowed any expansion. Binding completely. Like a prisoner who is bound from all sides and hence the opposite is breaking free of boundaries. Pressure is like heaviness, a load with dragging and being confined and shut in. And the opposite is light, free, flying and floating. In Cannabis the sensation is opening and shutting. The question is not whether ‘‘I am bigger or smaller.’’ At the core of Cannabis we do not see the theme of shrinking and expanding. Pressure here is a sudden inward pressure, pinched, suddenly squeezed leading to suffocation. Pressure from within outward and the effect from within outward. Sudden choking. Pressure from outward within. Opposite of suddenly pressed inwards is an outshoot and not ‘expansion’. 1846 Index INDEX Abelmoschus hibiscus 1359 Abies nigra 1147, 1148 Abroma augusta 1359 Abrotanum 1118 Acalypha indica 1194 Aconitic acid 1392 Aconitinum 1392 Aconitum napellus 1392, 1394 Actaea spicata 1392, 1411, 1418, 1419, 1420 Aegle (A. marmelos, A. folia) 1815, 1823, 1842 Aethusa cynapium 1462 Agaricinum 1663 Agaricus bisporus 1663 Agaricus campanulatus 1663 Agaricus campestris 1663 Agaricus citrinellus 1663 Agaricus emeticus 1663 Agaricus muscarius 1660, 1663, 1664, 1679, 1700 Agaricus pantherinus 1663 Agaricus phalloides (A. Bulbosa) 1663 Agaricus procerus 1663 Agaricus semiglobatus 1663 Agaricus stercorarius 1663 Agathis australis 1147 Agnus castus 1248 Agraphis nutans 1290 Agrimonia eupatoria 1741, 1746 Agrimonia gryposepala 1741 Alchemilla arvensis 1741 Alchemilla vulgaris 1741 Aloe socotrina 1290 Amelanchier spicata 1741 Amygdalus (Prunus) persica 1742, 1743, 1744, 1746, 1757, 1813 Amygdalus communis 1742, 1743, 1757, 1813 Anacardium occidentalis 1045 Anacardium orientale 1046 Anagallis arvensis 1384 Anethum graveolens 1461 Angustura vera 1815, 1816, 1818, 1820, 1822, 1824, 1842 Anhalonium lewinii 1065, 1102, 1113, 1114 Anisum stellatum 1319 Annona reticulata L. 1319 Apium graveolens 1461 Apomorphinum hydrochloricum 1368 Argemone mexicana 1368 Aristolochia clematitis 1320, 1353, 1356, 1357 Armillaria mellea 1662, 1663 Arnica montana 1118 Asa foetida 1461, 1462, 1465, 1466, 1476, 1483, 1484, 1485 Asarum europaeum 1320 Ashbya gossypii 1662 Asimina triloba 1319, 1320, 1323 Atista Radix 1815, 1825, 1842 Atropinum purum 1446 Note: Remedies included under the ‘‘Appendices section’’, are not listed in Index. 1873 An Insight Into Plants Balsamum peruvianum 1266, 1284, 1286, 1287 Baptisia tinctoria 1265, 1266, 1277 Barosma crenulata 1815 Belladonna (Atropa belladonna) 1445 Bellis perennis 1118 Berberis aquifolium 1064 Berberis repens 1063 Berberis vulgaris 1063 Boletus edulis 1663 Boletus laricis (Polyporus officinale) 1663, 1664, 1672, 1676 Boletus luridas 1663 Boletus satanas 1663 Bovista (Lycoperdon bovista) 1663, 1664, 1666, 1667, 1668, 1670, 1678, 1700 Brassica napus 1507, 1509 Brassica oleracea 1507 Brayera anthelmintica 1742 Bromeliads 1538, 1566 Brucea antidysenterica 1309 Bryonia alba 1496 Bunias orientalis 1507 Butterworts (Pinguicula) 1539 Byblis 1539 Cactina 1065, 1066, 1074, 1075, 1078, 1080, 1088 Cactus grandiflorus 1065, 1074, 1075 Caesalpinia bonducella 1266 Calendula 1118 Camphora officinalis 1320 Candida albicans (Monilia albicans) 1661, 1663, 1666, 1669 Candida parapsilosis 1661 Cannabis indica 1218, 1233, 1240, 1242 Cannabis sativa 1217, 1218 Capsicum annuum 1445, 1446 Cardamine pratensis 1507, 1512 Carduus marianus 1118, 1119, 1123, 1124, 1125, 1126 Carnegia gigantea 1065 Carthamus 1117 Cascarilla 1194 Casimiroa edulis 1815 Castanea vesca 1218 Caulophyllum thalictroides 1063 Cephalotus follicularis 1538, 1566 Cereus bonplandii 1065 Cereus serpentinus 1065 Cetraria islandica 1661, 1663 Chamomilla 1118 Cheiranthus cheiri 1507 Chelidonium majus 1368 Chelone glabra 1438 Chichorium intybus 1117 China boliviana 1434 China officinalis 1434 Chininum arsenicosum 1434 Chininum muriaticum 1434 Chininum salicylicum 1434 Chininum sulphuricum 1434 Chocolate 1359, 1360, 1364, 1365 Chrysanthemum sp. 1117 Chrysarobinum 1265 Cicuta virosa 1462, 1474 Cimicifuga racemosa 1392 Cina 1118 Cinnamomum ceylanicum 1319, 1320, 1328, 1340, 1347, 1351, 1352, 1353 Cistus canadensis 1495, 1496 Citrullus lanatus 1495 Citrus aurantium amara (C. vulgaris) 1815, 1819, 1821, 1822, 1827, 1842 Citrus decumana 1815 Citrus limettioides Tan. 1815 Citrus limonum 1815, 1826, 1842 Citrus reticulata 1815 Citrus sinensis 1815 Cladonia pyxidata 1661, 1663 Clausena lansium 1815 Clematis erecta 1392 Cochlearia armoracia 1507, 1509, 1510, 1527, 1529, 1535 Cochlearia officinalis 1507, 1510 1874 Index Codeinum 1368 Coffea cruda 1434 Coffeinum 1434 Colchicum autumnale 1290 Collinsonia canadensis 1248 Colocynthis (Cucumis colocynthis) 1496 Comocladia dentata 1046 Conium maculatum 1462 Copaiva officinalis 1265 Cordyceps sp. 1663 Coriandrum sativum 1461, 1462 Corydalis formosa 1368 Cotinus coggygria 1045 Crataegus oxyacantha 1742, 1743, 1744, 1811, 1813 Crataegus succulenta 1742 Crocus sativus 1289, 1290 Croton tiglium 1194 Cubeba officinalis (Piper cubeba) 1701, 1703, 1705, 1735, 1737 Cucumis melo 1495 Cucumis sativus 1495 Cuminum cyminum 1461 Curare 1309, 1310 Cyclamen europaeum 1384 Dulcamara (Solanum dulcamarum) 1446 Echinacea augustifolia 1118 Elaterium (Ecballium elaterium) 1496 Elm (Ulmus procera) 1218 Ergotinum 1663 Eupatorium perfoliatum 1118 Euphorbia pulcherrima 1193 Euphorbium 1194 Euphrasia officinalis 1437 Fabiana imbricata 1446 Fagus sylvatica 1218, 1219, 1220, 1221, 1226, 1227, 1232 Ficus elastica 1217 Ficus indicus 1217, 1218 Ficus religiosa 1217 Foeniculum vulgare 1461 Fragaria vesca 1742, 1743, 1748 Franciscea uniflora 1446 Fumaria officinalis 1368 Fungus japonicus 1663 Galium aparine 1434 Galium odoratum 1433 Gelsemium sempervirens 1310 Geum rivale 1742 Geum urbanum 1742 Gossypium herbaceum 1359 Gratiola officinalis 1438 Guatteria 1319 Darlingtonia californica 1538, 1566 Daucus carotis 1461 Dematium petraeum 1659, 1663 Dentaria diphylla 1507 Dictamnus albus/D. fraxinella 1815 Digitalinum 1437 Digitalis purpurea 1438, 1442, 1443 Dionaea muscipula 1538, 1540, 1564 Dioscorea villosa 1637, 1648, 1649, 1653, 1654, 1655, 1656 Diosgenin 1637 Diosma lincaris 1815 Drosera rotundifolia 1539, 1540, 1542, 1591, 1618, 1619, 1620, 1624, 1625, 1626, 1631, 1632, 1635 Hamamelis virginiana 1218, 1243, 1245, 1246 Heliamphora spp. 1538 Helianthus annuus 1117 Helleborus niger 1392 Helonias dioica 1290 Hevea brasiliensis 1193 Hoang nan 1310 Humulus lupulus 1217 Hura brasiliensis 1194 Hydrastis canadensis 1392 1875 An Insight Into Plants Hydrocotyle asiatica 1462 Hydrocyanicum acidum 1742 Hyoscyamus niger 1445 Manihot esculenta 1193 Matico (Piper angustifolium) 1701, 1703, 1708, 1737 Matthiola graeca 1507 Melilotus officinalis 1265 Mentha viridis 1247 Mentholum 1247, 1248 Mercurialis perennis 1194 Micromelum pubescens 1815 Morphinum purum 1368 Morphinum sulphuricum 1368 Murraya koenigii 1815 Muscarinum 1664, 1672, 1700 Myrica cerifera 1218 Myristica sebifera 1319, 1320 Iberis amara 1507, 1509, 1510, 1519, 1522, 1523, 1525, 1526, 1535 Ignatia amara 1310 Indigofera tinctoria 1265 Inula helenium 1118, 1136, 1140, 1144 Ipecacuanha 1433, 1434, 1436 Jatropha curcas 1193 Juglans cinerea 1218, 1232 Juglans regia 1217, 1218 Lactuca sativa 1117 Lactuca virosa 1118 Lamium album 1248 Lappa arctium 1118 Lathyrus sativus 1266 Laurocerasus officinalis 1742, 1744, 1747, 1788, 1789, 1797, 1798, 1799, 1809, 1813 Lavandula officinalis 1247 Lentinula edodes 1663 Lepidium bonariense 1507, 1511, 1512, 1535 Lepidium virigicum 1507 Lepista nuda 1663 Leptandra virginica 1438 Lilium tigrinum 1290, 1300, 1305, 1306, 1307 Liriodendron tulipifera 1319 Luffa operculata 1495, 1496 Lycopersicum esculentum 1445 Lycopus virginicus 1248, 1250, 1251 Lysimachia nummularia 1383, 1384, 1386, 1388, 1389, 1390 Magnolia grandiflora 1319, 1320 Malus domestica 1742 Malus sylvestris (crb-a-B) 1742 Mancinella 1194 Mandragora officinalis 1446 Mangifera indica 1045, 1046, 1059, 1061 Nasturtium aquaticum 1508 Nasturtium officinale 1508 Nepenthes distillatoria 1540, 1543, 1633, 1635 Nicotiana tabacum 1445, 1446 Nicotinum 1445 Nux moschata 1319, 1320, 1322 Nux vomica 1309 Ocimum sanctum 1247, 1248 Oenanthe crocata 1462 Opium (Papaver somniferum) 1367, 1368 Opuntia vulgaris 1065, 1089, 1098 Origanum majorana 1248 Origanum vulgare, Linn. 1247 Ornithogalum umbellatum 1290 Paris quadrifolia 1289 Passiflora incarnata 1495, 1496 Pastinaca sativa 1461 Penicillinum 1662, 1664 Penicillium glaucum 1664 Peperomia pellucida 1702 Persea americana 1319 Petroselinum sativum/Apium petroselinum 1461 Phallus impudicus 1664 Phellandrium aquaticum 1462 1876 Index Physostigma venenosum 1266 Pilocarpus pinnatus (Jaborandi) 1815, 1816, 1821, 1841, 1842 Pimpinella anisum 1461 Pinus sylvestris 1147 Piper betel L 1701 Piper methysticum 1701, 1702, 1704, 1705, 1714, 1731, 1734, 1735, 1737 Piper nigrum 1701, 1702, 1704, 1706, 1709, 1713, 1714, 1737 Piper sarmentosum 1702 Piper umbellatum 1702 Pistacia Vera 1045 Pix liquida 1147, 1148 Podophyllum peltatum 1063 Polyporus nigricans 1664 Polyporus pinicola (Boletus pinicola) 1664 Potentilla anserina 1742 Potentilla canadensis 1742 Potentilla norvegica 1742 Potentilla palustris 1742 Potentilla recta 1742 Potentilla tormentilla 1742 Prunus cerasifera 1742, 1778, 1788, 1813 Prunus padus 1742, 1745, 1747 Prunus spinosa 1742, 1743, 1744, 1745, 1746, 1747, 1748, 1758, 1759, 1760, 1761, 1813 Prunus virginiana 1742 Pseudotsuga menziesii 1147, 1148, 1152 Psilocybe mexicana 1664 Ptelea trifoliata 1815, 1816, 1825, 1842 Pulsatilla pratensis (Pulsatilla nigricans) 1392, 1420, 1424, 1425 Pyrus americanus 1742, 1743, 1745, 1746, 1747, 1756, 1813 Rajania subsamarata 1637, 1655, 1656 Ranunculus bulbosus 1392, 1395, 1410 Raphanus sativus 1507, 1508, 1509, 1511, 1533, 1535 Rhus glabra 1046 Rhus radicans 1045, 1046, 1050, 1053, 1055 Rhus toxicodendron 1045 Rhus venenata 1045 Ricinus communis 1193 Robinia pseudacacia 1265 Rosa californica 1742 Rosa canina 1742 Rosa damascena 1743, 1761, 1768, 1813 Rosa gallica 1743 Rosa palustris 1743 Rosa St. Francis 1743 Russula foetens 1664 Ruta graveolens 1815, 1816, 1817, 1819, 1820, 1821, 1827, 1842 Sabadilla 1290 Sabina 1147, 1148, 1174, 1176, 1178, 1186, 1188, 1190 Sanguinaria canadensis 1368, 1369, 1372, 1373, 1374, 1376, 1377 Sanguinarinum nitricum 1368 Sanguisorba officinalis 1743 Sarracenia purpurea 1540, 1541, 1544, 1545, 1566, 1568, 1575, 1581, 1582, 1635 Sarsaparilla officinalis 1290 Scrophularia nodosa 1438 Secale cornutum (Claviceps purpurea) 1664, 1666, 1667, 1668, 1669, 1697, 1698, 1699, 1700 Senecio aureus 1118, 1127, 1132, 1133 Sequoia sempervirens 1147 Sinapis alba 1508, 1510, 1513, 1514, 1518, 1535 Sinapis arvensis 1508 Quercus robur 1217 Quillaya saponaria 1742 1877 An Insight Into Plants Sinapis nigra/Brassica nigra 1508, 1510, 1511, 1513, 1535 Sisymbrium officinale 1508 Solanum melongena 1445 Solanum tuberosum aegrotans (Peronospora infestans) 1662, 1664, 1665, 1667, 1669, 1691, 1692, 1695, 1700 Solidago 1117 Sorbus aucuparia 1743 Spigelia anthelmia 1310 Spiraea ulmaria 1743, 1745 Staphisagria 1392, 1417, 1427, 1429, 1431, 1432 Sterculia acuminata (Kola nut) 1360 Sticta pulmonaria 1661 Stillingia sylvatica 1194 Stramonium (Datura Stramonium) 1445, 1446, 1459 Strychninum purum 1309 Succinicum acidum 1368 Sumbulus moschatus 1462 Thiosinaminum 1508, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1530, 1532, 1533, 1535 Thlaspi bursa-pastoris,(Capsella bursa pastoris) 1508, 1510, 1529, 1530, 1535 Thuja occidentalis 1147, 1148, 1153, 1164, 1165, 1166, 1167, 1169, 1170, 1172 Thymus vulgaris, Linn. 1247 Tilia europaea 1359 Torula cerevisiae (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) 1661, 1664 Upas tieute 1310 Urtica urens 1217 Usnea barbata 1661, 1664 Ustilago maydis 1660, 1664, 1666, 1669, 1690, 1700 Utricularia gibba 1540 Veratrum album 1289 Veratrum viride 1289 Verbascum densiflorum (thapsiforme) 1438 Veronica americana 1437 Veronica officinalis 1438 Vesicaria communis 1508 Viola odorata 1496 Viola tricolor 1495, 1496, 1497, 1501 Tabacum (Nicotiana tabacum) 1446, 1424 Tamarindus indica 1265 Tamus communis 1637 Taraxacum 1117, 1118, 1119, 1123 Taxus baccata 1147 Terebinthina 1147 Teucrium marum verum 1248, 1252, 1261, 1263, 1264 Teucrium scorodonia 1248 Xanthoxylum americanum 1815, 1816, 1818, 1820, 1822, 1828, 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839, 1842 Yohimbinum 1434 1878 An Insight Into Plants