MM NOTES

Materia Medica notes for competitive exams in Homeopathy

COMMON NAMES OF DRUGS

The Indians….

Indian Nettle – Acalypha indica

Indian Hemp – Apocynum (American Indian)

Indian Hemp – Cannabis indica

Indian Cockroach – Blatta

Indian Cockle – Cocculus indicus

Indian Tobacco – Lobelia inflata

Indian Pennywort – Hydrocotyle

Indian Turnip – Arum triph

Indian corn – Stigmata maydis

Indian / Indigenous drugs (Common name & Clinical use)

Abroma augusta – Olat Kambal – Diabetes, Bryonia symptoms

Achyranthes aspera – apamarga – Boils with burning

Aegle Marmelos – Koovalam / Bael fruit – Diarrhoea / dysentery

Aegle folia – Bael leaves – Diabetes, Dropsy with constipation, < 4-8PM, flatulence, unsatisfactory stools (symptoms of Lyco & Nux-v)

Andrographis paniculata – Kalmegh – Liver disorders, infantile jaundice

Azadirachta indica – Neem – Fever

Atista indica – Ash-sheora – Amoebic dysentery, Worms, pains of Ca throat & Ca buccal cavity

Blumea odorata – Kuksima – Haemorrhages

Boerhavia diffusa – Punarnava – Htn, heart disease, Dropsy, ascites etc

Brahmi – Bacopa Monnieri

Caesalpinia Bonducella – Nata – Chronic fevers, Malaria

Calotropis Gigantea – Madar bark (veg mercury) – Leprosy – ulcers, gangrenous ulcers, elephantiasis, syphilis

Carica papaya – conjunctivitis, jaundice

Cassia sophera – asthma, unable to lie down, with pain joints

Cephalandra indica – Telakucha – Diabetes

Coleus aromaticus – Patharkuchi – Retention/ suppressed urine

Cynodon dactylon – Durba – Haemorrhages , Diarrhoea (symptoms of Nux vom, Aloe, Podo), Hungry during diarrhoea

Terminalia arjuna – Arjuna – Heart diseases, Htn, Angina pectoris

Jonosia asoka – Asoka tree (Saraca indica)– Dysmenorrhoea, amenorrhoea, metrorrhagia

Nyctanthes arbor-tristis – Night jasmine – Fever, like Eupatorium perf

Ocimum sanctum – Krishna Tulasi -

Embelia ribes – Biranga – Worms

Ficus religiosa – Arayal/ Ashwattha – Haemorrhages

Gentiana chirata – Chiratha – Dyspepsia

Gymnema sylvestre – Merasingi – Diabetes,burning sensations

Kurchi – Holarrhena Antidysenterica, Wrightia Antidysenterica – Dysentery

Hygrophila spinosa – Kule khara – Fever with urticaria, skin <warm, >cold

By Jagannath Chatterjee -Homeo Learning