About Stellaria Media Homeopathic Mother Tincture

General name: Chickweed

Hindi Name: Buch Bucha

Most effective : Hepatomegaly (enlarged liver), Rheumatism, Psoriasis

Contains:  Beta carotene, Carboxylic acid

Combines with aloevera and plantago

Stellaria Media Mother Tincture is homeopathic medicine. It is mostly found in spring cleansing tonics and in green vegetables. This mother tincture is made by pressing and filtering the Stellaria plant. It is safer to use with no side effects. It helps in treating damaged tissues and also protects from blood disorders.

It helps to reduce congestion and sluggishness of all functions in the body. All the complaints aggravated at morning. Sharp, shifting and rheumatic pains in all parts of the body. Worse due to motion. Chronic rheumatism. Shifting pains. Psoriasis. Enlarged and inflamed gouty finger joints. Rheumatism associated with darting pains in almost every part of the body with stiffness of joints and all parts of the body sore to touch.

What doctors recommend stellaria media for?

Dr Vikas Sharma recommends Stellaria Media  for pains in almost all the joints. He says “Stellaria Media is indicated for cases where for pains is felt in almost all the joints. The joints are sore to touch. Stiffness is also there in the joints. Sometimes the pain shifts from one joint to another”.

Dr K S Gopi recommends Stellaria Media  Q for Chronic rheumatic pains

Dr Kirti says stellaria media is very effective for joint pain in rheumatoid arthritis. He says this medicine has a favourable influence on RA factor by reducing it . Rheumatoid factors are proteins produced by your immune system that can attack healthy tissue in your body. High levels of rheumatoid factor in the blood are most often associated with autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis

Stellaria Media patient profile

Head : General irritability leads to headache. Cannot able to do work. Smarting and burning pain in eyes. Eyes feel protruded. Dull with frontal headache. Worse in morning and left side with sleepiness always. Neck muscles stiff and sore. Eyes feel protruded.

Abdomen : Liver engorged, swollen, with stitching pain and sensitive to pressure. Bloated abdomen.

Stool : Constipation or alternating constipation and diarrhoea. Clay-coloured stools.

Extremities: Pain in shoulders and arms. Fullness of fluid in spin Bruised feeling. Rheumatic pains in calves of legs. Rheumatoid pains in different parts of the body. Sharp pain in small of back, over kidneys, in gluteal region, extending down thigh.

Modalities: Worse at morning, warmth, tobacco. Better in evening, cold air, motion.

Dosage : Please note that the dosage of single homoeopathic medicine varies from drug to drug depending upon the condition, age sensitivity and other things, In some cases they are give as regular doses as 3-5 drops 2-3 times a day whereas in other cases they are given only once in a week, month or even in a long period. We strongly recommend that the medication should be taken as per the physician’s advice.

Side effects: High dosage may cause vomiting, diarrhea. Avoid dueing pregnancy & breast feeding.

Stellaria Media: A Detailed Profile from Homeopathic Materia Medica

Therapeutic Actions: Stellaria Media is known for inducing a state where the body’s functions are sluggish and congested, particularly noticeable with morning aggravation. It is especially valuable in treating various rheumatic conditions and skin disorders.

Symptomatology:

• General Characteristics:

  • Morning Aggravation: Symptoms tend to worsen in the morning, demonstrating the remedy's impact on the body's rhythmic cycles.
  • Congestion and Stasis: Induces conditions of congestion, particularly noted in the liver and abdominal region.

• Pain and Rheumatism:

  • Rheumatic Pains: Exhibits sharp, shifting rheumatic pains across the body, with pronounced stiffness and soreness of joints, worsening on motion.
  • Chronic Conditions: Useful in chronic rheumatism and conditions like psoriasis, characterized by inflamed and gouty finger joints.

• Specific Symptoms:

  • Head: General irritability, lassitude, and a reluctance to work. Patients may experience smarting and burning sensations in the eyes, which often feel protruded. Headaches are typically dull and frontal, exacerbated in the morning and on the left side.
  • Abdomen: Features an engorged, swollen liver with stitching pains sensitive to pressure and hepatic torpor. Gastrointestinal symptoms include clay-colored stools and alternating patterns of constipation and diarrhea.
  • Extremities: Symptoms include sharp pains in the small of the back, extending down to the thigh, synovitis, and a bruised feeling throughout the limbs. Rheumatoid pains are noted particularly in the calves.

Modalities:

• Aggravation: Symptoms worsen in the mornings, with warmth, and exposure to tobacco.
• Amelioration: Symptoms improve in the evenings, with exposure to cold air, and through motion.

Comparative Analysis:

• Relationship: Compare with Pulsatilla (Puls), which shares similarities in the treatment of rheumatism, with pains that shift and are worse with rest and warmth; improved by cold air.

Dosage and Administration:

• External Use: Tincture may be applied externally depending on the specific needs.
• Internal Use: Typically administered in a 2x potency for internal use, but as always, the dosage should be tailored to the individual's symptoms and health condition.