Elm - buds

Indications: Kidney and liver drainer / Skin infections

Ulmus campestris is a potent kidndey and skin drainer. In particuar, it is traditionally used in eczema, diaper rash, chicken pox and tinea. It also drains to help correct metabolic imbalance and is remineralizing. When skin problems are of kidney origin, this is the key remedy to think of. It can also help to detoxify the body from uric acid and cholesterol. It is also an important remedy for diarrhea.

Gemmotherapy remedies are very close to herbal, so there can be counter-indications. Please consult your health care practitioner before using any of the gemmotherapy remedies, or ask one of our skilled homeopaths for advice!

 Tarentula hispana is a homeopathic remedy used for the natural treatment of:

• hyperactivity
• restlessness
• restless leg syndrome
• ADHD
• problem children
• headaches
• migraines
• behaviour problems in children
• ADD
• autism
• spider bites
• Parkinson's disease
• boils
• carbuncles
• abscesses

Tabacum is a homeopathic remedy used for the natural treatment for:

• nausea and vomiting with icy coldness
• morning sickness
• motion sickness
• pregnancy
• brain fog
• vertigo 
• Meniere's disease
• heartburn
• to quit smoking
• smoking cessation
• seasickness
• nausea and vomiting with icy coldness all over the body

 From Boericke:

(Tobacco) The symptomatology of Tabacum is exceedingly well marked. The nausea, giddiness, death-like pallor, vomiting, icy coldness, and sweat, with the intermittent pulse, are all most characteristic. Has marked antiseptic qualities, antidotal to cholera germs. Complete prostration of the entire muscular system. Collapse. Gastralgia, enteralgia, SEASICKNESS, cholera infantum; cold, but WANTS ABDOMEN UNCOVERED. Vigorous peristaltic activity, diarrhoea. Produces high tension and arteriosclerosis of the coronary arteries. Should prove the most homeopathic drug for angina pectoris, with coronaritis and high tension (Cartier). Constriction of throat, chest, bladder, rectum. Pallor, breathlessness, hard-cordlike pulse.

Mind
Sensation of excessive wretchedness. VERY DESPONDENT. Forgetful. Discontented.

Head
Vertigo ON OPENING EYES; sick headache, with deathly nausea; periodical. Tight feeling as from a band. Sudden pain, as if struck by a hammer. Nervous deafness. Secretion from eyes, nose and mouth increased.

Eyes
Dim sight; sees as through a veil; strabismus. Amaurosis; muscae volitantes. Central scotoma. Rapid blindness without lesion, followed by venous hyperaemia and atrophy of optic nerve.

Face
Pale, blue, pinched, sunken, collapsed, covered with cold sweat. (ARS.; VERAT.) Freckles. Throat. Nasopharyngitis and tracheitis, HEMMING, morning cough, sometimes with vomiting. Hoarseness of public speakers.

Stomach
Incessant nausea; worse, smell of tobacco smoke (PHOS.); vomiting on least motion, sometimes of fecal matter. DURING PREGNANCY WITH MUCH SPITTING. SEASICKNESS; TERRIBLE FAINT, SINKING FEELING AT PIT OF STOMACH. Sense of relaxation of stomach, with nausea. (IPEC) Gastralgia; pain from cardiac end extending to left arm.

Abdomen
Cold. WANTS ABDOMEN UNCOVERED. It lessens the nausea and vomiting. Painful distension. Incarcerated hernia.

Rectum
Constipation; rectum paralyzed, prolapsed. Diarrhoea, sudden, watery, with nausea and vomiting, prostration, and cold sweat; discharges look like sour milk, thick, curdled, watery. Rectal tenesmus.

Urinary
Renal colic; violent pain along ureter, left side.

Heart
Palpitation when lying on left side. Pulse intermits, feeble, imperceptible. Angina pectoris, pain in precordial region. Pain radiates from center of sternum. Tachycardia. Bradycardia. ACUTE DILATATION caused by shock or violent physical exertion (Royal).

Respiratory
Difficult, violent constriction of chest. Precordial oppression, with palpitation and pain between shoulders. Cough followed by hiccough. Cough dry, teasing, must take a swallow of cold water (CAUST.; PHOS.). Dyspoena, with tingling down left arm when lying on left side.

Extremities
Legs and hands icy cold; limbs tremble. Paralysis following apoplexy. (PLUMB.) Gait shuffling, unsteady. Feebleness of arms.

Sleep
Insomnia with dilated heart, with cold, clammy skin and anxiety.

Fever
Chills, with COLD SWEAT.

Modalities
WORSE, opening eyes; evening; extremes of heat and cold. BETTER, uncovering, open fresh air.

Relationship
Compare: HYDROBROMICACID; CAMPH.;VERAT.; ARS. Compare: NICOTINUM(Alternate tonic and clonic spasms, followed by general relaxation and trembling; nausea, cold sweat, and speedy collapse; head drawn back, contraction of eyelids and masseter muscles; muscles of neck and back rigid; hissing respiration from spasm of laryngeal and bronchial muscles). Antidote: Vinegar; sour apples. CAMPHOR in the physiological antagonist. ARS. (chewing tobacco); IGN.; (smoking); Sep. (neuralgia and dyspepsia); LYCOP. (impotency); NUX (bad taste due to tobacco); CALAD. and PLANTAG. (cause aversion to tobacco); PHOSPH. (tobacco heart, sexual weakness).

Dose
Third to thirtieth and higher potencies.

Common lilac - Buds

Indications: Antispasmodic action (heart)

Symphytum is a homeopathic remedy used for the natural treatment of:

•  episiotomies
• perineal tears after giving birth
• black eyes
• broken bones
• bone fractures
• eye injuries
• black eyes
• injuries to the bones

From Boericke:

(Comfrey-Knitbone) The root contains a crystalline solid, that stimulates the growth of epithelium on ulcerated surfaces. It may be administered internally in the treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers. Also in gastralgia, and externally in pruritus ani. Injuries to sinews, tendons and the periosteum. Acts on joints generally. Neuralgia of knee. Of great use in wounds penetrating to perineum and bones, AND IN NON-UNION OF FRACTURES; irritable stump after amputation, irritable bone at point of fracture. Psoas abscess. PRICKING POIN and soreness of periosteum.

Head
Pain in occiput, top and forehead; changing places. Pain comes down bone of nose. Inflammation of inferior maxillury bone, hard, red, swelling. Eye. PAIN IN EYE AFTERA BLOW OF AN OBTUSE BODY. For traumatic injuries of the eyes no remedy equals this.

Relationship
Compare: ARN.; CALC. PHOS.

Dose
Tincture. Externally as a dressing for sores and ulcers and pruritus ani.