Cina is a well-known homeopathic medicine, especially for children, but it is suited to adults also.
Cina is also known as a worm remedy for children who have microbes in their gastrointestinal tract.
Cina baby is hungry and their skin is sensitive to be touched.
Cina is the best remedy for worm infections, intestinal irritation, spasms, convulsions, epilepsy, etc in children as well as in some adults.
Cina is prepared from an unexpanded flower of the composite family. The flower is being potentized by homeopathic pharmacopeia and is made useful for humans.
Cina is a source of Santonin which is a widely used drug all over India, but in homeopathy, it is first potentized and then given for use.
Cina acts wonderfully in treating irritability in children, difficult teething and digestion, bedwetting, etc.
The patient gets hungry soon after every meal.
The cina baby wants everything thing but rejects it when offered.
Cina Constitution/Personality
Cina is most dominantly a remedy for children who are irritable, easily angered, have a variable appetite, have different moods, etc.
The cina babies are fatty, rosy with scrofulous diathesis and irritable temperament.
The cina baby wants to be carried always in her arms.
As it is a child remedy, it can also be given to adults especially when the patient is disturbed by everything even by a simple meal.
Guiding Symptoms of Cina
Cina is a remedy for children suffering from intestinal irritation, poor appetite, grinding teeth, convulsions, and violent jerking. It may also be given to adults with similar symptoms. The patient is sensitive to touch and feels hungry even after every meal.
A child needing Cina often desires everything but refuses what is offered. The child becomes aggravated by touch or being looked at.
Cina is effective for children who experience jerking during sleep. The patient may have a stomach disorder, making it difficult to eat properly, and may experience convulsions after eating.
Cina is useful for abdominal pain and discomfort caused by worms. It is also indicated for distortion of limbs, paralysis, twitching, and jerking.
Cina is effective for night terrors in children, where the child shouts, screams, and talks while sleeping, waking up frightened.
It addresses twitching pain around the navel with a bloated abdomen. Additionally, it can be given for uterine hemorrhage before puberty and for violent, spasmodic coughs that end in vomiting, especially if worse at night while lying down.
Cina is also indicated for grinding of teeth during sleep and play. It is effective for sensitivity of the teeth from cold air and cold water.
Cina Uses
This article will cover from head to toe all the complaints body. And wherever the symptoms are matched, this medicine can be used-
Mind symptoms
Cina’s baby is very Ill humored and does not want to be touched or carried by anyone.
A child wants each and everything thing but when offered he/she refuses to take it.
The patient has great sensitivity at the scalp, back of the neck, shoulders, and arms.
The baby is very irritable, especially during dentition.
Cina is a highly recommended remedy for irritable and fussy children and even adults.
Head symptoms
Cina’s headache has alternated with pain in the abdomen.
The patient complains of a dull headache with sensitiveness of the eyes.
There is a severe headache before and after epileptic attacks.
The peculiar symptom of Cina baby is he/she cannot have combed hair and Cina lady must have her hair down on her head.
Eyes symptoms
Cina is a remedy for dilated pupils and yellow vision in a patient. It can also be prescribed for pulsations of the superciliary muscles.
Cina is given to patients with weak eyesight, particularly those affected by masturbation. It is indicated for sensitive women who experience discomfort while sewing, leading to eye and head pain.
Patients often find relief from rubbing their eyes, which helps them see clearly.
Ears symptoms
Cina is a remedy for digging and scratching sensations in the ears. It addresses cramp-like jerking in the ears and earache.
The patient may experience sudden sharp pain, pressure, and discomfort in the ears. It is effective for dull stitching pain in the mastoid process.
Nose symptoms
Cina is a remedy for persistent itching of the nose. A child may rub and irritate the nose until it bleeds. Cina is effective for epistaxis, especially in the evening.
There is fluent coryza from the nose during noon, accompanied by a burning sensation.
Mouth symptoms
The patient with cina has the sensation of dryness and roughness in the mouth, especially at the side of the palates.
There is a pale or bluish color around the mouth.
There is great sensitivity around the teeth from cold air and cold water.
Face symptoms
Cina has intense redness on the cheeks. There are pale, hot, dark rings around the eyes.
The patient complains of cold perspiration on the face.
There is whitish and bluish discoloration around the mouth.
Cina baby grits his/her teeth while sleeping.
Cina patient has a choreic movement of face and hands.
Throat symptoms
Cina is indicate for difficulty in swallowing anything, especially liquids.
The milk or water gurgles down the esophagus with a gurgling sound.
The cina baby or the patient is not relieved by eating, still, the patient feels hungry.
Chest symptoms
Cina is a remedy for difficulty in respiration. The patient may feel anxious and experience heaviness in the chest. There may be spasmodic digging and a rattling sound from the chest.
It is effective for jerking and digging pain in the chest. Cina also addresses soreness in the chest region.
Stomach symptoms
The person of Cina gets hungry soon after having a meal.
There is a feeling of hungry, digging, and gnawing sensation with pain in the epigastric region. The pain is aggravated on waking up in the morning and before a meal.
Cina patient complains of diarrhea and vomiting immediately after eating or drinking anything.
Cina patient has a clean tongue while vomiting and has an extreme desire for sweets.
Abdomen and Rectum symptoms
Cina is a remedy for the abdomen, especially when it is bloated and hard. The patient may complain of twisting pain around the navel. There can be obstinate pinching in the abdomen, along with cramp-like pressure across the upper abdomen.
The patient, particularly a child, may cry due to cutting and pinching pain in the abdomen caused by worms, which often rolls around the navel region.
A bloated abdomen is common, especially in children. The patient may also report a feeling of emptiness in the abdomen.
Cina stools are short and thick, containing maw worms and white mucus. There may be a discharge of ascarids from the anus, accompanied by severe itching during bowel movements.
Diarrhea may present with bile and loose, involuntary stools from the anus.
Urinary symptoms
Cina patient has sudden severe pain in the bladder.
It is a great remedy for involuntary urine at night, especially in children.
The urine is turbid, white urine, presence of phosphaturia while standing.
Female symptoms
Cina ladies have uterine hemorrhage before puberty.
The patient suffers from metrorrhagia and worm troubles.
The lady is very irritable, short temper, and is violent.
Hand and Leg symptoms
There is twitching and jerking with distortion of limbs in the patient.
There are trembling and paralyzed shocks with pain. The patient jumps suddenly when in pain.
Cina’s baby throws his arms from side to side.
Cina is the best remedy for nocturnal convulsions.
The patient complains of sudden jerking of fingers, especially in the right hand.
The patient complains of weakness in her hand, which suffers from holding anything.
There is cramp-like straining in the lower limbs.
The patient complains of sprained feeling in the wrist joint.
Back symptoms
Cina has drawing, tearing pain in the whole spine.
The patient cannot leave down properly because of jerking pain in the middle of the spine.
Fever symptoms
The patient has a high fever with a light chill and a clean tongue.
The patient is very hungry at the time of fever with colicky pain in the abdomen along with chilliness with thirst.
During fever, the patient has cold sweat on the forehead, nose, and hands.
The main peculiar symptom of cina in fever is, that the patient has a cold face and warm hands.
Sleep Symptoms
The child sleeps on hands, knees, and abdomen due to worms in the intestines.
Cina’s baby has night terrors during sleep. The baby cries loudly, screams, and wakes up frightened.
Cina baby talks, screams, and grits his teeth while sleeping.
Modalities
Modalities are the factors that, increase or decrease the complaints in a patient.
They are categorized as aggravating factors and amelioration factors.
Aggravating factors make the condition of the illness worst, while the amelioration factor makes the condition of the disease better.
It can be time, any part of the day, season, position, or any applications, etc.
Aggravated By
The problems of Cina are aggravated by worms, at night, in summer, and looking at an object fixedly.
Amelioration By
The problems of Cina are better by lying on the abdomen.
Cina Relationship with Other Medicine
Cina Complementary Medicines
Complementary medicines are also those medicines that can be used as conventional medicine to treat the patient.
It is also known as an alternative medicine to cure the person mentally and physically.
Cina is complimentary to Chamomilla.
Cina Similar Medicines
In the Homoeopathy system of medicine, similar medicines are those medicines which medicine have the same action and reaction but are different in their origin, according to the homeopathic pharmacopeia of India.
So, The Remedies which are similar to Cina are Chamomilla, Spigellia, etc.
Cina Compatible Medicines
In the Homoeopathy system of medicine, compatible medicines are used together easily.
Cina is compatible with Chamomilla.
Cina Antidoted by
Cina can be antidoted by Nux Vomica.
Cina antidotes
It antidotes the effects of Capsicum and Camphor
Cina Uses, Dosage & Potencies
In the Homoeopathic system of medicine, the dosage and potency of the medicine or remedy only depend upon the individuality of the patient and his/her case-taking.
Cina 30 Uses
In Cina, Lower potency is given to the patient when only a few symptoms match with the medicines.
It is useful in treating all kinds of gastric disorders along with teething in children etc.
This low potency requires frequent repetition, 4-5 times a day, till the recovery is seen.
Cina 200 Uses
In the Homoeopathic system, a 200 potency is considered a higher potency, so in the case of Cina, it is given when the majority of mental and physical symptoms of any medicine match with the diseased person. It is useful for Ascaris lumbricoid.
Higher potency is not advisable to be repeated very frequently, especially in the case of children; they act for a long duration of days, so the second dose or the repetition is done after every 10-12 days.
Cina 1M Uses
In the Homoeopathic system of medicine, a 1M is also a very high potency.
The physician should give the medicine only after taking the case taking of a patient or a baby, where all medicinal symptoms of Cina and that given by the patient are perfectly matched by the physician and its remedy.
It is useful in cases of uterine hemorrhage.
The physician should not repeat 1 M potency. It is given only once in 28-30 days and waiting for symptoms to disappear.
Cina Q (Mother Tincture) Uses
The mother tincture of cina is highly potentized first and then used by the physician to treat the patient permanently.
Take 8-10 drops of cina mother tincture in half a cup of water three times a day and then ask the physician to continue or not.
Cina 3X/6X Uses
This potency works as a lower potency to treat the conditions like dentition, milky urine, etc.
Take 5-8 drops of dilution directly on the tongue thrice a day for 2 months or as recommended by the physician.
Comparison of Babies
Baryta Carbonica
Baryta Carbonica is a remedy that is fully proven on constitutional symptoms.
The baby is dwarfism both many and physically.
The baby has short stature with swollen abdomen and puffy face.
There is extreme swelling and induration of glands.
Baryta carb is also the best remedy for baldness in young adults.
Chamomilla
This is one of the best homeopathic remedies by Dr. Hahnemann.
Chamomilla is the best and most wonderful remedy for pain and anger.
The baby is very irritable, with one cheek red and hot other is pale and cold.
The Chamomilla baby wants to sleep but cannot sleep properly.
The baby always wants to be carried and has all gastric disorders.
Chamomilla is also the best remedy for unbearable labor pain during pregnancy.
Calcarea Carbonica
It is the best remedy for children who are fair fatty and flabby with more desire for sweets.
They are chilly babies and at easily exposed to cold.
The baby is very peevish with restlessness and a gloomy mind.
There is excessive sweat, especially while sleeping, and the head and the pillow become profusely wet.
Clinical Indication of Cina
- Ascaris Lumbricoids
- Abdominal discomfort
- Anemia
- Anus Irritation
- Chorea
- Colic
- Convulsions
- Cough
- Coryza
- Diarrhea
- Dentitional troubles
- Enuresis
- Fever
- Gastric disorders
- Liver-affections
- Mouth-sore
- Metrorrhagia
- Milky urine
- Perspiration
- Twitching
- Trembling
- Taste-disordered
- Throat sore
- Worm Irritation
- Whooping Cough
- Uterus disorders
Side Effects of Tellurium Metallicum
Homeopathic medicines are highly potentized and triturated by the proper process of Homoeopathic pharmaceuticals methods which is written in Homoeopathic pharmacopeia of India, to control the side effects and increase the properties of medicine to cure the patient permanently.
If any side effects of Cina are seen, then it can be antidoted by Sulphur, Nux Vomica, and Chamomilla.
Remember that homeopathic remedies should be prescribed based on individual symptoms and characteristics. It’s crucial to consult with a qualified homeopath for proper evaluation and personalized treatment. Homeopathy focuses on treating the whole person, so a detailed case study is necessary to select the most appropriate remedy.
Homeopathic medicines should be taken only when prescribed by a homeopathic physician. Self-medication may aggravate the original conditions.