Gnaphalium is one of the excellent remedies in homeopathy from the vegetable kingdom, invaluable in the treatment of rheumatism, gout, and neuralgias.
It is commonly known as Gnaphalium polycephalum. It is a Sweet-scented Everlasting Flower plant and belongs to the family Compositae.
Mother Tincture of Gnaphalium is made from a whole fresh plant.
Mother Tincture and trituration of the whole fresh plant is prepared and subsequent potencies are made.
The process of dynamization arouses the latent curative powers and makes Gnaphalium an invaluable homeopathic medicine to serve the therapeutic purpose when given in dynamic doses.
Gnaphalium Constitution /Personality
Gnaphalium is a remedy, best suited for patients who have rheumatic and gouty diathesis with the tendency to increase in uric acids.
It is suited to a person of a bilious constitution and melancholic temperament, there is a mucous coating on the tongue, tongue covered with long white fur, a loss of appetite even for his favorite food, and a sickening taste in the mouth.
It is suitable for people who are dull and have a bloated appearance on their faces.
It has been useful in people who get especially have the disposition of being formerly cheerful, and he is now irritable and agitated due to diarrhea.
Guiding symptoms of Gnaphalium
Gnaphalium is one of the best remedies for sciatic nerve affections, it has been used clinically mainly in affections of the sciatic nerve.
The special indication for its use in sciatica and lumbago is when there is numbness alternating with pain.
It is a wonderful remedy for abdominal affections, there is vomiting, colic pain, and diarrhea.
It is used by many homeopaths in the treatment of diarrhea, the diarrhea is watery and offensive; occurs in the morning and is repeated during the day.
It is a great remedy for dysentery there is rumbling in the bowels, and colicky pains and the patient is cross and irritable, urine is scanty, and appetite and taste are lost.
It has got a wonderful action on male reproductive organs useful in conditions where there is an increase in sexual excitement in mate provers.
It is a great remedy for prostatitis with pain and irritation in the prostate gland.
It has a reputation for the treatment of fevers where there are colds, fevers, and night sweats.
It is a wonderful remedy for curing cases of chills and fevers.
It is indicated in the periodicity that appears in the intermittent neuralgia of the upper jaws.
It is a great remedy for dysmenorrhoea, useful when there is weight and fulness in the pelvis as the only symptom.
Dysmenorrhoea is when the menses are scanty and very painful on the first day.
It is a wonderful remedy for neuralgia, there is sharp cutting pain, starting from the inner side of the right thigh, just below Poupart’s ligament, extending down the course of the anterior crural nerve to a point about its lower third.
It is a great remedy and often cures the paroxysmal pains, that come when walking, occasionally when lying down.
It is a wonderful remedy in sciatica when the pain had extended down the right cord into the testicle and caused him to draw up the leg, flexing the thigh on the abdomen.
The pains in the lower extremities are paroxysmal, cutting, tearing, and extending down the course of the sciatic nerve.
The sciatic pain attacks are aggravated at night, and more frequent, causing her to roll about the bed and cry out with the pain.
It is a wonderful remedy for gout when there is the alternation of numbness with pain being present, the pain is aggravated on lying down; by motion; by stepping; ameliorated when sitting in a chair; ameliorated when drawing up the limb.
It is a great remedy for Headaches aggravated by washing in cold water.
There is Fur on the tongue removed by thorough washing with cold water.
Gnaphalium 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
The Gnaphalium patient suffers from the great dullness of Mind.
It is suited to people who are especially having the disposition of being formerly cheerful, and he is now irritable and agitated due to diarrhea.
The patient is very irritable for two or three days, after diarrhea.
Head symptoms
Gnaphalium is a great remedy for headaches there is giddiness especially after rising from a recumbent position.
It is indicated when there is fulness about temples and dull, continuous pain in the back of the head, with shooting pain in the eyeballs.
It is a great remedy for the dull headache that is all over the head that occurs at 3 to 4 p.m., or on waking, ameliorated by washing in cold water or bathing the head with bay-rum.
It is indicated when there is giddiness and severe throbbing headache with sharp pain in the head and face, leaving them sore and full.
Eyes symptoms
It is a wonderful remedy for inflammation of the eyes the conjunctiva is injected causing dull pain in the eyes.
The eyes are sleepy, difficult to open, lids heavy, and there is severe neuralgic pain in the eyes causing headaches all over with dimness of vision.
It is indicated in cases of photophobia, cannot tolerate light in any form, making the patient highly irritable.
Ear symptoms
Gnaphalium is a wonderful remedy for deafness in the ears as a complication of progressive gout and rheumatism affecting the bones of the middle ear.
There is a loss of hearing and a crackling sound in the ears during eating and drinking water.
Nose symptoms
Gnaphalium is a wonderful remedy for neuralgic sharp shooting pain in the nasal septum, there is a nasal blockage, due to swelling in the nose.
Mouth symptoms
Gnaphalium is a great remedy for halitosis there is a flat, sweetish, sickening taste in the mouth.
The tongue is covered with long white fur, ameliorated by thorough washing with cold water.
The Mouth feels parched and tastes bad.
Face symptom
Gnaphalium is indicated in the appearance of the face as if it is dull, heavy, bloated appearance as occurs in cholera due to severe dehydration.
It is a wonderful remedy for facial neuralgia, there is severe neuralgic pain of an intermittent form in both upper maxillary bones.
Throat symptom
Gnaphalium is indicated in conditions of sore throat with spasms of muscles of deglutition, feeling as if something is sucked in the throat, the patient has to clear the throat frequently.
It is a great remedy for pharyngitis mostly chronic in nature causing neuralgic pains around the whole neck.
Chest symptom
It is a wonderful remedy for pain in the chest there is severe darting pain in the chest from side to side, with dullness and heaviness in the chest on breathing.
Heart symptoms
Gnaphalium can be given in heart complaints, when associated with kidney disorders, there is sharp shooting pain in the kidney region causing heaviness and dull pain in the heart region.
The pulse is small, quick, and very irregular, and the Pulse is slow, full, and bounding.
Stomach symptoms
Gnaphalium is a great remedy for stomach and Abdomen complaints like flatus, windy eructations, nausea, and hiccough.
It is a wonderful remedy for stomach colics, where there are colicky pains in various parts of the stomach, and the caecum is very sensitive.
There is various sound in the stomach due to gases also known as Borborygmus with the emission of much flatus on sitting or moving around.
Abdomen and Rectum symptoms
Gnaphalium is a wonderful remedy for irritable bowel syndrome there is rumbling in the bowels with stool before breakfast.
It is a great remedy in cases of diarrhea because there is the looseness of the bowels with the passage of pale-colored feces
It is indicated as diarrhea in small children when there is diarrhoeic discharge in the morning and during the day; with irritable temper and pains in the bowels in children.
It is a great remedy for dysentery when there is dark-colored, liquid, offensive stool in the morning, and afterward pain in the bowels all day.
It is a top-listed remedy for dysentery when there is rumbling in the bowels, colicky pains, and the patient is cross and irritable, urine is scanty, and appetite and taste are lost.
It is a wonderful remedy for cholera when there is vomiting and purging, also known as cholera morbus, it is in the night and also the next day.
Urinary symptoms
Gnaphalium has got a wonderful action on the urinary organs, there are pains in the kidneys with frequent slight pain in the prostate gland.
There is sharp shooting pain in the kidneys causing breathlessness and pain in the heart region as well.
It is a great remedy for cystitis with the sensation of pain and fulness in the bladder, even when just emptied.
Male symptoms
Gnaphalium has got a wonderful action on male Sexual Organs, there is increased sexual passion.
It is useful in the treatment of prostatitis leading to irritation of the prostate gland.
Female symptoms
Gnaphalium has got a wonderful action on the female sexual system, especially when there is heaviness in the pelvis.
It is a great remedy for dysmenorrhoea, useful when there is weight and fulness in the pelvis as the only symptom.
Dysmenorrhoea is when the menses are scanty and very painful on the first day.
Hand and Leg symptoms
Gnaphalium is a wonderful remedy for rheumatism with violent rheumatic pains in the elbows and shoulders, there is a feeling of weakness, as if incapable of raising the slightest weight.
It is a great remedy for Rheumatic pains along with swelling in elbows and shoulders.
It is a wonderful remedy for the rheumatism of legs when the pains are dull or darting or cutting from the right hip joint posteriorly downward to the foot.
The rheumatic pains are aggravated on the motion of lying down, from slight motion, even by stepping, and better by sitting in a chair.
It is one of the top-listed remedies used in the treatment of Sciatica, there is intense pain along the sciatic nerve.
It is a wonderful remedy in sciatica when the pain had extended down the right cord into the testicle and caused him to draw up the leg, flexing the thigh on the abdomen.
The pains were paroxysmal, cutting, tearing, and extending down the course of the sciatic nerve.
The sciatic pain attacks are aggravated at night, and more frequent, causing her to roll about the bed and cry out with the pain.
It is indicated when there is numbness occasionally taking the place of sciatic pains, making exercise very fatiguing.
It is a wonderful remedy for Gout when there are Cramps in the calves; in the feet, at night in bed.
There is severe aching in the thighs making the patient irritable and wants to sit in one place and cannot move.
Gouty pains in big toes are often cured by Gnaphalium.
It is a wonderful remedy for neuralgia, there is sharp cutting pain, starting from the inner side of the right thigh, just below Poupart’s ligament, extending down the course of the anterior crural nerve to a point about its lower third.
Back symptoms
Gnaphalium is indicated to treat lumbago lower backpains, there is numbness of the lower part of the back with disc bulging.
There is sharp shooting pain in the back related to kidney disorder mostly shifting from side to side, along with the typical sensation of weight in the pelvis.
There is dull aching pain in the back that is aggravated by the least motion.
Fever symptoms
Gnaphalium is a wonderful remedy for fever mostly intermittent fevers, there are chills and night sweats that are more marked.
There is a cold, chilly frequently but all the stages of fever are marked with severe night sweats.
Skin symptoms
It is a great remedy for dermatitis the skin is moist and sweats easily.
The skin on the face is dull and gives a bloated appearance to the face.
The skin on the hands and legs is swollen accompanied by gout or rheumatic affections.
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 worse, while the amelioration factor improves the condition of the disease.
It can be time, any part of the day, season, position, or any applications, etc.
Aggravated By
The condition of Gnaphalium gets aggravated when after, Sciatic pain is increased on lying down; by motion, or by stepping.
The rheumatic and gouty pains are all aggravated in cold and damp weather.
The joint complaints are aggravated by movement in general.
Amelioration By
The conditions of Gnaphalium get better when sitting in a chair; pains are reduced when drawing up the limb.
Headache is relieved by washing in cold water.
Relationship with Other Medicine
Complementary Medicines
This remedy completes the process of cure that is started by the first medicine given.
The remedies complementary to Gnaphalium are Colocynthis and Bryonia.
Similar Medicines
These remedies have many similarities in action but are different in origin, which means the source from which the medicine is prepared is another.
Remedies similar to Gnaphalium are Rhus Toxicodendron, Coclcynthis, and Sulphur.
Antidoted by
The bad effects of Gnaphalium are antidoted by Camphor.
Gnaphalium Dosage & Potencies
The dosage and potency of the medicine depend on the individual case.
Gnaphalium 30 Uses
Lower potency is given when very few symptoms of the patient match with the medicine and help the doctor only to diagnose the disease condition.
It is of great value in the treatment of cholera and diarrhea in children, as well as in cases of irritable bowel syndrome(IBS).
This potency requires frequent repetition, 3-4 times a day, till the expected result is seen.
Gnaphalium 200 Uses
This is considered as higher potency; they are given when the majority of mental symptoms and physical symptoms of Gnaphalium match.
Higher potencies are advisable to be not repeated very often; they act for a long duration of days, so the second dose is repeated every 7-days or every 15-days once.
Gnaphalium 1M Uses
This is very high potency. One should give it only after careful case analysis, where all medicinal symptoms of the Gnaphalium and that given by the patient match perfectly.
One should not repeat 1 M potencies. It is given 30 days once and waiting for symptoms to disappear.
Gnaphalium Q (Mother Tincture) Uses
The mother tincture of the Gnaphalium is used by many homeopaths to relieve the symptoms associated with chronic respiratory failure.
It is mainly used to relieve Rheumatism and gouty affections, as well as backaches in patients, and should only be given when all the symptoms of Gnaphalium are matched with the patient’s symptoms.
Take 10 drops of mother tincture in half a cup of water three times a day till the improvement occurs.
Gnaphalium 3X/6X Uses
This lower potency of Gnaphalium works well to treat the conditions like Sciatica and neuralgia and has a therapeutic effect on patients suffering from such conditions.
Take 2-3 drops of dilution directly on the tongue thrice a day for 3 months.
Clinical Indication of Gnaphalium
- Anterior crural neuralgia
- Cholera
- Diarrhea
- Dysentry
- Renal colic
- Dysmenorrhoea
- Gout
- Lumbago
- Prostate gland irritation
- Rheumatism
- Sciatica
Gnaphalium Side Effects
Homeopathic medicines are prepared by potentization where the dynamic curative power of the medication is aroused, so homeopathic medicines produce negligible side effects.
If any side effects of Gnaphalium are seen mostly like vomiting or skin rash, then it can be antidoted by Camphor.