Chamomilla (HMT)

Chamomilla is prepared from a bushy plant growing wild amongst the

Many people use its leaves as tea. In homoeopathy, the fresh plant,

along with its flowers is ground and mixe d in alcohol. This is ideal to

treat hypersensitive and irritable children who happen to be very

stubborn and who lose their temper easily. They become furious over

trivial matters and are very difficult to handle when sick. Nothing

calms them down. They will ask for something and once their

demand has been met, they throw away the object. They will demand

to be taken to some place, and having reached there, they will question

as to why they were brought there. They are very rude during an

outrage. One of the reasons for this is, that the Chamomilla patient

happens to be more sensitive to suffering than normal people. His

ailments are related to nerves and emotions. Chamomilla is ideal to

treat people of an extremely sensitive nature. Outwardly, they may be

very ill mannered, but deep down they are very sensitive . Usually

tense. On the face of it, they are quiet and lazy. Chamomilla, given in

emotions come under control, the other medicines get a chance to

work.

improves as all of the body’s energy is focussed in one direction.

A patient may apparently be of the Chamomilla nature, but may not

exhibit its complete set of sympto ms and thus may not benefit from

Chamomilla. It is not always necessary that the working nature of a

physiology of the human body is ve ry elaborate and intricate,

more.

Chamomilla is ideal for the treatment of hypersensitive patients

The entire neuromuscular system is in disarray. Chamomilla is

somewhat similar to Coffea, Nux Vomica and Opium. The patients of

Coffea and Nux Vomica are also of ve ry sensitive nature. The patient

of Opium is apparently listless, carefree and stuprose, but deep down

he is very sensitive. The Opiu m poisoning makes the patient very

irritability followed by state of withdrawl. In addition, some

symptoms resemble those of Chamomilla. On that basis, some Opium

Anything can provoke them and make them very irritable.

Chamomilla offers immediate relief in children who develop

convulsions due to any ailment and fever (their nature being that of

Chamomilla). Chamomilla is very useful in the treatment of

dysentery of children, when the stools are sticky and of green colour,

as if grass has been mashed into them. Ipecac is also a very good

constitution is quite different.

neuralgic pain of teeth, face and th e jaw, which respond favourably to

the symptoms. These details are not mentioned in most books. The

treating physicians must carefully study all the symptoms so that no

After midnight, the pain starts di ssipating. The toothache of an

Arsenic patient lingers on throughout the night. In Chamomilla, there

is swelling of the gums along with the formati on of blisters and the

gums start receding from the teet h. People who do not clean their

teeth properly also begin to suffer from these kinds of symptoms.

are somewhat mean. They do not care for others and have no

sympathy for them. They are very sensitive for their own sake. They

is part of the same constitution.

aggravating the symptoms. Otherwis e, the patient likes open air but

dislike the air, but the patient of Chamomilla is different, he merely

Chamomilla patient feels awfully thirsty. Sleeplessness due to

Coffee, in general responds very we ll to Nux Vomica but to dispel all

the side effects of Coffee, Chamomilla is more effective. Similarly,

the ill effects of Chamomilla can be neutralised by Coffee.

Chamomilla is mentioned to be a good treatment when a person

In allopathy, doctors use morphine as analgesic, especially during a

usefully treated by Chamomilla. In Chamomilla, the abdominal pain

located at the umbilicus and the live r area. After a furious fit, the

Chamomilla.

off. This particular condition is closely related to Chamomilla.

alone may control the post-partum haemorrhage. Some lactating

will provide relief. In fact, Chamomilla will prove to be beneficial for

its mother’s milk but this is not always the case. If possible, he should

be treated separately. If the sympto ms of the child are similar to the

constitution of his mother, then treating the mother only may suffice.

Chamomilla will be more effective if the child is of irritable nature,

Chamomilla is most essential to treat the persistent peevishness and

he should be treated with Chamomilla.

is routinely used. If the child cr ies and feels helple ss, he should be

be administered. When none of these two symptoms are present,

Alium Cepa will often work.

Adjuvants: Belladonna, Mag Carb

crops of wheat and corn. It has been used to treat various diseases. In

irritable and restless. When given in a larger quantity, the first

In Chamomilla, heat brings relie f to most pains, except for the

cold. Nerve endings of a patient, when covered, will get relief by

warmth but when the nerve endings become exposed, heat aggravates

in the morning. Usually it is more intense in the first part of the night.

are self-centred and self-interested. To lose one’s temper with others

The Chamomilla symptoms worsen at about 9 a.m., like Natrum Mur

keeps the ears covered. People who use a scarf either feel very cold or

malodorous. The patient dislikes anything hot. The tongue is

restlessness associated with diarrhoea during teething. If the child is

they are silent, yet can explode ove r a trivial matter and become very

It must be remembered that Chamomilla patients with extreme mental

anguish will not respond to other remedies unless the mental state

exhibiting mental anguish causing jerking and twitching (tonic

reaction caused is un consciousness, then mental anguish and

patients are of a furious nature, they like to be left alone and are silent.

As a matter of fact, Chamomilla patients are narrow-minded and they

in the habit of crying and screaming at night due to dreadful dreams,

The toothache of a Chamomilla patient starts at night and disappears

and sometimes at 9 p.m. also. The patient hears noises in the ears

like firecrackers going off. The ear is very sensitive to wind draft,

keeps the ears covered. People who use a scarf either feel very cold or

protects the ears but not the face.

heart attack. Morphine may cause severe vomiting which can be

bends the patient over, as in Colo cynth. The pain is unbearable,

earache. In fact in this condition, one of the three following remedies

The toothache of a Chamomilla patient starts at night and disappears

and sometimes at 9 p.m. also. The patient hears noises in the ears

like firecrackers going off. The ear is very sensitive to wind draft,

keeps the ears covered. People who use a scarf either feel very cold or

protects the ears but not the face.

heart attack. Morphine may cause severe vomiting which can be

bends the patient over, as in Colo cynth. The pain is unbearable,

earache. In fact in this condition, one of the three following remedies

warmth but when the nerve endings become exposed, heat aggravates

sore throat , associated with spasms and inflammation. The

Chamomilla is also useful for the treatment of cough, especially

coughing during sleep or on getting furious. Chamomilla also

invigorates the resistance during an epidemic of whooping cough .

but it can be useful in the simple seasonal type of cough too.

develops gas smelling like rotten eggs and belches out the same odour.

heart attack. Morphine may cause severe vomiting which can be

patient develops a colicky pain in the abdomen. The belching is

yellowish and the taste is bitter. Vomiting also tastes bitter. The

abdomen feels very heavy. A ll these are the symptoms of

restlessness associated with diarrhoea during teething. If the child is

particular, it is useful to tone up th e uterus weakened after childbirth.

Some women pass blood clots during their menstrual period . It

looks as if the inner lining of the uterus is being sh redded and peeled

A Chamomilla patient will develop convulsions during pregnancy

and at the time of childbirth. Chamomilla should also be remembered

for the treatment of excessive bleeding after childbirth . Often, this

women may develop cramps of some part of the body. In particular, if

the nursing child also. A suckling baby can get the medicine through

exhibiting mental anguish causing jerking and twitching (tonic

contractions) of the muscles. The patient feels as if caught in a vice.

this spasm is that of the legs or the neck, a dose or two of Chamomilla