- Source: Derived from the whole flowering plant of Chelidonium majus (greater celandine🌿 CelandineMateria Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines.), a perennial herb in the Papaveraceae family, prepared for homeopathic use through maceration, serial dilutionPotentized liquid homeopathic medicineA solution prepared by repeatedly diluting and shaking (succussing) a substance to enhance healing power while removing toxicity., and succussionVigorous shaking of homeopathic dilutionThe process of vigorously shaking a liquid homeopathic solution against a firm surface during dilution to potentize it. to enhance therapeutic action and eliminate toxicity.
- Traditional Context: Historically employed in homeopathy for hepatic, biliary, and respiratory disorders, particularly those involving liver dysfunction, jaundiceYellowing of the skin and eyes from bile pigmentA medical condition with yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes, arising from excess of the pigment bilirubin., and right-sided complaints.
- It is noted for symptoms such as right-sided liver pain, right scapular pain, and biliousness, often aggravated by rich foods, motion, or heat, and ameliorated by warm drinks, eating, or rest.
- Modern Context: Indicated for hepatobiliary disorders (e.g., hepatitisInflammation of the liverAn inflammatory condition of the liver, commonly caused by viral infections, toxins, or drugs., cholecystitis🩺 CholecystitisClinical Disease Treatment Profile: Read homeopathic remedies, dietary recommendations, and natural therapeutic options.),.
- Gastrointestinal complaints (e.g., dyspepsiaIndigestion or upper abdominal discomfortDiscomfort or pain in the upper abdomen, often associated with nausea, bloating, heartburn, or acid reflux., nausea), respiratory conditions (e.g., pneumonia🩺 PneumoniaClinical Disease Treatment Profile: Read homeopathic remedies, dietary recommendations, and natural therapeutic options.,.
- BronchitisInflammation of the bronchial tubesInflammation of the mucous membrane in the bronchial tubes, typically causing bronchospasm and coughing.), musculoskeletal issues (e.g., right-sided neuralgiaSharp nerve pain along a nerve pathIntense, shooting, or burning pain that radiates along the course of one or more nerves., rheumatismJoint, muscle, or tissue painInflammatory pain, stiffness, and swelling in joints, muscles, or surrounding connective tissues.), and psychological conditions (e.g., depression, irritability).
- It suits patients with acute or chronic symptoms characterized by liver dysfunction, right-sided pain, jaundice, or bilious temperament, typically exacerbated by fatty foods, heat, or emotional stress, and often seen in individuals with a history of liver disease, digestive disorders, or chronic respiratory issues.
- The remedy is particularly relevant for those with a chillyHypersensitive to cold temperaturesA constitutional state of feeling exceptionally cold, lacking vital heat, and needing warmth or heavy blankets., sluggish constitution, often presenting with physical symptoms like right-.
- Sided abdominal or scapular pain alongside emotional traits like despondency or irritability,.
- Commonly observed in middle-aged adults with hepatic complaints, individuals with alcohol-related liver issues, or those with stress-induced digestive problems.
- COMMENTS-Chelidonium is a major liver remedy and is also a venous medicine.
- According to Rademacher, Chel acts on the center of the liver.
- Neonatal jaundice rem edy (Phos., Cham., Chin.).
- Yellow🌿 YellowMateria Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines. tongue, yellow skin, yellow eyes.
- Hepatitis (Phos.).
- Yellowness of the skin, ulceration.
- Prominent paralytic symptoms.
- Chills or creeps accompany the headache or the jaundice.
- ConstipationInfrequent or difficult bowel movementsA condition where stool is dry, hard, and difficult or painful to pass. with clay-colored stools or diarrheaFrequent, loose, and watery stoolsA state of having three or more loose or liquid bowel movements per day. with bright yellow stools.
- Nausea during pregnancy with desire for food, better by drinking milk🌿 MilkMateria Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines..
- Desire for hot food and drinks, only water🌿 WaterMateria Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines. almost boiling will stay on stomach.
- “Aversion to cheese” in many gastric conditions.
- Eating ameliorates.
- Desire to lie down after a meal.
- Great debility and drowsiness after eating and on waking.
- Aversion to move, feels tired on least exertion.
- Sleepiness and yawning (Op.).
- Better hot baths.
- Worse 4:00 pm or 4:00 am (Lyc.).
- The dirty yellow complexion produced by Chel along with other signs of cachexiaWasting of body tissues due to chronic illnessWeakness and wasting of the body due to severe chronic illness, such as tuberculosis or cancer., strongly suggests cancer.
- The action of Sang., its relative, in breast can cer is well known.
- Additionally, Op., in addition to its narcotic influence, is believed by Snow to have a retarding effect on cancerous growth.
- PneumoniaLung infection with inflamed air sacsInflammatory condition of the lung affecting primarily the microscopic air sacs (alveoli), usually caused by infection. with bilious symptoms.
- Fanlike movement of alae nasi in chest disorders (Lyc.).
- Numerous cases of pneumonia of right lung have been cured when associated with hepatic derangement, distressing pain under right scapula.
- Hepatization of upper half of right lung.
- Bry is very similar to Chel in pneumonia but the pains go continually to the back in Chel and esp to the right scapula.
- Rattling in lungs, worse changing position after waking.
- Frequently useful in bronchitis of children, with dusky red face, oppressed breathing.
- Strong action in the respiratory sphere.
- Characteristic cough is caused by a sensati on of “dust” in the air passages.
- St. Clair Smith related a case of a young woman, who had for several weeks a dry, racking, fatiguing cough night and day, worse at night, no expectoration and no pain.
- She looked completely worn out.
- The cough was excited by a sensation as if throat and larynx were full of dust.
- Chel.
- 3c, a powder every two hours, was given.
- She only took three when the “dust” left the throat, and with it the cough, and never returned.
- Carleton Smith cured a “Dry cough through day with pain and stitches right side, severe hoarseness 5 p.m., voice scarcely audible.” C. M. Foss recorded a typical Chel case simulating cancer.
- A man, 45, had catarrhInflammation of mucous membranes with dischargeExcessive buildup of mucus in the nose or throat, associated with inflammation of the mucous membrane. of the nose and, at the same time of the stomach.
- He had been told he had stomach cancer.
- Tender ness over stomach with sinking, gone feeling, at times reaching a state of painful anguish.
- Sickness at stomach.
- All symptoms better by eating.
- Chel.
- 6x cured at once.
- Teste, who proved Chel., placed it at the head of a group which includes Caps, and Viol-o.
- He mentioned the analogy between the juice of Chel and the : juice of Garcinia🌿 GarciniaMateria Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines. morella, and Gamb.
- Both are bright yellow and change to orange and brown on drying.
- Some authorities have recommended Chel juice as a substitute for Gamb as a hydragogue c athartic.
- Its ancient external uses ranged from an application in eye disorders to chronic ulcers and warts.
- In Teste's provingTesting a remedy on healthy volunteersThe systematic method of administering a substance to healthy subjects to observe and record the symptoms it produces. he emphasized a dull and heavy, deep-seated pain in whole right side of chest and right shoulder, at 1:30 p.m., without cough, but with embarrassed respirations.
- This pain, which is at times accompanied by dull beatings in the chest, does not allow him to draw a long breath, it is not perceptibly aggravated by the motions of the arm.
- The pain is particularly felt in the axilla and under the shoulder blade.
- A sort of numbness of the muscles in the region of the liver and in the right side of the neck, face and head.
- Apprehension of threatening pneumonia.
- Great anxiety.
- Con stant desire to stir and change one's position.
- “Extremely profuse emission of a whitish and foaming urine.” “2 p.m.: drowsiness which is so marked, even in the open air, that she is near falling asleep while walking, lasts half an hour.” A large field in rheumaticRelating to joint or muscle painDescribe pain, stiffness, or inflammation affecting joints, muscles, or connective tissues. disorders.
- EdemaSwelling caused by excess fluid in tissuesA condition characterized by an excess of watery fluid collecting in the cavities or tissues of the body., heat, tenderness and stiffness are the leading indications.
- A baby girl had rheumatism of both ankles for a week, when it settled in the right one, which became greatly swollen, very tender, painful and hot.
- Constipated for two months previously, whitish stools.
- Chel improved in twelve hours and cured entirely in a week.
- In another case of acute rheumatism of feet and ankles, supervening on a slow, remittent fever, Chel cured after the failure of Rhus🌿 RhusMateria Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines.-t and Bry. The patient was a girl of six.
- Both ankles were affected, feet much swollen and extended.
- The slightest move ment or touch extorted screams.
- The only relief was constant bathing with hot water.
- W. A Burr cured a case of right sciatic rheumatism of ten years' history in a very corpulent woman, age 55.
- In her case, there were agg ravations coming on in the after noon and evening🌿 EveningMateria Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines. of each day and lasting into the middle of the night.
- During the paroxysms, the outer ankle’ and lower leg became cyanotic, swelling around ankle, constriction above, great sensitiveness to touch and motion.
- Very nervous during the spells.
- Great external sensitiveness, aversion to touch and worse from it
