Cina is very famous for the treatment of worm infestation in children.
Its peculiar nature is that of ill temper. It s patients (children) get
outraged over trivial matters. Nothi ng can please them. They are very
sensitive. Their hypersensitivity is no t only of their nature but it also
affects their skin . The patient does not let anybody come near him or
touch him. Even a light touch wi th the hand is unbearable. He
hesitates to face a stranger. Like the patient of Chamomilla, the patient makes strange demands, and when the demand is met, he throws away the object. Being st ared at by somebody upsets him.
The Cina patients grind their teeth during the night, which is
interrupted by frequent jolting and waking up. Fear scares them and
wakes them up. In their frightful dreams, they see dogs, demons and
ghosts. They scream during sleep and wake up trembling. The
children like to sleep on their hands and knees.
The Cina patient has a peculiar glossy gleam in the eye. He experiences an array of colours, especially yellow. The pupils are dilated. The patient experiences blackouts. There is constant
irritation inside the nose, which needs to be constantly rubbed . The
irritation is never endin g. The margins of the nostrils shrink inside.
Around the mouth and the lips, ye llowish or bluish round spots
develop.

Convulsions are a special characteristic of Cina. The limbs feel tight
and jerky. As in Cicuta, the neck of the person arches backwards (Opisthotonus). The fingers turn i n. There is a feeling of chilliness
and quivering all over the body. When such a patient is patted on his
back, he develops headache. The symptoms of Cina aggravate af ter taking food. The patient feels
very hungry. The child throws up clotted milk. The nature of Cina resembles somewhat with that of Aethusa. Besides the mind, heat
affects the stomach and intestines; but the symptoms are expressed a little differently than in Aethusa. In Aethusa, the child vomits milk as soon as he drinks it and is mostly c onstipated but in Cina, diarrhoea or
dysentery is more common. The stools are mixed with a whitish

Cina 260 sticky material (mucus). When the infection has become well
established, the diarr hoeal stools become green in colour.
In a Cina patient, the sensation of touch and taste are either enhanced
or reduced significantly. In other words, they are out of balance.
Often, the patient eats one thing and perceives the taste of something else. Ingestion of food, milk or water causes a rumbling noise in the
throat. This symptom is also found in Cuprum and Arsenic. Cuprum
is also useful for the treatment of worm infestation. The stools of a patient of Cina are foul-smelling and propulsive, like Podophylum. A peculiar symptom of Cina is that when the child lies prone on his stomach, his diarrhoea stops showing that pressure over the abdomen offers relief. Cina should not be forgotten in the
treatment of epilepsyNeurological disorder causing seizuresA neurological disorder marked by sudden recurrent episodes of sensory disturbance, loss of consciousness, or convulsions. developing after a malarial attack .
In Cina, there is violent coughi ng in the morning, and one may
develop spasms of the throat due to incessant coughing. There is pain
in the chest. The at tacks of whooping cough also occur. In women,
during pregnancy, sudden unexpected news of happiness or grief can
precipitate headache or pain in the abdomen which can linger on for
q u i t e s o m e t i m e . C i n a c a n b e a d m i nistered to control this kind of
suffering. The symptoms of Cina a ggravate after food at night and in
hot weather.
Antidotes: Camphor, Capsicum
Potency: 30 to 200