About
Cichorium Intybus is a homeopathic remedy primarily known for its profound action on the liver and digestive system. It is a key remedy for conditions involving biliousness, jaundice, and liver congestion. It also addresses mental states of irritability and peevishness, especially in children.
Keynotes
Intense irritability and peevishness, especially in children. Biliousness: bitter taste, vomiting of bitter fluid or bile. Headache from hepatic congestion, worse right side.
Constitution
Often suited to children who are irritable, peevish, and desire to be carried. Also for adults with bilious temperament and liver affections.
🤒Symptoms Profile
● General Symptoms
Bilious headaches, bitter taste, nausea, vomiting of bile, jaundice, liver congestion, diarrhea, abdominal pain, peevishness, irritability
● Mental Symptoms
Peevishness, irritability, crossness, especially in children. Desire to be carried and petted. Mental symptoms often accompany digestive or hepatic complaints.
● Physical Symptoms
Bitter taste, nausea, vomiting of bile. Dull, heavy, bilious headache, often right-sided. Pain and fullness in liver region. Jaundice. Watery, bilious diarrhea. Abdomen feels full and tense.
Uses
Liver disorders, jaundice, bilious headaches, digestive upsets with bilious vomiting, irritability in children, diarrhea
Modalities
Worse: From heat, in summer, from anger. Better: From cold applications, from being carried (in children), from gentle motion.
💊Dosage Information
Available Potencies
6C, 30C, 200C, 1M, Q (Mother Tincture)
Recommended Dosage
Lower potencies (6C to 30C) are commonly used for acute digestive and hepatic complaints. Higher potencies (200C and above) may be used for chronic conditions under professional guidance.
🔗Relationships & Affinities
🫀 Organ Affinity
Liver, Gallbladder, Digestive system, Nervous system
🤝 Complementary
Chelidonium, Lycopodium, Nux vomica
🛡️ Antidotes
Nux vomica, Pulsatilla
⚠️Important Cautions
Should not be used indiscriminately for liver conditions without proper indication. Professional consultation is advised for chronic liver disease.
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