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Coca

Coca plant, Erythroxylum coca

Potencies: 6C, 30C, 200C, 1M, LM
Thermal: Chilly
Miasm: Psora
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About

Coca is a homeopathic remedy prepared from the leaves of the Erythroxylum coca plant. It is primarily used for conditions involving extreme exhaustion, altitude sickness, and cardiac weakness, especially when associated with mental depression and a sense of being overwhelmed.

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Keynotes

Extreme exhaustion as if every step would be the last; sensation of constriction in chest and throat; symptoms from high altitudes; cardiac weakness with palpitations and dyspnea; melancholia with indifference.

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Constitution

Intellectuals and students who are overworked and exhausted; people suffering from effects of high altitudes; individuals with weak heart and tendency to melancholia.

🤒Symptoms Profile

General Symptoms

Extreme physical and mental exhaustion, altitude sickness, cardiac palpitations with weakness, dyspnea on exertion, depression, melancholia, loss of appetite, digestive disturbances

Mental Symptoms

Mental depression, melancholia, indifference, lack of willpower, feeling overwhelmed by tasks, suicidal thoughts, aversion to mental work, homesickness

Physical Symptoms

Extreme fatigue, dyspnea and palpitations on slightest exertion, constriction in chest and throat, loss of appetite, nausea, flatulence, headache from mental exertion, trembling

Uses

Altitude sickness (mountain sickness), neurasthenia, cardiac weakness with dyspnea, depression from overwork, digestive atony, loss of appetite, general debility

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Modalities

Worse: From exertion, at high altitudes, from mental work, in cold air. Better: From rest, in open air, from eating.

💊Dosage Information

Available Potencies

6C, 30C, 200C, 1M, LM

Recommended Dosage

Typically 30C potency for acute conditions like altitude sickness; higher potencies (200C, 1M) for chronic states. Lower potencies (6C) may be used for digestive issues. Follow professional guidance.

🔗Relationships & Affinities

🫀 Organ Affinity

Cardiovascular system, Respiratory system, Nervous system, Digestive system

🤝 Complementary

Kali phos, Natrum mur

🛡️ Antidotes

Camphora, Coffea

⚠️Important Cautions

Should not be used as a substitute for proper treatment of serious cardiac or psychological conditions. Use under professional supervision.

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