Aconite is a plant that is one of the most important and frequently used remedies in homeopathic treatment. Based on this plant produce drugs Aconite and Aconite-plus in the form of granules, as well as alcohol tincture called Oncolan. Complex means are also produced in homeopathy, in which there is aconite. Consider the features of this plant, as well as the characteristics of the drug Aconite.
General information about the plant aconite
Aconite (another name - wrestler) is a perennial herbaceous plant of the family of buttercup, which grows in Europe, Asia, and North America. It blooms with blue, purple or blue flowers resembling a helmet in shape. The stem of the aconite can reach 60-150 cm in height, its leaves are dark green, palmetto-separate.
Handle this plant very carefully, because it is very poisonous, and poisonous substances are able to penetrate the body, even due to the contact of aconite with the skin. This is explained by the high content of alkaloids - nitrogen-containing compounds with a strong biological effect. Also in the plant are found substances such as:
- flavones;
- saponins;
- tannins;
- coumarins;
- lemon acid;
- ascorbic acid;
- various trace elements, etc.
The use of the drug Aconite in homeopathy
The drug Akotin contains alkaloids in low concentration, therefore does not have a poisoning effect with the correct intake. In homeopathy, Aconite is usually prescribed in breeding 3, 6, 30 and 200 (the higher the number of dilutions, the more intensive the effect is). The agent is able to have the following effect on the body:
- severe pain medication;
- antipyretic;
- anti-inflammatory;
- vasodilator;
- decreased heart rate;
- inhibition of peristalsis;
- elimination of anxiety, etc.
The scope of this drug is quite wide. Let's list the main indications for the use of Aconite in homeopathy:
- febrile conditions, accompanied by dryness and redness of the skin, but in the absence of sweating;
- pain in the muscles;
- headache (especially when localized in the forehead and pulsating pain);
- toothache ;
- Neuralgic pain (in particular, related to hypothermia
- infectious diseases of various organs and systems (measles, laryngitis, pharyngitis, scarlet fever, cystitis, antritis, otitis, etc.);
- neurasthenic syndromes of different etiology (for relieving anxiety, feelings of fear, arousal, etc.);
- hypertonic disease;
- heart diseases (arrhythmias, angina, pericarditis, endocarditis, etc.);
- Rheumatism with intense pain syndrome and fever;
- circulatory disorders;
- dry, jerky, barking cough;
- hemoptysis;
- gastric and intestinal colic;
- cholelithiasis;
- hepatitis with jaundice;
- furunculosis ;
- various phobias;
- state of shock, etc.
Method of application of Aconite
The drug is sublingually (under the tongue) for half an hour before meals or an hour after eating. The frequency of reception, the number of granules and the duration of therapy are determined individually depending on
Contraindications to the admission of Aconite:
- hypersensitivity to the components of the drug;
- typhus;
- hypotension;
- tides due to asystole;
- pregnancy.
During treatment with the drug should exclude sour drink and acid-containing products, as well as alcoholic beverages, nicotine, coffee. Patients with diabetes should take into account the fact that the granules of Aconite contain sugar.