# Chelidonium (HMT)

## Remedy Classification
- **Type:** Remedy
- **Miasm:** Tubercular Miasm
- **Temperament:** Neutral
- **Aggravation Time:** Neutral/Anytime

## Keynote Indications
Chelidonium is very useful in most liver disorders.  In addition, it is
deeply related to coughs also.  Its cough originates from the right lung.
For the treatment of repeated coughing due to the irritation of the
throat that does not respond to any other medication, Chelidonium
will be found to be extraordinarily useful.  Once, there was a patient
who suffered from a cough for many years.  I prescribed Chelidonium
to him, combined with Rumex.  By Allah’s grace, he became well
very soon.  Rumex too, is very us eful for the treatment of chronic
cough, especially of the dry nature.

The Chelidonium cough is typically associated with persistent
irritation of the throat, burning and unease.  Due to this, the patient
becomes restless and gets tired of this condition.  Chelidonium is
extremely useful and effective in this condition.  It decreases the
severity and frequency of the cough, making it mild and harmless.
This naturally relieves the irritabi lity and anger of the patient, and
with other remedies, the cough w ould gradually be cured, though not
immediately.

The Chelidonium cough is associated  with a small amount of sticky
phlegm that is difficult to expel.  Even if expectorated, the throat is
still not cleared.  Irritation soon resu mes.  In such a situation, Coccus
should also be added to Chelidonium.

Chelidonium is very effec tive in the treatment of jaundice, as well as
pneumonia and pleurisy, in which there is inflammation of the outer
lining of the lungs in the lower part (basal pleurisy).

The urine of a Chelidonium patient is yellow with a pungent smell.
When constipated, the stools are in the form  of small rounded balls,
like goat’s droppings.  If diarrhoea sets in, the colour of the faeces is
brownish clay.  Constipation and dia rrhoea alternate with each other.
The abdominal pain  radiates to the back.  After taking food, the
symptoms of the stomach ameliorate.  The patient likes hot food and
hot fluids, especially hot milk.

Chelidonium is also useful in the treatment of gall bladder stones .
This pain radiates towards the back  while the pain in a patient of

Berberis Vulgaris radiates in all directions. Chelidonium resembles
Bryonia as well.  Its symptoms ar e generally on the right side and
worsen on movement, but the differenc e is that the patient likes to
sleep on the side of the symptoms, while in Chelidonium, if the patient
sleeps on the affected side his symp toms get worse.  In Chelidonium,
heat intensifies headache.  In hot countries, this may be used for the
treatment of headache due to heat exposure.

In Chelidonium, the head ache is associated with drowsiness and
vertigo.  The head feels heavy and numb.  There is a tendency of
falling forward.  The headache radiates up to the back of the right ear
towards the shoulder.  There is pa in over the right shoulder and the
right side of the chest.  The cough is associated with small amounts of
phlegm.  The palms and wrists hurt, while the tips of the fingers are
ice-cold.

Sclera of the eye (i.e. the white of  the eye) becomes yellowish.  On
looking up, the eyes hurt and the tears flow constantly.  The neuralgic
pains become localised above the right eye .  The complexion of the
patient is yellowish which is much more evident on the cheeks and
over the nose.  The skin is dry and yellowish.  The tongue is also
yellowish and flabby.  Due to the associated liver disorder, there is a
tendency to vomit.  The kidneys feel irritated and inflamed and there
is debris in the urine.  When touched, the body hurts.  There is pain at
the hips and the thighs.  As in many other remedies, an unbearable
pain in the heels is also a symptom of Chelidonium.

Adjuvants: Lycopodium, Bryonia
Antidotes: Chamomilla
Potency: 30 to 1000

## Symptoms by System