Dr. Reckeweg Colocynthis(Mother Tincture)

The ripe fruit is used to make the medicine.

Common Name: Bitter Cucumber/ Bitter apple  

Causes & Symptoms for Dr. Reckeweg Colocynthis

• One of the most effective remedy in complaints of severe abdominal pains that tend the person to bend double. People who have a habit of over eating.
• Colocynth is useful in pains that are cutting, stabbing, stitching or pinching in nature. It is also used for patients who do not want to be disturbed, want to be left alone, and irritated when questioned. 
• Extreme restlessness with the pains and weakness associated is commonly seen in this remedy. Pains make the patient scream and cry.
• Colocynthis is useful in complaints of sciatica.

Mind:

• People who are easily irritated and have anger which is violent and affected with pain are treated well with Homeopathy.
• Anxious during pains, with disinclination to talk to friends and family is commonly seen in Colocynth patients.

Head:

• Colocynth is useful in headache complaints which is aggravated more on moving the eyes.
• Constant lancinating, pressing and tearing pains felt at the base of brain, root of nose as if coryza would reappear.
• Profuse perspiration with offensive smell, heat in the head.
• Vertigo complaints with tendancy to fall down, as if he will fall down 

Face:

• Itching burning ulcers, with boils on neck and face is treated well with Colocynthis.

Eyes:

• Pain in the eyes which are better by pressure is cured well with help of Colcynth.
• Violent neuralgic and Burning pains in the eyes that travel back to the head is also treated well with help of Colocynthis.
• Dryness, burning, smarting, profuse and acrid lachrymation is also reduced with help of Colocynthis.
• Flickering dimness of vision, with burning eyelids even after sound sleep is commonly seen in the patients.

Ear:

• Roaring noise in the ear, obstruction felt in the left ear with pain better by boring the hand in the ear.
• Complaints of pain,throbbing pains in both the ear, More felt in the left ear is relieved with help of colocynthis.

Nose:

• Burning pains in the nose, with fluent coryza is reduced with help of Colocynthis.

Face and mouth:

• Puffiness of face with heat and redness of cheeks mostly on the left side with pains that travel to the left ear is reduced with help of this remedy. 
• Pimples on the face is reduced with help of colocynthis
• Neuralgic pains mostly of the teeth, with pulling sensation. Offensive smell due to decayed tooth. 
• Dryness of Mouth with thirst
• Burning