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Remedy Name/s: |
Common Name/s: |
Latin, Zoological, Botanical and mineralogical name/s: |
| Rheum |
Rhubarb, Chinese rhubarb, Indian rhubarb, English rhubarb, Japanese
rhubarb |
Rheum officinale, Rheum Palmatum, Rheum rhaponticum |
General description and domicile:
Native to the mountainous regions of China Rhubarb is now grown all over the
world. There are some differences in the subspecies but they all originated in
North-west China.
In England the young leaf stalks of the English rhubarb, which is hardly used
for medicinal purposes, are used to make a sour/sweet desert food.
Rheum is perennial and flowers in mid to late summer. Rheum Palmatum and other
Asian species, which are the subspecies that the homeopathic remedy are made
from are much larger than the common garden rhubarb. They grow to three meters
tall with huge umbrella sized leaves.
Part used and extraction:
The dried root is used.
Remedy preparation:
Chopped and steeped in alcohol to obtain mother tincture
History:
The medicinal use of rhubarb dates back to Ancient Chinese Medicine from
where it spread via Turkey, Russia and India to Arabia and eventually Europe. It
was used for a variety of conditions mostly related to the digestive tract and
related organs like spleen and liver.
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Remedy profile:
Undemanding people with a tendency to a sour and bitter disposition are best
suited to Rheum. They are introspective, do not make many demands on those
around them and suffer restless and agitated sleeping patterns.
When ill the become more demanding and irritable. They also tire easily and tend
to lose interest quickly. Discharges are sour smelling especially sweat which is
even noticeable almost immediately after washing. It is as if the sour smell
will just not go away.
Key Symptoms:
Sour smell, Irritable, Troubled sleep, Gastric disorders with sour smelling
diarrhea.
Used for treatment of:
Diarrhea
Colic
General Symptoms Worse for:
Factors/Conditions that make the symptoms worse
Heat
Eating sour food and fruit
General Symptoms Better for:
Factors/Conditions that improve symptoms
Warmth
Fetal position
Resting
See also our
Herbal page on Rheum.
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