KEY SYMPTOMS
Llistless behavior, confusion, coldness, collapse, person feels, better from fanned air, flatulence, desire for sweets, coffee, salt, and alcohol.

REMEDY PROFILE
People who need Carbo veg. may be in a state of physical and mental collapse. It is used for debilitated states ranging from a simple faint or fatigue to exhaustion or more serious collapse. Those affected may never have fully recovered from a previous illness. Symptoms include extreme weariness on making the least effort, indifference, and anxiety at night, along with a fear of the supernatural.

Typical physical symptoms include a cold, clammy body, a sallow face, weakness, and numbness or burning pain in the limbs. A tendency to suffer from trapped gas is common. Despite usually feeling cold, people who respond to Carbo veg. like fresh air, especially if it is fanned over their faces. They may crave junk foods, coffee, sweets, and salt, and long for alcohol although it makes them feel unwell. In common with herbalists, homeopaths often give the remedy for flatulence and weak digestive functioning.
Carbo veg. may also be taken for respiratory problems, or for a poor, sluggish constitution, particularly in the elderly.

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ORIGIN
Made from silver birch, beech, or poplar trees, which grow on moors, heaths, woodlands, and mountains throughout the Northern Hemisphere.

BACKGROUND
Used in traditional and conventional medicine for ulceration, septic diseases, flatulence, and indigestion. Also known for its deodorant and disinfectant properties.

PREPARATION
Fist-sized bits of wood are cut, heated until red hot, and sealed in an airtight earthenware jar. The resulting ash is then
triturated, diluted, and succussed.

COMMON NAMES
Charcoal, wood charcoal.

KEY SYMPTOMS
Moods swing between overexcitement and paranoia, out-of-body experiences, burning pain in the urethra, “opening and shutting” sensations in the head.

REMEDY PROFILE
The behavior of those who benefit most from Cannabis ind. alternates between sweet and gentle, and desperate or even paranoid. Typical physical symptoms include a marked increase in appetite and thirst, especially for sweet foods and cold drinks. Cannabis ind. is prescribed primarily to treat abnormal psychological states, such as confusion, disorientation, loss of memory, overexcitement, unwarranted fears, or paranoia. The remedy is also given for physical conditions such as headaches, urinary-tract infections, and pain in the legs.

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ORIGIN
Native to China and central western Asia, but now grown worldwide, although usually subject to legal restrictions.

BACKGROUND
Important in cultures such as ancient Egypt, China, and India, as a strong analgesic, sedative, and anti-inflammatory.

PREPARATION
The flowering tops and seeds are finely chopped, macerated in alcohol for ten days, then filtered, diluted, and succussed.

COMMON NAMES
Marijuana, hashish, cannabis, Indian hemp, bhang bhanga.