Presentation on Bellis Perennis

Bellis Perennis - History of origin, Family, Sphere of action, Modalities, Action on mental plane, comparison with other drug
for injury.

1. bellis perennis Dr . ANURADHA SINGH DEPT. MATERIA MEDICA M.D.(HOM.)

2. BELLIS PERENNIS ABBREVATIONS – bell.p COMMON NAME – Daisy Wound wort Bruise wort Day’s eye Mary’s Rose Bone flower

3. FAMILY - Compositae / Astaracea (sunflower family). PART USED – Whole fresh plant. HABITATS – Europe, mostly (Great Britain to West Asia). HOMOEOPTHIC PROVING – Dr. Burnett

4. HISTORY Bellis Perennis derived from Latin word “ bellus ” - Pretty (bellum – war) & perennis - EVERLASTING.

5. In ancient Rome, the surgeons who accompanied Roman legions into the battle order their slaves to pick sacks full of daisies in order to extract their juice & Bandages soaked in this juice & used to bind sword & spear cuts

6. USES Bell.p. POTHERB

7. Young leaves, flower buds & petals can be eaten raw - sandwiches, soups, salads. Tea & vitamin supplement for treatment of disorders of GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT

8. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL PLANT

9. YELLOW DISC FLORETS WHITE RAY FLORETS

10. CAPITULUM OR DISC OF FLORETS SURROUNDED BY 2 ROWS OF GREEN BRACTS CALLED AS PHYLLARIES Each inflorescene is bore on single leafless stems (approx 2-10 cm) long

11. SPOON SHAPED LEAVES (2-5 cm) long & grow flat to the ground. RHIZOMES – Short creeping

12. CULTIVATION Bell.p - Blooms from early to mid summer in full sun to partial shade conditions. Grow - Moist well drained soils.

13. CAUSATION INJURY Blow Fall After surgery Acute or chronic effects (deep trauma) Over work Auto - traumatism

14. COLD – Drinks/ ice Cold wind Getting wet when over heated

15. SPHERE OF ACTION Skin Joints Muscles Blood vessels Nerves Deeper tissues

16. PATHOGENESIS BLOOD VESSELS Relaxation & weakening of capillary wall STASIS EXTRAVASATIONS Internal hemorrhages, bruises

17. MUSCLES, DEEPER TISSUES,NERVES, JOINTS INFLAMMATION SORE, LAME & BRUISED FEELING

18. ADAPTION OLD LABORERS (GARDENERS) Commercial travellers EASILY FATIGUED

19. MIND

20. Indifference

21. Fear of attack

22. Fright

23. HEAD Headache from occiput to vertex. Feels as if forehead contracted with bruised & soreness feelings. DUE TO CONGESTION

24. Itching around scalp & over back. < Hot bath

25. STOMACH Effect of cold/iced drinks when heated. Want of appetite with slight nausea.

26. ABDOMEN Soreness of abdominal walls causes bloating, rumbling in bowels. Yellow, painless diarrhoea Foul odor < night.

27. SPLEEN Spleen congested & stasis. Stitching pain as if spleen was so swollen that short ribs seemed out of place.

28. FEMALE SEXUAL ORGANS Traumatism to pelvic organs, auto – traumatism (ill effects from masturbation) causes engorgement of uterus & breast. Uterus feels sore as if squeezed.

29. EXTREMITIES Pain inner side of forearm as if boil is developing. Joint & muscular soreness with pain down anterior of thighs.

30. Wrist feel contracted as from elastic band around joint.

31. SKIN Venous congestion due to mechanical cause leads to exudation, stasis & swelling. Varicose veins with bruised, sore feeling & inability to walk. Very sensitive to touch.

32. SLEEP Wakes up early in morning (3 a.m.) can't get to sleep again.

33. MODALITIES AGGRAVATION Cold bathing, cold wind, injury, sprains, warmth of bed, before storm, left side. AMELIORATION Continued motion.

34. COMPARISON ARNICA RUTA RHUS. TOX STAPHYSAGARIA HYPERICUM LEDUM. PAL CALENDULA

35. Injuries from blunt instrument, over exertion, surgical operations, after parturition & prevent suppuration Affected parts become blue & black with extravasation of blood. Sore, bruised feeling that patient fears being struck by those coming towards him Bed seems too hard that must change position. ARNICA ACTION – Muscles, soft tissue. Superficial tissue trauma.

36. RHUS TOXICODENDRON ACTION – Component parts of joints Ligaments Fibrous tissues Tendons Bad effects of chronic injury or in acute attacks in rheumatic subjects .

37. Sprains, soreness of muscles & tendons from over lifting or reaching high up with arms. Pain as if muscle or tendon were torn from its attachment with lameness & stiffness . < On first beginning to move > Continued motion

38. HYPERICUM Action – Cerebro – spinal nervous system Causes vascular erethism Causes irritated & highly sensitive condition of those parts freely supplied with nerves.

39. WOUNDS

40. Injuries to parts rich in sentient nerves - fingers, toes, matrices of nails, spinal cord, nerves at peripheral extremities. Consequences of excessive pain & soreness in affected Unable to walk or stoop feeling of weakness & trembling of all limbs Numbness & cramping feeling. Spinal affections whether from injury or extreme sensitiveness of cervical vertebra to touch. patients screams if approach with terrible pain. < Change of weather > Bending head backwards

41. LEDUM PALUSTRE punctured or penetrating wounds produced by sharp – pointed instruments, stings of insects (mosquitoes). Black & blue places of injured part become green. Pain as if whole body bruised & beaten. Pains - Sticking, tearing & throbbing in nature. Wounded parts are cold to touch but not cold subjectively. < Motion, night, warmth of bed. > ice – cold water application

42. RUTA GRAVEOLENS ACTION – Periosteum Bones Joints Cartilages Produces bruises & periostitis .

43. Bad effects of fall or blow, fracture & dislocation Bruised, lame & sore feeling all over body. All parts of the body upon which patient lies are painful as if bruised. Due to intolerable pain, patient become restless & change position. < cold, wet weather, touch, rest > motion

44. STAPHYSAGARIA All the limbs are sore as if bruised & there were no strength in them. Stinging & smarting pain like cutting of knife. < Touch on affected parts .

45. Torn/ragged wound with loss of substance when union cannot be affected by means of adhesive plaster. Removes inflammatory condition of the part & promotes healthy granulation prevent suppuration, scars. CALENDULA Injury ( Lacerated wound)