Senega( DILUTION)

Tincture of powdered dried root.

Common Name: Snakewort, Poly gala senega.

Causes & Symptoms for Senega 

• Senega is an old lung tonic,  has been an ingredient in most of the lung medicines for the last one hundred years
• Its relation is to the air passages, striking action on the mucous membrane of the air passages, in various forms of dyspnea, cardiac and asthmatic.
• Sufferings that come on with rapidity, from taking cold, or from a cold that involves the whole chest indicates Senega.
• Dryness of inner parts which are usually moist indicates Senega.
• Short breathing and oppression of chest when going up stairs, dyspnea especially during rest, walls of the chest sensitive or painful when touched and on inspiring.
• Cough with great accumulation of mucus, which seems to fill the chest, with much rattling, wheezing, and difficult breathing is relieved with this remedy.

Mind and Head

• Excessive anguish, often with accelerated and hasty respiration.
• Headache which also affects the eyes, is worse by heat of a room. Eruption on head.
• Sharp pains in chest and temples during the attacks indicates Senega.
• Violent rush of blood to head when stooping, especially to eyeballs, where a painful pressure is experienced indicates Senega.

Eyes, ear, nose

• Pains, inflammation both of the exterior and interior of the eye and lids, worse when looking intently at an object.
• Eyes pain as if pressed out, for opacity of vitreous. Stitches in right eye when coughing, dryness of eyes is relieved with Senega.
• Painful acuteness of hearing. Itching in the interior of the nose with sneezing is resolved with this remedy.

Mouth and Throat

• Burning vesicles in commissures of lips, on upper lip, irritation and roughness in oesophagus, burning sensation
• Dryness in the mouth and throat, and the cough is incessant; worse in cold air and from walking is relieved with Senega.
• Aphonia from severe cold or excessive use of the voice, constant tickling and burning in the larynx  indicates Senega.
• Tenacious mucus, so tenacious that he cannot cough it up, cough is so violent that it makes him shake from head to foot; it brings on a tremulous feeling all over the body.

Stomach and abdomen

• Burning sensation in stomach,  Vomiting, with diarrhoea and great anguish, colic in stomach, with pressive pain.
• Burning and squeezing (oppression) in epigastrium during an inspiration is relieved with Senega.

Stool and Anus

• Watery stools spurting from anus and frequent, loose evacuations.

Urinary complaints

• Sensation in urethra after and during the emission of urine. Urging and scalding before and after micturition.

Male complaints

• Increased sexual desire, with painful erections.

Female complaints

• Menses too soon, keeps on coming early with urinary incontinence.

Neck and Back

• Burning sensation and subcutaneous itching over whole back is relieved with Senega.
• Aching and drawing in back and shoulder-blades

Extremities

• Pain as if sprained in wrists, jerking in upper arm during siesta
• Trembling in legs. Great weakness of feet.

Skin

• Bites of poisonous animals or animals when in a state of range.

Generalities

• The chest pains, rheumatic pains and inflammatory pains are worse during rest, but the cough is made worse from motion and the
• asthmatic troubles are made worse from the slightest motion, cannot walk against the wind, because it bring on chest symptoms and dyspnea.
• Dry and shaking cough, excited by a tickling in larynx is relieved with Senega.
• The cough is worse in evening and at night, during rest, in warm room, when sitting.

Side effects of Senega

• There are no such side effects. But every medicine should be taken following the rules as given.
• It is safe to take the medicine even if you are on other mode of medication like allopathy medicines, ayurvedic etc.
• Homeopathic medicines never interfere with the action of other medicines.

Dosage and rules while taking Senega

• Take 10 drops in half cup of water three times a day.
• We recommend you to take under physicians guidance.

Precautions while taking Senega

• Always keep a gap of 15 minutes before or after meals when you take medicine.
• If pregnant or breastfeeding, ask a homeopathic practitioner before use.
• Avoid eating tobacco or drinking alcohol during the course of medication.