Cina (Mother Tincture)

Common Name: Worm-seed

Causes & Symptoms for Cina

• The conditions that may be referred to intestinal irritation, such as worms and accompanying complaints.
• Grinding of teeth,  convulsions, with screams and violent jerkings of the hands and feet indicates Cina.
• It is pre-eminently a worm medicine, children’s remedy.

Mind and Head

Ill-humour and naughtiness, great anguish and anxiety on walking in the open air. Dull pains in the head, with eyes fatigued.

Extreme sensitiveness of mind and body, offended by the slightest thing, aversion to be caressed indicates Cina.

Eyes, ear, nose

Weakness of sight, Convulsive movements of the muscles of the eyebrows.

There is irritation of the nose, causing constant desire to rub, prick, or press into it, Fluent coryza, with sensation of burning in the nostrils.

Stoppage of the nose, in the evening.

Mouth and Throat

Face pale and cold, hands warm, grits teeth during sleep.

Cramp-like pains and successive pullings in the cheek-bones is relieved with Cina.

Dry, tickling cough induced by reading.

Stomach and abdomen

Vomiting with a clean tongue, Craving for sweets. Gets hungry soon after a meal.

Epigastric pain; worse, first waking in morning , hunger may come on in the middle of the night, as in children, frequent hiccough.

Cutting and pinching pain in the abdomen from worms.

Bloated abdomen, especially in children.

Stool and Anus

Itching of the anus,  Loose, involuntary, whitish evacuations.

Stool with maw-worms, thick worms indicates Cina.

Urinary complaints

Urine white, turbid, at times fetid.

Involuntary emission of urine at night.

Female complaints

Uterine hemorrhage before puberty.

Neck and Back

Pains, as from a bruise, in the loins, is relieved with Cina.

Extremities

Sprained feeling in the wrist-joint, cramp-like tearings in the arms and in the hands.

Cramp-like extension of the legs is relieved with Cina.

Generalities

Jerking and digging shootings in the chest. Convulsions, and distortion of the limbs.

Tetanic stiffness of the whole body. Heaviness in the limbs. Child gets on hands and knees in sleep, on abdomen.

Side effects of Cina

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 Cina

Take 10 drops in half cup of water three times a day.

We recommend you to take under physicians guidance.

Precautions while taking Cina

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.