Anagallis arvensis MT

Anagallis arvensis MT has marked action on skin, characterised by great itching and tingling everywhere. Favours expulsion of splinters. An old medicine for hydrophobia and dropsy. It possesses the power of softening flesh and destroying warts. It is also used in Indian medicines in gouts, cerebral affections, leprosy, epilepsy mania, and in snake-bite. Research reports cover antiviral, diuretic, estrogenic, anti-poliomyelitis and anti-fungal activities. A triterpene saponin isolated from this drug was found to inhibit the replication of herpes simplex virus type 1 and poliovirus type 2 as shown by inhibition of cytopathic effect and reduction of virus production.

Reference

1. W. Boericke, New Manual of Homoeopathic Materia Medica & Repertory [with Relationship of Remedies], Second Re-Augmented & Revised Edition Based on Ninth Edition, Reprint Edition 2002, B. Jain Publishers, New Delhi. 2. Dr. P. N. Varma, et al., A Compendium of Rare and Clinically Established Mother Tinctures, 4th Edition, Dr. Willmar Schwabe India Pvt. Ltd., A-36, Sector 60, Noida.