The kingdom Plantae is the 2nd largest kingdom with PLAT KIGDOM more than 350,000 . There are 6 kingdoms for living things on earth: Animalia for animals, Plantae for , Protista for certain one-celled animals like protozoan, Monera for other simple-celled plants and SESITIVITY Affected by many things animals like bacteria and blue-green algae (Eubacteria and Archaebacteria), Fungi for moulds, mushrooms, and yeasts and Archaea, once thought to be odd Plants cannot run away, Dreams: of days’ occurrences, bacteria but now considered fundamentally different. they must adapt plants, greenery, nature, music, art

Moods can Emotional Intensity Survival Easily influenced change abruptly Adjusting Shock, Disappointment Adaptable Sensitive Sens. sinking, Maximum adaptability Emotional downward motion So many things affect plants: sun, wind, rain, moon, birds, insects, animals, humans, minerals, soil, air Timid Affected by virtually everything Aesthetics very important Soft Feminine Irritable Vulnerability, Soft, Emotional Fear: hurt, pain Colours must complement Anger, Pain, Being excluded, Constriction Things must be beautiful But find it very difficult Clothing must complement; to make human contact Unsteady Response to something said/done flowery, irregular patterns Abrupt mood swings Handwriting often irregular, flowery, Need to be very careful so Very hurt if not appreciated rounded, disorganised & they can’t be harmed this is reflected in their manner of speaking Don’t want anyone to probe into their Fear of being hurt

emotions, which are intensely painful Very important to find the sensation of the complaint

Evasive descriptions; disorganised Physicals can be traced to an emotional trauma Even physicals will be presented in a and they will speak expansively and descriptively disorganised fashion; don’t stay on track about their symptoms in emotional terms They will swing away from the pain, they may be weeping, but then will swing away and laugh about the situation as if there is a funny ‘I am affected by…’ Physicals descriptions may be very side, or as if to say that they are just being silly ‘I was so hurt by…’ wandering and random ‘I’m sensitive to…’ Sx may be described incompletely But they will speak eloquently about the suffering of others ‘I’m touched by…’ and often intermingled with other Sens: to suffering of others people’s complaints There is usually rapid onset of sx, Nurses During these descriptions changing in nature & with many Artists N.B. plants can also express anger, it is important the practitioner can modalities which are usually related to observe how the anger is expressed when ascertain their attitude to to ‘sensitivity’ differentiating it from the other kingdoms their illness/condition Causation often: shock, strain, hurt

“… [homeopathic] remedies have accumulated gradually during the past 200 years. As a result some are known by a variety of epithets, occasionally some of which are obscure, with names reaching back to the depths of time often with little justification with respect to a recognized code. In other words, the Homeopathic Materiae Medicae consists of both vernacular and common names, but mostly Latin names. However, at least half of the current names used in homeopathy need correcting with respect to the modern botanical code (ICBN, 2000). A revised list of remedies using currently accepted botanical names should provide an international standard that can be maintained and regularly updated in line with the revisions of the Botanical Code that takes place every six years.” ‘ ames in Homeopathy’, Vilma Bharatan, Christopher J Humphries, John R Barnett 2002. Whilst I personally agree that this is something that homeopaths ought to consider, and have encountered this problem repeatedly as I created these mind maps, I also feel that it would be very difficult to reconcile with the old materiae medicae and writings that we use daily and would ultimately cause great confusion unless the old names are incorporated into the new literature as well. A.L. Dr Vilma Bharatan at the Natural History Museum, London, has been doing extensive work on this subject. To view her work go to: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/researchcuration/projects/homeopathy/index.html. Photo left Canadian Maple © JC Tomlin; http://www.pbase.com/galleries Photo right Z Silver fern © Fariza & Badrul Hamidon; http://www.flickr.com/photos/badriza/

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AACARDIACEAE FAMILY Cashew family, Mango family, family, family

White angel ↔ Black devil Listening to God ↔ Hearing the devil (Frans Vermeulen)

Kingdom: Plants Subkingdom: Tracheobionta: vascular plants Division: Magnoliophyta: angiosperms, flowering plants Class: Magnoliopsida: dicots, dicotyledons Subclass: Rosidae Order: Family: : Cashew family

Photo © William Lubkemann; http://www.flickr.com/photos/79671868

The Anacardiaceae includes 76 genera with over 600 species; 25 genera contain poisonous species. The principle function of secondary chemicals in this family is presumably as a defense against herbivores. People worldwide are familiar with the compounds of the Anacardiaceae, more because of the rash they cause than their botanical interest. Oleoresins of the Anacardieaceae cause cell-mediated contact dermatitis. , the genus including poison-ivy is the most studied of the genera in this family, and an often neglected fact is the majority of the poisonous genera are tropical and poorly known. Anacard compounds are of chemical interest and they hold great promise in the search for new medicinal and commercial agents. There are four tribes of poisonous Anacardiaceae: the poisonous genera Anacardium, Gluta, Mangifera, and Switonia are members of the tribe Anacardeae. Comocladia, Metopium, Toxicodendron, are in the tribe Rhoeae. Semecarpus, Holigarna, and Melanochyla are in the tribe Semecarpeae. is in the tribe Spondiadeae. Virtually all of the Anacard oleoresins that induce contact dermatitis are mixtures of phenolics. Whilst the negative properties of the plants in this family are most emphasized, the roles that the poisonous Anacardiaceae play in medicine and commerce are often positive. Some Anacard compounds have a long history of use by humans and others are just now being discovered and developed. Commercial uses of Anacardiaceae: Cashew nut shell liquid, a byproduct of cashew nut processing, is also used in the manufacture of brake linings and electrical insulations. American servicemen stationed in the Canary Islands during World War II erupted in poison-ivy like dermatitis after repairing airplanes. The condition was traced to the fact that cashew nut shell lacquer had been used to coat the brake linings and electrical parts of the aircraft. In Semecarpus anacardium shell liquid (oil) is used as an indelible ink to mark laundry. The of S. anacardium are called dhobi-nuts after the name for Indian laundrymen, the dhobis. To use another example of American servicemen: GIs stationed in India experienced dermatitis around their necks and waistlines, those places where a laundry-mark had been placed in their uniforms. Laurel Hartley, Colorado State University; www.colostate.edu/Depts/Entomology/courses/en570/papers_1998/hartley.htm

“My horses loved the , which I would feed to them by the dozens, but they knew that that seed was NOT something to bite into. I would remove the seed before giving the fruit to the horses. Once, as an experiment, I gave a fruit with the seed still on. My horse rotated the fruit inside his mouth so that the seed was out, walked over to a wire fence, hooked the seed over the wire and pulled back to pop the seed off. Smart fellow. The oils in that seed cause terrible chemical burns. One huge in our yard became famous in the state of Roraima for producing ripe caju fruit every month of the year.” William Lubkemann,

Homeopathic Anacardiaceae Anacardium occidentale - Cashew Anac-oc. Anacardium orientale (Semecarpus anacardium, Anacardium officinale) - Marking nut Anac. Comocladia dentata - Toothed maiden-plum Com. Mangifera indica - Mango Mangi. Pistacia lentiscus - Mastic tree Pist-l. Pistacia vera - Pistachio Pist-v. Rajania subsamarata (Semecarpus anacardium) - Cuachalalate Raja-s. Rhus aromatica (Rhus canadensis, Rhus suaveolens) - Fragrant sumac Rhus-a. Rhus cotinus (Cotinus coggygria) - Smoke bush Rhus-c. Rhus diversiloba (Toxicodendron diversilobum) - Western poison Rhus-d. Rhus glabra (Rhus elegans, Rhus carolinas) - Smooth sumac Rhus-g. Rhus laurina (Malosma laurina) - Laurel sumac Rhus-l. Rhus lentii - Pink flowering sumac Rhus lent. (not proven) Rhus ovata - Sugar bush or Sugar sumac Rhus o. (not proven) Rhus radicans ( var. verrucosum) - Common poison ivy Rhus-r. Rhus succedanea (Toxicodendron succedanea) - Japanese wax tree Rhus-s. Rhus toxicodendron () – Poison ivy, Atlantic poison oak, Eastern poison oak Rhus-t. Rhus typhina (Rhus coriaria) - Staghorn sumac Rhus-ty. Rhus venenata () - Poison sumac Rhus-v. Schinus molle - Peruvian pepper-tree Schin. Sclerocarya caffra - Jelly plum Sclero-c. Taperiba (Spondias mombin) - Hog plum Taper.

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AACARDIUM ORIETALE The nut grows outside the fruit. Semecarpus anacardium, Anacardium microcarpum Cancer + Leprosy Miasm Contains phenols & phenolic Marking nut, Ink nuts, Bhilawa, Tar tree acids; causes serious skin irritation Greek: sema; semeion: “a sign, mark, token” and karpos “fruit” Ana Cardia The aged and hard black nut is Anac. ↓ ↓ used to make marks on linen and Without Heart laundry esp. in India Anacardiaceae family sensations: Caught, Stuck, Stiff, Tight, Tension, Cramps, Pressing, Bound, Hoop, Plug Internal constriction Injuries of tendons

In a very tight corner, completely controlled Must keep control even when held tightly Fixed ideas and not allowed to move (Leprosy) or in a tight corner (Cancer)

Sens. of a plug in various parts: eyes, rectum, bladder, etc. Hallucinations; thinks he is possessed of two persons or wills; Sens. of a band; one commanding him to do what the other forbids Repeated, Dull pressure SPLIT WILL Schizophrenia Clairaudient; hears voices of people who Two voices constantly are far away, or dead Rectum: great des. for stool, but with effort desire Hears voices saying that he is going to die passes away without evacuation talking to them Del: calls by name the absent person Rectum seems powerless, Sens. of shortening of intestines, Itching at anus; moisture from rectum, Haemorrhages during stool, Painful haemorrhoids Continuous controversy with themselves They make a choice and then ultimately they blame themselves Del: he is demoniacal Feeling of separation Del: possessed by a devil Del: the devil whispers Sees everybody’s face in blasphemous words DEVIL AGEL the mirror except his own Hatred, Unfeeling, Godless Extreme Heartlessness Cruelty Lack of self confidence Want of religious feeling

As if in a dream, Controlled and abused Anger from contradiction; everything is strange ↓ Could have stabbed anyone All his senses seem to Complete lack of will Numbness external Av. to society Easily offended, takes vanish and he goes Cannot make decisions In single parts, everything in bad part around as if in a dream Irresolution Outbursts of extreme anger, In suffering parts Eczema with o reality with cursing, from slight causes Loss of thoughts excessive itching Noise (crying of children) He is so at odds with the world that evokes an indescribable rage, he despairs of being able to with an impulse to kill accomplish what is demanded of him Feebleminded Sleepless from itching; Goes wild; feels like a wild Sudden loss of memory Liver cancer from restlessness animal; roaring like a lion (from fear) Sleepless spells lasting Dreams: of fire, < morning, > afternoon Dominated and suppressed several nights dead bodies, tombs Weakness of will Perhaps a Lycopodium father Sens. the mind is separated Tormented; very hurt, by criticism Diminution of senses: sight, hearing, smell Sens. as if persecuted Or perversion of senses; constant smell from the body before the nose of pigeon dung Indecisive where moral things are concerned They smell filth wherever they go, esp. when A/F: Being abused, Suppressed anger, smelling her own clothes or body Contradiction, Deceived ambition Humiliation, Indignation Antisocial Numbness; any part which Mortification, Punishment, Rape Starts developing a lack of moral he unmoved Reproaches, Sexual abuse, Violence feeling and the devil takes over Chilly > sunshine immediately goes to sleep (The abused becomes the abuser) Legs become fidgety Indifference to morality when sitting still for long All alimentary sx agg. by Cruelty emotional tension or upset Depravity Malicious towards persons in authority Empty feeling in stomach; faint feeling one or two hours after eating, Apt to choke when eating or drinking, Vomiting of food during Individuals who are fighting the establishment, pregnancy > eating; Sx disappear during not driven by the idea of justice but because they dinner, but begin anew after two hours; live in another world which they believe is better eructations, nausea, vomiting, retching ↓

Photo: ©2010 Dinesh Valke; immature fruit and nut Perhaps this is seen in those who did LSD in www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/ the 60s & 70s. LSD and other similar drugs

Modalities: < mental exertion, emotions, anger, fright, care, mortification, stepping cause a strong sense of separateness hard, motion, drafts, open air, cold, long after eating, rubbing, scratching, talking, morning, evening to midnight, checked eruptions, strong smells, lying on side, d.d. Cruciferae, Euphobiaceae, Primulaceae, taking hold of anything. > Eating, lying on side, rubbing, heat, hot bath, in sun Rutaceae, Hyos. Stram., Androc., Dendroaspis p. 3

RHUS TOXICODEDRO Typhoid miasm Toxicodendron pubescens Poison Ivy, Eastern poisonoak Rhustox.

Anacardiaceae family sensations: Caught, Stuck, Stiff, Tight, Tension, Cramps, Pressing, Bound, Hoop, Plug

Drowsy after eating; sleeplessness with restlessness Caught, stuck and held in a Dreams of great exertion situation and have to come out of it Persistent anxious dreams of immediately or it can be dangerous business followed by fatigue Can’t remain in bed ↑ Del: as if a friend had abandoned her Must move constantly AXIETY restlessness in lower limbs Anxiety in the house Motion amel., esp. rocking ITERAL RESTLESSESS The threat of danger comes from inside her house

Extreme physical restlessness MUST MOVE; CHAGE POSITIO Fear: of people, being killed, being poisoned, being Cannot tell anyone Like a strain Overexertion murdered, superstitious fear Musicians with pulmonary d.d. A/F = arnica, bromium haemorrhages – may take Forsaken feeling Del: is friendless several weeks 3x/day if Religious loquacity prescribed on the physicals Religious affections; with Overpowering Fear: Sprains haughtiness, eccentricity, insanity of death, being injured, men; with Of fibrous tissue; Religious despair dread, people, misfortune tendons inflamed Doubtful of salvation of evil; of ghosts, Del. of ghosts Nightly shooting, stitching, tearing pains; can’t rest in Anxious about Fear at night after midnight any position her children Industrious Anxiety of conscience, Before going to sleep as if guilty of a crime Mania for work Causeless weeping Del: she is a criminal A/F Overexertion Involuntary weeping Fear takes breath away Thoughts disagreeable Ideas abundant ↔ Agg. mental exertion Remorse after midnight ↓ Disposition to Prostration of mind ↓ Attempts to escape Dwells on past sprain a part by Weakness of memory Lamenting lifting heavy Mistakes in calculating Moaning disagreeable occurrences weights or Stupefaction as if intoxicated Speech incoherent Hysteria stretching arms ↓ Sighing Frightened easily high up to Fear to loose his lucrative job Asthma # skin eruptions Loathing for life reach things Fear to lose her position Hypochondriasis Despair, Suicidal Want of self confidence ↓ erves: Spinal cord Full of desire, Greed, Envy Heart Sens. Sore, bruised, stiff Sciatica Suspicious Oppression of the chest, can’t get Flesh feels beaten, torn, loose Contractive Hatred breath from sticking pains backache as if back Inexpressible anxiety & pressure at would break > hard the heart and tearing at lumbar region pressure, motion As if something would burst in chest Tissues: cellular, ligaments, during severe pains about heart fibrous, joints; with stiffness Cellulitis, infections, Glands: hot, swollen, indurated, suppurating ↓ Hypertrophy (enlarged heart) from carbuncles, smooth, red shiny Blood: septicaemia, herpes, shingles, poison oak, poison ivy overexertion; without complications, swellings Mucous Membranes; acrid, Generals/Modalities as with athletes rusty red, meat water or < Exposure to cold, damp, > at night Trembling & palpitation when sitting Pains < first movement of the day, then improve still > motion musty secretions

Typhoid; Rheumatic or paretic effects Rhus tox: Eyes > warmth, Apis & Comocladia: Eyes < warmth Sens: Cold feeling or Heat in blood vessels “A woman who is tense and nervous and feels the threat of being killed, Des. to stretch. Red triangular tip of tongue out of proportion to her situation, would be a Calc. carb. who comes from Leftsided, or Left to right a world of security and cannot bear horrible things or any cruelty. If such Thirsty; Des. for cold milk, cold drinks < night a woman was brought up in a secure environment but marries a violent Av. to meat; Des. oysters man or a drunkard she can develop a Rhus Tox. state very easily.” Red face. Mouth has a metallic taste The Spirit of Homoeopathy pg 330, R. Sankaran, 1999 < night, cold, damp weather, getting wet, Poison oak: R. diversiloba or T. diversilobum, lying on either side Poison sumac: R. vernix or T. vernix. > heat local or general, warm drinks, lying on back Photo © 2009 William Braden; http://www.flickr.com/photos/docbee/

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