Cina Maritima: Homeopathic Remedy for Worms and Digestive Disorders

• Source :- Vegetable kingdom
• Common Name :- Wormseed
• Family :- Compositae
• Prover :- Dr. Hahnemann
• Miasm :- Psora
• Temperament :- Irritable, nervous, and sensitive
• Diathesis :- Worm diathesis
• Thermal :- Chilly patient
• Duration of action :- 7 to 14 days
• Active Principle :- Santonin
• Inimical to :- Spigelia
• Side affection :- Right side predominantly

INTRODUCTION :-

Cina maritima is a valuable polychrest remedy commonly used for worm infestations and associated complaints. :- It is indicated for children who are irritable, restless, and prone to worm infections.

GUIDING SYMPTOMS

• Grinding of teeth, especially during sleep.
• Irritability and capricious nature; the child wants to be carried.
• Picking and boring at the nose (indicative of worms).
• Pale face with dark rings under the eyes.
• Abdomen hard and distended, colic from worms.
• Desire for sweets and bread.
• Spasmodic cough, especially in the evening and at night.
• Convulsions from worms; body becomes stiff and stretched.
• Involuntary urination during sleep (enuresis).
• Complaints aggravated by touch and movement.

MIND / MENTAL SYMPTOMS / PSYCHOLOGY

• Child is irritable, ill-humored, and cross.
• Discontented and dissatisfied with everything.
• Anger when being touched or looked at.
• Fretful and easily offended.

CINA FOR BABIES (IMPORTANT)

• Excessive crying and irritability, especially at night.
• Frequent colic and abdominal pain, often relieved by pressure.
• Constantly wants to be carried or rocked.
• Restless sleep with frequent waking and crying.
• Grinding of teeth during sleep, even in very young children.
• Pale, sickly appearance with dark circles under the eyes.
• Picking at the nose and itching around the anus, indicating worms.
• Loose stools with a greenish tint, especially after eating.

CINA ABDOMEN (IMPORTANT)

• Abdominal pain caused by worms, cramping, and cutting type of colic.
• Abdomen hard, distended, and sensitive to touch.
• Worm colic with itching around the anus.
• Grinding of teeth with abdominal symptoms.
• Irresistible desire for sweets.
• Colicky pain relieved by pressure and bending double.
• Diarrhea with mucus and undigested food.
• Greenish, watery stools with abdominal gurgling.
• Nausea and vomiting, especially after eating.

GASTROINTESTINAL (IMPORTANT)

• Ravenous appetite, even after eating.
• Nausea and vomiting, especially after eating.
• Colic due to intestinal worms.
• Diarrhea with mucus and undigested food, often greenish.

RESPIRATORY

• Dry, spasmodic cough, especially at night.
• Cough worse from talking, laughing, and at night.
• Whooping cough with worm symptoms.

SKIN

• Itching around the anus, worse at night.
• Eruptions on the face and around the mouth.
• Urticaria after eating sweets.

MEMORIZING TIPS

• C - Children with worms, irritable and cross.
• I - Irritability with desire to be carried.
• N - Nose picking, boring, and itching.
• A - Abdomen distended and hard.

Cina maritima is especially suited for children with worm infestations, displaying irritability, restlessness, and characteristic symptoms like teeth grinding, nose picking, and abdominal distention. It is important to remember Cina for children who are capricious and difficult to satisfy, with marked worm diathesis.