HYDROCOTYLE ASIATICA

Hydrocotyle asiatica is a valuable and important homoeopathic medicine prepared from the whole fresh plant of Hydrocotyle Asiatica, sourced from the Umbelliferæ (Apiaceae) family. It is known for its profound action on the skin, connective tissues, gastrointestinal tract, and urogenital system. It is especially suited for chronic skin affections such as leprosy, lupus, eczema, ichthyosis, and elephantiasis, as well as conditions involving hepatic obstruction, constipation, and vaginal pruritus.
This medicine is marked by burning, itching, and scaly eruptions on the skin, alongside drawing, cramping, and constrictive sensations throughout the body. It also impacts the mental and emotional plane, addressing gloomy thoughts, misanthropy, and a tendency toward solitude.

Common Name
English: Indian Pennywort

SBL’s Hydrocotyle asiatica can be helpful in the following conditions:

Chronic Skin Affections

• Assists in scaly, crusty eruptions with circular patterns and raised edges.
• Hydrocotyle asiatica is useful in cases of leprosy, ichthyosis, favus, and lupus.
• Eruptions with redness, itching, and burning, especially on the face, neck, back, and thighs.
• Beneficial in elephantiasis arabum and gangrenous changes after amputation.
• Supports healing in erythematous and miliary eruptions on neck, back, and chest.

Dullness with Gloomy

• Marked mental dullness, with a sensation of heaviness and indifference.
• Prone to gloomy thoughts, misanthropy, and desire to be left alone.
• In some cases, alternating states of gaiety or loquacity.

Headache and Cranial Sensations

• Indicated in neuralgic drawing in the cranial nerves, particularly in the frontal and occipital areas.
• Heaviness and congestion of blood to the head, especially with vertigo.
• Acute sensitivity of the occiput; pain often worsens with touch.
• Sensation of constriction in the back of the skull and scalp.

Mucosal Inflammation

• Pricking, dimness, and dazzling vision, especially with conjunctival injection.
• Throbbing, ringing, and confused noises in the ears; fullness and blowing sounds in left ear.
• Nasal swelling and dry coryza with tickling and frequent nosebleeds.
• Painful sensation in the left cheekbone and an intoxicated facial appearance.

Dryness and Increased Salivation

• Whitish patches on tongue, with increased saliva and bitter or insipid taste in the morning.
• Pain and redness in the velum palati, worsened by swallowing food.
• Pricking, burning, and dryness in the esophagus and pharynx.
• Hyperemia of buccal mucosa and impaired speech due to oral discomfort.

Gastric Discomfort and Hepatic Obstruction

• Aversion to food and tobacco; acid eructations and gastric discomfort.
• Swelling and cramp-like contractions in the stomach, often forming a ball-like sensation.
• Heat in stomach region radiating outward; anxiety in gastric area. Violent contractions of intestines with flatus.
• Useful in hepatic obstruction, pain in liver region, and associated hypogastric heat.

Constipation and Anal Itching

• Aids in dry, dark, and excess stools with a sensation of weight in the rectum.
• Ineffectual urging, burning, and itching in the anus.
• Beneficial in itchy rectal conditions with increased dryness and irritation.

Polyuria and Bladder Irritation

• Frequent urination with constriction, and irritation along the urethra & bladder.
• Urine appears brown on cooling and is turbid without sediment.
• Slight formication in kidneys, especially the left side.
• Increased secretion of urine and soreness in the urinary tract.

Sexual Indifference and Follicular Inflammation of Cervix

• Supports in drawing sensation in spermatic cords, scrotal relaxation, and impotence.
• Indicated for sexual indifference and feeling of weight in the prostate gland.
• In females, increased leucorrhoea, pain in uterus, especially left side.
• Useful in pruritus of the vagina, heat and itching at its orifice, and uterine heaviness.
• Recommended in follicular inflammation of cervix and vagina, and labour-like pelvic pain.

Chest Oppression and Cardiac Spasm

• Pricking and dryness in the throat and larynx; irritation of air passages.
• Voice feels weak, and talking induces fatigue.
• Oppression in the chest that comes and goes, often linked to poor expectoration.
• Constriction of heart; with quiet and regular pulse or irregular beating of heart. Cardiac spasm.

Aching in Back and Limbs

• Aids in rheumatic pains in the left rhomboid region and loins.
• Heaviness in kidneys, dull aching and bruised sensations in lower back. Wandering pains in muscles of chest and legs.
• Crampy pains in legs and calves, numbness in forearms and hands.
• Pain in joints and muscles, worse on the left side; limbs feel weak and unsteady.

Sleep Disturbances and Fatigue

• Helps with yawning, daytime sleepiness, and persistent dreams.
• Profound mental and physical fatigue; feeling bruised on waking.
• General sense of malaise and disinclination for exertion.
• Unpleasant mouth taste and Heavy, dreamless sleep.

Fever and Coldness of Extremities

• Hydrocotyle asiatica helps with cold chills, cold hands and feet, especially in the afternoon.
• Sensation of coldness in forearms and legs, temporarily relieved by rubbing.
• Flushing heat in face, especially temples; bone heat, particularly in legs and tibia.
• Profuse sweating and signs of feverish onset without pulse alteration.