OCIMUM CANUM

Ocimum canum is a valuable homoeopathic medicine prepared from the fresh leaves of Ocimum canum, a plant of the Labiatæ family, known for its potent action on the urinary system, reproductive organs, and skin. It is particularly indicated in conditions involving renal calculi, albuminuria, prolapsed vaginal structures, painful breasts, and abnormal urinary discharges. The medicine is also noted for its application in cases of rheumatism, bilious fevers, and general weakness marked by nerve and glandular involvement. Characteristic symptoms include severe renal colic with vomiting, offensive purulent urine, painful engorgement of breasts, and irritation of mucous membranes.

Common Name
Hindi: Kala Tulsi , Van Tulsi

English: Lemon Basil

SBL’s Ocimum canum can be helpful in the following conditions:

Urinary and Renal Conditions
• Ocimum canum is indicated in renal colic, especially with severe cramping pain and frequent vomiting.
• Helps in passage of kidney stones, with intense groaning and restlessness.
• Relieves burning during urination and pain in the kidneys.
• Useful in turbid urine with white, albuminous or thick, purulent sediment.
• Manages reddish or saffron-colored urine, often with a strong musk-like odor.
• Beneficial after attacks with brickdust sediment in urine.

Digestive and Abdominal Issues
• Aids in multiple diarrheal episodes during the day.
• Reduces abdominal discomfort and swelling of inguinal glands.

Male Sexual System
• Indicated in painful swelling and hypersensitivity of the left testicle.
• Helps manage inflammatory and congestive states in male genitalia.

Female Reproductive Health
• Useful in prolapse of the vagina, even to the point of external protrusion.
• Relieves swelling of the vulva and sharp lancinating pains in the labia.
• Reduces pain and engorgement in breasts, particularly in nursing mothers.
• Soothes compressive breast pain and extreme nipple sensitivity with itching of breast.

Skin and Rheumatism
• Acts as an external irritant when used in topical applications.
• Traditionally used in therapeutic baths for relief in rheumatism.

Sleep and Mental State
• Associated with disturbing dreams, often involving poisoning or loved ones.
• Can be used in nervous states linked to emotional memories or mental stress.

Fever and Sweating
• Acts as a natural sudorific in bilious remittent fevers.

Lower Limbs and General Weakness
• Ocimum canum alleviates numbness and weakness, particularly in the right thigh.
• Addresses general fatigue and swelling of glands, inguinal and mammary.