Chamomilla
(Matricaria chamomilla · German chamomile)
Nothing will do. Chamomilla is associated with pain that feels unbearable and a mood to match: angry, impatient and impossible to please. It is closely linked with teething babies.
Source
German chamomile, the same plant used for tea
Kingdom
Plant
Abbreviation
Cham.
Home acute kit
Commonly included
The classic picture
(a remedy is chosen when the whole picture fits the person, not from a single symptom)
Extreme sensitivity to pain, out of proportion to the cause
Irritable and demanding; asks for things, then rejects them
Children calm down only when carried or rocked
Often one cheek red and hot, the other pale
Tends to feel better
Being carried or rocked
Warm, wet weather
Tends to feel worse
Anger
Night
Heat
Wind
How it compares
(remedies that are often confused with Chamomilla)
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Belladonna
(Atropa belladonna)
Both appear in children's acute pictures; Belladonna is hot and throbbing, Chamomilla furious and inconsolable.
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Pulsatilla
(Pulsatilla pratensis)
Pulsatilla children also want to be held, but are weepy and sweet rather than angry.
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Side-by-side comparisons
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From the classic texts
“Especially of frequent employment in diseases of children, where peevishness, restlessness, and colic give the needful indications.”
“Child exceedingly irritable, fretful; quiet only when carried…”
Articles that mention Chamomilla
Managing Acute Pain and Fever Naturally: A Deep Dive into Belladonna and Chamomilla
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