Cina – Worm-Seed

The mother tincture is prepared from the dried, unexpanded flower-heads of the plant, Artemisia cina O.C. Berg et F.C. Schmidt, which grows in the steppes of Cen- tral Asia, particularly Turkestan. N.O. Compositae.

The main indications are:

Facial pallor. Rims around the eyes. Paroxysms of coughing, ending with a sneeze. Worm problems. Convulsions from worm-irritation. Whooping cough.

Typical of Cina are twitchings and contortions of the limbs and general convul- sions. A pointer to the remedy can be that in these cramping states the fingers and toes are not involved.

Another indicator to this remedy can be the appearance of an incipient bulbar paralysis, with inability to swallow liquids, whilst otherwise it is mainly indicated in cramps of children, crying out and throwing themselves about during sleep, grinding the teeth. However, it may also be indicated in episodes of eclampsia, in digestive disturbances with gluttony and ravenous hunger, in periodic abdominal pains with or without distension and flatulence, also in whooping cough and enuresis. Numerous nervous complaints associated with worms are cured by Cina.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Artemisia cina, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for cina: intermittent episodes of fever; worms; tendency to spasmodic conditions; change of voice among children.