Hydrocotyle Asiatica – Indian Pennywort

The mother tincture is prepared from the dried aerial parts of Centella asiatica [L.] Urb. N.O. Umbelliferae.

The main indications are:

Itching of the skin, lupus, leprosy. Psoriasis. Heavy desquamation in skin condi- tions. Hyperkeratosis. Scleroderma.

In the foreground of Hydrocotyle’s symptom picture are skin symptoms, particu- larly reddening, erythema with itching of the face, neck, chest, back, arms and thighs, with a sensation of heat, stinging, itching and burning in various places. Apart from this, it also has eruptions of small pustules and vesicles, with desquama- tion and sloughing, increased suppuration of existing ulcers, malformation of the nails, and also neuralgic facial pains. In addition there are kidney symptoms in par- ticular, in the form of heaviness and pressure in the renal area, bladder spasms with creeping in the urethra, urinary tenesmus and increased excretion of urine.

The picture also includes dull pains in the womb and ovaries, with a sensation of itching, stinging and heat in the vagina, violent congestive states and pains in the uterus, premature arrival of the menses, and discharge.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Centella asiatica, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for hydrocotyle asiatica: metritis; dermal disorders with pachynsis and pruritus.