Embelia ribes
Embelia ribes is a large
scandent shrub, distributed throughout India and belongs to the family Myrsinaceae. It is commonly known as Baberang
in Hindi and Vidanga in
Sanskrit . The dried fruits are being used for the preparation of medicine. The
plant is widely used as anti-helminthic, anti-carminative, anti-bacterial,
anti-inflammatory, anti-diuretic and anti-astringent as reported in various
literatures. A study was conducted by the
Council over a period of 19 years (1984-2003 ) in various potencies,
viz. Q, 6c, 30c & 200c, to clinically verify the symptoms, which were found
during the Homoeopathic Pathogenetic Trial, carried out by the Council. It
was evident from the trial that Embelia ribes was found to be a very
effective medicine in the treatment of
helminthiasis, irritability, morose and fretful conditions of mind, coryza,
grinding of teeth during sleep, anorexia, ravenous hunger, abdominal colic,
intestinal worms, constipation, diarrhoea, itching in anus, bed wetting in
children, dry cough & pyrexia, as
reported in various homoeopathic literatures. Beside these, symptoms like
anxiety, headache, premature grey hair, vitiligo, tendencies to take cold,
halitosis, acidity, craving for indigestible articles, gastritis, alternate constipation
& diarrhoea, pain in calf muscles, lumbago, night emission, screeming at
night during sleep and infective dermatitis etc. were also cured or markedly
improved during the course of treatment,
which can be considered as additional
clinical symptoms of the medicine.