Dr Shadaab Shaikh

Sources of

Sources of medicines

1. Plant Kingdom 🌿

  • Derived from roots, leaves, flowers, bark, etc.

  • Examples: Belladonna, Arnica, Nux vomica

2. Animal Kingdom 🐍

  • Obtained from animal products like venom, secretions, or tissues

  • Examples: Lachesis (snake venom), Apis mellifica (honeybee)

3. Mineral Kingdom ⛏️

  • Made from metals, salts, and minerals

  • Examples: Calcarea carbonica, Natrum muriaticum

4. Nosodes 🧫

  • Prepared from diseased tissues or pathological secretions

  • Examples: Tuberculinum, Carcinosin

5. Sarcodes 🧬

  • Derived from healthy animal tissues or secretions

  • Examples: Thyroidinum, Adrenalinum

6. Imponderabilia

  • Sources that are energy-based (non-material)

  • Examples: X-ray, Magnetis polus

👉 In short: Plant, Animal, Mineral, Disease products (Nosodes), Healthy tissues (Sarcodes), and Energy sources (Imponderabilia).

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