SBL Chenopodium anthelminticum Dilution (Jerusalem Oak) is a homoeopathic medicine prepared from the seeds and leaves of the American Wormseed plant of the Chenopodiaceae family. It has a long-standing reputation for treating parasitic infections and gastrointestinal complaints, especially those caused by intestinal worms. In homoeopathic practice, this remedy actively relieves abdominal pain, bloating, nausea, and worm-related disturbances, and it also addresses ear, hearing, and balance disorders that worsen with parasitic conditions.
Common Names
Hindi: Sugandha Vastuka
English: American Wormseed
Uses of SBL’s Chenopodium anthelminticum
Scapular and Back Pain
This remedy acts strongly on intense pain between the right shoulder blade and the spine, often radiating through the chest.
Apoplexy
It supports cases marked by right-sided paralysis (hemiplegia) and loss or difficulty of speech (aphasia).
Breathing Issues
Chenopodium anthelminticum relieves heavy, stertorous, snoring-like breathing, similar to symptoms seen in opium-like conditions.
Vertigo
It helps control sudden dizziness and spinning sensations, especially when linked to ear disorders.
Meniere’s Disease
The remedy assists in managing Meniere’s disease, reducing vertigo, ringing in the ears, and hearing loss.
Auditory Nerve Disorders
It benefits conditions involving auditory nerve weakness, leading to impaired hearing.
Hearing Anomalies
Patients often hear high-pitched sounds clearly but struggle to hear normal speech. Increased sensitivity to noises like passing vehicles and discomfort from low tones are common indications.
Buzzing in the Ears
Chenopodium anthelminticum reduces persistent or intermittent buzzing and ringing sounds in the ears.
Enlarged Tonsils
It helps shrink enlarged tonsils, especially in pale, scrofulous children.
Aural Vertigo
This remedy improves balance disturbances arising from inner ear conditions.
Urinary Complaints
It addresses copious yellow, foamy urine, burning in the urethra during urination, and yellowish sediment in the urine.
Indigestion
Chenopodium anthelminticum eases nausea, sour eructations, and stitching abdominal pains that extend downward, indicating disturbed digestion.
