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Chelidonium (greater celandine)

Chelidonium majus

Botanical illustration of Chelidonium

A liver-centred remedy for hypoglycemia, where sluggish liver function leaves blood sugar unsteady between meals. There is faintness, trembling, and heaviness relieved by eating, often with nausea, bitter taste, and soreness under the right ribs or right shoulder blade.

Key indications

  • Best for: Hypoglycemia linked to a sluggish liver; faintness relieved by eating
  • Trembling, weakness, and irritability when a meal is delayed
  • Nausea, bitter taste, and yellow-coated tongue with low blood sugar
  • Pain under the right shoulder blade or right upper abdomen
  • Drowsiness and heaviness after eating
Worse from

Missed meals, fatty food, motion, lying on the right side

Better from

Eating, warm drinks, pressure

Suggested dosage

6X twice daily. Use as an adjunct to medical care, not a replacement.

Frequently taken with

General guidance only. 200ck may be substituted for 200C potencies. Stop the remedy upon significant improvement. If no improvement after 2-3 doses in acute cases or after 4-6 weeks in chronic cases, try a different remedy. Consult a experienced practitioner if you feel you need additional help for serious or persistent symptoms.