China

China is derived from Peruvian bark, which contains quinine - one of the first :-remedies investigated by Samuel Hahnemann.

Treatment Use

China is useful when any of the following are indicated:

Mental and emotional aspects

• Indifference and apathy
• Nervous exhaustion
• Despair
• Fear of creeping, crawling creatures
• Outbursts of anger
• Spitefulness
• Sudden tearfulness
• Depression
• Eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia
• Lack of concentration Feelings of being on edge
• Hypersensitivity
• Alcoholism
• Difficulty in self-expression

Physical aspects

• Loss of body fluid through heat-stroke
• Heavy sweating
• Fluid retention
• Swollen ankles
• Headaches
• Dizziness
• Twitches
• Nosebleeds
• Tinnitus
• Digestive problems including diarrhea and vomiting
• Gall bladder complaints
• Feelings of coldness
• Shivering
• Fatigue,including post-viral exhaustion
• Chronic fatigue syndrome
• Skin that is sensitive to the touch Tender scalp.

Modalities

• Better: for warmth and sleep.
• Worse: for losing bodily fluids; for cold and draughts

Treatment Tips

A good remedy for burn-out caused by overwork or emotional traumas that produce feelings of exhaustion and weakness. Also a good convalescent remedy.