Each drop contains: Hecla Lava 12X • Rhus toxicodendron 6X • Stellaria media 6X • Actaea Spicata 6X • Bryonia 12X.
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This product has been discontinued by the manufacturer and is now known as General Arthritis Remedy.
This is a homeopathic preparation. Homeopathy is a system of medicine established in the 19th century by a German physician named Samuel Hahnemann. Its basic principles are that "like treats like" and "potentiation through dilution." For example, in homeopathy, diarrhea would be treated with an extreme dilution of a substance that normally causes diarrhea when taken in high doses.
Practitioners of homeopathy believe that more dilute preparations are more potent. Many homeopathic preparations are so diluted that they contain little or no active ingredient. Therefore, most homeopathic products are not expected to have any pharmacological effects, drug interactions, or other harmful effects. Any beneficial effects are controversial and cannot be explained by current scientific methods.
Dilutions of 1 to 10 are designated by an "X." So a 1X dilution = 1:10, 3X=1:1000; 6X=1:1,000,000. Dilutions of 1 to 100 are designated by a "C." So a 1C dilution = 1:100; 3C = 1:1,000,000. Dilutions of 24X or 12C or more contain zero molecules of the original active ingredient.
Homeopathic products are permitted for sale in the US due to legislation passed in 1938 sponsored by a homeopathic physician who was also a Senator. The law still requires that the FDA allow the sale of products listed in the Homeopathic Pharmacopeia of the United States. However, homeopathic preparations are not held to the same safety and effectiveness standards as conventional medicines. For more information, see the Homeopathy monograph.
Below is general information about the effectiveness of the known ingredients contained in the product HP 18 [Discontinued]. Some ingredients may not be listed. This information does NOT represent a recommendation for or a test of this specific product as a whole.
There is insufficient reliable information available about the effectiveness of bryonia.
INSUFFICIENT RELIABLE EVIDENCE to RATE
INSUFFICIENT RELIABLE EVIDENCE to RATE
Below is general information about the safety of the known ingredients contained in the product HP 18 [Discontinued]. Some ingredients may not be listed. This information does NOT represent a recommendation for or a test of this specific product as a whole.
LIKELY UNSAFE ...when the root or berries are used orally (2,18). Consuming 40 berries might be fatal (18).
CHILDREN: LIKELY UNSAFE
when the root or berries are used orally (2,18).
Consuming as few as 15 berries can be fatal in children (18).
PREGNANCY: UNSAFE
when the root is used orally.
Bryonia root might have abortifacient effects (2). ...when the berries are used orally (2).
LACTATION: LIKELY UNSAFE
when the root or berries are used orally (2).
LIKELY SAFE ...when used orally in the amounts commonly found in foods (12). There is insufficient reliable information available about the safety of chickweed when used orally or topically as a medicine.
PREGNANCY AND LACTATION: LIKELY SAFE
when used orally in the amounts commonly found in foods (12).
There is insufficient reliable information available about the safety of chickweed when used orally in amounts greater than those found in food; avoid using.
LIKELY UNSAFE ...when used orally or topically (6). Poison ivy is highly irritant and allergenic (68970).
PREGNANCY AND LACTATION: LIKELY UNSAFE
when used orally or topically (6); avoid using.
Below is general information about the interactions of the known ingredients contained in the product HP 18 [Discontinued]. Some ingredients may not be listed. This information does NOT represent a recommendation for or a test of this specific product as a whole.
Below is general information about the adverse effects of the known ingredients contained in the product HP 18 [Discontinued]. Some ingredients may not be listed. This information does NOT represent a recommendation for or a test of this specific product as a whole.
General
...Orally, bryonia root can cause dizziness, vomiting, convulsions, colic, bloody diarrhea, abortion, nervous excitement, and kidney damage.
Large doses of bryonia can cause anuria, collapse, paralysis, and death (2). Bryonia berries can be fatal when taken orally; 40 berries can be fatal in adults, and 15 berries can be fatal in children (18).
Topically, skin contact with fresh bryonia may cause irritation (19).
Dermatologic ...Topically, skin contact with fresh bryonia may cause irritation (19).
Gastrointestinal ...Orally, bryonia root can cause vomiting, colic, and bloody diarrhea (2).
Genitourinary ...Orally, bryonia root can cause abortion (2). Large doses of bryonia can cause anuria and death (2).
Musculoskeletal ...Orally, large doses of bryonia can cause paralysis and death (2).
Neurologic/CNS ...Orally, bryonia root can cause dizziness, convulsions, and nervous excitement (2). Large doses of bryonia can cause paralysis and death (2).
Renal ...Orally, bryonia root can cause kidney damage (2). Large doses of bryonia can cause anuria and death (2).
Other ...Orally, bryonia berries can be fatal. Consuming 40 berries can be fatal in adults and as few as 15 berries can be fatal in children (18).
General ...Orally, chickweed is generally well tolerated when consumed in food amounts. There is currently a limited amount of information on the adverse effects of chickweed when used as a medicine. A thorough evaluation of safety outcomes has not been conducted.
Immunologic ...Topically, chickweed extract has been reported to cause contact dermatitis (13478,41587,41590).
Neurologic/CNS ...Orally, consumption of large amounts of chickweed tea has been associated with some poorly documented cases of human paralysis (6). There is also one case of alleged nitrate toxicity leading to paralysis, but the chickweed implicated in this case may have been contaminated with fertilizer (12).
General
...When used orally or topically, poison ivy may be unsafe.
Most Common Adverse Effects:
Orally: Diarrhea, dizziness, fever, intestinal colic, nausea, vomiting, severe mucous membrane irritation.
Topically: Contact dermatitis, herpes-like blisters, reddening, swelling.
Inhaled: Fever.
Serious Adverse Effects (Rare):
Orally: Fever, hematuria, nephritis, stupor, unconsciousness.
Topically: Erythema multiforme, black spot poison ivy dermatitis. Eye contact can cause severe conjunctivitis, corneal inflammations, or loss of sight.
Inhaled: Lung infection, respiratory distress syndrome, throat swelling.
Dermatologic ...Topically, poison ivy can cause contact dermatitis, reddening, swelling, and herpes-like blisters (18). These reactions occur at the area of contact, usually within a few hours, but are sometimes delayed for several days (68970). Sometimes papules and vesicles develop and can spread beyond the area of initial contact, but are generally self-limiting and eventually form crusts. (3839,68955,68960,68977,69007,69008,69038,69042). In a few cases, small white papules known as milia have developed on an area of poison ivy exposure after the typical skin reaction has subsided (94222). Occasionally, poison ivy causes more severe dermatologic reactions such as erythema multiforme (3839,68983,69032,112851). Black spot poison ivy dermatitis also occurs in rare cases, with black lacquer-like lesions on the skin that cannot be washed off, followed by the typical pruritic papules (112850). The black lesions are concentrated urushiol oleoresin that has darkened with exposure to oxygen and moisture (68960,68997,69027,69034). They eventually peel off and the skin heals normally (68960,112850).
Gastrointestinal ...Orally, poison ivy can cause severe mucous membrane irritation, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea (18).
Genitourinary ...Orally, poison ivy can cause hematuria (18).
Immunologic ...Cross-allergenicity with poison ivy exists with cashew, mango, and ginkgo biloba (106574).
Neurologic/CNS ...Orally, poison ivy can cause dizziness, fever, stupor, and unconsciousness (18).
Ocular/Otic ...Topically, eye contact with urushiol from poison ivy can cause severe conjunctivitis, corneal inflammation, and potentially loss of sight (18).
Pulmonary/Respiratory ...Inhaled, urushiol in the smoke from burning of poison ivy can result in life-threatening throat swelling, fever, and secondary lung infections (6). Respiratory distress syndrome after smoke inhalation from burning poison ivy has also been reported (69036). Two fatal cases of acute respiratory distress and anaphylaxis after inhaling burned poison ivy are reported in patients with known allergies to poison ivy (112420).
Renal ...Orally, poison ivy can cause nephritis (18).