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Cainca

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Chiococca Racemosa · Cainca Root · "The Dropsy Snake Bite Remedy"

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🎯 A remedy primarily used for dropsical conditions and fluid retention with significant urinary symptoms.

📖 Boericke writes:

Brazilian Plant-Chiococca

(CAHINCA)

This remedy has been found of use in dropsical affections. Its urinary symptoms are well marked. Albuminuria, with dyspnoea on lying down at night. Ascites and anasarca, with dry skin.

👤 Constitution

•Not specifically defined, but typically indicated for individuals suffering from fluid retention, swelling, and general exhaustion.

🩺 Systems & Indications

💧Urinary

Indicated for urinary tract irritation and fluid retention issues involving protein in the urine.

Constant desire to urinate.

Polyuria while travelling.

Urine fiery.

Burning pain in urethra, especially glandular portion.

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💊 Dosage & Potency

Historical record, not a prescription. Boericke published this in 1927. It is not medical advice — consult a qualified practitioner before acting on it.

Summarised from the passage below — Boericke’s own wording is the record.

Third potency or lower

Other

Primary Dosage

🌿 Remedy Relationships

🔄 Compare With

Coffea Cruda →Apocynum Cannabinum →Arsenicum Album →

Boericke's Materia Medica

In Boericke’s Repertory

About the repertory →

Cainca is listed in 13 rubrics across 4 chapters — italicised by Boericke in 2 of them, marking the remedy as more frequently verified there.

Urinary System5 Male Sexual System3 Generalities3 Respiratory System2