Cina Maritima (Cina)
সিনা ম্যারিটিমা (cina)
The touchy child who wants something but knows not what, worse when touched, looked at, or faced with strangers.
- Source
- Unexpanded flower heads of Levant wormseed, Artemisia cina
- Kingdom
- Plant
- Thermal
- Kent gives no thermal state in this lecture; he gives touchiness, mental and physical, and aggravation after eating
- Main spheres
- Mind and temper, Skin and sensation, Sleep and dreams, Digestion after meals, Children's complaints
- Kent's lecture
- 167 words, about 1 min
Meet the Cina Maritima Patient
Kent calls Cina pre-eminently a child's remedy, yet he warns that it suits conditions in adults that are seldom thought of. One feature runs through the whole picture: touchiness, both mental and physical. The child wants something but does not know what. He is aggravated by touch, even by being looked at, and he is worse from seeing strangers. The hyperaesthesia reaches the body as well as the mind. The skin is sensitive to touch, and the scalp, the back of the neck, the shoulders and the arms are so sensitive that it is almost a soreness, as if bruised.
This patient is disturbed by everything and is worse after eating even a moderate meal. Kent's picture of the night is vivid. The child takes a moderate supper and dreams all night. He jerks and twitches in sleep, rouses up in a fright, talks excitedly about what he has dreamed and thinks it is real. Kent also corrects an old habit. The routine of giving Cina for worms, he says, need not go into your notes. The prescriber is to be guided by the symptoms: the touchy, disturbed, dreaming patient, not the worms.
What Kent Wants You to Remember
A child's remedy, adults too
Cina is pre-eminently for children. Kent stresses that it also fits conditions in adults that are seldom thought of.
but it is suitable for conditions in adults that are seldom thought of
KentTouchiness, mental and physical
This is the thread running through the whole remedy. Kent says the hyperaesthesia is both mental and physical.
A marked feature running through is touchiness, mental and physical.
KentWants something, knows not what
The child is restless in his wanting yet cannot name the thing. Nothing settles him.
The child wants something, but does not know what.
KentWorse from touch, looks, strangers
Touch aggravates, even being looked at aggravates. Seeing strangers makes him worse.
The child is aggravated by touch and even by being looked at, and is worse from seeing strangers.
KentSore, bruised feeling of skin
The skin is sensitive to touch. Scalp, back of neck, shoulders and arms are so sensitive it is almost a bruised soreness.
The scalp and back of the neck, the shoulders and arms are so sensitive, that it is almost a soreness as if bruised.
KentDisturbed by everything, worse after eating
Everything upsets this patient. Even a moderate meal aggravates.
This patient is disturbed by everything, worse after eating even a moderate meal.
KentFrightful dreams taken as real
After a moderate supper the child dreams all night, jerks and twitches in sleep, and rouses in a fright. He talks excitedly of the dream and believes it real.
dreams all night, jerks and twitches in sleep, rouses up in a fright, talks excitedly about what he has dreamed, thinks it is real
KentPrescribe on symptoms, not worms
Kent rejects the old routine of Cina for worms. The prescriber is to be guided by the symptoms of the patient.
The old routine of giving Cina for worms need not go into your notes
Kent
The Picture on One Screen
Mind
- Touchy, mentally hypersensitive
- Wants something, does not know what
- Worse from being looked at
- Worse from seeing strangers
- Rouses from sleep in a fright
- Talks excitedly about his dreams
- Thinks the dream is real
Generals
- Hyperaesthesia, mental and physical
- Skin sensitive to touch
- Bruised soreness of scalp and neck
- Shoulders and arms sore to touch
- Jerks and twitches in sleep
- Pre-eminently children; adults also
Worse
- Touch
- Being looked at
- Seeing strangers
- After eating, even a moderate meal
- Night after a moderate supper
- Disturbed by everything
Better
- No amelioration given in this lecture
- Kent's emphasis falls on aggravations
- Guided by symptoms, the worms go
Desires and aversions
- No cravings given in this lecture
- Worse after even a moderate meal
- Moderate supper brings a dream-filled night
Where it acts
- Mind and temper
- Skin and sensation
- Sleep and dreams
- Digestion after meals
- Children's complaints
Do Not Confuse It With
Chamomilla
The portion of Kent's lecture supplied here names no other remedy, so it draws no distinction from Chamomilla. Recognize Cina by its own marks: the child wants something but does not know what, and is worse from touch.
Antimonium Crudum
Kent draws no comparison with Antimonium Crudum in the text supplied. The Cina marks to hold on to are aggravation from being looked at and from seeing strangers, with a bruised soreness of scalp, neck, shoulders and arms.
Ignatia
No comparison with Ignatia appears in the lecture text supplied. For Cina, Kent's distinguishing night picture is the moderate supper followed by jerking, frightened waking and dreams taken as real.
Test Yourself
Answer in your head first, then tap to check. Come back tomorrow and try again: spaced recall is how keynotes stay.
1What marked feature does Kent say runs through Cina?
Touchiness, both mental and physical. He calls the hyperaesthesia both mental and physical.
2Is Cina only a children's remedy?
No. It is pre-eminently a child's remedy, but it suits conditions in adults that are seldom thought of.
3Name three things that aggravate the Cina child.
Touch, being looked at, and seeing strangers.
4Which parts are especially sensitive, and how does it feel?
The scalp, back of the neck, shoulders and arms. They are so sensitive that it is almost a soreness as if bruised.
5Describe the Cina child's night after a moderate supper.
He dreams all night, jerks and twitches in sleep and rouses up in a fright. He talks excitedly about the dream and thinks it is real.
6What does Kent say about giving Cina for worms?
The old routine need not go into your notes. Be guided by the symptoms, and Kent says the worms will go.
Cina Maritima by J. T. Kent
Complete and unabridged, with a faithful Bangla translation. Switch on parallel reading to see both languages paragraph by paragraph.
Touchiness of the Child
Cina is pre-eminently a child's remedy, but it is suitable for conditions in adults that are seldom thought of. A marked feature running through is touchiness, mental and physical. The child wants something, but does not know what. The child is aggravated by touch and even by being looked at, and is worse from seeing strangers. The skin is sensitive to touch. The scalp and back of the neck, the shoulders and arms are so sensitive, that it is almost a soreness as if bruised. The hyperaesthesia is both mental and physical. The old routine of giving Cina for worms need not go into your notes for if you are guided by symptoms the patient will be cured and the worms will go.
সিনা প্রধানত শিশুদের ঔষধ, তবে প্রাপ্তবয়স্কদের এমন কিছু অবস্থাতেও এটি উপযোগী, যেগুলোর কথা খুব কমই মাথায় আসে। এই ঔষধের আগাগোড়া একটি স্পষ্ট বৈশিষ্ট্য হলো স্পর্শকাতরতা, মানসিক ও শারীরিক দুই-ই। শিশু কিছু একটা চায়, কিন্তু কী চায় তা জানে না। স্পর্শে শিশুর বৃদ্ধি, এমনকি কেউ তার দিকে তাকালেও বৃদ্ধি, আর অপরিচিত লোক দেখলে বৃদ্ধি। ত্বক স্পর্শে সংবেদনশীল। মাথার চামড়া ও ঘাড়ের পেছন দিক, কাঁধ ও বাহু এতটাই সংবেদনশীল যে প্রায় থেঁতলে যাওয়ার মতো টাটানি হয়। এই অতিসংবেদনশীলতা (হাইপারঅ্যাসথেসিয়া) মানসিক ও শারীরিক দুই-ই। কৃমির জন্য সিনা দেওয়ার পুরোনো গতানুগতিক রীতি আপনার নোটে তোলার দরকার নেই, কারণ আপনি যদি লক্ষণ ধরে চলেন, তাহলে রোগী আরোগ্য লাভ করবে এবং কৃমিও চলে যাবে।
This patient is disturbed by everything, worse after eating even a moderate meal. The child takes a moderate supper and dreams all night, jerks and twitches in sleep, rouses up in a fright, talks excitedly about what he has dreamed, thinks it is real
এই রোগী সবকিছুতেই বিচলিত হয়; পরিমিত আহারের পরেও বৃদ্ধি। শিশু রাতে পরিমিত খাবার খায় আর সারা রাত স্বপ্ন দেখে, ঘুমের মধ্যে ঝাঁকুনি দেয় ও পেশি কাঁপে, ভয় পেয়ে জেগে ওঠে, যা স্বপ্নে দেখেছে তা নিয়ে উত্তেজিত হয়ে কথা বলে, ভাবে সেটা সত্যি
Original text: James Tyler Kent, Lectures on Homoeopathic Materia Medica (1905), public domain. Section headings, light punctuation fixes, study notes and the Bangla translation: IZ Homeo.
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