Ceanothus
Made from the New Jersey tea — the white-flowered shrub of the American thickets, a genuine Eclectic remedy of the spleen, and the classical remedy of the splenic pain.
The whole picture, in one breath
Think of a spleen that aches and swells: the deep, splenic pains of the books, the enlargement of the chronic chapter, the books' great Eclectic remedy of the left-upper belly — and the white-flowered shrub the Revolution made into tea. The splenic shrub: that is Ceanothus.
The substance, in plain words
The New Jersey tea is the white-flowered shrub of the American thickets, its leaves brewed as a tea substitute in the Revolution and its root a genuine Eclectic remedy of the spleen — used for the swollen, aching organ across the old American school. The proving gave the shrub the splenic portrait.
The traditional picture Classical sources
The inner state
- Anxiety about health. Worry over the pain, the swelling, the deep left side, worse at night.
- Irritability. Cross from the constant, deep discomfort.
- Despondency. Gloomy in the chronic splenic states.
The body
- Deep splenic pains. The keynote: the deep, aching pains of the splenic region — the books' great use of the shrub.
- Enlargement of the chronic chapter. The swollen spleen of the books' chronic states.
- Worse cold damp and night. Wet weather and night deepen the deep pain.
- Better for rest and warmth. Rest and warmth ease the splenic shrub.
Modalities (worse and better factors)
| Worse from ⬇ | Better from ⬇ |
|---|---|
| cold damp weather; night; exertion; deep pressure. | rest; warmth; quiet. |
Where it acts (organ affinities)
Spleen and left upper abdomen, blood, general vitality.
Where the classical picture comes from
The Revolutionary tea's proving gave the splenic portrait; Ceanothus became the classical remedy of the aching, enlarged spleen — the shrub of the thickets serving the organ its root was dug for.
The substance in real medicine Pharmacology
What this section is: the pharmacology and toxicology of the source substance. It is not clinical evidence that a homeopathic preparation of it treats any condition. What controlled trials do and do not show is set out on the Evidence page.
The New Jersey tea's real careers are two: the Revolution's tea substitute and the Eclectic spleen remedy — the root genuinely used for the swollen organ across the old American school. The enlarged spleen it portrayed is now haematology's and imaging's: diagnosed by scan, explained by blood; the shrub's chemistry is modest, its portrait's answers decisive.
Look-alikes (how the classical authors told it apart)
| Remedy | Looks similar because… | Tells it apart because… |
|---|---|---|
| China officinalis | Spleen and periodicity | China's is the post-loss debility with the splenic shading; Ceanothus the deep splenic pain itself. |
| Aranea diadema | Bone and spleen chapter | Aranea's are the periodic cold bones; Ceanothus's the deep splenic ache. |
| Berberis vulgaris | Left side | Berberis radiates from the left kidney; Ceanothus aches in the spleen. |
| Carduus marianus | Engorged organs | Carduus is the engorged liver; Ceanothus the aching spleen of the same shelf. |