Cochlearia
Made from the horseradish root — the fiercest condiment of the northern table, its sinigrin chemistry genuinely decongestant, and the classical remedy of the nasal polyp.
The whole picture, in one breath
Think of a polyp that blocks the nose: the nasal polyp of the books, the chronic sinus congestion, the watering eyes and the sneezing of the horseradish chapter — the fiercest condiment serving the passages it clears. The polyp-and-sinus remedy: that is Cochlearia.
The substance, in plain words
Horseradish is the fiercest condiment of the northern table — its crushed root releases allyl isothiocyanate, the same genuine decongestant chemistry as the mustard of this library, felt at the back of the nose by every diner. The proving gave the root the polyp-and-sinus portrait.
The traditional picture Classical sources
The inner state
- Anxiety about health. Worry over the obstruction, the smell, the chronicity, worse at night.
- Irritability. Cross from the constant nasal discomfort.
- Dullness. Heavy mind with the chronic congestion.
The body
- Nasal polyp. The keynote: the polyp of the nostril — the books' great use of the horseradish.
- Chronic sinus congestion. The congested, blocked sinuses of the same chapter.
- Watering eyes and sneezing. The sharp condiment's own reflexes as symptoms — watering, sneezing, burning.
- Frontal headache. The books add the congestive frontal headache of the sinus state.
- Worse cold damp. Wet weather thickens the polyp and the sinus.
- Better for open air and the root itself. Fresh air, and the condiment's clearing action, ease the passages.
Modalities (worse and better factors)
| Worse from ⬇ | Better from ⬇ |
|---|---|
| cold damp weather; warm rooms; night. | open air; the root's clearing action; cool air. |
Where it acts (organ affinities)
Nose, sinuses and nasal polyp, eyes, general vitality.
Where the classical picture comes from
The fiercest condiment's proving gave the polyp-and-sinus portrait; Cochlearia became the classical remedy of the nasal polyp — the root that clears every nose serving the polyp that blocks it.
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.
Horseradish's allyl isothiocyanate is genuinely decongestant — the same chemistry as the mustard plaster, felt instantly at the back of the nose, a real reflex decongestant eaten at every northern table. The polyp it portrayed is now the ENT surgeon's five-minute removal; the condiment's chemistry is real, current and unchallenged.
Look-alikes (how the classical authors told it apart)
| Remedy | Looks similar because… | Tells it apart because… |
|---|---|---|
| Teucrium marum verum | Nasal polyp | Teucrium is the dry polyp nose of the cat thyme; Cochlearia the polyp with the sinus congestion and the horseradish's own reflexes. |
| Kali bichromicum | Sinus states | Kali-bich is the ropy sinus and punched ulcer; Cochlearia the polyp and the congested passages. |
| Sinapis nigra | The mustard family | Sinapis is the sneezing early cold; Cochlearia the polyp — the two condiments of the same clearing chemistry. |
| Cinnabaris | Nasal and throat chapter | Cinnabaris is the crimson blotched throat; Cochlearia the polyped nose. |