Anacardium Orientale – Homeopathic Remedy – Materia Medica Viva George Vithoulkas
Anacardium Orientale anacardium orientale Semecarpus anacardium English: Marking-nut tree, Malacca bean French: Anacarde, Anacardien, Anacarde a feuilles longues, Feve de Malac German: Elephantenlaus, Malakka-nuss, Elephantem Laeusebaum, Anakardiem baum Italian: Anacardos Dutch: Anacardienboom, Hartjes Spanish: Anacard Bengal: Belaluhi Natural order: Terebinthinaceae. Family Jussieu [vegetable substance] -- Pentandria digynia, L. The name is derived from two Greek words, ana -- without, and cardium -- a heart, because the pulp of the fruit, instead of having the seed enclosed, has the nut growing out at the end of it. There was a discrepancy as to whether Anacardium was the nut of the Semecarpus anacardium, or the Marking-nut Tree, or the seed of the Avicenna tomentosa, or Malacca bean, but as Hahnemann described the nut, it leaves no doubt that he was talking about the Semecarpus anacardium. The essential features The concept of inner conflict or of mental schism is central to Anacardium. There is a rather specific dimension to the conflict; that is, it focuses on the desire of the individual to prove himself to others of importance to him and to the world. The conflict arises because, despite this determined will to prove himself, the person suffers from a profound inferiority [...]