CHRYSAROBINUM OINTMENT- 25 GM

Acne is a skin disorder that occurs when dead skin and oil/sebum from the skin clog hair follicles causing pimples, blackheads or whiteheads, and oily skin and may heal with scarring. It affects mainly the teenagers and young adults, although 10-20% of adults may continue to be affected by it. Mostly found on face, upper chest and back.

Ringworm is a highly contagious fungal infection of the skin characterised by a red skin rash that forms a ring around normal-looking skin and is itchy and scaly. It can affect any part of the body but is usually seen in groin, between toes and in deep skin folds of obese people. Symptoms of ringworm vary, depending on the site of the infection

Action of Ingredients:

Chrysarobinum: This remedy acts as a powerful irritant of the skin and is used successfully in skin diseases especially in ringworm, psoriasis, herpes, acne rosacea. Vesicular or squamous lesions, associated with foul smelling discharge and crust formation, tending to become confluent and to give the appearance of a single crust covering the entire area. Violent itching on thighs, legs and ears. Dry, scaly eruption, especially around eyes and ears, scabs with pus underneath. Eczema behind ears. Filthy, scabby condition with tendency to form thick crust.

References:

1. Materia Medica by Boericke
2. Nature's Materia Medica by Robin Murphy, MD
3. A Manual Of Materia Medica, Therapeutics And Pharmacology By Blackwood, Alexander Leslie