ORNITHOGALUM UMBELLATUMLiquid

Ornithogalum umbellatum is a significant homoeopathic medicine prepared from the fresh plant of Ornithogalum umbellatum, commonly known as Star of Bethlehem, belonging to the Liliaceæ family. It is closely allied to Garlic (Allium sativum) and is known for its profound action on the stomach, gastrointestinal tract, and abdominal organs, particularly in cases of gastric ulcers, flatulence, and conditions resembling gastric cancer. The medicine is particularly suited to individuals suffering from intense gastric distension, belching, abdominal bloating, and depressive mental states with suicidal thoughts, often accompanying chronic digestive issues.

Common Name
English: Star of Bethlehem

SBL’s Ornithogalum umbellatum can be helpful in the following conditions:

Gastric and Digestive Disorders
• Indicated in gastric ulceration, with tightful distension of the stomach and abdomen.
• Frequent belching of offensive gas, requiring loosening of clothing due to pressure.
• Sensation as though a brick is forced through the stomach and chest, radiating to the heart and shoulders.
• Useful in cases with choking & painful stomach with feeling of sickness, vomiting, and inability to retain food, worse from cold drinks, better from warm food.
• Patients may report a turning sensation in the stomach like a bag of water, especially on movement.
• Associated heartburn, sour risings, and painful sinking at the pit of the chest.
• Ornithogalum umbellatum helps in conditions with swelling below the diaphragm and scrobiculus cordis.

Abdominal and Bowel Complaints
• Assists abdominal hardness and bloating, with rolling sensation of gas ("balls") from side to side.
• Indicated in both constipation and diarrhœa, depending on the phase of illness.

Mental and Emotional Disturbances
• Marked hateful depression and a desire for suicide, particularly associated with chronic gastric suffering.
• A sense of hopelessness and mental gloom may accompany or follow digestive discomfort.

Sleep and Restlessness
• Difficulty falling asleep due to creepy sensations in the limbs.
• Restless at night, wakes in perspiration with wandering dreams.
• Compelled to walk about, cannot sit or read without moving due to nervous agitation.

Lower Limbs and Circulation
• Numbness and tingling in legs and feet on sitting.
• Swelling, redness, and bruised pain in legs, sometimes with streaky red patches, hindering walking.
• Creepy feelings in legs disturb sleep and general comfort.

General Weakness and Sensations
• Sensation of pressure in every nerve of the body.
• Discomfort may occur after eating, on an empty stomach, or at night.
• Feeling of coldness precedes pain, especially in chronic conditions.