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Information for Healthcare Professionals
TEETHING
Painful Gums
5 doses .034 fl. oz. each
• Irritability • Minor Digestive Disorders
20 doses .034 fl. oz. each
DRUG FACTS
WARNINGS
ACTIVE INGREDIENTS
Chamomilla 9C HPUS (German chamomile) relieves teething
pain accompanied by irritability.
Phytolacca decandra 5C HPUS (Poke) relieves painful gums.
• Use only if single-use doses and glued end flaps on
carton are intact
• Do not reuse. Discard dose pack immediately after use to
prevent children from choking on container parts
• Stop using and consult a doctor if symptoms
persist for more than 3 days or worsen
• Keep out of reach of children
Rheum officinale 5C HPUS (Chinese rhubarb) relieves minor
digestive disorders associated with teething.
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS?
The letters “HPUS” indicate that the components of this product are officially
monographed in the Homeopathic Pharmacopeia of the United States.5
INACTIVE INGREDIENT
purified water
Store at room temperature.
USES
For natural relief of symptoms of teething, including painful
gums and irritability. Also helps in relieving minor digestive
disorders sometimes associated with teething.
DIRECTIONS
I0475-MD-rev. 06/07
Infants and children 1 month and older
1. Snap off one
single-use dose.
2. Twist cap to open.
3. Squeeze entire
contents into mouth.
Repeat as needed every 15 minutes for 2 more doses.
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The symptoms of teething are not limited to inflamed and painful gums, but often include
restlessness, excessive chewing and digestive disorders. These symptoms usually resolve
spontaneously once the tooth has pierced the gum line.
Camilia® can be used as a first-line of treatment for baby teething. The tasteless solution is
absorbed sublingually without numbing the gums or affecting the gag reflex. The active
ingredients act on the different components of the symptomatology
to provide quick and safe relief.
Camilia combines in one single form active ingredients to relieve immediate pain, irritability and
minor digestive disorders.
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Product
How it Works
Advantages
Side Effects / Disadvantages
Pharmacology
Camilia
Homeopathic action on
teething, associated pain,
gum inflammation, digestive
and behavioral symptoms
No local numbing effect; doesn’t
affect gag reflex; no interaction
with other medicines
No known side effects
Indications for homeopathic medicines have been determined experimentally and verified by years of empirical use by thousands of physicians.
As our knowledge in biochemistry and pharmacology progresses, more and more of these indications finally make sense.
This table shows the relationships between the toxico-pharmacological properties of the strain (in red) and the indications of its homeopathic dilutions (in blue).
German chamomile
Matricaria recutita L. (Compositae)
Benzocaine
Acetaminophen
Ibuprofen
Local anesthetic
Analgesic; antipyretic; slightly
anti-inflammatory
Analgesic; anti-inflammatory
Quickly reduces local pain; few or
no systemic effects
Well-tolerated; fast-acting
Relieves pain and inflammation;
fast-acting
No effect on inflammation, fever,
restlessness or digestive troubles;
may numb other areas of the oral
cavity or interfere with nursing;
unpleasant taste
Overdosing induces liver toxicity;
interacts with other hepatotoxic
drugs; may mask other symptoms
and delay treatment; no effect on
restlessness or digestive disorders
Not specifically indicated for
teething; increases gastrointestinal
disturbances; frequent side effects;
interacts with other drugs; may
mask other symptoms and delay
treatment
Drug's major active ingredients
• Flavonoids: Anxiolytic (apigenin and luteolin
are ligands for the central benzodiazepine
receptors)
Anti-spasmodic effects
• Chamazulene (essential oil): antiinflammatory action (inhibition of leucotriene
B4 formation)
Poke
Phytolacca decandra L.
(Phytolaccaceae)
Drug's major active ingredients
• Saponins: phytolaccatoxin: irritation of
mucous membranes
• Lectins: pokeweed mitogens inducing lymphoblastic transformation in vitro and
stimulates B and T lymphocytes
Local anesthetic
Herbal approach; traditionally
used in dentistry to reduce pain
and prevent infection
Strong unpleasant taste; concentrated oil may irritate gums; no
effect on restlessness or digestive disorders
Drug's major active ingredients
• Anthracenes derivatives: laxatives and
purgatives
Chamomilla 9C
Phytolacca decandra 5C
Rheum officinale 5C
Homeopathic preparation of German chamomile
Homeopathic preparation of Poke
Homeopathic preparation of Chinese rhubarb
Homeopathic action:
Homeopathic action:
Homeopathic action:
• Hyperalgesic syndrome due to hyperesthesia
to pain
• Spasmodic pains, colic, diarrhea
• Agitation, irritability, anger
• Febrile syndrome with inflammation
• Inflammation of gums and pharyngeal
mucosa with dark red and painful pillars
• Pain irradiating from the tongue to the ears
and neck, especially when swallowing hot
liquids
• Sour-smelling diarrhea, during teething or
after eating unripe fruits
• Periumbilical colic
As a first-line of treatment for teething
symptoms, Camilia has many
advantages:
• Complete homeopathic formula that relieves
symptoms associated with teething: gum soreness
and congestion, excessive chewing, digestive
troubles, irritability and agitation.
• Easy to use: just squeeze the liquid unitdose into the baby's mouth. No risk of choking
on tablets or administrating gel on inappropriate areas of the mouth.
Cloves
Eugenia caryophyllata,
Syzygium aromaticum
Chinese rhubarb
Rheum officinale Baill. (Polygonaceae)
• Doesn't numb the gums, doesn't affect the
gag reflex, doesn't interefere with nursing.
• Non-allergenic and without side effects; can be
used safely for long periods of time if necessary.
• Will not mask any important symptoms that could lead
to the diagnosis of a more severe problem.
• No risk of overdose, the pre-measured doses can be administered as frequently as every 15 minutes if necessary. Like
other homeopathic medicines, the action is not body-mass
dependant, sublingual absorption leads to a quicker general
action.
• Preservative-free, tasteless, sterile unit-doses allow
hygienic individual application. Easy to administer, even if the
child is restless or crying. Single dose limits cross-contamination between children.
• Does not interfere with concomitant medications
and doesn't have contraindications.
References used to prepare this document:
1. D.Demarque, MD, et al. Pharmacology and Homeopathic Materia Medica. Ed. CEDH.
2. Martindale 30th edition. The Pharmaceutical Press, London, UK.
3. J.E. Poncet, MD. Pediatric Homeopathy in Acute Pathology. Ed CEDH.
4. PDR for Herbal Medicines 3rd Edition. Thomson PDR.
5. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Sec. 400.400 Conditions under which homeopathic
drugs may be marked (CPG7132.15). Available at:
www.fda.gov/ora/compliance_ref/cpg/cpgdrg/cpg400-400.html.