[Omeo33] Art 0021 - Homeopathy, 2006, 95 (2), 98-102

[Gino Santini]

Effects of Cina on root-knot disease of mulberry
SC Datta

Root-knot disease of mulberry is caused by the nematode Meloidogyne 
incognita. It has important economic implications for sericulture. 
The homeopathic medicines, Cina mother tincture (MT) and potentised 
Cina 200C, prepared from the flowering meristems of Artemisia 
nilagirica (Clarke) Pamp, were applied by foliar spray on mulberry 
(Morus alba L.) infected with M. incognita juveniles(J2). 
Pretreatment (ending 6 days before inoculation) and post-treatment 
(starting 6 days after inoculation) schedules were tested. The two 
uninoculated control batches were treated with the same procedure 
with Cina MT and Cina 200C. Both pre- and post-treatment 
significantly reduced nematode infection in terms of root gall number 
and nematode population in root. All the treated plants showed 
improved growth in terms of fresh biomass of shoot and root, length 
of shoot and root, number of leaves, leaf surface area, root and 
leaf-protein content. Cina 200C is more effective than Cina MT in all 
respects of nematode control as well as growth of the test plants. 
Pretreatments show slightly better effects than the post-treatments. 
It is interesting that inoculated and treated plants not only are 
less affected by nematodes but also have a better growth than 
uninoculated, untreated control.

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