CELTIS.
Celtis occidentalis, L.
Natural order
, Urticaceæ. Common
name, Hackberry tree, Nettle tree.
Preparation
, Tincture of bark.
Authorities.
1, J. S.
Wright, U. S. Med. Invest., New Series, 9, 1879, p. 339, proving with tincture made from
bark; took 1/4 ounce at 11 A.M. and 2 P.M., symptoms after second dose; 2, ibid., a girl, whose ears were sore and swelled from piercing
and wearing cheap rings in them, took 2 ounces in one day.One hour after, cold and hot creeping all over the body; pulse quick and
full; bones ache; flesh sore to pressure on chair-back, cannot sit on hard bench. Stretching
of limbs; skin red and puffed; bloodvessels puffed; thrilling sensation on the skin all over
the body, as if pricked with the points of needles. Sharp pains through the lungs, sticking
pain over the right eye. Sleep full of dreams of business; next morning tired and weak, with
headache; throat sore, [1]. ►
Her face and body swelled. I gave Urtica capitata; the next day the swelling had left the
face and body, but her feet and ankles were swollen so that she could not wear shoes, [2].® 2000
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