DOLICHOS PRURIENS.
Mucuna pruriens, D. C. (Dolichos pruriens, L.)
Natural order
, Leguminosæ. Common
names, Cowhage, Cow-itch; (Fr.) Pois à gratter or pouillieux; (G.) Juck-borsten.
Preparation
, Trituration (or tincture) of the whole pod.
Authority.
Dr. Jacob Jeanes, N. Am. J. of Hom., “I took a
portion of the 2d cent. dilution.”
► A painful sensation in the throat below the angle of the lower
jaw on the right side; it was as if a splinter of three-quarters of an inch in length was
imbedded vertically in that spot; the pain was increased by swallowing. ► *A pain in the gum, so that she could not sleep half the night
(observed in a patient after taking Dolichos). ►
Twitching of the muscles (observed in two children after taking Dolichos).® 2000
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