BALSAMUM PERUVIANUM
Peruvian Balsam from Myroxylon Pereiræ
Useful in bronchial catarrh, with copious, purulent expectoration. Debility; hectic fever.
Nose.–
Profuse, thick discharge. Eczema, with ulceration.
Chronic, fetid, nasal catarrh.
Stomach.–
Vomiting of food and mucus. Catarrh of stomach.
Chest.–
Bronchitis, and phthisis, with
muco-purulent, thick, creamy expectoration. Loud rales in chest (Kali sulph; Ant tar). Very loose cough. Hectic fever and
night-sweats, with irritating, short cough and scanty expectoration.
Urine.–
Scanty; much mucus sediment. Catarrh of bladder (Chimaph).
Relationship.–
Balsamum Tolutanum-the
balsam of Myroxylon toluifera–(chronic bronchitis with profuse expectoration) (Oleum caryophyllum-oil of cloves-in profuse
septic expectoration-3 to 5 minims in milk or capsules).
Dose.–
First attenuation: In hectic 6x.
Extra homeopathic uses locally. As a stimulant to raw surfaces in indolent
ulcers, scabies, cracked nipples, rhagades, itch. Promotes granulation, removes fetor. A one
per cent solution in alcohol or ether may be used with the atomizer in respiratory affections.
Internally, as an expectorant, in chronic bronchitis. Dose, 5 to 15 M, made into an emulsion
with mucilage or yolk of egg.