Rhamnus Frangula.
Rhamnus frangula. Alder Buckthorn. N. O. Rhamnaceæ. Tincture and
trituration of the bark gathered in spring from the younger branches. Tincture of bark of
root. Tincture of ripe berries.Clinical.─
Anus, itching of. Appendicitis. Ardor
urinæ. Cæcum, gurgling in. Diarrhœa. Flatulence. Urethritis. Vomiting.
Characteristics.─
All parts of Rh. fr. appear to produce irritant and cathartic properties. The
majority of the symptoms of the Schema were the result of the root bark, but the leaves were
no less active. Stools of a dark-green colour were observed, copious, thin or pasty. With
the stools there was much rumbling in the ileo-cæcal region and along, the transverse colon
with weakness after stool. (Rh. ca. has rumbling,
griping, and cutting pains in ileo-cæcal region.) There was more vomiting with Rh. fr. than with Rh. ca.,
and the former was abandoned as a cathartic because it so frequently produced vomiting
instead. “Burning in urethra while urinating and frequent micturition” may prove
an indication in gonorrhœa.
Relations.─
Compare:
Rh. ca., Cean., and Cascara (botan).
SYMPTOMS.
1. Mind.─
Depression of spirits.
2. Head.─
Vertigo.─Dulness of
head.─Frontal headache.
8. Mouth.─
Dry tongue.─Salivation.─Coated
tongue.─Taste bitter (after stools).
9. Throat.─
Burning scraping taste and irritation
along throat.
11. Stomach.─
Thirst.─Diminished
appetite.─Aversion to food.─Eructations and efforts
to vomit.─Nausea, with increased salivation.─Frequent
vomiting instead of diarrhœa.─Sourish vomiting.─Constant
inclination to vomit.─Warmth in stomach and abdomen.
12. Abdomen.─
Distension.─Profuse
emission of flatus.─Rumbling.─Increased
sensitiveness.─Increased peristalsis.
13. Stool and Anus.─
Itching in anus.─Violent
tenesmus.─Thin pasty stools.─Fifteen thin stools
with violent rumbling and gurgling, esp. in ileo-cæcal region and along transverse colon,
followed by distension of abdomen, thirst, coated tongue, bitter taste and weakness.─Stools
without great urging, thick, pasty, dark green, copious.─Stools hard,
scanty.─Constipation at first followed by diarrhœa.
14. Urinary Organs.─
Slight burning in urethra,
while urinating.─Frequent micturition.
19. Heart.─
Accelerated pulse.
24. Generalities.─
General exhaustion.─Weakness;
after stools.
26. Sleep.─
Great sleepiness.
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