CEDRON

CEDRON

Simaruba Ferroginea

(Rattlesnake Bean)

Periodicity is the most marked characteristic of this drug. Is particularly useful in topical or in damp, warm, marshy countries. It has been, found curative in malarial affections, especially neuralgia. Adapted to persons of a voluptuous disposition, excitable, nervous temperament. Has powers of antidoting snake-bites and stings of insects. Tincture of pure bean scraped on wound. Mania.

Head:- Pain from temple to temple across eyes. Pain over whole right side of face, coming on about 9 a.m. Crazy feeling from pain across forehead; worse, working on black. Roaring in ears produced by Cinchona. Whole body seems numb with headache.

Eyes:- Shooting over left eye. Severe pain in eyeball, with radiating pains around eye, shooting into nose. Scalding lachrymation. Supra-orbital neuralgia periodic. Iritis, choroiditis.

Extremities:- Lancinating pain in joints; worse, feet and hands. Sudden pain in ball of right thumb, extending up arm to shoulder. Pain in ball of right foot, extending to knee. Shingles, with radiating pain. Dropsy of knee-joint.

Fever:- Chilliness towards evening; then frontal headache extending into parietal region. Red eyes. Heat, with itching of eyes, tearing pain in limb, numbness of limbs.

Relationship:- Antidote: Lach.

Compare: Ars.; Chin.

  

EUPATORIUM PERFOLIATUM

EUPATORIUM PERFOLIATUM

(Thoroughwort)

Known as “Bone-set”, from the prompt manner in which it relieves pain in limbs and muscles that accompanies some forms of febrile disease, like malaria and influenza. Eupatorium acts principally upon the gastro-hepatic organs and bronchial mucous membrane. It is a boon in miasmatic districts, along rivers, marshes, etc., and in all conditions where there is a great deal of bone-pain. Cachexia from old chronic, bilious intermittents. Worn-out constitutions from inebriety. Sluggishness of all organs and functions. Bone-pains, general and severe. Soreness. Marked periodicity. [Ars.,Chin; Cedron.]

Head:- Throbbing pain. Pressure as if a cap of lead pressed over the whole skull. Vertigo; sensation of falling to left.  Vomiting of bile. Top and back of head with pain and soreness of eyeballs. Periodical headache, every third and seventh day. Occipital pain after lying down, with sense of weight.

Mouth:- Cracks in corner of mouth, yellow coated tongue, thirst.

Stomach:- Tongue yellow. Taste bitter. Hepatic region sore. Great thirst. Vomiting and purging of bile, of green liquid several quarts at a time. Vomiting preceded by thirst. Hiccough. [ Sul.ac.; Hydrocy.ac.] Avoids tight clothing.

Rectum:- Frequent , green, watery. Cramps. Constipated, with sore liver.

Respiratory:- Coryza, with sneezing. Hoarseness and cough, with soreness in chest; must support it. Influenza, with great soreness of muscles and bones. Chronic loose cough, chest sore; worse at night. Cough relieved by getting on hands and knees.

Fever:- Perspiration relieves all symptoms except headache. Chill between 7 and 9 a.m., preceded by thirst with great soreness and aching of bones. Nausea, vomiting of bile at close of chill or hot stage; throbbing headache. Knows chill is coming on because he cannot drink enough.

Extremities:- Aching pain in back. Aching in bones of extremities with soreness of flesh. Aching in arms and wrists. Swelling of left great toe. Gouty soreness and inflamed nodosities of joints, associated with headache. Dropsical swelling.

Modalities:- Worse, periodically. Better, by conversation, by getting on hands and knees.

Relationship:- Compare: Bry.; Sep.; Nat-m.; Chel.; Nyctanthes arbor-tristis (bilious fever; insatiable thirst; bitter vomiting at close of chill; also constipation of children).