Rhamnus Catharticus

Rhamnus catharticus, Linn.

Natural order , Rhamnaceae.

Common names , Buckthorn; (G.), Wegdorn; (F.), Nerprun, Bourguépine.

Preparation , Tincture or fluid extract of the ripe berries.

Authorities. 1 , All. Zeit. f. Hom., 2, 139, 1850; 2 , Leopold, Casp. Woch., 1850 (S. J., 68, 180), effects of the berries, in a boy.

Eye.

Eyes glistening and injected, [2] .

Trembling of the lips, [2] . Symptoms of commencing trismus, [2] .

Coated tongue, [1] . Extremely bitter taste, [1] .

Scraping in the throat, [1] .

Complete loss of appetite, [1] .

Violent rumbling and griping, especially cutting pains in the ileo-caecal region and in the transverse colon, [1] . The abdomen became hard and distended, [2] . [10.]

Abdomen tympanitic, [1] . Colic, [2] .

Diarrhoea, [2] . Liquid stools, [1] .

Urine highly colored, [1] .

Respiratory Organs.

Respiration short and anxious, [2] .

Pulse variable, [2] .

Weakness and prostration in all the limbs, [1] .

The boy was unable to rise, could not walk; he seemed to endeavor to press the head against the wall of the room, [2] .

Violent chilliness, [1] . [20.]

Skin at one time warm, at another cold, [2] .