Oleander

(Nerium Oleander.)

Natural order.- Apocynaceae.

Common name.- Rose Laurel.

General Analysis.-

Acts upon the cerebro-spinal system, producing paralytic conditions, but its most important action as regards therapeutics is upon the skin, especially the scalp.

Characteristic symptoms.

(Oleander)

Absence of mind, and inattention.

Dullness of intellect, slow perception.

Peevish, fretful, out of humor with everything.

Indolence, aversion to do anything.

(Oleander)

Vertigo, with tottering of the limbs.

Heaviness and pressure in the head.

Pressive headache in forehead, from within outward.

Pain in forehead as if it would split.

Violent gnawing itching on the scalp as from vermin ; better when first scratching ; after scratching, smarting and soreness as if raw.

Desquamation of the epidermis of the scalp.

Humid, scaly, biting, itching eruption, especially on back part of the head.

(Oleander)

Burning and tension in eyelids, when reading.

(Oleander)

Cramp-like drawing in the outer ear.

(Oleander)

Toothache only when masticating.

Loss of speech.

Food has a flat, insipid taste.

(Oleander)

Ravenous hunger , with trembling of the hands while eating, and great weakness over the whole body.

Much thirst, especially for cold water.

Violent empty eructations.

(Oleander)

Rolling and rumbling in the intestines, with emission of a great quantity of fetid flatus, smelling like rotten eggs.

(Oleander)

Burning at the anus before and after stool.

Passes food undigested in the morning which he has eaten the day before.

Liquid, soft yellow feces.

Respiratory Organs.- (Oleander)

Stitches in sternum and left side of chest.

(Oleander)

Dull, drawing pain over the heart, worse when stooping.

Anxious palpitation of the heart ; chest feels expanded.

Upper Limbs.- (Oleander)

Cramp-like drawing in arms and fingers.

Dull pressure in forearms, hands, and fingers.

Lower Limbs.- (Oleander)

Weakness of the lower limbs, with sensation in the soles as if " asleep," when walking.

Paralysis of the legs and feet.

(Oleander)

Violent itching on various parts of the body ; eruption bleeding, oozing out a fluid, forming scabs.

(Oleander)

Voluptuous dreams with seminal emissions.

(Oleander)

Febrile chilliness over the body, without thirst or subsequent heat.

Therapeutic Range.- (Oleander)

Paralysis ; eczema, and other eruptions.

(Oleander)

Anac., Cinch., Coccul., Clem., Nux v., Staph.

(Oleander)

Camph.

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