Gymnocladus Canadensis

Chicot, American coffee-tree. Leguminosx.

Introduced by Hering and proved under his supervision. See Allen's Ency- clopedia, vol. 4, p. 519.

Tincture of the fresh pulp in the pods.

^ Mind. Cannot think, comprehend or study ; forgets every-^ thing. Indifference to what happens around him. ^ Sensorium. Dizziness with dimness of sight; nausea,, belching. Head feels full, tight, as if bound up. ^ Inner Head. Intense frontal headache, eyes feel as if pushed forward. Fulness and pressure in and over eyes, extending to top

of head. Throbbing headache over 1. eye. Pain in 1. temple to ear and top of head, shooting through

to r. side. Bruised feeling of head, 1. side. Pain in head and back. Intense headache, with stitches in bowels; in umbilical

region at times. Catarrhal headaches, premonitory stages; feeling of ful- ness in head, with throbbing in temples and forehead,, with vertigo, heat of face, numbness and tired feeling. ^ Outer Head. Desire to lean the head on something. ^ Sight and Eyes. Eyes feel as if pushed forward. Pain in 1. eyeball and temple. Burning heat and pain through eyes. Eyes feel sore in morning. ^ Smell and Nose. Frequent violent sneezing, originating

very high up in nose. ^ Upper Face. Sensation as if flies were crawling over r. side of face. I Erysipelatous swelling of face and head; hot face ; it feels swollen ; is compelled to rub the eyes. ^^ Teeth and Gums. Great sensibility of teeth; < on 1. side and in u[)per teeth; slightest draught of cold air causes toothache; cold drink very painful. " Taste and Tongue. Tongue coated bluish-white. "Inner Mouth. Burning, drawing and scraping; burning, in roof of mouth, extending to uvula and tonsils.

503 GYMNOCLADUS CANADENSIS.

13 'Yh.YOSit. Inflammation and purple color of r. tonsil. I Sore throat, dark livid redness of fauces and tonsils. Sticking and shooting in throat.

Mucus in throat and frequent hawking. ^^ Hiccough, Belching, Nausea and Vomiting. Belch- ing of sour water. Nausea after eating, with pain and fulness in stomach, and belching. ^"^ Scrobiculum and Stomach. Burning in oesophagus and stomach.

Heat in stomach and sour, watery eructations. Circumscribed burning in stomach, the size of a dollar. ^^ Hypochondria. Pain in 1. side, as if spleen were swollen. ^^ Abdomen. Soreness and tenderness of abdomen.

Stitches in bowels and umbilical region, '" Stool and Rectum. Constipation, with ineffectual disposi- tion to go to stool. After stool, aching fulness in rectum. ^^ Urinary Organs. Pressure on bladder and frequent desire

to urinate; urine passed in a small stream. ^^ Maie Sexual Organs. Itching of glans penis and prepuce. ^^ Voice and Larynx. Trachea and Bronchia. Smarting

in larynx. ^^ Cough. Tickling in throat in morning, causing cough, in- creasing through day; cough dry, hard and racking. ^^ Inner Chest and Lungs. Pressure on chest and sternum. ^^ Heart, Pulse and Circulation. Pulse small and weak. ^'^ Outer Chest.

Stitches in r. breast and intercostal muscles. ^^ Upper Limbs. Violent pain in 1. forearm, in radius, as if bones were crushed and broken. Pulsation in 1. index, as if panaritium were forming. ^^ Lower Limbs. Stinging pain in 1. knee-joint. ^^ Rest.

Position. Motion. Desire to lean head on some- thing. Repugnance to motion.

Easily fatigued. ^^ Nerves. Repugnance to motion ; a short walk in afternoon

fatigues him much. ^^ Time. Morning: eyes feel sore; tickling in throat. Afternoon : short walk fatigues him much. Aggravation in evening. ^^ Temperature and Weather. Desire for heat ; wants to be near fire. Cold drinks very painful. Cold draughts of air cause toothache. **^ Fever. Desire for heat; wants to be near the fire.

Cold chills and pains in bowels (in descending colon). Perspiration of axillary region and palms of hands.

GYMNOCLADUS CANADENSIS. 504

I Epidemic fevers, typhoid in character. ^ Attacks, Periodicity. At times stitches in umbilical region.

Frequent sneezing. ^ Locality and Direction. Right : sensation as if flies were crawling on side of face; inflammation and purple color of tonsil; stitches in breast.

Left: throbbing headache over eye; pain in temple to ear; bruised feeling of head ; pain in eyeball; sensibility of teeth; pain in side as if spleen were swollen; violent pain in forearm; pulsation in index finger; stinging pain in knee-joint. ^^ Sensations. Head feels as if bound up; eyes feel as if pushed forward; as if flies were crawling over r. side of face; as if spleen were swollen; as if bones of forearm were crushed and broken ; pulsation in 1. index as if panisitium were forming.

Pain : in 1. temple to ear and top of head ; in head and back; in 1. eyeball; in temple; through eyes; in stom- ach; in 1. side; in bowels.

Violent pain : in 1. forearm ; in radius.

Intense frontal headache.

Stitches: in bowels; in umbilical region; in breast and intercostal muscles.

Sticking: in throat.

Stinging pain: in 1. knee-joint.

Shooting : through head to r. side ; in throat.

Throbbing headache: over 1. eye; in temples.

Burning heat: in eyes; in roof of mouth; in oesophagus; in stomach.

Circumscribed burning : in stomach.

Heat: in face; in stomach.

Aching fulness : in rectum.

Drawing: in roof of mouth.

Bruised feeling : of head ; 1. side.

Tenderness: of abdomen.

Great sensibility of teeth.

Sore feeling: in eyes; in throat; in abdomen.

Smarting: in larynx.

Tickling : in throat.

Scraping: in roof of mouth.

Swollen feeling of face.

Fulness: in and over eyes; in stomach.

Head feels full, tight.

Pressure: in and over eyes; on bladder; on chest and sternum.

Numbness and tired feeling.

Itching: of glans penis and prepuce. *^ Relations. Compare : Agar., JEthusa, Bellad., Cicuta, Hyosc, Laches., Lachnanih. , Solan, nigr., Stramon.

505 HAMAMELI8 VIRGINICA.