Myrica Cerifera

Myrica cerifera, L.

Natural order , Myricaceae.

Common names , Bayberry, Wax-myrtle.

Preparation , Tincture of the bark of the root.

Authorities. (Nos. 1 to 7 , provings of the Mass. Hom. Med.

Soc., 1864, Transactions, 2, p. 397). 1 , Dr. H. L. Chase, took 5 drops of extract; 2 , Dr.

Chs. Cullis, took 10 drops; 2 a , same, second proving; 3 , same, Miss E., aged thirty, took repeated doses of 10 drops, each (9 P.M. first day, 7 A.M. second day, 7 and 11 A.M., third day); 4 , same, Mrs. H., aged thirty-one, took 10 drops, first and second days, and four days later 11 drops at 11 A.M., and 10 drops at 7 P.M.; 5 , Dr. Conrad Wesselhoeft, dissolved 10 grains of extract in 1 ounce of alcohol, took 5 drops, first and second days; 5 a , same, took 10 drops of tincture at 11 A.M. and 10 P.M. first day, 15 drops at 7 A.M., and 25 drops at 10 P.M., second day; 6 , Dr.

F. H. Krebs, took 5 drops of tincture at 11 A.M. and 4 P.M. first day, 5 drops at noon second day; 6 a , same, repeated three months later; 7 , Dr. J.

E. Linnell. took repeated daily doses of tincture, 5 to 120 drops, for then days; [Subject to occasional rheumatic and neuralgic pains, and at this time suffering from influenza.] 8 , Dr. L. Walker, Hale's New Remedies, 2d. ed., p. 728, from Inaug.

Thesis, 1865-6, took 1st dec. dil., repeated doses, 10 to 60 drops for three days, then tincture repeated, doses 20 to 140 drops for four days; 8 a , same, took powdered bark, repeated doses of 5 to 160 grains, for eight days; 9 , Dr. Wm. Sharp, M. Hom.

Rev., 20, p. 749, proving of 1st dil., by a friend, and of 1 drop of tincture, night and morning, for eight days, by self.

Depression of spirits (one hour after first dose, third day), [7] ; lasting three or four days (second morning), [2a] . Great depression of mind, irritable, do not want to speak or be spoken to, [1] .

Great and unusual depression of spirits, all the morning (second day), [2] .

Miserable dejected feeling all day (tenth day); (fourteenth day), [8a] .

Great despondency , at 11 A.M. (second day), [2a] . Feels gloomy, terribly depressed ; this depression of spirits continued for three days, and to such an extent that it was impossible to write; did not care about anything or for any friends; was perfectly wretched, beyond description, [2] . Awoke in a gloomy state of mind, an unusual condition for him; felt very irritable, and had a constant desire to find fault; everything went wrong; looked upon this world as a place not fit to live in any longer; considered himself better than the rest, in the morning; felt very low-spirited; condemned himself for various imaginary faults; complete hypochondria, in the afternoon (second day), [6] . [10.]

Felt irritable, easily provoked (after half an hour, fourth and fifth days), [7] .

Irritable, worried by little things; everything seemed to go wrong, in the morning (tenth day), [7] . Exceedingly irritable; the slightest thing fretted and irritated him; ungovernable petulancy (sixth day), [7] .

Confusion of intellect; could not concentrate his thoughts (one hour after first dose, third day), [7] .

Dulness of intellect (sixth day), [7] .

Felt dull and drowsy, for the last two hours (five hours and twenty minutes after first dose, fifth day), [8] .

Semi-stupor, attended with pain all through the head, quite severe in the temples, with throbbing in the superficial veins (after four hours, seventh day), [8] . Drowsy stupor, very difficult to keep the mind concentrated on any one thing long at a time (after sixteen hours and a half, seventh day), [8a] . [20.]

Drowsy stupor, all the forenoon; could not keep the mind on the subject of the lectures (eighth day), [8a] .

A kind of drowsy stupor, at 12.50 P.M., continuing through the day (eighth day), [8] .

Vertigo, with dulness and drowsiness much of the time during lectures, all the forenoon (tenth day), [8] . Slight vertigo (sixth day), [7] .

Dizziness and rush of blood to the head and face, on stooping (premonitory symptoms of headache with him), (after two hours, second day), [5a] .

Light-headedness and nausea (a few minutes after first dose, seventh and eighth days), [7] . General Head.

Dulness of the head (sixth morning), [7] . [30.]

Dulness and heaviness of the head and eyes (fifteenth day), [8a] .

Heavy headache followed the severe nausea (after five minutes, second day), [4] .

Dull aching pain all through the head and in the neck (seven hours and a half after first dose, sixth day), [8] .

Dull grinding headache (forty minutes after first dose, sixth day), [7] .

Pressure alike in all parts of the head (after half an hour, fourth day), [7] .

Pressure with dull pain in the head, worse in the right temple (one hour after first dose, sixth day), [7] .

Pressure about the head, with ringing in the ears (tenth day); the pressure increased very much, causing confusion of thought, and giving rise to a staggering gait (eleventh day); less so (twelfth day), [7] . [50.]

Heaviness and pressure in the head (after second dose, third day), [7] .

Awoke about daylight, with severe pain in the frontis and temples (tenth day), [8] . Dull pain in the frontis and temples (after five hours and a half, seventh day), [8a] .

Awoke with dull pain in the frontis and temples (third morning), [8a] ; continuing through the day (eighth day), [8] .

Awoke with dull pain in the frontis and temples, and in small of back; head feels better, in afternoon (fifth and sixth days), [8a] . [60.] Dull pain in the forehead and eyes, all the evening (fifth day), [8] . Dull heavy pain through the front portion of the head, worst in the left temporal region (five hours and twenty minutes after first dose, fifth day), [8] .

Awoke with dull heavy pain in the frontis and through the temples (fourth, sixth, and ninth days), [8] .

Dull, aching pain in the front part of the head and through the temples, in the forenoon (eighth day), [8a] .

Awoke this morning with pressive frontal headache (fifth day), [7] .

Awoke with dull pressure in the forehead, with headache and feeling as though he had not slept enough, at 6.30 A.M. (second day), [7] . [70.]

Pressure and dull pain in forehead and vertex, with throbbing synchronous with the pulse (after one hour, first day), [7] . Dull, oppressive headache in the right side of forehead, at the juncture of parietal and frontal bones, with fulness in the head, in the afternoon and evening, until bedtime (second day), [5a] .

Sharp pain on left side of forehead (after five hours), [1] . Temples.

Numb feeling in right temple; felt as if some hard substance were strongly pressed against the part (after first dose, eighth day), [7] . Vertex.

Drawing sensation in the crown of the head (soon), (second day), [5a] .

Strange sensation in the top of the head, like foam rising in anything fomenting; this was very clear and perceptible, and lasted ten minutes, and then gradually subsided (after forty minutes, second day), [4] . Parietals.

Severe pain in head on both sides, near temples, which settles into a heavy grinding feeling in top of head (soon), (first day), [4] .

Pain in the occiput (after two hours, second day), [6] . External Head. [80.] Scalp feels sore to the touch, on waking (eighth morning), [8a] .

Eye.

Eyes congested and yellow (ninth day), [8a] .

Smarting in eyes (after half an hour, fourth day), [7] .

Smarting in the eyes followed evanescent itching, like fleabites (a few minutes after first dose, second day), [7] .

Smarting, with dryness in both eyes, and feeling of sand in them, making it difficult to close the lids (after one hour, first day), [7] . Smarting in left eye (after five hours), [1] .

Eyelids heavy and swollen (second morning), [2a] . [100.] Fulness in eyelid of left eye, approaching to soreness (after a few minutes, second day), [3] .

Quivering sensation in left upper lid (after half an hour, first day), [7] .

Conjunctiva. Conjunctiva congested and yellow (fifteenth day), [8a] .

Smarting sensation in conjunctiva of left eye, followed by an aching pain in right eyeball (after half an hour, first day), [7] .

Ear.

Pain in back of left ear (after five minutes, first day), [3] . Ringing in the ears (sixth and seventh days), [7] .

Ringing in the ears, with pressure about the head (tenth day), [7] . Ringing noise in left ear (after first dose, second day), [7] .

A severe attack of coryza appeared towards night, and the miserable feelings in general prevented the taking of any more medicine (second day), [6] .

Face and neck yellow (fifteenth day); complete jaundice aspect (seventeenth day), [8a] . Burning most of the day in the face, as one experiences in a cool day on coming into a warm room (first day), [7] .

Burning about face and head, especially after being out in the open air (October 20th), (five hours after first dose, third day), [7] . Fulness about face and head, with throbbing (after second dose, second day), [7] .

Feeling of pressure in both malar bones (after half an hour, first day), [7] .

Sharp darting pain in articulation of jaw, right side, all day, [1] .

Tongue. Tongue furred (ninth day), [8a] . [120.]

Thick, yellow coat upon tongue (fifth and sixth days), [7] . Tongue thickly coated, a dirty white or yellowish color (sixteenth day), [8a] .

The whole buccal cavity, including the roof of the mouth, was coated with an adhesive coating, exceeding difficult to detach (eleven day); less in degree (twelfth day), [7] . Dryness of mouth and fauces (after half an hour, fourth day), [7] .

Sweetish taste about the palate, for half an hour (first day), [5] .

Bitter, nauseous taste to the tincture (first day), [5a] .

Objective. [130.] Stringy mucus in the throat, detached with difficulty (after sixteen hours and a half, seventh day), [8a] .

Throat and nasal organs filled with an offensive, tenacious mucus, detached with difficulty (sixteenth day), [8a] .

An aching, excruciating feeling in posterior nares, as if a fresh cold had been taken (after first dose, second day), [7] .

Semi-lancinating pain in the right side of the throat, near the tonsil, in the afternoon (ninth day), [7] .

Throat sore, sensation of a foreign substance requiring it to be frequently cleared; deglutition rather painful (fourth day), [8a] . Throat sore and rough, with frequent and difficult deglutition (after thirteen hours and a half, eighth day), [8a] .

Slight soreness in the throat, on waking, and continuing through the day (third day), [8a] . Roughness of the throat (ninth day), [8a] . [140.]

Roughness of the throat, requiring it to be constantly cleared (after fifteen hours, sixth day, [8a] .

Throat rough and constricted (after seven hour, sixth day), [8a] .

Dry, sore feeling in pharynx, as when one has taken cold succeeded by difficult deglutition (after half an hour, first day), [7] .

Constant need to swallow, from sense of constriction in the throat (after five hours and a half, seventh day), [8a] .

Increased appetite (five hours and twenty minutes after first dose, fifth day); constant hunger, yet a sensation of fulness, as if I had just eaten a hearty meal, although nothing has been taken into my stomach for five hours (ten hours and a half after first dose, fifth day); craving hunger; fulness of the stomach and abdomen (thirteen hours and three-quarters after first dose, sixth day); sensation of hunger and fulness in the stomach and abdomen, with rumbling of bowels, in the morning (sixth day); constant, craving appetite, with sensation of fulness in the stomach and abdomen (seventh day), [8] .

Feel hungry; fulness in stomach and abdomen, on waking (fourth morning); craving hunger; fulness in the stomach and abdomen, as after a hearty meal, at 5 P.M. (before eating); continuing at 11 P.M. (fifth day); after eating (sixth day), [8a] . Appetite had been fair since commencing the proving, but not as keen as usual (fourth day), [7] .

Appetite not so good as usual, but enjoyed a hearty meal, at 6 P.M. (after seven hours, first day), [5a] .

Indifferent appetite (fifth day), [7] .

No desire for food, but rather a loathing; strong desire for acids; ate very little breakfast, per force (sixteenth day), [8a] . Eructation.

Empty eructation (after second dose, second and third days), [7] .

Frequent eructation of flatus from the stomach (after sixteen hours and a half, seventh day); in the forenoon (eighth day); relieving the pressure in the stomach for a short time only (fifteenth day), [8a] .

Acidity of stomach, at 8.30 A.M. (second morning), [2a] .

Heartburn, with an increase of saliva, which had to be frequently expectorated (after two hours, second day), [6] . Nausea. [160.]

Slight nausea (ten minutes after first dose, sixth day), [4] ; (after two hours); less marked (second day), [6] .

Slight feeling of nausea in stomach, for half an hour (first day), [5] .

Severe nausea (after five minutes, second day), which was followed by heavy headache, [4] .

Stomach and upper part of the abdomen distended, in the forenoon (eighth day), [8a] .

Strange sensation in stomach, not any nausea (ten minutes after second dose, sixth day), [4] . Weak, sinking feeling, and pressure in the epigastrium, sometimes approaching nausea (after half an hour); increasing after breakfast, and lasting very perceptibly all day, and passing off towards evening, after rapid walking (second day), [5] . [170.]

Dinner caused distress (second day), [2] .

Pain in the region of the stomach (after two hours, first day); less marked (second day), [6] . Severe pain in the stomach (one hour after second dose, third day), [3] .

Slight heat and burning in stomach, with bitter, nauseous sensation in fauces, immediately; the heat and burning soon changed into painful griping pressure from left epigastric region, in a straight line to left of navel (second day), [5a] .

Feeling of fulness in digestive organs, as though food was being slowly digested (after nine hours, fourth day), [7] .

Fulness in the stomach and bowels; craving hunger, in the morning, and at 6.20 P.M. (eleventh day), [8] .

Fulness in the stomach and abdomen; appetite poor, in the morning (seventh day), [8a] . Fulness and pressure in the stomach (after five hours and a half seventh day), [8a] .

Unpleasant fulness in the stomach and upper abdomen (five hours and twenty minutes after first dose, fifth and tenth days), [8] . Severe griping pains about the stomach, followed by empty eructations (after one hour and a half, tenth day), [7] . [180.]

Dull pain in the stomach (sixth day), [7] .

Slight colicky pressure in stomach, which would hardly have been noticed, had not attention been drawn to it previously in the proving (third day), [5a] .

Slight stinging and pressure in epigastrium, while walking (ten minutes after first dose, first day), [5a] .