Aralia Racemosa

(Spikenard.)

Desckiptioh. — This is a large, spreading, Blirubby plant, witli leaflets,

heart-ovate — pointed, double, serrate, slightly downy. Umbels racemdse,

panicled; styles united below. It has large, spicy, aromatic roots, many

feet in length. It has groenisli- white flowers in umhels, and a berry like

OFnciNAL Preparation. — Tincture of the fresh root; dilutions.

The tincture from the fresh root has a yellowish brown color, an insipid, sweetish, aromatic, and slightly bitter taste. That from the dry root is of a dark brown color, and intensely bitter; it has hardly any efleot. (Jh. 3. A. Jones.)

AjJALOGrCES.—- jisamm eanadenee, Aaarum ev/roptBum, Chamomilla, Cimid- fuga, OaulophyUwm, EryngivmJ'TUiiuin.

Proving^ by Ih: 8. A. Jonm, of N«m York. At S P. M., August 36th, 1870, I took ten drops of the mother tincture in two oz. of water. An interesting boob caused me to forget my "dose." The events of tlie night jogged my memory very effectually. Here are the notes taken on the following morning:

On retiiing at 13 p. m. felt as well as ever I did. Had no sooner lain down than I was seized with a lit of asthma. I had lain upon my back when the following symptoms supervened: Dry, wheezing respiration, sense of impending suffocation, and rapidly increasing dyspncea. Very loud musical whistlings during both inspiration and expiration, but lovder dwrvng vngpiration.

The attack soon reached its aeme, and phlegm began to come up. It was scanty, but each expectoration was attended with a sensation that more would soon follow. My \dfe now observed that my wheezing was so labored as to make the whole bed vibrate. Could not possibly lie down; felt that I would suffocate if I did not sit up.

Phlegm began to come freer and more abundantly; had a markedly saltj' taste, and felt quite warm in the mouth. Right lung appeared to be more oppressed than the left.

When the worst of the attack was over I lay on my right side, and then it seemed as if ail the oppression and discom- fort was ill the right lung. Shortly after, I turned over, and Boon it felt as if my left lung was affected, while the right was entireh/ relieved.

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It took a long time for me tt> " come to." Had a constant (leBire to clear the chest of something, so that I could inspire better. All t/ie obstruction seemed to he in inspiration. On making a forcible expiration, in the attempt to clear the chest, had a raw, burning, sore feeling behind the whole length of the sternum, and in each lung — most intense behind the sternum. Slept well all night. After rising in A. m. raised some loose phlegm easily.

I am inclined to asthma, and at first thought this one of its attacks; but as the phenomena was evolved the programme was so different that my drink of AraUa flashed into memory.

On the night of the 28th I was literally drenched with per- spiration wliile asleep. Was awakened by a patient, when it passed off and did not recur,

29th, Have been annoyed all day by a dread that my right lung is senousiy diseased. Could not shake off the fear. Cough now and then, raising a little phl^m, which is involun- tarily swallowed. Took ten drops of the tincture at 1:30 A, at.

No symptoms that night. On rising at 8;30, bowels felt as they have done after a large-sized "spree." Faintly defined nausea in throat and stomach, and sensation in intestines as if diarrhffia would set in. At 3:15 r. m. went to closet, expect- ing, from my feelings, a loose stool. Evacuation was soft, yellow, about a teaspoonful in quantity, and expelled witli great diiBcnlty.

Mucous membrane of rectum came down like a tumor, (Have had haamorrhoids.) After stool, and while sit- ting on the " throne," an aching pain in the rectum, extending upwards and on the left side.

Feel weak, prostrated, half-sick, and filled with a vagne nausea. " It is good to provoke urine, and eureth the pain of the stone

in the reins and kidneys." {Culpepper.) " Leucorrhtea, with pressing down pains in the uterus.

{Edectio.) " Ijoucorrhcea, acrid and offensive. (Jh.) "Suppressed lochia, with tympanitis; excruciating pains in

the bowels and uterine region. {Dr. liodgers.) ' Sudden suppression of tlie menses from a cold. (/6.)

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