Momordica Balsamica

Momordica balsamina, Linn.

Natural order , Cucurbitaceae.

(Common in gardens).

Authority. A Mercier, M.D., proving by Mrs. Mercier, with 24 drops of the tincture, Western J. of Hom., 1. p. 42.

Feeling dizziness, great lightness in the head; sensation as if the whole contents of the head had greatly diminished in weight; slight headache.

Eye.

Sensation of occasional mist or cloud passing before the eyes.

Face at times red, but generally very pale.

Slight sickness at stomach.

Griping, general colic pains, starting from the back and spreading over whole abdomen; forcing pains, resembling labor pains, in the hypogastric regions.

Two or three healthy stools for several days.

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Painful and too profuse menses, but lasting only the regular length of time; labor pains during menses, followed by gushes of blood; white, light mucous discharge between the interval of the menses.

Pulse quick and weak.

Pains in the small of the back at the time of the menses, sometimes very acute, beginning at the sacrum and coming towards the front of the pelvis.

General Symptoms.

General feeling of weakness and sometimes of faintness.