Cascarilla

Croton Eleuteria. Ewphorhiacece.

Tincture of the bark, which is bitter, aromatic and tonic in its effect, somewhat resembling Cinchona bark.

It is mentioned as curative in hemorrhages and intermittent fever, in Tschudi's Peru, Vol. II, p. 217. The provings are from Stapfs Archives, 15, 1, 184, and by A. Zambrock; the clinical symptoms by Hering and Lippe.

^ Mind. Disinclination to think.

^ Inner Head. Heat and confusion of head.

Dull drawing pain in r. temporal region. " Sight and Eyes. Itching about eyes. ® Hearing and Ears. Burning heat of inner and outer ear. ^ Upper Face. Faceache.

^^ Taste and Tongue. Bitter, rough taste, when smoking. ^^ Inner Mouth. Gangrenous aphthae of children. 13 Tliroat. Sensation of swelling deep down in throat.

Accumulation of mucus in throat.

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^* Appetite, Thirst. Desires, Aversions. iNo appetite, es- pecially early in the morning. I Thirst for hot tea during heat. ^Intermittent, i Aversion to smell of tobacco-smoke. ^^ Hiccough, Belching, Nausea and Vomiting. Eructations :

with bitter taste; empty; ineffectual. ^'^ Scrobiculum and Stomach. Burning pressure in pit of stomach. Slight tensive pressure in epigastric region, as after eating too much ; the concussion of every step taken is painfully felt in region of stomach. ^^Hypochondria. Uncomfortable pressure and tension in hypo- chondria, almost like incarcerated flatus, though associated with a feeling of hardness. ^^ Abdomen.

Pressure and rumbling in abdomen. Griping preceding morning stool. Boils in the inguinal region. '^^ Stool and Rectum, ■ Occasional diarrhoea, becoming gradu- ally worse and more frequent, with backache and lassitude.

■ Constant slight urging, often with pain high up in rectum,

gnawing in character.

■ Diarrhoea alternating with hard, lumpy stools.

■ Constipation; stool hard, in pieces, covered with mucus.

■ 1 Passes bright blood with or without stool, in large quantities,

causing weakness. ^^ Urinary Organs. Soreness and burning in orifice of urethra

after urinating. Involuntary micturition. ^^ Male Sexual Organs. Spermatorrhoea. ^* Voice and Larynx. Trachea and Bronchia. Tickling in

trachea causing short dry cough. ^' Cough, Short dry cough, from tickling in trachea.

Hgemoptysis. ^^ Inner Chest and Lungs. Stitch upwards on 1. side. *^ Neck and Back. I Backache and weakness, inclination to lie

down. A distaste for business.

■ Backache, muscles of both sides pained violently.

'^ Upper Limbs. Pressive tensive pain in r. shoulder-joint, dur- ing rest and motion.

^* Lower Limbs. Formicating pain in calves.

^* Limbs in General. Pain in joints.

^' Best. Position. Motion. Walking : in open air, sweat on back.

2® Nerves. Great fatigue and lassitude, with weariness in the limbs.

■ The whole day greatest degree of lassitude, had to lie down,

but was not refreshed. VOL. III. — 25 ^'^ Sleep. Sleep with clear consciousness.

Horrible dreams, wakes up frightened. ^^ Temperature and Weather. In open air : sweat on back,

while walking. ^^ Fever. Anxious heat of whole body and slight sweat, followed by drowsiness.

Sweat on back when walking in open air, with chilliness, >• when standing still.

I Heat with thirst for warm drinks. ^Intermittent. *^ Locality and Direction. Right: drawing in temporal region. *^ Sensations. As of swelling in throat.

Drawing: in temporal region.

Burning : of ears ; in orifice of urethra.

Burning pressure: in pit of throat.

Tensive pressure: in epigastric region ; in hypochondria.

Pressure: in abdomen.

Griping: in abdomen, preceding stool.

Soreness : in orifice of urethra.

Tickling: in trachea.

Itching: about eyes; of skin. ^* Tissues. Hemorrhages.

Anaemia; dropsy. *^ Touch, Passive Motion, Injuries.

felt in region of stomach. ^^ Skin. Itching of skin.

*^ Relations. Compare: Cinchon. (effects of loss of blood; mittents) ; I Grraphit. (mucus mingled with stools).

Concussion of step is

inter-

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