Cinchona Officinalis

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KEY-NOTES TO THE MATERIA MEDICA

by HENRY N. GUERNSEY, M.D.

Presented by Médi-T

CHINA--Cinchona Officinalis.

The chief key-note calling for the use of China is found in the sufferings caused by the loss of fluids, such as haemorrhage, galactorrhoea, seminal emissions, diarrhoea, etc.; debility of the system, whether much fluid has been lost, or only a little; for any disease or troubles occurring periodically, at certain definite periods. Debilitating diseases or affections from the continuance of immoderate passions; the patient has become sensitive in the whole nervous system; the least noise or excitement is unendurable. A general tendency to dissolution in producing extreme sensitiveness and irritability of nerves, or relaxation of solids.

Head and Face.-- Temples; has headache from one temple to the other; ringing in ears, as often occurs after the loss of seminal fluid, or after a haemorrhage. Lobe of the ear. Blue color around the eyes; sallow complexion; pale color of the face; red color of the face; red spots on the cheeks; hollow eyes. Toothache in the upper teeth particularly, and especially where relief is obtained from pressing the. teeth firmly together.

Sexual.-- Female : During flooding in women, where she is pale, skin cold, is pulseless (or almost), ringing in the ears, etc. Sexual desire too strong; metrorrhagia; blood-colored leucorrhoea; uterine haemorrhage from atony.

Diarrhoea when very debilitating. Stools acrid; undigested; with ascarides; watery; bilious black; involuntary; painless; putrid; profuse.

Unquiet; sleepiness in the afternoon; sleeplessness in general; complaints causing sleeplessness; many dreams.

Dryness of; general sensibility of; withered; wrinkling of; soreness of, from lying in bed. Humid gangrene.

Painful weariness in the limbs, after a long walk, after debilitating losses; with constant desire to move, stretch, or change the positions of the limbs.

Pain as if bruised in outer parts; in inner parts; in joints; of fulness in the abdomen (in China , after eating a full meal; in Lycop ., after eating or drinking a very little). Jerking or throbbing pains in inner parts; pressing or darting in inner parts; darting from within outwards; darting in the muscles. Sensation of scraping on or over the bones, over the periosteum; drawing; jerking in bones; drawing in the glands; tearing, jerking sensation.

Spermatorrhoea, Nasal secretion bloody, mucous. Affection of the shoulder-blades; bones of the arm; thighs; knee-joints. Bleeding from inner parts. There may be bleeding from every internal part of the body; coldness and passive haemorrhage.

Newly born children lose much blood during parturition; the mucous membrane looks very bloody if there is only a slight bleeding going on; deficiency of blood; congestion of; congestion of to single parts; distension of blood vessels. Contraction of inner parts; also dropsy of. General emaciation. Fainting, especially if resulting from loss of animal fluids.

Induration after inflammation. Lassitude of the body; inclination to sit down. Desire for motion. Nervous debility; general debility.

Dropsical swelling. Shuddering of single parts. Urine, brick dust in.

Worse.-- In the night; periodically; after drinking; before, during, and after the fever; from masturbation; loss of fluids; from fruits, milk; after perspiration; from suppressed perspiration; from talking; from touching the parts softly; from ascarides.

Where there has been great loss of blood, it is often well to lower the patients head and shoulders.

Remedies following:-- Arnic., Arsen., Asaf., Bellad., Carb. veg., Ferrum, Laches., Mercur., Pulsat., Sulphur, Veratr .

(Best), Arsen., Carb. veg., Ipec., Pulsat., Veratr . (Next), Arnic., Bellad., Ferrum, Sulphur also China , very high.