Citrus Limonum

Lemon. Rutacese.

A popular remedy with the Arabians.

"The Citrus Medica, like the orange tree, is a native of Asia. It was intro- duced into Europe from Persia or Media, was first cultivated in Greece, afterwards in Italy, so early as the second century. It is considered almost a specific for prevention and cure of scurvy. Kevillont, a French physician, recommends it as a gargle in diphtheritic affection of fauces, but states that it is without action on the white lenticular patches." — U. S. D.

Clinical Authorities Diphtheria, recommended by Buchner ; Dysentery, natives of Tchian, Persia, Ausland, p. 18, 1855; Dropsy and hydrothorax, Schwabe, Casper's Wschrft., 1843, No. 8 ;

Dropsy after scarlatina, Biittner, Pr. Med. Ztg., 1842, No. 26; Dropsy with splenitis.

Gross, Horn. Arch., v. 20, p. 178; Hydrothorax (two cases), Borner, Frank's Mag., v. 1, p. 1 ; Hydrothorax and general anasarca, Frank's Mag., V. 1, p. 157 ;

Convulsions, caused by eating the seeds of Datura Stramonium, Euckert's Horn. Therap., p. 377; Cancer, Denny, B. J.

H., v. 24, p. 518; Willis and Brondini ; Sunstroke, Med. Inves., v. 8, p. 477.

Symptoms marked t. are toxicological symptoms. See Encyclopedia.

^ Mind. I Women who are generally very attentive, suddenly become averse to domestic duties. Insensibility, ^ Inner Head, i Headache occurs daily, compels her to lie

down. ^Splenitis. ^ Upper Face. Lividity of face ; t. ^^ Inner Mouth. iScorbutis.

13 Throat. Throat is sore posteriorly and low down, < on waking. Diphtheria. ^* Appetite. iWant of appetite. ^Splenitis. ^^ Belching. ■ Empty eructations, particularly after eating.

^Splenitis. ^'^ Scrobiculum. iScrobiculum painful to pressure of hand.

6'Splenitis. ^^ Hypochondria, i Affections of spleen.

I Painful enlargement of spleen. ^^ Abdomen, i i Ascites.

^° Stool and Rectum, i Constipation. ^Splenitis. • Dysentery. Hemorrhage from bowels and death, in dropsy following

intermittent; t. Itching of anus from pin worms. ^^ Male Sexual Organs. Itching of scrotum. 1 1 Dropsy of scrotum.

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^ Female Sexual Organs. Itching of pudenda.

^^ Respiration. Breathing in the form of gasping; t.

I Dyspnoea. ^Splenitis. ^^ Inner Chest and Lungs. ' ' Great dj^spnoea, almost suffo- cation ; sits with face bent over as far as possible ; un- consciousness ; dry skin ; cold sweat on face and arms. ^Hydrothorax following metritis. Haemoptysis; t. I I Hydrothorax. ^^ Heart and Pulse. Heart beating very feebly; absence of

pulse at WTist; t. ^^ Lower Limbs. Excessive dropsy of legs from ankte to

knee (from eating lemons daily for months). ^* Limbs in General. iStiffness. of the joints, particularly in the fingers; bruised feeling, particularly in the feet; she is averse to domestic duties. ^^ Best. Position. Motion. Daily headache compels lying down. Great dyspnoea ; sits with face bent over as far as possible. ^^ Nerves. Great prostration and collapse ; t.

I Convulsions from poisoning by Stramonium. *° Fever, i Typhus.

I Intermittent fever (lemon-juice wdth coffee during the apyrexia). ^^ Attacks, Periodicity. Headache daily.

Intermittent fever. ^^ Sensations. Bruised feeling: in joints, particularly in feet. Soreness: of throat, posteriorly and low dowm. Stiffness: of joints, particularly in fingers.

Itching: of anus from pin worms; of scrotum; of pudenda. Dryness of skin. ** Tissues. : Citric acid was applied with good results to as- suage pain in three cases of cancer. l Malignant cancer, which commenced some years since as an enlarged submaxillary gland, supposed to be caused by a carious tooth, pain at times excessive. Lotion of citric acid, one drachm to eight ounces of water, and mouth rinsed out as often as pleased, afforded perfect relief from pain. I Pain from cancer of tongue ; also affords instantaneous

relief in other affections; is, however, not curative. : Useful as a gargle in diphtheria, causing detachment of the false membranes, decrease of the glandular enlarge- ment and rapid recovery. A man who was sun struck near the Dead Sea, heat being 125.5° F., was treated by a Bedouin guide, who bathed his hands, head and face with lemon-juice, after which he was able to ride two hours, to the banks of the Jor-

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dan, where he could rest for several hours, and there completely recovered. ^^ Touch. Scrobiculum painful to pressure of hand. ^*^ Skin. I I Dry skin, with cold sweat on face and arms. ^Hydrothorax.

General surface of body cold.

I I Dropsy, particularly of chest, and after scarlatina.

I I Herpetic eruption. ^^ Stages of Life, Constitution. A woman, set. 35; hydro- thorax.

A farmer's wife, set. 60 ; hydrothorax.

Inn-keeper, set. 64, drank much beer and whiskey ; hydro- thorax and general anasarca.

Man, set. 75 ; dropsy. ^^ Relations. Antidoted by : Aeon. Asarum, Datura, Euphorb., I Hepar, 1 1 Sepia.

It antidotes: Aeon, (diuresis of), Euphorb., Stramon., snake bites and all animal poisons.

Compatible : after Bellad. (increases curative effects, espe- cially in women in childbed).

Acet. ac. (dropsies), Bellad., Laches., Mereur.