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Castanea Vesca
Chestnut
CASTN V · 4 entries across 4 books
PreparationTincture of leaves gathered in summer. Clarke
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TinctureDose · Boericke
Reason for use
Castan. has been proved by Dr. H. C. Houghton and three others. The following are the principal symptoms observed: Slight acrid feeling in throat. Desire for warm drinks. Abdominal walls sensitive. Soft stools of short, small pieces like chopped tape; accompanied with severe pain and rumbling; pain > by stool. It has cured whooping-cough, early stage, violent, spasmodic; very dry ringing cough. Very free sweat after drinking.
The full Clarke text, by section
General
Castanea Vesca.
Chestnut. N. O. Cupuliferae. Tincture of leaves gathered in summer.
Clinical
Diarrhoea. Whooping-cough.
Relations
Compare: Am. bro., Mephit., Naphthal.
Complete text of the Castanea Vesca entry in Clarke - Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica; origin and preparation from Clarke. Historical text from the classical materia medica (1828–1950). Not medical advice, and not a claim that any remedy works.
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