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Cinchona Officinalis
Cinchona officinalis · CHINA
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Origin Plant · Rubiaceae · Simple
ClarkePreparation Tincture of the dried bark.
Sources 15 entries across 14 books: Boericke, Kent, Clarke, Nash, Hering …

Dose Boericke
30X, Ø
Tincture, to thirtieth potency

By regionHering
Mind ► Chooses wrong expressions, or misplaces them. ► Slow train of ideas. ► Ideas and projects crowd on his mind, especially in evening. ► Fixed idea that he is unhappy, persecuted by enemies. ► Delirium after depletion ; on closing eyes, sees figures of persons. ► Compelled to jump out of bed ; wants to destroy himself, but lacks courage. ► Inclined to reproach and vex others. ► Dislike to all mental or physical exertion. ► Low-spirited, gloomy, has no desire to live. ► Dread of dogs and other animals at night. ► Inconsolable anxiety, even to suicide. ► Indifference, apathy. ► Ill-humor. ► Stubborn, disobedient, longing for dainties ; face pale, or at times red ; restless all night ; children. ► Intolerance of sensual impressions. ► Nervous irritation. ► Worse exerting the mind.
Inner Head ► Intense throbbing headache ; carotids throb. ► θ After loss of blood. ► Stitches from temple to temple. ► Sensation as if head would burst, with sleeplessness ; worse from motion or any jar ; better in the room and when opening the eyes. ► Whole head feels bruised ; worse from exerting the mind. ► Headache from suppressed coryza ; worse in open air, or exerting mind. ► Brain feels bruised ; worse on moving, even opening his eyes ; scalp sensitive ; worse at night. ► Headache in occiput after sexual excesses or onanism. ► Headache, worse from draught of air, in the open air, slightest touch ; better from hard pressure. ► Headache from occiput over whole head from morning until afternoon ; worse lying, must stand or walk ; drives to madness. ► Tearing, drawing, oppressive pains, as from load on head.
Eyes ► Nocturnal blindness. ► Worse from light ; better in the dark. ► Scintillations, or black motes before eyes. ► Amblyopia in drunkards ; after masturbation, tendency of blood to head. ► Pressure in eyes, as from drowsiness. ► Letters pale, surrounded by white borders. ► Dilated, not very sensitive pupils. ► Pressure, as from sand in eyes ; photophobia ; eyes hot, red ; or, dim and faint, as if filled with smoke.
Stomach ► Pulsations in pit of stomach. ► Heavy pressure in stomach after small quantity of food. ► Cold feeling in stomach ; constant satiated feeling, yet can eat, but feels worse afterwards. ► Fulness in stomach and bowels ; flatulence ; belching does not relieve. ► Slow digestion, food remains long in stomach ; especially if eaten too late in the day. ► Haematemesis ; great loss of blood, weak, pale, cold hands and feet ; stomach very sensitive to touch. ► Gastralgia after depletion ; acidity ; bloating after food or drink ; satiety ; relieved by motion. ► Stomach feels sore, as if ulcerated, cannot bear slight touch.
Female Sexual Organs ► Ovaritis from sexual excess or hemorrhage, parts very sensitive to slight touch. ► Dropsy : of ovaries ; of uterus. ► Congestion to the uterus, fulness, pressing and heaviness, worse when walking. ► Menses : too early, profuse, black clots, with spasm in chest and abdomen ; painful. ► Metrorrhagia, blood dark, fainting convulsions. ► Discharge of bloody serum, alternating with pus. ► Leucorrhoea : instead of menses, with itching ; with spasmodic uterine contractions, painful bearing down to vulva and anus ; menses increased. ► Painful induration in the vagina.
Lungs ► Loud, coarse rales, great debility, anaemia ; oedema of legs. ► Pneumonia after hemorrhages, bleeding or with bilious symptoms ; or incipient gangrene. ► Pressure in chest as from violent rush of blood, violent palpitation ; bloody sputum ; sudden prostration. ► Stitches in right chest up to axilla, prevents bending forward and breathing ; stitches in left chest ; stitches under sternum worse during deep breathing and sudden movements. ► Phthisis of drunkards, suppuration of lungs. ► Cannot bear percussion or even auscultation, chest so sensitive. ► Haemoptysis : with subsequent suppuration of lungs ; stitches in chest worse from slight touch.
Neck And Back ► Pressure as from a stone between scapulae. ► Pain in small of back at night, lying on it. ► Insupportable pain in small of back, like a cramp, worse from least movement. ► Laming, drawing, tearing in back and thighs.
Limbs In General ► Darting-tearing, worse from contact, especially in hands and feet. ► Pains in all the limbs, as if clothing were too tight, after a walk in the open air. ► Pains in limbs increasing gradually, worse from slight touch. ► Parts about the joints are swollen and very sensitive to least touch ; worse at night, parts feel weak. ► Heaviness in limbs, especially the thighs. ► Limbs pain, especially joints, as if bruised, worse in rest, better moving.
Sleep ► Irresistibly sleepy during day and after eating. ► Constant sopor or unrefreshing sleep. ► Sleepless, aching in head (until 12 P.M.), anxiety on waking, from frightful dreams. ► Sleepless, from crowding of ideas, making plans. ► During sleep : snoring, blowing expiration ; moaning, whining. ► Sleep too short, unrefreshing ; awakens too early. ► Worst sleep after 3 A.M. ► On awaking : cannot collect one's senses vertigo ; hunger ; sweat ; languor ; unrefreshed ; head hot ; oppression of chest.
Chill, Fever And Sweat ► Chill preceded by palpitation, anxiety and hunger. ► Chill over the whole body, increased by drinking, thirst before or after, but not during the chill. ► Internal violent chill, with icy-cold hands and feet, and congestion of blood to the head. ► Chill and heat alternating in the afternoon. ► Fugitive chills in the back, tendency to sweat on covering up. ► In the evening in bed, he cannot get warm. ► Wants to be near the stove, but it increases the chill. ► Chill most afternoon or evening ; less forenoon. ► General heat, with distended veins. ► Heat of face, with cold body. ► Long-lasting heat, which frequently sets in late after chill. ► During the heat : thirstlessness or thirst for cold drink only ; desire to uncover ; aversion to food ; or canine hunger ; pains in the liver, chest, back, limbs. ► Sweat : debilitating, night or morning ; profuse ; partial, cold, or profuse, with thirst ; greasy ; on the side on which one lies. ► During the sweat, increased thirst. ► Revulsion of sweat, and therefrom want of sweat. ► Heat of the face, with cold body. ► Sweat profuse, morning and night. ► Sweat partial, cold ; or, profuse, with thirst ; sweats easily, especially at night in sleep. ► Fever, with dry mouth, burning lips ; red, face, delirium ; chill when uncovered : pains in limbs. ► Sweat on side lain on ; sweat less after meals. ► Suppressed sweat. ► Hectic fever, frequent night-sweats, diarrhoea, pallor ; skin dry, flaccid ; sleepless ; nervous ; hunger ; after exhausting disease, loss of fluids, etc. ► Acute fevers, with profuse sweats. ► Typhoid fevers : 1, 2, 8, 9, 11, 18, 19, 20, 26, 36, 37.
Skin ► Skin : dry, flaccid ; yellow ; of whole body sensitive, even palms of hands. ► Ulcers ichorous, sensitive ; ichor has a putrid smell. ► Ulcer flat, shallow, copious discharge. ► Small-pox, pustules black.

Books*
Antidoted by Arsenicum Album 4, Ipecacuanha 4, Carbo Vegetabilis 3 +37
Complementary Ferrum, Calcarea Phosphorica, Digitalis Purpurea
Follows well —
Compare Lycopodium Clavatum, Aconitum Napellus, Aloe Socotrina +31

* Number of books that state the relation, where more than one. Historical text from the classical materia medica (1828–1950). Not medical advice, and not a claim that any remedy works.
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