Homeopathy LibraryFragaria Vesca
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Natural order , Rosaceae. Common names , Strawberry; (Germ.) Erdbeere; (Fr.) Le fraisier.
Preparation , Tincture of the ripe fruit.
Authorities. 1 , Schneider, effects of eating the berries, Frank's Mag., 4, 888 (from Allg. Med. Ann., 1819); 2 , Grundel, Eph. Nat. Cur. Ann., 5, Obs. 214, p. 439 (from Wibmer); 3 , Linnaeus, Diss. de Fragaria, 1757 (Wibmer); 4 , Gruner, Progr. de Feb. Urtic. a Cancer. Fluv. et Fragariae, etc., 1774 (Wibmer); 5 , Viridet, Bon Chyle, p. 141 (Wibmer); 6 , Hildanus, Cent., 5, Obs. 38 (Wibmer).
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Face
Face reddish blue, [1] .
Mouth
Tongue swollen so that it hung from the mouth, [1] .
Stomach
Vomiting, followed by relief, [1] .
Stomach and abdomen distended, [1] .
Abdomen
Violent colic, [1] .
Respiratory Organs.
Attacks of suffocation like apoplexy, [1] .
Neck
Neck very much distended, with fine veins, [1] .
General Symptoms.
Swelling of the whole body, [5] . Swelling of the whole body, with faintness, [6] .
Skin
Petechial eruption on the skin, [3] .
Erysipelatous eruption on the skin, [2] .
Urticaria-like eruption on the skin, [4] .
SUPPLEMENT: FRAGARIA.
Authorities. 7 , W. Fergus, Lancet., 1869 (2), p. 563, effects on a patient of eating strawberries; 8 , M. Garnier, Lyons Médical (Med. Times and Gaz., 1875 (2)), p. 109, a girl, aet. fifteen years, ate a cup of strawberries, death; 9 , Dr. Cutsem, Rev. Hom. Belge, 1877, effects of an infusion of the root on two women who had nursed their children for fourteen months, and wished to wean them, but could not on account of the large quantity of milk.
Comatose, [8] . Livid countenance, [8] . After these women had drunk a decoction of the roots for a few days the breasts diminished in size, and the secretion of milk ceased, [9] . Small, intermittent pulse, [8] . Failure of the heart's action and prolonged, leaving the patient weak and languid, [7] . Complete prostration, [8] . Profuse viscous sweat, [8] .
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