Acts especially upon the glandular system, particularly of the throat and mammae, and the serous, fibrous, and mucous tissues. It also acts prominently upon the periosteum and the skin, its effects resembling those of Mercury, the iodide of potash, or of the syphilitic poison. The general condition produced by Phytolacca is one of inflammation, which, in the fibrous tissues, partakes of a rheumatic character ; and in mucous and glandular tissues, has a tendency to ulceration and suppuration. It also acts prominently upon the stomach and bowels, producing emesis and purging. Characteristic symptoms.