Apocynum Cannabinum
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General EN
Apocynum Cannabinum.
Indian (American) Hemp. N. O. Apocynaceae. Provings were made with fresh plant-tinctures, or fresh or powdered root-tinctures or infusions. Watery infusions (with just enough spirit to keep them from fermenting) are said to be more efficacious than tinctures. The whole fresh plant, root included, should be used for making the tincture or infusion.
Clinical EN
Ascites. Catarrh. Coryza. Diabetes insipidus. Diarrhoea. Dropsies. Enuresis. Heart, affections of. Hydrocephalus. Menorrhagia. Metrorrhagia. Nausea. Neuralgia. Snuffles. Tobacco-heart. Urinary difficulties. Vomiting.
Characteristics EN
The clinical effects of Strophanthus and the symptoms produced on patients to whom it has been given in large doses, clearly show the relationship between it and Apocynum. Both produce intense gastric disturbance, extreme depression of the heart's action, and both control dropsical effusions and produce diuresis. Apo. c. depresses the heart, kidneys, and intestines, relaxing sphincters. It causes an intense sinking sensation; drowsiness and a bewildered state of mind.
Dizziness. Haemorrhages. The dropsies of Apocynum are general dropsies with or without organic disease; swelling of every part of the body; cardiac dropsies. The excretions are diminished, especially urine and sweat.
Hydrocephalus has been cured with it: "Child lying in stupor, with constant involuntary motion of one arm and leg." "Paralysis of left side; one eye motionless, one rolling."
Three cases of neuralgia of the right side—groin, hip, and in one case region of right kidney—have been cured with this remedy. All were violent, extorting cries. In one case the pain set in very suddenly and the slightest jar aggravated. Hale says the kidneys are the peculiar seat of the operation of the drug, and that it is in renal dropsies that it is especially curative.
It has cured diabetes insipidus with "a sense of sinking in the pit of the stomach with great debility." Haemorrhages, especially menorrhagia, and haemorrhages at the change of life have been cured with it. Hale has found it restore the menses when given in cases of dropsy.
Diarrhoea is < immediately after eating. Food or water is immediately ejected, though hungry. There is < on waking in the morning. Many of the symptoms are < after sleep.
Relations EN
Compare: Apoc. andr., Alstonia const., Strophanth., Acet. ac., Apis (thirstless in dropsies), Arsen., Bell., Bry., Chi., Colch., Digit. (dropsy; slow pulse), Elat., Helleb. (hydrocephalus; ascites); Alo., Gamb., and Trombid. (diarrhoea), K. ca., Lyc., Merc., Merc. sul., the Loganiaceae—Nux v., Ignat., Curare; Spig., Scill., Sul., Verat.
Mind EN
Bewildered; nervous, low-spirited.
Head EN
Dizzy
Very marked piercing pain in r. temple followed by vertigo
Vertigo suddenly appearing and disappearing
Hydrocephalus: stupor, sight of one eye totally lost, the other nearly so; forehead projecting; sutures open; stage of exudation.
Eyes EN
Eyes inflamed;
< morning and evening
As if sand in them.
Nose EN
Violent coryza
Nose and throat filled with thick yellow mucus on waking in morning.—("Snuffles" in infants.)
Peculiar dryness of mucous membranes of nose with sensation of stiffness, followed by secretion of thick yellow mucus, preceded in some cases by a thin, irritating discharge.
Face EN
Face pale, covered with cold sweat (diarrhoea).—Dry lips.
Mouth EN
Dry tongue, immoderate thirst
Tongue coated
Constant spitting, increase of mucus and saliva.
Stomach EN
Thirst on waking
Great thirst; but water disagrees, causing pain, and is immediately thrown off (Ars.)
Cannot tolerate food or drink, which is immediately ejected
Distension after a moderate meal
Feels hungry, but when she eats it settles in epigastrium, turns sour, and hurts
Extreme epigastric sinking
Oppression at epigastrium and chest excessive, can hardly, get breath enough to smoke a cigar
Ascites, often with chronic diarrhoea.
Stool And Anus EN
Gentle diarrhoea in the morning, no pain
Diarrhoea explosive, involuntary immediately after eating
Stool copious, yellow or brownish, like mush; sometimes containing undigested food
Extreme prostration after stool
Constipation though faeces not hard
Piles with feeling as of a wedge being hammered into anus
Tenesmus of rectum
Bearing-down pain in anus
Evacuations very scanty
Watery stools
Symptoms always immediately after eating.
Urinary Organs EN
Urinary organs torpid, urine scanty, but flows as easily as oil
Severe expulsive pains of bladder
Urine copious and almost involuntary from relaxed sphincters
Profuse light-coloured urine; no sediment
Enuresis.
Male Sexual Organs EN
Penis and scrotum swollen, dropsical.
Female Sexual Organs EN
Exhausting menorrhagia (continuous or paroxysmal)
Blood expelled in large clots, sometimes in fluid state
Amenorrhoea in young girls; abdomen and legs bloated.
Respiratory Organs EN
Oppression; can scarcely speak; speaks in sharp staccato; must take deep breaths
Violent hoarse cough, < at night
Haemoptysis
Cough short and dry, loose and rattling with oppression
Short, unsatisfactory respirations.
Heart EN
Flutterings, dartings, prostrated feeling in cardiac region
Quick, sharp, catching pain in heart with palpitation
Pulse slow, laboured
Irregular, intermittent, at times feeble, then slow
Pulse quick, feeble when moved
Fainting on moving the head
Palpitation troublesome on walking; heart action scarcely perceptible.
Limbs EN
Rheumatic condition
Joints stiff, esp. on moving in the morning
Constant involuntary motion of one leg and one arm.
Upper Limbs EN
Finger nails of bluish red colour.
Lower Limbs EN
Aching in both knees.—Oedema of feet, ankles, and legs.
Generalities EN
Excretions diminished, esp. urine and sweat.
Sleep EN
Drowsy in afternoon, restless at night
Stupor
On going to bed desire to sleep, but inability to do so
Drowsy before and after nausea and vomiting.
Fever EN
Body covered with large drops of cold sweat.—Dropsy after scarlet fever; after abuse of quinine.