Cornus Circinata
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General EN
Cornus Circinata.
Round-leaved Cornel. Green osier. N. O. Cornaceae. Infusion or tincture of fresh bark.
Clinical EN
Aphthae. Bilious headache. Diarrhoea. Dysentery. Eczema. Intermittent fever. Jaundice. Liver derangement. Mucous membranes, ulcers of. Pruritus vulvae.—Urticaria.
Characteristics EN
A popular remedy for aphthous and ulcerated conditions of mucous membranes. Hale says he has seen it cure chronic ulceration of mouth and throat, which had recurred for many years. Corn. c. has had an extensive proving. It has caused liver derangement with aching eyeballs. Disturbed sleep. The symptoms are < at night; on waking; by motion of any kind; from catching cold; from summer heat; > by coffee. The fever symptoms are identical with those of Cornus f.
Relations EN
Compare: Nux v., Hydrast., Chi., Eup. perf., Ars.
Mind EN
Forgetful
Indifferent; with drowsiness
Indolence with loss of mental and physical energy
Unable to concentrate attention
Mind confused, particularly on rising in the morning
Depression and petulance.
Head EN
Dulness and weight in head, esp. temples, > by coffee
Heaviness of head, with nausea
Aching and throbbing pain over l. eyebrow
Dull pains over eyeballs; unusual pulsation extending to back of head
Pulsating headache in temples
Headaches, with drowsiness and confusion of ideas; semi-lateral headaches; deep-seated pains under vertex; dull, heavy pains over whole head, with drowsiness, lassitude, nausea, and general sweat
Headache;
< by walking, stooping, shaking head;
> by coffee.
Eyes EN
Eyes sunken, hollow, as after a debauch; dark circles under them, conjunctiva tinged yellow
Soreness of eyeballs; aching pains through them
Eyeballs and lids heavy, as if pressed down by a weight; inclination to close eyes in sleep
Herpes of lids.
Ears EN
Ringing in ears.
Nose EN
Prickling in nose and nasal bones.—Coryza early in morning.
Face EN
Heat and burning in face; without redness.—Countenance yellow, or pale, sallow, and sunken, indicating suffering and debility.
Mouth EN
Pungent, bitter, or insipid taste; yellowish or white fur on tongue
Ulceration of tongue, gums, and mouth; from cold, or gastric derangement; aphthae
Sweating and burning in mouth, throat, and stomach, with desire for stool.
Stomach EN
Thirst for cold drinks
Eructations
Acid pyrosis; painful and slow digestion
Gagging as if to vomit in morning
Nausea, with confused and heavy pain in head
Nausea with bitter taste and aversion to all kinds of food, and desire for sour drinks
Sense of faintness and emptiness in stomach and bowels
Distension; burning; oppression: pulsating pain in stomach.
Abdomen EN
Chronic hepatitis and bilious derangement
Constant working in bowels as if all in motion
Borborygmus
Distension > after loose stool
Griping in umbilical region;
< during stool.
Stool And Anus EN
Urgency to stool; early in morning in bed; with fulness and uneasiness of bowels; frequent but ineffectual
Diarrhoea with excessive debility and nervous irritability
Stools: dark, bilious, watery, mucous, with griping, burning, and tenesmus, nausea, drowsiness, dulness of the head, and general perspiration; dark green, thin and offensive; greenish slimy; mucous, bilious or watery; frequent and scanty; offensive flatus
Bearing-down pains in rectum and bowels, with urgent desire for stool
Hard, dry, scanty stool, with pressing in rectum
Ulceration of rectum
Bowel complaints with pains before, during, and after discharges
Dysenteries and diarrhoeas with inactivity of liver.
Urinary Organs EN
Frequent desire to pass water.—Urine scanty and high-coloured.
Male Sexual Organs EN
Increased desire, but lack of power
Frequent strong and persistent erections during the night
Pruritus.
Female Sexual Organs EN
Leucorrhoea.—Pruritus.
Respiratory Organs EN
Frequent inclination to expand chest by taking a long breath
Cough with sharp stitches in chest
Dry, spasmodic cough, or tedious, chronic cough, with mucous expectoration.
Chest EN
Choking sensation in upper part of thorax
Soreness of chest on rising in morning
Stitches; bruised feeling; in chest and back
Dragging down on each side of chest
Shooting pains from centre of thorax to lower abdomen
Intermittent shooting pains in chest and abdomen
Rheumatic or neuralgic pains in chest, back, and limbs
Fine scarlet rash on chest, with, itching.
Heart EN
Perceptible pulsations in chest
Palpitation of heart
Circulation accelerated.
Neck And Back EN
Drawing pains at nape of neck
Dull pains in back
Sore pains in lumbar region, < bending forward.
Limbs EN
Weakness of extremities.—Coldness of hands and feet after a loose stool.
Upper Limbs EN
Weakness and fatigue of arms
Burning and itching sensation in hands and arms
Coldness of hands following a loose stool.
Lower Limbs EN
Pain in r. hip while lying in bed
Legs weak and tremulous, particularly when ascending
Itching on legs and thighs; burning sensation in feet.
Generalities EN
General debility and impaired mental energy, with great drowsiness; in heat of summer.
Skin EN
Yellow or earthy appearance of skin
Heat of whole surface with itching, burning, or prickling sensations;
< by scratching or rubbing
Eczema, pruritus and similar affections of external genitals
Itching in paroxysms < at night
Dry or moist eruptions; with cough
Vesicular eruptions; urticaria; miliaria; roseola.
Sleep EN
Drowsiness with entire loss of mental and physical energy; heavy feeling in head; depression of spirits; tendency to perspire.—Sleep unrefreshing and disturbed by unpleasant dreams.
Fever EN
Chilliness, with nausea, dull pain in head, debility, and languor
Chilly sensation, followed by transient flushing
Flushes of heat and coldness in alternation, followed by cold perspiration
Transient flushes of heat pervading whole body, with shooting pains through brain
Paroxysm preceded for days by sleepiness, dull, heavy headache, sluggish flow of ideas; slight exercise causes sweat and great fatigue: during apyrexia, debility and painful diarrhoea; first moderate heat, then light sweat, ending with a crawling sort of chill; when all the stages seem aborted, and the patient says the chills amount to nothing; weak, languid, and loss of appetite
General clammy sweat, with headache, nausea, pain in back, lassitude, and confusion of ideas.