Gymnocladus Canadensis
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General EN
Gymnocladus Canadensis.
Chicot. American Coffee-tree. N. O. Leguminosae. Tincture of fresh pulp of the pods.
Clinical EN
Erysipelas. Fever. Headache. Spleen, pain in. Throat, sore. Tongue, blue. Toothache. Whitlow.
Characteristics EN
The most peculiar symptom of the Gymnocl. proving is a bluish-white coating of the tongue. Guided by this symptom C. T. Bingham cured a man of headache following influenza "a constant severe pain in front part of head, especially under eyebrows and upper part of nose." It had lasted over two weeks, never ceasing and at times intolerable.
Bones of eye-sockets sore to touch. Tongue covered all over with bluish-white coat; does not enjoy food; is very weak. Gym. 2x cured. Full, tight headache appears in the proving, with sensation as if the eyes were pushed forward.
The fulness takes actual shape in "erysipelatous swelling of face and head; hot face; it feels swollen; is compelled to rub the eyes." Full sensations and burning pains are very common. Toothache from slightest cold air or drink. Sore throat, dark livid redness of fauces and tonsils. There are a number of fever symptoms: Desire for heat, wants to be near the fire.
Cold chills and pains in bowels. Perspiration in axillary regions and palms. Epidemic fevers of typhoid character have been cured by it. Violent pain in left forearm as if the bones were crushed.
There is aversion to motion; easily fatigued; desire to lean the head on something. Walking <. Cold <, cold drinks and cold draughts <. > From rubbing eyes.
Relations EN
Compare: Nux, Agar. Aethus., Bell., Cicut., Hyo., Laches., Lachn., Solan. n., Stram.
Mind EN
Cannot think, comprehend, or study; forgets everything.—Indifference.
Head EN
Dizzy with dimness of sight; nausea, belching
Head feels full, tight as if bound up
Intense frontal headache, eyes feel pushed forward
Fulness and pressure in and over eyes, extending to vertex
Intense headache with stitches in bowels; in umbilical region at times
Catarrhal headache, premonitory stages; feeling of fulness in head, with throbbing in temples and forehead, with vertigo, heat of face, numbness and tired feeling
Desire to lean the head on something.
Eyes EN
Eyes feel pushed forward
Burning heat and pain through eyes; sore in morning
Desire to rub the eyes
Sense of agglutination of l. eye; desire to rub or scratch it
Violent throbbing pain over l. eye.
Face EN
Sensations as if flies were crawling over r. side of face
Erysipelatous swelling of face and head; face feels hot and swollen; is compelled to rub the eyes
Pain as if bruised in l. malar bone.
Teeth EN
Great sensibility of teeth; < l. side and in upper teeth; slightest draught of cold air induces it; cold drinks very painful.
Mouth EN
Tongue coated bluish-white.—Burning, drawing, and scraping; burning in roof of mouth, extending to mouth and tonsils.
Throat EN
Sore throat, dark, livid redness of fauces and tonsils
R. tonsil inflamed, purple
Stitching and shooting in throat
Mucus in throat and frequent hawking.
Stomach EN
Belching of sour water
Nausea after eating with pain and fulness in stomach and belching
Burning in oesophagus and stomach
Circumscribed burning in stomach size of dollar.
Abdomen EN
Pain in l. side as if spleen were swollen
Soreness and tenderness of abdomen
Stitches in bowels and umbilical region.
Stool And Anus EN
Constipation with ineffectual desire.—Aching fulness in rectum after stool.
Urinary Organs EN
Pressure on bladder and frequent desire to urinate; urine passed in small stream.
Male Sexual Organs EN
Itching of glans and prepuce.
Respiratory Organs EN
Smarting in larynx
Tickling in throat in morning causing cough, increasing through day; cough dry, hard, and racking
Pressure on chest and sternum.
Upper Limbs EN
Violent pain in l. forearm, in radius, as if bones were crushed and broken.—Pulsation in l. index finger as if panaritium were forming.