Cubeba Officinalis
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General
Cubeba.
Piper cubeba. Cubeba officinalis. Cubebs. N. O. Piperaceae. Tincture of dried unripe fruit.
Clinical
Albuminuria. Aphthae. Croup. Diarrhoea. Dysentery. Enuresis. Gleet Gonorrhoea. Hernia. Leucorrhoea in children. Orchitis. Prostatitis. Rheumatism. Roseola. Urticaria.
Characteristics
Cubeba corresponds to catarrh. It is an old-world remedy for gonorrhoea and gleet, but it affects the mucous membrane of the nose, air passages and intestines, as well as that of the urino-genital tract. It acts well in persons of bilious temperament with tendency to constipation. Some of its most characteristic symptoms are: Burning in throat with dryness, constant need to swallow saliva; burning in stomach; in abdomen; in rectum; in urethra; in fossa navicularis.
Nash defines its place in gonorrhoea thus: "After the inflammatory stage is passed under the usual remedies for that stage, if there still remains burning in the urethra after micturition, and the discharge remains thick, yellow, or pus-like (with Puls. the discharge is bland; with Merc. all symptoms are < at night). Thin (gleety) discharge does not correspond to any of the three." Prickling in soles of feet. There is a sensation of downward weight and pressure in region of femoral ring, < on walking, riding, or lifting.
Stools and colic are < at night in bed; > getting up and walking about. Skin diseases concomitant with kidney affections. Urine foaming, albuminous, bloody.
Acrid leucorrhoea in children.
Relations
Compare: Copaiva (with which it is compatible). Piper methyst. Piper nigrum and Matico (botanical). Capsic; Canth. (irritable bladder in females); Tereb.; Cannab. sat.; Iod. (membranous croup).
Mind
Exaltation of temper and of the mental faculties.—On violent agitations he was aroused for a moment; uttered some incoherent expression and sank back into a comatose sleep.
Eyes
Eyes rolled upward, injected; pupils contracted to a pin-point.
Face
Face red and swollen
Veins of forehead and temples turgid
Lips dark purple
Lips puffed, dry and shining
Extraordinary twist of mouth to one side every time he attempts to speak or smile.
Teeth
Teeth slightly coated with brown sordes.
Mouth
Mouth containing viscid frothy saliva
Aphthae of lips and gums
Tongue furred and moist or very white.
Throat
Constant need to swallow saliva to relieve dryness and burning in throat and larynx.
Stomach
Nausea and vomiting.—Burning pain in stomach.
Abdomen
Burning in abdomen
Femoral hernia
Colic.
Stool And Anus
Diarrhoea, with rumbling and cutting in the abdomen and burning in the rectum
Suppuration of the rectum
Burning and itching of the anus
Stools: blackish, yellowish, fecal; bilious; yellow transparent mucus; mingled with whitish, shining particles like rice; bloody mucous (dysenteric); involuntary;
< at night in bed;
> from rising from bed and moving about.
Urinary Organs
Foaming urine
Albuminous, bloody urine, with increased uroxanthine
Burning and itching in the fossa navicularis
Nocturnal enuresis.
Male Sexual Organs
Discharge from the urethra of a dark-reddish colour (gonnorrhoea)
Inflammation of the penis
Sensation of pressure and heaviness in the pelvis
Testicles swollen
Thick, yellow-green discharge, with frequent obstruction of urethra
Prostatitis.
Female Sexual Organs
Urethro-vaginitis, severe and of long standing, with acute pains and abundant discharge.—Leucorrhoea profuse, yellow, greenish, very acrid, very offensive; erythema of inner surfaces of thighs, pruritus vulvae, intense desire for coitus; small burning pimples; womb swollen and painful; menses too early, preceded and followed by leucorrhoea, or in small quantity and consisting mostly of leucorrhoea.—Acrid leucorrhoea of children.
Respiratory Organs
Respiration slow, short and gasping; hurried and noisy
Chest feels full
Sense of suffocation
False membranes in larynx
Voice harsh and wheezing
Incessant bronchial cough;
< evening, by heat, in open air; throat dry and parched; hurried, noisy respiration
Harsh cough
Barking, croupy cough.
Pulse
Pulse very slow, moderately full, but extinguished by least pressure.
Limbs
Sensation of heat in the palms of the hands and soles of the feet.—Numbness of fingers and toes.
Skin
Skin warm, moist, clammy
Feverish tingling heat over whole body
A flush of red over whole body
General eruption of roseolous papules without fever or itching, confluent on face, buttocks and upper limbs, more scant on lower
Intense itching
Severe urticaria febrilis.
Fever
Heat flushes on face soles of feet and palms of hands
Fever with heat at pit of stomach
Cold sweat in chest and back; burning in abdomen (in croup).