Melastoma
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General
Melastoma.
Melastoma Ackermani. N. O. Melastomaceae. Tincture of leaves.
Clinical
Diarrhoea. Perinaeum, pains in. Prostatic affections.
Characteristics
Mure figures and describes this plant. He made a proving of the leaves. On the second day of the proving the prover lost an inveterate diarrhoea with colic. The most notable symptoms were a pain in the perinaeum and testicles; and shuddering followed by heat without sweat.
Head
Vertigo.—Headache with sensitiveness of scalp.
Mouth
Digging in teeth
White tongue
Copious saliva.
Stomach
Sour stomach.
Abdomen
Borborygmi.—Pain in abdomen.
Stool And Anus
Tenesmus with constriction of sphincter
Heat and pricking at anus
Fearful pain and pulling from perinaeum to anus when sitting; not ceasing in any position, lasting six hours
Lancinations in perinaeum, urethra, and testicles.—(Inveterate diarrhoea and colic cured.)
Urinary Organs
Pricking in urethra.—Urine: profuse; light foaming; red, odourless, with bloody clots; fetid; white sediment; albuminous.
Male Sexual Organs
Hardness of penis without erection.
Heart
Palpitation of heart.
Back
Pain in loins.
Lower Limbs
Weakness of thighs.—Oedema of legs.
Generalities
Prostration.
Skin
Eruption on lips, esp. upper
Itching and heat at night
Pricking over feet, ankles, and wrists.
Sleep
Drowsy in daytime.
Fever
Chills followed by sweat
Violent chills followed by heat without sweat
Intense heat.