Pinus Sylvestris
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General
Pinus Sylvestris.
Scotch Fir. Red, Norway, Riga, or Baltic Pine. (The typical pine of Europe.) N. O. Coniferae. Tincture of leaves and young twigs.
Clinical
Ankles, weak. Anus, itching of. Bronchitis. Constipation. Diarrhoea. Dysuria. Emaciation of lower limbs. Glands, submaxillary and inguinal, swollen. Gout. Haemorrhoids. Heart, palpitation of. Joints, stiff. Kidneys, pains in. Liver, enlargement of. Rheumatism. Scrofula. Squint. Tinnitus. Urine, increased; strong. Vertigo. Walking, late. Worms (lumbrici).
Characteristics
Pinus syl. was proved by Demeures in the Ø tincture; and Patzack observed the effects of bathing in an infusion of the leaves. Pine baths may also be made by adding Oleum Pini sylvestris to an ordinary bath in the proportion of one minim to the gallon. These baths have a reputation in the treatment of rheumatism, gout, paralysis, scrofula, and skin diseases. The provings show that this reputation is founded on a specific relationship.
Rheumatic, gouty, and paralytic pains in limbs, bones, and joints; stiffness; glandular swellings; enlarged and painful liver and spleen; chilliness and sensitiveness to touch. Scalp sensitive. Chest walls sensitive, with a peculiar feeling of thinness, as if they would give way at a touch. The kidneys were stimulated; burning on micturition; flow increased; urine strong.
Itching of the nose and discharge of round worms was noted. The menstrual function was deranged. Bronchial mucus was increased. Hansen gives "emaciation of lower extremities" and "weak ankles in children" as indications for it, and mentions that the Ø tinctures may be used externally, whilst the attenuations are given internally.
Chilliness alternating with flushing; the face is alternately red and pale. Itching in general. The symptoms are < by exertion; walking; touch; in morning; in evening. In a patient of Cooper's Pinus syl. caused "headache < by any movement of the eyes"; and it cured a case of squint.
Relations
Compare: Tereb., Sabi., Junip., Thuj., Aloe, Pix. Strong urine, Benz. ac. Red margin of eyes, Sul., Bac.
Mind
Anxiety
Despondency
Wants to do many things, undertakes all and finishes none
Mind dull, unable to think; caused by any exertion.
Head
Vertigo, even to falling down
Dulness; fulness; heaviness of head
Pressive headache
Tearing in temples
Scalp sensitive
Headache < by any movement of eyes.
Eyes
Eyes inflamed
Margins of lids red
Vision dim; veiled.—(Squint.)
Ears
Sticking in ears.—Roaring in ears.
Nose
Violent nose-bleed several days in succession
Mucous discharge from nose
Sensation of coryza
Itching of nose.
Face
Face alternately pale and red.—Tearing in face.
Mouth
Pain in teeth, with heat of face and pain in head.—Dry mouth with increased thirst.
Throat
Uneasiness in throat as if something in the way.—Painful swelling of submaxillary glands.
Stomach
Appetite at first decreased, afterwards increased.—Pressure in pit of stomach after eating, with great distension.
Abdomen
Distension of hypochondrium, with pressive, burning pains
Enlargement of liver
Pressure and fulness in liver and spleen
Colic with incarcerated flatus
Pain in inguinal glands with swelling.
Stool And Anus
Troublesome itching at anus
Stool: thin, pasty, with colic and great excitement; bilious
Discharge of round worms; itching and burning on anus; bloody, slimy, haemorrhoidal discharge for several days
Constipation.
Urinary Organs
Violent boring-burning pains in kidneys, extending along ureters
Spasms of bladder
Burning pains when urinating
Micturition difficult
Very greatly increased secretion of urine
Urine of strong odour.
Female Sexual Organs
Menses, usually scanty, became more profuse.—Menses: earlier; delayed.
Respiratory Organs
Hoarseness
Increased bronchial mucus
Short, dry cough
Expectoration greater when coughing
Breath tight, esp. when walking.
Chest
Oppression
Anterior portion of chest painful to touch; it seems as if very thin and ready to give way on the slightest pressure; all evening
Burning in sides of chest
In middle of sternum sensation as if a cupping-glass had been applied inside.
Heart
Palpitation.
Neck And Back
Drawing and stiffness in nape extending into occiput.—Pressive, tensive drawing pain between shoulders and small of back; motion difficult.
Limbs
Limbs: stiff; heavy; weak, can hardly walk
Gouty pain in all joints of hands and feet, esp. finger-joints
Pressive-tensive pains in limbs
Drawing-paralytic pains in limbs.
Lower Limbs
Knees stiff with stinging-burning pains, so that they give out
Pain in l. tibia when walking, it = sensation as if he would double up on himself (in morning only); next day same pain in r. tibia, with gripings in whole abdomen
Cramps in calves when stretching in bed at night
In evening, itching lancinations, crosswise, in fold separating first and second phalanges of r. great toe, > by applying hand.
Skin
Nettle-rash
Itching of whole body, < about joints and on abdomen
Itching of nose.
Sleep
Great sleepiness, esp. forenoon, with restless sleep in evening
Sleepless
Dreams which seem when remembered like real occurrences.
Fever
Chilliness, esp. towards evening, alternating with flushes of heat.—Perspiration: general; easy.