Rhamnus Frangula
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General
Rhamnus Frangula.
Rhamnus frangula. Alder Buckthorn. N. O. Rhamnaceae. Tincture and trituration of the bark gathered in spring from the younger branches. Tincture of bark of root. Tincture of ripe berries.
Clinical
Anus, itching of. Appendicitis. Ardor urinae. Caecum, gurgling in. Diarrhoea. Flatulence. Urethritis. Vomiting.
Characteristics
All parts of Rh. fr. appear to produce irritant and cathartic properties. The majority of the symptoms of the Schema were the result of the root bark, but the leaves were no less active. Stools of a dark-green colour were observed, copious, thin or pasty. With the stools there was much rumbling in the ileo-caecal region and along, the transverse colon with weakness after stool.
(Rh. ca. has rumbling, griping, and cutting pains in ileo-caecal region.) There was more vomiting with Rh. fr. than with Rh. ca., and the former was abandoned as a cathartic because it so frequently produced vomiting instead. "Burning in urethra while urinating and frequent micturition" may prove an indication in gonorrhoea.
Relations
Compare: Rh. ca., Cean., and Cascara (botan).
Mind
Depression of spirits.
Head
Vertigo
Dulness of head
Frontal headache.
Mouth
Dry tongue
Salivation
Coated tongue
Taste bitter (after stools).
Throat
Burning scraping taste and irritation along throat.
Stomach
Thirst
Diminished appetite
Aversion to food
Eructations and efforts to vomit
Nausea, with increased salivation
Frequent vomiting instead of diarrhoea
Sourish vomiting
Constant inclination to vomit
Warmth in stomach and abdomen.
Abdomen
Distension
Profuse emission of flatus
Rumbling
Increased sensitiveness
Increased peristalsis.
Stool And Anus
Itching in anus
Violent tenesmus
Thin pasty stools
Fifteen thin stools with violent rumbling and gurgling, esp. in ileo-caecal region and along transverse colon, followed by distension of abdomen, thirst, coated tongue, bitter taste and weakness
Stools without great urging, thick, pasty, dark green, copious
Stools hard, scanty
Constipation at first followed by diarrhoea.
Urinary Organs
Slight burning in urethra, while urinating.—Frequent micturition.
Heart
Accelerated pulse.
Generalities
General exhaustion.—Weakness; after stools.
Sleep
Great sleepiness.