Solanum Oleraceum
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General
Solanum Oleraceum.
Solanum oleraceum. Juquerioba. N. O. Solanaceae. Tincture of flowers.
Clinical
Breasts, swelling of. Catarrh. Glands, swelling of. Herpes. Lactation, profuse. Leucorrhoea. Pustules. Sleep excessive. Stye. Urticaria.
Characteristics
This plant, says Mure, is herbaceous, stem somewhat woody, the upper branches being covered with short and crooked thorns. It grows on the shores round Rio Janeiro in damp and shady places. The most remarkable symptom of the proving was "Swelling of the mammary gland with profuse effusion of milk" occurring in a negro woman of 60. Other symptoms were: "Pain and swelling of face and throat with inflammation." "Cold feeling in left chest after drinking." There was drowsiness with headache, and the generally deranged sleep of the other Solanaceae.
Mind
Sad.—Irritable.
Head
Drowsy with headache.
Eyes
Stye on r. lower eyelid
Pain at internal canthi of eyes
Inflammation of l. upper lid.
Nose
Discharge of fetid, yellow mucus from l. nostril.—Acute catarrh.
Face
Pain in face
Pain and swelling of face and throat with inflammation
Continual redness of face
Violent pain in l. cheek, spreading over whole face.
Teeth
Toothache.—Toothache at night.
Mouth
Tongue coated white.—Ptyalism.
Throat
Sore throat.
Appetite
No appetite.
Stomach
Difficult digestion.—Lancinating pain in stomach not lasting long.
Urinary Organs
Scanty urine.
Female Sexual Organs
Short-lasting menses
Discharge of white mucus from vagina
Swelling of mammary glands with profuse effusion of milk, on the second day
Shortly after taking the drug the breasts of a negro woman of 60 began to swell and discharged a quantity of milk.
Respiratory Organs
Suffocating cough.
Chest
Sense of chilliness in l. side of chest, after drinking.
Neck
Swelling of cervical glands.
Lower Limbs
Tickling at the lower limbs.—Herpetic eruption on ankle.
Skin
Pustules all over, first white, then red, with an intolerable itching now and then
Nettle-rash with fever
Itching.
Sleep
No sleep for two nights
Drowsy for four hours in the middle of the day
Drowsy all day
Drowsy with headache.