Rhamnus Californica

Bowels

Bowels.--Constipation with some flatus. Tenesmus and dry stool. Flatulent diarrhea.

Description

One of the most positive remedies for rheumatism and muscular pains. Pleurodynia, lumbago, gastralgia. Vesical tenesmus; dysmenorrhea of myalgic origin; pain in head, neck, and face. Inflammatory rheumatism, joints swollen, painful; tendency to metastasis; profuse sweat. Rheumatic heart (Webster). Provings of students. 2x potency.

Dose

Dose.--Tincture in 15-drop doses every four hours.

Ear

Ears.--Dullness of hearing. Soreness, deep under right tragus on swallowing.

Extremities

Extremities.--Unable to control muscular action. Legs sore. Walked like a drunken man.

Face

Face.--Flushed, hot and glowing. Outward pressure from malar processes.

Genito-urinary

Genito-urinary.--Increased urination. Tickling in anterior urethra, small morning drop (no previous gonorrhea). Sexual desire increased.

Head

Head.--Dizzy full feeling. Heavy bruised sensation; better from pressure. Bursting feeling with every step. Soreness, especially in occiput and vertex, worse, bending over. Dull pain in left temple. Dull aching in frontal region (left), extending backwards and over forehead. Deep, right-sided frontal headache. Twitching eyelids.

Heart

Heart.--Variation of pulse. Slow pulse.

Mind

Mind.--Nervous, restless, irritable. Lassitude; mentally dull and dazed; unable to concentrate mind on studies.

Modalities

Modality.--Symptoms worse in evening.

Mouth

Mouth.--Canker sore between gums and lips. Tongue coated, with clean, pink central patch.

Relationship

Relationship.--Rhamnus cathartica or Rhamnus Frangula-European Buckthorn-a rheumatic remedy--(abdominal symptoms, colic, diarrhea; hemorrhoids, especially chronic). Rhamnus Purshiana-Cascara Sagrada--(palliative in constipation, as an intestinal tonic, and dyspepsia dependent thereon. 10-15 drops of tincture).

Respiratory

Respiratory.--Substernal oppression. Tenderness on pressure of right intercostal muscles.

Throat

Throat.--Dry, rough. Soreness on right side and tonsil.