Materia Medica de A a Z

CEANOTHUS AMERICANUS (Cean)

This remedy seems to possess a specific relation to the spleen. Ague cake of malaria. A left-sided remedy generally. Anaemic patients where liver and spleen are at fault. Chronic bronchitis with profuse secretion. Marked blood pressure, reducing powers. Active hemostatic, materially reducing the clotting of blood.

Abdomen

Enormous enlargement of the spleen. Splenitis; PAIN ALL UP THE LEFT SIDE. Deep-seated pain in left hypochondrium, hypertrophy of spleen. Leucaemia. Violent dyspnoea. Menses profuse, and yellow weakening leucorrhoea. Unable to lie on left side. Pain in liver and back.

Rectum

Diarrhoea; bearing down in abdomen and rectum.

Urine

Constant urging to urinate. Green; frothy; contains bile, sugar.

Relationship

COMPARE: Tinospora cordifolia (Tinas) (a Hindu medicine for chronic cases of fever with enlarged spleen). Polymnia uvedalia (Polym)- Bearsfoot — (acute splenitis with tenderness over left hypochondriac region; spleen enlarged, ague cake. Vascular atony, tissues sodden, flabby and non-elastic. Enlarged glands; influences all ductless glands). Ceanothus thrysiflorus (Cean-tr) - california Lilac — (Pharyngitis, tonsillitis, nasal catarrh, diphtheria. Tincture internally and as a gargle.)

COMPARE: Berberis (Berb); Myrica (Myric); Cedron (Cedr); Agaricus (Agar) (spleen).

Modalities

Worse: motion; lying on left side.

Dose

First attenuation. Locally as hair tonic.