Materia Medica de A a Z

RHAMNUS CALIFORNICA (rham-cal)

One of the most positive remedies for rheumatism and MUSCULAR PAINS. Pleurodynia, lumbago, gastralgia. Vesical tenesmus; DYSMENORRHOEA 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.

Mind

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

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.

Ears

DULLNESS OF HEARING. Soreness, deep under right tragus on swallowing.

Face

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

Mouth

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

Throat

Dry, rough. Soreness on right side and tonsil.

Bowels

CONSTIPATION with some flatus. Tenesmus and dry stool. Flatulent diarrhoea.

Genito-urinary

Increased urination. Tickling in anterior urethra, small morning drop (no previous gonorrhoea). Sexual desire increased.

Respiratory

Substernal oppression. Tenderness on pressure of right intercostal muscles.

Heart

Variation of pulse. Slow pulse.

Extremities

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

Modality

Symptoms worse in evening.

Relationship

Rhamnus Cathartica (Rham-cath) OR Rhamnus Frangula (Rham-f) European Buckthorn, a rheumatic remedy (abdominal symptoms, colic; diarrhoea; haemorrhoids, especially chronic). Rhamnus Purshiana - Cascara Sagrada (Cas-s) (palliative in constipation, as an intestinal tonic, and dyspepsia dependent thereon. 10-15 drops of tincture).

Dose

Tincture in 15-drop doses every four hours.