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SPIRAE ULMARIA (spirae)

Burning and pressure in oesophagus, feels contracted but not made worse by swallowing. MORBIDITY CONSCIENTIOUS. Relieves irritation of the urinary passages; influences the prostate gland; checks gleet and prostatorrhoea; has been used for eclampsia, epilepsy, and hydrophobia. Bites of mad animals. Heat in various parts. [Salicylic acid (Sal-ac)] is found in Spiraea).