Cinchona Boliviana (a variety of Cinchona calisaya growing further north). *N. O. Rubiaceae. Tincture of bark.
Clinical
Aphthae. Corns. Coryza. Hands, red. Mouth, commissures ulcerated. Pneumonia. Wry-neck.
Characteristics
*China Bol. was proved by Modiedo, and the proving is accepted by Hering. It presents the main features of *Chi. off., but some are peculiar and deserve separate mention. Among these are: Ulceration of commissures of mouth. Cough with dagger-like pains in base of right lung. Rigidity of nape of neck. Hands red hot, or cold and sticky. There is also sticky sweat about anus. Flatulence, disturbed and dreamful sleep, and sensitiveness to touch are common to both.
SYMPTOMS.
Mind
Cowardice. Gloom alternating with serenity. Alternation of bad and good humour Fits of rage, blasphemes.
Head
Vertigo as after a drunken fit, voracious appetite. Headache in morning on awaking, leaves during the day, or lasts all day and leaves during sleep.
Eyes
Violent pains like a stab in left eyes, followed by itching and tears.
Ears
Detonation as of a cannon in right ear. Ringing, humming, whistling sounds.
Nose
Much sneezing on awaking with smell of fresh pus. Sensation of incipient cold with tight feeling and pain in throat. Violent cold in head. Mucus from posterior nares.
Face
Aphthae on inner surface of lips, ulceration of commissures.
Mouth
Mouth bitter, morning on waking.
Throat
Constriction and burning in throat.
Appetite
Hunger, or lack of appetite, repugnance to meat. After eating:weight in stomach, cold, sneezing, sleepy and desire to sleep in evening.
Stomach
Much gas rises from stomach.
Abdomen
Pain in both hypochondria and under ribs on waking in the morning. Pain in splenic region.
Anus
Biting in anus as from worms, excoriated sensation. Viscous sweat on anus.
Male Sexual Organs.
Pollutions exceedingly weakening. Excoriation on inner and lower part of prepuce. Gleet and ulceration of prepuce.
Respiratory Organs
Cough with pain in right lung, as from a dagger buried there, at times makes breathing laborious, burning in eyes, extremities cold. Unbearable pain in right lung, extends to region of liver, sensitive to touch.
Neck and Back
Nape of neck rigid, cannot turn head to right, any sudden movement causes a snap or crack. Wry-neck. Pain in: left shoulder, in left buttock, and also in right hip-bone on sitting up in bed.
Upper Limbs.
Hands red; vessels distended.- Hands hot, even in cold and rainy weather. – Hands cold, sticky.
Lower Limbs
Legs and feet icy cold, as if blown on by wintry wind. Painful corns.
Sleep
Dreams: of sea, of fishes, of swimming, of bathing, of journeys by land and sea, of vomiting worms.
