Chicot. American Coffee-tree. *N.O. Leguminose. Tincture of fresh pulp of the pods.
Clinical
Erysipelas. Fever. Headache. Spleen, pain in. Throat, sore. Tongue, blue. Toothache. Whitlow.
Characteristics
The most peculiar symptom of the *Gymnocl. proving is a bluish- white coating of the tongue. Guided by this symptoms ***C.T. Bingham cured a man. of Headache following influenza “a constant severe pain in front part of head, especially under eye-brows and upper part of nose.” It had lasted over two weeks, never ceasing and at times intolerable. Bones of eye-sockets sore to touch. Tongue covered all over with bluish-white coat, does not enjoy food, is very weak. *Gym. 2x cured. Full, tight headache appears in the proving, with sensation as if the eyes were pushed forward. The fullness takes actual shape in “erysipelatous swelling of face and head, hot face, it feels swollen, is compelled to rub the eyes.” Full sensations and burning pains are very common. Toothache from slightest cold air or drink. Sore throat, dark livid redness of fauces and tonsils. There are a number of fever symptoms Desire for heat, wants to be near the fire. Cold chills and pains in bowels. Perspiration in axillary regions and palms. Epidemic fevers of typhoid character have been cured by it. Violent pain in left forearm as if the bones were crushed. There is aversion to motion, easily fatigued, desire to lean the head on something. Walking worse. Cold worse, cold drinks and cold drafts worse. better From rubbing eyes.
Relations
*Compare: Nux-v., Agaricus AEthus., Belladonna, Cicuta., Hyo., Laches., Lachn., Solan. n., Stramonium
SYMPTOMS.
Mind
Cannot think, comprehend, or study, forgets everything. Indifference.
Head
Dizzy with dimness of sight, nausea, belching. Head feels full, tight as if bound up. Intense frontal headache, eyes feel pushed forward. Fullness and pressure in and over eyes, extending to vertex. Intense headache with stitches in bowels, in umbilical region at time. Catarrhal headache, premonitory stages, feeling of fullness in head, with throbbing in temples and forehead, with vertigo, heat of face, numbness and tired feeling. Desire to lean the head on something.
Eyes
Eyes feel pushed forward. Burning heat and pain through eyes, sore in morning. Desire to rub the eyes. Sense of agglutination of left eye, desire to rub or scratch it Violent throbbing pain over left eye.
Face
Sensations as if flies were crawling over right side of face. Erysipelatous swelling of face and head, face feels hot and swollen, is compelled to rub the eyes. Pain as if bruised in left malar bone.
Teeth
Great sensibility of teeth, worse left side and in upper teeth, slightest draught of cold air induces it, cold drinks very painful.
Mouth
Tongue coated bluish-white. Burning, drawing, and scraping, burning in roof of mouth, extending to mouth and tonsils.
Throat
Sore throat, dark, livid redness of fauces and tonsils. Right tonsil inflamed, purple. Stitching and shooting in throat. Mucus in throat and frequent hawking.
Stomach
Belching of sour water.Nausea after eating with pain and fullness in stomach and belching. Burning in esophagus and stomach. Circumscribed burning in stomach size of dollar.
Abdomen
Pain in left side as if spleen were swollen. Soreness and tenderness of abdomen. Stitches in bowels and umbilical region.
Stool
Constipation with ineffectual desire. Aching fullness in rectum after stool.
Urinary Organs
Pressure on bladder and frequent desire to urinate, urine passed in small stream.
Male Sexual Organs
Itching of gland and prepuce.
Respiratory Organs
Smarting in larynx. Tickling in throat in morning causing cough, increasing through day, cough dry, hard, and racking. Pressure on chest and sternum.
Upper Limbs
Violent pain in left forearm, in radius, as if bones wee crushed and broken. Pulsation in left index finger as if panaritium were forming.