Myrtle. (Closely allied to Granatum, the Pomegranate-tree.) *N.O. Myrtaceae. Tincture of fresh shoots and leaves. Tincture of fresh flowering shoots and leaves.
Clinical
Catarrhal fevers. Chest, stitches in. Coryza. Cough. Tuberculosis.
Characteristics
*Myr. com. is an unproved remedy, the symptoms of the Schema being entirely clinical Hering gives an account of it. It has a very powerful action on the left lung, especially the upper part. It is to the upper left lung what Oxal-ac. is to the lower. This is the keynote: Pain in upper left lung going right through from the front to the left scapula. Cases of phthisis, haemoptysis, hepatization, lung syphilis having this symptom present have been cured with *Myr. The pain is mostly stitching, but may be throbbing, aching, or burning. It is worse in morning, better evening, worse by breathing, yawning, coughing. The cough is dry, hollow, excited by a tickling in upper anterior lobes. Hering has cured catarrhal fever with tickling cough worse morning and better evening, with great lassitude in afternoon. This last symptom is important. So is evening better of cough and of tickling in lungs. Worse From changes of atmosphere. Every atmospheric change causes cough, coryza, and catarrhal fever.
Relations
*Compare: Pains through left chest to scapula, Therid., Illic., Pix., Sul. (pain through lower lobe of left lung, Oxal-ac.) *Compare also: Phosphorus, Bryonia
SYMPTOMS.
Nose
Coryza with cough.
Throat
Dryness in throat, pains in throat and chest, with expectoration of blood.
Respiratory Organs
Dry, hollow cough, from tickling in upper anterior lobes of lungs, worse morning, better evening, great lassitude in afternoon. Cough, coryza, and catarrhal fever setting in with every atmospheric change.
Chest
Pain in chest, acute, pressing, cough with tightness. Pain in upper part of. 1, chest through to shoulder, worse taking a deep breath and making a strong motion. Stitching in left apex straight through to scapula, worse breathing, yawning, coughing. Burning in left chest with throbbing, aching, tickling. Hepatization of. lung. Haemoptysis. Phthisis, especially from maltreated syphilis.
Fever
Catarrhal fevers with pain in elbow and knee-joints, with dry, hollow cough, caused by tickling in upper and front part of lungs, especially in morning, better evening, accompanied by lassitude in afternoon.
