BALSAMUM PERUVIANUM


Balsamum Peruvianum homeopathy medicine – drug proving symptoms from Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica by TF Allen, published in 1874. It has contributions from R Hughes, C Hering, C Dunham, and A Lippe….


Introduction

Myroxylon Pereirae, KI. Natural order: Leguminosae.

Preparation: Tincture of the balsam that flows from the stems.

Nose

Bleeding from the right side of the nose without cause, without coryza, without sneezing, without having blown the nose (eighth day).

Repeated bleeding from the nose without cause, at 7 p. m.

Slight blowing of blood from the right side of the nose (ninth day).

Mouth and Throat

Redness in the arch of the palate, and pain on every touch (thirteenth day).

Redness and pain in the arch of the palate persisted in during the whole time.

The whole arch of the palate and uvula are dark-red, and very painful, especially upon slightest touch; continued for several days.

After every dose, continued scraping of the fauces.

Stool

The first day, two soft stools.

Profuse fluid stool without pain, at 3 p. m. (fifth day).

A copious liquid stool, painless, at 2 p. m., and again at 7 1/2 p. m. (tenth day).

Hard stool (fourth day). Passage of blood with the normal stool (does not suffer from hemorrhoids), (seventh day).

Urinary Organs

Sticking in the urethra.

Cutting on urinating.

More frequent urinating than usual in the night.

Frequent urinating of much clear yellow urine (sixth and seventh days).

Much clear urine and much urinating (sixth day).

In the third night, more urine than usual.

Urine more scanty and darker (eleventh day).

Red coating on the urinal (fifth day).

Respiratory Apparatus

Scraping in the larynx in the forenoon.

Severe scraping in the larynx, and cough, a quarter of an hour after taking it.

The same dry cough with scrapings, evenings in bed (fifteenth day).

Upper and Lower Extremities

Several times, severe oppressive pain in the right wrist (eleventh day).

In the morning, severe pain in the left tibia, several times repeated.

Soon after rising, severe pain in the left tibia.

Violent boring in the right tibia, at 8 a. m., afterwards in the left (twelfth day).

At times, severe boring pain in the tibiae and ankles; scratching in the throat, and long continued dry cough at 11 p. m., in bed (fourteen day).

Drawing in the tibia.

Tearing in the tibia, evenings in bed.

Continued boring in the left ankle, afterwards in the right (seventeenth day).

Sleep and Dreams

Many dreams of various things.

In the night, very many dreams, mostly concerning the duties of the day.

Conditions Aggravations

(Morning), Soon after rising pain in left tibia.

(8 a. m)., Boring in right tibia.

(Forenoon), Scraping in larynx. (3 p. m)., Profuse stool. (7 p. m)., Bleeding from nose.

(2 p. m. and 7.30 p. m)., Copious stool.

(Evening), In bed cough etc., pain in tibia; in bed, tearings in tibia.

(Night), Frequent urination.

(11 p. m)., in bed, scratching in the throat etc.

(Touch), Pain in arch of palate; pain in arch of palate and uvula.

TF Allen
Dr. Timothy Field Allen, M.D. ( 1837 - 1902)

Born in 1837in Westminster, Vermont. . He was an orthodox doctor who converted to homeopathy
Dr. Allen compiled the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica over the course of 10 years.
In 1881 Allen published A Critical Revision of the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica.