Common names: Trauben-Kirsche, Faulbaum, Ahl-Kirsche.
Introduction
Prunus padus, L. (P. racemosa, Lam.; Padus vulgaris, Borkh.; Cerasus padus, D. C.). Natural order, rosacea. Preparation, Tincture of leaves and bark of small twigs, collected when in blossom.
Head
Dulness of the head, with dull pressure in the forehead, lasting two or three hours (almost immediately after 15 drops). Head heavy and confused. A momentary sensation as if the head would sink to the right side. Pressive pain in various places in the head, lasting several hours. Pressure at the base of the brain (one hour after 40 drops). Forehead and Temples. Heaviness in the forehead. Pressure in the forehead, with external heat. Dull pressure in the forehead. Pressure in the left temple. Occiput and External Head. Heaviness of the occiput, and dull pain extending transversely through the occiput (one hour after 25 drops). Prickling feeling in the skin of the left temple, extending over and behind the left ear.
Eye
Pupils dilated; (half an hour after 50 drops). Pupils very much dilated.
Nose
A pulsating feeling beneath the skin at the root of the nose; at this point a circumscribed tremulous motion was seen and felt, that even persisted after hard pressure with the finger, aggravated by stooping; this trembling continued almost without interruption for an hour, and gradually disappeared.
Throat
Feeling of soreness in the throat, with frequent swallowing of saliva.
Stomach
Some nausea.
Abdomen
Drawing pain in the hypochondriac and umbilical regions, aggravated by pressure. Abdomen greatly distended by gas.
Rectum
Sticking in the rectum while sitting and walking. Repeated sticking in the rectum, lasting nearly the whole day. Some stitches in the rectum (one hour after 50 drops). Stitches in the rectum.
Urinary Organs
Profuse bright-yellow urine.
Respiratory Organs
Some dull stitches in the larynx, compelling to swallow.
Chest
Pressure behind the sternum, with difficult respiration. Pressure behind the lower portion of the sternum, as if something heavy were lying upon it, making respiration difficult, without relief on deep respiration; worse while walking than while sitting (one hour after 60 drops). A peculiar sensation of oppression behind the sternum makes respiration difficult; the sense of oppression is less while walking than while sitting. Painless sensation of oppression, like a pressure behind the sternum, that makes respiration difficult, and lasts two hours, both while sitting and walking, with slow pulse. Some sudden violent stitches beneath the right ribs.
Heart and Pulse
Oppression of the heart while standing. Every beat of the heart is felt in the chest while sitting. Some tumultuous beats of the heart, that are felt up in the neck and actually shake the head, while sitting (one hour and a half after 60 drops). Some violent irregular beatings of the heart while sitting (one hour after 20 drops). Some irregular beats of the heart. Slow pulse. Pulse slow and small. Pulse very small and slow (soon after 40 drops).
Superior Extremities
Weakness in the elbow-joints.
Generalities
Sensation of general weakness; (after one hour). Sensation of weakness extending from the side of the neck into the right arm, soon followed by a similar sensation in the left side.
Fever
Frequent sensation of coldness in the back. Heat deep in the small of the back.
Conditions Aggravation
(Pressure). Pain in hypochondriac and umbilical region. (While sitting). Irregular beating of the heart. (Standing). Oppression of chest. (Stooping). Trembling beneath skin at root of nose.
(Walking). Pressure behind sternum.
Amelioration
(Walking). Oppression behind sternum.
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.