Fringe Tree. Oleacea.
“A singular looking shrub, or low tree, from ten to thirty feet high, growing from Pennsylvania to Georgia, on river banks and sandy plains. It presents clusters of snow-white flowers in May and June.”
The bark contains Saponin. The bark of the root, bruised, is sometimes used for healing wounds.
CLINICAL AUTHORITIES.
– Hypertrophy of liver, Obstruction of liver, and Jaundice, Goss, Hale’s N. R., p. 161 ; Hepatic disorder, E. Guernsey, Trans., vol. 4, p. 226.
HYPOCHONDRIA.
Hypertrophy of liver.
Obstruction of liver, in malarious districts.
Enormous liver, constipation, stools clay-colored, skin and urine colored as is usual in severe cases of jaundice, great emaciation.
Soreness in region of liver, quick, weak pulse, stools undigested and showing an absence of bile, urine almost black.
Chronic cases of jaundice.
Jaundice recurring every Summer.
STOOLS AND RECTUM.
Constipation, stools clay-colored. θ Enlargement of liver.
Stools undigested and showing an absence of bile. θ Hepatic disorder.
URINARY ORGANS.
Urine colored as usual in cases of severe jaundice. θ Hypertrophied liver.
Urine almost black. θ Hepatic disorder.
HEART, PULSE AND CIRCULATION.
Quick, weak pulse. θ Hepatic disorder.
TISSUES.
Great emaciation. θ Hypertrophied liver.
SKIN.
Jaundice of years’ standing, recurring annually.
“NOTE:
PLAIN TEXT : LOWEST & DESIGNATES AN OCCASIONALLY CONFIRMED SYMPTOMS;
Plain blue: MORE FREQUENTLY CONFIRMED;
BOLD BLUE : SYMPTOMS VERIFIED BY CURES;
BOLD RED : REPEATEDLY VERIFIED;
$BOLD ITALIC RED$ : AN APPROVED CHARACTERISTIC;
θ : STANDS BETWEEN CURED SYMPTOM & PATHOLOGICAL CONDITION;
** : OBSERVED FROM OLD SCHOOL OR NEW SCHOOL;
toxic : Toxicology;
r : Right;
l : Left;
< : Increased or aggravation;
> : Decrease or amelioration;
^^ : Symptoms observed only on the sick “
