GAMBOGE, A GUM-RESIN.
Introduction
(First obtained from Cambodia, or Camboga, a dependency of France, in southeastern Asia, hence the name, Gambogia.)
Gamboge, which is used as a yellow pigment in water-color painting, was first proved by Dr. Nenning, of Germany.
Symptoms
It is a powerful drastic cathartic, often producing nausea and vomiting, and is a valuable remedy for diarrhoea, having as one characteristic, pain before and relief after (61) the movement. The stool is thin, yellow or green (59) and watery, or with some mucus; the necessity is urgent and the expulsion at all once, in one gush, and accompanied with burning in anus (61) and protrusion (160).
Intense itching of the eyelids, so that children rub them, frequently, is said to be a marked indication calling for the remedy in the diarrhoea of children.
It is of value for the diarrhoea of old people.
I have used Gambogia only in the 2d.
