Ocimum canum
by Timothy F. Allen — The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica
Historical reference for practitioners and students. The statements below reflect the named author’s homeopathic teaching and do not establish treatment effectiveness. This text is not medical advice and must not replace appropriate diagnosis or care.
Ocimum canum, D. C. (O. incanescens, Mart.).
Natural order , Labiatæ.
Preparation , Tincture of the leaves.
Authority.
Mure, Pathogénésie Brézilienne.
STOMACH, ABDOMEN, AND STOOL
- *Nephritic colic (right side), with violent vomiting, every fifteen minutes; she twists about, screams and groans . [ Red (bloody) urine, with brickdust sediment, after the attack . -Lippe.]
- Swelling of the inguinal glands.
- Diarrhœa, several times a day.
URINARY AND SEXUAL ORGANS
- Saffron-yellow urine.
- Turbid urine, depositing a white and albuminous sediment.
- Ardor urinæ.
- *Red urine, with brickdust sediment, after the attack . [See S. 1.]
- Thick purulent urine, with an intolerable smell of musk.
- Heat, swelling, and excessive sensitiveness of the left testicle. [10.]
- Prolapsus vaginæ; it protrudes from the vulva.
- Lancinations in the labia majora.
- Swelling of the whole vulva.
CHEST AND BACK
- Compressive pain in the breast, as in nursing women.
- Itching of the breasts.
- Congestion of the mammary glands; the nipples are very painful; the least touch upon them makes her scream.
- Crampy pain in the loins.
EXTREMITIES AND SLEEP
- Numbness of the right thigh, for two days.
- Dreams about her relations, friends, and children.
- Dreams about being poisoned.
SUPPLEMENT: OCIMUM. Authority.
2 , Mart, Arch. der Pharm., May, 1851, p. 226 (Pharm. Journ., vol. xi, 1852, p. 82), effects of a weak infusion of the entire plant.