by E. A. Farrington — A Clinical Materia Medica
or the walnut, is useful for menses coming too soon, and composed of nothing but black coagula.
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Juglans regia appears in 6 of the 21 classic books on Similia. Each was written to do a different job — here is what each adds on this remedy, with the opening of its entry.
“Juglans regia, Linn. Natural order , Juglandaceæ. Common name , Walnut (European). Preparation , Tincture from leaves and from the rind of the green fruit (Clottar Muller). Authorities.”
“Walnut Skin eruptions are prominent. Confused; feels as if head were floating in air. Occipital sharp pain. Styes . Menses early, black, pitch-like coagula. Abdomen distended. Comedones and acne of the face. Crusta lactea, with soreness around ears. Itching and eruptions of small red pustules. Scalp red, and itches…”
“Nux juglans. Walnut. Juglandaceæ. Tincture of leaves and of rind of green fruit. Acne / Anus, burning in / Axillary glands, suppuration of / Chancre / Ecthyma / Eyes, pain over / Favus / Flatulence / Headache / Herpes / Herpes preputialis / Levitation, sensation of / Menorrhagia / Purpura / Ringworm / Scurvy / Spleen…”
“Juglans regia. Walnut. I. Proviftgs.—i. a. Cl. MUller, nt. 14, Dhle^atic-choleric temperamcnEa >■ good health, took Sept. amd, 184a, 9 a.m., 10 ar. tmct. of outer hull. After § b. repeated eructations. — 13rd. 10 dr., frequent eructations, sometimct witb hicCTipt good appetite. After dinner distended abdomen and…”
“Indisposition and aversion to converse. Inattention when reading and disinclination to work. Excitement as if intoxicated, with the sensation as if one were flying. Headache above the eyes, especially the left; worse on motion. Burning heat in the head in the evening, with icy-cold extremities. Painful swelling and…”
Kent's Repertory lists Juglans regia in 182 rubrics. These are the ones where it carries the highest grade — the symptoms Kent treated as most characteristic. Most of them sit in EXTREMITIES (48), ABDOMEN (20), HEAD (20), CHEST (12), SKIN (12).
