by Henry N. Guernsey — Key-Notes to the Materia Medica
Nose.--Profuse, thick discharge from, whether chronic or otherwise. Ozœna with ulceration.
Stomach.--Vomiting of food and mucus; catarrh of stomach. Mucous diarrhœa, etc.
Chest.--Cough mucous and purulent expectoration. Phthisis of mucus; vomica in lungs.
Urine.--Scanty, with mucous sediment; catarrh of bladder.
Generalities.--Debility; rhagades of nipples and fingers.
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Balsamum peruvianum appears in 5 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.
“Myroxylon Pereiræ, Kl. Natural order , Leguminosæ. Preparation , Tincture of the balsam that flows from the stems. Authority. Lembke, N. Z. f. H. Kl., 12, 41, provings with repeated doses of from 15 to 30 drops. Bleeding from the right side of the nose without cause, without coryza, without sneezing, without having…”
“Peruvian Balsam from Myroxylon Pereiræ Useful in bronchial catarrh, with copious, purulent expectoration. Debility; hectic fever . Profuse, thick discharge. Eczema, with ulceration. Chronic, fetid, nasal catarrh. Vomiting of food and mucus. Catarrh of stomach. Bronchitis, and phthisis, with muco-purulent, thick…”
“Balsam of Peru. Myroxylon Pereiræ. N. O. Leguminosæ. Tincture of the balsam that flows from the stems. Bronchitis / Catarrh / Cracks / Epistaxis / Hectic / Itch / Phthisis / Ulcers Peruvian Balsam has been chiefly used empirically in catarrhal phthisis or bronchial catarrh with copious purulent expectoration. Sputa…”
“{Balsam of Peru.) Botanical Description. — The proper botanical name is Myrospermum perutferum. It is the myroxylon peruiferum of Linnaeus. It is known by the natives of Peru under the name of Quinquino, its bark and fruit as Quinquina, by the Mexicans Iloitziloxitl, and by the Brazilians Cabureiba. It is a large…”
Kent's Repertory lists Balsamum peruvianum in 1 rubric.
