Ratanhia peruviana

Volume IV — Appendix

RATANIA. Root of Krmmria triambra, Ruu mnd Pavon. Nat. Ord., PoljgaUuta.

PravingSy i^c. — i. [The symptoms here given are probably ling's, though without name or other information. We shall vith them in the usual manner.] Ill-humour and quarrelsome- (l2tb d.) } peevishness and fretfulness (7th d.). Headache mainly ig and stitching. Inflammation of white of eye, it seemed as if nbrane extended to central point of eye, and burnt (26th d.) ; hing of r. under lid for 2 h., after which her sight was weaker . d.) ; dimness of visiop, absolutely or for distant objects ; a white leemed to be before eyes, preventing vision, she was constantly m1 to wipe the eyes, which afforded relief. Tearing and stitching rs. Violent epistaxis 3 times a day for 5 successive d. (after 5 d.). ill spasmodic contraction in throat during which she could not : a loud word (5th d.). Very violent hiccup, so that stomach is ul (ist d.). Sore pain at epigastrium and cutting in abdomen. Ii borborygmus. After straining in rectum, stool so hard that she out, and hemorrhoids protruded much, — thereafter long-lasting ng in anus. Bowels rather diarrhoeic than the reverse. Much ling about chest ; and once throbbing, burning, cutting, and ulce- ! pain beneath 1. breast near scrob. cordis, relieved by pressure and vated by motion (ist d.). Stiffness and tension in neck; tearing truised pain in spine. Much tearing in extremities ; painful conion, as with a cord, 2 in. above and below r. elbow, she did not to stretch out arm, which yet was relieved thereby (6th d.] ; . extending from 1. axilla into chest, as if a sharp substance were ng deeply in, aggravated by expiration, relieved by inspiration, p.m. J.). Chilliness. (Hartlaub u. Trinks, Reint Arzn.y iii, 57.) . (Of these symptoms Teste says — " they are the result of my sbservations : I have seen them several times, in one instance emale patient whom an allceopathic physician had drenched with ia.") Fitful mood, gloomy and quarrelsome ; deep depression of i when alone, passing off in society, and sometimes replaced by a if gaiety ; constant disposition to irascibility. Small red or white es which do not suppurate, especially between shoulders and in u* region, remaining a long time. Flashes of heat in face. Qg or gums, which are soft ; vomiting of blood-streaked mucus, leat at anus, with sudden stitches, which patient compares to with a penknife ; dampness at anus. Delay of menses ; suppresf menses, with swelling of abdomen and breasts, as if she had pregnant for several months, with profuse leucorrhoea, cutting md constant pain in loins. Formication and itching eruption in reeion. (Teste, Mat. M6d.)

When the extract is given, in doses oi 10 — 20 gr., it produces i stomach a very painful sensation of weight, and sometimes a ing pain ; digestion is more difficult ; the bowels become con- |

ed. A few h. after taking drug, patient experiences a general >

le. This is not very marked if the R. is taken by a health*'

person, but is sensibly felt by those to whom it is given for the purpose of arresting a hemorrhage, and provided this object has been attained ; the discomfort shows itself by frequent yawning, by repeated and laboured attempts to draw a deep breath, and by a sort of distressing constriction across the chest. (TRoussEaU et P1DOUX, op. cit.)

1. Dr. A. M. Cusnine some 12 or 13 years ago was afflicted with a chronic diarrhoea which resisted all homceopathic remedies ; the doctor finally made use of powerful astringents with but transitory relief. Among other remedies he took R. for about a week, with but slight amelioration of his symptoms ; but while taking it he experienced a most intolerable pruritus ani, only to be likened to the itching of ascarides ; it soon ceased after stopping the remedy. (Hom. Recorder, 1, 39.)