Parietaria

officinalis. Pellitory-of-the-Wall. N. O. Urticaceæ. Tincture of fresh plant.

Clinical

Calculi / Nightmare

Characteristics

Pariet. belongs to the nettles. It grows on old walls, and its ashes contain much Nitre (K. nit.). Cooper has used it with success in a case of renal calculus; and in one case it produced nightmare, the patient dreaming of being buried alive in the midst of ruins.

Relations

Compare: Urt. urens, Kali nit.