Gambogia
di Henry N. Guernsey — Key-Notes to the 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Historical reference for practitioners and students.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.
The chief sphere of action of this remedy is found in the stools and rectum.
Eyes.--Great burning and itching of the eyes, with dread of light; agglutination of lids.
Stool.--Thin, yellow, fecal; coming all at once, at a single expulsion, with burning pain and tenesmus; pinching pain in bowels, or colic. Diarrhœa, acute or chronic, in children or in old people. Burning in the anus. Much distension by flatulence; emission of.
Worse.--In the evening or night; while sitting.
Better.--From motion in the open air. After stool, feels relieved of an irritating substance from the intestines.