Canna

by Timothy F. AllenThe Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica

Canna glauca, Linn.

Nat. order , Cannaceæ.

Common (Brazilian)

name , Imbiri.

Preparation , Tincture of the leaves (Mure).

Authority.

Mure, Pathogénésie Brésilienne (under the name of Canna "angustifolia").

  • Vertigo on waking.
  • Weakness of sight.
  • Roughness in the throat.
  • Heat at the anus.
  • Constipation.
  • Excited sexual desire.
  • Too speedy ejaculation of semen, without pleasure.
  • Whitish expectoration in the morning.
  • Tired feeling in chest. [10.]
  • Pain in chest.
  • Swelling of the fingers.
  • Lancinations in the feet, legs, and hands.
  • Numbness at the instep.
  • Desquamation of the skin.
  • Itching of the skin.
  • Dreams about the doctor, treatment.
  • Heat at the ears.

CONDITIONS

  • Aggravation.
  • ( Morning ), Whitish expectoration.
  • ( On waking ), Vertigo.

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