Cephalanthus

by Timothy F. AllenThe Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica

Cephalanthus occidentalis, L.

Natural order , Rubiaceæ.

Common name , Butto-bush.

Authority.

E. D. Wright, M.D., Am. Hom. Obs., 1875, p. 177; took 1/2 ounce tincture on two successive days.

  • Nervous, excited; felt light and easy, happy (first day).
  • Toothache (second day).
  • Raw, sore throat (first day).
  • Bowels constipated (first day).
  • Bowels loose, stool offensive; almost affected by the piles (second day).
  • Griping pains in the lungs (?); in body and limbs, especially in the joints (second day).
  • Joints of the fingers lame (second day).
  • Hard dreams about fighting, quarrelling; restless and tossing over (second day).

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