Fraxinus

by Timothy F. AllenThe Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica

Fraxinus Americana.

Natural order , Oleaceæ.

Common name , White Ash.

Preparation , Tincture of the bark.

Authority.

J. S. Wright, proving with tincture of the bark, 3 tablespoonfuls daily for three days, U. S. Med. Investigator, N. S., v. 2, 1875, p. 326.

HEAD

  • Headache, with vertigo, followed by fever (first, second, and third days).
  • Throbbing pain in back of head and neck (third day).

FACE

  • Fever sores on the lips.

STOOL

  • Bowels constipated.

URINARY ORGANS

  • Urine scanty and brown.

CHEST

  • Pain through the lungs (second and third days).

EXTREMITIES

  • Cramps in feet after midnight, lasting three nights after the fever.

SLEEP AND DREAMS

  • Wakefulness the first part of the night; last part, dreamed that two rough men came into my house; in putting them out, I was cut with a knife; I called for police, and that awoke me; I was breathing quick, with a fearful feeling (second night).

FEVER

  • Cold creeping and hot flashes (first, second, and third days). [10.]
  • Fever two days after the medicine was stopped.

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