Prunus Padus

Prunus padus, L. (P. racemosa, Lam.; Padus vulgaris, Borkh.; Cerasus padus, D. C.).

Natural order , Rosaceæ.

Common names , Trauben-kirsche, Faulbaum, Ahl-kirsche.

Preparation , Tincture of leaves and bark of small twigs, collected when in blossom.

Authority.

Lembke, All. Hom. Zeit., 45, 376.

1 , Proving with doses of 25 to 70 drops of the tincture; 1 a , with 15 to 60 drops of 1st dec. dil.

HEAD

• Dulness of the head, with dull pressure in the forehead, lasting two or three hours (almost immediately after 15 drops), 1a.
• Head heavy and confused, 1.
• A momentary sensation as if the head would sink to the right side, 1.
• Pressive pain in various places in the head, lasting several hours, 1.
• Pressure at the base of the brain (one hour after 40 drops), 1a.
• Forehead and Temples.
• Heaviness in the forehead, 1a.
• Pressure in the forehead, with external heat, 1.
• Dull pressure in the forehead, 1a.
• Pressure in the left temple, 1.
• Occiput and External Head. [10.]
• Heaviness of the occiput, and dull pain extending transversely through the occiput (one hour after 25 drops), 1.
• Prickling feeling in the skin of the left temple, extending over and behind the left ear, 1a.

EYE

• Pupils dilated, 1 ; (half an hour after 50 drops), 1a.
• Pupils very much dilated, 1a.

NOSE

• A pulsating feeling beneath the skin at the root of the nose; at this point a circumscribed tremulous motion was seen and felt, that even persisted after hard pressure with the finger, aggravated by stooping; this trembling continued almost without interruption for an hour, and gradually disappeared, 1.

THROAT

• Feeling of soreness in the throat, with frequent swallowing of saliva, 1a.

STOMACH

• Some nausea, 1a.

ABDOMEN

• Drawing pain in the hypochondriac and umbilical regions, aggravated by pressure, 1a.
• Abdomen greatly distended by gas, 1a.

RECTUM

• Sticking in the rectum while sitting and walking, 1a. [20.]
• Repeated sticking in the rectum, lasting nearly the whole day, 1a.
• Some stitches in the rectum (one hour after 50 drops), 1a.
• Stitches in the rectum, 1a.

URINARY ORGANS

• Profuse bright-yellow urine, 1.

RESPIRATORY ORGANS

• Some dull stitches in the larynx, compelling to swallow, 1.

CHEST

• Pressure behind the sternum, with difficult respiration, 1.
• Pressure behind the lower portion of the sternum, as if something heavy were lying upon it, making respiration difficult, without relief on deep respiration; worse while walking than while sitting (one hour after 60 drops), 1a.
• A peculiar sensation of oppression behind the sternum makes respiration difficult; the sense of oppression is less while walking than while sitting, 1a.
• Painless sensation of oppression, like a pressure behind the sternum, that makes respiration difficult, and lasts two hours, both while sitting and walking, with slow pulse, 1.
• Some sudden violent stitches beneath the right ribs, 1.

HEART AND PULSE. [30.]

• Oppression of the heart while standing, 1.
• Every beat of the heart is felt in the chest while sitting, 1a.
• Some tumultuous beats of the heart, that are felt up in the neck and actually shake the head, while sitting (one hour and a half after 60 drops), 1a.
• Some violent irregular beatings of the heart while sitting (one hour after 20 drops), 1a.
• Some irregular beats of the heart, 1.
• Slow pulse, 1.
• Pulse slow and small, 1a.
• Pulse very small and slow (soon after 40 drops), 1a.

SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES

• Weakness in the elbow-joints, 1a.

GENERALITIES

• Sensation of general weakness, 1 ; (after one hour), 1a. [40.]
• Sensation of weakness extending from the side of the neck into the right arm, soon followed by a similar sensation in the left side, 1.

FEVER

• Frequent sensation of coldness in the back, 1.
• Heat deep in the small of the back, 1a.

CONDITIONS

• Aggravation.
• ( Pressure ), Pain in hypochondriac and umbilical region.
• ( While sitting ), Irregular beating of the heart.
• ( Standing ), Oppression of chest.
• ( Stooping ), Trembling beneath skin at root of nose.
• ( Walking ), Pressure behind sternum.
• Amelioration.
• ( Walking ), Oppression behind sternum.