Rhamnus Frangula

Rhamnus frangula, Linn.

Natural order , Rhamnaceæ.

Common names , Black alder, Buckthorn alder; (G), Brech-wegdorn; (F), Nerprun-bourgène, Aulne noir, Bourdaine.

Preparation , Tincture (and triturations) of the bark, gathered in spring from the younger branches.

Authorities.

1 , All. Zeit. f. Hom., 2, 139, 1850, effects of 20 to 50 grains of the bruised berries; 2 , same, effects of the bark of the root; 3 , Gumprecht, Casp. Woch., 1850 (S. J., 67, 175), effects of the green bark; 4 , Binswanger, Buckner's Repert., 1850 (S. J. 68, 30), effects of 1 ounce of the juice of the ripe berries; 5 , Bernhard and Lœffler's Zeit, 1850 (S. J., 70, 10).

MIND

• Depression of spirits, 2.

HEAD

• Vertigo, 2.
• Dulness of the head, 2.
• Frontal headache, 2.

MOUTH

• Dry tongue, 2.
• Salivation, 2.

THROAT

• Burning scraping taste and irritation along the throat, for several days, 1.

STOMACH

• Diminished appetite, 1.
• Aversion to food, 2. [10.]
• Eructations and efforts to vomit, 2.
• Nausea, with increased salivation, 1.
• Violent vomiting, 2.
• Frequent vomiting instead of diarrhœa, so that the fresh bark cannot be recommended as a cathartic, 3.
• Sourish vomiting, 2.
• Constant inclination to vomit, 2.
• Warmth in the stomach and abdomen, 2.

ABDOMEN

• Distension of the abdomen, 2.
• Profuse emission of flatus, 2.
• Rumbling in the abdomen, 2. [20.]
• Increased sensitiveness of the abdomen, 2.
• Increased peristaltic movements in the intestines, 2.
• Sensation of warmth in the abdomen, 5.

RECTUM AND ANUS

• Itching in the anus, 2.
• Violent tenesmus, 2.

STOOL

• Thin pasty stools, 1.
• Fifteen thin stools, with violent rumbling and gurgling, especially in the ileo-cæcal region and along the transverse colon, followed by distension of the abdomen, thirst, coated tongue, bitter taste, and weakness, 4.
• Stools without great urging, thick, pasty, of a dark-green color, copious (after five or six hours), 5.
• Pasty stools, 2.
• Evacuations hard and scanty, 2. [30.]
• Constipation at first, followed by diarrhœa, 2.

URINARY ORGANS

• Slight burning in the urethra, while urinating, 1.
• Frequent micturition, 2.

PULSE

• Accelerated pulse, 1.

EXTREMITIES

• Weakness of all the limbs, 2.

GENERALITIES

• General exhaustion, 1.
• Weakness, 2.

SLEEP

• Great sleepiness, 2.