Salix Niger

by Timothy F. Allen — The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica

Salix niger, L.

Natural order , Salicaceæ.

Common name , Black willow.

Authority.

E. D. Wright, M.D., Amer. Hom. Obs., 1875, p. 177, took 1/2 ounce tincture in a day.

Gums sore (first day).
Looseness of the bowels (first day).
Muscles sore and lame (second day).
Skin on the temples sore to the touch (second day).
Disposition to lie down and sleep (second day).
Fever (second day).

Salix Niger across the other classic books

Salix Niger appears in 3 of the 13 classic books on Similia. Each was written to do a different job — here is what each adds on this remedy, with the opening of its entry.

Boericke — The quick clinical read — keynotes, modalities and the conditions it is actually prescribed in.
“Black-willow Has a positive action on the generative organs of both sexes Hysteria and nervousness. Libidinous thoughts and lascivious dreams. Controls genital irritability. Moderates sexual passion. Satyriasis and erotomania. In acute gonorrhœa, with much erotic trouble; chordee. After masturbation; spermatorrhœa…”
Clarke — The widest entry — sources, provings, clinical uses, relationships and antidotes in one place.
“Black Willow. N. O. Salicaceæ. Tincture of fresh bark. Diarrhœa / Emissions / Fevers / Gonorrhœa / Impotence / Masturbation / Night-sweats / Nymphomania / Prostatitis / Satyriasis / Spermatorrhœa The Black Willow of North America has a reputation as a purgative and febrifuge. A proving by E. D. Wright, who took half…”

Salix Niger in Kent's Repertory

Kent's Repertory lists Salix Niger in 1 rubric.

CHEST - ANXIETY in - Heart,region of

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