Angustura
by C.M. Boger — General Analysis
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Angustura appears in 8 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.
“Galipea cusparia, St. Hil. (Bonflandia trifoliata, Willd.: Angostura vera). Nat. order , Rutaceæ. Preparation , Trituration and tincture of the bark. Authorities. [Nos. 1 to 9 , from H. Mat. Med. Pura; No. Greatly excited and extravagant spirits, with drawing in the limbs, as if the tendons were tense, in the…”
“Bark of Galipea Cusparia Rheumatic and paralytic complaints-great difficulty in walking. Crackling in all joints. The greatest craving for coffee is a characteristic symptom. Caries of long bones. Paralysis. Tetanus. Stiffness of muscles and joints. Oversensitive . Principal action on spinal motor nerves and mucous…”
“Bark of Galipea cusparia. Bonplandia trifoliata. (From Angustura, South America.) N. O. Rutaceæ. Trituration and tincture of the bark. Bone-pains / Caries / Diarrhœa / Injuries / Intermittent fevers / Myopia / Spavin in horses / Tetanus / Toothache / Whooping-cough The effects of Angustura are closely allied to those…”
“Galipea Cusparia (U. S. D.). Rutaceæ. A bark from Angustura, South America, said to come from Galipea officinalis (Hancock), or Blonplandia trifoliata (Bonpland and Humboldt), but according to Schomburgk the tree is not known. Proved by Hahnemann and introduced on account of the horrible poisoning cases which filled…”
“Tetanic spasms, caused by contact, noise and the drinking of luke-warm water. Cheeks and lips become blue. The breathing is heavy and during the spasms there is groaning and closing of the eyes. Twitching and jerking along the back like electric shocks. Spasmodic twitching. He bends himself backward. Stiffness and…”
“Easily frightened, and starts. Tension in the temporal muscles when opening the mouth. The eyelids are spasmodically opened. Dimness before the eyes from obscuration of the cornea, (in the morning). Heat and bluish redness of the face. Tension in the muscles of the face. Lock-jaw; the lips are drawn back, showing the…”
“Common name: galipŒa cusparia. Very painful ulcers, which affect the bone and extend into the marrow of it (Asaf., Fluor-Ac., Hep., Nit-Ac., Sil.). Weakness of the whole body, as if the marrow of the bones was stiff. CARIES OF LONG BONES, AS THE HUMERUS, TIBIA, FEMUR, ETC. (Fluor-Ac.) (N.). Paralytic diseases and…”
Kent's Repertory lists Angustura in 720 rubrics. These are the ones where it carries the highest grade — the symptoms Kent treated as most characteristic. Most of them sit in EXTREMITIES (158), HEAD (84), BACK (64), MIND (53), COUGH (35).