by C.M. Boger — A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica
Nervous females with enlarged or prolapsed wombs. .................... Must talk. Hot spot or dryness on vertex. Throbbing in occiput. Heavy abdomen with bearing down or falling out sensation. Sensitive left ovary. Profuse menses or leucorrhœa. Cramps in feet. Hot flushes.
Related: Sep. Vib.
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Fraxinus Americana appears in 4 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.
“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. Headache, with vertigo, followed by fever (first, second, and…”
“White Ash Enlargement of the uterus. Fibrous growths, subinvolution, and prolapse. Uterine tumors, with bearing-down sensations. Fever sores on lips. Cramps in feet. Cold creeping and hot flashes. Infantile eczema. Throbbing pain in back of head. Depression, with nervous restlessness, anxiety. Hot spot on top of head…”
“White Ash. N. O. Oleaceæ. Tincture of the bark. Uterus, affections of; prolapse of / Uterus, tumours of Fraxinus has had a fragmentary proving, but the chief clinical authority for its use is Dr. Burnett, who regards it as a uterine tonic in all heavy states of the uterus with prolapse, bearing-down, and relaxed…”
