by C.M. Boger — A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica
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Ocimum Canum appears in 7 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.
“Ocimum canum, D. C. (O. incanescens, Mart.). Natural order , Labiatæ. Preparation , Tincture of the leaves. Authority. Mure, Pathogénésie Brézilienne. Nephritic colic (right side), with violent vomiting, every fifteen minutes; she twists about, screams and groans . [ Red (bloody) urine, with brickdust sediment, after…”
“Brazilian Alfavaca Is to be remembered in diseases of the kidneys, bladder and urethra. Uric acid diathesis. Red sand in the urine is its chief characteristic, and frequently verified. Swelling of glands, inguinal and mammary. Renal colic, especially right side. Symptoms of renal calculus are pronounced. High acidity…”
“CALCULI, atheroma, etc.”
“O. incanescens (Mart.). O. fluminense (Wells) Alfavaca (Portuguese). N. O. Labiatæ. Tincture of fresh leaves. Albuminuria / Breasts, painful / Bubo / Calculus, renal, passage of / Diarrhœa / Gravel / Kidneys, diseases of / Renal colic / Urine, abnormal / Vagina, prolapse of Ocim. can. is one of the remedies we owe to…”
“Turbid urine, depositing a white and albuminous sediment. Urine of a saffron color. Crampy pain in the kidneys. Renal colic, with violent vomiting; moans and cries, wrings the hands; after the attack, red urine with brick-dust sediment, or discharge of large quantities of blood with the urine. Thick, purulent urine…”
“Great pain in renal region, with much red sand in urine. (Lycopodium.)”
Kent's Repertory lists Ocimum Canum in 25 rubrics. These are the ones where it carries the highest grade — the symptoms Kent treated as most characteristic. Most of them sit in KIDNEYS (9), MALE GENITALIA (6), URINE (4), BACK (2), BLADDER (1).
