Carya Alba
by John Henry Clarke — A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica
Shellbark, or Shagbark Hickory. N. O. Juglandaceæ. Tincture of nuts.
Clinical
Purpura / Scurvy
Characteristics
Like Juglans Regia and Juglans Cinerea, Carya alba appears to possess antiscorbutic properties. An exclusive diet of the nuts for three or four weeks, in a girl seven years old, produced pronounced symptoms of scurvy; hæmorrhages from all surfaces; on the least excoriation of skin very dark blood gushed out. Blood gushed from gums, nose, ears, and other parts.
Relations
Compare: Arn., Carbo v., Pho., Merc., Ham., Bry., Rhus., Citrus lim., and Juglandaceæ.
6. Face
Face clay-coloured; swollen.
8. Mouth
Gums swelled, began to bleed and turn black; could not move lips without causing profuse discharge.
12. Abdomen
Swollen abdomen.
13. Stool
Discharge of black blood by stool.
17. Respiratory Organs
Breath short, difficult; pulse quick.
21. Limbs
Extremely swollen.
24. Generalities
Whole body, including face, covered with livid spots from one inch in diameter to size of pin's head; largest like a bruise, smaller sometimes red like flea-bites.