Nymphæa Odorata

by John Henry ClarkeA Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica

Sweet Water Lily. N. O. Nymphæaceæ. Tincture of the root.

Clinical

Back, pain in / Coryza / Diarrhœa / Throat, sore

Characteristics

Hale mentions this emblem of purity and its traditional reputation as a dissipator of venereal desires. There has been only one proving (by Dr. Cowles), and no definite clinical experience. Like Nuphar, it has early morning looseness of bowels.

2. Head

Head feels very heavy.

5. Nose

Severe coryza.

9. Throat

Throat sore as from a cold, frequent desire to swallow with painful deglutition. Tingling; roughness in throat.

12. Abdomen

Pain in hypogastrium and back, and a stool 7 a.m.

13. Stool and Anus

Stools in early morning, 7 a.m.; also 11 a.m. Thin stool with a little pain and smarting at anus, 1.30 p.m. Pain in bowels for a few moments at a time, sharp, and passage of foul flatus. Looseness of bowels with pain.

14. Urinary Organs

Increased flow of urine. Some urine passed involuntarily. Sensation as if urine was not all passed, with feeling of weakness in lumbar region.

15. Male Sexual Organs

Slight increase of sexual feeling. Slight excitement.

16. Female Sexual Organs

(Used as an injection to stop leucorrhœa.)

17. Respiratory Organs

Some cough in morning.

20. Back

Pain in back. Feeling of weakness in lumbar region; with sensation as if urine was not all passed.

23. Lower Limbs

Weakness and pain in bones and lower limbs.

24. Generalities

Dull, weak, and unfit for work.

26. Sleep

Lascivious dreams.

27. Fever

Chilly feeling.

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