by John Henry Clarke — A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica
Solanum. pseudo-capsicum. Jerusalem Cherry. N. O. Solanaceæ. Trituration or tincture of fruit.
Pupils, dilated / Somnolence
The few symptoms of this medicine were observed on a child who ate three or four of the berries.
Dilatation of the pupils.
Nausea.
Very acute pains in lower abdomen.
Somnolence.
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Solanum Pseudo-Capsicum appears in 2 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.
“Solanum pseudo-capsicum, Linn. Natural order , Solanaceæ. Common names , Jerusalem cherry; (Fr.), Cerisette. Preparation , Trituration of the fruit. Authority. Dr. Montane, Journ. de Méd. de Bordeaux (Journ. de Chim. Méd. 1862, vol. viii, p. 34), effects on a child, of eating the fruit, three or four berries…”
