by Adolph von Lippe — Keynotes Of The Homoeopathic Materia Medica · 1886
Historical reference for practitioners and students. The statements below reflect the named author’s homeopathic teaching and do not establish treatment effectiveness. This text is not medical advice and must not replace appropriate diagnosis or care.
Metorrhagia after delivery.
The blood is thin and pale.
Sexual desire is increased.
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Cinnamomum zeylanicum appears in 6 of the 27 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.
“Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Breyne. Natural order , Lauraceæ. Common names , Cinnamon; (Fr.), Cannelle; (G.), Zimmt. Preparation , Tincture of the best bark of commerce. Authority. Dr. E. Drawin Jones, of Albany, N. Y., MSS. A lady, having prepared a tea of the bark for her own use, to check excessive menstrual flow…”
“Cinnamon (CINNAMOMUM) Cancer where pain and fetor are present. Best when skin is intact. Its use in hæmorrhages has abundant clinical verification. Nosebleed. Hæmorrhages from bowels, hæmoptysis, etc. A strain in loins or false step brings on a profuse flow of bright blood. Post-partum hæmorrhage . Flatulency and…”
“Zeylanicum and Cinnamomum Cassia. N. O. Lauraceæ. Tincture. Ascites / Caries / Constipation / Diarrhœa / Hæmorrhages / Headache / Hysteria / Leucorrhœa / Menorrhagia / Metrorrhagia A leading feature of Cinnamon is hæmorrhage. The hæmorrhage is bright red and clear and < by any physical exertion. Cinnam. also causes…”
“Cinnamon. Lauraceæ. The symptoms marked '' are from the Cinnamomum Cassia (from Eastern Asia), the variety in general use as a spice in this country. The genuine Cinnamomum Zeylanicum (from Ceylon) was very rarely found in the apothecary shops of Philadelphia. CLINICAL AUTHORITIES. Allen's Encyclopædia, vol. 3, p. 333…”
“Common name: cinnamon. Menses: early, profuse, prolonged and bright red (Calc., Ipec., Phos.) (Br.). Bearing down sensation (Bell., Nux-V., Sep.,)(Br.). Sexual desire is increased (Nux-V., Phos., Sulph.). PROFUSE HÆMORRHAGE FROM A STRAIN OR MIS-STEP (F.). METRORRHAGIA AFTER DELIVERY; THE BLOOD IS THIN AND PALE…”
Kent's Repertory lists Cinnamomum zeylanicum 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 FEMALE GENITALIA (12), NOSE (3), MIND (2), BACK (1), CHEST (1).
