by Adolph von Lippe — Text Book of Materia Medica
Burning heat of the inner and outer ear.
Constipation; stool hard; in pieces, covered with mucus.
Frequent and excessive discharges of light-colored blood from the rectum, during and after hard, brown stool in large lumps; and without stool.
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Cascarilla 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.
“Croton Eleuteria, Bennett. Nat. order , Euphorbiaceæ. Common name , (Spanish) Cascarilla. Preparation , Tincture of the bark. Authority. Stapf, Archiv. f. Hom., 15, 1, 184. Disinclined to think, 1. Confusion of the head, 1. Heat and confusion of the head, 1. Dull drawing pain in the right temporal region, lasting two…”
“Sweet Bark Acts on the digestive tract; constipation. Aversion to smell of tobacco. Inclination to vomit very marked. Hunger after meals. Desire for hot drinks. Nausea and vomiting . Pain in stomach as from a shock. Pressing colic. Constipation; stools hard, covered with mucus ( Graph ). Bright blood with stool…”
“Croton eleuteria. N. O. Euphorbiaceæ. Tincture of bark. Anæmia / Anus, bleeding from / Constipation / Cough / Diarrhœa / Dropsy / Hæmoptysis / Hæmorrhages / Intermittents Cascarilla has a family resemblance to the other Euphorbians. It acts prominently on the digestive tract. Its leading symptoms are: Sensation of…”
“Croton Eleuteria. Euphorbiaceæ. Tincture of the bark, which is bitter, aromatic and tonic in its effect, somewhat resembling Cinchona bark. It is mentioned as curative in hemorrhages and intermittent fever, in Tschudi's Peru, vol. ii, p. 217. The provings are from Stapf's Archives, 15, 1, 184, and by A. Zumbrock ; the…”
“Heat, with thirst for warm drinks. Gnawing, pressing pains. Pain in the stomach, as from a shock. Pressing colic. Stools difficult and hard. Discharge of blood from the rectum.”
“Common name: sweet bark. Gnawing, pressing pain (Caust., Puls., Sep., Sulph.). Pain in the stomach, as from a shock. Pressing colic (Bell., Bry., Chel., Chin., Dios., Mag-P., Nux-V., Puls., Sep., Verat.). DESIRE FOR HOT DRINKS (Ang., Ars., Bell., Bry., Calad., Cedr., Chel., Eup-P., Eup-Purp., Graph,, Hyper., Kreos…”
Kent's Repertory lists Cascarilla in 62 rubrics. These are the ones where it carries the highest grade — the symptoms Kent treated as most characteristic. Most of them sit in RECTUM (8), BACK (5), MOUTH (5), PERSPIRATION (5), STOMACH (5).
