Vinca minor

by Adolph von Lippe — Text Book of Materia Medica

Head

Corrosive itching on the hairy scalp.

Badly-smelling eruptions on the head, in the face and behind the ears.

The hairs are entangled, as in plica polonica.

Humid eruptions on the head, with much vermin, and nightly itching, with burning after scratching.

Nose

The tip of the nose becomes red on getting the least angry.

Face

Bloated face, with pimples.

Dry lips.

Swelling of the upper lip and the corner of the mouth.

Mouth and throat

Aphthæ in the mouth.

Ulcers in the throat.

Sexual Organs

Women. Excessive, profuse menses, flowing like a stream, with great debility.

Fever

Pulse full and hard.

Sensation of tremor in every blood-vessel.

Vinca minor across the other classic books

Vinca minor appears in 6 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.

Allen TF — The raw proving record — symptoms as the provers reported them, unedited.
“Vinca minor, Linn. Natural order , Apocynaceæ. Common names , Periwinkle; (G.), Sinngruen; (F.), Pervenche. Preparation , Tincture of whole plant. Authority. 1 , Rosenburg, A. H. Z., 17, 41, four healthy persons took doses of 20 to 60 drops of the tincture. Sadness, with fear of death. Lachrymose. Peevish and…”
Boericke — The quick clinical read — keynotes, modalities and the conditions it is actually prescribed in.
“Lesser Periwinkle A remedy for skin affections, eczema, and especially plica polonica; also for hæmorrhages and diphtheria. Tearing pain in vertex, ringing and whistling in ears. Whirling vertigo, with flickering before eyes. Spots on scalp, oozing moisture, matting hair together. Corrosive itching of scalp . Bald…”
Boger (Syn) — Generals and modalities in a short analytical portrait rather than a symptom list.
“Skin. Hair. After swallowing. Weak and faint, as if to die. .................... Foul, matted hair. Cutting in lower œsophagus. Menorrhagia; blood flows and flows, with weakness. Weeping eczema intermingled with foul, thick crusts. Related: Ustil.”
Clarke — The widest entry — sources, provings, clinical uses, relationships and antidotes in one place.
“Lesser Periwinkle. (Woods and shady places.) N. O. Apocynaceæ. Tincture of whole fresh plant. Acne / Alopecia / Crusta lactea / Eczema / Favus / Neck, stiff / Nose, redness of / Plica polonica / Seborrhœa / Throat, sore / Uterus, bleeding from Vinca was proved by Rosenburg on four healthy persons, who took the…”
Hering — Graded symptoms, each weighted by how often provers and practice confirmed it.
“Lesser Periwinkle. Asclepiadaceæ. A native of Europe, found in shaded woods ; cultivated in gardens, flowers in April and May. The tincture is prepared from the fresh plant. Proved by Rosenburg, A. H. Z., vol. 17, p. 41. CLINICAL AUTHORITIES. Eruption on head , Schüler, Rück. Kl. Erf., vol. 4, p. 268. Lachrymose…”

Vinca minor in Kent's Repertory

Kent's Repertory lists Vinca minor in 124 rubrics. These are the ones where it carries the highest grade — the symptoms Kent treated as most characteristic. Most of them sit in HEAD (18), EXTREMITIES (13), FACE (13), NOSE (10), STOMACH (10).

HEAD - ERUPTION - eczema
HEAD - ERUPTION - crusts,scabs
COUGH - TICKLING - larynx,in,from
LARYNX TRACHEA - TICKLING in the air passages - Larynx,in
EXTREMITIES - ITCHING - Ankle - spots
EXTREMITIES - TREMBLING - Upper Limbs - exertion, - of mind
EXTREMITIES - ULCERS - Nates - burning
FACE - ERUPTIONS - moist - nose - septum
HEAD - HAIR, - falling - spots,in - and comes in white
NOSE - DISCOLORATION, - redness - anger,after
NOSE - DISCOLORATION, - redness - excitement,after
NOSE - DISCOLORATION, - redness - tip - anger,from
STOMACH - ERUCTATIONS - empty - beer,after
EXTREMITIES - SWELLING - Fingers - joints - first joint
FACE - SWELLING - mouth - corner of
HEAD - PAIN, - sore bruised,sensitive to pressure - Vertex - spots,in
EXTREMITIES - PAIN - drawing - Toes - cramp-like
NOSE - DISCHARGE, - crusts,scabs,inside - brown crusts
VISION - FOGGY - walking
EXTREMITIES - ULCERS - Nates

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