Cinnamomum.

Zeylanicum and Cinnamomum Cassia. N. O. Lauraceæ. Tincture.

Clinical

Ascites / Caries / Constipation / Diarrhœa / Hæmorrhages / Headache / Hysteria / Leucorrhœa / Menorrhagia / Metrorrhagia

Characteristics

A leading feature of Cinnamon is hæmorrhage. The hæmorrhage is bright red and clear and < by any physical exertion. Cinnam. also causes gastric disturbance and hysterical attacks; pains in bones and in muscles, and great weakness as after loss of fluids. Hysterical attacks, going off with eructations; with nausea or vomiting. The symptoms are < while riding; from exertion; from talking; in afternoon and evening up to midnight. Talking = hysterical attacks. It has been used in large doses by the old school in cases of uterine cancer, and some success has been claimed for it.

Relations

It is antidoted by: Acon. It antidotes: Opium. Compare: Sil., Ipec.

11. Stomach

Nausea while riding, with gagging and vomiting of mucus.

13. Stool and Anus

Diarrhœa < after drinking, with acidity. Long-continued constipation; stool in hard balls. Hæmorrhage from bowels occurring esp. after any physical exertion; blood, bright red and clear.

16. Female Sexual Organs

Menorrhagia; in females troubled with itching at nose; blood bright red < after false step or strain; blood bright red. Metrorrhagia. Repeated small hæmorrhages during gestation and puerperal state; < on any exertion, lifting, straining, over-stretching arms; false step.