Rhamnus Frangula

Alder Buckthorn. N. O. Rhamnaceæ. Tincture and trituration of the bark gathered in spring from the younger branches. Tincture of bark of root. Tincture of ripe berries.

Clinical

Anus, itching of / Appendicitis / Ardor urinæ / Cæcum, gurgling in / Diarrhœa / Flatulence / Urethritis / Vomiting

Characteristics

All parts of Rh. fr. appear to produce irritant and cathartic properties. The majority of the symptoms of the Schema were the result of the root bark, but the leaves were no less active. Stools of a dark-green colour were observed, copious, thin or pasty. With the stools there was much rumbling in the ileo-cæcal region and along, the transverse colon with weakness after stool. (Rh. ca. has rumbling, griping, and cutting pains in ileo-cæcal region.) There was more vomiting with Rh. fr. than with Rh. ca., and the former was abandoned as a cathartic because it so frequently produced vomiting instead. "Burning in urethra while urinating and frequent micturition" may prove an indication in gonorrhœa.

Relations

Compare: Rh. ca., Cean., and Cascara (botan).

1. Mind

Depression of spirits.

2. Head

Vertigo. Dulness of head. Frontal headache.

8. Mouth

Dry tongue. Salivation. Coated tongue. Taste bitter (after stools).

9. Throat

Burning scraping taste and irritation along throat.

11. Stomach

Thirst. Diminished appetite. Aversion to food. Eructations and efforts to vomit. Nausea, with increased salivation. Frequent vomiting instead of diarrhœa. Sourish vomiting. Constant inclination to vomit. Warmth in stomach and abdomen.

12. Abdomen

Distension. Profuse emission of flatus. Rumbling. Increased sensitiveness. Increased peristalsis.

13. Stool and Anus

Itching in anus. Violent tenesmus. Thin pasty stools. Fifteen thin stools with violent rumbling and gurgling, esp. in ileo-cæcal region and along transverse colon, followed by distension of abdomen, thirst, coated tongue, bitter taste and weakness. Stools without great urging, thick, pasty, dark green, copious. Stools hard, scanty. Constipation at first followed by diarrhœa.

14. Urinary Organs

Slight burning in urethra, while urinating. Frequent micturition.

19. Heart

Accelerated pulse.

24. Generalities

General exhaustion. Weakness; after stools.

26. Sleep

Great sleepiness.