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From this order we
obtain different varieties of pine, hemlock ,and spruce from
which the various preparations of turpentine have been
obtained.
The principal
remedies of this group are :
1. Abies canadensis or Hemlock spruce / Pinus canadensis /
Canada pitch.
2. Abies nigra or Black spruce / Double spruce.
3. Cupressus australis.
4. Cupressus lawsoniana.
5. Juniperus communis.
6. Junipreus virginianus
7. Pinus lambertiana . ( sugar pine - North America )
8. Pinus sylvesteris. ( Europe pine ) Scotch Fir, Red, Norway,
Riga.
9. Pix liquida or Pitch / liquid tar -- a product of dry
distillation of various coniferous woods.
10. Sabina juniperus or Savin.
11. Taxus Baccata or Yew.
12. Terebinthna or Oleum terebinthnae. (oil of turpentine
obtained from many of the pines. )
13. Thuja occidentalis or Arbor vitae or Tree of life.
INDIVIDUAL DRUG PICTURE & CLINICAL USES
Abies
canadensis :
Has been only imperfectly proved.Tincture of fresh bark and
young buds.
Great appetite , tendency to over eat , gnawing , hungry faint
feeling in epigastrium. Craving for meat , pickles, and other
coarse food. Peculiar sensation as if right lung and liver
were small and hard.Sore feeling at the fundus of the uterus >
by pressing. Increased action of the heart with distension of
the stomach. Great prostration and desire to lie down all the
time .
Clinical : Indigestion, liver disorder , uterine displacements.
Abies nigra :
Tincture of the gum.
The grand characteristic is a sensation as of a hard boiled egg
had lodged in the cardiac end of the stomach. Dyspepsia caused
by abuse of tea or tobacco Pain in stomach always come on after
eating’ ( guernsey ) Wakeful at night with hunger.
Clinical uses : Dyspepsia, constipation.
Cupressus Australis :
Tincture of the fruit and leaves.
Action analogous to thuja.
Clinical : gonorrhoea, headache, rheumatism.
Cupressus Lawsoniana :
Tincture of the berries and leaves.
Has been proved in a fragmentary way by Burnett.
C/ F : Terrible pains it caused in stomach.
Action of this remedy is very like that of thuja and Sabina --
in the cure of tumors, cock's comb growth in the mouth,lipoma of
the thigh , keloid , warts.
Juniperus communis :
Common name -- Juniper.
Tincture of fresh ripe berries.
Analogy to juniper sabina.
Clinical : Dysmenorrhoea, haemorrhages , dropsy - renal.
Juniperus virginianus :
Common name -- red cedar.
Tincture of fresh twigs and berries.
The effects of Juniperus virginianus have been largely observed
in women who have taken it to procure abortion or bring on the
suppressed menses . A small quantity has a gentle laxative
action.
Clinical : Apoplexy, convulsions, tetanus, uterine hge.
Pinus lambertiana :
Trituration of inspissated sap.
It has also action on the menstrual function, restoring menses
when suppressed and producing abortion in pregnant women .
Clinical : Abortion, amenorrhoea , constipation.
Pinus sylvestris :
Typical pine of Europe.
Tincture of leaves and young twigs.
Proved by Demeures in the tincture form.
And Patzaek observed the effects of bathing in an Infusion of
the leaves. These pine baths have a reputation inthe treatment
of rheumatism, gout, paralysis, scrofula, and skin diseases.
C / F : Rheumatism, gouty, paralytic pains in limbs,
bones and Joints, stiffness, glandular swellings, enlarged and
painful liver and spleen, chilliness and sensitiveness to touch.
Scalp sensitive.
Chest wall sensitive with a peculiar feeling of ''thinness" as
if they would give way at a touch.
Hansen gives -- " emaciation of lower extrimities and Weak
ankles in children " -- as an indication for it.
Itching in general - itching of the nose and discharge of round
worms was noted.
Symptom aggravation by exertion, walking, touch, in morning and
in evening .
Pinus sylv combines rheumatic , bronchial and urticarious
symptoms .
Pix liquida :( wood tar)
Known as a " stimulant expectorant " in chronic bronchitis
and phthisis , a stimulant to the skin in psoriasis and scaly
eczema.
Buckley recorded the severe constitutional effects following the
local application of preparation of tar in skin affections.
Among these are high fever ,black vomit ,black stool , dark
coloured urine etc.
Chief keynote : Pain at the 3rd left intercostal cartilage where
it joins the rib.
Pix liquida often cures the enuresis somni of children.
Sabina :
Tincture of the young fresh tops of the branches.
Tincture of the oil.
Stapf made the first collection of the symptoms and Hahnemann
and his son were among the provers. Symptom of Sabina < by touch
, though pressure >.
C / F : intermittent and a paroxysmal character.
Main sphere of action is upon the generative organs.
Skin - figwarts with burning and itching.
Uterine hges – flow in paroxysms accompanied by labour like
pains.
Partly red and partly clotted < least motion .Rheumatic pains (
left ) , heel pain > cold application.
Dysmenorrhoea pains > lying flat on back with limb extended. >
warmth. Walking > metrorrhagia
< stooping , sitting bent, letting limbs hang down,motion,music,
taking a deep breath , warm air or room, warmth in bed.
> open air, cold application.
Sabina patient prefer to lie on left side during sleep.
Taxus Baccata :
Tincture of fresh young shoots and berries.
C/F : Night sweat, pustular eruption, ‘saliva hot’ , gout
, chronic rheumatism. A feeling of emptiness , must eat
frequently .
Fainting is a prominent feature.
Gastric cattarah with vomitting of tenacious mucus .
Symptom < pressure , deep respiration , before and after each
meal after coitus.
Terebinthna :
Was introduced by Hartlaub.
The oil distilled from the oleo - resin ( turpentine ) obtained
from various species of pinus , purified by repeated washing
with water .
Applied to the skin Terebinthna act as an irritant and
rubefacient causing a sensation of burning and vesicles if
applied for any length of time .
Inhaled it causes sneezing , tightness across the eyes and
dyspnoea
Given internally it causes burning in mouth and salivation .
In stomach sense of heat or cold , gastro enteritis with
vomiting and diarrhoea , ulceration of the intestine .
Acts on the mucus membrane lessening it secretion . voluntary
movement is reduced . reflex action lowered. B.P. decreased and
vessels dilated , diminishes the quantity of urine , gives the
urine an odour of violets. Causes lumbar pain burning in urethra
, painful micturition , haematuria .
Used in the treatment of biliary colic ( Brunton )
Characteristic features :
1. Burning .
2. Irritabilty ,
3. Haemorrhagic remedy .
4. Smooth , glossy red tongue as if deprived of papillae .
5. Excessive tympanitis with extreme sensitiveness to touch .
6. Drowsiness.
Clinical :
Urinary affections , worm affections
Symptom < by touch, pressure. Lying on left side,sitting,
walking in open air, night, 1 -3 A.M. Damp dwellings.
Ř turning to right , stooping, motion, belching and
Ř passing flatus.
Cold water > burning in anus.
KN : Pains in the bowel which causes frequent micturition. (
thuja)
Effects of falls and injuries.
Thuja :
Tincture of fresh green twigs.
Discovered by Hahnemann.
Clinical : Head ache , skin, urinary , sexual complaints .
GENERAL FEATURES :
1. Mental
symptom :
a ) Music unbearable .
b) Irritability.
c) Hysteria.
d) Hypochondriasis.
e) Insanity / mania.
f) Meloncholia.
g) Sensation as though something alive in abdomen.
2. Action on
nervous system .
a) various types of neuralgia.
b) Pains causes frequent urination. Thuja+ , ter+
c) Convulsions - ( Ter - worm complaint )
3. Miasm – predominantly sycotic with gonorrhoeal
affections .
4. Action on
skin :
a) warts.
b) Polyp.
c) Icthyosis.
d) Fissure.
e) Pustules.
5. Tendency to
cause abortion in pregnant women or bring back the suppressed
menses – Sabina , Pinus l , Jun vir .
6. Rheumatic and gouty diathesis .
7. Predominant action over the urinary tract .
8. Action on the mucus membrane – gastic symptoms most marked .
9. Pain in stomach always comes on after eating .
Abies N , Cupressus australis , pinus sylvestris,
pix liquida, juniperus virg, ter, taxus , thuja.
10. Marked action upon the uterus : uterine haemorrhages,
displacements , tumours and fibroids.
11. Foul breath : Thuja+ , Sabina +, Ter + .
12. Causes abdominal distension either flatulent or tympanic ,
with alive sensation in abdomen .
13. Marked
action upon rectum :
a) constipation - Thuj+, Sab+, Ter.
b) Bleeding piles -- Thuj + Sab + Ter+ .
c) Diarrhoea _ Thuj+, Ter +.
d) Worm complaint .
14. Urinary
affections :
a) Frequency : Thuj +, Sab+, Ter+.
b) Strangury .
c) Haematuria.
d) Urine scanty, bloody : Thuj+, Sab+, Ter.
e) Urine sediment
15.Action on
sexual organs
Female : uterine affection.
- ovarian pains.
- Dysmenorrhoea.
- Uterine hges - menorrhagia, metrorrhagia.
- abortion.
Male : gonorrhoeal affections.
- greenish yellowish discharge.
- nocturnal emissions - spermatorrhoea.
- Sexual desire increased - onanism.
- Chordee.
16. Action on
respiratory organs :
- asthma.
- Polyp of vocal cord.
- Haemoptysis.
- Hoarseness.
- Cough.
17. Ailments
from vaccination , from suppressed or maltreated
Gonorrhoea.
Thuj +, Sab +, Ter+.
18. Sleeplessness :
Anxious dreams.
Abies c – great restlessness at night with tossing from side to
side.
Aabies n – wakeful at night with hunger and restlessness .
Thuj -- of dangers, falling from a height, lascivious.
Sab -- full of fanciful images.
Ter -- nightmares. |
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