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CASTANEA VESCA

Castanea Vesca.

Chestnut. Cupuliferae.

Tincture of the leaves.

Symptoms marked * are those italicized in Allen's Encyclopedia, vol. 3, p. 21, from provings of Houghton and others.

Clinical use in pertussis, by Conant, Counselor, Feb., 1880.

PALATE AND THROAT. [13]

Slight acrid feeling in throat. *

APPETITE, THIRST. DESIRES, AVERSIONS. [14]

Desire for warm drinks. *

ABDOMEN AND LOINS. [19]

Abdominal walls sensitive. *
An uncomfortable relaxed condition of the abdominal viscera all day, amel. when lying on back. *

STOOLS AND RECTUM. [20]

The soft stools consisted of short, small pieces, like chopped tape; this character of stool has continued for three years, whenever loose stools occur. *
At 1.30 P. M., sudden and urgent desire for stool, accompanied by severe pain and rumbling; pain amel. by stool. *

COUGH. [27]

Pertussis, early stage, with violent spasmodic, very dry, ringing cough. (Clinical use in pertussis, by Conant, Counsellor, Feb., 1880.

REST. POSITION. MOTION. [35]

Lying on back: amel. relaxed condition of abdominal viscera.

FEVER. [40]

Perspiration very free after drinking. *

SENSATIONS. [43]

Acrid: in throat.
Pain: before stool.

RELATIONS. [48]

Compare: Am. brom., Mephit. and Naphthal. in whooping cough.


DOCUMENT DESCRIPTOR

Source: The Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica Vol. 03, 1881
Description: Clinical materia medica of Castanea Vesca
Remedies: Castanea Vesca
Author: Hering, C.; Raue, C.G.; Knerr, C.B.; Mohr, C.
Year: 1881
Editing: errors only; interlinks; formatting
Attribution: Legatum Homeopathicum