Eugenia jambos
Syzygium jambos · Plant · Myrtaceae
Eugenia jambos is suited to patients with acne (simple and rosacea) and skin eruptions, along with a peculiar intoxication-like euphoria followed by depression. The characteristic sudden improvement of all symptoms after urination distinguishes this remedy.
Key symptoms
- State of intoxication — everything appears beautiful and larger, then depression
- Sudden great improvement after urination — everything more beautiful and bright
- Acne and acne rosacea with painful indurated pimples
- Comedones
- Nausea better from smoking
- Nightly cramps in soles of feet
- Hot lachrymation
- Skin cracks and fissures between toes with pus under nails
Better (amelioration)
- After urination — sudden great improvement, everything more beautiful and bright
- Nausea better from smoking
Rose-apple (JAMBOSA VULGARIS)
Eugenia produces a state of intoxication like alcohol. Everything appears beautiful and larger; excitement soon changing to depression. Acne, simple and indurated. The pimples are painful for some distance around. Acne rosacea. Nausea, better smoking. Comedones.
Head
Headache as if a board were lying on right side. Talkative. Hot lachrymation.
Extremities
Nightly cramp in soles of feet (Cupr; Zing). Skin cracks about toes. Fissures between toes. Skin recedes from the nails, forming pus.
Relationship
Compare: Eugenia chekun-Myrtus chekan (chronic Bronchitis); Antim; Berb aquif.
Eugenia vulgaris. Malabar Plum-tree. Rose-apple. N. O. Myrtaceæ. A tree native to the tropics, never without flower or fruit. Tincture of fresh seeds.
Clinical
Acne rosacea. Catarrhal fever. Catarrhs. Comedones. Constipation. Coryza. Cough. Diarrhœa. Diplopia. Hernia. Hiccough. Impotence. Influenza. Otitis. Pimples. Throat, sore.
Characteristics
Like Eucalyptus, Eugenia causes a condition of drunkenness. It makes the prover very talkative but indolent. The most characteristic symptom of the proving is: "> after urination." Sudden great change in him after micturition. Everything seems more beautiful and bright, sky and trees more joyous and clear; but after a quarter of an hour everything became gloomy again. There are many symptoms relating to the eyes and vision: whirling in head while sitting; houses at a distance seem to turn bottom upwards. Darkness and double vision; on looking intently double vision disappears. Whirling before right eye as if it would become dark; eye becomes inflamed. It seems as …
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