Franciscea uniflora
Brunfelsia uniflora · Plant · Solanaceae
The Franciscea Uniflora patient presents with deep-seated rheumatic and syphilitic affections, especially chronic muscle stiffness and joint pain. There is characteristic terrible aching all over the body with great heat, followed by profuse sweat that relieves all symptoms. The remedy is suited to cases where conventional anti-syphilitic treatment has failed.
Key symptoms
- Chronic stiffness and aching of muscles throughout the body
- Gonorrheal and syphilitic rheumatism with great heat
- Intense headache like a band around the head
- Pain in occiput, neck, and spine with lancinating sticking
- Pericarditis complicating rheumatism
- Rheumatic pains in feet and lower legs
- Profuse sweat relieving all symptoms
Better (amelioration)
- Better from profuse perspiration and sweating
Manaca (FRACISCEA)
Chronic stiffness of the muscles. Gonorrhœal rheumatism. Syphilis and rheumatism, great heat over body, much aching, better sweat. Pain in back of head and spine; band-like feeling around head. Pericarditis with rheumatism. Rheumatic pains in feet and lower part of legs. Urine contains uric acid.
Dose
Tincture of Fluid Extract 10 to 60 minims.
Brazilian Manaca-root. N. O. Scrophulariaceæ. Closely allied to Brunfelsia. Tincture of fresh root. An alkaloid, Franciscein, is also used.
Clinical
Headache. Pericarditis. Rheumatism. Syphilis.
Characteristics
Franciscea u. is a Brazilian remedy of great local repute as an anti-syphilitic and anti-rheumatic. It is called "vegetable mercury." In large doses it is a poison, causing violent purgation and emesis. Many cases of acute, sub-acute, and chronic cases of rheumatism have been reported cured with the tincture by homœopaths; also pericarditis complicating rheumatism. Hansen gives these symptoms as characteristic, though I do not know of any proving: "Intense headache like a band around the head, pain in occiput, neck and spine, lancinating, sticking; terrible aching all over, with great heat, followed by profuse sweat, which > all symptoms."
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