Rhamnus frangula
Frangula alnus · Plant · Rhamnaceae
Key symptoms
- Copious thin or dark-green stools with violent rumbling in the ileo-caecal region
- Rumbling and gurgling along the transverse colon with weakness after stool
- Constant inclination to vomit; vomiting instead of diarrhoea
- Burning in urethra while urinating with frequent micturition
- Distension of abdomen with increased peristalsis
- Constipation at first followed by diarrhoea
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.
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