Solanum pseudo-capsicum
Plant · Solanaceae
Clarke
Jerusalem cherry produces limited but significant symptoms when ingested, particularly affecting the pupils and inducing somnolence. The remedy shows a marked influence on consciousness and the sensory organs.
Key symptoms
- Dilatation of pupils
- Nausea
- Acute pains in lower abdomen
- Somnolence
John Henry Clarke
A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica · 1900
Solanum. pseudo-capsicum. Jerusalem Cherry. N. O. Solanaceæ. Trituration or tincture of fruit.
Clinical
Pupils, dilated. Somnolence.
Characteristics
The few symptoms of this medicine were observed on a child who ate three or four of the berries.
3. Eyes
Dilatation of the pupils.
11. Stomach
Nausea.
12. Abdomen
Very acute pains in lower abdomen.
26. Sleep
Somnolence.
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