Rhamnus Californica

▲   GENERAL

General

One of the most positive remedies for rheumatism and Muscular pains. Pleurodynia, lumbago, gastralgia. Vesical tenesmus; Dysmenorrhoea of myalgic origin; pain in head, neck, and face. Inflammatory rheumatism, joints swollen, painful; tendency to metastasis; profuse sweat. Rheumatic heart (Webster).

Provings of students. 2x potency.

Dose

Tincture in 15-drop doses every four hours.

▲   MODALITIES ETC

Worse

Symptoms worse in evening.

▲   RELATIONSHIPS

Relations

Rhamnus Californica ^{Rhamnus Cathartica} OR Rhamnus Frangula ^{Rhamnus Frangula} - European Buckthorn - a rheumatic remedy - (abdominal symptoms, colic; diarrhoea; hemorrhoids, especially chronic). Rhamnus Purshiana - Cascarilla ^{Cascara Sagrada} - (palliative in constipation, as an intestinal tonic, and dyspepsia dependent thereon. 10-15 drops of tincture).

▲   MIND

Mind

Nervous, restless, irritable

Lassitude; mentally dull and dazed; unable to concentrate mind on studies.

▲   VERTIGO, DIZZINESS

Vertigo

DIZZY full feeling

▲   HEAD

Head

Heavy bruised sensation; better, from pressure

Bursting feeling with every step

Soreness, especially in occiput and vertex, worse, bending over

Dull aching in frontal region (left), extending backwards and over forehead

Twitching eyelids.

Headache

Dull pain in left temple

Deep, right-sided frontal headache

▲   EARS

Ear

Dullness of hearing

Soreness, deep under right tragus on swallowing.

▲   FACE

Face

Flushed, hot and glowing

Outward pressure from malar processes.

▲   MOUTH

Lips

Canker sore between gums and lips

Tongue

Tongue coated, with clean, pink, central patch.

▲   THROAT

Throat

Dry, rough

Soreness on right side and tonsil.

▲   CHEST

Chest

Heart; Variation of pulse

Slow pulse.

Respiration

Substernal oppression

Tenderness on pressure of right intercostal muscles.

▲   RECTUM, ANUS, STOOL

Rectum

Bowels; Constipation with some flatus

Tenesmus and dry stool

Flatulent diarrhoea.

Urinary organs.

Increased urination

Tickling in anterior urethra, small morning drop (no previous gonorrhoea).

▲   GENITALS ETC

Genitals

Female; Sexual desire increased.

▲   EXTREMITIES, LIMBS

Extremities, limbs

Unable to control muscular action

Legs sore

Walked like a drunken man.