Tongo tong.
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Common name
Seeds of Coumarouna-a tree in Guiana (TONGO - DIPTRIX ODORATA)
General
Useful in neuralgia; pertussis.
Head
Tearing pain in supra-orbital nerve, with heat and throbbing pain in head and epiphora. Confused, especially the occiput, with somnolence and a sort of intoxication. Trembling in right upper lid. Coryza; nose stopped, must breathe through mouth.
Extremities
Tearing pains in hip-joints, femur, and knee, especially left side.
Relationship
Melilotus. Anthoxanthum, Asperula, and Tonga contain Coumarin, the active principle. Compare them in hay-fever; also, Trifol; Napth; Sabad.
Dose
Tincture and lower potencies.