Salix Niger sal-n.

Salix nigra. Black Willow. N. O. Salicaceæ. Tincture of fresh bark.

Diarrhœa. Emissions. Fevers. Gonorrhœa. Impotence. Masturbation. Night-sweats. Nymphomania. Prostatitis. Satyriasis. Spermatorrhœa.

The Black Willow of North America has a reputation as a purgative and febrifuge. A proving by E. D. Wright, who took half an ounce of the tincture in a day, is given in Allen's Appendix . It developed soreness of muscles; a tired, sleepy state; loose bowels, sore gums, and fever. Sal. n . has been largely used by eclectics in a great variety of affections of the genito-urinary system. W. B. McCoy ( Hom. News , xxviii. 72) relates a number of cases illustrating this action. ( 1 ) Man, 35, lost control of his sexual appetite, and the more he indulged the worse the craving became, and indulgence made him a physical wreck. Sal. n . Ø, in teaspoonful doses thrice daily, cured in five weeks. ( 2 ) Youth, 23, had masturbated since he was a boy. Sal. n . Ø, gtt xx., four times a day, was given for a fortnight, the quantity being gradually diminished, until in a few weeks the young man was quite cured. ( 3 ) A teacher, 21, five years before had a spell of fever which left him with a tendency to seminal emissions, which had become very frequent, and had reduced him to a very low condition: Extremely thin, sallow, nervous; cold hands and feet even in heat of summer. Extremely cross and irritable. Sal. n . Ø, gtt. 1x., four times a day, was given, with speedy improvement. Later on the dose was reduced to thirty drops. The losses ceased, and in three months the patient had gained 41 pounds in weight. ( 4 ) A negro, 53, had sexual desire but without ability; yet during the night he would have emissions without erections. Sal. n . Ø, gtt. xlv., four times a day, cured in three weeks. McCoy also used Sal. n . successfully in gonorrhœa, but other remedies were given as well. A decoction of the fresh bark has proved ( H. R ., xii. 447) a specific for excessive night-sweats in pulmonary cases.

Compare: Con., Agn., Pic. ac. In gonorrhœa, Salol, Petrosel.

Skin on temples sore to touch.

Gums sore.

Looseness of bowels.

Muscles sore and lame. ─ Disposition to lie down and sleep.

Fever (2nd d.).