Ceanothus Americanus cean.

Boger's Synoptic Key — Materia Medica

C. M. Boger · Boger's Synoptic Key — Materia Medica · A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica, 1915 — the Materia Medica half

Region

Spleen.

Worse

Cold weather. Lying on left side.

General

Periodical neuralgias. Pain in l. side, with dyspnœa, diarrhœa or leucorrhœa. Swelled spleen or liver. Green urine.

Related

Complementary: Nat-m.

Related: Chin. Polym.

Homœopathic Materia Medica

William Boericke · Homœopathic Materia Medica · 9th edition

Common name

New Jersey Tea (CEANOTHUS)

General

This remedy seems to possess a specific relation to the spleen. Ague cake of malaria. A left-sided remedy generally. Anæmic patients where liver and spleen are at fault. Chronic bronchitis with profuse secretion. Marked blood pressure, reducing powers. Active hemastatic, materially reducing the clotting of blood.

Abdomen

Enormous enlargement of the spleen. Splenitis; pain all up the left side. Deep-seated pain in left hypochondrium, hypertrophy of spleen. Leucæmia. Violent dyspnœa. Menses profuse, and yellow weakening leucorrhœa. Unable to lie on left side. Pain in liver and back.

Rectum

Diarrhœa; bearing down in abdomen and rectum.

Urine

Constant urging to urinate. Green; frothy; contains bile, sugar.

Relationship

Compare: Tinospora cordifolia (a Hindoo medicine for chronic cases of fever with enlarged spleen). Polymnia uvedalia-Bearsfoot--(acute splenitis with tenderness over left hypochondriac region; spleen enlarged, ague cake. Vascular atony, tissues sodden, flabby and non-elastic. Enlarged glands; influences all ductless glands). Ceanothus thrysiflorus-California Lilac--(Pharyngitis, tonsillitis, nasal catarrh, diphtheria. Tincture internally and as a gargle).

Compare: Berberis; Myrica; Cedron; Agaricus (spleen).

Modalities

Worse, motion, lying on left side.

Dose

First attenuation. Locally as hair tonic.

Leaders in Homoeopathic Therapeutics

E. B. Nash · Leaders in Homoeopathic Therapeutics · homeoint.org / Médi-T HTML text (Nash d. 1917; public domain)

Leaders

Deep-seated or cutting pains and fullness in region of spleen.

A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica

John Henry Clarke · A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica · 1st edition (1900-02, three volumes); homeoint.org / Médi-T HTML digitization

General

New Jersey Tea, or Red-root. N. O. Rhamnaceæ. Tincture of fresh leaves.

Clinical

Diarrhœa. Heart, disordered. Intermittent fever . Jaundice. Leucorrhœa. Leucocythœmia . Menses, suppressed. Side, pain in . Spleen, affections of.

Characteristics

Burnett, following Hale, is our chief authority for Ceanothus . It has been recently proved by I. C. Fahnestock ( Hom. News , March, 1900), but its place had already been made clear by clinical use; and definite clinical symptoms have been observed. Ceanothus is a spleen remedy par excellence ; deep-seated pain in left hypochondrium; pain and fulness in left side; cutting pain. Pain, inflammation, enlargement of spleen, either alone or with other affections, indicate its use; chilliness, principally down back; shivering; rigors; must sit over fire; < in cold weather. Low spirits with splenic affection. Headache, right side, with spleen pain. Diarrhœa and dysentery (compare Cascara and other Rhamneæ) have been frequently observed in patients taking Cean . for spleen affections. Leucorrhœa, profuse, thick, yellow, with pain in left side; (I have frequently confirmed Burnett's experience in this last particular, as in most others, with this remedy.) P. C. Majumdar cured with Cean . 3x a case which had been diagnosed as one of heart-disease (there was palpitation and dyspnœa on exertion). Majumdar found the spleen enormously large. R. K. Ghosh has cured with it many cases of suppression of menses and leucorrhœa in patients from malarial districts. Menses too profuse and too early with pain in left side. Cannot lie down for pain in left side. Fahnestock's two provers took repeated doses of the Ø tincture, and both had severe symptoms. One had had malaria five years before, treated with Quinine allopathically. This prover suffered more acutely than the other, and in the end had to be treated. Nat. m . 30 soon put an end to his symptoms. The other prover had practically identical symptoms but less severe. The symptoms of the provers are marked (F.) in the Schema.

Relations

Ceanothus is followed well by: Berberis, Conium, Myrica cerif., Quercus. Compare: Ced., Agar., Chi., Nat. m., Oxal. ac. (pain in left side). Cascara (diarrhœa. Syphilis). Antidote: N. ─ Lt. m.

Mind

Low-spirited, fears he will become unfit for work. ─ Great nervous excitement, with chilliness and loss of appetite; felt as if nerves were shaken; at dinner could scarcely hold knife and fork. ─ Don't-care feeling all the time, and cannot work (F.)

Head

Headache, r. side, with pain in region of spleen. ─ Head seems to move with every beat of the heart (F.). ─ Head feels as if the brain were too large (F.). ─ Dull frontal headache, > lying down (F.).

Eyes

Eyes feel too large; lids swollen; dry sensation of cornea; with a dull pain in orbital region (F.).

Face

Cheeks and ears feel hot, with cold fingers (F.).

Mouth

Aphthous affections of mouth and fauces. ─ Mouth dry (F.). ─ Tongue, white coat down centre (F.). ─ Food tasteless, unless highly seasoned (F.).

Throat

Throat dry; raw sensation on swallowing (F.).

Appetite

Loss of appetite (F.). ─ Craving for something sour (F.). ─ Thirst for water, but it made him sick (F.). ─ Cannot eat pastry (very unusual)(F.).

Stomach

Wanted to drink water but it made him sick (F.).

Abdomen

Deep-seated pain in l. hypochondrium. ─ Pain and fulness in l. side, with inability to lie on it. ─ Severe pain in region of spleen, with low spirits. ─ Pain in l. side, for a long time, with leucorrhœa and chilliness. ─ Pain in l. side, headache r. side; severe pain r. side, with inability (for years) to lie on it. ─ Swelling in l. side, with cutting pain, < in cold weather, with constant chilliness, must sit over a fire. ─ Chronic hypertrophy of spleen. ─ Dull pain in region of spleen (F.). ─ Immediately after dinner, dull pain in region of liver (F.). ─ Full feeling in region of liver (F.). ─ Pain in liver < lying on r. side (F.). ─ Sensitiveness in umbilical region with desire to relax abdominal muscles (F.). ─ Whole abdomen moves with beat of heart (F.). ─ Bearing-down in abdomen < after eating (F.).

Stool and Rectum

Diarrhœa. ─ Dysentery. ─ Stool light brown, with loud flatus (F.). ─ Continual bearing-down in rectum with constricting sensation (F.).

Urinary Organs

Sharp pain above pubes, in region of bladder, before urination (F.). ─ Urine: alkaline; increased phosphates; high specific gravity; trace of sugar (F.). ─ After urinating feeling as if all had not passed (F.). ─ Urine: quite green; contains bile; strong odour, frothy (F.). ─ Pain in back and irritation of urethra (F.). ─ Constant urging to urinate (F.)

Male Sexual Organs

Syphilitic complaints.

Female Sexual Organs

Leucorrhœa, profuse, thick, yellow, with pain under l. ribs. ─ Menses ten days too early, and very profuse. ─ Metrorrhagia with spleen pain.

Chest

Congested feelings in lungs; chest sore internally, < deep inspiration (F.). ─ Soreness behind sternum (F.). ─ Constricted feeling in chest.

Heart

Palpitation and dyspnœa, with enlarged spleen. ─ Pulse full and very strong, heart's pulsations visible through the clothes (F.). ─ Heart beat so hard it shook him all over (F.). ─ Chest feels too small for heart (.F).

Neck and Back

Carotids throbbing in neck (F.). ─ Pain under r. scapula (F.). ─ Chilliness down back. ─ Weakness in small of back and legs (F.). ─ Dull pain in lumbar region (F.). ─ Constant dull pain in kidneys and up back (F.).

Upper Limbs

Pains down forearms and fingers (F.).

Lower Limbs

Weakness of knees; must lie down (F.). ─ Dull pains in anterior part of thighs (F)

Generalities

Aversion to move; feels too weak (F.). ─ Great weakness, walking or standing (F.). ─ Lost several pounds in weight (F.).

Sleep

Awake all night (F.). ─ Dreamed all night (unusual); of snakes; of robbers (F.).

Fever

Shivering; loss of appetite, and nervous excitement. ─ Rigors at frequent intervals. ─ Intermittents with splenic enlargements. ─ Cheeks and ears hot, with cold fingers (F.). ─ At 4 p.m., six chills in succession, with constant chilliness up and down back; after chill very hot; fever; pulse 120; throbbing carotids (F.).

The Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica

Constantine Hering · The Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica · 1879–91

General

New Jersey Tea, or Red-root. Rhamnaceæ.
Extends from Canada to the Gulf, and west to Arkansas and Iowa.
The bark of this root is considered astringent by the Old School and is recommended in aphthous sore mouth and throat, accompanying scarlet fever. See Investigator, April, 1879. --J. L. Andrews.
CLINICAL AUTHORITIES.
- L. Munyon, Am. Observ., 7, 100 ; clinical cases and a fragmentary proving by J. C. Burnett, in Mon. Hom. Rev., vol. 23, p. 155.
W. Geisse reported a case of chronic urinary trouble in an old man cured by the tea.

Mind

Low-spirited, fears he will become unfit for work. θ Chronic splenitis.
(In sick :) Great nervous excitement, with chilliness and loss of appetite ; felt as if nerves were shaken ; at dinner could scarcely hold knife and fork.

Inner head

Headache in right side, with pain in region of spleen.

Inner mouth

(OBS :) Aphthous affections of mouth and fauces.

Hypochondria

Deep-seated pain in left hypochondrium.
Pain and fulness in left side, with inability to lie on it.
Severe pain in region of spleen, with low spirits.
Pain in left side, for a long time with leucorrhœa and chilliness.
Pain in left side, headache right side ; severe pain in left side, with inability (for years) to lie on that side.
Swelling in left side, under ribs, with cutting pain, < in cold weather, with constant chilliness, must sit over fire. θ Chronic splenitis.
Enlarged spleen, extending to within an inch of crest of ilium, with severe pain in side.
Chronic hypertrophy of spleen. θ After intermittent.

Stools and rectum

Diarrhœa.
(OBS :) Dysentery.

Male sexual organs

(OBS :) Syphilitic complaints.

Female sexual organs

Leucorrhœa, profuse, thick and yellow, with pain under left ribs. θ Chronic splenitis.
(In sick :) Menses appeared ten days too early, and very profusely.
Catamenia appears every two weeks.
Metrorrhagia, with pain in region of spleen.

Neck and back

(In sick :) Chilliness down back.

Rest. position. motion

Cannot lie down, on account of pain in left side.

Temperature and weather

Must sit over fire. θ Splenitis.
Cold weather : < swelling and pain in left side under ribs.

Fever

(In sick :) Chilliness, principally down back ; shivering ; loss of appetite, and nervous excitement.
Rigors at frequent intervals, with pain in left side. θ Chronic splenitis.
Intermittent, with chronic enlargement of spleen.

Attacks, periodicity

Every two weeks, catamenia.

Locality and direction

Right : headache.
Left : pain in region of spleen ; deep-seated pain in hypochondrium ; pain and fulness in hypochondrium, with inability to lie down, with leucorrhœa and chilliness ; swelling in side under ribs ; pain in side, with rigors.

Sensations

As if nerves were shaken.
Cutting : in left side under ribs.
Pain : in left side.
Fulness : in left side.

Stage of life, constitution

Girl, æt. 14 ; splenitic pain.
A young lady, æt. about 26 ; chronic splenitis.
A woman, æt. about 30, or 32, mother of several children, ill-fed and overworked ; chronic hypertrophy of spleen.
A middle-aged, childless lady, of fresh complexion ; chronic hypertrophy of spleen.
A lady, æt. about 55 ; chronic splenitis, chills and leucorrhœa.
A young man ; chronic splenitis.

Relations

Berber . helped the pain in spleen when Ceanoth . failed.
Conium helped in second attack of metrorrhagia when Ceanoth. failed.
Myr. cerif . finished the cure of icterus, after Ceanoth . relieved the severe pain in left side.