Other names and synonyms
prun-v.Description Source
Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica - J.H. ClarkePharmacological Group
Description
Cerasus virginiana. сhoke-cherry. N. O. Rosaceae. сold infusion or tincture of inner bark. Solution of concentrated resinous extract, Prunin.
Nosology
Acidity. Anorexia. Dyspepsia. Heart, weakness of; hypertrophy of; irritable. Pyrosis.
Typical features
Hale says the cold infusion of Prun. virg. has been used from time immemorial for irregular, intermittent action of the heart with deficient impulse. Hale adds cough, sympathetic with heart troubles; dyspepsia with tendency to acidity; slow digestion; loss of appetite and pyrosis. Excessive doses have caused dull, heavy feeling in head like that of the other Pruneae. Seymour Tayler (H. W., xxx. 80) says it is especially useful in dilatation of right heart, whether as a result of chronic bronchitis or of mitral stenosis. Laidlaw (N. Y. Med. Times, xxiv. 290) gives as a particular indication: Persistent coughs acquired in winter,.