Other names and synonyms
euph-c.Description Source
Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica - J.H. ClarkePharmacological Group
Additional facts
Large Flowering Spurge. N. O. Euphorbiaceae. Tincture and triturations of the root.
Nosology
Cholera. сholera infantum. сholerine. Diarrhoea. Gastritis. Sea-sickness.
Typical features
E. сorol. produces gastro-enteric disturbances like other Euphorbias, but with peculiarities especially in the sequence and character of the vomit: (1) deadly nausea, (2) sudden and powerful vomiting of food in stomach, (3) throws up large quantities of water mixed with mucus, (4) then of clear fluid like rice-water, (5) copious watery evacuations of the bowels. These symptoms are accompanied by great anxiety, deadly prostration, and cold sweat. Attacks recur after short intermissions.
Psyche and consciousness
Great anxiety. Wants to die.
Gastrointestinal tract
Sudden deathly nausea and prostration, without previous pain. Sudden powerful vomiting of food, then quantities of water mixed with mucus, then clear rice-water-like fluid; followed almost immediately by diarrhoea. Inflammation of stomach and bowels.
12, 13. Abdomen and Stool. Great commotion in bowels, followed immediately by copious watery evacuations.
12, 13. Abdomen and Stool. Great commotion in bowels, followed immediately by copious watery evacuations.
Cardiovascular system
Pulse soft; sinks to 40.
Common symptoms
Death-like faintness and exhaustion. Felt like an attack of sea-sickness. Symptoms pass away in a short time.
Fever
Cool skin covered with beaded sweat. - сold hands, feet, and nose. Diaphoresis.