Other names and synonyms
rham-cal.Description Source
Homeopathic Materia Medica – William BoerickePharmacological Group
Description
California сoffee-tree.
One of the most positive remedies for rheumatism and muscular pains. Pleurodynia, lumbago, gastralgia. Vesical tenesmus; dysmenorrhoea of myalgic origin; pain in head, neck, and face. Inflammatory rheumatism, joints swollen, painful; tendency to metastasis; profuse sweat. Rheumatic heart (Webster).
Provings of students. 2x potency.
One of the most positive remedies for rheumatism and muscular pains. Pleurodynia, lumbago, gastralgia. Vesical tenesmus; dysmenorrhoea of myalgic origin; pain in head, neck, and face. Inflammatory rheumatism, joints swollen, painful; tendency to metastasis; profuse sweat. Rheumatic heart (Webster).
Provings of students. 2x potency.
Mental
Nervous, restless, irritable. Lassitude; mentally dull and dazed; unable to concentrate mind on studies.
Head, face, and ears
Dizzy full feeling. Heavy bruised sensation; better from pressure. вursting feeling with every step. Soreness, especially in occiput and vertex, worse, bending over. Dull pain in left temple. Dull aching in frontal region (left), extending backwards and over forehead. Deep, right-sided frontal headache. Twitching eyelids.
Dullness of hearing. Soreness, deep under right tragus on swallowing.
Flushed, hot and glowing. Outward pressure from malar processes.
Dullness of hearing. Soreness, deep under right tragus on swallowing.
Flushed, hot and glowing. Outward pressure from malar processes.
Mouth and throat
Canker sore between gums and lips. Tongue coated, with clean, pink central patch.
Dry, rough. Soreness on right side and tonsil.
Dry, rough. Soreness on right side and tonsil.
Gastrointestinal tract
Constipation with some flatus. Tenesmus and dry stool. Flatulent diarrhoea.
Genito-urinary. Increased urination. Tickling in anterior urethra, small morning drop (no previous gonorrhoea). Sexual desire increased.
Genito-urinary. Increased urination. Tickling in anterior urethra, small morning drop (no previous gonorrhoea). Sexual desire increased.
Chest organs
Substernal oppression. Tenderness on pressure of right intercostal muscles.
Cardiovascular system
Variation of pulse. Slow pulse.
Limbs and spine
Unable to control muscular action. Legs sore. Walked like a drunken man.
Modalities
Symptoms worse in evening.
Dif. diagnostics
Rhamnus cathartica or Rhamnus Frangula-European вuckthorn-a rheumatic remedy--(abdominal symptoms, colic, diarrhoea; haemorrhoids, especially chronic). Rhamnus Purshiana-Cascara Sagrada--(palliative in constipation, as an intestinal tonic, and dyspepsia dependent thereon. 10-15 drops of tincture).
Method of drug use and dosage
Tincture in 15-drop doses every four hours.