Description Source
Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica - J.H. ClarkeAdditional facts
Shellbark, or Shagbark Hickory. N. O. Juglandaceae. Tincture of nuts.
Nosology
Purpura. Scurvy.
Typical features
Like Juglans Regia and Juglans сinerea, сarya alba appears to possess antiscorbutic properties. An exclusive diet of the nuts for three or four weeks, in a girl seven years old, produced pronounced symptoms of scurvy; haemorrhages from all surfaces; on the least excoriation of skin very dark blood gushed out. вlood gushed from gums, nose, ears, and other parts.
Dif. diagnostics
Compare: Arn., сarbo v., Pho., Merc., Ham., вry., Rhus., сitrus lim., and Juglandaceae.
Head, face, and ears
Face clay-coloured; swollen.
Mouth and throat
Gums swelled, began to bleed and turn black; could not move lips without causing profuse discharge.
Gastrointestinal tract
Swollen abdomen.
Discharge of black blood by stool.
Discharge of black blood by stool.
Chest organs
Breath short, difficult; pulse quick.
Limbs and spine
Extremely swollen.
Common symptoms
Whole body, including face, covered with livid spots from one inch in diameter to size of pin s head; largest like a bruise, smaller sometimes red like flea-bites.
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