Description Source
Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica - J.H. ClarkeAdditional facts
Cypress Spurge. N. O. Euphorbiaceae. Tincture of fresh plant.
Nosology
Erysipelas. Miliaria. Vesicles.
Typical features
The effects of E. cyparis. have been observed on persons pulling the plants and getting the juice on hands and face. It acts as an intense irritant of the skin, and produces at the same time a feeling of chilliness.
Head, face, and ears
R. cheek much inflamed, covered sparsely with fine vesicles filled with a thick white lymph; erysipelatous inflammation most marked in molar region, livid or dark red, leaving skin rough.
Limbs and spine
R. wrist somewhat inflamed and abundantly covered with miliary eruptions.
Fever
Frequent sensations of chilliness which induced her to put a shawl about her shoulders though in midsummer.
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