Abies nigra

Abies nigra, Poir. Nat. order, Coniferse. Common names, Black or Double Spruce. Preparation, Tincture of the gum.

Authority. Dr. Leaman (Ohio Med. and Surg. Rep., 1). Provers : 1, Man 40 years old, one drop of tincture daily ; 2, Girl 18 years old, two to seven drops of tincture ; 3, Girl 19 years old, three to six drops of tincture twice a day. , , , , s t

Mind

* Very loin-spirited

* Very me/anc/io^y,l

Nervousness

Inability to think or study,'. , , r.,- i

Head

Dizziness/.

Bad feeling in the head

Slight headache

Dull headache/.

Headache began an hour after taking five drops, and increased with the doses,l

Severe headache/.

Head hot with flushed cheeks

Face

Cheeks flushed, with hot head

Throat

Choking sensation in throat

Stomach

Hungry and wakeful at night

Exceedingly hungry

* Total loss of appetite in the morning, but great craving for food at noon and at night/.

Chewing the gum after meals cured the habitual eructations of gas, and increased the appetite

Pain after a hearty meal

The habitual pain in the stomach after eating was cured

The tincture relieved the usual severe pain in the stomach after eating, the acid eructations, and the frequent vomiting of food

Severe pain in stomach extending to the left side

Distressing pain in the stomach (lasted long after the proving)/.

Chewing the gum frequently produces the sensation of an undigested hard-boiled egg in the stomach. (Dr. St. Clair Smith.)

Stool

* Constipation (during and after the proving)

Genital

Menstruation did not appear till the third month after the proving (very unusual)

Amelioration

Easily gets out of breath

Back

Pain in the small of the back

Generalities

Pain in the bones

Rheumatic pains and aching in the bones,l

Fatigue/.

Sleep

Dulness during the day, but wakeful at night

Did not sleep as well as usual

Very bad dreams/.

Sleepy during the day, and restless at night/.

Fever

Alternate heat and cold