Ginnamomum

Clarke, A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica, 1900, Vol. I, p. 529

Cinnamomum Zeylanicum and Cinnamomum Cassia. AT. 0, Lauraceae. Tincture.

Clinical

Ascites. Caries. Constipation. Diarrhoea. Haemorrhages. Headadie. Hysteria. Leucorrhoea. Menorrhagia. Metrorrhagia.

Characteristics

A leading feature of Cinnamon is haemorrhage. Hie haemorrhage is bright red and clear and < by any physical exertion. Cinnam. also causes gastric disturbance and hysterical attacks ; pains in bones and in muscles, and great weakness as after loss of fluids. Hysterical attacks, going off with eructations ; with nausea or vomiting. The symptoms are < while riding ; from exertion ; from talking ; in afternoon and evening up to midnight. Talking s= hysterical attacks. It has been used in large doses by the old school in cases of uterine cancer, and some success has been claimed for it.

Relations p. 530

// is antidoted by: Acon. // antidotes: Opium. Compare: Sil., Ipec.

Stomach p. 530

Nausea while riding, with gagging and vomiting of mucus.

Stool and Anus p. 530

Diarrhoea < after drinking, with acidity. — Longcontinued constipation; stool in hard balls. — Haemorrhage from bowels occurring esp. after any physical exertion ; blood, bright red and clear.

Female Sexual Organs p. 530

Menorrhagia ; in females troubled with itching at nose ; blood bright red < after false step or strain ; blood bright red. — Metrorrhagia. — Repeated small haemorrhages during gestation and puerperal state ; < on any exertion, lifting, straining, over-stretching arms ; false step.

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