Parietaria
Clarke, A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica, 1900, Vol. II, p. 722
Pretoria officinalis. Pellitory-of-the-Wall. N, O. Urticacese. Tincture of fresh plant OliBlesl.— Calculi. Nightmare.
Characteristics
PanW. belongs to the nettles. It grows on old walls, and its ashes contain much Nitre (K. nit.). Cooper has used it with success in a case of renal calculus ; and in one case it produced nightmare, the patient dreaming of being buried alive in the midst of ruins.
Relations
Compare : Urt. urens, Kali nit.