Prinos Verticillatus
Clarke, A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica, 1900, Vol. II, p. 885
Black Alder. N. O. Aquifoliacese. Tincture of the berries. Tincture of fresh bark. *1"im- — Diarrhoea. Fever.
Characteristics
The genus Prinos is very closely allied to the hollies. " The bark of P. veriic. is bitter, and has been used in the treatment of fever, and in the form of a lotion as an application in cases of gangrene. The berries are tonic and emetic " (J- of BoL), The only recorded experiment with Pri. v., the ejects of swallowing twenty berries, bears out the last statement : the effect was to cause vomiting (and also an extremely profuse greenish diarrhoea) ; increased appetite and tense feeling of well-being in spite of great loss of weight. Throat. — Acrimony in fauces.
Stomach
Appetite and digestion better than usual after the liquid stools. — Sensation of commotion in stomach, not exciting nausea, ate heartily in spite of it ; walking precipitated vomiting of a little bile.
Abdomen
Inclination to stool ; had natural stool which > all sensations.
Stool and Anus
Natural stool ; half an hour later, most profuse stool consisting of natural faeces diluted with an immense quantity of greenish liquid ; without pain or uneasiness ; in another hour and a half similar stool but less in quantity.
Generalities
Felt remarkably well after the diarrhoeic stool though had lost ten pounds in weight.