Schinus

Schinus molle. N. O. Anacardiaceae. Tincture of the berries. Tincture of leaves and berries. OUaleal* — Diarrhoea. Liver, griping pain in. (Esophagus, dryness of. Spinal cord, drawing in. Vomiting.

Characteristics

Alien says Schinus is an evergreen shrub, native of Mexico and South America, and frequently cultivated in Southern CaUfomia under the names " Pepper tree " and " Chili pepper." The symptoms were observed by Dr. P. W. Poison on a young lady who ate a few berries after dinner, and on himself. Poison ate leaves as well as berries, and he had heartburn, griping in liver, and " a kind of drawing sensation as in the spinal cord and cerebellum."

Relations

Cof/iar ; Anac., Rhus, Comoc.

Stomach

Long-continued vomiting, "as if all the bowels would be emptied out " ; vomiting very painful, as the vomiting subsided diarrhoea came on, the diarrhoea being painless. — Heartburn, dryness of oesophagus.

Abdomen

Rolling and flatulence in the bowels, and a griping sensation in the liver.

Stool and Anus

Painless diarrhoea following painful vomiting. — Profuse diarrhoea continuing all night.

Neck and Back

Drawing sensation as in the spinal cord and cerebellum.