Solanum Arrebenta

Clarke, A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica, 1900, Vol. II, p. 1206

Solanum recent. Arrebinta cevallos (Brazilian name). Trituration of the leaves. Tincture of the leaves.

Clinical

Apoplexy. Boils. Breasts, swelling of. Glands, swelling of. Urticaria. Vertigo.

Characteristics

Mure, who proved Sol. arr., says of it : ' The bush grows spontaneously in the provinces of Rio Janeiro, along roads and in cultivated places. It is from ten to sixteen inches high." Among the symptoms '' Redness of face and rush <of blood to brain " recalls Bell., as do the swelling and pains in breasts.

Mind

Impatient and irritated by trifling causes.

Head

Vertigo after bathing. — Headache.

Face

Redness of face, and rush of blood to brain.

Mouth

Doughy mouth in morning.

Appetite

Loss of appetite. — Constant thirst.

Stomach

Swelling of stomach. — Difficult digestion.

Chest p. 1207

Superficial ulceration below l. nipple. — Pain at pectoralis major. — Glandular swelling in r. breast. — Lancinations in breasts.

Upper Limbs p. 1207

Painful boil below r. axilla.--Swelling of axillary glands.

Skin p. 1207

Suppuration of boils. — Urticaria. — Paleness and greenish colour of the skin after a few days of proving.

Sleep p. 1207

Waking with a start. — Dreams about quarrels and murders.

Fever p. 1207

Slight fever.— Flash of heat all over.

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