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Cinchona (China).

Peruvian Bark Rubiaceae

For stout, swarthy persons; for systems, once robust, which have become debilitated, "broken down" from exhausting discharges ( Carbo v. ).

Apathetic, indifferent, taciturn ( Phos. ac. ); despondent, gloomy, has no desire to live, but lacks courage to commit suicide.

Ailments: from loss of vital fluids, especially haemorrhages, excessive lactation, diarrhoea, suppuration ([Chin. s.]); of malarial origin, with marked periodicity; return every other day.

After climacteric with profuse haemorrhages; acute diseases often result in dropsy.

Pains: drawing or tearing; in every joint, all the bones. Periosteum, as if strained, sore all over; obliged to move limbs frequently, as motion gives relief; renewed by contact, and then gradually increase to a great height.

Headache: as if the skull would burst; intense throbbing of head and carotids, face flushed; from occiput over whole head; < sitting or lying, must stand or walk; after haemorrhage or sexual excesses.

Face pale, hippocratic; eyes sunken and surrounded by blue margins; pale, sickly expression as after excesses; toothache while nursing the child.

Excessive flatulence of stomach and bowels; fermentation, borborygmus, belching gives no relief (belching relieves, Carbo v. ); < after eating fruit ( Puls. ).

Colic: at a certain hour each day; periodical, form gall-stones ([Card. m.]); worse at night and after eating; better bending double ( Coloc. ).

Great debility, trembling, aversion to exercise; sensitive to touch, to pain, to drafts of air; entire nervous system extremely sensitive.

Unrefreshing sleep or constant sopor; < after 3 a. m.; wakens early.

Haemorrhages: of mouth, nose, bowels or uterus; long continued; longing for sour things.

Disposition to haemorrhage from every orifice of the body, with ringing in ears, fainting, loss of sight, general coldness, sometimes convulsions ( Fer. , Phos. ).

Pains are < by slightest touch, but > by hard pressure ( Caps. , Plumb. ).

One hand icy cold, the other warm ( Dig. , Ipec. , Puls. ).

Intermittent fever: paroxysm anticipates from two to three hours each attack ([Chin. s.]); returns every seven or fourteen days; never at night; sweats profusely all over on being covered, or during sleep ( Con. ).

Relations. - Complementary: Ferrum.

Follows well: Cal. p. in hydrocephaloid.

Compare: [Chin. s.] in intermittent fever, anticipating type.

Incompatible: after, Dig. , Sel.

Is useful in bad effects from excessive tea drinking or abuse of chamomile tea, when haemorrhage results.

Aggravation. - From slightest touch; draft of air; every other day; mental emotions; loss of vital fluids.

Amelioration. - Hard pressure; bending double.