Azadirachta Indica

This is an Indian remedy of very ancient date. All parts of the tree are

intensely bitter, and the separate parts are said to have different effects. The bark, known as

Margosa Bark, is the best-known medicinal portion, and the tincture for the provings was made

• ▸from this by Dr.
• ▸P.
• ▸C.
• ▸Majumdar, who is our chief authority for its effects.
• ▸It contains Azadirin,

Margosin and Catechin. It is popularly used in a great variety of complaints, especially of the

eyes, digestive derangements, and skin affections. The most peculiar feature of the proving is the

• ▸fever, which commences with a very slight chill or none at all, about 3 to 4.
• ▸30 p.
• ▸m.
• ▸, and abates

• ▸about 7.
• ▸30 p.
• ▸m.
• ▸Glowing heat and burning, especially in face, eyes, palms of hands and soles of

feet in open air; sweat copious, commencing on forehead, gradually extending towards trunk; no

sweat on lower part of body. It is especially useful in cases previously maltreated with quinine. <

In open air; in afternoon.

Forgetful; giddy on rising; head aches, scalp sensitive; eyes burn, pain in right eyeball.

Giddiness as if head were moving to and fro, < rising from sitting —Much throbbing

• ▸headache, <r.
• ▸side, with much pain in r.
• ▸eyeball; < in open air.
• ▸—The scalp is painful and

sensitive to touch, even the hair is painful.

A buzzing in ears (recalling the effect of Peruvian bark).—A peculiar crackling sound

in the ear like tickling with a feather, < on opening the mouth.

Clammy mouth, but water tastes good.—Sensation as if scalded on side and surface

of tongue.—Salty tasting saliva.

Very keen appetite ——There may be no thirst, or very great thirst for large

quantities of cold water —Great thirst at long intervals.—Craving for sweets.

In the abdomen there are twisting pains in the epigastrium, and clutching pains

in umbilical region.—Burning in the bowels.

Insufficient, constipated, hard, small, and knotty stool —Diarrhoea with no

satisfaction after stool.—Passing of offensive flatus.

Troublesome cough after bathing.—Sputa white, in small lumps,

expelled with difficulty.

Cramping pains in chest.—Breathing deep and at long intervals; or rapid and hot

breath —Burning sensation in chest.

Slight chill, afternoon fever, glowing heat in face, hands, and feet, copious sweat on upper part of body.

• ▸Chill slight or absent; fever continues from 3 or 4.
• ▸30 p.
• ▸m.
• ▸to 7.
• ▸30 p.
• ▸m.
• ▸—Glowing

heat and burning, esp. in face, eyes, palms of hands and soles of feet in open air.—Sweat copious,

commencing on forehead, gradually extending towards trunk; no sweat on lower part of body.

• ▸Constipation.
• ▸Diarrhoea.
• ▸Intermittent fever.
• ▸Quinine, effects of.
• ▸Spleen, congested.

• ▸Compare: Cedron, China, Ars.
• ▸, Nat.
• ▸m.
• ▸Also Guarea which belongs to the same

botanical order.

Compare: Cedron; Natr mur; Arsenic.