Gaultheria Procumbens

Several cases of poisoning with the oil have been recorded in which

symptoms of acute gastritis appeared: prolonged vomiting, set up afresh by the least thing taken,

as a cup of water; severe pain in epigastrium, slow, laborious breathing, insensibility and hot

• ▸skin.
• ▸Inhalation of Ammonia aroused the patients from stupor.
• ▸B.
• ▸F.
• ▸Lang (H.
• ▸R.
• ▸, ix.
• ▸214, 340)

has related his experience with material doses in—ciliary neuralgia; facial neuralgia; gastric,

ovarian, uterine, and menstrual neuralgias; sciatica; and inflammatory rheumatism.

Neuralgia of head and face.

Tongue dry, smooth, and slightly swollen; speech rather indistinct from the swelling.

Acute gastritis, severe pain in epigastrium; prolonged vomiting. Uncontrollable appetite, notwithstanding irritable stomach. Gastralgia from nervous depression (Give five drops of 1x of Oil).

Inordinate, uncontrollable appetite for food, notwithstanding irritability of

stomach; everything taken, even cold water, is immediately rejected.—Very severe pain in

epigastrium and inferior part of the hypochondria, greatly < by pressure of finger.

Smarting and burning. Intense erythema, worse, cold bathing; better, olive oil and cool air blowing on part.

• ▸Compare: Spiraeea.
• ▸Gaultheria contains Arbutin.
• ▸Salycyl acid.
• ▸Methylium salicylicum (an artificial Gaultheria oil for rheumatism, especially when the salicylates cannot be used.
• ▸Pruritus and epididymitis, locally).
• ▸After Cantharis in burns.

Tincture and lower potencies.