Jacaranda Gualandai

• ▸J/.
• ▸gualan.
• ▸was first brought to the notice of homceopathy by Dr.
• ▸Julio F.

• ▸Convers, of Bojota, Columbia, S.
• ▸America (H.
• ▸R.
• ▸, iv.
• ▸36; v.
• ▸149; ix.
• ▸343).
• ▸Mr.
• ▸José M.
• ▸Reyes

• ▸made a proving for Dr.
• ▸Convers (see also Med.
• ▸Adv.
• ▸, xx11.
• ▸244), taking considerable doses of the

@ tincture in the first instance; and later of the 3x. The chief symptom of the heavy dosing was a

painless, blackish, and mulberry-coloured diarrhoea which persisted a long time and was finally

• ▸cured with Merc.
• ▸12 after Ars.
• ▸had failed.
• ▸This cure by Merc.
• ▸is important in regard to the

popular use of the plant in syphilis. Convers says the natives use it much in syphilitic affections

and atonic ulcers, and he adds that "the prostitutes are very, fond of it." The proving developed

an action on the glans penis. When the 3x was taken there was very severe ophthalmia, chiefly

affecting the left eye, "a syphilitic-like ophthalmia." The pharynx and larynx were also affected,

which organs are favourite loci of syphilis. Convers has confirmed these observations. He prefers

it to any other remedy in ophthalmia with agglutination of the lids; blenorrhagia and chancroids;

sore throat with redness and heat and vesicles on pharynx without swelling of tonsils; in catarrhal

leucorrhcea. In the Schema I have put in brackets Convers' additions to Reyes' proving. Its

symptoms are < at night and < by laughing or talking. Convers prefers the © tincture, locally and

internally for sore throat, and the 3rd for ophthalmias and catarrhs. It is an innocent remedy. The

symptoms develop first in the head, next in intestines, lastly in eye and throat.

When raising head after stooping, vertigo, momentary, loss of sight, heaviness in

forehead.

Irritation in eyes; become very red; sensation of sand in them.—Pain, weariness and all

sensations < in 1. eye; lids adhere in morning; had to bathe them before they could be

• ▸opened.
• ▸—Sight weak.
• ▸—Irritation of 1.
• ▸eye < towards inner canthus.
• ▸—(Syphilitic ophthalmia.
• ▸)

Inflammation of I. tonsil—Small bladders on pharynx.—(Sore throat with heat and

redness and vesicles without swollen tonsils.)

Diarrheea, blackish, mulberry-coloured stools with mucus, not fetid; lasted

a long time after the proving, and was eventually cured with Merc. 12x.

Much weakness in glans. —(Blenorrhagia with discharge, staining

linen a dull yellow.—Chancroids.)

Pain between sacrum and coccyx.—Pain and weakness in lumbar vertebree

during the night.

• ▸Blenorrhagia.
• ▸Chancroids.
• ▸Diarrhoea.
• ▸Eye, inflammation of.
• ▸Gonorrhcea.
• ▸Leucorrhcea.

Syphilis. Throat, sore.