Jalapa

The only observation on this plant is one made by W. H. Hull on a boy who

ate the red berries. They produced a comatose state, vomiting and convulsions ending in tetanus.

[Jasminum must not be confounded with Ge/semium, the "Yellow jessamine," or "Carolina

jessamine," which belongs to a different order of plants. "Gelsomino" is the Italian for jessamine,

and it is probably from this that the word Ge/semium is derived; and this will also account for the

spelling Gelseminum, which has sometimes been used.] The Treasury of Botany states that the

bitter leaves of J. floribundum are used in Abyssinia against tapeworm; and the bitter root of J.

angustifolium, powdered and mixed with the powdered root of Acorus calamus, is considered in

• ▸India an excellent application in ringworm.
• ▸Jasmin.
• ▸offic.
• ▸has not been used in medicine, but the

poisoning case shows that it is a very powerful drug. The convulsive symptoms were > by a bath.

Symptoms go from above downwards and from left to right.

Muscular movements observed first about eyes and face, esp. on I. side,

towards which eyes and facial muscles were directed, becoming generally more severe, going

from head to 1. arm, then to |. lower extremities, till finally the whole body was thrown into most

violent convulsions.—At one time the spasms were chiefly opisthotonus, when the whole surface

was congested almost to a blackened hue; most marked about the muscles of the head and throat;

jaws locked, trismus complete; > by a bath—Weak and almost helpless for a few days.—Lying

on the floor in a fainting fit.—Perfect insensibility.—Surface cool.

• ▸Face pallid.
• ▸—Muscular movements first about eyes and face, esp.
• ▸|.
• ▸side, towards

which eyes and facial muscles were directed.

Pain in r. hypochondrium.—Severe griping, cutting pain in bowels, < at

night——Pain in middle of abdomen and in region of |. superior flexure of colon.—Pain in

cecum.—Flatulent rumbling in bowels.—Colic: violent pain in small intestines, as if abdomen

would be cut to pieces.—Inflammation of intestines.

Stools: violent, excessive; bloody; watery, with weak pulse; sour-smelling;

with great restlessness and anxiety.—Before and during stool: cutting colic.—Pain in sigmoid

flexure of colon.—Soreness of anus.—Diarrhcea in infants: child is quiet all day, but screams and

tosses about all night (severe cutting, griping pain in bowels).—Infantile diarrhoea, general

coldness, blueness of face.

Pain in thighs——Smarting on inside edge and at root of |. great toenail, with

beat, tearing and pulsation.—Pain in large joint of great toe.—Burning of soles of feet.

• ▸Aching in arms and legs.
• ▸Pain in large joint of great toe.
• ▸Smarting at root of nail.
• ▸Burning of soles.

General coldness and blueness of face.—Febrile attacks. —Great disposition to

perspiration of head and superior parts of body.

Jasminum.

• ▸Jasminum officinale.
• ▸White Jessamine.
• ▸N.
• ▸O.
• ▸Jasminaceé.
• ▸(Lindley.
• ▸Some botanists include

the jasmines in the Oleaceé¢.) Tincture of red berries.

Antidotes: Elater; Cann sat.

Compare: Camph; Colocy.

Third to twelfth potency.

• ▸Tongue, smooth, glazed, dry, smarting.
• ▸--Pain in right hypochondrium.
• ▸Flatulence and nausea.
• ▸Pinching and griping.
• ▸Watery diarrhoea; thin, muddy stools.
• ▸Abdomen distended.
• ▸Face cold and blue.
• ▸Anus sore.