Quassia Amara

The Quassia now found in the shops in the form of "Quassia chips" is the

wood of Picreena, the Jamaica Quassia. The name "Quassia" was given by Linnzus to Quassia

excelsa, of Surinam, from the name of a negro, Quassi or Coissi, who employed its bark as a

remedy for fever. The wood of this tree was formerly employed in this country under the name

of Surinam Quassia. The wood is very bitter, and yields its properties best to cold distilled water.

In the old school the infusion is used as a bitter tonic in dyspepsia, and as a clyster for clearing

• ▸the rectum of threadworms.
• ▸There is a short homeeopathic proving: J.
• ▸O.
• ▸Miller took a single

dose of the tincture; Eidherr four doses of 30x. Lembke took the extract. The most peculiar

characteristic symptoms were: Drawing in hypochondria and sensation as if abdomen were

empty and retracted; with sensation as if he would have a stool; stool at first hard, with effort,

• ▸later pasty (Eidh.
• ▸).
• ▸Sticking in liver and abdomen (Miil.
• ▸).
• ▸Peculiar beating through abdomen,

extending into extremities (Miul.). Eidherr had "coldness running over back, with constant

inclination to yawn and desire to stretch out the feet," which gives a clue to its action in fevers.

Awoke with great anxiety | a.m., unable to sleep or read; next day could not perform

any mental labour from absence of thought.

• ▸Atonic dyspepsia, with gas and acidity.
• ▸Heart-burn and gastralgia.
• ▸Regurgitation of food.
• ▸Abdomen feels empty and retracted.
• ▸Dyspepsia after infectious diseases; especially grip, dysentery.
• ▸Tongue dry or with brown sticky coating.
• ▸Cirrhosis of liver with ascites.

Qualmishness.—Drawing in stomach, with sensation as if stomach full of hot

water.

Slight drawing in both hypochondria, with sensation as if abdomen empty and

retracted to spinal column; < by deep breathing, with sensation as if he would have a

stool.—Very acute sticking in hepatic region; followed by dull pain.—Sticking pains between

umbilicus and stomach.—Abdomen hard and distended.—Peculiar beating through abdomen

extending into extremities, with general nervous troubles.

Excessive desire-impossible to retain urine; copious micturition day and night. As soon as the child wakes up the bed is drenched.

• ▸Inclination to yawn and stretch (Rhus).
• ▸Sensation of coldness over back.
• ▸Prostration, with hunger.
• ▸Cold extremities, with sensation of internal coldness (Helo-derma).

Sensation of coldness running over back, with constant inclination to yawn and

stretch out the feet.

First to third potency, or spoonful doses of Aqua Quassiae.