Salix Nigra

The indigenous North American Elder grows in rich alluvial soils, flowers in

July, and fruits in September. The species, says Millspaugh, is not sufficiently distinct from the

European Elder (Samb. nigra, Linn.), differing only "in being less woody, and having more loose

cymes, larger flowers, and more compound leaves." It has, however, been proved separately by

A. Uebelacker, whose symptoms are given in the Schema. The severe chest symptoms and

• ▸blotched face recall symptoms of Samb.
• ▸nig.
• ▸, with which it is probably identical in action.
• ▸The

chief Conditions were: < Lying down. > Getting out of bed. > By sweat.

• ▸Exhaustion.
• ▸—Uneasiness; unrest.
• ▸—Recurrence of symptoms.
• ▸—All symptoms >

by sweat.

Severe drawing in head with fulness; motion = sensation as if water were undulating

in it—Head heavy, confused, with drawing and darting pains.

Red, swollen, especially the end of nose-eyes blood-shot and sore to touch and on motion. Roots of hair hurt. Epistaxis.

Pressure in kidney region, followed by profuse flow of clear

urine.—Frequent urination.—Urine albuminous.

• ▸Before and during menses much nervous disturbance, pain in ovaries; difficult menstruation.
• ▸Ovarian congestion and neuralgia.
• ▸Menorrhagia.
• ▸Bleeding with uterine fibroid.
• ▸Nymphomania.

Painful movement of the testicles.

Heaviness and constriction in chest, as from a heavy load; palpitation —Aroused

from sleep by a terrible constriction of chest and heart; had to jump out of bed to get breath;

could not lie down for fear of choking.

Sharp pain in heart (region of valves) with palpitation, at times visible through the

clothes.—Constriction of chest and heart; must jump out of bed, lying down = choking.—Heart

labours heavily.—Pulse rose to 100, but became normal at end of perspiration.

Pain across sacral and lumbar region. Unable to step out quickly.

• ▸Pain in shoulder.
• ▸—Pain in r.
• ▸arm in evening.
• ▸—Slight pain in |.
• ▸arm.
• ▸—Pain in

wrists.—Cramp in hand on writing. —Hurts even to carry a book in hand.

(Burning and itching eruption.—Small-pox.)

Salvia.

• ▸Salvia officinalis.
• ▸Common Sage.
• ▸N.
• ▸O.
• ▸Labiaté.
• ▸Tincture of fresh leaves and blossom-tips.

Sweat, soon becoming profuse, which gradually > all other symptoms (except

exhaustion).—Head perspired less than rest of body.

• ▸Antidoted by: Bry.
• ▸Compare: Sal.
• ▸ac.
• ▸, Saln.
• ▸, Nat.
• ▸sal.
• ▸, Carbl.
• ▸ac.
• ▸Wrist rheumatism,

• ▸Act.
• ▸sp.
• ▸, Led.
• ▸, Viol.
• ▸od.
• ▸Urine smells of violets, Tereb.
• ▸Gonorrhoea, Naphth.
• ▸, Petrosel.
• ▸Small-pox,

• ▸Carbl.
• ▸ac.
• ▸Sarr.
• ▸Variol.

Compare: Yohimbin; Canth.

Material doses of the tincture, thirty drops.