Thursday, 25 February 2010

Rosids::Fagales


Themes from the Synonym database: Myric: Disgust. Amative

Betulaceae
Birch family

Alnus - Alders
Betula - Birch
Carpinus - Hornbeam
Corylus - Hazel.

Alnus rubra (Red Alder - bark)

Root nodules important in nitrogen fixation with the symbiont Frankia alni. The catkins are edible.

Clinical: Skni irritations. Herpes. Eczema. Ulcerated membranes. Leucorrhea. Gleet. Rheumaiism.

Miasm: Syphilis.

Casuarinaceae
spp. Casuarina (Ironwood - She-oak).
Fagaceae
Beech family
spp./Rx: [Querc. Fagu. Cast-v. Oak-b. Sw-ch-b;]

Fagaceae Rubrics ...
Dipsomania.
Hydrophobia.
Wildness.


Fagus Silvatica (Beechnut)

Clinical: Trembling. Convulsions. Hydrophobia. The death from eating the nuts looks like rabies.

Castanea vesca (Chestnut leaves)

The chestnuts are very nutritious and the demand outstrips the supply. The leaves are well known for treating rheumatism and respiratory conditions such as convulsive coughs, esp. whooping cough.

The Bach Flower remedy is prescribed for Mental anguish, hopelessness and despair.

Quercus (Oak)   (Bach Centre)

The Bach Flower Remedy is used for strong, determined people who do not give up, as in Homeopathy:
  • Industrious. Discontented. Hurried vs. Tranquility.
  • Sad. Taciturn vs. cheerful. Never complains.
  • Confident vs. yielding.
  • Sympathetic.
Therapeutics: Gout. Alcoholism (enlarged liver and spleen).
Juglandaceae
Walnut family
Spp. Juglans (Walnut), Carya (Pecan).

Juglandaceae Rubrics ...
Concentration, difficult.
Pulse fast. Motion agg.
Eruptions

Juglans Cinerea (White Walnut or Butternut).

Rubrics:
  • Want to be alone, want to do nothing but eat and sleep
  • Confusion so that I could not study [forget what I am about.]
Therapeutics: Acute disorders of digestion followed by skin affections. Angina.

Juglans Regia (Walnut) Boericke

Walnuts are high in antioxidants and an excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids, which is helpful in lowering cholesterol. In TCM they are used as a kidney tonic.
  • Excited p.m. as if intoxicated, as if the head were floating.
  • Peevish, discontented mood in the evening
  • Disinclined to talk
  • Inattention when reading
Therapeutics: Violent headache (frontal/temples). Haemorrage. Black menses.
Purpura. Ringworm. Scurvy. Herpes. Chancre.

Miasm: Syphilis.

Carya Alba (syn. Carya tomentosa - White hickory)

It can reach an age of 500yrs. It has a hard flinty bark. The main fungus of hickory is Poria spiculosa, a trunk rot.

Sx: Shortness of breath. Hæmorrhages! Provers body covered in spots! Limbs swollen.

Therapeutics: Swelling. Purpura. Scurvy.

 

Myricaceae
Bayberry family

Myrica Cerifera (Bayberry)

The wax (Myrtle Wax) consists of glycerides of stearic, palmitic and myristic acids, and some oleaic acid. In herbal medicine it is useful in diarrhoea and jaundice.
  • Censorious > Delusion, better than others.
  • Loathing. > Great despondency; dejected; irritable.
  • Cannot concentrate mind on any subject
  • Exhilaration, then depression and pressure in head;
  • Discoloration, tongue, yellow, dirty. > face, yellow.
  • Urethra: Discharge, gonorrhoeal, chronic. Urine: Albuminous. Frothy.
  • Sexual aversion. > Dreams amorous.
Therapeutics: Heart affections (chest constriction, stitching). Liver affections (Jaundice). Leucorrhoea.

 

 

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