Santalum

      Santalum album (India), and S. Freycinetianum and S. paniculatum (Sandwich Islands). Sandal Wood. *N. O. Santalaceae. The oil distilled from the wood. Dilutions with alcohol.

Clinical

Gonorrhoea. Kidney-ache.

Characteristics

The word *Santalum is of Persian origin. Sandal-wood oil is obtained from several species of *Santalum, S. album being the chief. Its chief use in old-school practice is in gonorrhoea. Shirtliff (*H. W., xxxi. 456) observed in a man taking the oil for gonorrhoea, soon after each dose, and acute aching pain felt in the kidney region, so severe that if he was standing he was obliged to sit, which gave some better. On this hint Shirtliff gave it in this case: An elderly man, looking worn and haggard, complained of pain in region of left kidney from ribs to crista ilii, brought on by walking, better leaning forward, completely better by lying down. Better pressing clenched fist into back. The pain had lasted six months, and was very acute when on. *Sul., *Berberis, and *Bryonia gave no relief. *Santal. (oil), one drop every four hours, soon gave great relief, and entirely removed the pain in two months.

John Henry Clarke

John Henry Clarke MD (1853 – November 24, 1931 was a prominent English classical homeopath. Dr. Clarke was a busy practitioner. As a physician he not only had his own clinic in Piccadilly, London, but he also was a consultant at the London Homeopathic Hospital and researched into new remedies — nosodes. For many years, he was the editor of The Homeopathic World. He wrote many books, his best known were Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica and Repertory of Materia Medica