Castanea Vesca


Symptoms of the homeopathic remedy Castanea Vesca from the Guiding Symptoms of our Materia Medica by Constantine Hering, a ten volumes comprehensive record of confirmed symptoms, published in 1879….


     Chestnut. Cupulifera.

     Tincture of the leaves.

Symptoms marked * are those italicized in Allen’s Encyclopedia, vol. 3, p. 21, from provings of Houghton and others.

     Clinical use in pertussis, by Conant, Counselor, Feb., 1880.

PALATE AND THROAT.


Slight acrid feeling in throat. *
  

APPETITE, THIRST, DESIRES, AVERSIONS.


Desire for warm drinks. *
  

ABDOMEN AND LOINS.


Abdominal walls sensitive. *
An uncomfortable relaxed condition of the abdominal viscera all day, > when lying on back. *
  

STOOLS AND RECTUM.


The soft stools consisted of short, small pieces, like chopped tape ; this character of stool has continued for three years, whenever loose stools occur. *
At 1.30 P. M., sudden and urgent desire for stool, accompanied by severe pain and rumbling ; pain > by stool. *
  

COUGH.


Pertussis, early stage, with violent spasmodic, very dry, ringing cough. (Clinical use in pertussis, by Conant, Counsellor, Feb., 1880.

REST, POSITION, MOTION.


Lying on back : > relaxed condition of abdominal viscera.
  

FEVER.


Perspiration very free after drinking. *
  

SENSATIONS.


Acrid : in throat.
Pain : before stool.
  

RELATIONS.


Compare : Am. brom., Mephit. and Naphthal. in whooping cough.

NOTE:
PLAIN TEXT : LOWEST & DESIGNATES AN OCCASIONALLY CONFIRMED SYMPTOMS;
Plain blue: MORE FREQUENTLY CONFIRMED;
BOLD BLUE : SYMPTOMS VERIFIED BY CURES;
BOLD RED : REPEATEDLY VERIFIED;
$BOLD ITALIC RED$ : AN APPROVED CHARACTERISTIC;
θ : STANDS BETWEEN CURED SYMPTOM & PATHOLOGICAL CONDITION;
** : OBSERVED FROM OLD SCHOOL OR NEW SCHOOL;
toxic : Toxicology;
r : Right;
l : Left;
< : Increased or aggravation;
> : Decrease or amelioration;
^^ : Symptoms observed only on the sick

C. Hering
Hering got the degree of M. D. from the University of Wuezburg with highest honours. The theme of his thesis was "De'Medicina Futura" (The medicine of future). Hering left Germany for West Indies and finally arrived at Philadelphia in Jan, 1833. He established a homeopathic school at Allentown, Pennsylvania, commonly known as "Allentown Academy". Soon he became very popular as a physician. He is known as the 'Father of Homeopathy' in America.