Cinchona Officinalis
Overview:
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
State the periodicity of Cinchona.
- Cinchona is well-known for its marked periodicity. For instance, ailments of malarial origin with marked periodicity often return every other day.
- Similarly, colic can be periodical, occurring at a certain hour each day. Furthermore, intermittent fever, also exhibiting periodicity, may return every seven or fourteen days. [8]
State the climacteric complaints of Cinchona After climacteric: profuse haemorrhage After climacteric: profuse haemorrhage
Acute diseases often result in dropsy, esp. during climaxis.
Describe the sleep symptoms of Cinchona .
Sleep
- Unrefreshing sleep.
- Constant sopor,
- Agg. after 3 A.M.
- Wakes early.
State the rheumatic pain of Cinchona.
Rheumatic Pain
- Periodicity of Cinchona is well-marked.
- Ailments of malarial origin with marked periodicity: return every other day.
- Colic periodical; at a certain hour each day.
- Intermittent fever returns every seven or fourteen days. [8]
State the characteristic symptoms of Cinchona .
Characteristic symptoms
- Debility: Profound debility from exhausting dis- charges and loss of vital fluids.
- Periodicity:-It is well-marked:
- Ailments of malarial origin with marked period- icity; return every other day.
- Colic periodical, at a certain hour each day.
- Pain Pains are agg. from slightest touch but amel. by hard pressure.
- Desire: For sour things, sour foods, sour fruits.
- Fever: Fever never comes at night, generally inter- mittent.
- Ailments from:-This remedy is also indicated for ailments stemming from the loss of vital fluids. These include, for example, haemorrhages, excessive lactation, prolonged or heavy menstruation, suppuration, and diarrhoea.
Describe the fever symptoms of Cinchona.
Fever
Type of fever
- Intermittent fever (Tertian, quo- tidian or double quotidian type).
Causation
- :From bad effects of quinine from exhausting discharges or loss of vital fluids, bad effects of tea-drinking, abuse of Chamomilla.
Onset:
- Slow and gradual (insidous).
Time
- Only in day time, fever never comes at night
Physical symptoms
- It is well-marked.
Periodicity:-
- Fever returns at every 7th day.
Thirst:
- Too much, before the beginning of chill
Paroxysm:
- Anticipates from two or three hours each attack,
Sweat:
- Profusely all over the body.
- When covered.
- During sleep.
Mental symptoms:
- Taciturn, gloomy, ill-humoured
Chill stage:
- Dr. Boericke says, chill comes generally in the forenoon and it begins in the breast.
Heat stage:
- Wants to be uncovered.
Sweat stage
- Profuse debilatating sweat.
- Too much thirst.
Modalities:
- Agg. In day..
- Note: Dr. N.M. Chowdhury says, the prodromal state of fever is prominent by its thirst canaine hunger, nausea. anguish, headache, debility and palpitation of the heart. [8]
State the headache of Cinchona.
Headache
Causation:
- From haemorrhage.
- From sexual excess.
- From loss of vital fluids.
- From anaemia, etc.
- From suppressed coryza.
Location:
- From forehead to occiput (whole head).
Sensation:
- As if the skull would burst.
- Throbbing of brain and carotids.
Modalities:
- Agg. – In open air , When sitting or lying down.
- Amel. – By hard pressure, By standing or walking.
Describe Cinchona diarrhoea.
Diarrhoea
Introduction
- :It is used both for acute and chronic diarrhoea.
Causation:-
- After taking cold things.
- After taking fruits as Dr. Farrington says, occurring in hot weather after eating fruits.
Time:
- Nocturnal diarrhoea
Character of stool:-
- Stool is watery, greenish or yellowish.
- Stool is offensive and painless.
- Contains undigested particles of food.
- Stool is fermented and frothy.
Concomitants:-
- Distention of the whole abdomen and not amel. by flatus.
- After meal.
- Every stool is followed by pro- found debility.
