Homeopathic Materia Medica

A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica, John Henry Clarke

Angophora lanceolata. Metrosideros costatus. Red Gum. (Australian bush.) N. O. Myrtaceae. Tincture or trituration of dried sap or gum.

Clinical.─Constipation. Dysentery.

Characteristics.─Proved by F. Kopp, Angophora (which resembles Eucalyptus in appearance) produces the following symptoms: Bearing-down and constant inclination to stool. Dry, hard evacuations, accompanied with blood; diarrhoea, headache, nausea, flatulent distension, and colicky pains. For nearly a week there was obstinate constipation; then nausea, sickness and diarrhoea, with vertigo and debility. Pains and tenesmus only > by lying down flat on the face.

Relations.─Antidoted by: Ipec.

[Kino is the name of various astringent gums, obtained from several plants, principally Pterocarpus marsupium (Indian Kino) and P. erinaceus (African Kino). These belong to the N. O. Leguminosae. Under the name of "Kino Australiense" Allen gives symptoms of "Red gum."; These are nearly identical with those obtained by F. Kopp, and recorded under Angophora. Lippe gives under Kino (origin not stated) "Stitches in ear (r).─Suppuration after inflammation of ear."]