Franciscea uniflora
Alias: Franc., Franciscea
Pocket Manual of Homoeopathic Materia Medica, William Boericke
Manaca (FRACISCEA)
Chronic stiffness of the muscles. Gonorrhoeal rheumatism. Syphilis and rheumatism, great heat over body, much aching, better sweat. Pain in back of head and spine; band-like feeling around head. Pericarditis with rheumatism. Rheumatic pains in feet and lower part of legs. Urine contains uric acid.
Dose.--Tincture of Fluid Extract 10 to 60 minims.
A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica, John Henry Clarke
Brazilian Manaca-root. N. O. Scrophulariaceae. Closely allied to Brunfelsia. Tincture of fresh root. An alkaloid, Franciscein, is also used.
Clinical.─Headache. Pericarditis. Rheumatism. Syphilis.
Characteristics.─Franciscea u. is a Brazilian remedy of great local repute as an anti-syphilitic and anti-rheumatic. It is called "vegetable mercury." In large doses it is a poison, causing violent purgation and emesis. Many cases of acute, sub-acute, and chronic cases of rheumatism have been reported cured with the tincture by homoeopaths; also pericarditis complicating rheumatism. Hansen gives these symptoms as characteristic, though I do not know of any proving: "Intense headache like a band around the head, pain in occiput, neck and spine, lancinating, sticking; terrible aching all over, with great heat, followed by profuse sweat, which > all symptoms."