Homeopathic Materia Medica

A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica, John Henry Clarke

Melastoma Ackermani. N. O. Melastomaceae. Tincture of leaves.

Clinical.─Diarrhoea. Perinaeum, pains in. Prostatic affections.

Characteristics.─Mure figures and describes this plant. He made a proving of the leaves. On the second day of the proving the prover lost an inveterate diarrhoea with colic. The most notable symptoms were a pain in the perinaeum and testicles; and shuddering followed by heat without sweat.

SYMPTOMS.

2. Head.─Vertigo.─Headache with sensitiveness of scalp.

8. Mouth.─Digging in teeth.─White tongue.─Copious saliva.

11. Stomach.─Sour stomach.

12. Abdomen.─Borborygmi.─Pain in abdomen.

13. Stool and Anus.─Tenesmus with constriction of sphincter.─Heat and pricking at anus.─Fearful pain and pulling from perinaeum to anus when sitting; not ceasing in any position, lasting six hours.─Lancinations in perinaeum, urethra, and testicles.─(Inveterate diarrhoea and colic cured.)

14. Urinary Organs.─Pricking in urethra.─Urine: profuse; light foaming; red, odourless, with bloody clots; fetid; white sediment; albuminous.

15. Male Sexual Organs.─Hardness of penis without erection.

19. Heart.─Palpitation of heart.

20. Back.─Pain in loins.

23. Lower Limbs.─Weakness of thighs.─Oedema of legs.

24. Generalities.─Prostration.

25. Skin.─Eruption on lips, esp. upper.─Itching and heat at night.─Pricking over feet, ankles, and wrists.

26. Sleep.─Drowsy in daytime.

27. Fever.─Chills followed by sweat.─Violent chills followed by heat without sweat.─Intense heat.