Tongo odorata
Alias: Tong., Tongo, Tongo dipterix odorata, Tongo diptrix odorata
Pocket Manual of Homoeopathic Materia Medica, William Boericke
Seeds of Coumarouna-a tree in Guiana (TONGO - DIPTRIX ODORATA)
Useful in neuralgia; pertussis.
Head.--Tearing pain in supra-orbital nerve, with heat and throbbing pain in head and epiphora. Confused, especially the occiput, with somnolence and a sort of intoxication. Trembling in right upper lid. Coryza; nose stopped, must breathe through mouth.
Extremities.--Tearing pains in hip-joints, femur, and knee, especially left side.
Relationship.--Melilotus. Anthoxanthum, Asperula, and Tonga contain Coumarin, the active principle. Compare them in hay-fever; also, Trifol; Napth; Sabad.
Dose.--Tincture and lower potencies.
A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica, John Henry Clarke
Dipterix odorata. Tongo, Tonka or Tonquin Bean. N. O. Leguminosae. Tincture of the dried beans.
Clinical.─Hip, pains in. Migraine. Neuralgia of face. Toothache.
Characteristics.─Tongo was proved by Nenning. Its fragrant seed is much used by perfumers. Dipterix odorata, which yields it, is a native of Cayenne. The fruit is something like that of the almond-tree. Curiously in the proving it produced "Risings with taste of bitter almonds." The chief uses of Tong. have been in migraine and neuralgic affections. The symptoms are: < By rest; when seated. > By movement. Pressure >.
Relations.─Antidoted by: Vinegar.
SYMPTOMS.
1. Mind.─Peevishness and ill-humour.─Dislike to labour and conversation.
2. Head.─Head confused, esp. in occiput, with drowsiness.─Heaviness of head, esp. on rising up after stooping.─Drawing headache.─Pressure, tearings, and shootings in head, esp. on coining into a room, with tearings on one side of the face and ill-humour.─Shootings in head, when laughing.─Pulsative headache, esp. on l. side.─The headaches disappear on taking vinegar.─Excessive sensibility of exterior of head.
3. Eyes.─Burning sensation and dryness of eyes, when reading in evening.─Drawing, tension, and quivering in eyelids.
4. Ears.─Tearing in ears.
5. Nose.─Coryza, with obstruction of nose.─Violent sneezing in the night.─Slight tearing in root of nose with irritation to sneeze and cough.
6. Face.─Paleness of complexion, with red cheeks.─Tearing in maxillae.─Semilateral, tearing pains in face.
7. Teeth.─Toothache, with tearing pain, esp. in molars, < by pressing upon them, dissipated by the use of vinegar.─Acid blood from teeth and gums.
8. Mouth.─Copious accumulation of water in mouth.
9. Throat.─Roughness and scraping in throat.
11. Stomach.─Risings with taste of bitter almonds.
12. Abdomen.─Burning sensation and cuttings in the hypochondria, as if externally.─Movements and pinchings in abdomen.
13. Stool.─Tenesmus.─Hard faeces, evacuated with straining.─Diarrhoea, followed by excessive sensibility of abdomen.
14. Urinary Organs.─Scanty urine, with white sediment.─Urine of colour of white wine, with much slimy sediment.─Red urine, with abundant clay-coloured sediment.
16. Female Sexual Organs.─Catamenia premature.─Leucorrhoea, when walking.─Discharge of thick mucus from vagina (when making an effort to pass a stool).
17. Respiratory Organs.─Hoarseness, with burning sensation in larynx.
18. Chest.─Shooting and burning sensation under sides of the chest.
20. Back.─Pains in loins, with excessive sensibility to the touch.
23. Lower Limbs.─Tearing in l. hip-joint 5 p.m. > rubbing.─Tearing in l. thigh and knee > pressure.─Violent stinging like the prick of a needle in fatty portion of r. great toe after dinner.
24. Generalities.─Tearing in the limbs, > by external pressure and also by movement.─The majority of the symptoms manifest themselves when seated, and during repose.─Vinegar dissipates many of the pains.