CEANOTHUS AMERICANUS

New Jersey Tea


  • This remedy seems to possess a specific relation to the spleen. 
  • Ague cake of malaria. 
  • A left-sided remedy generally. 
  • Anemic patients where liver and spleen are at fault. 
  • Chronic bronchitis with profuse secretion. 
  • Marked blood pressure, reducing powers. 
  • Active hemostatic, materially reducing the clotting of blood.

Abdomen

  • Enormous enlargement of the spleen. 
  • Splenitis; pain all up the left side. 
  • Deep-seated pain in left hypochondrium, hypertrophy of spleen. 
  • Leukemia. 
  • Violent dyspnea. 
  • Menses profuse, and yellow weakening leucorrhea. 
  • Unable to lie on left side. Pain in liver and back.

Rectum

  • Diarrhea; bearing down in abdomen and rectum.

Urine

  • Constant urging to urinate. 
  • Green; frothy; contains bile, sugar.

Relationship

  • Compare: 
    • Tinospora cordifolia (a Hindoo medicine for chronic cases of fever with enlarged spleen). 
    • Polymnia uvedalia-Bearsfoot--(acute splenitis with tenderness over left hypochondriac region; spleen enlarged, ague cake. Vascular atony, tissues sodden, flabby and non-elastic. Enlarged glands; influences all ductless glands). 
    • Ceanothus thrysiflorus-California Lilac--(Pharyngitis, tonsillitis, nasal catarrh, diphtheria. Tincture internally and as a gargle).
  • Compare: Berberis; Myrica; Cedron; Agaricus (spleen).

Modalities

  • Worse, motion, lying on left side.

Dose

  • First attenuation. 
  • Locally as hair tonic.