Materia Medica

Cajuputum (Oleum Wittnebianum)

Cajuput Oil

Cajuput Oil (OLEUM WITTNEBIANUM) Acts like Oil of Cloves. A remedy for flatulence and affections of the tongue. Sense of enlargement. Causes copious diaphoresis. Retrocedent gout. Neuralgic affections not inflammatory. Nervous dyspnoea.

Head

Feels much enlarged. As if he could not get himself together (Baptisia).

Mouth

Persistent sensation of choking. Spasmodic stricture of oesophagus. Constricted sensation on swallowing solid food. Tongue feels swollen, fills whole mouth.

Stomach

Hiccough, on slightest provocation.

Abdomen

Flatulence colic; tympanites (Tereb). Nervous distention of bowels. Urine smells like cat's urine. Spasmodic cholera.

Modalities

Worse, about 5 am; night.

Relationships

Compare: Bovist; Nux mosch; Asaf; Ign; Bapt.

Dose

First to third potency (5 drops of oil).