Materia Medica
Crataegus
Hawthorn Berries
Produces giddiness, lowered pulse, and air hunger and reduction in blood-pressure. Acts on muscle of heart, and is a heart tonic. No influence'on the end- cardium. Myocarditis. Failing compensation. Irregularity of car!. Insomnia of aortic sufferers; anzemia; cedema ; cutaneous chilliness. Chronic heart disease, with extreme weakness. Very feeble and irregular heart action. General anasarca. Very nervous, with pain in back of head and neck. Collapse of typhoid. Hamorrhage from bowels. Cold extremities, pallor; irregular pulse and breathing. Pain- ful sensation of pressure in left side of ches
Head
Apprehensive, despondent. Very nervous and irritable, with pain in back of head and neck. Men- tal dulness conjunctival iritation nasal discharges.
Urinary
Diabetes, especially in children.
Heart
Fatty degeneration. Exircmc dyspnoea on least exertion, without much increase of pulse. Pain in region of heart and under left clavicle. Heart mus- cles seem flabby, worn out. Cough. Heart dilated; first sound weak. Pulse accelerated, irregular, inter- mittent. Valvular murmurs, angina pectoris. Cutane- ous chilliness, blueness of fingers and toes. Sustains heart in infectious diseases.
Skin
Excessive perspiration. S Skin eruptions.
Sleep
Insomnia of aortic patients.
Modalities
Worse, in warm room. Better, fresh air, quiet and rest.
Relationships
Strophantus; Digit.; Iberis; Naja; Cactus.
Dose
Fluid extract or tincture, one to fifteen drops. Must be used for some time in order to obtain good results.