Materia Medica
Ornithogalum Umbellatum
Star of Bethlehem
To be considered in chronic gastric and other ab- dominal indurations, possibly cancer of intestinal tract, especially of stomach and cecum. Center of action is the pylorus, causing painful contraction with duodenai distention. Depression of spirits. Complete prostration. Feel- ing of sickness keeps patient awake at night.
Stomach
Tongue coated. Agonizing feeling in chest and stomach, starting from pylorus with flatus that rolls in balls from one side to the other, loss of appetite, phlegm retchings and loss of flesh. (R. T. Cooper.) Pains increased when food passes pyloric outlet. Vomiting of coffee-ground-looking matter. Dis- tention of stomach. Frequent belching of offensive flatus. Painful sinking across epigastrium.
Dose
Single doses of mother tincture and wait action.