Materia Medica
Quassia
Quassia-wood
Acts on gastric organs as a tonic. [Gentian; Hydr.] Seems to possess marked action on eyes, producing am- blyopia and cataract.
Stomach
Atonic dyspepsia, with gas and acidity. Heartburn and gastralgia. Regurgitation of food. Ab- domen feels empty and retracted.
Urinary
Excessive desire — impossible to retain urine; copious micturition day and night. As soon as the child wakes up the bed is drenched.
Extremities
Inclination to yawn and stretch. [Rhus.] Sensation of coldness over back. Prostration, with hunger. Cold extremities, with sensation of in- ternal coldness. [Heloderma.]
Dose
First to third potency.