DOLICHOS PRURIENS.
By Timothy F. Allen — The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica
Mucuna pruriens, D. C. (Dolichos pruriens, L.)
Natural order , Leguminosæ.
Common names , Cowhage, Cow-itch; (Fr.) Pois à gratter or pouillieux; (G.) Juck-borsten.
Preparation , Trituration (or tincture) of the whole pod.
Authority.
Dr. Jacob Jeanes, N. Am. J. of Hom., "I took a portion of the 2d cent. dilution." *
- A painful sensation in the throat below the angle of the lower jaw on the right side; it was as if a splinter of three-quarters of an inch in length was imbedded vertically in that spot; the pain was increased by swallowing*.
- A pain in the gum, so that she could not sleep half the night (observed in a patient after taking Dolichos).*
- Twitching of the muscles (observed in two children after taking Dolichos).