Celtis

Celtis occidentalis, L.

Natural order , Urticaceæ.

Common name , Hackberry tree, Nettle tree.

Preparation , Tincture of bark.

Authorities.

1 , J. S. Wright, U. S. Med. Invest., New Series, 9, 1879, p. 339, proving with tincture made from bark; took 1/4 ounce at 11 A.M. and 2 P.M., symptoms after second dose; 2 , ibid., a girl, whose ears were sore and swelled from piercing and wearing cheap rings in them, took 2 ounces in one day.

One hour after, cold and hot creeping all over the body; pulse quick and full; bones ache; flesh sore to pressure on chair-back, cannot sit on hard bench. Stretching of limbs; skin red and puffed; bloodvessels puffed; thrilling sensation on the skin all over the body, as if pricked with the points of needles. Sharp pains through the lungs, sticking pain over the right eye. Sleep full of dreams of business; next morning tired and weak, with headache; throat sore, 1.

• Her face and body swelled. I gave Urtica capitata; the next day the swelling had left the face and body, but her feet and ankles were swollen so that she could not wear shoes, 2.