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Boericke

Tongo-Dipterix Odorata

Seeds of Coumarouna-a tree in Guiana (TONGO - DIPTRIX ODORATA)

Source: Boericke, Pocket Manual of Homoeopathic Materia Medica

Useful in neuralgia; pertussis.

Tearing pain in supra-orbital nerve, with heat and throbbing pain in head and epiphora. Confused, especially the occiput, with somnolence and a sort of intoxication. Trembling in right upper lid. Coryza; nose stopped, must breathe through mouth.

Extremities

Tearing pains in hip-joints, femur, and knee, especially left side.

Relationship

Melilotus. Anthoxanthum, Asperula, and Tonga contain Coumarin, the active principle. Compare them in hay-fever; also, Trifol; Napth; Sabad.

Dose

Tincture and lower potencies.