====== CITRUS LIMONUM L. ======
<span tc1>{{anchor:s1}}Citrus Limonum.</span>

<span grade2>{{anchor:s2}}Lemon. {{anchor:s3}}Rutaceae.</span>

{{anchor:s4}}A popular remedy with the Arabians.

{{anchor:s5}}"The Citrus Medica, like the orange-tree, is a native of Asia. {{anchor:s6}}It was introduced into Europe from Persia or Media, was first cultivated in Greece, afterwards in Italy, as early as the second century. {{anchor:s7}}It is considered almost a specific for prevention and cure of scurvy. {{anchor:s8}}Revillont, a French physician, recommends it as a gargle in diphtheritic affection of fauces, but states that it is without action on the white lenticular patches.{{anchor:s9}}" --U. S. D.

====== CLINICAL AUTHORITIES. ======

{{anchor:s11}}- <span grade2>Diphtheria</span>, recommended by Buchner; <span grade2>Dysentery</span>, natives of Tchian, Persia, Ausland, p. 18, 1855; <span grade2>Dropsy and hydrothorax</span>, Schwabe, Casper's Wschrft., 1843, no. 8; <span grade2>Dropsy after scarlatina</span>, Bttner, Pr. Med. Ztg., 1842, No. 26; <span grade2>Dropsy with splenitis</span>, Gross, Hom. Arch., vol. 20, p. 178; <span grade2>Hydrothorax</span> (two cases), Brner, Frank's Mag., vol. 1, p. 1; <span grade2>Hydrothorax and general anasarca</span>, Frank's Mag., vol. 1, p. 157, <span grade2>Convulsions, caused by eating the seeds of Datura Stramonium</span>, Rückert's Hom. Therap., p. 377; <span grade2>Cancer</span>, Denny, B. J. H., vol. 24, p. 518; Willis and Brondini; <span grade2>Sunstroke</span>, Med. Inves, vol. 8, p. 477.

{{anchor:s12}}Symptoms marked t. are toxicological symptoms. {{anchor:s13}}See Encyclopaedia.

====== MIND. [1] ======

<span grade3>{{anchor:s15}}Women who are generally very attentive, suddenly become averse to domestic duties.</span>\\ {{anchor:s16}}Insensibility.

====== INNER HEAD. [3] ======

<span grade3>{{anchor:s18}}Headache occurs daily, compels her to lie down.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s19}}~</span> <span grade3>Splenitis.</span>

====== UPPER FACE. [8] ======

{{anchor:s21}}Lividity of face; t.

====== INNER MOUTH. [12] ======

<span grade3>{{anchor:s23}}Scorbutis.</span>

====== PALATE AND THROAT. [13] ======

{{anchor:s25}}Throat is sore posteriorly and low down, agg. on waking.\\ {{anchor:s26}}Diphtheria.

====== APPETITE, THIRST. DESIRES, AVERSIONS. [14] ======

<span grade3>{{anchor:s29}}Want of appetite.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s30}}~</span> <span grade3>Splenitis.</span>

====== HICCOUGH, BELCHING, NAUSEA AND VOMITING. [16] ======

<span grade3>{{anchor:s32}}Empty eructations, particularly after eating.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s33}}~</span> <span grade3>Splenitis.</span>

====== SCROBICULUM AND STOMACH. [17] ======

<span grade3>{{anchor:s35}}Scrobiculum painful to pressure of hand.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s36}}~</span> <span grade3>Splenitis.</span>

====== HYPOCHONDRIA. [18] ======

<span grade3>{{anchor:s38}}Affections of spleen.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s39}}Painful enlargement of spleen.</span>

====== ABDOMEN AND LOINS. [19] ======

<span grade2>{{anchor:s41}}Ascites.</span>

====== STOOLS AND RECTUM. [20] ======

<span grade3>{{anchor:s43}}Constipation.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s44}}~</span> <span grade3>Splenitis.</span>\\ {{anchor:s45}}(OBS:) Dysentery.\\ {{anchor:s46}}Hemorrhage from bowels and death, in dropsy following intermittent; t.\\ {{anchor:s47}}Itching of anus from pin worms.

====== MALE SEXUAL ORGANS. [22] ======

{{anchor:s49}}Itching of scrotum.\\ <span grade2>{{anchor:s50}}Dropsy of scrotum.</span>

====== FEMALE SEXUAL ORGANS. [23] ======

{{anchor:s52}}Itching of pudenda.

====== RESPIRATION. [26] ======

{{anchor:s54}}Breathing in the form of gasping; t.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s55}}Dyspnea.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s56}}~</span> <span grade3>Splenitis.</span>

====== INNER CHEST AND LUNGS. [28] ======

<span grade2>{{anchor:s58}}Great dyspnea, almost suffocation; sits with face bent over as far as possible; unconsciousness; dry skin; cold sweat on face and arms.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s59}}~</span> <span grade2>Hydrothorax following metritis.</span>\\ {{anchor:s60}}Haemoptysis; t.\\ <span grade2>{{anchor:s61}}Hydrothorax.</span>

====== HEART, PULSE AND CIRCULATION. [29] ======

{{anchor:s63}}Heart beating very feebly; absence of pulse at wrist; t.

====== LOWER LIMBS. [33] ======

{{anchor:s65}}Excessive dropsy of legs from ankle to knee (from eating lemons daily for months).

====== LIMBS IN GENERAL. [34] ======

<span grade3>{{anchor:s67}}Stiffness of joints, particularly in fingers; bruised feeling, particularly in feet; she is averse to domestic duties.</span>

====== REST. POSITION. MOTION. [35] ======

{{anchor:s71}}Daily headache compels lying down.\\ {{anchor:s72}}Great dyspnea; sits with face bent over as far as possible.

====== NERVES. [36] ======

{{anchor:s74}}Great prostration and collapse; t.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s75}}Convulsions from poisoning by Stramonium.</span>

====== FEVER. [40] ======

{{anchor:s77}}(OBS:) Typhus.\\ {{anchor:s78}}(OBS:) Intermittent fever (lemon-juice with coffee during the apyrexia).

====== ATTACKS, PERIODICITY. [41] ======

{{anchor:s80}}Headache daily.\\ {{anchor:s81}}Intermittent fever.

====== SENSATIONS. [43] ======

{{anchor:s83}}Bruised feeling: in joints, particularly in feet.\\ {{anchor:s84}}Soreness: of throat, posteriorly and low down.\\ {{anchor:s85}}Stiffness: of joints, particularly in fingers.\\ {{anchor:s86}}Itching: of anus from pin worms; of scrotum; of pudenda.\\ {{anchor:s87}}Dryness of skin.

====== TISSUES. [44] ======

{{anchor:s89}}(OBS:) Citric acid was applied with good results to assuage pain in three cases of cancer.\\ {{anchor:s90}}(OBS:) Malignant cancer, which commenced some years since as an enlarged submaxillary gland, supposed to be caused by a carious tooth, pain at times excessive.\\ {{anchor:s91}}Lotion of citric acid, one drachm to eight ounces of water, and mouth rinsed out as often as pleased, afforded perfect relief from pain.\\ {{anchor:s92}}(OBS:) Pain from cancer of tongue; also affords instantaneous relief in other affections; is, however, not curative.\\ {{anchor:s93}}(OBS:) Useful as a gargle in diphtheria, causing detachment of the false membranes, decrease of the glandular enlargement and rapid recovery.\\ {{anchor:s94}}A man who was sun struck near the Dead Sea, heat being 125.{{anchor:s95}}5F., was treated by a Bedoin guide, who bathed his hands, head and face with lemon-juice, after which he was able to ride two hours, to the banks of the Jordan, where he could rest for several hours, and there completely recovered.

====== TOUCH. PASSIVE MOTION. INJURIES. [45] ======

{{anchor:s99}}Scrobiculum painful to pressure of hand.

====== SKIN. [46] ======

<span grade2>{{anchor:s101}}Dry skin, with cold sweat on face and arms.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s102}}~</span> <span grade2>Hydrothorax.</span>\\ {{anchor:s103}}General surface of body cold.\\ <span grade2>{{anchor:s104}}Dropsy, particularly of chest, and after scarlatina.</span>\\ <span grade2>{{anchor:s105}}Herpetic eruption.</span>

====== STAGE OF LIFE, CONSTITUTION. [47] ======

{{anchor:s107}}A woman, aet. 35; hydrothorax.\\ {{anchor:s108}}A farmer's wife, aet. 60; hydrothorax.\\ {{anchor:s109}}Innkeeper, aet. 64, drank much beer and whisky; hydrothorax and general anasarca.\\ {{anchor:s110}}Man, aet. 75; dropsy.

====== RELATIONS. [48] ======

{{anchor:s112}}Antidoted by: <span grade2>Acon., Asarum, Datura, Euphorb.</span>, <span grade3>Hepar, Sepia.</span>\\ {{anchor:s113}}It antidotes: <span grade2>Acon.</span> (diuresis of), <span grade2>Euphorb., Stramon.</span>, snake bites and all animal poisons.\\ {{anchor:s114}}Compatible: after <span grade2>Bellad.</span> (increases curative effects, especially in women in childbed).\\ {{anchor:s115}}Compare: <span grade2>Acet. ac.</span> (dropsies), <span grade2>Bellad., Laches., Mercur.</span>

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====== DOCUMENT DESCRIPTOR ======
^ Source: | [[en:mm:hering:start|The Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica]] Vol. 04, 1884 |
^ Description: | Clinical materia medica of [[en:rem:r1138|Citrus Limonum L.]] |
^ Remedies: | [[en:rem:r1138|Citrus Limonum L.]] |
^ Author: | Hering, C.; Raue, C.G.; Knerr, C.B.; Mohr, C. |
^ Year: | 1884 |
^ Editing: | errors only; interlinks; formatting |
^ Attribution: | Legatum Homeopathicum |}