Chionanthus virginicus
Remedy of bilious conditions and gallstones. Liver enlarged and tender. Jaundice with clay-colored stool. Gallstones with periodic colic. Pancreatic involvement. Headache from biliousness.
Source
Prepared from the bark of Chionanthus virginicus (Oleaceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Liver and biliary remedy. Jaundice with clay-colored stool — the keynote. Gallstone colic — periodic. Liver enlarged, tender. Pancreatic involvement — useful in pancreatitis. Bilious headache — over left eye. Constipation with bile deficiency. Sallow complexion.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Dull, heavy from liver complaint.
General Symptoms
Liver and bile. Worse from rich food. Better from rest.
Physical Symptoms
Abdomen
Liver enlarged, tender. Gallstones. Jaundice. Pancreatic involvement.
Rectum
Clay-colored stool from bile deficiency. Constipation.
Head
Bilious headache — over left eye.
Face
Sallow, yellowish.
Modalities
Better From
Rest
Worse From
Rich food, fats
Constitutional Type
Bilious liver patients.
Clinical Indications
Jaundice with clay stool, gallstones, pancreatitis, bilious headache, liver enlargement
Comparative Materia Medica
Chelidonium has liver with right scapular pain. Carduus has portal congestion. Leptandra has black tarry stool.
Safety Information
Not established.
Fringe tree bark is used in herbal medicine as a hepatic remedy. Non-toxic. Safe in all potencies.
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