Tongo
Remedy of hiccough and nervous conditions. Persistent hiccough. Hysteria. Neuralgia. Hay fever. Orchitis. Contains coumarin — vanilla-like aroma.
Source
Prepared from the seeds of Dipteryx odorata (Fabaceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Persistent hiccough — the chief particular. Hysteria with nervous excitement. Neuralgia — orbital, facial. Hay fever. Orchitis with pain in testicles. Oppression of chest. Coumarin content gives vanilla-like aroma.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Nervous, hysterical. Excited.
General Symptoms
Nervous system. Worse from excitement. Better from rest.
Physical Symptoms
Stomach
Persistent hiccough.
Head
Neuralgia — orbital, facial.
Male Genitalia
Orchitis. Testicular pain.
Nose
Hay fever.
Modalities
Better From
Rest
Worse From
Excitement
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Hiccough and nervous remedy.
Clinical Indications
Persistent hiccough, neuralgia, orchitis, hay fever, hysteria
Comparative Materia Medica
Nux vomica has hiccough from overeating. Ignatia has hiccough with emotions. Cajuputum has hiccough.
Safety Information
Not established.
Tonka beans contain coumarin — anticoagulant in large doses. Banned as food additive in USA. Used in perfumery. Low toxicity in small amounts. Safe in potentised forms.
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