Xanthoxylum fraxineum
Remedy of neuralgic dysmenorrhea and paralysis. Severe menstrual pain — neuralgic, tearing, with bearing-down. Left-sided ovarian pain. Paralysis — after diphtheria, nervous exhaustion. Stimulates peripheral circulation. Dry mouth and throat.
Source
Prepared from the bark of Zanthoxylum americanum (Rutaceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Neuralgic dysmenorrhea — severe, tearing, with bearing-down and left ovarian pain. Paralysis from nerve exhaustion — after diphtheria, typhoid. Stimulates peripheral circulation — used for Raynaud-like symptoms. Dry mouth and throat. Promotes perspiration. Headache in occiput and temples.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Nervous, restless. Depressed. Apprehensive.
General Symptoms
Nerves and female. Worse from cold, damp, during menses. Better from warmth, motion, eating.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Headache — occipital and temporal. Neuralgic.
Mouth
Dry mouth and throat. Tingling. Burning.
Female Genitalia
Neuralgic dysmenorrhea — severe, tearing pains. Left ovarian pain. Bearing-down. Menses too early. Membrane-like discharge.
Extremities
Paralysis — from nerve exhaustion. Post-diphtheritic paralysis. Stimulates peripheral circulation. Numbness. Weakness.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth, motion, eating
Worse From
Cold, damp, during menses, touch
Constitutional Type
Women with neuralgic dysmenorrhea. Those with paralysis from nerve exhaustion.
Clinical Indications
Dysmenorrhea (neuralgic), left ovaritis, post-diphtheritic paralysis, poor peripheral circulation, Raynaud-like symptoms, dry mouth
Comparative Materia Medica
Cimicifuga has dysmenorrhea with depression but more rheumatic. Viburnum has spasmodic dysmenorrhea. Magnesia phosphorica has cramps better from warmth and pressure. Gelsemium has paralysis with trembling.
Safety Information
Not well established.
Prickly ash bark is used in herbal medicine as a circulatory stimulant and for toothache (numbing). Contains alkaloids and amides. Low toxicity. Can cause GI irritation in large doses. Safe in all potencies and mother tincture.
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