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Materia Medica by William Boericke
The Materia Medica by William Boericke was written in 1901. You can read the full book here.
PHASEOLUS NANUS
Dwarf-bean (PHASEOLUS)
Heart symptoms quite pronounce. Diabetes.
Head.--Aches chiefly in forehead or orbits from fullness of brain; worse any movement or mental exertion.
Eyes.--Pupils dilated, insensible to light. Eyeballs painful to touch.
Chest.--Breathing slow and sighing. Pulse rapid. Palpitation. Sick feeling about heart, with weak pulse. Right ribs sore. Dropsical effusion into pleura or pericardium.
Urinary.--Diabetic urine.
Heart.--Fearful palpitation and feeling that death is approaching.
Relationship.--Compare: Crataeg; Lach.
Dose.--Sixth and higher. A decoction of the shells as a drink for diabetes, but look out for severe headache.
