Gambogia gamb.
Characteristic
The conditions calling for Gambogia are apt to occur especially toward evening or night.
Frightful vomiting and purging with fainting (Elat., Ver.).
Stool: profuse, watery, with colic and tenesmus; dark green mucus, offensive, corrosive, discharged with a single, somewhat prolonged effort; great relief after stool as if an irritating substance were removed from the bowels.
Aggravation
Evening and night; while sitting.
Amelioration
During motion in the open air.
Type
Quotidian, tertian; double tertian; intermittent often becomes remittent. Postponing oftener than anticipating.
Time
7 P. M.; EVENING 6 TO 8 P. M., lasting all night (Lyc., Puls., Rhus, Sarac., last all night).
Chill
With thirst Violent shaking at 7 P. M., beginning in the back, with external coldness of whole body, continues till 4 A. M. (chill lasts 12 hours, Canth.—24 hours, Aran.). Internal and external coldness, at 6 to 8 P. M., lasting from a quarter to two hours, or the whole night to 5 A. M. Sensation of chilliness and elongation of incisor teeth. Chill for two hours with chattering of the teeth, with violent thirst; the skin is warm to the touch.
Sudden shaking chill at night, waking him from sleep, and as suddenly disappearing. Eructations; yawning.
Heat
Increased warmth, with anxiety and flushes of heat. Always slight, often wanting.
Sweat
Over whole body on waking at 4 A. M. Early morn-ing sweat.
Analysis
The fevers of Gambogia occur while diarrhœa is prevalent. The paroxysm consists almost wholly of the cold stage; the others being light or wanting. Frightful vomiting and purging (Elat., Ver.); evening paroxysm.