Cinchona officinalis

Cinchona (china) 

• Source : vegetable kingdom 
• Common name : peruvian bark
• Family : rebiaceae
• Prover : Dr. Hahnemann 
• Miasm : psora 
• Temperament : Nervous 
• Diathesis : haemorrhagic 
• Thermal : chilly

Fever

• Periodicity is a well marked feature of cinchona, 
• Intermittent fever returns back every week. 
• Fever never at night. 
• Cinchona fever have distinctive stages which followes well as... 
• chill stage > heat stage > sweat stage.
• Generally chill stage appears in forenoon, which is followed by heat stage at noon to evening and perspiration at night.

• Chill stage :
• time - in forenoon.
• Thirst : thirsty before and after the chill stage. 
• Aggravation : by drinking water, by dry heat like stove. Still the pt wants to be near the stove.
• Associated with : palpitation, anxiety, hunger, headache in temples. 

• Heat stage :
• Time : long lasting, sets after chill, generally in noon to evening time. 
• Thirst : drinks little but frequently (ars.).
• Associated with : fiery red and hot face (bella.), headache in temples, delirium if heat is too severe. 

• Sweat stage :
• Time : sets immediately after heat stage, mostly at night. 
• Thirst : great thirst during sweat stage. 
• Character : profuse and debilitating.