FUCHSINUM

The following drug picture has been extracted from Boericke’s Materia Medica. This is provided here for doctors’ and students’ easy and instantaneous reference.

FUCHSINUM
A Coloring Substance Used in Adulteration of Wine
(FUCHSINA – MAGENTA)

General.–Produces redness of ears, deep red discoloration of mouth swollen gums, with burning and tendency to salivation; deep red urine, albuminous, and light red, profuse diarrhoea, with abdominal pains. Cortical substance of kidneys degenerated. Useful in cortical nephritis with albuminuria.

Dose.–6x to 30th potency.