tormina

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There is griping and straining in the lower part of the abdomen, and generally great bearing down when at stool, with a peculiar distress after the evacuation, called tormina.

From An Epitome of the Homeopathic Healing Art Containing the New Discoveries and Improvements to the Present Time by Hill, B. L. (Benjamin L.)

The name comes from tormina, which signifies such griping of the intestines as the herb will serve to relieve, as likewise the twinges of toothache.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

It is as nothing—these tormina laugh at the puny quencher of fires fiercer than those of Gehenna.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 by Various