Angina pectoris remedies

Elder is also used therapeutically as a homeopathic medicine. It was introduced by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann in 1819. The Sambucus ebulus or S. nigra species is most often used. However, it is not one of the more widely used homeopathic medicines. As a homeopathic remedy, elder is known as sambucus. Some of the indications for sambucus include albuminuria (the presence of protein in the urine), angina pectoris, asthma, dizziness and headache upon arising, dry larynx and lumbago. 

Murell, W., Nitroglycerin as a remedy for angina pectoris. Lancet i (1879),... 

Its properties resemble those of the preceding substance. One molecule of nitric acid is readily lost by the compound, which is then transformed into triethanolamine trinitrate. The latter is also unstable and inclined to undergo decomposition. Diphosphoric salt of the trinitric ester was claimed to be an effective remedy against angina pectoris, instead of nitroglycerine. 

Murrell, W 1879 Nitroglycerin as a remedy for angina pectoris. Lancet 1 80-81. Nitroglycerin was actually first synthesised by Sobrero in 1847 who noted when he applied it to his tongue it caused a severe headache. 

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