Antimonium Sulph. Auratum

Antimonic persulphide, Sb^S^. Golden sulphuret of antimony. Preparation, Trituration.

Authorities. 1, Mayerhofer, Hirschels, Z, f. Horn. Kl., 19, 27 ; proving with repeated doses, varying from one-sixteenth to ten grains. 2, Boeeker (Beitrage).

Mind

Apprehensiveness

Head

Head confused

Confused head on account of the severe urging in the abdomen

Pressive headache

Forepart of the head affected

Forehead feels confused

Headache one sided, especially in the left temporal region

Ears

A reddish swelling behind the right ear (on the third day), which leaves behind a redness and scurfiness

Nose

Increased mucous secretion from nose,l

Increased mucus from nose and throat

Violent coryza with loss of sraell

Nasal catarrh, with impeded respiration, in the morning

Catarrh and fluent coryza, with a confused head, impeded respiration, and impaired appetite

Bleeding from nose on washing^,l

Mouth

Pressive, boring, tearing toothache

Tongue very thickly coated yellow

Padij mouth and taste in the morning

Much saliva and water collected in the mouth

Taste pasty

Taste very flat, pasty

Taste pasty, with a slimy coated tongue

Taste was sweetish, bitter, and flat

Throat

Mucus from the throat becomes offensive to smell

Increased mucous secretion in back of throat

Pressure and tensive feeling in the throat, especially at the larynx

Pressure in the throat as if a plug stuck in it

In the morning, scratching, rough feeling in the throat

• Severe scraping pain in the throat, especially in the larynx

Burning and heat in the fauces

Stomach

Appetite increased to decided hunger (four grains)

Appetite lost

Weak stomach, disordered digestion, with nausea

Almost loathing of food, with no appetite

Fulness in the stomach

Pressure in the stomach/.

Pressure in the epigastric region

Pressure in pit of stomach

Abdomen p. 378

Pressure and fulness in the umbilical region

Abdomen tense, sensitive, especially about the navel

Burning, sticking sensation on the whole left side, especially of the left lumbar muscles

Abdomen tense, full

Twisting in the intestines very sensitive

Great sensitiveness in the colon, and especially at the anus

Tensive drawing pain in the groins

Stool and Anus p. 378

Constant urging to stool

Passage of much flatus, with sudden urging to stool, followed by a stool at first solid, then bright yellow, pasty, then violent colic and rumbling around the navel

Stool half solid, half soft

Stool of hard faeces passed with unusual difficulty

Constipation, with tenesmus and burning pains in the anus

Urinary Organs p. 378

In the urethra a tickling and twitching sensation, with increased urine

Increased evacuation of urine, with much tensive and tickling sensation in the penis

Urine increased, reddishbrown

Urine increased, reddish-brown (one-half grain)

Urine increased, dark-red (contained traces of Antimony after six grains)

Sexual Organs p. 378

The scrotum itches more severely toward morning, followed by some redness; the next day a dry pustulous eruption develops, with constipation (four grains)

The itching and eruption on the scrotum extended more toward the perineum (second day)

Sexual desire unusually excited

Extraordinary sensitiveness of the genitals

Respiratory Organs p. 378

Tickling as from mucus in the larynx and air-passages

Tickling as from mucus in the larynx, without ability to expectorate mucus

Increased secretion of tough mucus, during the restless night

Increased mucous secretion, urith fulness in the bronchi, and full, hard breathing

Accumulation of tough mucus in the bronchi and larynx

Fulness in the bronchi

Bronchi feel full, with difficult respiration

Pressure and constriction in the bronchial tubes

Increased mucous expectoration, mixed with blood, of a sweetish taste

Respiration embarrassed

Respiration difficult

Respiration difficult, full

Chest p. 378

Heaviness in the prsecordium and apprehensiveness

Heart and Pulse p. 378

Pulse in the morning 60, evening 70 (two grains the evening previous)

Pulse soft

Pulse small, suppressed

Neck and Back p. 378

Tensive, pressing feeling in the cervical vertebrae, neck, and ribs

Extremities in General p. 378

Tensive feeling in the muscles of the shoulder and thigh

Stiff, tensive pains in the joints, mornings

Constant drawing, tearing pains in the joints

Rheumatic pains in the joints

Upper Extremities p. 378

[SO. 1^ Arms heavy in the morning

Painful immobility of the left arm

Rheumatic pains in the joints of the arms

Boring tearing in the joints of the arm and hand

Pressive, tensive pain in the left shoulder-joint

Twitchings, like electric shocks, through both ulnar nerves, especially in the elbow-joint,l

Pressure and heaviness in the bones of the forearm

Swelling of the fingers

Tensive swollen feeling of the fingers

Sleep and Dreams p. 378

Beep sleep with sweat (four grains)

Sleep soporous, not refreshing

Extremely broken soporous sleep

Sleep quiet till midnight, then sudden waking, with confused head and pressure above the forehead toward the vertex

Sudden waking after midnight, with great excitement and restlessness; unusually excited sexual desire; after this the sleep was light

Slept only three hours, suddenly awoke with a heavy, confused head, pressure in the stomach, difficult breathing, fulness of the bronchi, restless tossing about, skin very active with slight warmth, and even sweat over the whole body

Sleep dreamy

Sleep dreanuj, wake's after midnight with dxdl headache (six grains)

Sleep dreamy, with sudden wakings after midnight, with very much increased gouty and rheumatic troubles of upper and lower extremities

Sleep very dreamy, frequent waking w^ith a much-confused head, peculiar sensitive tension and dulness in the cerebrum (ten grains)

Heaviness and weariness of the lower extremities

Tensive rheumatic troubles in the hip-joint and inguinal region

Slight swelling of the ankles, and especially of the knee

Generalities p. 379

In the morning, sense of great weakness and prostration

Skin p. 379

Pustules, elevated, dry, on the inner surface of the thighs, which itch, feel tense, pain on walking, and involve the whole leg in sympathy; they remain three weeks, when they dry and desquamate

Itching of the skin, especially of the scrotum and inner surfaces of the thighs

Sleep p. 379

Vivid dreams and sudden waking after midnight, with great restlessness, drawing, tensive, rheumatic pains over the whole thorax and spine; difficult and noisy respiration, with profuse secretion of mucus

Sleep with anxious dreams

Fever p. 379

General chilliness, with shivering down over the whole spine

Heat and cold alternate

Chills alternate with heat, toward evening

Moderate sweat at night

Conditions p. 379

Aggravation.

(ilforjiMj^r), Nasal catarrh, etc. ; pasty mouth, etc. ; scratching, rough feeling in throat ; pains in joints ; arms heavy; great weakness, etc.

(Toward evening), Chills, alternating with heat.

(Night), Moderate sweat.

(Midnight), Sudden waking, etc.

(After midnight), Sudden waking, etc.

(Toward morning), Scrotum itches.

( WasKing), Bleeding from nose.