Antimonium Crudum

Native Sulphide of Antimony. Sb, S3.

Clinical

Jiiifs, irritation of. Callosities. Catarrh, Chorea. Constipation. Corns. Diarfhcea. Dyspepsia, Eczema, Feet sore and homy. Fever. GumnuL Vaus eUgeneraUon of, NettU'rash, Piles. Prolapsus recti. Red gum, ttmiUaUfaier, Stomachy disordered, Sunstroke. Tendons inflamed. Torque coated, ViBicCiloii. Warts. Whooping-cough.

Characteristics

Antim. crud. corresponds in a sense to the race of swine, as Arsenic does to horses and Pulsatilla to sheep. It is preeminently a scrofulous medicine, corresponding to gross constitutions with tendency to rough scaling skin with homy patches. With these body patches is great tenderness, the patient can hardly bear to walk on them. Analagous to these horny excrescences are warts, and Ant. c. has cured many cases of these. A student, 17, had twentythree on right hand and thirty-four on left, mainly on backs and Angers,

Teeth p. 124

Pains in carious teeth, with dull pricking, successive pulling and gnawing, even in the head, renewed after every meal, increased by cold water, and mitigated in the open air. — Jerking toothache in the evening, in bed, and after a meal. — Grinding of the teeth while sleeping in a sitting posture. — Stitches in and about the teeth when inspiring cold air. — Bleeding of the teeth and of the gums, which become detached.

Mouth p. 124

Bitter taste in the mouth. — Ptyalism (tasting salty). — Dryness of the mouth. — Accumulation of water on the tongue and in the mouth. — Salivation. — Tongue loaded; with a white coating. — Pain, as of excoriation at the edges of the tongue. — Blisters on the tongue. Q. Throat. — Soreness of the throat, as if there were a plug in it — Inability to swallow. — Dryness and scraping, or an accumulation of viscid mucus in the throat.

Appetite p. 124

Aversion to all food. — Longing for acids. — Thirst chiefly in the night. — Loss of appetite. — Sensation of hunger and of emptiness in the epigastrium, in the morning especially, and which is unappeased by eating. — After a meal, dejection, lassitude, fulness and tension in the abdomen. — Great desire to take food, which is not appropriated to strength.

Stomach p. 124

Eructations with taste of food, or very add. — Re* gurgitation of a watery fluid. — Hiccough on smoking tobacco. — Loathing of food, nausea, and inclination to vomit, as if caused by indigestion. — Heartburn with good appetite. — Nausea after taking wine. — Nausea and vomiturition, from overloading the stomach, or after drinking (sour) wine. — Vomiting of mucus and of bile, sometimes accompanied by diarrhoea, great anxiety, and convulsions. — Pain, burning, and cramp-like in the pit of the stomach, sometimes with despair and inclination to drown oneself. — Tension and pressure in the pit of the stomach. — Painful sensation, as if the stomach were overloaded with food. — Pain in the region of the stomach on being touched. — Gastric catarrh with characteristic white tongue ; even if caused by metastasis of rheumatism or gout.

Abdomen p. 124

Inflation of the abdomen, with a sensation of fulness, chiefly after a meal. — Violent cutting pains, sometimes with want of appetite ; urine red and stools hard. — Sensation of emptiness in the abdomen, as after violent diarrhoea. — Sensation of swelling and of hardness in the inguinal region, on its being pressed.*-Accumulation of flatus in the abdomen, with rumbling and borborygmi.

Stool and Anus p. 124

Difficult evacuation of hard stools. — Difficult evacuations ; the faeces are too large in size. — Urgent inclination to go to stool.— Stool of the consistence of pap. — Diarrhoea, generally watery, with cutting pains.— After vinegar or acid wine, loose stool. — Alternate diarrhoea and constipation, esp. in aged persons. — Constant secretion of yellowish-white mucus by the anus. — Flow of black blood from the anus. — Haemorrhoidal excrescences, blind and running, with burning and tingling. — Burning itching and fissures in the anus. — Expansive pressure in the rectum (during stool as if an ulcer had been torn open) and the anus. — Burning furunculus in the perineum.

Urinary Organs p. 124

Frequent inclination to make water, with scanty emission. — Frequent and abundant emission of urine, with abundant flow of mucus, and burning in the urethra, accompanied by pains in the loins. — On ooogfiing, involuntary emission of urine. — Urine aqueous, or of a gold colour, or reddish brown, and sometimes mixed with small red corpuscles. — Incisive pain in the urethra, on making water.

Male Sexual Organs p. 125

Excitement of sexual desire, and great lasciviousness. — Pollutions.

Female Sexual Organs p. 125

Metrorrhagia. — Sharp and corrosive discharge from the vagina. — Nymphomania from checked catamenia. — Tenderness over ovaries after menses checked by a bath. — Gastro-intestinal disorders of pregnancy. — Pressure in the uterus as if something would come out of it, esp. during uterine haemorrhage. — Toothache before the menses, with boring in the temples. — Quite solid lumps in a watery leucorrhoea, which sometimes causes a smarting down the thighs. — Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhoea during pregnancy.

Respiratory Organs p. 125

Great heat in the throat while moving in the open air« — Great weakness, or entire loss of voice, chiefly on becoming warm. — Looking into the fire increases cough. — Sensation of a foreign substance in the larynx, with inability to expectorate. — Violent spasm in the larynx, with sensation of excoriation. — Cough, with burning in the chest. —Morning cough, dry and shaking. — Whooping-cough. — Cough as if arising from abdomen.

Chest p. 125

Stifling oppression and paralytic orthopnoea. — Respiration deep, with sighing. — Shootings in the chest, when drawing breath and at other times.— Pain, as of contusion, in the pectoralis major, on raising the arm, and on pressure.— Sharp pain under l. breast. S(k Neck and Back. — Cramp-like drawing in the muscles of the neck and of the nape of the neck.— Rheumatic pains in the nape of the neck. — Miliary eruption on the nape of the neck, in the shoulder-blades, and behind the ears.

Upper Limbs p. 125

Rheumatic pains in the arms. — Red vesicles on the arms, with itching. — Painful inflammation of the tendons of the elbow, with great redness and curvature of the arm. — Hot and red swelling of the forearm, with shooting tension. — Sensation of drawing in the forearm, the fingers, and the joints of the fingers. — Arthritic pains in the joints of the fingers. — Painful sensibility of the skin under the nails, and slow growth of the nails themselves. —A homy growth under the nail.— Crushed finger-nails grow in splits, with homy spots.

Lower Limbs p. 125

Sensation of drawing in the lower limbs, esp. in the coxo-femoral joint. — Lumps, with red rings, on the buttocks and legs. —Violent pain in the lower extremities. — Numbness of the legs after sitting for some time. — Shooting pain in the knee and in the tibia. — Drawing pain in knees, lower part l. tibia, in L heel, and tearing through the r. great toe.— Tumour or white swelling of the knee. — Painful stiffness in the knee, preventing the extension of the leg. — Vesicles on the knee after scratching it.-Sensibility of the soles of the feet, when walking on the pavement. — Red swelling of the heel, with burning shootings, which are aggravated by walking. — Corns on the soles of the feet, and callous excrescence at the tips of the toes. — Pressive pain in the corns. — Burning in the fleshy part of the great toe. — Callous excrescence under the nail of the great toe.

Generalities p. 125

Rheumatic pains and inflammation of the tendons, offensive to smell.— Pressure in throat as if a plug stuck in it— Scratching, rough feeling in throat in morning. zi, 12. Stomach and Abdomen.— Pressure and fulness in stomach and abdomen ; umbilical region sensitive.

Stool and Anus p. 128

Passage of much flatus with sudden urging, followed by a stool solid at first then bright yellow and pasty ; afterwards violent colic and rumbling round navel.— Constipation, faeces hard and passed with difl&cult.

Urinary Organs p. 128

Urine increased, dark red.

Male Sexual Organs p. 128

Pustular eruption on scrotum with much itching.

Respiratory Organs p. 128

Accumulation of tough mucus in bronchi and larynx.— Increased mucous secretion with fulness in bronchi and full, hard breathing. — Respiration difficult — Dry, hard cough, no expectoration. — Increased mucous sputum, mixed with blood, of a sweetish taste. — Passive congestion of upper lobe l. lung, with hard, dry cough.

Generalities p. 128

Malaise, fatigue, lassitude, with nausea.

Skin p. 128

Itching on hands and feet.- Pustular acne.

Sleep p. 128

Sleep deep ; dreamy with sudden waking. — Sudden waking after midnight, with general aggravation of symptoms, heavy, confused head, slight sweat