Baryta lodata

Baric iodide. Ba !«. Trituration.

Clinical

Breast, cancer of. Cancer. Glands, enlargement of. Tumours.

Characteristics

Batyt. tod. has been used empirically, especially in cases of glandular enlargement and new growths, on indications suggested by its two elements.

Female Sexual Organs p. 252

Diminution of sexual desire in women* — Catamenia too feeble, and of too short duration. — Leucorrhoea a Little before the catamenia. — Before and during menses : toothache ; colic ; pain in back.

Respiratory Organs p. 252

Catarrh, with cough, voice hollow and low, and fluent coryza. — Suffocative catarrh and paralysis of the lungs in old people. — Sensation of smoke in the larynx. — Spasmodic cough (like whooping-cough) from roughness and tickling in the throat and pit of the

Stomach p. 252

Cough worse in the evening till midnight ; after getting the feet cold ; from exercise ; when lying on the l. side ; in the cold air ; from thinking of it. — Hoarseness and loss of voice, from an accumulation of viscid mucus in the throat and on the chest, with dry cough, chiefly at night, in the evening, or in the morning.

Chest p. 252

Difficulty of respiration and shortness of breath, with sensation of fulness in the chest— Pains in the chest, mitigated partly by eructations and partly by external heat. — Sensation of soreness in the chest — Sensation, as if something hard dropped down in the chest — Fulness and pressive heaviness on the chest, esp. when ascending, with shooting in the act of respiration.

Heart p. 252

Very violent throbbings of the heart— Throbbing of the heart excited by lying on the l. side, or renewed by thinking of it — Palpitation felt in head. — Atheroma and aneurism.

Neck and Back p. 252

Stiffness at the nape of the neck.— Shootings in the nape of the neck. — Aching pains in the nape of the neck. — Steatoma in the nape of the neck, with burning pain in the bottom of it — Swelling and induration of the glands of the neck. — Encysted tumour under the arm-pit. — Sacral pains, more violent when seated than when in motion.— Tensive stiffness in the loins, aggravated in the evening to such an extent that one cannot get up from one's chair, nor stand up straight— Tension in the shoulder-blades, the nape of the neck, and the muscles of the neck, esp. in a sharp and cold air. — Burning pain and throbbing sensation in the back, esp. after mental emotion. — Beating and pulsation in the back. — Stiffness in the small of the back in the evening esp. while sitting which allows neither to rise nor to bend backwards.

Upper Limbs p. 252

Swellings of the arms, with pain of the axillary glands. — Pain in the deltoid muscle on raising the arm. — The arm becomes numbed when one lies down. — Hands cold, with bluish spots. — Swollen veins and redness of the hands. — Hands dry, like parchment — Trembling of the hand when writing.— Violent tingling and gnawing in the palm of the hand, with desire to scratch. — Peeling off of the skin of the back of the hand, and of the tops of the fingers. — The fingers are numbed. — Panaris.

Lower Limbs p. 252

Pain, as of dislocation or of stiffness of the coxo femoral joint — Tension in the legs, as if the tendons were too short — Drawing pain in r. nates as if the flesh were being torn off. — Violent stitches ; burning in nates. — Drawing pain down whole l. leg (Amel). — Burning pains : in nates ; in bend of thigh ; in knee-pan ; in soles. — Tractive and acute pains in legs, as if in the bones. — Itching in the thighs, even at night — Shootings in the joints of the knee. — Tension in the tibia and in the calves and the legs. — Cramps in the calves of the legs and in the toes on stretching out the limbs. — Inquietude and trembling in the legs and feet — Pain in the joint of the foot, as from a

Face p. 255

Tractive pains in the muscles of the face. — Painful nodosity at the point of the nose, with slight pricking.

Teeth p. 255

Shooting, throbbing pains in the teeth, esp. on waking, after midnight. — Looseness of the teeth.

Mouth p. 255

Swelling of the salivary glands and of the palate.-— Tongue loaded.— Tongue and mouth dry. — Fetor of the mouth, as if from mercury. — Putrid taste in the mouth, also of food.

Throat p. 255

Uvula elongated.— Varicose veins of throat — Suppuration of tonsils after every cold. — Swallowing difficult.

Stomach p. 255

Loss of appetite. — Thirst-Inclination to vomit. — Retching. — Vomiting in the morning, with anxiety. — Vomiting of a small quantity of water, with nausea. — Sickness. — Pressure on the stomach, with spasm. — Sensation of heat, ascending from the stomach to the chest and head. — Burning pain in the stomach, with vomiting. — The membranes of the stomach are of a blue red, with red spots on the muscular part. — The pit of the stomach is inflamed, with isolated ecchymoses. — Uneasiness, as if from worms.

Abdomen p. 255

Burning pains in the abdomen. — Tumefaction of the

Fever p. 255

Throbbing of tumour in abdomen. — Inguinal glands swollen ; painful ; ulcerating.

Stool and Anus p. 255

Faeces slimy. — Easy evacuation. — Chronic, painless diarrhoea, or diarrhoea with violent colic. — Stools jelly-like, with blood, no pain ; discharges every fifteen or twenty minutes.— -Stools white, hard as stones.

Urinary Organs p. 255

Urine frequent, involuntary, and painful. — Urine yellowish, very offensive. — Flow of urine. — Whitish sediment in the urine.

Male Sexual Organs p. 255

Frequent emission of semen. — Swelling of the testes. — Buboes after suppressed gonorrhoea.

Female Sexual Organs p. 255

Catamenia too early.— Pains, as from a bruise, in the cavity of the pelvis. — Sterility. — Leucorrhoea. — Induration, tumour or atrophy of ovaries. — Nymphomania.

Respiratory Organs p. 255

Weak voice.— Dry cough.— Chronic cough of scrofulous children.

Chest p. 255

Catarrh, with heat. — Heat in the upper part of the chest. — Oppression.

Heart p. 255

Throbbing of the heart accelerated. — Palpitation of the heart— Heart-beats irregular, pulse scarcely perceptible.

Neck and Back p. 255

Enlargement and induration of cervical glands. — Pains in the back.

Limbs p. 255

Trembling of limbs. — Convulsive jerkings of hands and feet. — Paralysis of upper and lower limbs. — Swelling of hands and feet

Upper Limbs p. 255

Painless twitching in arm esp. at night.

Lower Limbs p. 255

Drawing pains in thighs. — Haemorrhagic extravasations in knee-joint. — Feet swollen. — Effects of checked foot-sweat

Generalities p. 255

Great weakness, which necessitates lying down. — Weakness and prostration, amounting almost to paralysis. — Syncope. — Stiffness and insensibility of the body, with periodical convulsions.— General heaviness. — Trembling of the limbs. — Convulsive trembling. — Twitching in the face or in some of the limbs, or in the whole body. — Periodical convulsive fits with starting and excessive tossing about

Skin p. 256

Pricking in the skin. — Burning and pricking in excoriated places. — Small itchy eruptions on the head, nape of the neck, abdomen, and thighs. — Glands inflamed and ulcerated. — Haemorrhage.

Fever p. 256

General dry heat, night and day. — Redness and heat of the face.— Pulse frequent and full.— Tertian fever.— Increased perspiration.— Cold sweat.