Zincum Phosphoricum

Phosphide of Zinc. Zincic Phosphide. ZnP. Trituration. Ounces — Brain-fag. Delirium tremens. Headache. Herpes zoster. Impotence. Kidneys, irritable. Neuralgia, Paralysis. Sleeplessness. Tremors, mercurial.

Characteristics

Ashburton Thompson gave pills, each containing f gr. of Zn. ph.f to two patients, and both experienced a severe frontal headache with frequent stabs of pain backward, deep in the head, to occiput. Hale has used it on a combination of the indications of the elements, and especially in brain-fag of business men. Ammon has cured with it nervousness, and vertigo > lying down. In some patients the 3rd potency has caused sexual excitement and sleeplessness after 3 a.m. According to him, Zn. ph. removes the mental depression and paralysis following cerebral congestion and apoplexy. J. E. Baldwin (M. A. y. H. xiii. 266) reports this case : A lady in perfect health prepared a long report and read it to a large audyLence without undue excitement. Next day had some pressure in occiput to cervical spine, lasting four days, r eeling of fatigue with disinclination to any mental exertion. Zn, ph. 2x cured in a few doses. Zn, ph. 6x has cured irritable kidney with loss of memory in an old man. 8. Head.(Vertigo > lying down.) — Severe frontal headache, accompanied by frequent stabs of pain, apparently darting from before backward to occiput, but intra-cranial, and not attended with altered sensation in scalp. — Bursting headache.

Stomach p. 1604

Vomiting.

Urinary Organs p. 1604

(Irritable kidneys with loss of brain-power even when calculus is present.)

Male Sexual Organs p. 1604

Erections with unusual voluptuousness and desire. — Emissions with voluptuous dreams and intense nervous thrill.

Chest p. 1604

Neuralgic pains and skin symptoms like those of zoster (Mohr, M, A., xxi. 359).

Sleep p. 1604

Sleepless after 3 a.m. ; " it wakes me at three, and I feel as if under the influence of pleasant and quick music ** (from third trit)