Natrum Phosphoricum

Prepared from calcined bone; the crystals are colorless, transparent, obliquely four-sided, specific gravity 1.55, slightly alkaline, and have a cooling saline taste; insoluble in alcohol; imparts a yellow color to flame.— Am. Hom. Pharm.

Provings by Farrington on twelve provers, Hahn. Mo., vol. 12, p. 172; also proved by Corson, Thesis, Hahn. Med. Col., 1877. The provings were made principally with the higher potencies.

Clinical Authorities.— Co7ywwc«M)i<is, Schiissler's Tissue Remedies, p. 114; Chronic dyspepsia, Hering, Schiissler's Tissue Remedies, B. and D., p. 148 ; Oas- tralgia and enteralgia, Schiissler, A. H. Z., vol. 103, p. 93; Goitre, Skeels, Hahn. Mo., vol. 15, p. 104; Weakness of legs, Farrington, Trans. Hom. Med. Soc. Pa., 1874, p. 272; Swelling of glands of neck, Fischer, Horn. Times, 1876, p. 92.

^ Mind. Mental dulness; difficult to remember. Nervous, irritable; vexed at trifles. 1 I Anxious and apprehensive; despondent. Melancholy, especially after emissions. ^ Sensorium. l l Giddiness; vertigo with gastric derangement ^ Inner Head. Headache: in temples; on crown of head on awaking in morning; after taking thick sour milk. I 1 Intense pressure and heat on top of head as if it would

open. I I Severe pain in head as if skull was too full ; frontal or

occipital, with nausea or sour slimy vomiting. I I Sickening headaches, ejection of sour froth.

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NATRUM PHOSPHORlCUffl.

Sodium Phosphate. Na^ H P O4 12 H^^ 0.

Prepared from calcined bone ; the crystals are colorless, transparent, obliquely four-sided, specific gravity 1.55, slightly alkaline, and have a cooling saline taste; insoluble in alcohol; imparts a yellow color to flame.— Am. Horn. Pharm.

Provings by Farrington on twelve provers, Hahn. Mo., vol. 12, p. 172; also proved by Corson, Thesis, Hahn. Med. Col, 1877. The provings were made principally with the higher potencies.

Clinical KvTnOBiTXE?,.— Conjunctivitis, Schiissler's Tissue Kemedies, p. 114; Chronic dyspepsia, Hering, Schiissler's Tissue Remedies, B. and D., p. 148 ; Oas- tralgia and enter algia, Schiissler, A. H. Z., vol. 103, p. 93; Goitre, Skeels, Hahn. Mo., vol. 15, p. 104; Weakness of legs, Farrington, Trans. Hom. Med. Soc. Pa., 1874, p. 272; Swelling of glands of neck, Fischer, Horn. Times, 1876, p. 92.

^ Mind. Mental dulness; dijaicult to remember. Nervous, irritable; vexed at trifles. I I Anxious and apprehensive; despondent. Melancholy, especially after emissions. ^ Sensorium. i i Giddiness; vertigo with gastric derangement. ^ Inner Head. Headache: in temples; on crown of head on awaking in morning; after taking thick sour milk. I 1 Intense pressure and heat on top of head as if it would

open. I I Severe pain in head as if skull was too full ; frontal or

occipital, with nausea or sour slimy vomiting. I I Sickening headaches, ejection of sour froth.

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® Sight and Eyes. Dim sight as if veil was over eyes ; dull,

heavy headache. Flickering of sight in 1. eye, on rising 5 a.m. Halo around gaslight.

Eyes feel weak, < from gaslight ; sore when reading. Burning, stitching, cutting in eyes. Eyes feel as if sand was in them, mostly left. J I Burning lachrymation, eyes bloodshot. I I Discharge of golden yellow, creamy matter from eyes. • I Ophthalmia, conjunctivitis, discharge of yellow, creamy

matter, lids glued together in morning.

■ Conjunctivitis with great dread of light, since measles

some years previous ; enlargement of glands of neck, creamy secretion from eyelids. I I Granular conjunctivitis when granulations look like small blisters.

■ Scrofulous ophthalmia.

Dryness of 1. eyeball, with soreness as if bruised. I I Squinting caused by intestinal irritation from worms. Quivering of r. eyelid while reading. Eyelids feel sore, itch and burn. I 1 Pain over eyes. ^ Hearing" and Ears. Sensation in ears as of water dropping

from a height into a long, narrow vessel, while lying

down. Fulness in ears.

Aching and itching in r. meatus. Tickling from middle ear into eustachian tube. ilEars sore externally, burn and itch, thin, creamlike

scabbing ; yellow tongue. 1 I One ear red, hot, frequently itchy, accompanied by

gastric derangement and acidit3^ Lobe of r. ear burns intolerably, scratches until it bleeds. "^ Smell and Nose. Subjective offensive odor before nose in

morning. Left nostril sore, painful ; picks it, scabs form. I I Pricking in nares, brings tears to eyes. I I Picking at nose, associated with acidity and worms. Fulness at root of nose. ^ Upper Face, i iRed and blotched face, yet not feverish. I 1 Paleness, or bluish, florid appearance.

I 1 Face white about nose or mouth. Facial neuralgia, shooting, stitching pains.

^ Lower Face. Soreness in r. side of lower jaw, at angle,

occasional darting. ^'' Teeth and Gums. ' l Grinding of teeth in children in sleep. ^^ Taste and Tongue, i l Acid taste ; bad taste on awaking.

I I Thin, moist coating on tongue.

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Tongue coated dirty white, dark brown centre.

I 1 Yellow, moist tongue.

I Moist, creamy or golden yellow coating at back of tongue.

■ Blisters and sensation of hair on tip of tongue; pricking

numbness of whole mouth.

I I On rising in morning, tongue has a thin, moist coating,

a creamy deposit at back, or as if raw or yellow sugar had been partaken of. Tries to say a word, but it will not come out; feels as if something closed in throat, preventing speech. ^^ Inner Mouth, n Yellow, creamy coating at back part of roof of mouth.

I I Soft palate has a yellowish, creamy look.

I 1 Catarrh of tonsils, with a golden yellow-tmged exuda- tion ; acid condition of stomach. Gumboils. ^^ Throat. Tough, clear, white phlegm from posterior nares ; much hawking.

■ Dropping of thick, yellow mucus from posterior nares,<

at night ; awakens him, must sit up and clear throat. Sensation of a lump in throat; r. side sore, pricking as of

a pin ; < swallowing liquids, > solids. Throbbing in 1. tonsil. Sore throat, tonsils coated with a yellow, creamy mucus,

raw feeling, moist deposit on tongue mornings, looking

yellow. I 1 Diphtheritic sore throat, falsely so called. _ _

I I Inflammation of any part of throat with characteristic

coating ; accompanied by an acid condition of stomach. '* Appetite, Thirst. Desires, Aversions. Canine liunger,

or loss of appetite. Desire for: strong-tasting things, beer, alcohol. Aversion to bread and butter. '^ Hiccough, Belching, Nausea and Vomiting. 1 1 Heart- burn and acidity ; waterbrash. I I Flatulence with sour rising. I I Nausea and vomiting of acid fluids and curdled masses

(not food). llSour eructations, sour vomiting, greenish diarrlioea,

pains, spasms and fever with acid symptoms. I I Vomiting of sour fluids or of a dark substance like

coffee-grounds, sour risings, loss of appetite. ^^ Scrobiculum and Stomach. n Empty, gone feehng m

stomach, with feeling of weight above ensiform cartilage. I I Pain sometimes comes. on two hours after taking food. I Every day several attacks of gastralgia and enteralgia,

accompanied by vomiting of fluid sour as vinegar; over- secretion of lactic acid.

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I 1 Stomachache when worms are present, accompanied by acid risings.

■ ■Gastric derangements with symptoms of acidity. ■Dyspepsia with characteristic eructations and tongue,

sour taste.

■ Chronic dyspepsia; thin, yellow, creamy coating on soft

palate. I I Ulceration of stomach, pain in one spot after food, some- times sour risings, loss of appetite, face red and blotched, yet not feverish.

■ Gastric abrasions and ulcers.

^* Hypochondria. ■ Sclerosis of liver and hepatic form of

diabetes, especially when there is a succession of boils. ^^ Abdomen. ' l Pain in bowels, restless sleep.

I I Flatulent colic.

I I Colic in children, with symptoms of acidity, such as green, sour-smelling stools, vomiting of curdled milk, etc.

I I Ulceration of stomach or bowels.

Pain through r. groin, after seminal emissions. ^^ Stool and Rectum. ■Diarrhoeic stools with flatus, weak feeling in rectum and sphincter; afraid to pass flatus lest feces escape.

I I Diarrhoea caused by excess of aciditj^, stools sour-smell- ing, green; jellylike masses of mucus, painful straining, coagulated casein, scanty and frequent.

I I White or green stools, with diarrhcea or jaundice.

I I Summer diarrhoea, with lack of digestive power, stools clay-colored or greenish.

I I Habitual constipation, with occasional attacks of diar- rhoea, in young children.

i 1 Obstinate constipation.

I I Itching, sore and raw anus.

I I Itching at anus from worms, especially at night when warm in bed.

I I Intestinal, long or thread worms, with picking at nose, occasional squinting, pain in bowels, restless sleep, etc. ^^ Urinary Organs. Burning during urination ; frequent mic- turition.

1 I Urine: dark red, with arthritis ; pale; increased, scanty and dark.

1 1 Polyuria ; diabetes.

I I Atony of bladder.

I I Incontinence of urine in children, with acidity of stomach. ^^ Male Sexual Organs. After coitus burning and itching at meatus.

I I Sexual desire increased or absent; desire without erec- tions.

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I I Seminal emissions every night, at first with erethism and lascivious dreams, but later without any sensation whatever ; followed by weakness of back and trembling of knees, which felt as though they would give way. 1 I Seminal emissions, without dreams. iSemen thin, watery, smells like stale urine. 2^ Female Sexual Organs, i i Weakness and distress in uter- ine region. I 1 Prolapsus uteri, with weak, sinking feeling, after defe- cation. I I Uterine displacements with rheumatic pains. I I Discharges from uterus sour smelling, acid. ^Sterihty. II Menses: too early and pale, with afternoon headache over eyes, < after menses, with sensation in knees as if cords were shortened ; sore wrists ; chilliness ; restless sleep ; feet icy cold by day and burn by night. iLeucorrhoea: creamy or honey-colored; acrid and watery. ^' Pregnancy. Parturition. Lactation. 1 1 Morning sick- ness, with vomiting of sour masses or fluids. ^^ Inner Chest and Lungs. Pain through chest and in 1. shoulder. Pain from r. clavicle, diagonally to stomach ; hoarseness. I I Pains in chest, < from deep breathing and pressure. Burning deep in chest, < r. side, evening in bed. Sudden feeling of fulness in upper part of chest. I I Phthisis florida in young subjects. I I Consumption. ''Heart, Pulse and Circulation. Feels as if a lump, or a bubble started from heart and w^as forced through arteries. I 1 Trembling about heart; < walking up-stairs. I I Pains about base of heart, relieving pains in limbs and

great toe. I I Palpitation : caused by every strange noise ; feels pulse

in different parts of body. Heart feels uneasy and pains, when pains m limbs and

great toe are better. Sensation as though shot was rolling through artery. ^•^ Outer Chest. ' l Intercostal muscles feel sore as if drawn.

Lower third of sternum pains as if torn in two. ^^ Neck and Back. Crick in both sides of neck. I Swelling of glands of neck, extending to chest. I Goitre (in thirteen cases), the feeling of pressure was re- lieved in three to five days ; in some cases a cure was effected. I I Weak feeling in back and limbs. _ .

I I Spinal anaemia ; paralytic weakness of lower extremities,

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with general prostration, heaviness and sensation of

fatigue, especially after a short walk or ascending steps ;

legs give way, so as to be unable to progress further. Pain in articulation of lumbar vertebrae and sacrum, 1.

side ; pressing spot causes pain down thigh to knee ;

leg gives wa}^ when walking. ^^ Upper Limbs. Rheumatic pains in r. shoulder ; feels

nervous. Slight drawing in 1. deltoid, morning. I I Arms tired.

I I Contraction of extensor muscles on back of arm. I I Crampy pain in hands while writing ; hand trembles ;

contraction of extensor muscles on back of arm. I I Aching wrists ; rheumatic pains in joints of fingers. I I Rheumatic arthritis, especially of joints of fingers, pains

suddenly go to heart. ^^ Lower Limbs. Sudden giving way of legs while walking,

as though they would be paralyzed. I I Drawing on inside of thighs.

I I Sore hamstrings ; feels stiff on rising, cords feel too short. Calves pain or feel as if too tightly bandaged. I I Pain in knees, ankles, shins, in hollow and ball of foot. Right big toe pains; when >, pain in heart. ^* Limbs in General, i iSore feeling in joints.

Right wrist and 1. ankle weak, ache as if paralyzed; after