Ammonium Bromatum

Bromide of Ammonium. NII^ Br.

Proved b}' A. M. Gushing, 1870, after the very interesting report by J. Kitchen. See Record, 1870, page 297.

^ Mind. Feared he might die. See 17.

^ Inner Head. At times a feeling during day as of a band tied around the head above the ears, pressing hardest just above the ears. Pain in side of head near the eye, as if a nail were driven into it. Sharp pains in the left side of the head near the eye. Headache from congestion to the brain. ^ Sight and Eyes. In the evening, eyes feel very large, with constant blue before them. Right eye feels large and smarts ; has to wear a shade evenings

to read or write. Right eye full of stringy mucus. Eyes feel sore and as if sand were in them. Right eye feels as if bathed in hot water.

■ Pterygium.

I In the morning eyes red and sore, with white mucus in corners,

•< left eye. d Ophthalmia scrofulosa. Lids swollen. Every evening eyelids droop ; difficult and painful to raise

them. Lids stick together.

■ Scrofulous ophthalmia.

Pains around the eyes and into the head.

Sharp pain near eye in left side of head. ^ Nose. Sneezing relieves stinging in throat. See 13.

Nose stopped up ; then clear discharge.

Occasional discharge of watery fluid from left nostril. " Tongue. Tongue smarts severely as if just burned; morning. ^" Mouth. Must hold mouth open when walking, on account of heat in throat and lungs.

Mouth feels as if burned ; in the morning.

Stringy, tasteless mucus in the mouth.

Tasting of food eaten several hours before. 13 Throat. Throat during day filled with white sticky mucus, streaked with blood.

Throat sore, looks mottled, as if a diphtheritic deposit were commencing.

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Irritation of the throat, mostly on the sides, with inclination to

cough ; evening. Fauces dark red, congested. Preparing to swallow is painful, the act is not. Sensation of hot air passing up the throat, right side, though

stomach feels cold. Fauces and tongue feel scalded. Stinging in fauces with inclination to cough, but relieved by

sneezing. Stringy, sometimes blood-streaked mucus in throat. '^ Eating. Food does not digest. ^^ Belching. Belching relieves faint stomach.

Something seems to rise from pit of stomach, almost stopping breath, and causing a faint and very disagreeable sensation, partially > by raising wind. See 17. ^^ Scrobiculum and Stomach. Swallowing anything causes a distress the length of the oesophagus and into the stomach. During afternoon and evening, sensation of fainting or suffo- cation, beginning at epigastrium and rising on both sides of the sternum to the throat, causing him to sigh and walk around the room ; feared he might die.

See 16 and 36. Sharp cutting pain in stomach.

Terrible distress in upper part of epigastrium ; could not sit still had to walk the room ; much belching ; pain through to back and to both hypochondria ; caused sweat ; could scarcely get his breath. ^^ Abdomen. Sharp twisting pain just above crest of right ilium. '° Stool and Rectum, Sudden urgent desire, with loose stool. I An old hemorrhoidal tumor returned quite hard, sore and small, but soon left. ^^ Urinary Organs. Feeling over right kidney as if something were pressed hard against it ; relieved by pressure but leav- ing a pulling sensation. ^^ Female Sexual Organs. iDull constant pain and hard swelling in 1. ovary.

I Uterine hemorrhage from ovarian irritation or inflammation. ^° Larynx. Tickling in throat causing cough, in evening. See 10. When walking, must hold mouth open on account of heat in throat and lungs. ^^ Respiration.

Inclination to draw a long breath.

Sense of suffocation from the lung, she must move about from fear of suffocation. ^^ Cough and Expectoration. Cough dry, spasmodic, and very severe, at times an interval of only a few minutes. An almost continuous cough for hours, especially when lying down at night ; sensation of tickling irritation, with heat and burning.

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Sudden short cough when rising from bed in the morning, from sensation of mucus in the throat.

Sudden cough from tickling in the throat just below the ton- sils. See 10.

I Sudden desire to cough coming so suddenly it strangles one. d Pertussis.

Expectoration of white sticky mucus; sharp pain in both lungs, and during the forenoon, pain seems to be mostly in the pleura. ^^ Inner Chest and Lungs. Pain under middle of left clavicle.

Frequent constrictive pain across the chest.

Sharp pain in lungs, < upper part of right.

Lungs feel cold inside.

Sharp pain in both lungs, and during forenoon pain seems to

be mostly in the pleura.

^' Back, Feeling over right kidney as if something pressed hard

against it ; > by pressure, but leaving a pulling sensation.

^^ Upper Limbs. Sensation in the r. shoulder as if pressed by a

weight. ^^ Lower Limbs. Legs ache.

Like a cord around the r. leg, midway between hips and knee, causing limping and pain all the forenoon ; in the afternoon pain went to left leg below knee ; in the evening in the ankle then in the foot, soon passing off and inclination to cough returning. *

Feet cold in warm room, causing legs to ache. ^^ Motion. Could not sit still, had to walk the floor with distress in stomach.

When walking : must hold mouth open on account of heat in throat and lungs.

Must move about from fear of suifocation.

When i^'ising from bed in morning sudden short cough. 3« Nerves. • Epilepsy.

Decrease of irritability, followed by tetanic convulsions ; later all excitability gone, the frog lies in whatever position it is placed, the spasms become more violent and death ensues from asphyxia.

Weakness and uncertain movements in a rabbit (after non-fatal doses). ^^ Time. Morning : eyes red and sore ; tongue dry ; I I tongue smarts ; mouth dry ; mouth as if burnt and full of mucus, also throat ; tickling in throat ; short cough on rising.

Forenoon : pain in pleura ; as if cord was tied around leg.

Afternoon : stomach easier.

Afternoon and evening : fainty ; cough deeper.

Evening : eyes feel large, smart, lids droop ; tickling in throat, hacking cough, feet cold.

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^^ Temperature and Weather. Swallowing anything cold

causes distress along oesophagus.

Feels the cold more than usual.

Must warm the feet while in a warm room. ^^ Fever. Troubled with the cold more than any other time during the winter ; must warm the feet even in warm room.

Inclined to be chilly and flashes of heat.

Flashes of heat over the body as if sweat would come on. ^^ Attacks. Coughing spells with but a few moments interval. *^ Locality and Direction. Right : eye feels large and smarts ; full of stringy mucus, as if bathed in hot water ; as if hot air passed up throat ; pain above crest of ileum ; pain over kidney ; sharp pain in upper lung ; pressure as from a weight in shoulder.

Left : eye sore and red ; watery discharge from nostril ; pain under middle of clavicle ; dull pain in ovary. ^^ Sensations. I Feeling of a band: around the head.

Sensation as if a nail were driven into side of head.

Stinging : in fauces.

Sharp cutting : in stomach.

Sharp twisting pains : above crest of r. ileum.

Smarting : in r. eye ; on tongue.

Scalded feeling: in fauces and tongue.

Pulling sensation: over right kidney.

Pressure : over right kidney ; in right shoulder.

Tickling : in throat.

Distress : in oesophagus and scrobiculum.

Constrictive pain : across chest.

Aching : in legs.

Like a cord around r. leg.

Cold feeling : in lungs.

Dull pain : in 1. ovary. "* Tissues. I Obesity.

^^ Touch. Pressure >■ pain over right kidney. ^^ Other Drugs. Antidoted spasms caused by a low dose of Hyosc.

Similar to its relatives : Amm. carh.^ Amm. mur., Amm. caust., Amm. phosph., and to : Kali brom., Kali hichr. (stringy mucus) ; Cinnah. (scrof. ophthal., pains around orbit) ; Natr. ars. (throat) ; Kali permang. (throat) ; Zincum, Ratan., and Arg. nitr. (pterygium); Calc. ostr. (scrof. ophthal.) ; Kali brom. ; Silic. (aura begins in epi- gas.) ; Nux vom. (aura from stomach) ; Art. vulg. (must walk about) ; Caustic. ; Sulphur ; Bufo ; bromide of camphor.

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