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Antimonium Arsenitum

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Arsenite of antimony. Formula , (Sb 2 O 3 ) AsO 5 + 3 p. c. (For chemical preparation, see All. Hom. Zeit., 79, 76) Preparation , Triturations.

Authority. Isnard (A. H. Z., 79, 76, Review of Therap. Andw. des Arsen.) took daily increasing doses of .01 to 0.10 of centigramme; symptoms began on the sixth day.

Congestion of the head.

Pain in the forehead. Pressure in the temples. Pain in the orbits.

Conjunctivitis. Oedema of the face. General sick feeling.

Sense of weakness. Wandering pains along the sciatic nerves. Loss of appetite.

Nausea. Diarrhoea slight, without pain in abdomen. Pulse 90. (*Excessive dyspnoea in cases of emphysema) , Dr. Payr, A. H. Z., 79.