Homeopathy LibraryAntimonium Crudum
Dewey - Essentials of Homoeopathic Materia Medica · Willis Alonzo Dewey · 2,214 chars
General
What preparations of Antimony do we use in our Materia Medica ?
1. Antimonium crudum or the Sulphuret of antimony .
2. Antimonium tartaricum or Tartar emetic , this is the double Tartrate of Antimony and Potash .
3. Antimonium sulphuratum auratum or the Golden sulphuret of antimony , also sometimes known as Kermes .
There are also other salts that are sometimes used, as Antimonium arsenicosum , etc . Stibium , properly speaking, is the mental Antimony ; however, if Stibium be ordered from the pharmacist Tartar emetic is invariably furnished.
Where is the pathogenesis of Antimonium found ?
Hahnemann's Chronic Diseases ; Hartlaub and Trinks .
How is it prepared for us ?
By trituration.
What are the chief characteristics of this remedy ?
1. A thick, milky-white coating on the tongue.
The Fretful, Peevish Disposition
Give the general action of Antimonium.
Antimony depresses the function of mucous membranes, and through the pneumo-gastric nerve produces slow digestion ; the mucous membranes become loaded with mucus. It also affects the skin, producing corns, callosities, etc.
What are the mental symptoms ?
Cross and peevish ; children cannot bear to be touched, or looked at ; adults are sulky and sad.
What is the characteristic head symptom ?
Headache from bathing ; all symptoms of the drug are worse from bathing.
Headache from deranged stomach.
Give the stomach symptoms of Antimonium crudum.
Nausea and persistent vomiting occurring as soon as the child eats or drinks.
Digestive troubles from overloading the stomach ; a useful remedy for the ill effects of Thanksgiving or Christmas dinners ; there is the white tongue and the vomited matters containing food, and there is a great deal of fullness, distress and distension about the abdomen ; eructations tasting of food.
When is Antimonium crudum indicated in diarrhoea and constipation ?
When the stools are watery or when they contain hard lumps of curdled milk or faecal matter, worse by acids, cold bathing or overheating.
Give the skin symptoms of this drug.
The skin cracks easily and it produces a deficient growth of the nails.
It is the remedy for hard and painful callosities, they are thick and horny.