Arsenicum Album

Mind

(Arsenicum album)

Delirium at night, with great restlessness. (Acon., Rhus tox.)

Sad, tearful, anxious mood. (Ign ., Lyc., Natr. mur., Nux m., Puls., Rhus tox.)

Anguish and despair ; driving from one place to another for relief . ( Aur .)

Great anxiety and restlessness at 3 A. M . ( Acon., Camph., Rhus tox ) ; driving out of bed.

Dread of death ( Acon., Cimic., Agn., Nitr. ac ., Sec .), when alone or going to bed.

Determined to commit suicide, he suffers so.

Fretful, discontented, fault-finding, capricious, easily angered . (Bry., Cham., Nux v.)

Great fear and anguish ; sees ghosts day and night. (Acon., Puls.)

Head

(Arsenicum album)

Vertigo ; as if he would fall. Head confused, dizzy, stupefied.

Heaviness in the head, with humming in the ears ; goes off in the open air, but returns on reentering the room.

Intense headache, increased with light and noise (Bell.), with vertigo.

Sensation as if the brain moved, and beat against the skull during motion. (Hyos., Glon ., Rhus tox., Sulph., Sulph. ac.)

Drawing, pressive pain in right side of forehead.

Pain, as if bruised or sore over the nose and in forehead ; rubbing relieves temporarily.

Pain in head and face, especially severe on left side.

Falling out of the hair. ( Graph ., Hep. s., Nitr. ac ., Phos., Sep., Sulph .)

Can scarcely bear the head to be touched, scalp so sensitive.

Chronic eruptions, with pustules and vesicles filled with pus.

Eyes

(Arsenicum album)

Inflammation of the eyes and lids, with severe burning pain. (Alum.)

Feeling of sand in the eyes. ( Caust ., Sulph., Ign., Natr. mur., Phyt.)

Conjunctiva looks like a piece of raw beef.

Pulsative throbbing in the eyes ; with every pulsation a stitch.

Eyelids oedematous, often completely closing the eye. (Apis , Carls., Kali carb., Rhus tox.)

Trembling of upper eyelid (Arum), with lachrymation.

Excessive photophobia. (Acon., Bell., Sulph .)

Burning in margins of eyelids.

Dryness of the eyelids, as if the eyes were rubbed by them.

Corrosive tears, making the cheeks and eyelids sore . (Euphr., Merc. cor. Bland : Cepa.)

Ophthalmia of children ; skin rough, dry, and dirty-looking ; photophobia and profuse acrid lachrymation ; relieved by hot applications.

Ears

(Arsenicum album)

Stitching pains in left meatus (Kali bi.) at night, from within outward.

Ringing in ears. (Bell., Cinch ., Nux v .)

Roaring in ears (Bell., Calc., Graph., Kali carb.), with every paroxysm of pain.

Nose

(Arsenicum album)

Excoriating discharge from the nostrils . (Ailanth., Amm. carb., Arum , Cepa , Euphr ., Lyc .)

Coryza ; fluent with sneezing (Acon., Gels.) ; with hoarseness and sleeplessness ; worse in morning ; better in open air. (Puls.)

Cannot bear the smell or sight of food.

Distressing stoppage at bridge of nose.

Knotty swelling of the nose.

Face

(Arsenicum album)

Face deathly color ; pale, yellow, cachectic look ; swollen ; sunken (Ant. crud.) ; covered with cold sweat ; Hippocratic. (Verat. alb.)

Face expressive of great mental agony. (Camph., Plumb., Verat. alb.)

Lips livid, blue, swollen, black, and cracked ; ulcerated.

Oedematous swelling of the face. ( Apis .)

Cancer of face and lips, with burning pain.

Mouth

(Arsenicum album)

Grinding of teeth while asleep. (Hell., Hyos., Podo.)

Teeth seem longer ; become loose ( Merc ., Nitr. ac., Rhus tox .) ; are sensitive to pressure and to cold water.

Swollen, bleeding gums, painful to touch.

Jerking toothache at night, extending to temple.

Sore lips and ulcers in the mouth.

Tongue ; sides furred, red streak in middle and red tip (Phyt., Rhus tox.) ; whitish, fiery, red, smooth, dry ( Bell., Rhus tox.), and brown . (Bapt., Rhus tox.)

Violent burning on the tongue ; gangrene.

Swelling about the root of the tongue, externally and internally.

Dryness in mouth, with violent thirst. (Bry ., Rhus tox.)

Painful blisters in the mouth and on the tongue.

Drinks often, but little at a time . (Hyos., Cinch., Natr. ars. Reverse, Bry.)

Aphthae in the mouth.

Burning in the mouth, pharynx, and oesophagus . (Acon., Canth., Caps.)

Excessive thirst ; drinking does not refresh.

Burning thirst, without especial desire to drink.

Bitter taste after eating. ( Bry., Cinch., Coloc., Nux v., Puls., Sulph .)

Throat

(Arsenicum album)

Dryness and burning in fauces and throat. (Acon., Bell., Canth., Caps.)

Swallowing very difficult and painful ; sensation of constriction. ( Bell., Hyos .)

Burning when swallowing ; food goes down to region of larynx when it is ejected.

Stomach

(Arsenicum album)

Loss of appetite (Alum.) ; loathing of food . (Acon., Ant. tart.)

Hiccough at the hour when fever ought to have come.

Long-lasting nausea, with fainting tremor ; heat all over, and shuddering.

Violent and incessant vomiting ; excited by eating or drinking. (Nux v., Puls., Verat. alb.)

Stomach out of order from eating fruit, ice cream, etc.

Vomiting of ingesta (Acon., Phos ., Verat. alb.), brown substance, mucus, and blood.

Great anxiety about the epigastric region.

Intense burning pains in stomach and pit of stomach . (Ant. crud., Apis, Bell., Colch., Canth., Iris, Phos., Verat. alb.)

Cramps in the stomach. (Acon., Ant. crud.)

Weight in stomach, as of a stone. ( Bry., Nux v., Puls .)

Stomach tender to pressure. (Ant. crud., Bry ., Bell., Lyc.)

Abdomen

(Arsenicum album)

Abdomen distended and painful . ( Apoc „ Merc .)

Violent, burning pains, with intolerable anguish. ( Acon., Canth.)

Cutting pains in abdomen. (Acon., Coloc.)

Swelling of inguinal glands.

Stool And Anus

(Arsenicum album)

Tenesmus and burning in rectum and anus. (Aloe, Canth., Cina, Iris , Merc., Osm.)

Prolapsus ani (Podo.) ; haemorrhoids ; burning pain.

Evacuations excoriate the anus . (Merc., Sulph .)

Involuntary stools ( Arn .) and urine. ( Hyos .)

Stools black (Acon.) ; acrid (Merc. cor., Carb. v., Lept., Sulph.) ; slimy and green mucus (Aur. mur., Arg. nit., Merc., Puls., Sulph .) ; dark, bloody, watery, and painless (Ant. crud., Cinch., Podo.) ; bloody water ; dark colored ; offensive. (Bapt.)

Diarrhoea, worse after midnight, also in morning after rising.

Diarrhoea, after chilling stomach by taking cold substances.

Haemorrhages from bowels ; dark ; offensive.

Constipation. (Bry., Calc. c., Nux v., Op., Sulph.)

Urinary Organs

(Arsenicum album)

Burning in the urethra during micturition. (Can. sat., Canth.)

Involuntary micturition . (Bell., Hyos.)

Urine scanty ; passed with difficulty ; burning during emission . (Acon., Canth .)

Suppression or retention of urine (Acon., Hyos., Stram .) ; paralysis of bladder.

Haematuria (Canth., Colch., Ham., Phos .) ; albuminuria ; uraemia.

Male Organs.- (Arsenicum album)

Painful swelling of the genitals, and gangrene.

Glans blue, red, swollen, and cracked.

Oedema of scrotum.

Female Organs.- (Arsenicum album)

Leucorrhoea profuse, yellow, thick (Hydras., Kali bi.), corroding (Kali carb.)

Thin, whitish, offensive discharge, instead of the menses.

Menses too early, profuse (Ambr., Amm. carb., Calc. c., Nux v ) ; exhaustion (Alum., Carb. an., Cocc.) ; dark blood.

Haemorrhage, with lancinating, burning pains.

Increased sexual desire, with involuntary discharge of mucus.

Lancinations from abdomen into vagina.

Burning or tensive pain in ovary.

Pressive, stitching pains in region of right ovary ; sometimes extending into thigh, which feels lame.

Respiratory Organs.- (Arsenicum album)

Voice weak, trembling, uneven, hoarse.

Cough excited by smoky sensation, or as of vapors of sulphur (Cinch., Ign., Lyc.) ; or by constant titillation in larynx. (Amm. carb., Bell., Calc. c., Dros., Ign., Rhus tox., Rumex, Sang .)

Simulating membranous croup, caused by checked or non-appearing eruptions, especially hives or urticaria.

Loss of breath immediately on lying down, in the evening, with whistling and constriction in the trachea.

Oppression, increased by stormy weather and heavy air, walking quickly, ascending, warm and tight clothing, but especially from changes of warmth and cold.

Wheezy respiration, with cough and frothy expectoration, looking like beaten white of egg.

Cough, with bloody sputum.

Cough suffocating at night ; must sit up. (Acon., Samb., Ant. tart.) ; after lying down ; on going into cold air.

Difficult breathing, with great anguish . (Ascl. t.)

Oppression ; want of breath ; must spring out of bed at midnight.

Air passages seem constricted. (Ign.)

Oppression of breathing on walking fast, or ascending a height . (Acon., Amm. carb., Ascl. t., Calc. c., Kali nitr., Merc.)

Constriction of the chest, with great anxiety and restlessness evenings ; great dyspnoea ; face cyanotic and covered with cold sweat ; great anxiety.

Chilliness in interior of chest evenings.

Stitches in upper right chest.

Very tenacious mucus in chest. ( Ant. tart., Kali bi .)

Burning in the chest.

Haemoptysis after loss of blood ; burning heat all over, especially with pain between scapulae ; in drunkards, or from suppressed menses.

Catarrh in chest, great suffocation ; child tosses about in, agony.

Gangrene of the lungs, with green, ichorous sputum.

Stitches and pressing in sternum.

Heart and Pulse.- (Arsenicum album)

Violent palpitation of the heart, especially at night, visible and audible, with anguish. (Acon., Spig., Verat. alb.).

Pulse, accelerated ; irritable ; quick and small ; quick, weak, and irregular (Acon., Ant. tart .) ; weak, scarcely perceptible. (Acon.)

Angina pectoris ; sudden tightness above the heart ; agonizing precordial pain ; anxiety, dyspnoea, etc.

Neck and Back.- (Arsenicum album)

Nape stiff, as if bruised or sprained.

Stiffness in spinal column, beginning in region of os coccygis.

Bruised pain in small of back. (Arn., Bry.)

Loss of strength in small of back.

Upper Limbs.- (Arsenicum album)

Drawing, jerking, and tearing from tips of fingers into the shoulders.

Hand and lower half of forearm dark and livid.

Burning ulcers on tips of fingers.

Lower Limbs.- (Arsenicum album)

Sensation as if lower limbs would break down on going up stairs.

Pain as if beaten in knee joint.

Uneasiness in lowers ; cannot lie still at night ; has to change position of feet constantly, or walk about to get relief. (Rhus tox.)

Coldness in lower limbs.

Tearing, sticking periosteal pain along the limb to the big toe.

Violent drawing, tearing pain in the right foot.

Drawing pain in legs when resting feet upon the floor, while sitting.

Cramps in the calves. (Sulph., Calc. c., Camph., Nux v., Sil.)

Oedematous swelling of the feet. (Acet. ac., Apis, Colch.)

Sore pain on balls of toes while walking, as if chafed.

Ulcers on soles of feet and toes.

Limbs

(Arsenicum album)

Excessive weakness and exhaustion of limbs, obliging him to lie down.

Twitching, tremor, trembling, weariness of the limbs.

Generalities

(Arsenicum album)

Great emaciation. (Ferr.)

Epileptic convulsions ( Bell ., Calc. c.) ; frequent fainting.

Great restlessness and anxiety. (Acon.)

Sudden sinking of strength (Acon., Camph., Sec., Verat. alb.) ; from slight pain or other causes.

Great weakness and prostration (Bry., Phos., Sec.) ; scarcely able to walk. (Ferr.)

Faint, anxious, and weak, early in morning.

Pains intolerable, periodical.

Burning pains (Carb. v., Phos.), especially in inner organs ; skin and ulcers.

After great exertions, climbing mountains, etc.

Skin

(Arsenicum album)

Painful, black eruption.

Parchment-like dryness of the skin.

Petechiae. (Arn., Sec.)

Vesicular eruptions.

Burning, itching, painful after scratching.

Ulcer on leg, covered with gray crust, and surrounded by an inflamed border ; burning and painful. (Carb. v.)

Bran-like, dry, scaly eruption . ( Nitr. ac.)

Gangrenous aspect of sores. (Carb. v., Kreos., Lach., Sil., Sec.)

Sleep

(Arsenicum album)

Frequent starting in and from sleep . (Agar., Amm. carb., Bell ., Bry., Hyos ., Stram., Sulph .)

Restless, uneasy sleep, with moaning. (Lyc., Puls.)

Dreams full of care, sorrow, and fear ; thunder storms, fire, black water, darkness, etc.

Fever

(Arsenicum album)

Shuddering without thirst, worse in open air.

Coldness of body, dry skin, alternate with cold sweats.

Chills and heat intermingled, or internal coldness, external heat, and red cheeks (Arn.) ; blue nails and lips during chill.

Internal burning, dry heat. (Acon ., Bry .)

Cold, clammy (Cham., Digit., Kali nitr., Merc., Sec .) ; or sour and offensive sweat. (Arn., Merc.)

During sweat unquenchable thirst ; sweats on going to sleep.

Amelioration

Therapeutic Range.- (Arsenicum album)

Effects of poisoning from decayed or morbid animal matter, by inoculation, inhalation, or swallowing ; general dropsy of thoracic or abdominal

cavities ; intermittent fevers, especially after abuse of Quinine ; typhoid and hectic conditions ; inflammation of mucous membranes ; conjunctivitis ; coryza ; aphthae ; diarrhoea ; dysentery ; ulceration, etc. ; dyspepsia ; cutaneous disorders ; nervous affections ; neuralgia ; chorea ; epilepsy ; paralysis, etc. ; angina pectoris ; asthma ; pneumonia ; cardiac disease ; Bright's disease ; carcinoma ; gangrenous tendencies ; snake bites ; bad effects from tobacco chewing.

Compare

(Arsenicum album)

Acon., Arn., Bell., Bry., Carb. v., Carb. ac., Cham., Cinch., Graph., Hell., Iodi., Kali bi., Lach., Merc., Nux v., Phos ., Puls., Rhus tox., Samb., Sulph., Verat. alb.

Antidotes

(Arsenicum album)

Camph ., Carb. v., Cinch., Chin. sulph., Ferr., Hep. s., Iodi., Ipec., Lach., Nux v., Samb., Tabac., Verat. alb.

To large doses : Sesquioxide of iron ; hydrated peroxide of iron, or precipitated carbonate of iron ; juice of sugar cane, or honey water ; lime water in copious draughts, emetics of sulphate of zinc ; carbonate of potash and magnesia, shaken in oil ; infusions of astringent substances ; large quantities of diluent drinks.

Arsenicum Antidotes.-

Carb. v., Cinch., Ferr., Graph., Iodi., Ipec., Lach., Merc., Nux v., Verat. alb.

Lead poisoning, and evil effects of alcohol.

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