Homeopathy LibraryOrigin Mineral · Simple
ClarkePreparation Triturations of the pure metal and of the carbonate; solution of the acetate.
Sources 11 entries across 9 books: Clarke, Hering, Lippe, T. F. Allen, Tyler …
Dose
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No dose stated in the library’s books
Reason for useT. F. Allen
Iron acts chiefly on the blood, producing more rapid oxidation, with rise of temperature ; at first an increase of red color (or of red corpuscles), but subsequently a diminution of red corpuscles and profound anaemia.
By regionT. F. Allen
Mind Easily made anxious ; excited by the slightest opposition. Great alternations of mood ; excessively lively, then again sad and melancholy.
Head Violent hammering and beating ; must lie down ; apparent rush of blood to the head ; all the vessels seem swollen. …
Eyes Sensation as if they would protrude ; sunken, with blue rings. Vision obscured in the evening.
Stomach Loss of appetite, especially in the forenoon. Aversion to meat and sour food. Meat and acids, as well as beer, cause nausea. Unquenchable thirst. …
Extremities General tendency to swelling of the hands and legs below the knees. Sticking or tearing pains in the arms during night. …
Sleep Cannot sleep at night ; restless. Sleep disturbed by numerous dreams ; weary in the morning on rising. Must lie on the back at night.
Fever General coldness ; lack of vital warmth. Excessive surging of blood through the vessels. Dry heat, with tendency to uncover. …
Books*
Antidoted by Cinchona Officinalis 3, Pulsatilla Pratensis 3, Arnica Montana 2 +13
Complementary Alumina, Cinchona Officinalis
Follows well —
Compare Arsenicum Album, Anacardium Orientale, Borax Veneta +25
* Number of books that state the relation, where more than one. Historical text from the classical materia medica (1828–1950). Not medical advice, and not a claim that any remedy works.
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