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Zincum Metallicum
ZINC
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Origin Simple
Sources 12 entries across 12 books: Boericke, Kent, Allen, Nash, Farrington …

Dose
2X–6X
Second to sixth potency.

Reason for useBoericke

The provings picture cerebral depression. The word "fag" covers a large part of zinc action. Tissues are worn out faster than they are repaired. Poisoning from suppressed eruptions or discharges. The nervous symptoms of most importance. Defective vitality. Impending brain paralysis. Period of depression in disease. Spinal affections. Twitchings. Pain, as if between skin and flesh. Great relief from discharges. Chorea, from fright or suppressed eruption. Convulsions, with pale face and no heat. Marked anaemia with profound prostration. It causes a decrease in the number, and destruction of red blood corpuscles. Repercussed eruptive diseases. In chronic diseases with brain and spinal symptoms, trembling, convulsive twitching and fidgety feet are guiding symptoms.


▲ Worse at menstrual period, from touch, between 5 to 7 pm; after dinner, from wine
▼ Better while eating, discharges, and appearance of eruptions

By regionBoericke
Mind Weak memory. Very sensitive to noise. Averse to work, to talk. Child repeats everything said to it. Fears arrest on account of a supposed crime. …
Head Feels as if he would fall to left side. Headache from the smallest quantity of wine. Hydrocephalus. Rolls head from side to side. …
Eyes Pterygium; smarting, lachrymation, itching. Pressure as if pressed into head. Itching and soreness of lids and inner angles. Ptosis. Rolling of eyes. …
Stomach Hiccough, nausea, vomiting of bitter mucus. Burning in stomach, heartburn from sweet things. Cannot stand smallest quantity of wine. …
Female Ovarian pain, especially left; can't keep still (Viburn). Nymphomania of lying-in women. Menses too late, suppressed; lochia suppressed (Puls). …
Respiratory Burning pressure beneath sternum. Constriction and cutting in chest. Hoarseness. Debilitating, spasmodic cough; worse, eating sweet things. …
Back Pain in small of back. Cannot bear back touched (Sul; Therid; Cinch). Tension and stinging between shoulders. Spinal irritation. …
Extremities Lameness, weakness, trembling and twitching of various muscles. Chilblains (Agar). Feet in continued motion; cannot keep still. …
Sleep Cries out during sleep; body jerks; wakes frightened, stared. Nervous motion of feet when asleep. …
Skin Varicose veins, especially of lower extremities (Puls). Formication of feet and legs as from bugs crawling over the skin, preventing sleep. …
Fever Frequent, febrile shiverings down back. Cold extremities. Night-sweat. Profuse sweat on feet.

Books*
Antidoted by Agaricus Muscarius, Apis Mellifica, Camphora +2
Complementary —
Follows well Ignatia Amara, Nux Vomica
Compare Helleborus Niger, Tuberculinum, Agaricus Muscarius +11

* 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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