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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 Boericke
2X–6X
Second to sixth potency

Reason for useLippe

Violent trembling twitching of the whole body. Pulsations through the whole body. [125] Sensation of soreness in internal and external parts. Twitching of children. St. Vitus' dance. Convulsions after a fright. Rheumatic pains in the extremities, aggravated from becoming heated and from exertions of the body. [130] The pains seem to be between the skin and flesh. Tearing in the middle of the bones ; the limbs lose their hold, from the pain.


By regionLippe
Mind And Disposition Very variable mood : at noon, low-spirited ; and in the evening, hilarity, or vice versa. …
Head Vertigo in the cerebellum (when he walks, he feels as if he should fall to the left side). Sharp pressure on a small spot in the forehead (evening). …
Eyes Pressure on the eyes ; they feel as if they were pressed into the head. …
Stomach And Abdomen Saltish taste in the mouth. Taste in the mouth as from blood. …
Extremities Upper. Rheumatic pains and stinging in the shoulders, arms, elbows, wrists, hands and fingers. [105] Lameness and deadness of the hands. …
Sleep Continuous desire to sleep, especially after meals, with yawning. …
Fever Pulse small and rapid in the evening, slower in the morning and during the day. Pulse at times intermitting. …
Skin Itching in the bends of the joints. [145] Violent itching at night in bed, disappearing as soon as one touches himself. …

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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