Antimonium Crudum
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General EN
Antimonium Crudum.
Native Sulphide of Antimony. Sb2 S3.
Clinical EN
Anus, irritation of. Callosities. Catarrh. Chorea. Constipation. Corns. Diarrhoea. Dyspepsia. Eczema. Feet, sore and horny. Fever. Gum-rash. Nails, degeneration of. Nettle-rash. Piles. Prolapsus recti. Red gum. Remittent fever. Stomach, disordered. Sunstroke. Tendons inflamed. Tongue coated. Voice, low. Warts. Whooping-cough.
Characteristics EN
Antim. crud. corresponds in a sense to the race of swine, as Arsenic does to horses and Pulsatilla to sheep. It is preeminently a scrofulous medicine, corresponding to gross constitutions with tendency to rough scaling skin with horny patches. With these horny patches is great tenderness, the patient can hardly bear to walk on them. Analagous to these horny excrescences are warts, and Ant c. has cured many cases of these.
A student, 17, had twenty-three on right hand and thirty four on left, mainly on backs and fingers, but a few on interior surface of fingers. In addition redness and inflammation of eyelids. Cured in seven weeks with Ant. c. 200x. In the same category may be mentioned the tendency of the nails to grow in splits.
Ant. crud. is specially suited to infants and children (with coated moist white tongues) and also to elderly persons. Tendency to grow fat. When symptoms recur they change their locality or go from one side of the body to the other. Left side predominates, especially lower left and upper right.
Among special symptoms are: Itching of scalp and falling out of hair. Tendency to take cold about head. Scrofulous ophthalmia, canthi especially affected (Graph. the whole margin). Otorrhoea.
Moist eruption behind ears (Graph.). Slight noises startle. Nose-bleed with vertigo; after headache; after rush of blood to head. Children are peevish, won't bear to be touched or looked at.
Adults are sulky or sad. Weeping and impressionable. Sentimental mood by moonlight. Amativeness.
Suicidal. Gastric and remittent fevers, and fevers of children, with great thirst and the characteristic white tongue. The fever runs higher at night. The child is cross, but unlike the Cham. patient, who wants to be carried, this will scream and show temper at every little attention.
There is a form of diarrhoea which alternates with constipation, often found in old people, to which Ant. crud. corresponds. "Stomach weak, digestion easily disturbed, in old people." It cures many cases of mucous piles: continuous oozing, staining linen. In connection with the intolerance of wine of the remedy, it may be mentioned that in one case it produced a feeling of intoxication like that of alcohol, so that the patient refused to take any more of it. A number of nervous symptoms appear in the provings—restlessness, jerking of muscles, &c.
Dr. M. Jousset has recorded a severe case of chorea which resisted all the usual remedies and was cured with Ant. crud. prescribed on the digestive symptoms, particularly the characteristic white tongue. A notable characteristic of Ant. crud. is the thickly coated tongue.
Generally it is thick and white; milky-white; or like whitewash evenly laid. The edges may be red and sore. Sore, cracked and crusty nostrils and corners of mouth. Abnormal hunger; not relieved by eating; emptiness at epigastrium and want of animal heat.
Disgust for all foods. Nursing children throw up a little sour milk as soon as they take the breast or bottle (Aethus c., after vomiting the child sleeps and wakes hungry; Ant. c. the child refuses to nurse again). The sulphur element in Ant. crud. is strongly pronounced in the provings as in the constipation and other intestinal disorders of the drug.
< By heat is a marked characteristic (Apis, Puls., Cham., Secale, Camph.); also < from cold washing (less severe after warm washing), from cold water and cold food. In spite of the < from heat there is great sensitiveness to cold, hence it is suitable to the hydrogenoid constitutions. Moonlight < mental symptoms. Many symptoms are < at night.
< By touch. < From wine, especially sour wine; from vinegar and acids (though tamarind water does not disagree); from fruits. < From pork, bread, and pastry. > By rest, by lying down;
< rising up; < ascending stairs.
Relations EN
Compare: Aethiops ant., Ant. tar., Am. mur., Apis, Bry., Graph., Puls., Ran. b., Rhus t., Sul., Variol.; Cham., Chi, and Stram. (averse to be looked at); Hep., Rhus, Sep., Spi. and Sul. (averse to be washed). Complementary: Scilla. Follows well: Puls., Ipec. Followed by: Puls., Merc., Sul. Antidote to: Stings of insects. Antidoted by: Calc., Hep., Merc. Bry. compares very closely in digestive condition, loaded tongue and < from warmth; in summer complaint.
Causation EN
Gluttony. Hot weather. Heat of sun. Getting over-heated. Disappointed love. Suppressed eruptions.
Mind EN
Ecstasy and exalted love, with great anxiety about his fate and inclination to shoot himself; worse when walking in the moonlight, and then his conduct is like than of an insane person
Desponding reflections upon one's condition
Disgust of life, with an inclination to blow one's brains out, or to drown oneself
Tendency to be frightened
Peevish humour, ill-humour
To be looked at and to be touched are unbearable (in the case of a child)
Dull intellect, imbecility
Madness.
Head EN
Confusion of head, as after long labour in the cold
A feeling of intoxication
Dizziness with nausea, or bleeding of the nose
Attack of apoplexy, with frothy salivation
Cephalalgia, after bathing in running water
Cephalalgia with dizziness from the smoke of tobacco; better in the open air
Sensation, as if the forehead were going to burst
Dull pain in the sinciput and vertex, increased by going upstairs
Cramp-like pain in the head, ameliorated by walking in the open air
Piercing pain in the forehead and in the temples
Sharp pains as from knives in head and under l. breast
Congestion in the head, painful and followed by epistaxis
Pain in the bones at the vertex, as if from a swelling in the periosteum
Teasing itching in the head, with failing off of the hair.
Eyes EN
Shooting in the eyes
Red, inflamed eyelids
Inflammation of the eyes, with itching and nocturnal agglutination of the eyelids
Slight oozing of the skin near the external angle of the eye
Humour in the corners of the eyes
Enlargement of the eyes
Sensibility of the eyes to the light of day
Blindness
Chronic sore eyes of children.
Ears EN
Shooting in the ears
Redness, swelling, and heat in the ear
Otorrhoea
Digging and murmuring in the ears
Deafness, as if one had a bandage over the ears; as if a leaf were lying before the ears
Buzzing in the ears
Continual roaring in the ears.
Nose EN
Eruption in the nose
Excoriation of the nostrils, and of the corners of the nose
Nostrils chapped and scurfy
Stoppage of the nose
Bleeding at the nose, esp. in the evening
Sensation of coldness in the nose, when inspiring air
Dryness of the nose, chiefly on walking in the open air
Accumulation of thick yellowish mucus in the nostrils.
Face EN
Sad countenance
Heat in face, and chiefly in the cheeks, with itching
Red, burning, suppurating eruptions on the face, with yellowish scurf
Lumps and blisters on the face, as if from the stings of insects
Granular eruptions, yellow as honey, on the skin of the face
Eruption, like conoid chicken-pox, on the face and on the nose
Sensation of excoriation of the chin
Painful fissures at the commissures of the lips
Pimples on the upper lip
Dryness of the lips.
Teeth EN
Pains in carious teeth, with dull pricking, successive pullings and gnawing, even in the head, renewed after every meal, increased by cold water, and mitigated in the open air
Jerking toothache in the evening, in bed, and after a meal
Grinding of the teeth while sleeping in a sitting posture
Stitches in and about the teeth when inspiring cold air
Bleeding of the teeth and of the gums, which become detached.
Mouth EN
Bitter taste in the mouth
Ptyalism (tasting salty)
Dryness of the mouth
Accumulation of water on the tongue and in the mouth
Salivation
Tongue loaded; with a white coating
Pain, as of excoriation at the edges of the tongue
Blisters on the tongue.
Throat EN
Soreness of the throat, as if there were a plug in it
Inability to swallow
Dryness and scraping, or an accumulation of viscid mucus in the throat.
Appetite EN
Aversion to all food
Longing for acids
Thirst chiefly in the night
Loss of appetite
Sensation of hunger and of emptiness in the epigastrium, in the morning especially, and which is unappeased by eating
After a meal, dejection, lassitude, fulness and tension in the abdomen
Great desire to take food, which is not appropriated to strength.
Stomach EN
Eructations with taste of food, or very acid
Regurgitation of a watery fluid
Hiccough on smoking tobacco
Loathing of food, nausea, and inclination to vomit, as if caused by indigestion
Heartburn with good appetite
Nausea after taking wine
Nausea and vomiturition, from overloading the stomach, or after drinking (sour) wine
Vomiting of mucus and of bile, sometimes accompanied by diarrhoea, great anxiety, and convulsions
Pain, burning, and cramp-like in the pit of the stomach, sometimes with despair and inclination to drown oneself
Tension and pressure in the pit of the stomach
Painful sensation, as if the stomach were overloaded with food
Pain in the region of the stomach on being touched
Gastric catarrh with characteristic white tongue; even if caused by metastasis of rheumatism or gout.
Abdomen EN
Inflation of the abdomen, with a sensation of fulness, chiefly after a meal
Violent cutting pains, sometimes with want of appetite; urine red and stools hard
Sensation of emptiness in the abdomen, as after violent diarrhoea
Sensation of swelling and of hardness in the inguinal region, on its being pressed
Accumulation of flatus in the abdomen, with rumbling and borborygmi.
Stool And Anus EN
Difficult evacuation of hard stools
Difficult evacuations; the faeces are too large in size
Urgent inclination to go to stool
Stool of the consistence of pap
Diarrhoea, generally watery, with cutting pains
After vinegar or acid wine, loose stool
Alternate diarrhoea and constipation, esp. in aged persons
Constant secretion of yellowish-white mucus by the anus
Flow of black blood from the anus
Haemorrhoidal excrescences, blind and running, with burning and tingling
Burning itching and fissures in the anus
Expansive pressure in the rectum (during stool as if an ulcer had been torn open) and the anus
Burning furunculus in the perineum.
Urinary Organs EN
Frequent inclination to make water, with scanty emission
Frequent and abundant emission of urine, with abundant flow of mucus, and burning in the urethra, accompanied by pains in the loins
On coughing, involuntary emission of urine
Urine aqueous, or of a gold colour, or reddish brown, and sometimes mixed with small red corpuscles
Incisive pain in the urethra, on making water.
Male Sexual Organs EN
Excitement of sexual desire, and great lasciviousness.—Pollutions.
Female Sexual Organs EN
Metrorrhagia
Sharp and corrosive discharge from the vagina
Nymphomania from checked catamenia
Tenderness over ovaries after menses checked by a bath
Gastro-intestinal disorders of pregnancy
Pressure in the uterus as if something would come out of it, esp. during uterine haemorrhage
Toothache before the menses, with boring in the temples
Quite solid lumps in a watery leucorrhoea, which sometimes causes a smarting down the thighs
Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhoea during pregnancy.
Respiratory Organs EN
Great heat in the throat while moving in the open air
Great weakness, or entire loss of voice, chiefly on becoming warm
Looking into the fire increases cough
Sensation of a foreign substance in the larynx, with inability to expectorate
Violent spasm in the larynx, with sensation of excoriation
Cough, with burning in the chest
Morning cough, dry and shaking
Whooping-cough
Cough as if arising from abdomen.
Chest EN
Stifling oppression and paralytic orthopnoea
Respiration deep, with sighing
Shootings in the chest, when drawing breath and at other times
Pain, as of contusion, in the pectoralis major, on raising the arm, and on pressure
Sharp pain under l. breast.
Neck And Back EN
Cramp-like drawing in the muscles of the neck and of the nape of the neck
Rheumatic pains in the nape of the neck
Miliary eruption on the nape of the neck, in the shoulder-blades, and behind the ears.
Upper Limbs EN
Rheumatic pains in the arms
Red vesicles on the arms, with itching
Painful inflammation of the tendons of the elbow, with great redness and curvature of the arm
Hot and red swelling of the forearm, with shooting tension
Sensation of drawing in the forearm, the fingers, and the joints of the fingers
Arthritic pains in the joints of the fingers
Painful sensibility of the skin under the nails, and slow growth of the nails themselves
A horny growth under the nail
Crushed finger-nails grow in splits, with horny spots.
Lower Limbs EN
Sensation of drawing in the lower limbs, esp. in the coxo-femoral joint
Lumps, with red rings, on the buttocks and legs
Violent pain in the lower extremities
Numbness of the legs after sitting for some time
Shooting pain in the knee and in the tibia
Drawing pain in knees, lower part l. tibia, in l. heel, and tearing through the r. great toe
Tumour or white swelling of the knee
Painful stiffness in the knee, preventing the extension of the leg
Vesicles on the knee after scratching it
Sensibility of the soles of the feet, when walking on the pavement
Red swelling of the heel, with burning shootings, which are aggravated by walking
Corns on the soles of the feet, and callous excrescence at the tips of the toes
Pressive pain in the corns
Burning in the fleshy part of the great toe
Callous excrescence under the nail of the great toe.
Generalities EN
Rheumatic pains and inflammation of the tendons, with redness and contraction of the part affected Inflammation of the muscles Drawings or shootings and tension, principally in the limbs Restlessness, uneasiness
Disposition to start even at slight noises Twitching of muscles of many parts of the body Convulsions with vomiting The symptoms are aggravated in the heat of the sun, after having drunk wine, after a meal, night and morning; amelioration during repose and in the fresh air
Great sensibility to cold Heaviness of all the limbs General weakness, esp. at night, on waking Emaciation, or great obesity
Dropsical swelling of the whole body Mucous membranes generally affected Anasarca Marasmus
Children cannot bear to be touched or looked at Chronic affections traceable to suppressed eruptions or ulcers.
Skin EN
Itching, esp. in the neck, chest, back and limbs
Eruptions which appear chiefly in the evening, or which itch in the heat of the bed, and prevent sleep
Miliary eruptions and nettle-rash
Tumours and blisters, as if from the stings of insects
Measles-like eruption
Eruptions, similar to chicken-pox, with shooting pain on pressure
Thick, hard scabs, often honey-yellow, here and there a crack oozing a green sanious fluid, burning as if immersed in hot embers
Urticaria white, with red areolae, which itch fearfully
Pustules with yellowish or brown scurf
Freckles
Hepatic spots
Deep spongy ulcers with gastric ulcers
Fistulous ulcers
Horn-like excrescences and disposition to abnormal organisations of the skin
Corns and callous excrescences on the feet
Nails discoloured and deformed
Red and hot swellings
Degeneration of the skin
Fungus of the joints.
Sleep EN
Strong inclination to sleep during the day, and somnolency, chiefly in the evening or morning
Coma with delirium
Waking with fright during the night
Dreams, anxious, horrible, voluptuous, or painful, and full of quarrelling.
Fever EN
Chilliness predominating even in the warm room
Sensation of coldness in the nose when inhaling air
Heat, esp. during the night, before midnight, with cold feet
Great heat from little exercise, esp. in the sun
Intermittent fever, with gastric or bilious affections, principally with disgust, nausea, vomiting, eructations, loaded tongue, bitterness of the mouth, with moderate thirst, diarrhoea, tension and pressure at the pit of the stomach, with cutting pains
Tertian fever
Hot sweat, early in the morning every second day
Pulse irregular, sometimes quick, sometimes slow.