Bromium
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General EN
Bromium.
Bromine. Br. (A. W. 79.9). Solution in distilled water.
Clinical EN
Apoplexy. Asthma. Breast, cancer of. Cancer. Cough. Croup. Diphtheria. Dysmenorrhoea. Emphysema. Feet, pain in. Fistula lachrymalis. Glands, enlargement of. Goître. Heart, disease of; hypertrophy of. Laryngismus. Migraine. Parotid gland, induration of. Respiration, affections of. Scrofula. Seaside, effects of. Testicles, induration of. Throat, sore. Tonsils, enlarged; inflamed. Trachea, irritation of. Tuberculosis. Tumour of breast. Ulcers. Uterus, air in. Vagina, air in. Vertigo.
Characteristics EN
Bromine forms a leading constituent in the mineral waters of Kreutzach and Woodhall. It is a predominantly left-side medicine. It affects particularly the internal head, left side. It is suited to blue-eyed, fair people (opp.
Iod.), especially children with thin, white, delicate skins, and very light hair and eyebrows (patients with dark hair are not excluded); to scrofulous constitutions. The glands (thyroid, testes, maxillary, parotid) are swollen and indurated. There is much anxiety of mind; a fear of ghosts or visions when in the dark. Like the other Halogens, Bromine is a strong anti-scorbutic.
It has > at the sea-side (opp. Nat. mur.); but < in sailors when coming ashore. Migraine chiefly left side, < from stooping, especially after drinking milk. It has a peculiar vertigo: sensation deep in brain as if vertigo would come on; tendency to fall backward;
< at the sight of running water; or if he put his foot on a bridge; < in damp weather. Vertigo with nose-bleed. Soreness and crusts inside nose.
Nose-bleed accompanies many affections, especially of chest. There is a peculiar headache with coryza. In the cases of diphtheria indicating it the disease begins in the larynx and runs up. In croup, with all the croupy sound, there is much loose rattling in larynx with the breathing and coughing, but no choking in the cough, as there is in Hepar (Guernsey).
Tuberculosis, especially of right lung. Hypertrophy of the heart and palpitation. Pain in heart going up to axilla. A very peculiar symptom is: loud emissions of air from the vagina.
Symptoms are < by cold air; cold water; cold diet; cold damp weather; heat of sun. The cough is < entering warm room. Headache < from drinking milk; from stooping. Complaints are better at sea-side; sailors coming ashore suffer from asthma, which is relieved when they go to sea again.
Symptoms < evening till midnight; when at rest; > riding on horseback. After dinner feels he will have an attack of apoplexy. Exertion = oppression at heart.
Relations EN
Compare: Iod. (but Iod. has < morning; dark hair and eyes); Chlorum, Lach., Spong., Fluor. ac., Hep., Apis, Arg. n., Chi., Con., Coff., Cin., Cup., Lyc., Merc., Pho., Rhus (cardiac hypertrophy, also Spo.; Arn.—from over-exertion); Sep., Sul., Ant. t.; Pul. (blondes. Fear of ghosts or visions; also, Aco., Ars., Carb. v., Pho., Sul.). Antidoted by: Camph., Am. c., Mag. c., Op. Useful after: Iod., Pho., Spo. Compatible: Arg. n. (generally after Bro.); Kali c. (emphysema).
Mind EN
Cheerful, desire for mental labour
Low-spirited and out of humour
Crying and lamentation, with hoarse voice
Anxiety; originating in body (heart, lungs), patients expect to see things jump around the floor
In evening, when alone, feels as if he should see something if he should turn round; as if some one were behind him.
Head EN
Sensation deep in brain (after dinner) as if vertigo or fit of apoplexy would come on
Vertigo with tendency to fall backward;
< stepping on bridge; from running water; from rapid motion in front of him; with anxiety
Peculiar headache and coryza: pressure in forehead which seems to be pushing brain down and out at root of nose
Headache: deep in crown, with palpitation; over l. eye;
< from stooping; from drinking milk
Scalp tender; malignant scald-head.
Eyes EN
Lachrymation (r.) with swelling of tear-gland
Darting through eye (l.)
Dilated pupils
Flashes before eyes
Protruded eyes.
Ears EN
Noise in ears
Swelling and hardness of (l.) parotid gland; feeling warm to the touch
Suppuration of l. parotid, edges of the opening smooth; discharge watery and excoriating; swelling remaining hard and unyielding; after scarlatina.
Nose EN
Soreness in (swollen) nose with scurfs; pain and bleeding on wiping
Bleeding of nose relieving chest
Severe coryza, r. nostril stopped up and sore throughout, later l
Coryza, with sneezing; margins of nose and parts under nose corroded, with stoppage (occurring annually).
Face EN
Greyish, earthy complexion; old appearance
Pale
Heat in cheek, first r., later l
Sensation of cobweb
Strong, hard swelling of glands, esp. on lower jaw and throat.
Mouth EN
Ptyalism; much frothy mucus in mouth
Burning from mouth to stomach
Heat in mouth and oesophagus
Stinging in tip of tongue.
Throat EN
With all the croupy sound there is a good deal of loose rattling in larynx with the breathing and coughing, but no choking in the cough as there is in Hepar
Inflammation of throat with net-like redness and corroded places
Scraping in throat
Swelling of mucous membranes of fauces and pharynx
The diphtheria begins in the larynx and runs up.
Appetite EN
Desire for acids, which < and cause diarrhoea.—Water tastes saltish.
Stomach EN
Vomiting bloody mucus
Nausea, retching, and pains in stomach;
> after eating
Feeling of emptiness in stomach > after eating
Heavy feeling in stomach
Inflammation of stomach.
Abdomen EN
Tympanitic distension of abdomen, and passage of much wind.—Enlargement and induration of spleen.
Stool And Anus EN
Diarrhoea, stools yellow, green, black;
< after every meal
Haemorrhoids, blind, painful, during and after stool < from application of cold or warm water;
> wetting with saliva;
(with black diarrhoeic stools)
Intensely painful haemorrhoids.
Male Sexual Organs EN
Swelling and induration of (l.) testis, with sore pain or sensation of coldness.—Swelling of scrotum (with chronic gonorrhoea).
Female Sexual Organs EN
Loud emission of flatulency from vagina
During menses pain in abdomen and small of back
Menses too early and too profuse; of bright red blood; flow passive, with much exhaustion; or membranous shreds may pass off
Violent contractive spasm before or during menses, lasting hours, leaving the abdomen sore
Membranous dysmenorrhoea
Dull pain in ovary (l.)
Stitching pains from breast to axillae, cannot bear pressure (scirrhus).
Respiratory Organs EN
Hoarseness and aphonia < evening
Soreness and roughness in throat
Cold sensation in larynx, with cold feeling when inspiring, after breakfast;
> after shaving
Constriction in the larynx; tickling, causing cough
Tickling in trachea during inspiration causing cough
Stitch in posterior portion of larynx, with feeling of constriction when swallowing saliva
Scraping and rawness in larynx, provoking cough, as if pit of throat were pressed against trachea
Diphtheria
When the diphtheria begins in the larynx and runs up
Croup
When with all the croupy sound there is a good deal loose rattling in the larynx with the breathing and coughing, but no choking in the cough
Dry, spasmodic, wheezing cough, with rattling breathing
Cough rough, barking, from tickling in throat
Inspiration very difficult; cannot inspire deep enough
Cough with sudden paroxysms of suffocation on swallowing; respiration very short; obliged to catch for breath
Sensation as if the air passages were full of smoke
Spasmodic closure of the glottis.
Chest EN
Stitches in r. side of chest
R. lung most affected
Stitch (inflammation of lungs r. side)
Sensation of weakness in chest
Tightness (asthma);
< at night; in sailors when they come ashore.
Heart EN
Violent palpitation < lying l. side; (hypertrophy).
Neck And Back EN
Neck stiff
Glands of neck much swollen
Goître
Two encysted tumours on both sides of the neck
Aching at inner border l. scapula up to neck, on moving l. arm, or sitting leaning to l
Boring in spinous processes of different vertebrae.
Limbs EN
Stiffness in all limbs, 11 a.m., > in afternoon.—Pains in limbs alternating with chilliness and heat.
Upper Limbs EN
L. arm feels paralysed
Eruptions on l. elbow
Icy-cold forearms
Hands cold and moist.
Lower Limbs EN
Paralytic sensation in one or other leg.—Pains in one or both tibiae.
Generalities EN
Excessive languor and debility (worse after breakfast).—Great weakness and lassitude after all the symptoms passed off; in diphtheria.—Shivering with yawning and stretching; repeated every other day, as a chilliness and cold feet.—Tremulousness all over.
Skin EN
Pimples and pustules (acne).—Boils on the arms and face.
Sleep EN
Irresistible drowsiness while reading.—Continued yawning and drowsiness with the respiratory troubles.
Fever EN
Pulse much accelerated
Chill every other day with shaking, yawning, and stretching; with cold feet
Skin cool, covered with viscous sweat
Sweat on palms
Perspiration from the least exertion.