Cuprum Sulphuricum
Clarke - Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica · John Henry Clarke · 2,391 χαρακτήρες · πηγή ↗
General EN
Cuprum Sulphuricum.
Sulphate of Copper. Cu SO4 5H2O. Trituration.
Clinical EN
Alopecia. Diarrhoea. Dysentery. Eyes, granular lids; catarrhal and purulent conjunctivitis. Itch. Syphilis. Trachoma.
Characteristics EN
Sulphate of Copper is a well-known emetic and caustic. It causes forcible vomiting and much nausea. Paleness of face; or jaundiced appearance; pale skin generally; a peculiar diarrhoea; enlarged liver. J.
D. Tyrrell (Med. Adv., xix. 14) mentions the case of a lady who could not use Cupr. sul. for "stamping" fancywork, because it "made her face hurt and swell so she could scarcely see, and her lips became everted, "turned inside out," she said." It is a well-known application in allopathic practice for stimulating flabby granulations, and it has cured itching eruptions, and manifestations of syphilis. Rest > pains.
Relations EN
It is antidoted by: Milk; eggs; pure yellow prussiate of potash. Compare: Kali bich. (cough) and Merc.
Mind EN
Anxiety; or great apathy.—Remarkable disturbance of mind, every utterance distorted.
Head EN
Bald spot over r. parietal bone, not depending on any discoverable cause.
Eyes EN
Twitching of closed lids.—Eyes stiff and dim.
Face EN
Lips pale, bluish, at corners and internal edges.—Face painful and swollen so she can scarcely see; lips turned inside out.
Mouth EN
Tongue cold; coated, bluish
Greenish tint along free border of gums
Burning in mouth and oesophagus in morning.
Stomach EN
Excessive nausea; forcible vomiting returning from time to time; vomits greenish-brown mucus.—Violent pain in stomach followed by faintness.
Abdomen EN
Tearing pains in hypochondria, on inspiration, painful to touch as if bruised
Liver enlarged
Abdomen drawn in.
Stool EN
Four pultaceous greenish-yellow stools, without the least trace of blood
Stool pultaceous, brown-red, with streaks of blood and tenesmus during stool
Constipation.
Respiratory Organs EN
Hacking cough which impedes respiration.—Croupy cough with very tenacious mucus.
Heart EN
Feeling as of a throbbing lump in heart internally, beating of heart seems louder; lasted five minutes and went away gradually.
Limbs EN
Limbs cold, nearly cyanotic
Dull aching soreness in middle of tibia, when walking;
> at rest; tenderness on pressure.
Skin EN
Pale, colourless
Icterus
Itching nodules on shoulders
Itchiness; a kind of dry itch.