Natrum Nitricum
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General EN
Natrum Nitricum.
Nitrate of Sodium. Cubic Nitre. Chili Saltpetre. Sodic Nitrate. NaNO3, Trituration. Solution.
Clinical EN
Anaemia. Constipation. Debility. Distension. Flatulence. Otalgia. Otitis.
Characteristics EN
Na. n. has had a considerable proving, and among the peculiar symptoms were: Heat in left ear; coldness in right. Heat spreading left to right. Coldness streaming through upper part of body. Coldness of left foot.
Pressing-inward pains: in temple and forehead; in malar bones. Flatulent troubles with weight in lower abdomen. Painful retraction of abdominal muscles. Painful constipation.
Anaemia and excessive exhaustion. The symptoms were < by exertion; ascending stairs; sitting bent over; deep inspiration. Na. n. was Rademacher's Aconite. He used it in inflammations of all kinds, especially laryngo-tracheitis and croup, acute pneumonia, acute rheumatism and heart affections, purpura, haemorrhages, inflammations of the eye, exophthalmic goître (Hansen).
Relations EN
Compare: K. nit. Abdomen mostly contracted, constipation, Plumb. (Na. n. should be a good antidote to lead poisoning).
Mind EN
Great ill-humour (mental indolence).
Head EN
Head dull; as from too much study.—Pressing inward pain l. temple and forehead, with heat.
Ears EN
Pain in r. ear, as if in drum; with sensation of binding up in ears.—Otalgia: in evening; with warmth in ear, coldness of r. concha, burning heat of l., which extends beyond the temple.
Face EN
Face pale, thin.—Inward pressing in malar bones.
Mouth EN
Tongue whitish.—Distressing burning dryness in mouth and throat.
Throat EN
Some dull stitches back of throat on drawing air through nose (evening, in bed).
Appetite EN
Coppery taste on lips and tongue
Acid taste
Appetite diminished
Repugnance to coffee.
Stomach EN
Sour risings
Sufferings from flatulency, with pressive pains, esp. in epigastrium and chest, < by movement, and > by risings or expulsion of flatus
Flatulence with pressure in pit of stomach and under sternum.
Abdomen EN
Distended abdomen, with a feeling of heaviness in it, followed by emission of a quantity of wind and eructations.—Painful retraction of abdominal muscles towards spinal column.
Stool And Anus EN
Constipation: faeces of a large size; the stool is discharged with difficulty, slow, and with the sensation after the stool as if the faeces were still remaining
Stool always consisted of isolated faecal masses, evacuated with great exertion; during last days of proving constant desire to go to stool
Stool indolent, only after effort, leaving sensation as if more to follow
Stool retarded one day.
Urinary Organs EN
Frequent distressing desire, increased mucous secretion of passages
Profuse emission (in spite of summer heat and profuse perspiration)
Urine very light colour and high specific gravity.
Chest EN
Pressive pains below outer part r. pectoral muscle, as if between and on ribs, on deep breathing, whilst sitting bent over.
Heart EN
Pulse become slower; smaller, softer.
Limbs EN
Aching, contusive pain in the joints; and in adductors of thighs.
Upper Limbs EN
Pressing-asunder pain in first joint of r. index and middle fingers.
Generalities EN
The blood became colour of cherry juice; white corpuscles increased, red diminished; watery constituents increased.—Weakness, disinclined for exertion.—Exhaustion, esp. in knees, during a walk (after a slight venesection).—Exhaustion < every motion, esp. going up stairs.
Sleep EN
Overpowering inclination to sleep, which, however, did not refresh.
Fever EN
A fine cold sensation streams through body, esp. upper part and arms, followed by increased warmth after a quarter of an hour in bed
General shivering chill at times
Feet cold (and feel cold) up to calves
Icy coldness of l. foot extending half up leg (both in warm room and when walking)
Whole l. concha becomes burning hot, r. remaining cold; heat soon extended over l. temple, then changed to pressing-inward pain; later heat spread to r. side of head, esp. concha, thence over face with pressive pain in l. frontal sinuses, in afternoon.