Ammoniacum Gummi
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General EN
Ammoniacum.
Gum-ammoniac, obtained from Dorema ammoniacum. N. O. Umbelliferae. Trituration of the gum.
Clinical EN
Appendicitis. Asthenopia. Asthma. Bronchitis. Eyes, affections of. Glands, affections of. Heart, affections of. Hydrocele. Panaritium.
Characteristics EN
Ill-humour is the prevailing mental feature of Ammoniac. It acts prominently on mucous membranes, causing first diminished and then increased secretion. There are stars and fiery points before the sight. Sees smoke in circles.
Dim sight from a blow on the head. Dim sight from reading. Hydrocele. Heart beat too strong, < lying on left side.
Great accumulations of mucus. Stitches are prominent in the provings. Stitches in the caecum at 7 p.m., alternating with pains elsewhere. This should make it appropriate in some cases of appendicitis.
There are many rheumatic pains in the limbs and loins. There is marked sensitiveness to cold and < in cold weather. It is suited to bronchial affections in old people brought on by cold weather.
Relations EN
Compare: Asaf., Coni., Cicut. (botanical relations); Ambra, Aur.; Arn. (effects of blow); Puls. (< lying on left side); Bell. and Ruta (eyes). Antidoted by: Arn., Bry.
Mind EN
Temper sombre and taciturn; repugnance to everything; ill-humour, which induces discontent with everything that is done; incapacity for mental application.
Head EN
Head confused, with incapability of mental labour; heaviness in the head
Violent pains in the head
A semi-lateral pressure in the forehead; pressure over the eyebrows
A sense of confusion in the forehead, with dimness of sight; tearing sensation in the right side
Pressure in the occipital region
Pricking in the scalp
Sensation of swelling at the occiput
Itching, enforcing scratching of the parts affected, and tingling; pimples at the roots of the hair.
Eyes EN
A sense of pressure, with tickling at the upper part of the globe of the eye; throbbing and tingling at the upper part of l. eye, followed by a sense of pressure
Feeling of dryness in the eyes, and as of some foreign body under the upper lid of the l. eye
Stars and fiery points floating before sight
Sees smoke before him (amblyopia from a blow)
Dimness of sight at night, and chiefly in the morning, immediately on rising, with burning heat in the eyes
Reading impracticable, at least without considerable effort
Photophobia, although the weather may be cloudy.
Ears EN
Tearing sensation at the exterior of r. auditory passage
Gurgling in l. ear, on scratching the occiput.
Roaring in the ears, with difficulty in hearing.
Nose EN
Painful dryness in the nose on rising in the morning
Increase of nasal mucus
Sneezing, followed by an abundant flow of mucus from the nose
Constant motion of alae nasi.
Face EN
Paleness of the face, with a sensation of uneasiness, preceded by frequent change of colour
Drawing sensation in l. cheek-bone, towards the temple
Throbbing in the inferior maxillary region, extending into the mouth.
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Mouth and Throat
Dryness of the mouth and throat in the morning, on awaking
Sensation of fulness in the back of the throat and gullet, accompanied by nausea
Sensation, as of a foreign body in the throat, which incites efforts to swallow it
Scraping and burning in the gullet and oesophagus.
Stomach EN
Frequent risings
Nausea, with inclination to vomit
Taste clammy, insipid, or sweetish in the morning, bitter in the gullet, with loss of taste at end of tongue.
Abdomen EN
Borborygmi, with sensation of confusion in the forehead
Pinching pains
Violent abdominal pains
Painful pressure in the region of the pubis.
Stool And Anus EN
Stools scanty; none until evening, or during two or three days
Stool relaxed, of the consistence of pap; like pap after a meal
Soft, with much wind, and preceded by borborygmi in the belly
Mucous stools, sometimes preceded by shivering, and colicky pains which occasion writhing
Liquid stools
Diarrhoea, with mucous evacuations
Pressure on the rectum.
Urinary Organs EN
Urine profuse, containing much lactate of urea
Burning in the urethra
Passing drops of urine, after having micturated.
Male Sexual Organs EN
Shooting pains in the right spermatic cord, and in its immediate neighbourhood
Drawings internally
Shooting pains at the root of the penis
Itching in the pubic region
Hydrocele.
Respiratory Organs EN
Roughness of the orifice of the throat
Constant tickling, without inclination to cough
Bronchial affections of old people in cold weather.
Chest EN
Respiration short, with heaving of the chest, and anxiety; quickened
During inspiration, a sense of oppression, with lancinating pains in the l. side of the chest
Pressure in the side
Great uneasiness at the bottom of the chest, towards the back, on r. side, followed by pressure in the deepest part of the chest.
Back EN
Weight and pressure in the lumbar vertebrae
Darting pains in the loins, chiefly during inspiration
Rheumatic pains at the l. of the pelvis.
Upper Limbs EN
Shooting and tearing pains in the shoulder-joint
Sense of weakness in l. arm
Rheumatic pain
A sensation of breaking, chiefly in the elbow and l. wrist; sometimes with a tearing pain in r. hand
Swelling of the fingers
Dragging sensation in the middle finger of r. hand
Rheumatic pain in the forefinger of the r. hand
Panaritium.
Lower Limbs EN
Darting pains about the hips while walking, which induce limping; also in r. hip joint, on being seated
Weakness in the legs
Jerking pain in l. thigh, along the crural nerve
Violent pain above the knee while walking
Sensation of swelling in the knee, at night, on being seated, with pinching pains in the popliteal space
Shooting pains in r. knee
Stiffness of the joint while walking
Darting and pressive pains in the l. tibia
Tearing pains in the joints of the foot
Sense of pressure above r. ankle
Cracking of the joints on moving
Tearing, burning pains, in the metatarsal bones
Heaviness in r. foot
A tendency to stumble on going up stairs
Pinching, burning, tearing, and drawing in l. foot
Tingling in r. foot
Swelling of the toes
Burning and shooting pains in the great toe
Drawing in the middle toe.
Generalities EN
Swelling of the joints of the upper and lower extremities Neuralgia Lassitude after the least exertion Physical dulness and lassitude, with mental depression
Inclination to sleep during the day, sometimes even on rising in the morning, with listlessness; yawning from emptiness of stomach, sometimes attended by weeping; sleep unquiet during the night, disturbed by dreams, unrefreshing; sleep delayed; numerous and sometimes painful dreams Coldness and shivering, tendency to perspire Pulse small, wiry, rapid, and hard.