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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.