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Ammonium Muriaticum

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General EN

Ammonium Muriaticum.

Sal ammoniac. Ammonium chloride. NH4 Cl.

Clinical EN

Anosmia. Bronchitis. Constipation. Coryza. Cough. Diarrhoea. Eyes, inflammation of. Feet, pains in. Glands, enlarged. Haemorrhoids. Liver, affections of. Melancholia. Menstruation, disorders during. Pneumonia. Sciatica. Scurvy. Spleen, pains in. Sprains. Stumps, neuralgia in. Tonsils, swelling of. Ulcers.

Characteristics EN

Am. mur. is less prominently a right-side medicine than Am. c.; Guernsey regards it as rather left-sided. It acts specially also on the forehead. It causes ulceration and ulcerative pains; also dislocation-like pains and tension as if tendons were contracted.

Both cause paralytic weakness; both are < in open air. Am. mur. has > from warm bath. Am. carb. has greater sensibility to cold and to damp weather than the muriate. Both have itching eruptions of all kinds; drowsiness by day with indolence; shivering in the evening.

The mental state is very similar in the two. The muriate has perhaps more melancholy and disposition to tears than the other, and it has peculiar to itself "antipathy to certain persons." Am. mur. has fear of darkness, like Stram., which is not noted under Am. carb. The muriate has fulness in head; weight in forehead. Burning in eyes in twilight or in morning with photophobia.

Keratitis. Ulceration in corners of mouth. Sensation in stomach as if fasting, which nevertheless feels full; < after breakfast.

Intermittent pains in both hypochondria. Stitches and burning in liver region, stitches in spleen < sitting. Tension in either groin. Shootings in scapula and ice-cold sensation between scapulae, unrelieved by external wraps.

In the fever chilliness predominates. Choudhury cured with it a case of intermittent characterised by absence of thirst in all stages. Constipation and piles with bleeding at stool. Sore, smarting haemorrhoids.

Hard stool covered with mucus; mucous secretions generally increased. Menses too early and too copious (Am. c.), with pains in loins. Vomiting, diarrhoea, and neuralgic pains in feet during period. Coryza, acrid, watery; scalding hot; with cold feeling between shoulders.

Loss of smell. Cough and asthmatic symptom < evening and at night and < in open air. Pain as from ulceration at tips of fingers. Neuralgic pains in stumps of amputated limbs (Al. cep.).

Ulcerative pains in heels (ulcers from friction Al. cep.). (Panaris.) Sciatic pain as if tendons were too short. < Sitting or walking. Tension in legs on lying.

Large buttocks. Fatty tumours. Obesity. Body fat; legs thin (Am. c., fat all over).

There is > walking crooked, < on walking erect. Most symptoms are < at night and from two to four a.m.

Relations EN

Compare: Mag. mur., Nat. mur.; Val. and Ac. mur. (pains in feet and heels); Rhus (sprains; < sitting); Seneg. (fat people); Sep., Sul. In "aversion to darkness" compare: Calc., Carb. an., stron., Val., and Stram. A hot bath relieves aggravation caused by Am. m. Antidotes to Am. m.: Bitter almonds; Coffea; Nux v.

Mind EN

Great anguish, and melancholy state as from vexation or cares, with inclination to shed tears

Full of grief, but can't weep

Morose, apathetic humour, with repugnance to conversation

Irritability and disposition to be angry

Antipathy to certain persons.

Head EN

Dizziness and vertigo (flushed face and enlarged veins), which mostly disappear in the open air

Sensation of fulness in the head and weight over the forehead, chiefly in the morning on rising

Pressure in the forehead towards the root of the nose, with a sensation as if the brain were bruised

Acute semi-lateral sensation of pulling in the head and in the face

Congestion of blood in the head, with internal heat

Itching in the scalp, which forces to scratch constantly

The hair falls out; often with dandriff.

Eyes EN

Burning in the eyes, and in the corners of the eyes, in the evening, in the twilight, or in the morning, with photophobia

Palpitation in the eyelids

Confused sight, as from a mist

Fluttering spots and points before the eyes, in the day, and in the evening by candle-light

Yellow spots before the eyes on looking steadfastly at any object; while sewing.

Ears EN

Shooting in the ears from the inside outwards, esp. in the open air

Drawing and piercing sensation in the ears

Eruption in the ears

Running from the ears

Hardness of hearing

Tingling and buzzing before the ears

Affection of the r. ear commencing in the throat, as if the throat and the ear were connected.

Nose EN

Swelling of the nose, and painful sensibility to the touch, with pain of ulceration and bloody crusts in the nostrils

Sneezing, with shooting in the nape of the neck, and as far as the shoulders, and crawling in the throat

Coryza, with stoppage of the nose (and tenderness of the nose) and loss of smell

Flow of clear corrosive water during the coryza, corroding the lips.

Face EN

Acute sensation of tearing, violent in the zygomatic bones

Burning heat in the face in the room

Eruptions in the face

Ulcerations in the corners of the mouth, and in the upper lip

Lips shining, as from grease

Lips dry, wrinkled, chapped, and excoriated with burning heat, with blotches of the skin, peeling off; the face burns with an eruption which requires cold applications for relief

Tensive pain in the articulation of the lower jaw on chewing, and on opening the mouth

Swelling of the sub-maxillary glands, with throbbing pain.

Teeth EN

Acute sensation of tearing in the teeth.—Swelling of the gums, with shooting pain.

Mouth EN

Burning blisters on the point of the tongue

Shooting pain in the throat on swallowing

Tenacious mucus in the throat, chiefly in the morning

Swelling of tonsils so he can scarcely swallow after taking, cold.

Appetite EN

Bitter taste in the mouth, chiefly in the morning, with bitter eructations and anxiety

Absence of hunger and of appetite

Much thirst, chiefly in the evening

After every meal, nausea, flow of water from the mouth, with shuddering, diarrhoea with colic and pains in the limbs, and sometimes with throbbing in the chest, heat in the face, and restlessness.

Stomach EN

Eructations, mostly bitter or imperfect

Regurgitation of what has been taken, or of a bitter and acid water

Frequent violent hiccough, often with shootings in the chest

Water-brash

Drawing or gnawing pains in the stomach, as if from worms

Sensation of burning in the stomach and in the precordial region.

Abdomen EN

Shooting pains in the region of the spleen, chiefly in the morning on waking, with dyspnoea, which causes the assumption of an erect position

Inflation of the abdomen

Pinching in the abdomen

Tension and swelling in the groins

Sensation of swelling and pain, as of ulceration in the groins, on their being touched.

Stool And Anus EN

Constipation

Hard stools, or frequent and soft

Hard, crumbly stool, or covered with glairy mucus

Diarrhoea with pain, as if caused by excoriation, or by a bruise in the belly

Loose, slimy, greenish stools

Before the stool, pain in the belly round the navel

Discharge of blood with the stool

During stool, stitches in anus

Pustules form beside the anus, with itching and soreness

Stool often varies in colour at every evacuation, no two being alike

Pain, as from excoriation in the rectum when sitting; during and after the expulsion of stool, severe burning and smarting

Pain in the perinaeum when walking

Haemorrhoids: burning, stinging, smarting, soreness.

Urinary Organs EN

Evacuation of urine increased, principally in the night

Reddish, clear urine, without sediment

Diminished secretion, of urine

Slow flow of urine; more abundant during stool

Frequent urination, esp. towards morning

Sediment, like clay

Urine smells strongly of ammonia; sometimes musty odour.

Male Sexual Organs EN

Shootings and throbbings in the spermatic cord.—Frequent erections.

Female Sexual Organs EN

Menses too early and too copious, with pain in the abdomen, loins, and pains, compressive or drawing, in the back; continuing during the night, when the menstrual discharge is more profuse.—During the menses, vomiting and diarrhoea, drawing in the feet, or discharge of blood on going to stool.—Leucorrhoea, with inflation of the belly; or like the white of an egg, preceded by pinchings round the navel; or slimy and brown, discharged after making water.

Respiratory Organs EN

Hoarseness, with sensation of burning in the larynx

Violent cough, chiefly in the evening and at night, when lying on the back

Frequent hawking, with expectoration of mucus

Dry cough in the morning (with tickling of the throat), with expectoration of whitish and thick matter

The cough is aggravated after a meal, as well as after a cold drink, and when lying with the head low

Cough on breathing deeply, esp. when lying on the r. side

When coughing, shootings in the chest and in the hypochondria

Spitting of blood, preceded by tickling in the throat

When breathing, stitches in the shoulder-blades.

Chest EN

Asthmatic state on moving the arms up and down

Weight and oppression of the chest, with difficulty of breathing, chiefly in the open air, or at night

Pressure and shootings in the chest

Pressure, heaviness, and stitches in the chest, sensation as if a swallowed morsel had lodged in the chest

Throbbing in the chest when standing

Burning in small spots in the chest, lungs feel sore and as if paralysed

Tension and pain, as from fatigue, in the exterior of the chest

Eruption and red spots, burning and itching on the chest.

Neck And Back EN

Acute drawings in the sides of the neck and in the collar-bone

A fatty swelling on nape of neck, extending from ear to ear

Stiffness of the neck, with pain on moving it, from the nape of the neck to the shoulders

Coldness in the back, esp. between the shoulders (which nothing warms)

Pain in small of back as if beaten and shattered

Pain in coccyx, when sitting, < when sleeping

Pains, as from fatigue in the loins, principally at night, when lying down, when walking, or after stooping

Painful stiffness in the loins, which forces one to stoop in walking

Shootings in the shoulder-blades, esp. on breathing.

Upper Limbs EN

Heavy and stiff, as if paralysed

Tearing in bone of l. upper arm, and afterwards in r. thigh from above downwards

During the night, acute tearing in the arms, as if it were in the bones

Swelling and hardness of the axillary glands

The r. arm is heavy and stiff

Tearing in the shoulders

Swelling of the wrists with tearing pain

Blisters on the wrists, which form crusts

Pain, as from dislocation, in the wrist

Sudden jerks, tearings, or shootings, throbbing, tingling and pain as from ulceration at the tips of the fingers

Exfoliation of the skin between the fingers (and on wrists).

Lower Limbs EN

Tension in the hips and the hams

Shootings, pain of dislocation (l. hip is painful, as if the tendons were too short, causing limping), and pulling in the hip

When sitting, gnawing pain in the bone

Contraction of the tendons of the hams (the muscles under the knee feel too short when walking), and stiffness in the joint of the knee

At night, acute pulling in the legs, as if in the bone

Shooting pain in the calves of the legs, after having walked long

Legs dead and insensible

Pain of ulceration and pulling in the heels

Cold feet, esp. in evening, in bed

Fetid sweat in the feet

Sudden jerks, pullings, or shootings, throbbing and tingling in the extremity of the toes

Ebullitions, with anxiety and weakness, as if paralysed

Tension in the joints, as from shortening of the muscles

Burning, stinging, throbbing, as from a boil

Sensation of soreness in different parts of the body

Very severe ulcerative pain in the heel, > by rubbing

The feet get very cold in the evening in bed.

Generalities EN

Pains, as from ulceration in different parts of the body Tension in the joints, as by contraction of the tendons The r. side of the body appears to be more affected than the l Pains in the head and chest, which increase principally towards morning; gastric and abdominal pains after dinner, and pains in the limbs; cutaneous affections; also febrile symptoms, which present themselves in the evening and at night

Ebullition of the blood with anxiety Paralytic weakness and fatigue, chiefly of the lower extremities, sometimes with giddiness, or with tension and dragging of the legs Scorbutic cachexia Tendency of the blood to decomposition

Acute dragging pains in the bones, nightly.

Skin EN

Itching and titillation, giving an impulse to scratch, followed by eruption of pimples

Miliary eruption

Vesicular eruptions which form scurf

Exfoliation of the skin in several places.

Sleep EN

Diurnal drowsiness, with indolence and dread of exertion

Early in the evening, inclination to sleep

Restlessness before midnight

Sleeplessness after midnight, from cutting pain in the abdomen, at two a.m.; or from sneezing; pain in small of back

Waking too early

Many dreams, anxious, terrific, or lascivious

At night, colicky pains, frequent sneezing, crawling in the throat, weight and pressure on the chest (nightmare?), violent suffering in the veins, and pains in the trunk and in the limbs, cold feet, heat in the head, shivering, and itching in the skin.

Fever EN

Cold shivering, most frequently in the evening, about six o'clock; without thirst

All stages of fever without thirst

Shivering after lying down in bed, evening, and as often as she wakes

Cold feeling between shoulders

Heat with thirst, and face bloated

Nocturnal sweat, after midnight

Sweat increased by every motion.