Kali Tartaricum
Clarke - Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica · John Henry Clarke · 926 chars · source ↗
General
Kali Tartaricum.
Tartrate of Potash. Cream of Tartar. K2C4H4O6. Trituration. Solution.
Clinical
Paraplegia.
Characteristics
A few symptoms of this well-known substance are collected in Allen, and among them pain in loins and paraplegia are very noticeable. There is vomiting of blackish green fluid; faeces like coffee-grounds; and pain in umbilical region with great thirst.
Relations
Compare: Ant. t., Tart. ac.
Mouth
Tongue brown and dry.
Stomach
Great thirst and pain in umbilical region
Violent vomiting and diarrhoea
Vomits a blackish green fluid
Inflammation of stomach and intestines.
Abdomen
Pain in umbilical region with thirst
Flatulence and griping
Diarrhoea; and violent vomiting
Faeces like coffee-grounds.
Heart
Pulse feeble.
Back
Pain in loins.
Lower Limbs
Thighs and legs paralysed.
Generalities
Emaciation.—Extreme weakness, can scarcely walk.