Argentum Nitricum

Nitrate of Silver

Abdomen

William Boericke 1922

very offensive. Diarrhoea immediately after eating or drinking. Fluids go right thfough him; after sweets. After any emotion with flatulence, *' Itching of anus. Urine. — Urine passes unconsciously, day and night. Urethra inflamed, with pain, burning, itching; pain as from a splinter. Urine scanty and dark. Emission of a few drops after having finished. Divided stream. Early stage of gonorrhoea; profuse discharge and terrible cutting pains; bloody urine.

William Boericke 1922

Colic, with flatulent distention Stitchy ulcerative pain on left side of stomach, below short ribs. StooL — Watery, noisy, flatulent; green, like chopped spinach, with shreddy mucus and enormous distention of

William Boericke 1922

.) Symptoms like those of Poison-Oak and proved in fluid extract an excellent remedy for this. Argent, phosph. (An excellent diuretic in dropsy.) Argent, oxyd. (Chlorosis with menorrhagia and diarrhoea.)

Back

William Boericke 1922

Much pain. Spine sensitive with nocturnal pains, [Oxal. acid.] paraplegia; posterior spinal sclerosis.

Chest

William Boericke 1922

Many people in a room seem to take away his breath.

Compare

William Boericke 1922

Ars.' Merc.; Phos.; Pulsat.; Argent, cyanatufn (angina pectoris, asthma, spasm of (esophagus) ; Argent, iodat. (throat disorders, hoarseness, gland af- ARGENTUM NITRICUM — ARNICA 87 fected). Frotargol (gonorrhoea after acute stage 2 per cent, solution; syphilitic mucous patches, chancres and chancroids, 10 per cent, solution applied twice a day; ophthalmia neonatorum, 2 drops of 10 per cent, solution). Aristolochia Serpcntaria. (Symptoms of intestinal tract; colliquative diarrhoea, meteorism. Flatulent dyspepsia. Brain congestion. Distention and cutting pains in

Dose

William Boericke 1922

Third to thirtieth potency. Solution in water preferable to lower triturations; unless fresh, these readily decompose into the oxide.

Extremities

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Cannot walk with eyes closed. Trembling, with general debility. Paralysis, with mental and abdominal symptoms. Rigidity of calves. Debility in calves especially. Walks and stands unsteadily, especially when unobserved.

Female

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Gastialgia at beginning of menses. Intense spasm of chest muscles. Orgasms at night. Nervous erethism at change of life. Leucorrhoea profuse, with erosion of cervix; bleeding easily. Uterine haemorrhage, two weeks after menses.

Fever

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Chills with nausea. Chilly when uncovered, yet feels smothered if wrapped .up.

Male

William Boericke 1922

Impotence. Erection fails when coition is attempted. Cancer-like ulcers. Desire wanting. Genitals shrivel. Coition painful. 86

Modalities

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fForse, warmth in any form ; at night ; from cold food; sweets; after eating; at menstrual period; from emotions, left side. Better^ from eructation; fresh air; cold; ptessure.

Mouth

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Gums tender and bleed easily. Tongue has prominent papillae; tip is red and painful. Pain in sound

Relationships

William Boericke 1922

Antidote : Nat. mtir.

Respiratory

William Boericke 1922

High notes cause cough. Chronic hoar.seness. Suffocative cough, as if from a hair in

Skin

William Boericke 1922

Brown, tense, and hard. Drawing in skin, as from a spider-web, or dried albuminous substance, withered and dried up.

Sleep

William Boericke 1922

Sleepless, from fancies before his imagination; horrible dreams of snakes, and of sexual gratification. Drowsy stupor.

Stomach

William Boericke 1922

Belching accompanies most gastric ailments. Nausea, retching, vomiting of glairy mucus. Flatulence; painful swelling of pit. Gnawing ulcerating pain ; burning and constriction. Ineffectual effort at eructation. Great craving for szvccts. Gastritis of drunkards. Ulcerative pain in left side under ribs. Trembling and throbbing in

William Boericke 1922

Enormous distention. Ulceration of stomach, with radiating pain. Desire for cheese.

Teeth

William Boericke 1922

Taste coppery, like ink.

Text

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In this drug the neurotic effects are very marked, many brain and spinal symptoms presenting themselves which give certain indications for its homoeopathic employment. Symptoms of inco-ordination, loss of control and want of balance everywhere, mentally and physically; trembling in affected parts. It produces violent inflammation of the throat, and a marked gastro-enteritis. Very characteristic is the great desire for sweets, the splinter-like pains, and free muco-purulent discharge in the inflamed and ulcerated mucous membranes. Sensation as if a part were expanding and other errors of perception are characteristic. Withered up and dried constitutions present a favorable field for its action. 84

Throat

William Boericke 1922

Much thick mucus in throat and mouth causes hawking. Raw, rough and sore. Sensation of a splinter in throat on swallowing. Dark redness of

William Boericke 1922

Catarrh of smokers, with tickling as of hair in

William Boericke 1922

Dyspnoea. Chest feels as if a bar were around it. Palpitation, pulse irregular and intermittent; worse lying on right side. [Alumen.] Painful spots in

William Boericke 1922

Strangulated feeling.

References

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