Chlorum

Chlorine Gas in Water

Dose

William Boericke 1922

Chlorine water, when required of full strength, must be freshly prepared. Fourth to sixth potency.

Face

William Boericke 1922

Prolonged, loud, whistling rales. Extreme dryness of

Guiding symptoms

William Boericke 1922

The marked effect on the respiratory organs, producing spasm of the glottis, is the chief symptom of the drug. Asthma, to relieve the spasm of glottis. Useful externally and internally in gangrene.

Mind

William Boericke 1922

Fear of becoming crazy. Marked loss of memory, especially for names, Rcapirmtory. — Sooty, smoky nostrils. [Helleb,] Coryza with sudden gushes of sharp, corroding fluid. CHLORUM. — CITOLESTERINUM 231 Constriction, with suffocation. Spasm of the glottis. Irritation of epigldttis, larynx, and bronchi. Loss of voice from damp air. Sudden dyspnoea from spasm of the vocal cords, with staring protruding eyes, blue face, cold sweat, pulse small. Inspiration free, zsnth obstructed expiration. [Mephit.] Livid

References

This monograph is an original summary faithful to the classical tradition. It condenses material from these public-domain sources:

James Tyler Kent, Lectures on Homoeopathic Materia Medica (1905)Primary remedy pictures; characteristic mental and general symptoms. · Public domain (USA, pre-1930 publication)
William Boericke, Pocket Manual of Homeopathic Materia Medica and Repertory (1927)Reproduced here in full — the complete classical repertory-style monographs. · Public domain (USA, pre-1930 publication)
Constantine Hering, The Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica (1879–1891)Confirmed symptom aggregates behind the section organization. · Public domain
Timothy Field Allen, Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica (1874–1879)Provings background referenced by the verification tradition. · Public domain

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Reminder: this information is published for qualified practitioners. Patients must not self-medicate — homeopathic prescribing depends on the complete individual symptom picture, which only a doctor can evaluate. Please visit a homeopathy doctor.