Kali Hydriodicum

Iodide of Potassium

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William Boericke 1922

Asthma. Dyspnoea on ascending, with pain in

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William Boericke 1922

lod., Mercur.; Sulph.; Mezer. Chopheenre^ a Hindoo remedy for syphilitic eruptions, ulcerations and bone-pains. Used in tincture.

Dose

William Boericke 1922

Crude drug, in material officinal dosage and when strictly homoeopathically indicated, as in acute respiratory affections the third potency.

Extremities

William Boericke 1922

Severe bone-pains. Periosteum thickened, especially tibia; sensitive to touch. [ Kali b.; Asaf.] Rheumatism; pains worse at night and in damp weather. Contraction of joints. Rheumatism of knees with effusion. Pain in small of back and coccyx. Pain in hip, forcing limping. Sciatica: cannot stay in bed; worse at night and lying on affected side. Formication of lower extremities when sitting, better lying down.

Eyes

William Boericke 1922

Conjunctiva red, injected; profuse lachrymation. Syphilitic iritis. Pustular keratitis and chemosis. Bony tumors of the orbit. Ear. — Noises in ear. Boring pain in

Female

William Boericke 1922

Menses late, profuse. During menses uterus feels as if squeezed. Corrosive leucorrhoea, with subacute inflammatory conditions of the womb in young married women.

Guiding symptoms

William Boericke 1922

The profuse, watery, acrid coryza that the drug produces serves as a sure guiding symptom, especially when associated with pain in frontal sinus. It acts prominently on fibrous and connective tissues, producing infiltration, cedema, etc. Glandular swellings. Purpura and h,Temorrhagic diathesis. Syphilis may be indicated in all stages: 1. In acute form with evening remitting fevei, going off in nightly perspiration. 2. Second stage, mucous membranes and skin ulcerations. 3. Terlary symptoms; nodes. Give material doses only.

Head

William Boericke 1922

Pain through sides of

William Boericke 1922

Violent headache. Cranium swells up in hard lump. Pain intense over eyes and root of

Heart

William Boericke 1922

Hydrothorax. [Merc, sulph.] Pleuritic effusion. Cold travels dowmvard to

Mind

William Boericke 1922

Sad, anxious; harsh temper. Irritable; congestion to head, heat and throbbing.

Modalities

William Boericke 1922

lEorse, warm clothing, warm room, at night, damp weather. Better, motion, open air.

Nose

William Boericke 1922

Red, swollen. Tip of nose red ; profuse, acrid, hot, zvatcry, thin discharge. Occena, zoith perforated septum. Sneezing. Nasal catarrh, involving frontal sinus. Stuffiness and dryness of nose, without discharge. Profuse, cool, greenish, unirritating discharges.

William Boericke 1922

Brain feels enlarged. Hard nodes, with severe pain. Facial neuralgia. Lancinating pain in upper jaw.

Relationships

William Boericke 1922

Antidote: Hepar.

Respiratory

William Boericke 1922

Violent cough; worse in morning. Pulmonary cedema. Larynx feels raw. Laryngeal cedema. Awakes choking. Expectoration like soapsuds, greenish. Pneumonia, when hepatization commences. Pneumococcic meningitis. Stitching pains til rough lungs to

Skin

William Boericke 1922

Purple spots; worse on legs. Acne, hydroa. Small boils. Glands enlarged, indurated. Hives. Rough nodules all .over, worse any covering; heat of body intense. Fissured anus of infants. Tendency to oedematous swellings, eyelids, mouth, uvula, etc. Acne rosacea.

Stomach

William Boericke 1922

Saliva increased. Faintness at epigastrium. Cold food and drink, especially milk, aggravate. Much thirst. Throbbing, painful burning. Flatulence. 428

References

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