Argentum Nitricum

Argentum Nitricum
The following are the indications of Argentum Nitricum, as it relates to this part. Strongest indications are in bold, the next strongest are in italics, and the remaining indications are in a plain typeface.

MIND

Thinks his understanding will and must fail

Fearful and nervous, impulse to jump out of window

Faintish and tremulous

Melancholic, apprehensive of serious disease

Time passes slowly ( Cann)

ind.) Memory weak

Errors of perception

Impulsive, wants to do things in a hurry ( Lilium) Peculiar mental impulses

Fears and anxieties and hidden irrational motives for actions.

mind, delusions, imaginations, hallucinations, illusions;

mind, delusions, imaginations, hallucinations, illusions, about self, circumstances, is despised;

mind, delusions, imaginations, hallucinations, illusions, about self, circumstances, deserted, forsaken;

mind, desires, wants, company;

mind, excitement;

mind, mental exertion;

mind, emotions, feelings, attitude, disposition, impulsive;

mind, emotions, feelings, attitude, disposition, indifference, apathy, etc., when in society;

mind, emotions, feelings, attitude, disposition, sensitive, oversensitive;

mind, hurry, for the appointed time to arrive;

mind, hurry, while walking;

mind, intellectual faculties, impaired thinking, dull, sluggish;

mind, intellectual faculties, impaired thinking, dull, sluggish, children;

mind, insecure, uncertain, scared, anxiety;

mind, insecure, uncertain, scared, anxiety, anticipating an engagement;

mind, insecure, uncertain, scared, anxiety, while walking, and so walks faster;

mind, insecure, uncertain, scared, fear;

mind, insecure, uncertain, scared, fear, of being alone (see company);

mind, insecure, uncertain, scared, fear, when ready to go to church or opera;

mind, insecure, uncertain, scared, frightened easily;

mind, memory, weakness of memory;

mind, restlessness, nervousness;

mind, restlessness, nervousness, before convulsions;

mind, talking, conversation, contrary (see obstinate, irritable);

mind, talking, conversation, obstinate;

mind, talking, conversation, obstinate, far-fetched objection against whatever was proposed;

VERTIGO, DIZZINESS

Vertigo, with buzzing in ears and with nervous affections

HEAD

Emotional disturbances cause appearance of hemi-cranial attacks

Sense of Expansion

Brain-fag, with general debility and trembling

Aching in frontal eminence, with Enlarged feeling in corresponding eye

Hemicrania, bones of head feel as if separated.

head, expanded sensation (see swollen), enlarged sensation;

head, expanded sensation (see swollen), enlarged sensation, during pregnancy;

Headache with coldness and trembling

Headache from mental exertion, from dancing

Boring pain, Better on tight bandaging and pressure

head, pain, headache, from emotions, nervous;

head, pain, headache, pressure, constricting head;

head, pain, headache, sides, one side;

head, pain, headache, boring, digging, screwing, forehead, above eyebrows, left;

Itching of scalp

head, skin and scalp, like insects crawling on skin;

EYES

Inner canthi Swollen and red

Spots before the vision

Blurred vision

Photophobia in warm room

Purulent ophthalmia

Great swelling of conjunctiva, Discharge abundant and purulent

Chronic ulceration of margin of lids, sore, thick, swollen

Unable to keep eyes fixed steadily

Eye-strain from sewing, worse in warm room

Aching, tired feeling in eyes, better closing or pressing upon them

Useful in restoring power to the weakened ciliary muscles

Paretic condition of ciliary muscle

Acute granular conjunctivitis

Cornea opaque

Ulcer in cornea.

eye, lids, lids turned outward;

eye, lids, excoriated (as if grazed, chaffed);

eye, lids, thickening of lids;

eye, lids, eyes closed, in melancholy;

eye, lids, stuck together;

eye, lids, stuck together, morning;

eye, conjunctiva (external lining of eye), swelling;

eye, discoloration, redness;

eye, discoloration, redness, open air;

eye, discoloration, redness, while reading;

eye, discoloration, redness, while sewing;

eye, discoloration, redness, corner;

eye, discoloration, redness, lids;

eye, discharges of mucus or pus, from out-breaks on skin;

eye, inflammation, cold;

eye, inflammation, from being over fire. cold air and cold applications relieve;

eye, inflammation, infants;

eye, inflammation, wounds, corner;

eye, inflammation, wounds, conjunctiva (external lining of eye);

eye, inflammation, wounds, conjunctiva (external lining of eye), granular;

eye, inflammation, wounds, lids;

eye, pain, open air;

eye, pain, warm room;

eye, intolerance of light (photophobia);

eye, intolerance of light (photophobia), after straining the eyes;

eye, intolerance of light (photophobia), warm room;

eye, pupils, dilated;

eye, pupils, dilated, before epilepsy;

eye, swellings, painful boil, shedding skin and tissues (carbuncles);

eye, swellings, lids;

vision, colours and shapes in front of eyes, colours, grey, snake-like shapes;

vision, exertion of vision;

vision, long-sighted (near objects blurred);

vision, moving;

EARS

ear, noises in ear, buzzing;

FACE

Sunken, old, pale, and bluish

Old man’s look, tight drawing of skin over bones.

face, expression, old looking;

face, lips, discoloration, bluish;

face, skin, discoloration, dirty looking;

face, skin, discoloration, lead-coloured;

face, skin, discoloration, sallow;

face, skin, discoloration, yellow;

NOSE

Loss of smell

Itching

Ulcers in septum

Coryza, will chilliness, lachrymation, and headache.

MOUTH

Canker sores.

Gums tender and bleed easily

Pain in sound teeth

Tongue has prominent papillae, tip is red and painful

mouth, discoloration, tongue, red, tip;

mouth, pain, tongue, tip;

Taste coppery, like ink

mouth, taste, sour;

mouth, tongue, taste buds, erect;

THROAT

Much Thick mucus in throat and mouth causes hawking

Raw, rough and sore

Sensation of a splinter in throat on swallowing

Dark redness of throat catarrh of smokers, with tickling as of hair in throat

Strangulated feeling.

throat, larynx (voice box), scraping, clearing;

throat, choking, constricting, when clearing the throat (see retching);

throat, discoloration, redness;

throat, discoloration, redness, dark red;

throat, discoloration, redness, uvula (lobe at back of mouth);

throat, hawks often;

throat, inflammation;

throat, inflammation, larynx;

throat, inflammation, larynx, in singers;

throat, irritation, larynx;

throat, mucus;

throat, mucus, clinging;

throat, mucus, thick;

throat, mucus, larynx;

throat, pain;

throat, pain, rawness;

throat, pain, rawness, larynx;

throat, pain, sore;

throat, pain, as from a splinter;

throat, voice, hoarseness;

throat, voice, hoarseness, from talking;

throat, voice, lost;

throat, voice, lost, singers;

CHEST

chest, heart, angina pectoris;

chest, heart, palpitations;

chest, heart, palpitations, night;

chest, heart, palpitations, after excitement;

chest, heart, palpitations, from exertion;

chest, heart, palpitations, tumultuous, violent, intense;

chest, pain, feels like a splinter;

chest, pain, heart;

High notes cause cough

Chronic hoarseness

Suffocative cough, as if from a hair in throat

Dyspnoea

Chest feels as if a bar were around it

Palpitation, pulse irregular and intermittent, worse lying on Right side, (Alumen.) Painful spots in chest

Angina pectoris, nightly worse

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

respiration, asthma attack;

respiration, deep;

EXPECTORATION

expectoration, mucous;

expectoration, thick;

expectoration, thick, and sticky;

SKIN

Brown, tense, and hard

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

Irregular blotches.

BACK AND NECK

Much pain

Spine sensitive with nocturnal pains, (Oxal)

acid.) Paraplegia, posterior spinal sclerosis.

back, heaviness, weight, sacrum (base of spine), like a weight;

ABDOMEN

Stomach, Belching accompanies most gastric ailments

Painful spot over stomach that radiates to all parts of the abdomen

Gnawing ulcerating pain, burning and constriction

Great craving for sweats

Gastritis of drunkards

Ulcerative pain in left side under ribs

Trembling and throbbing in stomach

Enormous distention

Ulceration of stomach, With radiating pain

Desire for cheese and salt.

Colic, With much flatulent distention

Stitchy ulcerative pain on left side of stomach, below short ribs.

abdomen, sensitive to clothing;

abdomen, bloated;

abdomen, bloated, trapped wind;

abdomen, emptiness;

abdomen, pain, night, midnight;

abdomen, pain, before stool;

abdomen, pain, pressing, before stool;

abdomen, pain, sore, bruised, tenderness, etc., behind lower ribs, during diarrhoea;

abdomen, sense of weakness;

abdomen, bladder, urging to urinate (unhealthy desire);

abdomen, bladder, urination, painful or difficult urination;

abdomen, bladder, urination, feeble stream (slow);

abdomen, bladder, urination, frequent;

abdomen, bladder, urination, involuntary, incontinence;

abdomen, bladder, urination, involuntary, incontinence, night, bed wetting;

abdomen, bladder, urination, unconscious, no feeling in urethra (urinary part of genitals);

abdomen, stomach, desires, cravings, salt things;

abdomen, stomach, desires, cravings, sweets;

abdomen, stomach, desires, cravings, sweets, sugar;

abdomen, stomach, distended (swollen from inner pressure);

abdomen, stomach, disordered;

abdomen, stomach, burping, belching;

abdomen, stomach, burping, belching, difficult;

abdomen, stomach, burping, belching, after eating;

abdomen, stomach, burping, belching, empty;

abdomen, stomach, burping, belching, large quantities of wind;

abdomen, stomach, burping, belching, loud;

abdomen, stomach, pain;

abdomen, stomach, pain, after eating;

abdomen, stomach, pain, on breathing in deeply;

abdomen, stomach, retching, during diarrhoea;

abdomen, stomach, retching, when hawking mucus from throat at back of mouth;

abdomen, stomach, thirst;

abdomen, stomach, thirst, extreme;

Ineffectual effort at eructation

Flatulence, Painful swelling of pit

abdomen, flatulence;

abdomen, flatulence, after eating;

abdomen, flatulence, obstructed;

abdomen, stomach, nausea;

Nausea, retching, vomiting of glairy mucus

abdomen, stomach, vomiting;

abdomen, stomach, vomiting, during diarrhoea;

abdomen, stomach, vomiting, mucus;

abdomen, stomach, vomiting, mucus, during diarrhoea;

RECTUM, ANUS, STOOL

rectum, diarrhoea;

rectum, diarrhoea, night;

rectum, diarrhoea, from emotions, excitement;

rectum, diarrhoea, from emotions, excitement, as before theatre;

rectum, diarrhoea, after certain foods or drinks, from drinking water;

rectum, diarrhoea, after certain foods or drinks, sugar;

rectum, flatulence;

rectum, flatulence, loud;

rectum, flatulence, loud, after sugar;

rectum, flatulence, after sugar;

Watery, noisy, flatulent, Green, like chopped spinach, with shreddy mucus and enormous distention of abdomen, very offensive

Diarrhoea immediately after eating or drinking

Fluids go right through him, after sweets

After any emotion with flatulence

Itching of anus.

stool, brown;

stool, green;

stool, green, like spinach in flatulence;

stool, mucous, slimy;

stool, mucous, slimy, green;

stool, odour, offensive;

stool, watery;

stool, watery, night;

GENITALS ETC

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.

urine, bloody;

urine, copious;

genitals, male, erections, painful (see urethra);

genitals, urethra (urinary part of genitals), painful during erection;

genitals, urethra (urinary part of genitals), discharge, strong and sharp (acrid);

genitals, urethra (urinary part of genitals), inflammation;

genitals, urethra (urinary part of genitals), numbness, sensation absent, when urinating;

genitals, urethra (urinary part of genitals), pain, burning, during urination;

genitals, female, pain, vagina, during sexual intercourse;

genitals, female, prolapse, womb;

Male, Impotence

Erection falls when coition is attempted

Desire waning

Genitals shrivel

Coition painful.

Intense spasm of chest muscles

Orgasms at night

Nervous erethism at change of life

Leucorrhoea profuse, with erosion of cervix

Bleeding easily

genitals, male, pain;

genitals, female, metrorrhagia (non-menstrual bleeding), after sexual intercourse;

Female, Gastralgia at beginning of menses

Uterine hemorrhage, two weeks after menses, painful affections of left ovary.

EXTREMITIES, LIMBS

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

Numbness of arms

Post-diphtheritic paralysis (after Gel.).

extremities, limbs, cramps, calf;

extremities, limbs, heaviness, upper limbs;

extremities, limbs, heaviness, forearm;

extremities, limbs, heaviness, lower limbs, afternoon;

extremities, limbs, movements and positions, trembling;

extremities, limbs, movements and positions, trembling, lower limbs;

extremities, limbs, numbness (see tingling);

extremities, limbs, numbness (see tingling), foot;

extremities, limbs, paralysis, lower limbs;

extremities, limbs, weakness;

extremities, limbs, weakness, lower limbs;

FEVER AND CHILL

Chills with nausea

Chilly when uncovered, yet feels smothered if wrapped up.

GENERALITIES

Sleepless, from fancies before his imagination, horrible dreams of snakes, and of sexual gratification

Drowsy stupor.

sleep, comatose;

sleep, deep;

sleep, sleeplessness, insomnia;

generalities, convulsions, without consciousness;

generalities, convulsions, epileptic;

generalities, night;

generalities, night, before midnight;

generalities, open air;

generalities, general physical anxiety;

generalities, blood vessels, excited, rapid blood flow;

generalities, eating and food, sweets;

generalities, inflammation, hair follicles;

generalities, pain, boring;

generalities, pain, pressing, internally;

generalities, pain, sensation of splinters;

generalities, in women, symptoms during period;

generalities, sensitive, intolerance of clothing;

generalities, symptoms not symmetrical, left;

generalities, trembling, externally;

generalities, trembling, periodical;

generalities, walking, in open air;

generalities, weakness (see lethargic, weariness), periodical;

generalities, weakness (see lethargic, weariness), trembling;