Plumbum Metallicum

Plumbum Metallicum
The following are the indications of Plumbum Metallicum, 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

Mental depression

fear of being assassinated

Quiet melancholy

Slow perception, loss of memory, amnesic aphasia

Hallucinations and delusions

Intellectual apathy

Memory impaired ( Anac., Baryta.) Paretic dementia.

mind, delirium, wild;

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

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

mind, insecure, uncertain, scared, timidity;

mind, memory, weakness of memory;

mind, memory, weakness of memory, for words;

mind, restlessness, nervousness;

HEAD

Delirium alternating with colic

Tinnitus ( chin., nat-salic., carbon)

Sulph.)

Pain as if a ball rose from throat to brain

Hair very dry

EYES

Pupils contracted

Yellow

Optic nerve inflamed

Intraocular, suppurative inflammation

Glaucoma, especially if secondary to spinal lesion

Optic neuritis, central scotoma

Sudden loss of sight after fainting.

FACE

Pale and cachetic

Yellow, corpse-like, cheeks sunken

Skin of face greasy, shiny

Tremor of nasolabial muscles.

face, distortion, mouth;

face, skin, discoloration, pale;

face, skin, discoloration, sallow;

face, skin, discoloration, yellow;

NOSE

nose, smell, lost sense of smell;

MOUTH

Cannot put it out, seems paralyzed.

mouth, odour (halitosis, bad breath), offensive;

mouth, odour (halitosis, bad breath), putrid;

Gums swollen, pale, Distinct blue lines along margins of gums

mouth, discoloration, gums, blue line on margin;

mouth, discoloration, gums, pale;

mouth, discoloration, gums, purple;

mouth, discoloration, gums, purple, thin border nearest teeth;

mouth, swelling, gums;

mouth, gums, painful tubercles (nodules, knob-like lumps);

mouth, teeth, decay, hollow;

Tongue tremulous, red on margin

mouth, discoloration, tongue, brown;

mouth, paralysis, tongue;

THROAT

throat, choking, constricting;

CHEST

Heart, Cardiac weakness

Pulse soft and small, dicrotic

Wiry pulse, cramp-like constriction of peripheral arteries.

SKIN

Yellow, dark-brown liver spots

Jaundice

Dry

Dilated veins of forearms and legs.

skin, discoloration, blackish;

skin, discoloration, yellow, jaundice, etc.;

skin, dry;

skin, dry, inability to perspire (see inactivity);

skin, dry, inability to perspire (see inactivity), when exercising;

skin, gangrene, cold;

skin, itching, crawling;

skin, sensitive;

BACK AND NECK

Spinal cord sclerosed

Lightning-like pains, temporarily better by pressure

Paralysis of lower extremities.

ABDOMEN

Stomach, Contraction in oesophagus and stomach, pressure and tightness

Gastralgia

Solids cannot be swallowed.

Excessive colic, Radiating to all parts of body

abdominal wall feels drawn by a string to spine

Pain causes desire to stretch

Intussusception, strangulated hernia

Abdomen retracted

Colic alternates with delirium and pain in atrophied limbs.

abdomen, pain, radiating, to all parts of body;

abdomen, pain, violent;

abdomen, pain, extending to other parts, to all parts of body;

abdomen, pain, navel, region of navel;

abdomen, pain, sudden, sharp (sticking, etc.), navel;

abdomen, paralysis of intestines;

abdomen, retraction;

abdomen, retraction, navel;

abdomen, bladder, retention of urine (see urination delayed), colic;

abdomen, bladder, urge to urinate, but producing nothing;

abdomen, bladder, urination, dribbling (by drops);

abdomen, stomach, pain, extending to other parts, groins;

abdomen, stomach, pain, extending to other parts, limbs;

Obstructed flatus, with intense colic

Constant vomiting

abdomen, pain, with vomiting, blood and mucus in stool (intussusception);

RECTUM, ANUS, STOOL

Constipation, Stools hard, lumpy, black, with urging and spasm of anus

Obstructed evacuation from impaction of faeces ( Plat.) Neuralgia of rectum

Anus drawn up with constriction.

Urinary Organs.

Frequent, ineffectual tenesmus

Albuminous, low specific gravity

Chronic interstitial nephritis, with great pain in abdomen

Urine scanty

Tenesmus of bladder

Emission drop by drop.

rectum, constipation, inactivity of rectum;

rectum, constipation, during pregnancy;

rectum, constriction, contraction, closure, etc.;

rectum, constriction, contraction, closure, etc., painful;

rectum, constriction, contraction, closure, etc., spasmodic;

rectum, constriction, contraction, closure, etc., during stool;

rectum, paralysis (see inactivity);

stool, like balls;

stool, like balls, black;

stool, like balls, like sheep dung;

stool, black;

stool, green;

stool, hard;

stool, knotty, nodular, lumpy;

stool, scanty;

GENITALS ETC

urine, albuminous (white, thick);

urine, colour, dark;

urine, scanty;

urine, urine lighter than usual (in weight);

urine, sugar in urine;

Testicles drawn up, feel constricted.

Vulva and vagina hypersensitive

genitals, female, pain, vagina, prolonged contraction or spasm of vagina (vaginismus);

Male, Loss of sexual power

Female, Vaginismus, with emaciation and constipation

Induration of mammary glands

Stitches and burning pains in breasts ( Apis, Con., Carb)

an., Sil.) Tendency to abortion

Menorrhagia with sensation of string pulling from abdomen to back

Disposition to yawn and stretch.

genitals, female, miscarriage, tendency to miscarry;

EXTREMITIES, LIMBS

Paralysis of single muscles

Cannot raise or lift anything with the hand

Extension is difficult

Paralysis from over exertion of the extensor muscles in piano players ( Curare.) Pains in muscles of thighs, Come in paroxysms

wrist-drop

Cramps in calves

Stinging and tearing in limbs, also twitching and tingling, numbness, pain or tremor

Paralysis

Feet swollen

Pain in atrophied limbs alternates with colic

Loss of patellar reflex

Hands and feet cold

Pain in Right big toe at night, very sensitive to touch.

extremities, limbs, contraction of muscles and tendons, from paralysis of extensors;

extremities, limbs, cramps, calf;

extremities, limbs, emaciated, extremely thin;

extremities, limbs, emaciated, extremely thin, diseased limb;

extremities, limbs, emaciated, extremely thin, paralysed limb;

extremities, limbs, emaciated, extremely thin, upper limbs;

extremities, limbs, emaciated, extremely thin, forearm;

extremities, limbs, emaciated, extremely thin, wrist;

extremities, limbs, emaciated, extremely thin, hand;

extremities, limbs, heaviness, upper limbs;

extremities, limbs, movements and positions, flexed, finger (see extremities, hands and feet, clenching);

extremities, limbs, movements and positions, jerking;

extremities, limbs, movements and positions, movement of leg, difficult;

extremities, limbs, movements and positions, shaking, upper limbs;

extremities, limbs, movements and positions, shaking, hand;

extremities, limbs, movements and positions, trembling;

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

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

extremities, limbs, movements and positions, trembling, hand, on holding objects;

extremities, limbs, movements and positions, trembling, hand, on holding objects, on holding them out;

extremities, limbs, movements and positions, trembling, hand, when carrying something to mouth;

extremities, limbs, movements and positions, trembling, hand, paralytic;

extremities, limbs, movements and positions, trembling, hand, while writing;

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

extremities, limbs, pain;

extremities, limbs, pain, evening;

extremities, limbs, pain, night;

extremities, limbs, pain, comes on suddenly;

extremities, limbs, pain, joints;

extremities, limbs, pain, lower limbs;

extremities, limbs, pain, lower limbs, comes on suddenly;

extremities, limbs, pain, thigh;

extremities, limbs, pain, shooting (see stitching, sudden, sharp), lower limbs;

extremities, limbs, pain, shooting (see stitching, sudden, sharp), lower limbs, extending downwards;

extremities, limbs, pain, stitching, sudden, sharp, lower limbs;

extremities, limbs, pain, stitching, sudden, sharp, hip;

extremities, limbs, pain, stitching, sudden, sharp, hip, extending to other parts, downward;

extremities, limbs, pain, stitching, sudden, sharp, hip, extending to other parts, knee;

extremities, limbs, pain, tearing, comes on suddenly;

extremities, limbs, pain, tearing, upper limbs;

extremities, limbs, pain, tearing, upper arm;

extremities, limbs, pain, tearing, lower limbs;

extremities, limbs, pain, tearing, thigh;

extremities, limbs, pain, tearing, thigh, comes on suddenly;

extremities, limbs, pain, tearing, thigh, extending downward;

extremities, limbs, pain, tearing, thigh, front;

extremities, limbs, paralysis;

extremities, limbs, paralysis, painless;

extremities, limbs, paralysis, in extensors (muscles to straighten limb);

extremities, limbs, paralysis, upper limbs;

extremities, limbs, paralysis, forearm, extensor muscles;

extremities, limbs, paralysis, wrist;

extremities, limbs, paralysis, wrist, extensors;

extremities, limbs, paralysis, hand, right;

extremities, limbs, paralysis, fingers, extensors;

extremities, limbs, paralysis, lower limbs;

extremities, limbs, paralysis, lower limbs, painless;

extremities, limbs, weakness;

extremities, limbs, weakness, tottering;

extremities, limbs, weakness, lower limbs;

extremities, limbs, weakness, knee;

extremities, limbs, weakness, leg;

FEVER AND CHILL

chill, in the open air;

chill, chilliness (see also whole body, temperature);

GENERALITIES

sleep, sleeplessness, insomnia;

generalities, convulsions;

generalities, convulsions, rapid muscle spasm;

generalities, convulsions, without consciousness;

generalities, convulsions, epileptic;

generalities, jerking, as in convulsions;

generalities, evening;

generalities, night;

generalities, anaemia;

generalities, constriction, externally;

generalities, constriction, internally;

generalities, eating and food, symptoms while fasting;

generalities, emaciated (extremely thin);

generalities, faintness, fainting;

generalities, inflammation, internally;

generalities, numbness, externally;

generalities, numbness, internally, of suffering parts;

generalities, pain, sudden, sharp, internally;

generalities, pain, twinging;

generalities, paralysis, painless;

generalities, pressure;

generalities, rubbing;

generalities, weakness (see lethargic, weariness);