Materia Medica
Ammoniacum
Gum Ammonia
Gum Ammoniac (AMMONIACUM-DOREMA) A remedy for the aged and feeble, especially in chronic bronchitis. Ill humor. Sensitive to cold. Sensation of burning and scratching in neck and oesophagus.
Head
Catarrhal headache due to closure of frontal sinuses.
Eyes
Dim sight. Stars and fiery points float before eyes. Easily fatigued from reading.
Throat
Throat dry; worse inhaling fresh air. Full feeling, burning and scraping sensation. Immediately after eating, sensation as if something stuck in oesophagus, causing swallowing.
Respiratory
Difficult breathing. Chronic bronchial catarrh. Large accumulation of purulent matter and feeble expectoration; worse cold weather. Mucus tough and hard. Heart beats stronger, extends to pit of stomach. Coarse rattling of chest in old people.
Relationships
Antidotes: Bry; Arnica. Compare: Senega; Tart emet; Balsam Peru.
Dose
Third trituration.