Materia Medica

Ammonium Causticum

Hydrate of Ammonia

This is a powerful cardiac stimulant. As such in syncope, thrombosis, hamorrhage, snake-bites, chloro- form narcosis, may be giv en by inhalation. The cedema and ulceration of mucous membranes produced by this powerful drug have been utilized as guiding symptoms for its use; hence in membranous croup with burning in cesophagus. Aphonia.

Respiratory

Difficult respiration. Accumulation of mucus with incessant coughing. Less of voice. Burning rawness in throat. Spasm of the glottis with suffocation; patient gasps for breath. Pain in cesophagus on breath- ing deeply. Scraping and burning in throat and cesopha- gus. Uvula covered with white mucus. N Nasal diph- theria, with burning excoriating discharge.

Extremities

Excessiwe exhaustion and muscular debility. Rheumatism of shoulders. Skin hot and dry.

Dose

First to third potency.