Mineral
Argentum Nitricum
Nitrate of Silver
Repertory abbreviation: Arg-n.
In this drug the neurotic effects are very marked, many brain and spinal symptoms presenting themselves which give certain indications for its homceopathic em- ployment. Symptoms of inco-ordination, loss of control and want of balance everywhere, mentally and phys- cally; treinbling in affected parts. It produces violent inflammation of the throat, and a marked gastro-enteritis. Very characteristic is the great desire for sweets, the spiinter-like pains, and free muco-purulent discharge in the inflamed and ulcerated mucous membranes. Sensa- tion as if a part were expanding and other errors of
Mind
Thinks his understanding will and must fail. Fearful and ncrrous; impu!se to jump out of window. Faintish and tremulous. Melancholic; apprehensive of serious disease. Time passes slorwly. [Cann. ind.] Memory weak. Errors of perception. Impulsivc; zvants to do things in a hurry. [Lilium.] Peculiar mental im- pulses.
Head
Headache c with coldness and trembliny. Emotional disturbances cause appearance of hemi- cranial attacks. Sense of expansion. Brain-fag, with general debility and trembling. Headache from men- tal exertion, from dancing. Vertigo, with buzzing in
Eyes
Inner canthi svollcn 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 tyes fixed steadily. Eye-strain from sewing; worse in warm room. [Nat. nur.] Paretic condition of ciliary muscle. Acute granular conjunctivitis. Cornea opaque. Uicer in cornea.
Ears
Aching in frontal eminence, with enlarged feel- ing in corresponding eye. Boring pain: hette? on tight bandaging And prrssure. Itching of scalp. Hemi- crania; bones of head feel as if separated. Diseases from lnusual or long-continued mental exertion.
Nose
Loss of smell. Itching. Ulcers in septum. Coryza, with chilliness, lachrymation, and headache. . Face.-- Sunken, old, pale, and bluish. Old man's look; tight drawing of skin over bones.
Mouth
Gums tender and bleed easily. Tongue has prominent papilla; tip is red and painful. Pain in sound teeth. Taste coppery, like ink.
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 Catarrh of smokers, with tickling as of hair in Stranyulated feeling. Dyspncea. Chest feels as if a bar were around it. Palpitation, pulse irregular and intermittent; worse lying on right side. [Alumen.] Painful spots in chest. Many people in a room seem to take away his breath.
Stomach
Belching accompanies s most gastric ail. ments. Nausea, retching, vomiting of glairy mucus. Flatulence; painful swelling of pit. Gnawing ulcera- ing pain; burning and constriction. Ineffectual effort at eructation.( Great craving for sweets. Gastritis of drunkards. Ulcerative pain in left side under ribs. Trembling and throbbing in stomach. Enormous dis- tention. Ulceration of stomach, with radiating pain. Desire for cheese.
Abdomen
Colic, with flatulent distention Stitch ulcerative pain on left side cf stomach, below short ribs.
Stool
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. Urine. — 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.
Male
Impotence. Erection fails when coition is attempted. Cancer-like ulcers. Desire wanting. Geni- tals shrivel. Coition painful.
Female
Gastialgia at beginning of menses. Intense spasm of chiest muscles. Orgasms at night. Nervous erethism at change of life. Leucorrhoea profuse, with erosion of cervix; bleeding easily. Uterine hamorrhage, two weeks after menses.
Respiratory
High notes cause cough. Chronic hoarseness. S Suffocative cough, as if from a hair in
Back
Much pain. Spine sensitive with nocturnal pains, [Oxal. acid.] paraplegia ; posterior spinal sclerosis.
Extremities
Cannot walk with eyes closed. Trem- bling, with general debility. Paralysis, with mental and abdominal symptoms. Rigidity of calves. Debility in calves especially. Walks and stands unsteadily, espe- cially when unohserved.
Skin
Brown, tense, and hard. Drawing in skin, as from a spider-web, or dried albuminous substance, with- ered and dried up.
Sleep
Sleepless, from fancies before his imagina- tion ; horrible dreams of snakes, and 3f sexual gratifica- tion. Drowsy stupor.
Fever
Chills with nausea. Chilly when uncovered, yet feels smothered if wrapped .up.
Modalities
I'orse, warmth in any form; at night; from cold food; sweets; after eating; at menstrual period; from emotions, left side. Better, from eructa- tion; fresh air; cold; piessure.
Relationships
Antidote: Nat. mur. Compare: Ars.: Merc.; Hos.; Pulsat.; Argent. cya- natum (angina pectoris, asthma, spasim of cesophagus) ; Argent, iodat. (throat disorders, hoarseness, gland af- fected). Protargol (gonorrhoea after acute stage 2 per cent. solution; syphilitic mucous patches, chancres and chancroids, 10 per cent. solution applied twice a day; ophthalmia neonatorum, 2 drops of 10 per cent. solu- tion). Aristolochia Serpentaria. .(Symptoms of intestinal tract; colliquative diarrhoea, meteorism. Flatulent dys- pepsia. Brain congestion. Distention and cutting pains in abdomen.) Symptoms like those of Poison-Oak and proved in fluid extract an excellent remedy for this. Argent. phosph. (An excellent diuretic in dropsy.) 1rgent. oxyd. (Chlorosis with menorrhagia and diar- rhcea.)
Dose
Third to thirtieth potency. Solution in water preferable to lower triturations; unless fresh, these readily decompose into the oxide.