Materia Medica
Baryta Muriatica
Barium Chloride
The different salts of Baryta are called for in or- ganic lesions of the aged and dwarfish, both mentally and physically. Arterio-sclerosis and cerebral affec- tions due to this condition. Headaches, but without acute crisis, occurring in old people; heaviness rather than pain. Vertigo, due to cerebral anaemia and noises in ears. [Cartier.] Acts on lower alimentary canal, es- pecially rectum; on muscles and joints, giving stiffness and weakness as from overwalking. The white blood corpuscles increased (leucocytosis). Increased tension of pulse. Arterio-sclerosis s [Aurum; Secale] where a high
Ears
Whizzing and buzzing. Noises on chewing and swallowing, or sneezing. Earache; better sipping cold water. Parotids swollen. ( Offensive otorrhoea. In- fates middle ear on blowing nose.
Throat
Difficult t swallowing. Tonsiis enlarged. Paresis of pharynx and eustachian tubes, with sneez- ing and noises. Tubes feel too wide open.
Stomach
Gounc feeling at epigastrium a good guiding symptom for it in chronic affections. Retching and vomiting. Sensation of heat ascending to head. Urine.—Great increase in uric acid, diminution of chlorides.
Abdomen
Throbbing [Selen.]; induration of pan- creas; abdominal aneurism. Inguinal glands swollen. Spasmodic pain in rectum.
Respiratory
Bronchial afcctions of old people with cardiac dilatation Farilitates expectoration. Great accu- mulation and rattling of mucus with difficult expectora- tion. Arterio-sclerosis of the lung, thus in senile asthma modifies the arterial tension.
Relationships
Compare in sclerotic degenerations, especially of spinal cord, liver, and heart. Plumbum met. and Ptumb. iod. Also Aurum mur. (which will oftenaccoinplish 1 more im sclerotic and exudative de- generations than other remedies. Multiple sclerosis, fulgurating pains, tremors, Morvan's disease, "hyper- tropl'y of fingers.)
Dose
Third trituration.