Mineral
Borax
Borate of Sodium
Repertory abbreviation: Bor.
Gastro-intestinal irritation. Salivation, nausea, vomit- ing, colic, diarrhoea, collapse, albuminuria, casts and vesical spasm. Delirium, visual c changes, hematuria, and skin eruptions have all been observed from over- dosing. Dread of downward motion in nearly all complaints. For homceopathic purposes, the pecutiar nervous symp- toms are very characteristic, and have frequently been verified, especially in the therapeutics of children. Of much value in epilepsy. Aphthous ulceration of mucous membranes.
Mind
Extreme anxiety, especially from motions which have a downward direction, rocking, being car- ried downstairs, laid down Anxious expression of face during the downward motions, starts and throws up hands on laying patient down, as if afraid of falling. Exressively nervuus, tasily frigtcned. Sensitit'e 1o suddcu noises. Violent fright from report of a gun, even at d distance. Fear of thunder.
Head
Aches, with nausea and trembling of whole body. Hair tangled at tips, cannot be separated, as in Plica Polonica. [Vinca min.]
Eyes
Ashes turn inward. Visions of bright waves. Eyelids inflamed, lids cut against eyeball. En- tropium.
Ears
V'cry sensitive to slightest noise. not so much disturbed by louder ones.
Nose
Red nose, of young women. Red and shin- ing swelling, with throbbing and tensive sensation. Tip swollen and ulcerated Diy crusts.
Face
Pale, earthy, v ith suffering expression. Swollen, with pimples on nose and lips. Feeling of cobwebs. 145
Mouth
Aphthe.1 Mouth hot and tender; ulcers bleed on touch and eating. Painful gumboil. Crying when nursing. Taste bitter. [Bry.; Puls.; Cup.] Taste of “cellar mould." Stomach and Abdomen.-- Distention after eating; vomiting. Gastralgia, depending upon uterine disturb- ance. Pain as if diarrhcea would result.
Stool
Loose, pappy, offensive stools in children. Diarrhcea, offensive, preceded by colic; stools mucus, with aphthous sore mouth. Urine.——- Hot, smarting pain in orifice. Pungent smell. Child afraid to urinate. screams before urinat- ing. [Sarsap.]
Female
Labor pains s with frequent eructations. Galactorrhoa. ICal.; Con.; Bell.] In nursing, pain in opposite breast. Leucorrhoea like white of eggs, with sensation as if warim water was owing. Menses too soon, profuse, with griping, nausea and pain in stomach extending into small of back.Membranous dvsncnor- rhva. Sterility. Favors easy conception. Sensation of distention in clitoris with sticking.
Respiratory
Hacking and violent cough; expec- toration, mouldy taste e and smell. Stitches in chest, with inspiration and cough. Cough with mouldy taste - breath smells mouldy. Pleurodynia; worse upper part of right chest. Arrest of breathing when lying; is obliged to jump up and. catch breath, which causes pain in right side. Out of breath on 'going up stairs.
Extremities
Feeling as of cobwebs on hands. Itching on back of finger-joints and hands. Throbbing pain in tip of thumb. Stitches in sole. Burning pain in great toe; inflammation of balls of toes. Eczema of toes and fingers with loss of nails.
Skin
Erysipelas in face. Itching on back of fin- ger-joints. Unhealthy skin; slight injuries suppurate. Herpes. [Rhus.] Erysipelatous inflammation with swelling and tension. Chilblains relieved in open air. Trade eruptions on fingers and hands, itching and stinging. Ends of hair become tangled.
Sleep
Voluptuous dreams. Cannot sleep on ac- count of heat, especially in head. Cries out of sleep as if frightened. [Bcll.]
Modalities
Il'ors, downward motion, noise, smok- ing, warm weather, after menses. Better, pressure, evening, cold weather.
Relationships
Acetic acid, vinegar, and wine are incompatible. Antidote: Chum.; Coffca. Compare: Calc.; Bryon.; Sanicula; Sulph, ac.
Dose
First to third trituration. In skin diseases continue its use for several weeks. A piece of borax, the size of a pea, dissolved in the mouth, acts magically in restoring the voire in cases of sudden hoarseness brought on by cold, and frequently for an hour or so, it renders thie voice silvery and clear.