Materia Medica
Diphtherinum
Potentized Diphtheritic Virus
Adapted to patients prone to catarrhal affections of respiratory organs, scrofulous individuals. Diphtheria, Jaryngcal diphtheria, post-diphthieritic paralysis. Ma- lignancy from the start. Glands swollen; tongue red, swollen; breath and discharge very offensive. Diph- theritic membrane thick, dark. Epistaxis; profound prostration. Swallows without pain, but fluids are vomited or returned by the nose.
Relationships
Compare: Diphtherotoxin (Cahis) (Chhronic bronchitis with rales. Cartier suggests it in the vago-paralytic forms of Bronchitis of the aged or in toxic bronchitis after grip.)
Dose
Thirtieth, two-hundredth or C. M. potency. Must not be repeated too frequently.