Materia Medica
Manganum Aceticum
Manganes Acetate
Manganum causes anaemia with destruction of the red corpuscles. Jaundice, nephritis with albuminuria. Fatty degeneration of liver. Symptoms of chronic poisoning, according to Pro- fessor vom Jaksch, were involuntary laughter and in- voluntary weeping and walking backwards. Strong!y exaggerated reflexes and physical disturbances, evi- denced by men making fun of each other's gait. Inflammation of bones or" joints, with nightly digging pains. Asthmatic persons who cannot lie on a feather pillow. Syphilitic and chlorotic patients with general anxmia and paralytic symptoms oftei1 are benefited by
Head
Anxiety and fear; better lying down. Feels large and heavy, with rush of blood; pain from above downward. Field of visiun contracted.
Ears
Feel stopped ; cracking on blowing nose. Pain from othier parts catcnds to cars. Deafness in damp weather. Alimentary Canal.-Tongue sore and irritable with ulcers or warts. Flatulence; chronic enlargement of liver.
Nose
Dry, obstructed. Chronic catarrh, with bleed- ing, dryness; zeorsc in cold damp zecathicr.
Mouth
Nodes on palate. Toothache; worse, any- thing cold. [Coff. opposite.] Hemming all the time. [Arg. m.; Sil.]
Female
Derangements of menstruation, amenor- rhcea; menses too early and scanty, in anremic subjects. Flushes of heat at climacteric.
Respiratory
Chronic hoarseness. Larynx dry, rough, constricted. Tuberculosis of larynx. C Cough ; worse evening, and better lying down. Mucus difficult to loosen. Stitches in larynx extending to ear. Heat in chest. Haemoptysis. IEvcry cold ouses up a bron- chitis.[Dulc.]
Extremities
Peculidl gait, walks onn inetacarpo- . phalangeal joint; walks backwards. Ankles painful. Bones very sensitive. Shiny red swelling of joints. Kners pain and itch. Rheumatism of feet. Intolerable pain in skin of lower limbs. Burning spots about joints. Feriosteal infamination. Suppuration of skin around joints.
Skin
Suppuration of skin around joints. Red, ele- vated spots. Itching; better, scratching. Deep cracks in bends of elbows, etc. Psoriasis and pityriasis. Burn- ing around ulcers. Chronic eczema associated with amenorrhoea, worse at menstrual period or at men- pause.
Sleep
Vivid dreams. Sleepy very early in evening.
Modalities
Worse, cold wet weather, change of weather. Better, lying down (cougli).
Relationships
Compare: Colloidal Manganes (Boils and other staphylococcal infections) ; Mangan, mur. (painful ankles, bone-pains) ; Mangan. oxydat. (pain in tibia, dysmenorrhoea, colic, and diarrhcea). Workers in Mangan. binoxide are frequently affected with bulbar paralysis. Use 3x homceopathically. Mangan. sulph. (liver affections, excess of bile) ; Argent.; Rhus.; Sulph. Antidotes: Coff.: Merc.
Dose
Sixth to thirtieth potency.