Materia Medica
Strontia
Carbonate of Strontia
Rheumatic pains, chronic sprains, stenosis of cesoph- agns. Chronic scquela of hemorrhages. Arterio- sclerosis. Violent involuntary starts. Affections of bones, especially femur. Restlessness at night, mother- ing feeling. For shock after surgical operations.
Head
Vertigo with headache and nausea. Disten- sive pressure. Aches from nape of neck, spreading up- wards; better wrapping head up warmly. [Sil.] Flushes in face; violent pulsating. Supraorbital neuralgia; pains increase and decrease slowly. [Stann.] Bloody crusts in nose. Face red; burns, itches. Itching, red- ness and burning of nose.
Eyes
Burning and redness of eyes. Pain and lachrymation on using eyes, with dancing and chromatic alterations of objects looked at.
Stomach
Loss of appetite, aversion to meat, craves bread and beer. Food tasteless. Eructations after eating.
Abdomen
Sticking in abdominal ring. Diarrhoea ; worse at night; continuous urging; better towards morning. Burning in anus lasts a long time after
Stool
[Ratanh.] Uncomfortable fullness and swelling of abdomen.
Extremities
Sciatica with cedema of ankle. Rheu- matic pain in right shuulder. Gnawing as if in mar- row of bones. Cramps in calves and soles. Chronic spasms, particularly of ankle-joint. Oedematous swell- ing. Icy-cold feet. Rheumatic pains, especially in joints. Veins of hands engorged.
Skin
Moist, itching, burning eruption; better in open air. especially warm sunshine. Sprains of ankle- joint, with adcma. Violent perspiration at night.
Fever
Heat, with: aversion to uncover or undress.
Modalities
Better immersing in hot water.
Relationships
Compare: Arnica; Ruta; Sil.; Baryia C.; Carbo.; Stront. jodat. (arterio-sclerosis.) Stront- ium brom. (often gives excellent results where a bro- mid is indicated. Vomiting of pregrancy.).
Dose
Sixth trituration. 709