Materia Medica

X-Ray

Vial containing alcohol exposed to X-Ray

Repeated exposure to Roentgen (X-ray) has pro- duced skin lesions often followed by cancer.1 Distress- ing pain. Sexual glands are particularly affected. Atrophy of ovaries and testicles. Sterility. Changes take place in the blood lymphatics and bone marrow. Anemia and leukxmia. .Corresponds to stubbornness as in burns, they refuse to heal. Psoriasis. Has the property of stimulating cellular metabolism. Arouses the reactive vitality, mentally and physically. Brings to the surface suppressed symptoms, especially sycotic and those due to mixed infections. 1ts ho- mceopathic action is thus centri

Head

Sticking pains in different parts of head and

Face

Dull pain in right upper jaw. Stiff neck. Sud- den cricks in neck, pains more severe behind ears. Pain in muscles of neck when lifting head from pillow. Fullness in ears, ringing in head.

Mouth

Tongue dry, rough, sore. Throat painful on swallowing. Nausea.

Male

Lewd dreams. Sexual desire lost. Rc- establishes suppressed gonorrhoea.

Extremities

Rheumatic pains. General tired and sick feeling. Palms rough and scaly.

Skin

Dry, itching eczema. Erythema around roots of nails. Skin dry, wrinkled. Painful cracks. Warty growths. Nails thicken. Psoriasis.

Modalities

Hl'orse, in bed. afternoon, evening and night; open air.

Dose

Twelfth potency and higher. Compare: Elcctricitas.-Sugar of milk saturated with the current. (Anxiety. nervous tremors, rest- lessness, palpitation, headaches. Dreads approach of thunder-storms; heaviness of limbs.) Magnctis Poli Ambo.-The Magnet.--Sugar of milk or distilled water exposed to influence of entire magnet. Burning lancinations throughout the body; pains as 785 if broken in joints, when cartilages of two bones touch ; shooting and jerkings; headache as if a nail were driven in; tendency of old wounds to bleed fresh.) Magnctis Polus Arcticus.—North pole of the mag- met.—(Disturbed sleep, somnaimbulism, cracking in cervical vertebra, sensation of coldness ; toothachie.) Magnctis Polus Australis.— South pole of the magnet.-- (Severe pain in inner side of nail of the big toe, ingrorcing toe-nail, easy dislocation of joint of foot; feet are painful when letting them liang down.)