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homeopathic remedy
Argentum nitricum
homeopathy
definition
source: silver nitrate
organ affinities: mind, nerves, mucous membranes, eyes, throat
associated conditions: eye strain, diarrhea, emaciation, headache, eructations, impotence, metrorrhagia, chronic laryngitis, weakness of lower extremities; as an organ drainage remedy
miasms: psoric, sycotic
indications:
» any condition following long-continued mental exertion
» complaints APPEAR GRADUALLY and CEASE GRADUALLY
» LEFT-SIDED
» emaciation, esp. lower extremities
» DIARRHEA: green mucus after eating and drinking, esp. candy and sugar
» time passes very slowly
» HEADACHE: congestive with fullness, sense of expansion, < mental exertion, pressure or tight band
» PURULENT OPHTHALMIA, abundant discharge, swollen conjunctiva
» craves SUGAR
» ERUCTATIONS with most gastric problems
» IMPOTENCE: erections fail when coition attempted
» PAINFUL COITION: both sexes
» METRORRHAGIA
» SPLINTER-LIKE PAINS with sore throat
» GREAT WEAKNESS OF LOWER EXTREMITIES with trembling
as an organ drainage remedy:
» action on certain diatheses (constitutional dispositions)
» nervous system deeply affected: phobias, apprehension, depression
» weakness with tremors: giddiness
» irritation of mucous membranes
pulse:
» hard, inflated, jumpy with hard walls, beats heavily on the 2nd finger (Bhattacharya p. xxiii)
modalities:
» worse: warmth in any form, at night, cold food, SWEETS, after eating, from emotions, LEFT SIDE
» better: from eructations, fresh air, COLD, pressure
relationships:
» remedies that precede well: Bry., Caust., Spig., Spong., Verat.
» remedies that follow well: Calc., Kali-c., Lyc., Merc., Puls., Sep., Sil.
» inimical: Coff.
» antidotes: Ars., Nat-m., Nit-ac., Phos., Puls., Rhus-t., Sep., Sil.
dosage: Clarke used lower, Kent advised higher and highest
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