KALIUM BICHROMICUM - Bichromate of Potash
“The
special affinities of this drug are the mucous membrane of stomach, bowels, and
air-passages; bones and fibrous tissues. Kidneys, heart, and liver are also
affected. Incipient parenchrymatous; nephritis. Nephritis with gastric
disturbances. Cirrhosis of liver. Anćmia and absence of fever are
characteristic. General weakness bordering on paralysis. It is especially
indicated for fleshy, fat, light complexioned persons subject to catarrhs or
with syphilitic or scrofulous history. Symptoms are worse in the morning; pains
migrate quickly, rheumatic and gastric symptoms alternate. More adapted to
subacute rather than the violent acute stage. Mucous membranes everywhere are
affected. Catarrh of pharynx, larynx, bronchi and nose, and a tough, stringy,
viscid secretion is produced, which condition is a very strong guiding symptom
for this drug. Perforation of the septum. Chronic atonic catarrh. Polypus.
Dilatation of stomach and heart.”
Nose.--Snuffles
of children, especially fat, chubby babies. Pressure and pain at root of nose,
and sticking pain in nose. Septum ulcerated; round ulcer. Fetid smell.
Discharge thick, ropy, greenish-yellow. Tough, elastic plugs from nose; leave a
raw surface. Inflammation extends to frontal sinuses, with distress and
fullness at root of nose. Dropping from posterior nares (Hydr). Loss of smell.
Much hawking. Inability to breathe through nose. Dryness. Coryza, with
obstruction of nose. Violent sneezing. Profuse, watery nasal discharge. Chronic
inflammation of frontal sinus with stopped-up sensation
Respiratory.--Voice
hoarse; worse, evening. Metallic, hacking cough. Profuse, yellow expectoration,
very glutinous and sticky, coming out in long, stringy, and very tenacious
mass. Tickling in larynx. Catarrhal laryngitis cough has a brassy sound. True
membranous croup, extending to larynx and nares. Cough, with pain in sternum,
extending to shoulders; worse when undressing. Pain at bifurcation of trachea
on coughing; from mid-sternum to back.
- HOMEOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA by
William BOERICKE, M.D.