CUPRUM METALLICUM



Eclampsia of children, during dentition.

Child lies on belly and spasmodically thrusts breech up.

Sleep

      Sleep heavy, even to comatose state.

Sleepy, without being able to sleep.

Sleep full of dreams.

Time

      Morning : Evening : Night : Day :.

Temperature and Weather

      Dry cold air : cold water :.

Chill Fever Sweat

      Feverish sensation, as if a cold wind were blowing out from the skin.

Chill over the whole body, severe on the extremities.

Chill after every attack of indisposition.

Icy coldness of the whole body.

Skin : moist and cool, particularly extremities; dry, burning hot; warm, dry and withered.

Burning in the soles.

Flushes of heat.

Debilitating, exhausting internal heat.

Cold sweat at night.

Many attacks end in sweat.

Foot-sweat, also suppressed foot-sweat.

Attacks

      Periodically : Coming suddenly, ceasing suddenly : New moon

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Sides

      Right : Left :,, Below upward :,, Above downward :.

Tissues

      Pain in the bones, as if they would break.

Promotes suppuration in swellings.

Inflammation of the cellular tissues.

Caries.

Contact Injuries etc.

      Touch :,. Pressure : Tight clothing or bandage :.

Skin

      Skin : inelastic; dough-like.

Unbearable itching, without eruption, Measle-eruption develops, and day cough ameliorated.

Repercussion of eruption, with convulsions, vomiting or gagging; pale face and twitching of limbs.

Tetters : spreading, oozing; in the bend of the elbow.

Old ulcers.

Relationship

      Antidotes to Cuprum : sugar or white of egg against massive doses.

Hepar s.c., or potash soap, after poisoning from food containing copper.

If Cuprum aggravates, smelling of alcoholic solution of Camphor relieves.

Dynamic antidotes: Bellad., Cinchon., Conium, Dulcam., Hepar, Ipecac., Mercur., Nux-vom.

Veratr. follows well after Cuprum in whooping-cough.

Cuprum is complementary to Calcarea ostr. in the same forms of disease.

Cuprum ars. excellent in severe burning, cramping pains within the abdomen (many cases).

C. Hering
Hering got the degree of M. D. from the University of Wuezburg with highest honours. The theme of his thesis was "De'Medicina Futura" (The medicine of future). Hering left Germany for West Indies and finally arrived at Philadelphia in Jan, 1833. He established a homeopathic school at Allentown, Pennsylvania, commonly known as "Allentown Academy". Soon he became very popular as a physician. He is known as the 'Father of Homeopathy' in America.