Ammoniacum


Ammoniacum homeopathy medicine – drug proving symptoms from Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica by TF Allen, published in 1874. It has contributions from R Hughes, C Hering, C Dunham, and A Lippe….


Common names: Gum ammoniac; (Persian), Oschak or Kandal.

Introduction

Dorema ammoniacum, Don.

Natural order: Umbelliferae.

Preparation: Trituration of the gum, or solution in water.

Mind.

A melancholy mood, continued for several days.

The whole day through, he was uncomfortable and in a melancholy mood.

During the day, he was in a gloomy state of mind.

He is uneasy and uncomfortable, and, whether walking or sitting, is out of humor.

Ill-humored.

Morose temper.

Incapacity for mental exertion.

Disinclination for anything.

Head.

In afternoon, a slight sensation of confusion of the head.

In the evening, there was confusion of the head, which incapacitated him for labor.

Somewhat increased confusion of the head, after some hours, and sleepiness, with a sensation as if bruised in the limbs, and pains, continuing half an hour, in the course of the crural nerve.

While reading, he was attacked with vertigo, which passed into a headache, and continued into the night.

Heaviness of the head.

Violent headache (day and night).

The stitching pains pressing through the head were very distressing; these pains continued, with but little intermission, through the whole day.

Later, the forehead was confused, with weakness of sight and heaviness in the loins.

Pressive pains in the whole forehead and over the eyes (shortly after taking; lasts all day).

Pressive pain in the whole head, especially in the supraorbital region and occiput (at midday).

Pains were observed in a few hours through the whole forehead; increased all day till evening, and prevented any intellectual labor (after 26 grains).

Aching in the forehead.

Aching in the forehead, with confusion of the whole head, and such drowsiness that any effort or labor was utterly impossible.

Aching in right half of forehead (10 o’clock).

Transient, stitching pains in left temporal region (in one hour).

Tearings in left side of head.

Late in evening, drawing in left zygoma, extending to temples, A furry sensation (Pilzigkeitsgefruhl) at the occiput.

Stitching upon the occiput, where the hairs ceased; under the hairs, pustules were formed.

Where the hair ceases, isolated pustules.

Frequently returning stitches, as from a knife, in the middle of the hairy scalp.

Prickling in the hairy scalp, returning next day; also in upper half of eyeball.

Itching of the hairy scalp (more in the vertex and below), requiring him to scratch.

Itching of hairy scalp more severe than before.

Itching in hairy scalp of occiput on left side.

Eyes.

The eyes seem dry to him, with sensation as if there were a foreign body between the left upper eyelid and the eyeball.

Pressure on the eyes, and a dull stitching, especially when stooping.

Aching over eyes and in forehead, rather stronger in temporal region, continuing nearly the whole day, but moderately, being somewhat relieved after dinner.

The pain in eye was less; drawing stitching.

Aching in upper part of eye.

Morning, on waking, purulent matter in the inner canthi of both eyes, but especially the right.

Sensation of a swelling under the tarsus, as if a little gland were swollen, though the finger could not detect any.

Pricking throbbing in left upper eyelid, which returned the next day, followed by aching.

Continual dull stitching pain in right lower eyelid, much increased by moving the eyelids, touching them, or stooping; externally, no change apparent.

The pains in the lower eyelids had entirely disappeared; only, in the right one, a small hardened pellicle might be felt.

He cannot read without straining the eyes.

Such a cloudiness before eyes that things which previously could be recognized from the room without difficulty, seemed now as if enveloped in a cloud.

Blindness in evening.

Dimness and obscuration of sight in evening, amounting almost to blindness; stars and fiery points moved with the eyes.

Dimness of sight in the evening, and especially in the morning after rising, with increased warmth in the eyes.

The daylight hurt his eyes, although the sky was overcast.

Before the eyes, a cloud of dust was constantly waving.

It seemed as if dust floated before the eyes (which were heavy from sleeping), and moved hither and thither, at the same time there was pressure upon the orbital region.

Beams of light and sparks proceeding from the eyes, and a burning bright light, surrounded by brilliant colored rings, while others saw things as through a thick mist or cloud of dust, at evening.

Ears.

Deepseated tearings in right external auditory passage.

Single transient stitches in right ear.

Separate stitches in right ear.

Fleeting stitches in right ear, at noon.

There was a humming perceived in ears, which continued but a short time.

Humming in ear, so violent as to injure the hearing.

Clinking in left ear, while scratching the occiput (at 10 P.M).

Nose.

Increased secretion of mucus from nose (immediately after).

Frequent sneezing.

Profuse mucous discharge from the nose.

Face.

Her countenance changed, and she became quite pale. The lips were dry, and he experienced a burning sensation.

Mouth.

Dull, stitching, jerking pains in the two left lower incisors (which were sound), at 7 o’clock.

Profuse saliva.

Short rheumatic stitches in left eyetooth.

Dry roughness in the posterior part of the gums, with slight aching in pit of stomach.

Thin yellowish coating on tongue.

Yellow-coated tongue and bitter taste.

Dry roughness of the point of the tongue and the gums.

Nose, mouth and throat distressingly dry (on awaking).

Clayey taste.

Bitter taste in mouth (immediately).

Bitter, rank taste.

Flat taste in mouth, somewhat sweetish.

No taste in forepart of tongue, but nauseating, bitter in pharynx; disappears after eating (soon after taking).

Throat.

Sensation of fulness extending up into the throat (10 A.M)..

A sensation of fulness in the throat and gullet, almost inducing nausea.

Sensation in throat and oesophagus of scraping and burning (16 to 24 grains).

Soon after taking, scraping sensation in the oesophagus.

Sensation as if something were sticking deep in the throat, making it necessary to swallow.

Stitching from the region of the right submaxillary glands, extending into the mouth.

Slight roughness of the throat.

In the throat, a roughness and dryness was present.

After swallowing, sensation in throat, as from dry cough.

Stomach.

Eructations.

Violent eructations (soon after).

Occasional eructations of a resinous odor.

Eructations of a strong, resinous, bitter taste (immediately after 12 grains).

Increasing nausea.

Nausea, almost vomiting (soon after taking).

Aching in stomach (immediately).

After supper, aching in stomach.

Sensation of heat and slight burning in the scrobiculus cordis, occupying a space as large as a child’s head.

Sensation of warmth and aching in pit of stomach.

Aching in pit of stomach.

Abdomen.

Transient stitches under the ribs and above the navel, chiefly at the left side.

Transient stitching pains under right short ribs, at 9 o’clock.

At 8 A.M., several transient fine stitches under the right short ribs, returning at noon and in the evening.

Fine transient stitches under the right short ribs, in the caecal region, and, after rising, in the right ear also.

For nearly an hour after taking, transient short stitches under short ribs, on left side, and similar pains between the superior and anterior spinous processes of the ilium and left side of the navel.

On waking in the morning, dull, stitching, fleeting pains under the short ribs; similar pains in caecal region.

Half an hour after dinner, slight transient cutting pain above the navel.

Aching and tension, as if pressed together, about the navel, continuing only a few minutes (in half an hour).

Aching and tension below the navel, on the left side, from which was developed a peculiar, dull stitching (apparently superficial) pain.

Dull, stitching, transient pains between the crest of the left ilium and the navel, immediately; and subsequently similar pains in the caecal region.

Dull, stitching, jerking pain in the region of the caecum, disappearing again after some minutes; returning on change of posture, and especially when inclining towards the left side, when lying.

Transient return of the pain the caecum.

Fleeting, dull, stitching pain in the region of the caecum, but less than the day before.

Single, fleeting stitches in the caecal region at 7.30 o’clock.

Pains similar to the previous caecal pains, and at a corresponding point on the left side, some minutes later.

After 1 P.M., there was great rumbling in the abdomen, for half hour.

Rumblings in abdomen, with confusion in forehead.

Soon after taking, passing of strong-smelling flatus.

In morning, copious discharge of sour-smelling flatus.

At night, unusually free discharge of wind.

After some hours, slight pains in abdomen.

Slight pains in belly, with borborygmus.

Chilliness, and wandering pains in abdomen, followed by an abundant mucous stool; at the same time there was also a mucous discharge from nose, with frequent sneezing, and mucous expectoration (prover was at that time suffering from a coryza).

Slight griping in belly.

Violent cutting colic (two hours).

Colic-like pains ensued in afternoon, but were transient.

TF Allen
Dr. Timothy Field Allen, M.D. ( 1837 - 1902)

Born in 1837in Westminster, Vermont. . He was an orthodox doctor who converted to homeopathy
Dr. Allen compiled the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica over the course of 10 years.
In 1881 Allen published A Critical Revision of the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica.