Antimonium Crudum



Little sleep (the first night).

At night, he lies upon his back.

He dreamed of seeing an old schoolmate; this gave him much pleasure (after twenty-three hours).

His night sleep is interrupted by dreams about members of his family at his native place, with whom he quarreled.

His night sleep is interrupted by disagreeable dreams about quarrels with his relatives.

Voluptuous dreams at night, with pollutions.

Lewd dreams, several nights in succession, also with pollutions (after eleven days).

Anxious dreams, as if he were to be hurt; he starts up from sleep, and trembles with his hands and feet.

Horrible dreams about mutilation of men.

Fever.

Much chilliness; no heat.

Chilliness, even in a warm room.

Shivering over the whole body, without thirst (after two hours).

Shivering over the whole body early in the morning, with heat in the forehead, without thirst (after half an hour).

Disagreeable feeling of internal chilliness, so that he cannot get warm; returning after the lapse of five weeks.

Towards noon, violent chills for an hour, with great thirst for beer; then sleep, succeeded by heat and constant thirst.

He feels quite hot in consequence of the slightest exercise, especially in the heat of the sun; he then complains of excessive heat in the throat.

Waking at 2 o’clock at night, with slight warmth all over, and burning itching and sensation of excoriation of the anus (third day).

At night, when in bed, he feels quite hot, and is drenched with sweat.

Sweat returning at the same hour for three days in succession.

General warm sweat in bed, every other morning.

Sweat during sleep.

Early in the morning, when waking, mild sweat over the whole body (after twenty-one hours).

General sweat, without smell, which made the tips of the fingers soft and wrinkled.

Conditions.- Aggravation.

(Morning), Mucus in right canthus; early, fluent coryza; early, roughness, etc., in throat; on waking, sense of hunger; early, pressure at stomach; early, diarrhoea; early, hard stool; early, after rising, cough; early, cough, etc.; early, on waking, oppression of chest; early, when rising, pain in pectoralis major; early, pain in muscles of nape of neck; immediately on rising, pain in small of back; early, great lassitude; early, feels tired; shiverings over the whole body, etc.; early, when waking, mild sweat over whole body.

(Every other morning), General warm sweat, in bed.

(From morning till night), Tearing pain in head; tearing in back.

(Forenoon), Irritated state of mind, etc.; gum in the canthi; stitches in eyeball; tongue coated white; rumbling in abdomen; somnolence.

(Towards noon), Tearing in head; violent chills, etc. (Afternoon), Roaring in ears; gulping up of fluid; pinching in left side of abdomen; deep, etc., breathing; sensation of a spasm at border of the left thigh; when sitting, transient sleepiness.

(Evening), Out of humor, etc.; something seemed to block up ear; obstruction of nose; bleeding at nose; in bed, toothache; thirst; pinching in abdomen begins; in bed, crawling, etc., of the haemorrhoids; hard stool, etc.; when lying down, pain in right chest; when sitting, spasmodic drawing in one of the cervical muscles; after lying down, drawing pain in muscles of nape of neck; pain in left hip-joint; when sitting, twitching of muscles of left half of nates; itching on thighs; pain below knee; when sitting, drawing in right leg; in bed, after a walk of three hours, stinging in skin of right sole.

(Night), Disposition to shoot himself; in bed, anxious reflections; in bed, 3 to 5 o’clock, anxiety; toothache, etc.; dryness of the mouth; pinching on the palate; much thirst; drinks much; itching, etc., in knees; diarrhoea; tenesmus of bladder; passes small quantity of urine, etc.; pimples come on left radius; violent itching, etc.; in bed, quite hot, etc. (2 A.M)., Wakes with slight warmth all over, etc. (6P.M)., Sleep, etc. (7 P.M)., Weariness, etc.; overwhelmed with sleep.

(Walking in open air), Condition of ideal love, etc.; dull headache; dryness of nose; clearing the throat, etc.; stitch under both arms.

(In draught of air), Drawing in muscles of upper arms returns.

(After bathing in the river), Violent headache.

(Bending arms), Paralytic pain in muscles of upper arm.

(When breathing), Nose painful; stitches in left chest.

(Breathing deeply), Stitches in chest.

(Applying cold water), Toothache.

(Coughing), Burning in chest, etc. (When drawing in abdomen), Pressure at stomach.

(During deglutition), Pinching on the palate.

(After dinner), Pain through right ear, etc.; twinging toothache; stitches in tongue; fullness, etc., of the body; immediately, much flatus; desire for stool; lassitude, etc., in limbs; indolence, etc.

(Eating), Toothache renewed; deep, sighing breathing; pain under left clavicle.

(Exerting arm), Drawing pain in muscles of nape of neck.

(When expiring in a standing position), Stitches in left chest.

(Extending arm), Pain in pectoralis major.

(After slight exercise), Feels quite hot.

(In heat of sun), Even when he walks and works but little, feels indisposed.

(When inspiring air), Sore feeling in nostrils; stitches in the tooth.

(Lifting arm), Pain in pectoralis major.

(When lying still), Sensation of animals moving in ear.

(After a meal), Inflation of abdomen; bursting forth of flatus.

(Motion), Pinching in abdomen.

(When not especially noticed), Pulsations at left temple.

(Pressure), Painful feeling at stomach; pain in groin; pain in pectoralis major.

(Rising from sitting), Pain in small of back.

(After rubbing), Itching of arm, etc. (When sitting), Stitches in right scapula; stitch in shaft of tibia.

(During sleep), Sweat.

(When smoking), Pain in whole head.

(Standing), Drawing in spermatic cord; clucking in right half of nates.

(During stillness), Roaring in ears.

(Stooping), Pain in muscles of nape of neck; straining in nape of neck, etc.

(During stool), Pain in rectum.

(After supper), Difficulty of breathing.

(During supper), Difficulty of breathing.

(Turning head to left), Drawing pain in muscles of nape of neck.

(Touch), Pimples on cheek itch; stinging of pimples on thumb; pain in pimple on knee.

(Turning foot outwards), Pain in right external malleolus.

(After taking vinegar), Very thin stools, etc.

(Walking), Especially when bending the thigh backwards, drawing pain in left hip-joint; right foot feels numb, etc. (Walking upstairs), Dull headache in forehead, etc. (In warm air), Feels indisposed.

(Getting warm in bed), Pimples itch.

(Drinking wine), Makes him feel worse; nausea.

(When writing), Trembling of the hands.

Amelioration.

(In open air), Toothache.

(In cool air), Feels better.

(After a meal), Empty sensation in abdomen goes off.

(Pressure), Pain over left temporal bone, went off temporarily.

(Rest), Feels better; voice returns.

(Rubbing), Stinging in right sole.

(Stooping), Drawing in spermatic cord. (Touch), Stitches at border of right concha go off.

(Walking), Pain in small of back disappeared.

(Warmth), Drawing in muscles of upper arm passed off.

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.