Argentum Metallicum



Tearing in the lowest joint and the fingers, especially when seizing something.

Violent tearing in the middle joint of the right little finger (3d trit).

Lower Extremities.

Powerlessness of the lower extremities after waking; the knees knock together when walking (3d trit)..

After rising from bed, great weariness of the lower extremities, most marked in the region of the trochanter; it seemed as though the ligaments and muscles had given way, with painful tension in the muscles about the trochanter and buttocks, as if sprained; especially sensitive on walking; on hard pressure, they pain as if bruised (6th dil)..

Stiffness of the lower extremities, evening (6th dil)..

Shivering-like creeping through the whole outer side of the left lower extremity on standing in a room (1st trit)..

Paralytic weakness in the hip and thigh, Paralytic weakness in the right hip-joint when walking, especially when moving the leg forward, and stitches when setting down the foot; this caused him to limp, but soon went off.

Painful stiffness in the muscles about the hip-joint on dressing (6th dil)..

Paralytic drawing in the bones of the right hip (3d trit)..

On running, when he steps on the left foot, which is stretched forward, a painful pricking pressure in the right hip- joint.

Violent pain at a place behind the left hip, as if he had a violent fall upon it; only felt during motion; not excited by standing (after thirty-two hours).

Pain, as if sprained, in the right hip-joint (1st trit)..

A pain, as if sprained, in the left hip, caused by sneezing (4th dil)..

A pain, as if sprained, in the hip-joint on every step, so severe that it caused him to limp (2d trit)..

A violent electric shock, starting first from the left, then from the right hip-joint, and disturbing his after-dinner nap (3d trit)..

Burning sore feeling between the nates after a short walk (1st trit)..

The glutei muscles pain as if bruised on walking, stooping adduction of the thigh, or by lying on the parts (6th dil)..

Throbbing stitches, synchronous with the pulse, from the left trochanter, along the neck of the femur, to the socket; lasts ten minutes; the end of each throb was always accompanied with a fine stitch; morning, after waking, in bed (4th dil)..

Loss of power in the things on walking in the street (3d trit)..

Sense of a tingling humming (vibration) in the left thigh, and drawing in the anterior muscles.

Bruised pain in the anterior surface of the left thigh and knee (1st trit)..

The knees often knock together when walking.

A transient drawing from the right popliteal space through the knee to the outer margin of the patella, at 10 P.M., in bed (6th dil)..

The knees knock together when ascending stairs (1st trit)..

Pressive pain in the knee-joint, and from within outwards, in the muscles of the left extremity, when sitting.

Muscle twitchings above the left patella (1st trit)..

Tearing dull stitches over the left patella, in any position.

Bruised pain on the left side of the right patella; this increased so much when walking that he limped, and could step with difficulty; disappeared in twenty-five seconds, while sitting, with weakness and loss of power in the extremities (3d trit)..

Bruised pain in the left patella and around the back of the left side of the pelvis; on motion, it pains as if pains as if sprained (3d trit)..

The knee is painful, as if bruised; worse when sitting than when walking (after one and a quarter hours).

A bruised and dislocated pain in the right knee, on motion (5th dil)..

Bruised pain on the inside of the right knee, followed by biting itching on the inside of the left knee (5th dil)..

Pain, as if sprained, on the inner side of the right knee; disappears during rest (3d trit)..

Pain, as if sprained, in the right knee, and cramp in the calf on walking; mornings, after rising (2d trit)..

A throbbing bruised pain on the anterior and inner surface of the right knee, on the standing (4th dil)..

Electric shocks through the right knee-joint, followed by two similar shocks through the upper part of the body, which seemed to explode close to the foramen magnum; prevented falling asleep in the forenoon (3d trit)..

Slight twitchings in the external side of the left knee, with a sensation of clucking, when sitting (immediately).

A cramp like incisive pain over the left knee, on both sides, when he does not move (after eight hours).

A short drawing pain in the condyles of the left knee (a quarter of an hour), (3d trit)..

Tearing in the left knee-joint when sitting (after seventy- two hours).

In the evening, when in bed, burning corrosive stitches in the left tibia, not far from the knee, which caused an involuntary twitching of the foot (after seventeen hours).

A short but repeated drawing paralytic pain through the marrow of the right tibia on walking across the room, at 6 P.M.

(3d trit)..

Repeated drawing throbbing pain in the middle of the left tibia, when at rest (a quarter of an hour), (3d trit).

Pain, as if sprained, in the inner condyle of the right tibia, on walking in the open air (3d trit).

Throbbing tearing in the middle of the right tibia (1st trit)..

An extremely violent, almost unendurable, pain through the whole fibula, with loss of power, at 3 P.M., when walking (3d trit)..

Paralytic drawing in the middle of the left tibia, as if in the periosteum, at rest (3d trit)..

Frequent tearing pains, now in the left, now in the right head of the fibula, and below in the bone (3d trit)..

A paralytic aching in the periosteum (or bone) of the left fibula while at rest (3d trit)..

Cutting pain in the left fibula, as with a fine knife, on standing (1st trit)..

When going downstairs, the calf muscles are painful, as if too short.

Cramp in the left calf; worse when at rest (after four hours).

A frequent cramp like drawing in the lowest portion of the right calf at 11 1/2 A.M., both in rest and on motion; lasts but a few seconds (6th dil)..

Sensation in the left ankle as if the foot had become detached, and the cartilage of the joints did not touch when walking.

A paralytic drawing pain in the left ankle, near the external malleolus; lasts some minutes, when at rest (3d trit)..

A transient tearing pain in the inner malleolus of the left ankle, near the extending upward, in rest (5th dil)..

Cutting stitches in the external malleolus from within outwards, when sitting, almost not at all when walking; worse when the foot rests upon a small support (after some hours).

A pain, as if sprained, in the external malleolus of the left foot, when walking (4th dil)..

Bruised pain on the left inner malleolus (4th dil).

Pain, as if bruised, and throbbing, in the joints of the feet; worse when sitting (after three hours).

In the joints of the feet, and in the lower parts of the legs, a great turmoil and dull beating, as from great fatigue, with tingling and stinging of the skin of the tibiae; worse when at rest, but less during motion (after fourteen hours).

A drawing pressive, then throbbing, pain on the dorsum of the right foot, in the metatarsal bones, while sitting (3d trit)..

Drawing pain in the left metatarsal bones and ankle, with burning in the corn of the left toe (2d trit)..

Tearing in the feet, at times in the soles, at times in the dorsa, or in the heels, toes (especially in their lowest joints), in the tarsal or metatarsal bones; the pain does not extend beyond the malleoli; very seldom a shooting pain extended beyond the malleoli.

Pain in the heel, when stepping upon the foot, feeling as if it were pithy (continued).

A somewhat burning sensation in the right heel and tendo Achillis, as if they had gone to sleep.

Tearing on the back of the middle toes of the left foot at 6 P.M. (3d trit)..

Pain in a corn makes it difficult to go to sleep (1st trit)..

Violent burning in the corn, in paroxysms, even without external pressure, for twenty-four hours.

Generalities.

Twitchings and palpitation of several muscles, especially of the right thigh.

Woke in the morning weak and depressed (4th dil)..

Paralytic weakness on motion (1st trit)..

Great weakness of the body, especially of thighs, when sitting or walking, with sleepiness (after four hours).

Lassitude and heat all over when walking in the open air; he has no sweat, and feels a sort of anguish, as if he clothes were too tight.

Great weakness in the limbs, and tensive bruised pain in the neck, mornings, after walking; better after rising (5th dil)..

Frequent drawing pains, now in one, now in another joint, now in the upper arm, in the calf, forehead, always short and alternating, in rest (2d trit)..

Drawing pains, now in the left forehead, now in the occiput, now in left elbow-joint, in rest (1st trit)..

Painful pressive tension, alternating between the tendon of the right psoas and the triceps humeris; on pressing on it, pain as if bruised (1st trit)..

Pain, as if sprained, on the external posterior rim of the pelvis and on the right inner malleolus, on motion, after rising (3d trit)..

Slight soreness between the nates, around the anus, and in the groin, on moderate walking (2d trit)..

Seems to be beset with pressive, burrowing, tensive, stiff, bruised, and broken feelings (of the bones), (3d trit).

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.