Golden Sulphuret of Antimony. Sb2S5.
Introduced by Glauber, 1654, and abused as a purgative and an emetic.
Proved by Mayrhoffer, in 1845 ; published by Buchner, in 1874.
MIND.
Apprehensiveness with heaviness in precordium.
INNER HEAD.
Pressive headache.
Burning in head. θ Eye complaints.
OUTER HEAD.
Reddish swelling behind right ear, leaving a redness and scurfiness.
SIGHT AND EYES.
Amaurosis, in beginning.
Spots on cornea.
Iris protruding through cornea.
SMELL AND NOSE.
Bleeding from nose on washing.
Increased mucus from nose and throat.
INNER MOUTH.
Pasty mouth and taste in morning.
PALATE AND THROAT.
Burning and heat in fauces.
Mucus from throat becomes offensive to smell.
Pressure in throat as if a plug stuck in it.
Scratching, rough feeling in throat in morning.
APPETITE, THIRST, DESIRES, AVERSIONS.
Loss of appetite ; almost a loathing of food.
SCROBICULUM AND STOMACH.
Pressure and fulness in stomach.
ABDOMEN AND LOINS.
Pressure, tension and fulness in abdomen ; umbilical region sensitive.
STOOLS AND RECTUM.
Passage of much flatus with sudden urging, followed by a stool solid at first, then bright yellow and pasty ; afterwards violent colic and rumbling around navel.
Constipation ; feces hard and passed with difficulty.
URINARY ORGANS.
Urine increased, dark red.
MALE SEXUAL ORGANS.
Pustular eruption on scrotum after much itching.
VOICE AND LARYNX, TRACHEA AND BRONCHIA.
Accumulation of tough mucus in bronchi and larynx.
Increased mucous secretion with fulness in bronchi, and full, hard breathing.
RESPIRATION.
Respiration difficult.
COUGH.
Dry, hard cough, no expectoration.
Increased mucous sputum, mixed with blood, of a sweetish taste.
INNER CHEST AND LUNGS.
Passive congestion of upper lobe of left lung, with dry, hard cough.
HEART, PULSE AND CIRCULATION.
Heaviness in precordium and apprehensiveness.
UPPER LIMBS.
Arms heavy in morning.
Boring and tearing in arms and hand joints.
Swelling of fingers.
LIMBS IN GENERAL.
Itching on hands and feet.
NERVES.
Malaise, fatigue and lassitude with nausea.
SLEEP.
Deep sleep.
Sleep dreamy ; wakes after midnight with dull headache ; with restlessness and sexual desire.
Awoke suddenly with heavy, confused head, pressure in stomach, difficult breathing, fulness of bronchi, restless tossing ; skin active, with slight warmth and even sweat.
Sleep dreamy with sudden waking after midnight, gouty and rheumatic pains increased.
TIME.
Morning : pasty taste in mouth ; scratching in throat ; arms feel heavy.
After midnight : awakens with dull headache ; restless ; sexual desire increased ; gouty and rheumatic pains <.
TEMPERATURE AND WEATHER.
Washing causes nosebleed.
LOCALITY AND DIRECTION.
Right : swelling behind ear.
Left : upper lobe of lung congested.
SENSATIONS.
As if a plug stuck in throat.
Boring : in arms and hand joints.
Tearing : in arms and hand joints.
Violent colic.
Pressive pain : in head.
Burning : in head ; in fauces.
Pressure : in stomach ; in abdomen.
Fulness : in stomach ; in abdomen ; in bronchi.
Heaviness in precordium.
Itching : on scrotum ; on hands and feet.
SKIN.
Dry, elevated pustules on inner surface of thighs.
RELATIONS.
Similar to : Antimonies (family relation) ; Aurum (chest) ; Arsen. ; Ferrum ; Mercurius sulph. ; Sulphur ; Ammonium carb. (nosebleed after washing).
“NOTE:
PLAIN TEXT : LOWEST & DESIGNATES AN OCCASIONALLY CONFIRMED SYMPTOMS;
Plain blue: MORE FREQUENTLY CONFIRMED;
BOLD BLUE : SYMPTOMS VERIFIED BY CURES;
BOLD RED : REPEATEDLY VERIFIED;
$BOLD ITALIC RED$ : AN APPROVED CHARACTERISTIC;
θ : STANDS BETWEEN CURED SYMPTOM & PATHOLOGICAL CONDITION;
** : OBSERVED FROM OLD SCHOOL OR NEW SCHOOL;
toxic : Toxicology;
r : Right;
l : Left;
< : Increased or aggravation;
> : Decrease or amelioration;
^^ : Symptoms observed only on the sick “
