PLUMBUM


An excellent compilation of symptoms of homeopathic medicine Plumbum from the book Pearls of Homeopathy by M.E. Douglass, published in 1903….


Slow of perception.

Loss of memory, so that while talking he was often unable to find the proper word.

Complexion sallow.

Distinct blue line along the margins of the gums.

Sweetish taste.

Constriction of the throat.

Loss of appetite.

Vomiting of food.

Extremely violent pains in the umbilical region, that shoot to other portions of the abdomen, somewhat relieved by pressure.

The navel seems to adhere to the spine.

Excessive pain in abdomen, radiating thence to all parts of the body.

Stools: watery, dark, offensive. Constipation.

Difficult micturition.

Urine dark-colored and scanty, evacuated by drops.

Violent pains in the extremities, especially during the evening and night, particularly in the muscular part of the thighs.

Neuralgic pains in the limbs.

The pains in the limbs are worse by paroxysms, which are o severe that he cries out; aggravated at night.

Wrist-drop.

Lightning-like pains in the lower limbs.

Convulsions.

General paralysis.

Yellow skin.

Melford Eugene Douglass
M.E.Douglass, MD, was a Lecturer of Dermatology in the Southern Homeopathic Medical College of Baltimore. He was the author of - Skin Diseases: Their Description, Etiology, Diagnosis and Treatment; Repertory of Tongue Symptoms; Characteristics of the Homoeopathic Materia Medica.