Should be remembered as a remedy in phthisis. It checks the morbid secretions, gives tone to the stomach, and increases the appetite. Passive hemorrhages when pulse is feeble and capillaries relaxed, cold skin. Hematuria. Hemophilia. Itching of skin. Pyrosis.
Dose.--First trituration and pure acid 2 to 5 grain doses.
Head.--Pain in back of head and neck. Thick, stringy discharge from nose; photophobia with burning of lids.
Mind.--Wild delirium at night; very restless, jumps out of bed; sweats; is afraid to be alone; is rude and abuses every one.
Rectum.--Copious stool; anus feels constricted. Faint feeling after stool. Chronic mucous discharges.
Relationship.--Compare: Ars; Iod; Phos.
Respiratory.--Pain in lungs; pulmonary hemorrhage; excessive expectoration. Much mucus in throat in the morning. Dry at night.
Urinary.--Kidneys painful, distress along ureters into bladder. Dull heavy pain in bladder, directly over pubis. Urine loaded with thick, cream-colored mucus.