Acetanilidum
Antifebrinum
by William Boericke — Pocket Manual of Homoeopathic Materia Medica & Repertory
Historical reference for practitioners and students. The statements below reflect the named author’s homeopathic teaching and do not establish treatment effectiveness. This text is not medical advice and must not replace appropriate diagnosis or care.
Depresses heart, respiration and blood pressure, lowers temperature. Cyanosis and collapse. Increased susceptibility to cold. Destroys red blood corpuscles; pallor.
Head
Enlarged sensation. Fainting. Moral depravity.
Eyes
Pallor of optic discs, contracted visual field and shrinking retinal vessel; mydriasis.
Heart
Weak, irregular, with blue mucous membranes, albuminuria, œdema of feet and ankles.
Relationship
Compare: Antipyrin .
Dose
Used as a sedative and antipyretic for various forms of headache and neuralgia in doses of one to three grains. For the homeopathic indications use the third potency.