Cuprum arsenicosum

Arsenite of Copper-Scheele's Green

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Historical reference for practitioners and students.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.

A remedy for symptoms depending on deficient kidney action, various intestinal affections, cholera morbus and infantum; entero-colitis, diarrhœa, and dysentery. Gastro-intestinal disturbances of influenza and typhoid. Uræmic convulsions , headache, vertigo and unconscious conditions resulting from brain œdema. Nephritis of pregnancy. Convulsions preceded by gastro-intestinal symptoms. Chlorosis. Bronchial asthma and with emphysema. Purulent endocarditis (Royal). Painful neuroses, enteroptosis. Delirium and tremor cordis.

Mouth

Tongue thickly coated, dirty brown, white, metallic taste; thirst. Dry mouth.

Heart

Cardiac rhythm and force altered due to defective elimination.

Abdomen

Gastro-enteritis. Violent abdominal pain. Diarrhœa in phthisis. Cholera ( Ars; Verat; Camph ). Rumbling and sharp cutting pain. Dark liquid stools.

Back

Persistent lameness. Pain in lumbar region and in lower left shoulder-blade; chest feels tight.

Urinary

Renal inefficiency and uræmia. Garlicky odor . Diabetes. Urine of high specific gravity; increased, acetones and diacetic acid.

Male

Perspiration of scrotum; is constantly damp and moist. Boils on scrotum. Purulent discharge of a white color from urethra; tingling and burning in urethra; pain in prostate; pains in penis.

Extremities

Cramps in calves of legs , worse after midnight, only relieved by getting out of bed and standing. Ulcers; gangrene.

Skin

Icy cold. Sweat, and skin even when dry. Cold, clammy perspiration of an intermittent nature. Acne, pustules on face and in the cruro-genital region; ulcers look like chancre. Gangrene; carbuncles.

Dose

Third trituration.

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