Kalium arsenicosum

by C.M. Boger — A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica

Historical reference for practitioners and students.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.

REGION

Cardio-vascular system.

WORSE

Touch.
Noise.
Cold feet.
1-3 A.M.

BETTER

Rainy days.

Nights are filled with suffering. Aversion to open air. Palpitation; with nephritis. Burning, in throat, aching in stomach, etc. Passes much gas, then diarrhœa. Black leg ulcer, running bloody, foul water; with cutting, burning, itching and dyspnœa. Chilly and sensitive to cold. Can't get too warm, even in summer.

Kalium arsenicosum across the other classic books

Kalium arsenicosum appears in 5 of the 21 classic books on Similia. Each was written to do a different job — here is what each adds on this remedy, with the opening of its entry.

Allen TF — A compiled symptom record drawing on proving reports and other named observations.
“Potassium arsenite, As2O3K2 Preparation , Solution in water. Authorities. Dementia, 3. Inflammation of tarsi, 3. The eyes are suffused with tears, 2. Conjunctiva injected; or glassy, 1. The conjunctiva is slightly inflamed, 2. Conjunctivitis, 3. Sight dim, 3. Constriction of the throat, 3. Submaxillary glands swollen…”
Boericke — The quick clinical read — keynotes, modalities and the conditions it is actually prescribed in.
“Fowler's Solution (KALI ARSENICUM) The Kali ars patient tends towards malignancy, and inveterate skin diseases. He is restless, nervous and anæmic. Intolerable itching, worse undressing. Dry , scaly, wilted. Acne; pustules worse during menses. Chronic eczema; itching worse from warmth , walking, undressing. Psoriasis…”
Clarke — The widest entry — sources, provings, clinical uses, relationships and antidotes in one place.
“Kali arseniatum. Potassium arsenite. KH 2 ASO 3 . "Fowler's Solution," the form in which Kali ars . has been tested, consists of Arsenious acid 1 part, Carbonate of potash 1 part. Compound tincture of lavender 3 parts, distilled water 95 parts. Dilutions should be made from this. Bright's disease / Cancer / Deafness /…”
Hering — Graded symptoms, each weighted by how often provers and practice confirmed it.
“Potassium Arsenite (Fowler's Solution). As 2 O 3 K 2 O. A short proving, Med. and Surg. Journ., 1848, p. 459 ; physiological and pathogenetic effects by Berndt and Cattell ; see Allen's Encyclopædia, vol. 5, p. 212 ; pathogenetic effects observed by Hering, MSS. CLINICAL AUTHORITIES. Melancholy and jealousy , N. N. …”

Kalium arsenicosum in Kent's Repertory

Kent's Repertory lists Kalium arsenicosum in 1,140 rubrics. These are the ones where it carries the highest grade — the symptoms Kent treated as most characteristic. Most of them sit in EXTREMITIES (134), MIND (99), SKIN (78), STOMACH (73), GENERALITIES (72).

RESPIRATION - ASTHMATIC - midnight,after - 2 to 3 a.m.
RESPIRATION - DIFFICULT - midnight - after - 2 to 3 a.m.
EYE - SWOLLEN - lids - lower lids
COUGH - NIGHT - midnight - after - 3 a.m.
COUGH - NIGHT - midnight - after - 2 a.m.
GENERALITIES - COLD - place,entering a,agg.
RECTUM - DIARRHOEA - night - midnight - after
MIND - ANXIETY - health,about
FACE - DISCOLORATION - pale - lips
FEMALE GENITALIA - LEUCORRHOEA - offensive
SLEEP - SLEEPLESSNESS - midnight,after
FEVER - HECTIC fever
CHILL - WARM - room - amel
PERSPIRATION - PROFUSE - night
GENERALITIES - NIGHT - midnight - before
GENERALITIES - UNCOVERING - agg.
LARYNX TRACHEA - CATARRH
MIND - RESTLESSNESS,nervousness - anxious,etc.
MIND - SUSPICIOUS
EXTREMITIES - PAIN - tearing - Elbow

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