Antimonium crudum
By Adolph von Lippe тАФ Text Book of Materia Medica
Mind and Disposition
Ecstasy and exalted love, with great anxiety about his fate and inclination to shoot himself; worse when walking in the moonlight, and then his conduct is like that of an insane person.
The child cannot bear being touched or looked at.
Head
Giddiness, with nausea, or bleeding of the nose.
Congestion of blood to the head, followed by bleeding of the nose.
Stupefying headache, with nausea; worse in the evening; after eating; and smoking tobacco; and better in the open air.
Headache, from bathing.
Eyes
Stitches in the eyes.
Gum in the canthi of the eyes.
Moist place on the outer canthus.
Ears
Redness, swelling and heat of the ears.
Continual roaring in the ears.
Deafness, as if a leaf were lying before the ears.
Nose
Sensation of coldness in the nose, when inspiring air.
Soreness of the nostrils; nostrils cracked and full of crusts.
Bleeding of the nose (in the evening, after headache, with giddiness).
Face
Sad countenance.
Heat, especially on the cheeks, with itching.
Red, burning, suppurating eruptions, with yellow crusts.
Sore, cracked corners of the mouth.
Mouth and Teeth
Bleeding of the teeth and gums.
Pain in decayed teeth, aggravated by cold water.
Bitter taste in the mouth.
Dryness of the mouth.
Ptyalism (tasting salty).
Tongue coated white.
Stomach and Abdomen
Aversion to all food.
Longing for acids.
Thirst at night.
Nausea and vomiturition, from overloading the stomach, or after drinking (sour) wine.
Vomiting of mucus and bile -with convulsions- with diarrh┼Уa.
Cramp-like pains in the stomach.
Stool and Anus
Difficult evacuations; the f├жces are too large in size.
Alternate diarrh┼Уa and constipation, especially in aged persons.
Watery diarrh┼Уa, with cutting in the bowels.
Continuous discharge of mucus from the rectum.
Urinary Organs
Increased and frequent discharge of urine at night, with discharge of mucus, burning in the urethra, and pain in the small of the back.
Upper Extremities
Rheumatic pains in the arms.
Drawing (gouty) pains in the fingers and their joints.
Lower Extremities
Rheumatic pains in the legs.
Painful stiffness of the knee (fungus of the knee).
Large, horny corns on the soles of the feet.
The soles of the feet feel sore when walking.
Inflammatory redness of the heel.
Generalities
Disposition to grow fat.
Dropsical swelling of the whole body.
Inflammation of the muscles.
Sleep
Very sleepy during the day, especially in the forenoon.
Fever
Pulse very irregular, changing every few beats.
Chilliness predominating, even in the warm room.
Sensation of coldness in the nose when inhaling air.
Heat, especially during the night, before midnight, with cold feet.
Great heat from little exercise, especially in the sun.
Perspiration, when awaking in the morning, returning periodically, (every other morning).
Intermittent fevers, with desire to sleep, and want of thirst.
Skin
Horn-like excrescences, and disposition to abnormal organizations of the skin, (corns on the soles of the feet).
Eruptions like boils and blisters; as from the bites of insects; like measles.
Fistulous ulcers.
Fungus of the joints.
Conditions
When the symptoms re-appear, they change their locality, or go from one side of the body to the other.
Aggravation, from drinking sour wine; after eating (pork); after bathing; in the heat of the sun; or at night.
Amelioration, during rest; or in the open air.