Argentum nitricum

Common name: silver nitrate.

Think of this remedy on seeing a withered and dried-up person (G.).

Acute or chronic diseases, from unusual or long continued mental exertion (A).

Weakness of mind and inability to express himself suitably and coherently (R.).

IMPULSIVE, TIME SEEMS TOO SHORT, WANTS TO DO THINGS IN A HURRY, MUST WALK FAST-IS ALWAYS HURRIED (G.).

Does not undertake anything, lest he should not succeed (R.).

Time passes too slowly (Cann-I.) (A.).

MEMORY IMPAIRED (Agn., Calc., Kali-P., Lyc., Nat-M., Nux-M., Phos.) (R.).

STAGE FRIGHT (Gels.).

Apprehensive of some incurable disease (R.).

APPREHENSION, WHEN READY FOR CHURCH OR OPERA, DIARRHŒA SETS IN (A.).

The high notes cause cough (Alum., Arg-M., Arum-T.) (A.).

CHRONIC LARYNGITIS OF SINGERS AND SPEAKERS (D.).

Hoarseness, rawness and burning in the larynx, and a copious exudation into the larynx, looking like boiled starch; it is easily expectorated (D.).

Coition painful, in both sexes; followed by bleeding from the vagina (Arn., Ars., Hydr., Kreos., Nit-Ac., Sep., Tarant-C.) (A.).

Ulceration of vagina, os and cervix, with frequent bleeding from points of ulceration; copious, yellow, corroding discharge (Calc., Kreos., Nit-Ac., Sep.) (R.).

Metrorrhagia: in young widows; in sterility; with nervous erethism at change of life (Lach.) (A.).

PALPITATION: PRESSURE WITH THE HAND AMELIORATES (K.).

PALPITATION, WORSE, FROM LYING ON THE RIGHT SIDE (Alumn., Bad., Kali-N., Lil-T., Plat., Spong.; better from lying on the right side- Glon., Lach., Phos., Psor., Tab.) (B.).

PALPITATION, AFTER EXCITEMENT OR FROM EXERTION (K.).

Burning in the urethra during micturition, with swollen feeling and difficulty in passing the last part of urine (Nat-M., Sars., Thuj.) (R.).

WANT OF SEXUAL DESIRE; THE ORGANS SEEM MUCH SHRIVELLED (Agn., Calad., Lyc., Phos-Ac.) (G.).

IMPOTENCE: ERECTION FAILS, WHEN COITION IS ATTEMPTED (Agn., Calad., Graph., Nux-V., Phos., Selen., Sulph.) (A.).

Sugar in the urine (Merc., Phos-Ac., Sulph.) (Bt.).

Chilly when uncovered, yet feels smothered if wrapped up; craves fresh air (Puls.) (A.).

Violent pains from kidneys to bladder (Berb., Canth., Lyc., Nux-V., Ocimum-C.) (B.).

Cutting in the urethra, with painful priapism (Cann-S., Canth.) (B.).

In ophthalmia neonatorum, gonorrhœal ophthalmia, granulated eyelids, and in purulent conjunctivitis, it is of the greatest service, and should be employed both locally and internally (Bl.).

VIOLENT, PURULENT OPHTHALMIA, WITH THICK, YELLOW, BLAND DISCHARGE; THE CHARACTERISTIC IS THE PROFUSENESS OF THE DISCHARGE (D.).

Canthi, as red as blood; swollen, standing out like a lump of red flesh (N.).

Eye-strain from sewing, worse in a warm room and better in an open air (Nat-M., Ruta) (A.).

Blurred vision (Chin., Kali-P., Phos.) (Br.).

Chronic ulceration of margin of the lids (Br.).

Diseases of the eyes, due to defective accommodation (Agar., Aur-M., Hydr., Morph., Nat-M.) (A.).

It should be studied in cases of locomotor ataxia; there is the ataxic gait, which is aggravated from closing the eyes; he cannot walk in the dark without reeling; the legs feel as if made of wood (Bl.).

Vertigo: as if turning in a circle, accompanied by headache (G.).

Vertigo, with buzzing in the ears, and weakness and trembling (N.).

EXCESSIVE CONGESTION TO THE HEAD, WITH THROBBING CAROTIDS, OBLIGING ONE TO LOOSEN THE CRAVAT (G.).

Hemicrania, a boring pain which is relieved by binding the head up tightly-even the wearing of a tight hat relieves; it is worse over left frontal eminence; the head sometimes feels enormously large, and there is a feeling as if the bones of the skull would separate (D.).

Palpitation of heart, with nausea and faintness (Dig., Lob., Verat.) (G.).

There is severe gastralgia, the pains radiate from the stomach in all directions (Dios.); they are relieved by hard pressure and by bending double (Bell., Coloc., Mag-P.); the pains often increase gradually and decrease gradually, as under Stannum; vomiting of glairy mucus relieves (D.).

SENSATION AS OF A SPLINTER IN THE THROAT, WHEN SWALLOWING (Bell., Hep., Nit-Ac., Sil.) (G.).

There is flatulence, which presses up and causes dyspnœa (Lyc.) (D.).

Craves fresh air (Apis, Phos., Sulph.) (N.).

Gums tender and bleed easily (Hep., Kreos., Merc., Nat-M., Sulph.) (Br.).

Emaciation, progressing every year; most marked in the lower extremities (Amm-M.); marasmus (A.).

Faintish, nauseated feeling in P. M., with palpitation of heart (R.).

Eructates ingesta (Chin., Ferr., Ferr-P., Phos., Phos-Ac., Puls.) (Br.).

CRAVES SUGAR; CHILD IS FOND OF IT, BUT DIARRHŒA RESULTS FROM EATING (craves salt or smoked meat- Calc-P.) (A.).

Nausea, retching and vomiting of glairy mucus (Br.).

FLATULENT DYSPEPSIA: BELCHING AFTER EVERY MEAL; STOMACH, AS IF IT WOULD BURST WITH WIND; BELCHING DIFFICULT, FINALLY AIR RUSHES OUT WITH GREAT VIOLENCE (A.).

Gastritis of drunkards (Carb-V., Nux-V., Puls., Sep., Sulph-Ac.) (Br.).

Ulceration of stomach, with radiating pain (Dios.) (Br.).

Diarrhœa: green mucus, like chopped spinach in flakes; turning green after remaining on diaper; after drinking; after eating candy or sugar; masses of muco-lymph in shreddy, strips, or lumps; with noisy flatus (Aloe, Calc-P., Nat-S., Podo.) (A.).

Vomiting and diarrhœa, with violent colicky pains (Coloc., Nux-V., Verat.).

Bloody stools (Acon., Canth., Merc-C., Nux-V., Sulph.).

Stools expelled forcibly, with much fuss (Crot-T., Gamb., Nat-S.) (G.).

Advanced dysentery, with suspected ulceration (C.).

Itching in the anus (Æsc., Aloe, Calc., Cina, Merc., Nat-P., Sulph.) (C.).

Copious fluid stool (Podo, Verat.) (C.).

Chorea-like convulsive motion of all the limbs (C.).

Epilepsy and epileptiform convulsions (C.).

AGGRAVATION: After eating candy or sugar; from drinking; from taking ice-cream; from cold food; from unusual mental exertion; and from emotion.

AMELIORATION: In the open air; from cold application; from cold bathing; and from pressure or tight bandaging.

RELATIONSHIP. Nat-M., for the bad effects of cauterizing with Nitrate of Silver.

Coffea increases the nervous headache.

Similar to: Aur., Cupr., Dios., Lach., Lyc., Nat-M., Nit-Ac., Sep., and Sulph.

Lyc. follows it well in flatulent dyspepsia.