Calcarea Arsenica

Arsenite of Lime

by H.C. Allen — Keynotes And Characteristics With Comparisons of some of the Leading Remedies of the Materia Medica

Great mental depression. The slightest emotion causes palpitation of heart (Lith. c.). Rush of blood to head and left chest (Amyl., Glon.). Epilensies, from valvular diseases of the heart. Complaints of drunkards, after abstaining; craving for alcohol (Asar., Sul. ac.). Complaints of fleshy women when approaching the menopause.

Relations . - Compare: Con., Glon., Lith. c., Puls., Nux. Follows well: after Conium, in lymphatic, psoric or tubercular persons.

Calcarea Arsenica across the other classic books

Calcarea Arsenica appears in 6 of the 13 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.

Boericke — The quick clinical read — keynotes, modalities and the conditions it is actually prescribed in.
“Arsenite of Lime (CALCAREA ARSENICA) Epilepsy with rush of blood to the head before attack; aura felt in region of heart; flying sensation. Complaints in fat women around climacteric. Chronic malaria. Infantile enlarged liver and spleen. Nephritis , with great sensitiveness in kidney region. Complaints of drunkards…”
Clarke — The widest entry — sources, provings, clinical uses, relationships and antidotes in one place.
“Arsenite of Lime. Tricalcic Diarsenite. Ca 3 2 AsO 4 . Trituration. Acidity / Albuminuria / Asthma / Cholera / Cirrhosis of liver / Constipation / Consumption / Corpulency / Dropsy / Embolus / Epilepsy / Gastric ulcer / Headache / Heart, disease of / Indigestion / Intermittent fever / Kidneys, affections of / Liver…”
Hering — Graded symptoms, each weighted by how often provers and practice confirmed it.
“Arseniate of Lime. 3 Ca O 2 Az O 5 Prepared and proved by C. Hg., in 1848, in the 4th centesimal trituration, and by five other well experienced provers, who did not know of each other until 1851. Some cures were published to induce more provings. The few given here contain elements of great promise. We want more…”
Kent — The mental and general picture — who the patient is, before what the remedy cures.
“As this remedy is a chemical union of two well proved deep acting remedies it would most likely appear at once to the mind as a long acting remedy, well suited to many chronic diseases. In fact, it is deep acting enough to cure some of our most stubborn cases of epilepsy. It has made its record in this class of cases…”
Lippe (Red) — Keynotes with the most-trusted ones marked as red-line symptoms.
“Common name: arsenite of lime. Great mental depression (Aur., Bapt., Kali-P., Lach., Nat M., Puls., Sep.) (A). Desire for company (Arg-N., Bism., Hyos., Kali-C., Lyc., Phos. Stram.) (Br.). Anger (Ant-C., Bell., Bry., Nat-M.) (Br.). Violent backache (Æsc., Cimic., Kali-C., Phos., Rhus-T, Sep.) (Br.). Nephritis: with…”

Calcarea Arsenica in Kent's Repertory

Kent's Repertory lists Calcarea Arsenica in 216 rubrics. These are the ones where it carries the highest grade — the symptoms Kent treated as most characteristic. Most of them sit in EXTREMITIES (20), CHEST (19), HEAD (19), STOMACH (19), SLEEP (14).

GENERALITIES - CONVULSIONS - epileptic - aura - heart,from
VERTIGO - WALKING, - sensation of gliding in the air,as if feet did not touch the ground,while
URINE - ALBUMINOUS - heart disease,consecutive to
RESPIRATION - DIFFICULT - ascending
GENERALITIES - CONVULSIONS - epileptic
GENERALITIES - HEAT - vital,lack of
URINE - ALBUMINOUS
GENERALITIES - COLD - in general agg.
BLADDER - URINATION - frequent
EXTREMITIES - COLDNESS - Hands
SLEEP - RESTLESS
MIND - SADNESS,mental depression
EXTREMITIES - PAIN - Hand - epileptic fit,before(left)
EXTREMITIES - PAIN - Upper Limbs - epileptic,before
RECTUM - DIARRHOEA - potatoes - sweet,after
STOMACH - DESIRES - soup
CHEST - CONSTRICTION,tension,tightness - Heart - epilepsy,before
CHEST - PAIN - Heart - epilepsy,before
EXTREMITIES - SWELLING - Hand - back of left hand
KIDNEYS - INFLAMMATION - cardiac and hepatic affections,with

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