Antimonium arsenicosum

by Timothy F. Allen — The Encyclopedia of Pure 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Historical reference for practitioners and students.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.

Arsenite of antimony.

Formula , (Sb2O3 ) AsO5 + 3 p. c. (For chemical preparation, see All. Hom. Zeit., 79, 76)

Preparation , Triturations.

Authority.

Isnard (A. H. Z., 79, 76, Review of Therap. Andw. des Arsen.) took daily increasing doses of .01 to 0.10 of centigramme; symptoms began on the sixth day.

Congestion of the head.
Pain in the forehead.
Pressure in the temples.
Pain in the orbits.
Conjunctivitis.
Œdema of the face.
General sick feeling.
Sense of weakness.
Wandering pains along the sciatic nerves.
Loss of appetite.
Nausea.
Diarrhœa slight, without pain in abdomen.
Pulse 90.
(Excessive dyspnœa in cases of emphysema) , Dr. Payr, A. H. Z., 79.*

Antimonium arsenicosum across the other classic books

Antimonium 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.

Boericke — The quick clinical read — keynotes, modalities and the conditions it is actually prescribed in.
“Arsenite of Antimony Found useful in emphysema with excessive dyspnœa and cough, much mucous secretion. Worse on eating and lying down. Catarrhal pneumonia associated with influenza. Myocarditis and cardiac weakness. Pleurisy, especially of left side, with exudation and pericarditis, with effusion. Sense of weakness…”
Clarke — The widest entry — sources, provings, clinical uses, relationships and antidotes in one place.
“Arseniate of Antimony. (Sb 2 O 3 ) As O 5 + 3 p.c. Trituration. Catarrhal pneumonia / Emphysema / Ophthalmia / Pericarditis / Phthisis / Pleurisy / Pneumonia / Sciatica Antim. ars. is said to affect preferably upper left lung. Emphysema where the dyspnœa is excessive. Haarer is the chief authority for this drug…”
Hale — The introduction story — early pathogenetic and clinical evidence for medicines new to Hale's generation.
“Heart and Circulation. Precordial anxiety. The beating of the heart and of the carotids is in some persons very marked. Accelerated heart-action, with increased frequency of cardiac pulsations. Great cardiac oppression and tumultuous heart-action. An aching pain and constriction around the heart. It invariably…”
Hering — Graded symptoms, each weighted by how often provers and practice confirmed it.
“Arsenite of Antimony. (Sb 2 O 3 ) As O 5 + 3 p. c. Prepared first by Papilland and Mousnier and introduced in the Old School practice under the name of antimonial granulations. Proved by Isnard and Used by Payr in emphysema. Rush of blood to head. Pain in forehead. Pressure in temples. Pain in orbits. Inflammation of…”

Antimonium arsenicosum in Kent's Repertory

Kent's Repertory lists Antimonium arsenicosum in 7 rubrics. These are the ones where it carries the highest grade — the symptoms Kent treated as most characteristic.

CHEST - EMPHYSEMA
RESPIRATION - DIFFICULT - lying, - while
RESPIRATION - DIFFICULT
RESPIRATION - DIFFICULT - eating, - after
FACE - SWELLING - oedematous
FACE - DISCOLORATION - yellow
RECTUM - DIARRHOEA

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