Kali Telluricum

Potassium telluriate, TeO4K3.

Authorities.

Liebig and Wohler, Annals, 1853 (Z. f. H. Kl., 2, 189).

1 , took .04 gramme daily for four days, then .05 gramme for two days, then .08 gramme one day; 2 , another person took .04 gramme.

MOUTH

• Tongue coated white and somewhat swollen (seventh day), 1.
• Garlicky odor in the mouth, 2.
• The most remarkable symptom was the garlicky odor of Tellurium in the breath; this appeared very soon after the first dose, and was noticed for seven weeks, it was so offensive to others that the experimenter was obliged to avoid society, 1.
• Very copious secretion of saliva (seventh day), 1.

STOMACH

• Increased appetite, 2.
• The appetite seemed to be increased during the first three days, but afterwards became less and less, 1.
• Loss of appetite (seventh day), 1.
• Inclination to vomit (seventh day), 1.
• The gastric symptoms lasted for fourteen days, 1.

HEART

• Oppression in the cardiac region (seventh day), 1.

SLEEP

• Sleepiness, 2 ; during the first days, 1.