Chlorum
by C.M. Boger — General Analysis
- EXHALATION. AGG.
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Chlorum 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.
“The element. Chlorine; (G.), Chlor-gas; (Fr.), Chlore. Preparations , Saturated solution of the gas in ice-cold water; lower dilutions with water. Authorities.”
“Chlorine Gas in Water The marked effect on the respiratory organs, producing spasm of the glottis, is the chief symptom of the drug. Asthma to relieve the spasm of glottis. Useful externally and internally in gangrene. Fear of becoming crazy. Marked loss of memory, especially for names . Sooty, smoky nostrils. Coryza…”
“Respiratory organs. Mucous membranes. Nerves. Skin. Glands. Expiration. After midnight. Lying. Motion. Open air. Rapid emaciation. Constrictions. .................... Fears insanity or losing senses. Protruding eyes. Acrid coryza. Putrid aphthæ. Dry tongue. DYSPNŒA; CAN'T EXHALE. Spasm of glottis. Laryngitis…”
“Chlorine, the element. Cl. Solution. Aphthæ / Asthma / Catarrh / Chlorosis / Cold / Convulsions / Croup / Dentition / Diphtheria / Gastritis / Hæmoptysis / Impotence / Laryngismus / Phthisis / Pleurisy / Sore-throat / Typhus / Ulcers Chlorum has been proved in the form of "Chlorine water, and has been tested…”
“Chlorine. The element. Introduced and first proved by C. Hering, in 1846, and published in Archives, 2, 3, p. 165, which contains his symptoms and those of another prover, Mr. Whitey, besides numerous chemical, toxicological and pharmacological observations. For later provings, including S. A. Jones' involuntary…”
Kent's Repertory lists Chlorum in 301 rubrics. These are the ones where it carries the highest grade — the symptoms Kent treated as most characteristic. Most of them sit in EXTREMITIES (29), CHEST (24), NOSE (24), MIND (22), RESPIRATION (20).