by C.M. Boger — General Analysis
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Kalium nitricum appears in 10 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.
“Potassium nitrate. (Saltpetre), KNO3 (Nitrum, or Nitre). Preparation for use , Triturations. Authorities. ( 1 to 11, from Jorg's "Materielen" ).”
“Nitrate of Potassium-Saltpeter (KALI NITRICUM - NITRUM) Often indicated in asthma, also valuable in cardiac asthma; of great value in sudden dropsical swellings over the whole body . Gastro-intestinal inflammation, with much debility, and relapse in phthisis, call for this remedy. Suppurative nephritis. Scalp very…”
“Cavities: Blood-vessels. Heart. Kidneys. Vaso-motors. Respiratory organs. Walking. Cold. Damp. Taking cold. Veal. Lying with head low. Gentle motion. Increased secretion into cavities. Very weak. Hæmorrhage. Sudden œdema. Throbbing. Dull stitches. Numb, as if wooden. .................... Faintness. External angle of…”
“Nitrum. Nitre. Saltpetre. Nitrate of Potassium. Potassic Nitrate. KNO 3 . Trituration. Solution. Asthma / Chest, pain in / Colic / Diabetes insipidus / Dysentery / Dysmenorrhœa / Enuresis / Gastritis / Headache / Heart, affections of / Herpes preputialis / Menière's disease / Menorrhagia / Nose, bleeding of /…”
“Nitre. KNO 3 . Proved by Hahnemann and his provers, also by Engler, Hecker, Heisterbergkh, Kneschke, Kummer, Richter, Siebenhaar, Jörg, Assman, Alexander, Rummell, Schroeder, Lier, Frienzelberger, Nicol, Traub, Frank, Muhlenbein, and others See Allen's Encyclopædia, vol. 5, p. 355 . CLINICAL AUTHORITIES. Polypus of…”
“In the morning, sensation of debility with sensation of heat in the face and hot forehead. Greater debility when sitting than when moderately exercising. Tearing and stinging in the limbs and joints. Bad effects from veal. Inflammation of internal organs. Useful in bronchitis. Abundant pale urine. Of very great value…”
“Despondency, out of humor, uneasy. Timidity and apprehension (of death). Headache, causing the eyelids to close; worse when the head is allowed to hang down (stooping). Stupefying heaviness of the head in the morning, as after free indulgence in intoxicating drink. Pain, as from constriction in the back part of the…”
“Common name: nitrate of potash. In the morning sensation of debility with sensation of heat in the face and hot forehead. Greater debility when sitting than when moderately exercising. Tearing and stinging in the limbs and joints. Tingling in the ears (Am-C., Bell., Calc., Carb-V., Chin-S., Colch., Graph., Ign…”
“Great difficulty in drinking on account of short breathing; drinks in sips.”
Kent's Repertory lists Kalium nitricum in 1,726 rubrics. These are the ones where it carries the highest grade — the symptoms Kent treated as most characteristic. Most of them sit in EXTREMITIES (332), HEAD (197), GENERALITIES (159), BACK (108), CHEST (107).
