by C.M. Boger — General Analysis
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Osmium appears in 3 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 Irritation and catarrh of respiratory organs. Eczema. Albuminuria. Pain in trachea . Increases and gives odor to local perspiration. Causes adhesion of the nail fold . Feels as if a band around head. Falling off of hair ( Kali carb; Fluor ac ). Coryza, with full feeling in nose. Nose and larynx sensitive…”
“Violent headache above and under the eyes, one-sided, extending to the ears; worst below the eyebrows; the eye waters. Falling off of the hair. Weakness of sight. The flame of the candle looks larger and less distinct. Burning of the eyes and lachrymation. Tingling and pain in the (right) ear. Sneezing and fluent…”
Kent's Repertory lists Osmium in 379 rubrics. These are the ones where it carries the highest grade — the symptoms Kent treated as most characteristic. Most of them sit in EXTREMITIES (76), COUGH (29), HEAD (29), GENERALITIES (28), LARYNX TRACHEA (28).
