by C.M. Boger — A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica
Nights are filled with suffering. Aversion to open air. Palpitation; with nephritis. Burning, in throat, aching in stomach, etc. Passes much gas, then diarrhœa. Black leg ulcer, running bloody, foul water; with cutting, burning, itching and dyspnœa. Chilly and sensitive to cold. Can't get too warm, even in summer.
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Kalium Arsenicosum appears in 5 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 arsenite, As2O3K2 Preparation , Solution in water. Authorities. Dementia, 3. Inflammation of tarsi, 3. The eyes are suffused with tears, 2. Conjunctiva injected; or glassy, 1. The conjunctiva is slightly inflamed, 2. Conjunctivitis, 3. Sight dim, 3. Constriction of the throat, 3. Submaxillary glands swollen…”
“Fowler's Solution (KALI ARSENICUM) The Kali ars patient tends towards malignancy, and inveterate skin diseases. He is restless, nervous and anæmic. Intolerable itching, worse undressing. Dry , scaly, wilted. Acne; pustules worse during menses. Chronic eczema; itching worse from warmth , walking, undressing. Psoriasis…”
“Kali arseniatum. Potassium arsenite. KH 2 ASO 3 . "Fowler's Solution," the form in which Kali ars . has been tested, consists of Arsenious acid 1 part, Carbonate of potash 1 part. Compound tincture of lavender 3 parts, distilled water 95 parts. Dilutions should be made from this. Bright's disease / Cancer / Deafness /…”
“Potassium Arsenite (Fowler's Solution). As 2 O 3 K 2 O. A short proving, Med. and Surg. Journ., 1848, p. 459 ; physiological and pathogenetic effects by Berndt and Cattell ; see Allen's Encyclopædia, vol. 5, p. 212 ; pathogenetic effects observed by Hering, MSS. CLINICAL AUTHORITIES. Melancholy and jealousy , N. N. …”
Kent's Repertory lists Kalium Arsenicosum in 1,140 rubrics. These are the ones where it carries the highest grade — the symptoms Kent treated as most characteristic. Most of them sit in EXTREMITIES (134), MIND (99), SKIN (78), STOMACH (73), GENERALITIES (72).
