Antimonium Arsenicicum

by John Henry Clarke — A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica

Arseniate of Antimony. (Sb 2 O 3 ) As O 5 + 3 p.c. Trituration.

Clinical

Catarrhal pneumonia / Emphysema / Ophthalmia / Pericarditis / Phthisis / Pleurisy / Pneumonia / Sciatica

Characteristics

Antim. ars. is said to affect preferably upper left lung. Emphysema where the dyspnœa is excessive. Haarer is the chief authority for this drug. Mattes, who used it after him, says it is equally effective in right-side cases in old pneumonias and catarrhal pneumonias in children; in old pleuritic effusions, and in pericardial exudations. The cough is < by eating, and on lying down. Wandering pains in sciatic nerves. It has caused inflammation of the eyes and œdema of the face.

Relations

Compare: Other antimony salts, Ars., Aur., Laches., Puls. (wandering pains), Sul.

Antimonium Arsenicicum across the other classic books

Antimonium Arsenicicum appears in 4 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.

Allen TF — The raw proving record — symptoms as the provers reported them, unedited.
“Arsenite of antimony. Formula , (Sb2O3 ) AsO5 + 3 p. c. (For chemical preparation, see All. Hom. Zeit., 79, 76) Preparation , Triturations. Authority. Isnard (A. H. Z., 79, 76, Review of Therap. Andw. des Arsen.) took daily increasing doses of .01 to 0.10 of centigramme; symptoms began on the sixth day. Congestion of…”
Boericke — The quick clinical read — keynotes, modalities and the conditions it is actually prescribed in.
“Arsenite of Antimony Found useful in emphysema with excessive dyspnœa and cough, much mucous secretion. Worse on eating and lying down. Catarrhal pneumonia associated with influenza. Myocarditis and cardiac weakness. Pleurisy, especially of left side, with exudation and pericarditis, with effusion. Sense of weakness…”
Hering — Graded symptoms, each weighted by how often provers and practice confirmed it.
“Arsenite of Antimony. (Sb 2 O 3 ) As O 5 + 3 p. c. Prepared first by Papilland and Mousnier and introduced in the Old School practice under the name of antimonial granulations. Proved by Isnard and Used by Payr in emphysema. Rush of blood to head. Pain in forehead. Pressure in temples. Pain in orbits. Inflammation of…”

Antimonium Arsenicicum in Kent's Repertory

Kent's Repertory lists Antimonium Arsenicicum in 7 rubrics. These are the ones where it carries the highest grade — the symptoms Kent treated as most characteristic.

CHEST - EMPHYSEMA
RESPIRATION - DIFFICULT - lying, - while
RESPIRATION - DIFFICULT
RESPIRATION - DIFFICULT - eating, - after
FACE - SWELLING - oedematous
FACE - DISCOLORATION - yellow
RECTUM - DIARRHOEA

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