Kali Tartaricum
by John Henry Clarke — A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica
Tartrate of Potash. Cream of Tartar. K 2 C 4 H 4 O 6 . Trituration. Solution.
Clinical
Paraplegia
Characteristics
A few symptoms of this well-known substance are collected in Allen, and among them pain in loins and paraplegia are very noticeable. There is vomiting of blackish green fluid; fæces like coffee-grounds; and pain in umbilical region with great thirst.
Relations
Compare: Ant. t., Tart. ac.
8. Mouth
Tongue brown and dry.
11. Stomach
Great thirst and pain in umbilical region. Violent vomiting and diarrhœa. Vomits a blackish green fluid. Inflammation of stomach and intestines.
12. Abdomen
Pain in umbilical region with thirst. Flatulence and griping. Diarrhœa; and violent vomiting. Fæces like coffee-grounds.
19. Heart
Pulse feeble.
20. Back
Pain in loins.
23. Lower Limbs
Thighs and legs paralysed.
24. Generalities
Emaciation. Extreme weakness, can scarcely walk.