Lithium muriaticum
van Richard Hughes & Jabez P. Dake — A Cyclopaedia of Drug Pathogenesy
Historical reference for practitioners and students. The statements below reflect the named author’s homeopathic teaching and do not establish treatment effectiveness. This text is not medical advice and must not replace appropriate diagnosis or care.
Volume IV — Appendix
LITHIUM.
(See vol. iii, p. 139.)
'. 1. r. Dilute muriatic acid was saturated »'itli L. causticuin and carboaicum,
"' evaporated. la m. a drop was put on tongue, upper surface of which became
I "uinb, as if fat were on it. After 3 — 5 m,, throbbing pain in f, humerus, extending
'"p*va|.(lj fronj middle, at difFereat intervals, as if something were dropping or slipping
"''t^vafcl ; painful dulness in r. side of head, though not sharply defined, also in upper
P^rt of I. side. J painful dulness in I. lower back teeth ; unusual weariness after exert-
'"8 arms, and burning in them. After an h., throbbing pain in r. ankle. After 1 J h.,
P*in in hean, upper and inner part j frequent heat in tace. (Horn, fierteij., xiv., 97.)
1^7. Dr. GosEWjCH took i dr. of 3rd dil. of above with sugar of milk. After
*~**ut a h. he had several slight sensations— feeling of warmth in pit of stomach,
^Ore towards 1. side j pain in middle of vertex ; pain in forehead above r. eye ;
^P*^^ ling in anus; dull pain through whole head; frequent eructations; uprising of
L^***et.hiiigacid and stinging in throat (frequently) ; feeling as after a purge, as though
^**Thata would ensue ; dull pressivc pain between shoulders, and lower down on each
-^~* of spine, between shoulders and small of back ; constant pain in back ; heartburn 5
jl**'* in lower hollow teeth of I. side. On ind d., in m., feeling of heat and weakness
fi^ ^*^Omacb, as after a purge ; pain in back, only felt on remaining seated in one position
f« ** % long time. On jrdd. spasnaodic twitching of r. upper lid ^ difficult breathing
^.^*"OMgh nose, as in catarrh ; uprising of food ami sour vvater; aching between shoulders,
^** ^tiding through to chest j sharp but not violent pain in lower L. chest, transient, but
^^'^Uently recurring. Same d., p.m., dull pain in same back teeth and at same time
^ yesterday ; tip of nose red, sore, and somewhat swollen, with a rather sensitive pain,
'~~^1 went off' on and d, without suppuration. {IbiJ,)