Antimonium Arsenicosum ant-a.

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. Inflammation of eyes and œdema of face.

Third trituration.

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 eyes.

Œdema of face.

Loss of appetite.

Nausea.

Slight diarrhœa, without pain in abdomen.

(OBS :) Excessive dyspnœa. θ Emphysema.

Pulse 90.

Wandering pains along sciatic nerves.

General sick feeling.
Sense of weakness.

Similar to : other antimony salts ; Ammon. carb. ; Arsen. ; Aurum ; Laches. ; Merc. sulph. ; Phosphor. ; Pulsat . (ischias, wandering pains) ; Sulphur .

Triturate with sugar of milk.

General sick feeling. ▶ Sense of weakness. ▶ Congestion of head. ▶ Pain in forehead; temples; orbits. ▶ Conjunctivitis. ▶ Œdema of face. ▶ Loss of appetite. ▶ Nausea. ▶ Diarrhœa slight, without pain in abdomen. ▶ Pulse 90. ▶ Wandering pains along sciatic nerves. ▶ Excessive dyspnœa in cases of emphysema.

Useful in emphysema with excessive dyspnœa and cough, agg. eating and lying down.