SPHERE OF ACTION
Through the cerebro-spinal nervous system, it acts upon the digestive, sexual and respiratory organs.
The cerebro-spinal system is profoundly prostrated by Stannum.
GRAND CHARACTERISTICS
In diseases that Stannum is especially to be thought of, there is profound prostration of the whole nervous system; patient must drop down, but can get up very well.
Goes up stairs well, but becomes very faint on coming down.
Reading aloud or talking produces great exhaustion.
Great weakness of the legs; they are not able to support the body.
The great prostration of the cerebro-spinal nervous system is remarkable, compared to the slight disturbance of the vegetative sphere.
The pains commence lightly, increase gradually to a very high degree, and decrease again as slowly.–HAHNEMANN.
Head.–Her distress of mind ceases as soon as the menses begin to flow.
Neuralgia of the head; begins lightly and increases gradually to its highest point, and then gradually declines.– HAHNEMANN.
Digestive Organs.–Insatiable hunger.
Vomiting of blood.
Pressure on the abdomen relieves the pain when the child is crying with colic; relief is at once obtained by carrying it with its abdomen resting upon the point of the nurse’s shoulder.
Symptoms not relieved by stool.
Children are frequently afflicted by worms.
Generative Organs of Women.–Excited sexual desire.
Scratching the arm produces an intolerable sensation of pleasure in the genital organs, which extends to the uterus and produces a real emission.–TESTE.
Soon as menstruation begins, her distress of mind ceases.
During menstruation has had pain in the malar bone.
Leucorrhoea with marked loss of strength, the weakness seeming to proceed from the chest.
Labor-pains produce great exhaustion, from weakness in the chest; is all out of breath; cannot answer questions, feels so weak.
Chest.–If she has a cough, with expectoration, the expectoration causes a weakness in the chest.
Profuse, greenish expectoration.–DR. DOUGLAS.
Expectoration of a sweetish taste.
Chronic bronchitis, with profuse, greenish expectoration, and great debility, the legs are not able to support the body.
(1836-1897)
Characteristic materia medica Published 1873
Physiological materia medica, containing all that is known of the physiological action of our remedies; together with their characteristic indications and pharmacology. Published 1881