Phosphorus Hydrogenatus


Phosphorus Hydrogenatus signs and symptoms of the homeopathy medicine from the Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica by J.H. Clarke. Find out for which conditions and symptoms Phosphorus Hydrogenatus is used…


      Phosphoretted Hydrogen. Phosphine. PH3. Solution.

Clinical

Amblyopia. Diarrhoea. Hyperaesthesia. Locomotor ataxy. Stammering. Teeth, crumbling.

Characteristics.

Breunar (quoted by Allen) relates the effects of inhaling this gas, given off in the preparation of some “hypophosphites.” The symptoms began to appear after three months in visional disturbances, diarrhoea, paralysis, and a complete state of locomotor ataxia, worse on closing eyes. The teeth crumbled without pain. Articulation and swallowing were difficult. The diarrhoea was accompanied by weakness of the anus. Relations. Electricity antidoted the effects. Compare: Locomotor ataxy, Arg- n., Alumina, Helo. Visional defects, Benzidin., Carb-s.

Relations

Electricity *antidoted the effects. *Compare: Locomotor ataxy, Argentum nitricum, Alm., Helod. Visional defects, Benz. din., Carb. s.

Eyes

Flickering points in field of vision, rapidly enlarging and rendering it impossible to fix vision on any object, especially in reading. Optic nerves very irritable to reflex stimuli.

Ears

Auditory hyperaesthesia.

Mouth

Teeth, both healthy and carious, crumble, without pain. Ataxia of muscles of articulation, great effort of will required to form the word.

Throat

Swallowing somewhat difficult.

Abdomen

Shooting pains in limbs and abdomen.

Stool and Anus

Diarrhoea with weakness and unsteadiness of arms.

Upper Limbs

Weakness and unsteadiness of arms, making difficult to write.

Lower Limbs

Limes unsteady, gait tottering, associated with undercurrent shooting pains in limbs and abdomen.

Generalities

Complete expression of ataxia, stood with limbs separated, walking wholly impossible when eyes closed, would stagger and fall. No anaesthesia, electric irritability of muscles greatly increased.

John Henry Clarke
John Henry Clarke MD (1853 – November 24, 1931 was a prominent English classical homeopath. Dr. Clarke was a busy practitioner. As a physician he not only had his own clinic in Piccadilly, London, but he also was a consultant at the London Homeopathic Hospital and researched into new remedies — nosodes. For many years, he was the editor of The Homeopathic World. He wrote many books, his best known were Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica and Repertory of Materia Medica