Argentum Muriaticum


Argentum Muriaticum homeopathy medicine – drug proving symptoms from Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica by TF Allen, published in 1874. It has contributions from R Hughes, C Hering, C Dunham, and A Lippe….


Introduction

Silver chloride, AgCl.

Preparation: Trituration.

Head.

After 4 P.M., frontal headache again, especially on stooping (second day).

Awoke with pressing in the forehead, which lasted till 4 P.M.; increased on stooping, relieved by coughing; once, in the open air (12 R)., even nausea appeared with a more violent attack of the headache, which, in general, was not always equally severe in a given time, but sometimes decreased remarkably, then again without cause, became suddenly very violent (second day).

Heaviness and pressure in the frontal bone, with heat in the forehead; increased on stooping; more violent at times, and lasting till he went to sleep.

9.30 A.M. tearing in the frontal bone; again at 4 P.M.

(first day).

Drawing in the skin of the left temple, as if it were contracted (after one hour).

Tearing in the left temple.

Tearing in the vertex and in the occiput (after one and a half hours) Tearing on both sides of the occiput (after one hour).

Eyes.

Pain on the right lower orbital border (after two and a half hours).

Tearing below the right eye (after one and a half hours).

Violent stitching in the right lids (after nine hours).

Violent stitches in the skin of the right lid (after one hour).

Face.

Tearing in the upper jaw (after one and half hours).

Tearing in the right upper jaw (after six hours).

Mouth.

Taste slightly metallic, inclining to bitter (first day).

Throat.

Convulsive contraction in the pharynx (after eleven and three- quarter hours).

Urinary Organs.

Very frequent and violent urging to urinate; much urine (first day).

Violent urging to urinate, with dark yellow, and very acrid urine (after one and a half hours).

Remarkably violent urging to urine, which had to obeyed speedily; much clear urine passed; again in an hour, and several times afterwards, until 4 P.M. (in two hours).

In the night, very frequent urination; urine as usual in quality and quantity.

Frequent and copious urination, but with less urging (first day).

Extremities in General.

On walking, drawing in the skin on the external side of the left thigh; drawing in the skin above the inner condyle of the left elbow-joint (after four hours).

Upper Extremities.

Tearing in the left shoulder (after one hour).

Drawing in the skin above the inner condyle of the right elbow (after six hours).

Lower Extremities.

In the evening, boring on the sides of the right foot.

Boring outside of the right ankle (first day).

Pressing deep in the right leg, on sitting, lasting several minutes, and often returning.

Generalities.

Tearing on the left side of the head and in the left thumb.

TF Allen
Dr. Timothy Field Allen, M.D. ( 1837 - 1902)

Born in 1837in Westminster, Vermont. . He was an orthodox doctor who converted to homeopathy
Dr. Allen compiled the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica over the course of 10 years.
In 1881 Allen published A Critical Revision of the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica.