Anthracokali
Mineral
The Anthracokali patient presents with chronic stubborn skin conditions including scabies, prurigo, and herpes, along with rheumatic complaints and marked thirst. A peculiar modality is that eruptions decrease with the full moon. The intense thirst and diuresis suggest possible utility in diabetes.
Key symptoms
- Skin affections: scabies, prurigo, chronic herpes, lichen
- Chronic cracks and ulcerations of nostrils
- Papular eruption with vesicular tendency on scrotum, hands, tibia, shoulders, and dorsum of feet
- Intense thirst with diuresis
- Chronic rheumatism
- Bilious attacks with vomiting of bile and tympanic distention
- Eruptions decrease with full moon
Better (amelioration)
- Eruptions better at full moon
Anthracite Coal Dissolved in Boiling Caustic Potash (ANTHRAKOKALI)
Useful in skin affections, scabies, prurigo, chronic herpes, cracks and ulcerations. Papular-like eruption with a vesicular tendency, especially on scrotum, also on hands, tibia, shoulders and dorsum of feet. Intense thirst. Chronic rheumatism. Bilious attacks, vomiting of bile, tympanic distention of abdomen.
Dose
Low triturations.
Anthracite coal of a certain kind dissolved in boiling caustic potash. Trituration.
Clinical
Caries. Cracks. Diabetes. Diuresis. Ecthyma. Eczema impetigenoides. Gout. Herpes. Impetigo. Lichen. Nostrils, cracked. Priapism. Prurigo. Rheumatism. Scabies. Scrofula. Sycosis. Urticaria.
Characteristics
"A very absurd combination," says Hering, "proved on many people, but in a very superficial way." It has been principally used in skin affections, scabies, prurigo, chronic herpes, and chronic cracks and ulcerations of nostrils. Eruptions decrease with the full of the moon. The intense thirst and diuresis suggest a place for the remedy in diabetes.
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