Antimonium muriaticum
Antimony trichloride · Mineral
Antimonium Muriaticum is an unproved remedy indicated primarily for cancer of the lower lip and conditions of profound collapse with destruction of mucous membranes. The patient presents with stupor, cold clammy surface, sunken eyes, and ineffectual urging to stool.
Key symptoms
- Cancer of lower lip
- Stupor and insensibility with cold clammy surface
- Pupils inactive with eyes sunken and lustreless
- Nausea and vomiting with burning pains in throat and stomach
- Frequent abortive efforts to defecate
- Mucous membranes destroyed
Chloride of Antimony. Butter of Antimony. Sb. Cl3. Trituration.
Clinical
Cancer of lip.
Characteristics
This remedy is unproved. It has been used in cancer of lower lip. Poisoning symptoms show-stupor, insensibility, collapse and cold, clammy surface. Pupils inactive, eyes sunken, lustreless. Nausea, vomiting, burning pains in throat and stomach; frequent abortive efforts to defecate. Mucous membranes destroyed.
Relations
Compare: Other antimony salts; Acids; Arsen., Carb. v., Conium (cancer of lower lip and ineffectual urging to stool).
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