Kalium telluricum
Mineral
Kalium telluricum is characterized above all by the production of an intensely offensive garlicky odor of the breath, persisting for weeks, so strong as to necessitate social isolation. Accompanying features include white-coated swollen tongue and copious salivation, suggesting its affinity for the oral cavity and digestive glands.
Key symptoms
- Intensely persistent garlicky odor of the breath lasting weeks
- Tongue coated white and somewhat swollen
- Copious secretion of saliva
- Initial increased appetite then gradual loss
- Oppression in cardiac region
- Sleepiness in first days
Potassium tellurate. K2TeO45H2O. Trituration. Solution.
Clinical
Breath, offensive. Salivation. Tongue, swelling of.
Characteristics
A few symptoms of this salt have been observed, of which the garlicky odour of the breath was the most noticeable and persistent. The tongue was coated white and swollen, and there was salivation. The appetite was increased.
Relations
Compare: Tellur., Phos., and Kali phos. (garlicky odour).
8. Mouth
Tongue coated white and somewhat swollen.─Garlicky odour in mouth (appeared soon after first dose, lasted seven weeks, was so offensive to others he was obliged to avoid society).─Copious secretion of saliva.
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