Niccolum sulphuricum
Nickel sulfate · Mineral
Niccolum Sulphuricum suits weak, asthenic, literary persons with poor digestion and constipation who suffer periodic headaches and hoarseness worse in the morning. It is particularly indicated in climacteric disturbances with hot flashes and periodic neuralgias in women with malarial or debilitated backgrounds. The patient is nervous and uneasy, unable to settle to any occupation.
Key symptoms
- Periodic headaches especially occipital, extending down the spine; worse lying on back
- Periodic neuralgias of malarial origin
- Hot flashes followed by perspiration on touching parts; dryness when parts separated
- Dull aching in ovaries with sensation as if menses about to appear
- Stiff, numb sensation in neck and spine; cannot lie on back
- Awakened in morning with burning soles
- Urine and saliva increased; coppery taste
Worse (aggravation)
- Morning (hoarseness, burning soles)
- Lying on back (occipital and spinal pain)
Better (amelioration)
- Reclining (nervous unease)
Sulphate of Nickel
Useful in climacteric disturbances. Periodic neuralgias of malarial origin. Urine and saliva increased. Coppery taste. Weak, asthenopic literally persons with weak digestion and constipation, are worse in morning and suffer from periodic headaches and hoarseness.
Head
Nervous, uneasy, desire to recline, tired, cannot settle down to any occupation. Periodic headaches, occipital pain, extending down to spine, worse lying on back; sore pain in eyes.
Back
Stiff, numb sensation, worse in neck. Spine sore. Awakened in morning with burning soles, Spinal pains, legs and arms heavy and weak, cannot lie on back.
Female
Dull aching in ovaries, with sensation as if menses appear. Hot flashes, followed by perspiration on parts touching each other, when separated become dry.
Dose
Second trituration.
Sulphate of Nickel. NiSO4. Trituration.
Characteristics
J. Y. Simpson cured with Ni. s. periodical headaches of very severe character. Hale used with success the 2x trit. in periodic neuralgias of malarial origin.
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