KALIUM BICHROMICUM
Bichromate of Potash
(KALI BICHROMICUM)
The exclusive affinities of this drug are the mucous membrane of stomach, bowels, and air-passages; bones and fibrous tissues. Kidneys, heart, and liver are additionally affected. Incipient parenchrymatous; nephritis. Nephritis with gastric disturbances. Cirrhosis of liver. Anaemia and absence of fever are characteristic. General weak spot bordering on paralysis. It is particularly indicated for fleshy, fat, mild complexioned men and women issue to catarrhs or with syphilitic or scrofulous history. Symptoms are worse in the morning; pains migrate quickly, rheumatic and gastric signs and symptoms alternate. More tailored to subacute alternatively than the violent acute stage. Mucous membranes in all places are affected. Catarrh of pharynx, larynx, bronchi and nose, and a tough, stringy, viscid secretion is produced, which situation is a very sturdy guiding symptom for this drug. Perforation of the septum. Chronic atonic catarrh. Polypus. Dilatation of belly and heart.
Head.–Vertigo with nausea when rising from seat. Headache over eyebrows, preceded through blurred vision. Aching and fullness in glabella. Semilateral headache in small spots, and from suppressed catarrh. Frontal pain; normally over one eye. Bones and scalp sense sore.
Eyes.–Supra-orbital neuralgia, proper side. Eyelids burn, swollen, oedematous. Discharge ropy and yellow. Ulcers on cornea; no ache or photophobia. Descemetitis, with solely average inflammation of eye. Croupous conjunctivitis; granular lids, with pannus. Iritis, with punctuate deposits on internal floor of cornea. Slight pain, with extreme ulceration or irritation (Conium opposite).
Ears.–Swollen, with tearing pains. Thick, yellow, stringy, fetid discharge. Sharp stitches in left ear.
Nose.–Snuffles of children, in particular fat, chubby babies. Pressure and ache at root of nose, and sticking ache in nose. Septum ulcerated; spherical ulcer. Fetid smell. Discharge thick, ropy, greenish-yellow. Tough, elastic plugs from nose; go away a uncooked surface. Inflammation extends to frontal sinuses, with misery and fullness at root of nose. Dropping from posterior nares (Hydr). Loss of smell. Much hawking. Inability to breathe via nose. Dryness. Coryza, with obstruction of nose. Violent sneezing. Profuse, watery nasal discharge. Chronic infection of frontal sinus with stopped-up sensation.
Face.–Florid complexion. Blotchy, crimson appearance. Acne (Juglans; Kal ars). Bones sensitive, specifically under orbits.
Mouth.–Dry; viscid saliva. Tongue mapped, red, shining, smooth, and dry, with dysentery; broad, flat, indented, thickly coated. Feeling of a hair on tongue.
Throat.–Fauces pink and inflamed. Dry and rough. Parotid glands swollen. Uvula relaxed, oedematous, bladder-like. Pseudo-membranous savings on tonsils and smooth palate. Burning extending to stomach. Aphthae. Diphtheria, with profound prostration and smooth pulse. Discharge from mouth and throat, difficult and stringy.
Stomach.–Nausea and vomiting after beer. Load right away after eating. Feels as if digestion had stopped. Dilatation of stomach. Gastritis. Round ulcer of stomach. Stitches in location of liver and spleen and via to spine. Dislikes water. Cannot digest meat. Desire for beer and acids. Gastric signs and symptoms are relieved after eating, and the rheumatic signs and symptoms reappear. Vomiting of vivid yellow water.
Abdomen.–Cutting ache in abdomen, quickly after eating. Chronic intestinal ulceration. Soreness in proper hypochondrium, fatty infiltration of liver and enlarge in gentle fibrous tissue. Painful retraction, affliction and burning.
Stool.–Jelly-like, gelatinous; worse, mornings. Dysentery; tenesmus, stools brown, frothy. Sensation of a plug in anus. Periodic constipation, with ache throughout the loins, and brown urine.
Urinary.–Burning in urethra. After urinating a drop appears to stay which can’t be expelled. Ropy mucus in urine. Urethra turns into clogged up. Congestion of kidneys; nephritis, with scanty, albuminous urine and casts. Pyelitis; urine combined with epithelial cells, mucus, pus, or blood. Haematochyluria.
Male.–Itching and ache of penis, with pustules. Ulcers, with paroxysmal stitches; aggravated at night. Constriction at root of penis, at night time on awakening. Syphilitic ulcers, with cheesy, tenacious exudation. Erections (Picric ac).
Female.–Yellow, tenacious leucorrhoea. Pruritus of vulva, with gorgeous burning and excitement. Prolapsus uteri; worse in warm weather.
Respiratory.–Voice hoarse; worse, evening. Metallic, hacking cough. Profuse, yellow expectoration, very glutinous and sticky, coming out in long, stringy, and very tenacious mass. Tickling in larynx. Catarrhal laryngitis cough has a brassy sound. True membranous croup, extending to larynx and nares. Cough, with ache in sternum, extending to shoulders; worse when undressing. Pain at bifurcation of trachea on coughing; from mid-sternum to back.
Heart.–Dilatation, particularly from coexisting kidney lesion. Cold feeling round coronary heart (Kali nit).
Back.–Cutting via loins; can’t walk; extends to groins. Pain in coccyx and sacrum extending up and down.
Extremities.–Pains fly swiftly from one region to any other (Kali sulph; Puls). Wandering pains, alongside the bones; worse cold. Left-sided sciatica; better, motion. Bones experience sore and bruised. Very weak. Tearing pains in tibia; syphilitic rheumatism (Mez). Pain, swelling and stiffness and crackling of all joints. Soreness of heels when walking. Tendo Achilles swollen and painful. Pains in small spots (Oxalic ac).
Skin.–Acne. Papular eruptions. Ulcer with punched-out edges, with tendency to penetrate and tenacious exudation. Pustular eruption, corresponding to smallpox, with burning pains. Itching with vesicular eruption.
Modalities.–Better, from heat. Worse, beer, morning, warm weather, undressing.
Relationship.–Compare: Tart emet; Brom; Hepar; Ind; Calc; Ant cr. In the manufacturing of false membranes compare: Brom; Ammon caust; Sulph ac; Ipecac.
Antidotes: Ars; Lach.
Dose.–Third trituration, additionally thirtieth attenuation and higher.
The decrease preparations of this salt have to now not be stored too long.
