Ammonium carbonicum
ammo-carCarbonate of Ammonia The diseased conditions met by this remedy are such as we find often in rather stout women who are always tired and weary, take cold easily, suffer from cholera-like symptoms before menses, lead a sedentary life, have a slow reaction generally, and are disposed to frequent use of the smelling-bottle. Too frequent and profuse menses. Mucous membranes of the respiratory organs are especially affected. Fat patients with weak heart, wheezing, feel suffocated. Read on in Homoeopathic Materia Medica, General →
These texts come from 5 classic Materia Medicas dating from 1908 to 1931, now in the public domain. They record what their authors observed and taught, as historical reference for students and practitioners of homeopathy — not current clinical evidence. Nothing on this page is medical advice: for any health problem, see a qualified doctor.
Where each author writes about Ammonium carbonicum
A map of the books. Each number counts the sections, or the paragraphs the author labelled himself, that one book gives a topic, and opens the first of them in that book. Kent and Farrington wrote lectures, so only what they labelled is counted.
| Topic | Boger | Allen | Boericke | Kent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keynotes | 1 | 1 | none | none |
| Mind | none | none | 1 | 1 |
| General | none | none | 1 | 1 |
| Modalities | 2 | none | 1 | none |
| Head | none | none | 1 | 1 |
| Face | none | none | 1 | none |
| Eyes | none | none | 1 | 1 |
| Ears | none | none | 1 | none |
| Nose | none | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mouth | none | none | 1 | none |
| Throat | none | none | 1 | none |
| Stomach | none | none | 1 | none |
| Abdomen | none | none | 1 | none |
| Urinary | none | none | 1 | none |
| Male | none | none | 1 | none |
| Female | none | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Respiratory | none | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Heart | none | none | 1 | 1 |
| Extremities | none | none | 1 | none |
| Skin | none | none | 1 | 1 |
| Sleep | none | none | 1 | none |
Relationships
- Antidotes:
- Bromium (Boericke)
- Inimical:
- Lachesis mutus (Allen, Boericke)
- Related:
- Antimonium tartaricum (Boger),
- Carbo vegetabilis (Boger),
- Glonoinum (Boger),
- Lachesis mutus (Boger),
- Laurocerasus (Boger),
- Muriaticum acidum (Boger)
As each book states it.
Ammonium carbonicum in A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica
Cyrus Maxwell Boger · 1931
KeynotesLow vitality. Lacks reaction. LIVID, WEAK AND DROWSY. Lies down. Collapse of nerves and heart. Averse to cold. Old age. Bruised, sore pain. Internal, raw burning. Acrid, hot, adherent secretions. Dark, thin hæmorrhage. Scorbutic states. Malignancy. .................... Active, but soon exhausted. Sad. Peevish. Mind vacant. Depressed, with weakened intellect. Heedless, fretting and unruly. Loss of memory; < vexation.
Words in capitals are Boger's highest grade.
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H.C. Allen · 3rd edition (1910) · Philadelphia: Boericke & Tafel
KeynotesAmmonium carbonicum Smelling Salts. Hsemorrhagic diathesis, fluid blood and degeneration of red blood-corpuscles; ulcerations tend to gangrene. Stout, fleshy women with various troubles in consequence of leading a sedentary life; delicate women who must have the “smelling-bottle” continually at hand; readily catch cold in winter. Children dislike washing (Ant. c., Sulph.).
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Ernest Albert Farrington · 4th edition, revised and enlarged by Harvey Farrington (1908) · Philadelphia: Boericke & Tafel
LectureLecture LXIV — The Ammonium Preparations — Ammonium carb., Ammonium mur. and Ammonium phos. Ammonium Carbonicum. f Arnica, Antimonium tart. Belladonna, Apis, Lachesis. Ammonium carb. { A A _ , _ Arsenicum, Aurum, Carbo veg., Curare. Conium, Senega, Kali bi., Calcarea ostr. (Camphor. ^ \ Arnica. < Lachesis. We will first study Ammonium carb.
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William Boericke · 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927)
MindForgetful, ill-humored, gloomy during stormy weather. Uncleanliness. Talking and hearing others talk affects greatly. Sad, weepy, unreasonable.
- Mind
- General
- Modalities
- Head
- Face
- Eyes
- Ears
- Nose
- Mouth
- Throat
- Stomach
- Abdomen
- Urinary
- Male
- Female
- Respiratory
- Heart
- Extremities
- Skin
- Sleep
- Relationships
- Dose
Ammonium carbonicum in Lectures on Homoeopathic Materia Medica
James Tyler Kent · 2nd edition (preface dated 1 September 1911)
LectureAmmonium Carbonicum Generalities: If we were practicing in the oldfashioned way and considered the wonderfully volatile nature of Ammonium carb. in some of its forms we would only look upon it as an agent to relieve fainting and simple affections and use it in the form of hartshorn to comfort old maids and some other women. But Ammonium carb. is a deep-acting, constitutional medicine, an anti-psoric.
Read Kent on Ammonium carbonicum in full →Where the repertories grade Ammonium carbonicum highest
Rubrics in which Ammonium carbonicum has the top grade (Kent’s 3, Bönninghausen’s 4). Each page lists every remedy in the rubric with its grade.
- Mind, anxietyBönninghausen’s Pocket-Book · 91 remedies
- Mind, MindBönninghausen’s Pocket-Book · 169 remedies
- Generalities, wet applicationsKent’s Repertory · 40 remedies
- Generalities, collapseKent’s Repertory · 46 remedies
- Generalities, bathingKent’s Repertory · 93 remedies
- Generalities, wetKent’s Repertory · 99 remedies
- Aggravations, musicBönninghausen’s Pocket-Book · 44 remedies
- Aggravations, lyingBönninghausen’s Pocket-Book · 52 remedies
- Aggravations, warmthBönninghausen’s Pocket-Book · 61 remedies
- Aggravations, uncleanlinessBönninghausen’s Pocket-Book · 94 remedies
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