Bismuthum subnitricum

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Bismutum Subnitricum (+ -o.)

Common name: Hydrated Oxide of BismuthKingdom: Mineral(Allen, Keynotes (1910), p. 59)

Precipitated Sub-Nitrate of Bismuth Irritation and catarrhal inflammation of the alimentary canal, is the chief and action of this drug. Read on in Homoeopathic Materia Medica, General ↓

These texts come from 2 classic Materia Medicas dating from 1899 to 1927, reproduced in full because they are 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 They record what their authors observed and taught, as historical reference for students and practitioners of homeopathy — not current clinical evidence.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 Bismuthum subnitricum

A map of this page. Each number counts the sections, or the paragraphs the author labelled himself, that one book gives a topic, and opens the first of them. Kent and Farrington wrote lectures, so only what they labelled is counted.

TopicAllenBoericke
Keynotes1none
Mindnone1
Generalnone1
Headnone1
Mouthnone1
Stomach21
Rectumnone1
Respiratorynone1
Extremitiesnone1
Sleepnone1

Relationships

Follows well after:
Asarum europaeum (Allen)
Antidoted by:
Calcarea carbonica (Boericke),
Capsicum annuum (Boericke),
Nux vomica (Boericke)

As each book states it.

Allen's Keynotes

H.C. Allen · 3rd edition (1910) · Philadelphia: Boericke & Tafel

Bismuthum subnitricum — Keynotesp. 59

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H.C. Allen. Keynotes and Characteristics with Comparisons of Some of the Leading Remedies of the Materia Medica. 3rd edition (1910). Philadelphia: Boericke & Tafel. Bismuthum subnitricum — Keynotes, p. 59. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/bismuthum-subnitricum#s-6033f6ee-13a8-48eb-b76f-1072e9bd4e72.

Bismuth

Hydrated Oxide of Bismuth.

Solitude is unbearable: desires company, child holds on to its mother’s hand for company (Kali c., LiL, Lyc.).

Anguish ; he sits, then walks, then lies, never long in one place.

Headache returning every winter; alternating with, or attended by gastralgia.

Face, deathly pale, blue rings around the eyes. Toothache > by holding cold water in mouth (Bry., Coff., Puls.).

Vomiting: of water as soon as it reaches the stomach, food retained longer (vomits food and water, Ars. ) ; of enormous quantities, at intervals of several days when food has filled the stomach; of all fluids as soon as taken; and purging, offensive stools (watery stools, Ver.) ; with convulsive gagging and inexpressible pain, after laparotomy (Nux, Staph.).

Stomach : pressure as from a load in one spot; alternating with burning; pain crampy, spasmodic; with irritation, cardialgia and pyrosis.

Cholera morbus and summer complaint, when vomiting predominates ; stools foul, papescent, watery, offensive, very prostrating (Ars., Ver.).

Homoeopathic Materia Medica

William Boericke · 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927)

Bismuthum subnitricum — Mind

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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Bismuthum subnitricum — Mind. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/bismuthum-subnitricum#s-78b618d8-f3a8-4e1f-b167-7c03b4126f80.

Solitude is unbearable. Desire for company. Complains about his condition. Anguish. Discontented.

Bismuthum subnitricum — General

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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Bismuthum subnitricum — General. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/bismuthum-subnitricum#s-0d50250b-b9e8-440b-9319-12af6aff2abf.

Precipitated Sub-Nitrate of Bismuth Irritation and catarrhal inflammation of the alimentary canal, is the chief and action of this drug.

Bismuthum subnitricum — Head

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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Bismuthum subnitricum — Head. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/bismuthum-subnitricum#s-f0ff02d3-580f-47b3-821c-4ec10772d98c.

Headache alternates with gastralgia. Neuralgic pain, as if torn by pincers; involves face and teeth; worse, eating; better, cold; alternate with gastralgia. Cutting or pressure above right orbit extending to occiput. Pressure in occiput; worse, motion; with heaviness.

Bismuthum subnitricum — Mouth

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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Bismuthum subnitricum — Mouth. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/bismuthum-subnitricum#s-c016554b-6842-4441-b262-fc90171508fe.

Gums swollen. Toothache; better, cold water in mouth (Coff). Tongue white. Swollen. Black, gangrenous looking wedges on dorsum and sides of tongue. Profuse salivation, teeth loose. Thirst for cold drinks.

Bismuthum subnitricum — Stomach

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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Bismuthum subnitricum — Stomach. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/bismuthum-subnitricum#s-d210ce19-a0ba-46cf-b222-b45482744a87.

Vomits, with convulsive gagging and pain. Water is vomited as soon as it reaches the stomach. Eructation after drinking. Vomits all fluids. Burning; feeling of a load. Will eat for several days; then vomit. Slow digestion, with fetid eructations. Gastralgia; pain from stomach through to spine. Gastritis. Better, cold drinks, but vomiting when stomach becomes full. Tongue coated white; sweetish, metallic taste. Inexpressible pain in stomach; must bend backwards. Pressure as from a load in one spot, alternating with burning, crampy pain and pyrosis.

Bismuthum subnitricum — Stool

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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Bismuthum subnitricum — Stool. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/bismuthum-subnitricum#s-e86a2876-7a14-4db5-a423-1519846bf748.

Painless diarrhœa, with great thirst, and frequent micturition and vomiting. Pinching in lower abdomen, with rumbling.

Bismuthum subnitricum — Respiratory

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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Bismuthum subnitricum — Respiratory. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/bismuthum-subnitricum#s-0d6d6245-1506-4956-80ce-1ac9edcf36bf.

Pinching in middle of diaphragm, extending transversely through chest. Angina pectoris; pain around heart, left arm to fingers.

Bismuthum subnitricum — Extremities

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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Bismuthum subnitricum — Extremities. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/bismuthum-subnitricum#s-0adff911-6ae0-45b3-be0d-9dfdba6fb6df.

Cramps in hands and feet. Tearing in wrist. Paralytic weakness, especially right arm. Tearing in tips of fingers under nails (Berb). Itching erosion near tibia and back of feet near joints. Cold limbs.

Bismuthum subnitricum — Sleep

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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Bismuthum subnitricum — Sleep. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/bismuthum-subnitricum#s-be3b7ab7-f2fd-4970-bab8-955d0da94b11.

Restless on account of voluptuous dreams. Sleepy in morning, a few hours after eating.

Bismuthum subnitricum — Relationships

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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Bismuthum subnitricum — Relationships. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/bismuthum-subnitricum#s-b119f098-f724-42b9-9d30-a34854323b43.

Antidotes: Nux; Capsic; Calc. Compare: Antimon; Ars; Bellad; Kreosot.

Bismuthum subnitricum — Dose

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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Bismuthum subnitricum — Dose. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/bismuthum-subnitricum#s-f5b7f28e-ffc2-4025-b64a-1ecbbe949435.

First to sixth potency.

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