Ammoniacum gummi
as William Boericke recorded it in Homoeopathic Materia Medica, 1927
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General
Gum Ammoniac A remedy for the aged and feeble, especially in chronic bronchitis. Ill humor. Sensitive to cold. Sensation of burning and scratching in neck and œsophagus.
Head
Catarrhal headache due to closure of frontal sinuses.
Eyes
Dim sight. Stars and fiery points float before eyes. Easily fatigued from reading.
Throat
Throat dry; worse inhaling fresh air. Full feeling, burning and scraping sensation. Immediately after eating, sensation as if something stuck in œsophagus, causing swallowing.
Respiratory
Difficult breathing. Chronic bronchial catarrh. Large accumulation of purulent matter and feeble expectoration; worse cold weather. Mucus tough and hard. Heart beats stronger, extends to pit of stomach. Coarse rattling of chest in old people.
Relationships
Antidotes: Bry; Arnica. Compare: Senega; Tart emet; Balsam Peru.
Dose
Third trituration.
What the other books say about Ammoniacum gummi
The same remedy read by a different author. They disagree, and the disagreements are where the remedy becomes recognisable.
- Ammoniacum gummi in Farrington — Lectures that teach remedies in families, by comparing them with each other.
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Create a free accountCite this page. William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Ammoniacum gummi — General. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/books/boericke/ammoniacum-gummi. Published 1927: public domain in the US (since 2023) and in India (author died 1929). Reproduced as the author wrote it; a historical reference for students and practitioners, not medical advice.