Platinum metallicum
plat-metPlatinum
Is pre-eminently a woman's remedy. Strong tendency to paralysis, anæsthesia, localized numbness and coldness are shown. Hysterical spasms; pains increase and decrease gradually (Stannum). Tremulousness.
Platinum metallicum — Materia Medica
Platinum metallicum — mind · H.C. Allen
For hysterical patients, alternately gay and sad, who cry easily (Croc., Ign., Puls.); pale, easily fatigued. Arrogant, proud, contemptuous, and haughty; pitiful “looking down” upon people usually venerated; a kind of “casting them off” unwillingly. Mental delusions, as if everything about her were small; all persons physically and mentally inferior, but she is physically large and superior. Trifling things produce profound vexation (Ign., Staph.); remains a long time in the sulks. Satiety of life, with taciturnity and fear of death (Acon., Ars.). Mental disturbances after fright, grief, vesation; onanism, pride. Mental symptoms appear as physical symptoms disappear and vice versa.
Platinum metallicum — general · H.C. Allen
Adapted to women, dark hair, rigid fibre; thin, of a sanguine temperament; who suffer from too early and too profuse menses. The pains increase gradually and as gradually decrease (Stann.); are attended with numbness of parts (Cham.). Sensation of growing larger in every direction.
Platinum metallicum — black letter · Margaret Lucy Tyler
Illusions of fancy as if everything about her were very small, and all persons physically and mentally inferior, but she herself physically large and superior. Arrogant, proud feeling. Contemptuous, pitiful looking down on people usually venerated, with a kind of casting them off. (She thought she had no place in the world, life was wearisome) but she had a gréa} dread of death, which she believed near at hand. Pride and overestimation of one’s self : looking down with haughtiness on others. The room seemed gloomy and unpleasant, with apprehensive and fretful mood. A numb sensation in forehead, as if constricted. Cramp-like drawing constriction in the head from time to time. Tense, numb sensation in the zygomata and mastoid processes, as if the head were screwed together. (Head-shocks) followed by a numb sensation, as if too tightly bound. Crawling, like formication, on right temple, afterwards extending down along the lower jaw, with a feeling of coldness in it. Headache gradually increasing till very severe, then decreasing as gradually. Painful cramp-like sensation of numbness in the left malar bone. 66i Fermentation in the epigastric region. Constipation : after lead poisoning; while travelling; frequent urging with expulsion of small portions after great straining, after failure of Nux. Painful pressing downwards towards genitals, as during menstruation. (Urging with scanty stool) with a painful sensation of weakness. Voluptuous crawling in genitals arid abdomen. Painful sensitiveness and constant pressure in the mons veneris and genitals. Emission of much clotted blood during first day of M.P. Menses about fourteen days too early and very profuse. Menses six days too early. While sitting a sensation of numbness in coccyx. Tightness of thighs as if too tightly wrapped. Tremulous .crawling and uneasiness in legs while sitting; a sensation of numbness and rigidity. Great numbness.
Platinum metallicum — introduction · Margaret Lucy Tyler
Platinum, or Platina, as some authors prefer to call it, is a great Black Letter medicine : by which we mean one which has repeatedly vindicated its place in our Pharmacopœa by causing (in provings) and by curing (in homoeopathic preparation) diverse maladies, especially mental, or those connected with perverted mentality—«ich mentalities, moreover, as make life unbearable for the unfortunates doomed to contact with Platina. Platinum wounds and bruises ; not, indeed, in the violent and malicious sense of Nux and 'Hepar, but by the assumption of superiority : the hurtful, pharasaical attitude that despises others, and goes about thanking God that he (or she) is not as other men are. The curious thing is that, with Platina, this mental subcon sciousness extends outwards into the physical sensorium ; so that Platina not only secretly dislikes her children, as too small, too insignificant ; but she feels tall and stately herself, while her surroundings seem to grow small, and mean, and contemptible. As Kent says, " Platinum provings represent the woman’s mind perverted.” And he says that ” the remedy is especially suited to hysterical women who have undergone fright, prolonged excite ment ; or for the after-effects of disappointment, shock, or prolonged haemorrhages.” Platinum therefore not only inflicts, but cures mental traumatism. What exactly is traumatism ? It is defined as " an abnormal condition of the body caused by external injury ”. Again, as “ a wound : or other injury produced by wounds ”. Therefore by Mental Traumatism we would express wounds of mind—heart—soul.' The very phraseology we apply to these is borrowed from physical traumatism . . . " feeling very h urt” . . . ” deeply wounded ” . . .
Platinum metallicum — head · H.C. Allen
Headache: Numb, heavy pain in brain or on vertex; from anger or chagrin; hysterical, from uterine disease; pains gradually increase and decrease.
Platinum metallicum — face · William Boericke
Prosopalgia, with numb feeling in malar bones, as if the parts were between screws. Pain at root of nose, as if squeezed in a vise. Coldness, creeping, and numbness, in whole right side of face. Pains increase and decrease gradually (Stann).
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