In this drug the neurotic effects are very marked, many brain and spinal symptoms presenting; themselves which give certain indications for its homeopathic employment. Symptoms of inco-ordination, loss of control and want of balance everywhere, mentally and physically; trembling in affected parts. Is an irritant of mucous membranes, producing violent inflammation of the throat, and a marked gastro-enteritis. Very characteristic is the great desire for sweets, the splinter-like pains, and free muco-purulent discharge in the inflamed and ulcerated mucous membranes. Sensation as if a part were expanding and other errors of perception are characteristic. Withered up and dried constitutions present a favorable field for its action, especially when associated with unusual or long continued mental exertion. Head symptoms often determine the choice of this remedy. Pains increase and decrease gradually. Flatulent state and prematurely aged look. Explosive belching especially in neurotics. Upper abdominal affections brought on by undue mental exertion. Paraplegia Myelitis and disseminated sclerosis of brain and cord. Intolerance of heat. Sensation of a sudden pinch (Dudgeon). Destroys red blood corpuscles, producing anaemia.
Argentum nitricum treatment for Mind ailments: Thinks his understanding will and must fail. Fearful and nervous; impulse to jump out of window. Faintish and tremulous. Melancholic; apprehensive of serious disease. Time passes slowly (Cann ind). Memory weak. Errors of perception. Impulsive; wants to do things in a hurry (Lilium). Peculiar mental impulses. Fears and anxieties and hidden irrational motives for actions.
Argentum nitricum treatment for Head ailments: Headache with coldness and trembling. Emotional disturbances cause appearance of hemi-cranial attacks. Sense of expansion. Brain-fag, with general debility and trembling. Headache from mental exertion, from dancing. Vertigo, with buzzing in ears and with nervous affections. Aching in frontal eminence, with enlarged feeling in corresponding eye. Boring pain; better on tight bandaging and pressure. Itching of scalp. Hemi-crania; bones of head feel as if separated.
Argentum nitricum treatment for Eyes ailments: Inner canthi swollen and red. Spots before the vision. Blurred vision. Photophobia in warm room. Purulent ophthalmia. Great swelling of conjunctiva; discharge abundant and purulent. Chronic ulceration of margin of lids; sore, thick, swollen. Unable to keep eyes fixed steadily. Eye-strain from sewing; worse in warm room. Aching, tired feeling in eyes, better closing or pressing upon them. Useful in restoring power to the weakened ciliary muscles. Paretic condition of ciliary muscle. Acute granular conjunctivitis. Cornea opaque. Ulcer in cornea.
Argentum nitricum treatment for Nose ailments: Loss of smell. Itching. Ulcers in septum. Coryza, with chilliness, lachrymation, and headache.
Argentum nitricum treatment for Face ailments: Sunken, old, pale, and bluish. Old man's look; tight drawing of skin over bones.
Argentum nitricum treatment for Mouth ailments: Gums tender and bleed easily. Tongue has prominent papillae; tip is red and painful. Pain in sound teeth. Taste coppery, like ink. Canker sores.
Argentum nitricum treatment for Throat ailments: Much thick mucus in throat and mouth causes hawking. Raw, rough and sore. Sensation of a splinter in throat on swallowing. Dark redness of throat. Catarrh of smokers, with tickling as of hair in throat. Strangulated feeling.
Argentum nitricum treatment for Stomach ailments: Belching accompanies most gastric ailments. Nausea, retching, vomiting of glairy mucus. Flatulence; painful swelling of pit. Painful spot over stomach that radiates to all parts of the abdomen. Gnawing ulcerating pain; burning and constriction. Ineffectual effort at eructation. Great craving for sweets. Gastritis of drunkards. Ulcerative pain in left side under ribs. Trembling and throbbing in stomach. Enormous distention. Ulceration of stomach, with radiating pain. Desire for cheese and salt.
Argentum nitricum treatment for Abdomen ailments: Colic, with much flatulent distention. Stitchy ulcerative pain on left side of stomach, below short ribs.
Argentum nitricum treatment for Stool ailments: Watery, noisy, flatulent; green, like chopped spinach, with shreddy mucus and enormous distention of abdomen; very offensive. Diarrhoea immediately after eating or drinking. Fluids go right through him; after sweets. After any emotion with flatulence. Itching of anus.
Urine:
Urine passes unconsciously, day and night. Urethra inflamed, with pain, burning, itching; pain as from a splinter. Urine scanty and dark. Emission of a few drops after having finished. Divided stream. Early stage of gonorrhoea; profuse discharge and terrible cutting pains; bloody urine.Argentum nitricum treatment for Male ailments: Impotence. Erection fails when coition is attempted. Cancer-like ulcers. Desire wanting. Genitals shrivel. Coition painful.
Argentum nitricum treatment for Female ailments: Gastralgia at beginning of menses. Intense spasm of chest muscles. Organs at night. Nervous erethism at change of life. Leucorrhoea profuse, with erosion of cervix bleeding easily. Uterine haemorrhage, two weeks after menses; Painful affections of left ovary.
Argentum nitricum treatment for Respiratory ailments: High notes cause cough. Chronic hoarseness. Suffocative cough, as if from a hair in throat. Dyspnoea. Chest feels as if a bar were around it. Palpitation, pulse irregular and intermittent; worse lying on right side; (Alumen). Painful spots in chest. Angina pectoris, nightly aggravation. Many people in a room seem to take away his breath.
Argentum nitricum treatment for Back ailments: Much pain. Spine sensitive with nocturnal pains, (Oxal acid) paraplegia; posterior spinal sclerosis.
Extremities:
Cannot walk with eyes closed. Trembling, with general debility. Paralysis, with mental and abdominal symptoms. Rigidity of calves. Debility in calves especially. Walks and stands unsteadily, especially when unobserved. Numbness of arms. Post-diphtheritic paralysis (after Gelsem).Argentum nitricum treatment for Skin ailments: Brown, tense, and hard. Drawing in skin, as from a spider-web, or dried albuminous substance, withered and dried up. Irregular blotches.
Argentum nitricum treatment for Sleep ailments: Sleepless, from fancies before his imagination; horrible dreams of snakes, and of sexual gratification. Drowsy stupor.
Argentum nitricum treatment for Fever ailments: Chills with nausea. Chilly when uncovered, yet feels smothered if wrapped up.
Argentum nitricum treatment for Modalities ailments: Worse, warmth in any form; at night; from cold food; sweets; after eating; at menstrual period; from emotions, left side. Better, from eructation; fresh air; cold; pressure.
Argentum nitricum treatment for Relationship ailments: Antidote: Nat mur.
Argentum nitricum treatment for Compare ailments: Ars; Merc; Phos; Pulsat. Argent cyanatum (angina pectoris, asthma, spasm of oesophagus) Argent iodat (throat disorders, hoarseness, gland affected). Protargol (gonorrhoea after acute stage 2 per cent solution; syphilitic mucous patches, chancres and chancroids, 10 per cent solution applied twice a day; ophthalmia neonatorum, 2 drops of 10 per cent solution).
Argent phosph
(An excellent diuretic in dropsy).Argent oxyd
(Chlorosis with menorrhagia and diarrhoea).Argentum nitricum treatment for Dose ailments: Third to thirtieth potency.
Best form an aqueous solution 1 to 9, 2 or 3 drops doses. This solution in water preferable to lower triturations; unless fresh, these readily decompose into the oxide.