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Argentum metallicum.
Mind and Disposition.
Restlessness, anxiety, which directs him from place to place.
Ill-humor, with disinclination to talk.
Head.
Pressing, tearing pain in the skull, principally in the temporal bones, renewed every day at noon, with soreness of the external head, aggravated by pressure and contact, ameliorated in the open air.
Painful sensation of emptiness in the head.
Eyes.
[5] Violent itching in the corners of the eyes.
Redness and swelling of the edges of the eyelids.
Ears.
Itching of the ears, he scratches them until they bleed.
Itching of the lobes of the ears.
Nose.
Violent fluent coryza, with much sneezing.
Face.
[10] Redness of the face.
Swelling of the upper lip.
Throat.
The throat feels as if internally swollen.
The throat feels more sore from coughing than when swallowing, although the food passes with difficulty.
Accumulation of much gray, jelly-like mucus in the throat, which is easily hawked up.
Stomach.
[15] Appetite much increased, he is hungry after eating a full meal.
Desire for wine.
Heartburn.
Burning in the stomach, ascending to the chest.
Abdomen.
Painful swelling of the abdomen.
[20] Tension in the abdominal muscles.
Stool and Anus.
Frequent pressure in the lower part of the rectum, with discharge of small quantities of soft stool.
Dry stool, like sand, after dinner.
Urinary Organs.
Frequent desire to urinate, with profuse discharge of urine.
Sexual Organs.
Men. The testicles feel as if bruised.
[25] Women. Prolapsus uteri, with pain in the left ovary.
Respiratory Organs.
When stooping, or ascending steps, mucus comes up into the larynx, which is easily expectorated by one cough.
Sensation of rawness or soreness of the larynx.
Laughing causes mucus in the trachea, and cough.
Cough, caused by stinging, cutting in the with mucus in the chest, and expectoration of transparent mucus, like boiled starch.
[30] Rattling cough, only during the day in the room.
Stitches in the (right side) of the chest, when inhaling and exhaling.
Upper Extremities.
Tearing in the bones of the arms, especially of the and fingers.
Lower Extremities.
Tearing in the bones of the feet and toes.
Generalities.
Sensation of numbness in the limbs, as if asleep.
[35] Sensation of soreness and rawness in internal organs.
Boring pain in the joints.
Sensation of soreness in the joints.
Strong effects on the secretions of the mucous membranes.
Fever.
Heat of the body, but none on the head, without thirst.
[40] Perspiration only on the abdomen or chest.
Conditions.
Bad effects from the use of mercury.
Bad effects from onanism.
The symptoms are renewed at noon.
