KALI BICHROMICUM

Homeopathic Materia Medica & Symptoms

Kent's Lectures on Homoeopathic Materia Medica

  • copious ropy mucous discharges from all mucous membranes
  • rheumatic affections of the joints with swelling, heat and redness
  • conditions wander around from joint to joint
  • bones all over the body feel bruised
  • caries
  • alternation between catarrhal symptoms and rheumatic pains
  • exudations from mucous membranes
  • croup-like symptoms in the larynx, trachea and rectum
  • effective remedy in diphtheria
  • emaciation
  • cachectic conditions
  • malignant diseases with ulceration
  • deep ulcers as if punched out and very red
  • gouty conditions
  • cracking in the joints
  • syphilitic conditions
  • sharp stitching pains
  • severe pain in small spots
  • wandering pains from place to place
  • wandering rheumatism from joint to joint
  • pains in all parts
  • violent pains
  • shooting pains
  • stitching pains
  • stinging pains
  • aching pains
  • burning pains
  • pains appear rapidly and disappear suddenly
  • sensitive to cold
  • lack of vital heat
  • better when wrapped up and covered warmly
  • pains and cough relieved from warmth of the bed
  • rheumatic conditions in hot weather
  • cough better in warm weather and worse in winter
  • catarrhal conditions of the larynx and trachea worse in winter
  • worse in cold, damp weather
  • sensitive to cold, damp winds
  • useful remedy in septic and zymotic fevers
  • aggravated about 2 or 3 A. M.
  • worse in the morning
  • symptoms come on in the night
  • feeling of great weakness and weariness
  • weary limbs after pain
  • great prostration
  • cold sweat
  • neuralgia every day at the same hour
  • epilepsy
  • ropy saliva and mucous discharges from the mouth during convulsion
  • pains worse from motion
  • sciatica better from motion
  • pains in the lower limbs better from motion
  • pulsations all over the body
  • violent headaches
  • headaches associated with catarrhal conditions
  • catarrh of the nose
  • catarrhal condition turns to dryness
  • headaches during coryza
  • headaches begin with dim vision
  • headaches better from warmth
  • headaches better from warm drink
  • headaches better from pressure
  • headaches worse from stooping
  • headaches worse from motion and walking
  • headaches worse at night
  • headaches worse in the morning
  • pulsating headache
  • shooting headache
  • burning headache
  • headaches come on with vertigo
  • one-sided headaches
  • syphilitic head pains
  • pains over the eyes and in the forehead
  • headaches with retching and vomiting
  • pain confined to a very small spot
  • periodical headaches
  • headaches with dizziness
  • headaches somewhat ameliorated in open air
  • eczema of the scalp with thick, heavy crusts
  • yellow, thick, gluey substance oozing from scalp
  • photophobia
  • sparks before the eyes
  • dim vision before the headache
  • rheumatic affections of the eyes
  • granular lids
  • ulceration of the cornea
  • deep ulcer with pulsation
  • inflamed and red eyes
  • red and swollen lids
  • injected eyes and lids
  • croupous inflammation of the eyes
  • burning and itching in the eyes
  • inflammation of the mucous membrane of the eyes with copious flow of thick mucus
  • red and swollen margins of the lids
  • polypus on the conjunctiva
  • swelling of the lids
  • stringy mucus
  • yellow, viscid discharges from the ears
  • stitching pains in the ears
  • pulsating in the ears
  • chronic suppuration of the middle ear
  • perforated tympanum
  • eczematous eruptions on the ears
  • itching of the whole external ear
  • acute and chronic catarrhal symptoms
  • copious, thick, viscid, yellow or white mucus
  • foetid odor from the nose
  • sensation of dryness in the nose
  • loss of smell
  • nose obstructed nights with thick yellow mucus
  • hard pain at the root of the nose
  • ulcers form all over the nasal mucous membrane
  • ulcers, crusts, mucous plugs
  • must blow the nose constantly without success
  • large green crusts or scabs from high up in the nose
  • scabs drawn into the posterior nares
  • burning and pulsating in the nasal cavities
  • shooting pain from the root of the nose to the external angle of the eye
  • extreme soreness inside of the nose
  • expired air feels hot and causes a sensation of burning
  • snuffles
  • increased catarrhal conditions in damp weather
  • burning, excoriating, watery discharges from the nose
  • fluent, excoriating coryza
  • loss of smell
  • perforation of the septum
  • pressing pains of the frontal sinus
  • scabs form upon the nasal septum
  • photophobia after removing scabs
  • dimness of vision after removing scabs
  • hard frontal headache after removing scabs
  • septum destroyed by ulceration
  • thick blood blown out of the nose
  • nasal Polypus
  • lupus of the nose
  • sore bones of the face
  • shooting pains in the malar bones
  • pain in the malar bones on coughing
  • lupus exedens
  • ulceration of the lip
  • swollen parotid
  • impetigo
  • smooth, shiny tongue
  • cracked tongue
  • tongue coated, thick and yellow at the base
  • papillae raised on the dorsum of the tongue
  • strawberry tongue
  • tongue coated a thick brown
  • sensation of a hair on the base of the tongue
  • ulceration of the tongue
  • deep ulcers as if punched out with stinging pains in the tongue
  • great dryness of the mouth
  • ropy saliva and mucus
  • ulcers anywhere in the mouth
  • aphthous patches
  • ulcers of the roof of the mouth
  • deep, punched out ulcers in the mouth
  • inflammation of the throat
  • inflammation extending up into the nose
  • inflammation extending down into the larynx
  • high degree of ulceration in the throat
  • copious, ropy mucus in the throat
  • diphtheritic exudation in the throat
  • oedematous uvula
  • deep ulcers in the throat
  • ulcers on the tonsils
  • ulceration destroying the whole soft palate
  • inflammation of the tonsils when they are swollen and very red
  • swollen neck
  • suppuration of the tonsils
  • shooting pain extending to the ears in sore throat
  • enlarged veins in the throat
  • sensation of a hair in various places in the fauces and nose
  • dry, burning sensation in the throat

Allen's Keynotes

  • fat, light-haired persons who suffer from catarrhal, syphillitic or psoric affections
  • fat, chubby, short-necked children disposed to croup and croupy affections
  • affections of the mucous membranes - eyes, nose, mouth, throat, bronchi, gastro-intestinal and genito-urinary tracts
  • discharge of a tough, stringy mucus which adheres to the parts and can be drawn into long strings
  • complaints occurring in hot weather
  • liability to take cold in open air
  • rheumatism alternating with gastric symptoms, one appearing in the fall and the other in the spring
  • rheumatism and dysentery alternate
  • pains in small spots, can be covered with point of finger
  • pains shift rapidly from one part to another
  • pains appear and disappear suddenly
  • neuralgia every day at same hour
  • gastric complaints from bad effects of beer
  • loss of appetite
  • weight in pit of stomach
  • flatulence worse soon after eating
  • vomiting of ropy mucus and blood
  • round ulcer of stomach
  • pressive pain in root of nose
  • discharge of plugs, clinkers
  • tough, ropy, green fluid mucus from nose
  • clear masses from nose with violent pain from occiput to forehead if discharge eases
  • ulceration of septum, with bloody discharge or large flakes of hard mucus
  • diphtheria with pseudo-membranous deposit, firm, pearly, fibrinous, prone to extend downwards to larynx and trachea
  • oedematous, bladder-like appearance of uvula
  • much swelling of uvula, but little redness
  • violent, rattling cough, with gagging from viscid mucus in the throat
  • cough worse when undressing
  • croup, hoarse, metallic, with expectoration of tough mucus or fibro-elastic casts in morning on awakening
  • croup with dyspnoea, better by lying down
  • deep-eating ulcers in fauces, often syphilitic
  • headache preceded by blurred vision or blindness
  • headache requires lying down
  • headache with aversion to light and noise
  • sight returns as headache increases
  • prolapsus uteri, seemingly in hot weather
  • sexual desire absent in fleshy people
  • worse heat of summer
  • worse hot weather
  • skin symptoms are better in cold weather

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