ARGENTUM METALLICUM (Arg-met.) – ارجنٹم میٹ – ارجنٹم میٹلیکم
AFFECTIONS OF JOINTS, BONES AND CARTILAGES
MENTAL
Nervous sensitive person.
Prostration of mind from mental exhaustion, confused. Sudden loss of memory. Indisposed to talk, too tired to talk (Stann., Mur-ac., Sep., Ph-ac). Answers monosyllable.
Delusion that head would fall out of bed, that he’s drunk, he would have apoplexy.
Startled, as if electric shocks though the body.
Anxiety that clothes are too tight when walking out of doors.
Loquacity alternating with sadness. Sadness during menopause.
PHYSICAL
It acts upon the JOINTS, BONES, CARTILAGES and LIGAMENTS.
Tearing pains in bones and joints.
AFFECTIONS OF CARTILAGES: SWELLING, INDURATION, INFLAMMATION.
Loss of voice/hoarseness from overuse (e.g. speakers, singers).
Pain and rawness in trachea < talking, coughing, singing. Expectoration is easy but thick, like starch, stringy and globular.
Weakness. Face looks tired, older, worn out. Broken down nervous constitutions. No stamina to face stressful situations.
Palpitations > sighing.
Blepharitis. Thickening of the eyelids with purulent discharge and photophobia.
Pustules on margins of lids.
Jerking of extremities, of muscles, esp. in sleep or on going to sleep. To the extent that they jump.
Affects the testes/ovaries esp. left ovary and right testes. Pain in testes crushed, bruised, cramping esp. right. < when clothing touches the testes, walking, in bed.
Weakness in chest, left sided < talking.
Back pain < on sitting.
Swelling on left side of face with heat and burning.
Cramping pain transversely across stomach.
MODALITIES
AGG.: touch, motion, lying.
