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Thallium

Pocket Manual of Homoeopathic Materia Medica · William Boericke

Open remedy: Thal.

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The Metal Thallium

General

Thallium seems to influence the endocrines, especially the thyroid and adrenalin. Most horrible neuralgic, spasmodic, shooting pains. Muscular atrophy. Tremors. Relieves the violent pains in locomotor ataxia. PARALYSIS OF LOWER LIMBS. Pain in stomach and bowels, like electric shocks. Paraplegia. ALOPECIA following acute, exhausting diseases. Night sweats. Polyneuritis. Dermal trophic lesions.

Extremities

TREMBLING. PARALYTIC FEELING. Lancinating pains, like electric shocks. Very tired. Chronic myelitis. Numbness in fingers and toes, with extension up lower extremities, involving lower abdomen and perineum. PARALYSIS OF LOWER LIMBS. Cyanosis of extremities. Formication, beginning in fingers and extending through pelvis, perineum and inner thighs to feet.

Relationship

Compare: LATHYR.; CAUST.; ARG. NIT.; PLUMBUM.

Dose

Lower trituration to thirtieth potency.

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These titles sit beside the repertory: Allen’s Keynotes, Anshutz on the twelve tissue remedies, Boericke’s materia medica, Clarke’s Dictionary, Hering, Jones, Kent’s lectures, Nash, and Boger’s Synoptic Key. Philosophy includes Hahnemann’s Organon (5th and 6th), Kent, Close, Burnett, Haehl, Gibson Miller, Royal, J. H. Allen, and Anshutz. Clinical, therapeutics, regional works, and short remedy pictures follow the same shelf.

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