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Ammonium Causticum

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Caustic Ammonia · Ammonia Solution · "The Caustic Burn Remedy"
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🎯 It acts as a powerful cardiac stimulant and produces inflammation and ulceration of mucous membranes.
📖 Boericke writes:
Hydrate of Ammonia-Ammonia Water
This is a powerful cardiac stimulant. As such in syncope, thrombosis, haemorrhage, snake-bites, chloroform narcosis, may be given by inhalation.
The oedema and ulceration of mucous membranes produced by this powerful drug have been utilized as guiding symptoms for its use; hence in membranous croup with burning in oesophagus. Aphonia. See Causticum.
👤 Constitution
•The typical person needing this remedy often presents with extreme exhaustion, muscular weakness, and dry, hot skin.
⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Loss of voice.
respiratory
Burning rawness in throat.
respiratory
Excessive exhaustion and muscular debility.
extremities
🩺 Systems & Indications
🫁RESPIRATORY
Indicated for respiratory distress, loss of voice, and throat inflammation characterized by burning and membrane formation.
Difficult respiration.
Accumulation of mucus with incessant coughing.
Loss of voice.
Burning rawness in throat.
Spasm of the glottis with suffocation; patient gasps for breath.
Pain in oesophagus on breathing deeply.
Scraping and burning in throat and oesophagus.
Uvula covered with white mucus.
Nasal diphtheria, with burning excoriating discharge.
🔑 Modalities
↓Worse from
Evening
Great excitement, etc.
↑Better from
Warmth
ameliorates general discomfort
💊 Dosage & Potency
First to third potency
Decimal
🕒As directed
📝Five to ten minims, well diluted with water.
Primary Dosage
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🔄 Compare With
Causticum →
📚 Sources & References

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