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Plumbum Metallicum

30C / 200CPlumbum

Lead Metal · "The Progressive Paralysis Remedy"

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🎯 A deep-acting remedy for sclerotic conditions, paralysis of the extensors, and severe abdominal colic.

📖 Boericke writes:

The great drug for general sclerotic conditions. Lead paralysis is chiefly of extensors, forearm or upper limb, from center to periphery with partial anaesthesia or excessive hyperasthesia, preceded by pain. Localized neuralgic pains, neuritis. The blood, alimentary and nervous systems are the special seats of action of Plumbum. Hematosis is interfered with, rapid reduction in number of red corpuscles; hence pallor, icterus, anaemia. Constrictive sensation in internal organs.

Delirium, coma and convulsions. Hypertension and arteriosclerosis. Progressive muscular atrophy. Infantile paralysis. Locomotor ataxia. Excessive and rapid emaciation. Bulbar paralysis. Important in peripheral affections. The points of attack for Plumbum are the neuraxons and the anterior horns. Symptoms of multiple sclerosis, posterior spinal sclerosis. Contractions and boring pain. All the symptoms of acute. Nephritis with amaurosis and cerebral symptoms. Gout (Chronic).

👤 Constitution

•Individuals who are pale, cachetic, and emaciated, often showing signs of premature aging or arteriosclerosis.

⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See

Progressive muscular atrophy.

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Locomotor ataxia.

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Mental depression.

mind

Fear of being assassinated.

mind

Pale and cachetic.

face

Gums swollen, pale; distinct blue lines along margins of gums.

mouth

Gastralgia.

stomach

Abdominal wall feels drawn by a string to spine.

abdomen

Abdomen retracted.

abdomen

Constipation; stools hard, lumpy, black with urging and spasm of anus.

rectum

Anus drawn up with constriction.

rectum

Chronic interstitial nephritis, with great pain in abdomen.

urinary

🩺 Systems & Indications

🧠Mind

Indicated for states of mental decline, depression, and paranoia.

Mental depression.

Fear of being assassinated.

Quiet melancholy.

Slow perception; loss of memory; amnesic aphasia.

Hallucinations and delusions.

Intellectual apathy.

Memory impaired (Anac; Baryta).

Paretic dementia.

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💊 Dosage & Potency

Historical record, not a prescription. Boericke published this in 1927. It is not medical advice — consult a qualified practitioner before acting on it.

Summarised from the passage below — Boericke’s own wording is the record.

Third to thirtieth

Centesimal

Primary Dosage

🌿 Remedy Relationships

🚫 Antidotes

Platinum Metallicum →Alumina →Petroleum →

🔄 Compare With

Alumina →Mercurius Solubilis →Platinum Metallicum →Opium →Thallium Metallicum →Plumbum Iodatum →Plumbum Chromicum →Plectranthus

Boericke's Materia Medica

In Boericke’s Repertory

About the repertory →

Plumbum Metallicum is listed in 263 rubrics across 22 chapters — italicised by Boericke in 74 of them, marking the remedy as more frequently verified there.

Nervous System48 Abdomen41 Female Sexual System21 Urinary System19 Mind15 Stomach14 Locomotor System14 Skin12 Eyes11 Modalities10 Generalities9 Circulatory System9 Head8 Face7 Throat6 Male Sexual System4 Fever4 Tongue4 Gums3 Respiratory System2 Taste1 Ears1

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