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TELLURIUM METALLICUM

TELLURIUM METALLICUM
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🎯 A remedy primarily acting on the skin, spine, ears, and eyes, characterized by offensive discharges and sensitive, painful areas.
About: Tellurium Metallicum is a mineral remedy known for its specific affinity for skin conditions like ringworm and eczema, particularly behind the ears. It is uniquely indicated for offensive, fish-pickle smelling discharges and extreme sensitivity of the spine. It is often considered when symptoms develop slowly and involve neuralgic pains.
👤 Constitution
Individuals who are forgetful, neglectful, and highly sensitive to touch, especially along the spine.
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Ear discharge that is acrid and smells like fish-pickle.
Boericke
Eczema behind the ears and circular skin lesions (ringworm).
Boericke
Extreme sensitivity of the spine to touch.
Boericke
Sciatica, worse on the right side, aggravated by coughing or straining.
Boericke
Offensive odors from affected skin parts and foul foot-sweat.
Boericke
Slow development of symptoms.
Boericke
Thickened, inflamed, and itchy eyelids.
Boericke
Craving for apples.
Boericke
🩺 Systems & Indications
👤HEAD
Useful for headaches on the left side and facial muscle twitching associated with sensitivity.
Forgetful and neglectful behavior.
Pain in the left side of the head and forehead above the left eye.
Twitching and distortion of the left facial muscles, especially when speaking.
Fear of being touched in sensitive areas.
Congestion in the head and back of the neck, leading to weakness and faintness in the stomach.
Itchy scalp with red spots.
🔑 Modalities
Worse from
Better from
💊 Dosage & Potency
Sixth potency and higher
Other
🕒As directed
📝Takes long time to develop its action · very prolonged
Primary Dosage
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🔄 Compare With
SEPIA OFFICINALISPHOSPHORUSARSENICUM ALBUMRadiumRHUS TOXICODENDRONSELENIUM METALLICUMSULPHUR
📚 Sources & References
Boericke's Materia MedicaHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaClarke's DictionaryAllen's KeynotesPhatak's Concise MM

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