Anilinum
Remedy of vertigo and cyanosis. Headache with vertigo and nausea. Blue discoloration of skin. Effects of aniline exposure. Toxic effects on blood causing methemoglobinemia.
Source
Prepared from aniline (C6H5NH2), a synthetic organic compound.
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Keynote Symptoms
Vertigo with nausea and headache. Cyanosis — blue skin from methemoglobinemia. Effects of aniline exposure in industry. Toxic headache. Cardiac weakness. Skin blue, cold. Anemia.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Confused, dull from toxic effects.
General Symptoms
Blood and nervous system. Worse from exertion, warmth. Better from cold, rest.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Vertigo with nausea. Headache — dull, pressing.
Skin
Cyanosis — blue discoloration. Cold. Eczema.
Chest
Cardiac weakness. Irregular pulse.
Modalities
Better From
Cold, rest
Worse From
Exertion, warmth, aniline exposure
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Industrial exposure remedy.
Clinical Indications
Cyanosis, methemoglobinemia, vertigo, toxic headache, aniline exposure effects
Comparative Materia Medica
Acetanilidum has similar cyanosis. Carbolicum acidum has toxic collapse. Camphor has icy coldness.
Safety Information
Not well established.
Aniline is toxic — causes methemoglobinemia, cyanosis, hemolytic anemia, liver damage. Industrial chemical. Use only potentised forms.
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