Antimonium arsenicosum
Remedy of emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Cough with copious mucus. Dyspnoea worse from eating and lying down. Emphysematous chest. Useful in elderly with chronic lung disease. Myocarditis.
Source
Prepared from antimony arsenite, triturated and potentised.
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Emphysema — the chief indication. Chronic bronchitis with copious mucus. Dyspnoea worse from eating and lying down. Elderly with barrel-shaped chest. Myocarditis with respiratory involvement. Combines Antimony (chest mucus) and Arsenic (burning, restlessness) properties.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Anxious about breathing. Restless (Arsenic component).
General Symptoms
Chest. Worse from eating, lying down, cold, damp. Better from sitting up, expectoration.
Physical Symptoms
Respiratory
Emphysema — barrel chest. Chronic bronchitis. Copious mucus. Dyspnoea worse after eating, lying down. Rattling. Wheezing.
Chest
Myocarditis. Cardiac asthma. Oppression.
Modalities
Better From
Sitting up, expectoration, warmth
Worse From
Eating, lying down, cold, damp, exertion
Constitutional Type
Elderly with emphysema and chronic bronchitis.
Clinical Indications
Emphysema, chronic bronchitis, myocarditis, cardiac asthma, elderly lung disease
Comparative Materia Medica
Antimonium tartaricum has rattling mucus but with more prostration. Arsenicum album has dyspnoea but more restless and thirsty. Seneca has elderly bronchitis.
Safety Information
Not well established.
Contains both antimony and arsenic — both toxic metals. Use only potentised forms.
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