Antipyrinum
Remedy of acute erythema, urticaria, and edema from drug effects. Sudden swelling of body parts. Angioneurotic edema. Hives with burning. Effects of antipyretic drugs. Acute nasal congestion.
Source
Prepared from antipyrine (phenazone), a synthetic antipyretic drug.
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Acute erythema and urticaria — sudden, intense, from drug effects or idiopathic. Angioneurotic edema — sudden swelling of face, throat, hands. Hives with burning and itching. Nasal congestion — acute stuffiness. Effects of antipyretic drug reactions. Fear with the swelling.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Anxious, fearful during swelling episodes. Restless.
General Symptoms
Skin and mucous membranes. Worse from drugs, cold, evening. Better from warmth.
Physical Symptoms
Skin
Urticaria — intense, burning. Erythema — sudden, widespread. Angioneurotic edema — sudden swelling of face, lips, throat. Drug eruptions.
Nose
Acute congestion, stuffiness. Epistaxis.
Throat
Swelling from angioedema. Constriction.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth
Worse From
Drugs, cold, evening
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Used for drug reactions and angioedema.
Clinical Indications
Urticaria, angioneurotic edema, drug eruptions, nasal congestion, erythema
Comparative Materia Medica
Apis has angioedema but with stinging and thirstlessness. Urtica urens has burning hives. Chloralum has urticaria from drugs.
Safety Information
Not well established.
Antipyrine (phenazone) has moderate toxicity — causes blood dyscrasias, agranulocytosis, skin eruptions. Largely replaced by safer drugs. Use only potentised forms.
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