Chininum arsenicosum
Remedy of periodic fevers and pernicious malaria. Combines China and Arsenicum. Severe prostration with periodicity. Chronic malaria that does not respond to China alone. Anemia with irritability.
Source
Prepared from quinine arsenite, triturated and potentised.
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Pernicious malarial fevers that do not respond to China or Arsenicum alone. Severe periodicity with prostration and restlessness. Chronic post-malarial states with anemia, liver enlargement, and weakness. Combines the periodicity of China with the burning restlessness of Arsenicum.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Irritable, anxious. Restless but exhausted. Depressed.
General Symptoms
Periodic fevers with severe prostration. Worse from periodically, cold, night. Better from warmth.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Periodic headache. Vertigo.
Stomach
Nausea, vomiting. No appetite. Liver enlarged.
Abdomen
Spleen and liver enlarged from chronic malaria.
Extremities
Weakness, prostration. Trembling.
Fever / Chill / Perspiration
Pernicious intermittent fever. Severe chill with rigor. High fever with prostration. Drenching perspiration.
Skin
Anemia — pale, waxy. Jaundice.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth, rest
Worse From
Periodically, cold, night, damp, exertion
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Used for chronic malarial states and pernicious fevers.
Clinical Indications
Pernicious malaria, chronic malaria, malarial anemia, hepatosplenomegaly from malaria, periodic fevers
Comparative Materia Medica
China has periodicity with debility. Arsenicum has prostration with restlessness. Chininum arsenicosum combines both. Chininum sulphuricum is another quinine preparation for malaria.
Safety Information
Ferrum, Ipecacuanha, Pulsatilla.
Quinine is toxic in large doses causing cinchonism (tinnitus, headache, visual disturbance, nausea). Arsenic adds further toxicity. Use only potentised forms.
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