Kali nitricum
Remedy of asthma and chest oppression. Dyspnoea from least exertion. Asthma with fanning sensation in chest. Stitching pains in chest. Useful for cardiac asthma. Thirst for cold water.
Source
Prepared from potassium nitrate (KNO3), triturated and potentised.
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Keynote Symptoms
Asthma with dyspnoea worse from least exertion. Fanning, fluttering sensation in chest. Stitching pains in chest. Cardiac asthma. Thirst for cold water. Diarrhea with much flatus. Pains go from back to chest or vice versa.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Anxious about breathing. Irritable. Dull.
General Symptoms
Chest primarily. Worse from exertion, eating veal, ascending. Better from open air, rest.
Physical Symptoms
Respiratory
Asthma — dyspnoea from least exertion. Fanning sensation. Stitching. Cannot climb stairs.
Chest
Stitching pains. Cardiac asthma. Palpitation. Pains going from chest to back.
Stomach
Thirst for cold water. Nausea from veal. Diarrhea with flatus.
Modalities
Better From
Open air, rest, cold drinks
Worse From
Exertion, eating veal, ascending stairs, cold
Constitutional Type
Asthmatic types. Cardiac patients with dyspnoea.
Clinical Indications
Asthma, cardiac asthma, chest stitches, dyspnoea on exertion
Comparative Materia Medica
Kali carbonicum has stitching pains at 2-4 AM. Arsenicum has asthma with restlessness. Lobelia has asthma with nausea.
Safety Information
Opium, Nitricum spiritus dulcis.
Saltpeter is moderately toxic in large amounts — causes methemoglobinemia, renal damage, GI irritation. Used historically as a food preservative. Safe in potentised forms.
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