Vanadium metallicum
Remedy of atherosclerosis, fatty degeneration, and anemia. Degenerative changes in blood vessels and liver. Chronic hepatitis with fatty liver. Anemia with emaciation. Arteriosclerosis. Used in diabetes (lowers blood sugar).
Source
Prepared from vanadium pentoxide (V2O5), triturated and potentised.
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Keynote Symptoms
Atherosclerosis and degenerative vascular changes. Fatty liver and chronic hepatitis. Anemia with weakness and emaciation. Lowers blood sugar — useful adjunct in diabetes. Chronic cough with difficult expectoration. Gastrointestinal weakness. General degeneration.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Dull, confused. Depressed. Cannot think clearly.
General Symptoms
Degeneration of blood vessels, liver, blood. Worse from exertion, morning. Better from rest, warmth.
Physical Symptoms
Chest
Atherosclerosis. Fatty degeneration of heart. Anemia.
Abdomen
Fatty liver. Chronic hepatitis. Liver enlarged. Digestive weakness.
Respiratory
Chronic cough. Difficult expectoration. Tuberculosis (adjunct).
Extremities
Weakness. Emaciation. Cold extremities from poor circulation.
Modalities
Better From
Rest, warmth
Worse From
Exertion, morning, cold
Constitutional Type
Elderly with degenerative conditions. Diabetics. Those with fatty liver and atherosclerosis.
Clinical Indications
Atherosclerosis, fatty liver, diabetes (adjunct), anemia, chronic hepatitis, degenerative conditions
Comparative Materia Medica
Baryta muriatica has atherosclerosis with hypertension. Aurum has atherosclerosis with depression. Phosphorus has fatty degeneration with hemorrhage.
Safety Information
Not well established.
Vanadium compounds have varying toxicity. Vanadium pentoxide is irritating to respiratory tract. Some vanadium compounds lower blood sugar. Use potentised forms.
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