Other names and synonyms
nat-ar.Description Source
Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica - J.H. ClarkePharmacological Group
Description
Sodium arsenate. Hydric, di-sodic arsenate. Na2HAsO412H2O.
Solution. Trituration.
Solution. Trituration.
Nosology
Coryza. Diphtheria. Eyes, inflammation of; granular lids. Haemoptysis. Interscapular pain. Miner s asthma. Nose, affections of; root of, pain in. Oesophagus, constriction of. Pityriasis rubra. Post-nasal catarrh. Testicles, neuralgia of. Tuberculosis.
Typical features
Nat. ars. has been very extensively proved, notably by Imbert Gourbeyre. The irritating arsenical effects preponderate. The principal clinical use of Nat. ars. has been in diphtheria (dark purple throat, great swelling, much prostration, not much pain) and in affections of the eyes and nose, and root of nose. Some of the Peculiar Symptoms are: Wavering, floating sensation on turning head. Eyeballs feel stiff feel too large for lids to close over. Scratching beneath lids on rolling eyeballs. Pain at root of nose. Feeling as if thyroid body were compressed by thumb and finger. Feeling of lump in throat; of blow on testicle; as if smoke inhaled into lungs. Emaciation. Oedema. Pain between scapulae bending forward. There is the restlessness of Arsen.; and the thirst, and also the chilliness, with the hot head and headache bending forward.
Dif. diagnostics
Compare: Ars., K. ca. (oedema about eyes and face); Apis (diphtheria with sac-like swelling of uvula; but Apis has much pain, Nat. ars. has not); Ar. t. (diphtheria; Ar. t. has less swelling and more pain); Kali b. (tenacious mucus); Nat. m. (throat); Lyc. (stopped catarrh).
Psyche and consciousness
Nervous restlessness. Depressed, as if something impending. - сannot concentrate mind; dull, listless; forgetful.
Head, face, and ears
Vacant feeling in whole head. Wavering, floating sensation on turning head quickly. - сonfused feeling; head heavy, dull. Feeling of heat and fulness in whole head. Severe sharp headache in forehead, above eyes,.
Vision weakened; objects blur when he looks at them for a short time; eyes sensitive to light. Eyes soon tire and pain when reading or writing. Feels as though he must close lids to protect the weak eyes. Lids disposed to close; cannot open them as wide as usual. Stiffness of eyeballs. Eyeballs feel too large when closing lids over them. - вlood-vessels of balls and lids much congested, whole orbital region swollen; oedema of orbital region. - сongestion of conjunctiva from least exposure to cold or wind; conjunctiva dry and painful. Eyes smart as from wood smoke; smarting and lachrymation on going into open air. Inner surface of lower lids granulated. Edges chronically inflamed; morning agglutination. Aching through and over brows and orbits, and in temples on awaking. Eye symptoms towards evening.
Shooting pain over right ear, after noon. Hearing dull. Rushing noise in right ear synchronous with pulse.
Smell defective or lost. Patient feels stuffed up in nose and chest. Nose constantly stuffed up,.
Face flushed and hot; feels puffed. Malar bones feel large, as if swollen. Face swollen, oedematous; more in orbital region;
Vision weakened; objects blur when he looks at them for a short time; eyes sensitive to light. Eyes soon tire and pain when reading or writing. Feels as though he must close lids to protect the weak eyes. Lids disposed to close; cannot open them as wide as usual. Stiffness of eyeballs. Eyeballs feel too large when closing lids over them. - вlood-vessels of balls and lids much congested, whole orbital region swollen; oedema of orbital region. - сongestion of conjunctiva from least exposure to cold or wind; conjunctiva dry and painful. Eyes smart as from wood smoke; smarting and lachrymation on going into open air. Inner surface of lower lids granulated. Edges chronically inflamed; morning agglutination. Aching through and over brows and orbits, and in temples on awaking. Eye symptoms towards evening.
Shooting pain over right ear, after noon. Hearing dull. Rushing noise in right ear synchronous with pulse.
Smell defective or lost. Patient feels stuffed up in nose and chest. Nose constantly stuffed up,.
Face flushed and hot; feels puffed. Malar bones feel large, as if swollen. Face swollen, oedematous; more in orbital region;
Mouth and throat
Teeth and gums tender. Tongue furred; coated yellow; deep red, corrugated, anterior part fissured; large, moist, fissured, flabby. Ulcer in mouth, very sore. Mouth watery. Taste: insipid; clammy; pasty; bitter; sour.
Fauces dry on swallowing and on inspiration,.
Fauces dry on swallowing and on inspiration,.
Gastrointestinal tract
Drinks often, but little at a time; very thirsty,.
Pain from time to time shifting through bowels, by passage of flatus or stool. Gas forms rapidly, when bowels move; colic from flatus and before stool. Pain in groins; also in Poupart s ligaments.
Alternate diarrhoea and constipation. Stool thin, soft, dark, followed by burning at the anus. Yellowish, watery, copious, painless, hurries out of bed in morning; preceded by colic, after.
Pain from time to time shifting through bowels, by passage of flatus or stool. Gas forms rapidly, when bowels move; colic from flatus and before stool. Pain in groins; also in Poupart s ligaments.
Alternate diarrhoea and constipation. Stool thin, soft, dark, followed by burning at the anus. Yellowish, watery, copious, painless, hurries out of bed in morning; preceded by colic, after.
Urogenital system
Dull aching in kidneys, with profuse urine. Sore feeling in region of bladder,.
Dull cutting in groins along Poupart s ligaments, followed by sickening sensation in left testicle, as after a blow; testicle very sensitive while pain lasted. Emission during sleep.
Dull cutting in groins along Poupart s ligaments, followed by sickening sensation in left testicle, as after a blow; testicle very sensitive while pain lasted. Emission during sleep.
Chest organs
Dark slate-coloured, scanty mucus in larynx, detached with difficulty. Oppressed or stuffed sensation all day from larynx to bottom of sternum. Roughness and irritation in bronchi mornings, with slight cough. Lungs feel dry, as though smoke had been inhaled. Dry cough, with feeling of tightness and oppression in middle and upper third of chest. - сhest feels full and oppressed;
Cardiovascular system
Oppression about heart on least exertion. Pulse irregular, variable in volume, slower than usual.
Limbs and spine
Neck stiff and sore. Soreness at lower cervical vertebrae down to joints of and under both scapulae. Pain and soreness in back. Severe pain between scapulae; moving forward;
Neuralgic pains occur frequently. Joints feel stiff; pains erratic,.
Neuralgic pains occur frequently. Joints feel stiff; pains erratic,.
Common symptoms
Restless, nervous, cannot sit still without great effort. Feels tired all over; desire to remain quiet. More susceptible to cold air, takes cold easily. Pains show preference for left leg. Oedema. Marked emaciation; after previous increase of flesh.
Skin
Squamous eruption, scales thin, white, and when removed leave skin slightly reddened; if scales remain they cause itching,.
Sleep
Drowsy, heavy, restless; wakes as if frightened.
Fever
Chilly, disposed to wrap up or get near a fire. Skin hot and dry. Surface cool, covered with cold, clammy sweat.