Other names and synonyms
arg-m.Description Source
Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica - J.H. ClarkePharmacological Group
Additional facts
Silver Leaf and Precipitated Silver. Ag (A. W. 107.66). Trituration.
Nosology
Blepharitis. вrain-fag. сaries. сhlorosis. сough. Diabetes. Enuresis nocturna. Epilepsy. Epithelial tissue, affections of. Exostosis. Heart, affections of. Hit-joint, disease of. Hysterical joint. Joints, affections of. Laryngitis. Ovaries, affections of. Phthisis. Pollutions. Rheumatism. Uterus, cancer of; prolapse of. Voice, loss of.
Typical features
Argentum affects all the cartilages, and hence all joints and bones, with tearing and bruised pains, tenderness and weakness; painful, so-called hysterical joint, articular rheumatism without swelling; pain in rib cartilages and especially the left. Exostosis on skull. The muscular system is also affected with cramps in limbs; calves feel too short on going downstairs; stiffness; numbness; electric-like shocks in joints and limbs; painless twitchings. The heart is specially affected; frequent, spasmodic, though painless twitchings in whole heart muscle,.
Dif. diagnostics
Zinc (itching in canthi-Zn. more in inner canthi and acts more on muscular system and skin). Pallad. (ovaries; Pall., right, Arg., left). Stan. (cough excited by laughing). Follows well: Alum., Plat. Is followed well by: сalc., Puls., Sep. Antidoted by: Merc., Puls. (an occasional dose of Puls. favours action of Arg. nit. in ophthalmia). Teste classes Arg. met. with Merc., and with Arsen.
Reasons
Onanism. Sunstroke.
Mental
Restlessness, which forces one to walk quickly. Ill-humour and aversion to talking. When pleased, excessively merry, but cries a long time about a trifle. Delirious rage (mania; after epilepsy).
Head, face, and ears
Dulness, and sensation of emptiness in the head. - сonfusion, as if caused by smoke, and sensation of intoxication, with tingling in the head. Dizziness, with obscurity of vision, or with drowsiness, and falling of the eyelids. Pressing, tearing pain in the skull, principally in the temporal bones, renewed every day at noon, with soreness of the external head, aggravated by pressure and contact, ameliorated in the open air. Migraine (left) as if in brain substance, coming gradually to a great height; ceasing suddenly. Drawing and pressive pain in the occiput, as if caused by a foreign substance, with a sensation of stiffness in the nape of the neck. Numbing pressure in the sinciput. - сompression in the brain, with nausea and burning in the epigastrium, on reading and stooping for any time. - сramp-like pains and shootings in the head. Pain, as of excoriation in the scalp, on the slightest pressure. - сramp-like and pressive pains in the bones of the head. Painful dartings in the temporal muscles, and in the forehead. Pimples on the temples, with pain, as of ulceration.
Itching in the eyes, and principally in the angles. Swelling and redness of the edge of the eyelids. Stricture of lachrymal duct.
Shootings in the ears, with incisive pain, which extends to the base of the brain. Gnawing itching in the external ear, causing the part to be scratched till it bleeds. Itching of the lobes of the ears. Sensation of stoppage of the ears.
Epistaxis, after blowing the nose, or preceded by itching and tickling in the nose. Stoppage of the nose, with itching in the nostrils. Violent fluent coryza, with frequent sneezing. Flowing of purulent matter, mixed with clots of blood, from the nose.
Redness of the face. Pale and earthy face. Gnawing, cramp-like, and pressive pains in the bones of the face (in the right zygoma, sometimes in the L; a violent pain in the bone of the right lower jaw). Swelling of the upper lip, immediately under the nose.
Itching in the eyes, and principally in the angles. Swelling and redness of the edge of the eyelids. Stricture of lachrymal duct.
Shootings in the ears, with incisive pain, which extends to the base of the brain. Gnawing itching in the external ear, causing the part to be scratched till it bleeds. Itching of the lobes of the ears. Sensation of stoppage of the ears.
Epistaxis, after blowing the nose, or preceded by itching and tickling in the nose. Stoppage of the nose, with itching in the nostrils. Violent fluent coryza, with frequent sneezing. Flowing of purulent matter, mixed with clots of blood, from the nose.
Redness of the face. Pale and earthy face. Gnawing, cramp-like, and pressive pains in the bones of the face (in the right zygoma, sometimes in the L; a violent pain in the bone of the right lower jaw). Swelling of the upper lip, immediately under the nose.
Mouth and throat
Pain in the teeth, as if the gums had receded. Painful sensibility of the gums on being touched. Gums loosened, and readily bleeding.
Dryness of the mouth. Sensation of dryness on the tongue, though it be moist. Accumulation of a viscid saliva in the mouth, with shuddering (sometimes the teeth seem coated with it, maybe sticking them together, the lower with the upper, making talking difficult). Vesicles on the tongue, with burning pain of excoriation.
Soreness in the throat, as if there were a tumour in the gullet, with difficulty of swallowing. Hoarseness (or complete aphonia in singers, speakers, &c.) and scraping in the throat. Inflammation of the throat, with sensation of excoriation on swallowing and on breathing. The throat feels more sore from coughing than when swallowing, although the food passes with difficulty. Yawning gives pain in the fauces. Pricking and tingling in the throat. Accumulation of greyish and viscid mucus in the throat, with easy expectoration.
Dryness of the mouth. Sensation of dryness on the tongue, though it be moist. Accumulation of a viscid saliva in the mouth, with shuddering (sometimes the teeth seem coated with it, maybe sticking them together, the lower with the upper, making talking difficult). Vesicles on the tongue, with burning pain of excoriation.
Soreness in the throat, as if there were a tumour in the gullet, with difficulty of swallowing. Hoarseness (or complete aphonia in singers, speakers, &c.) and scraping in the throat. Inflammation of the throat, with sensation of excoriation on swallowing and on breathing. The throat feels more sore from coughing than when swallowing, although the food passes with difficulty. Yawning gives pain in the fauces. Pricking and tingling in the throat. Accumulation of greyish and viscid mucus in the throat, with easy expectoration.
Appetite and food preferences
Repugnance to all food, even to the thought of it, with prompt satiety. Appetite much increased, he is hungry after eating a full meal. Desire for wine. Gnawing hunger, which cannot be appeased by food.
Gastrointestinal tract
Pyrosis. Hiccough on smoking tobacco. - сonstant nausea and uneasiness. - вurning in the stomach, ascending to the chest. Inclination to vomit, and vomiting of acrid matter, of a disagreeable taste, and which leaves in the throat a sensation of scraping and of burning. Pressure in the epigastrium.
Violent pressure on the entire abdomen, extending to the pubis, appearing as soon as one begins to eat; aggravated by breathing, and mitigated by rising up. Pressive and painful inflation of the abdomen. - сutting pains. Tension in the abdominal muscles. - сontraction of the muscles of the abdomen on walking. Loud borborygmi.
Frequent inclination to go to stool, with scanty evacuation of soft matter. Dry, sandy stool after dinner. Vomitings during the stool. Pain of contraction in the abdomen, after a stool in the morning.
Violent pressure on the entire abdomen, extending to the pubis, appearing as soon as one begins to eat; aggravated by breathing, and mitigated by rising up. Pressive and painful inflation of the abdomen. - сutting pains. Tension in the abdominal muscles. - сontraction of the muscles of the abdomen on walking. Loud borborygmi.
Frequent inclination to go to stool, with scanty evacuation of soft matter. Dry, sandy stool after dinner. Vomitings during the stool. Pain of contraction in the abdomen, after a stool in the morning.
Urogenital system
Frequent inclination to make water, with abundant emission (diabetes).
Pain, as from a bruise, in the testes. Pollutions.
Prolapsus uteri, with pain in the left ovary.
Pain, as from a bruise, in the testes. Pollutions.
Prolapsus uteri, with pain in the left ovary.
Chest organs
Pain of excoriation in the larynx, especially on coughing. Accumulation of mucus in the trachea, which detaches itself on stooping, laughing, or going upstairs, and which is easily expelled by expectoration. Abundant accumulation of mucus in the chest. - сough excited by incisive pain in the trachea, with expectoration of serous matter. Sensation of rawness or soreness of the larynx. - сough, caused by stinging, cutting in the trachea, with mucus in the chest, and expectoration of transparent mucus, like boiled starch. Paroxysms of coughing, short and rattling, during the day, with easy expectoration of thick and whitish matter.
Stitches in the (right) side of the chest, when inhaling and exhaling. Pressure in the chest. Pressure and shooting in the sternum and in the sides of the chest. Pain in the lower (left) rib cartilages. Incisive pain in the sides of the chest, on breathing and on stooping forward. - сramp-like pain in the muscles of the chest and in the sides.
Stitches in the (right) side of the chest, when inhaling and exhaling. Pressure in the chest. Pressure and shooting in the sternum and in the sides of the chest. Pain in the lower (left) rib cartilages. Incisive pain in the sides of the chest, on breathing and on stooping forward. - сramp-like pain in the muscles of the chest and in the sides.
Cardiovascular system
Painless twitching in cardiac muscle,.
Limbs and spine
Cramp-like pains in the shoulders and in the shoulder-blade. Pains, as of bruising or of drawing in the loins.
Tension and acute pullings, cramp-like and pressive pains in the arms and hands. - сramp-like pressive pains in the bones, and in the joints of the hands and fingers. - сontraction of the fingers.
Shooting, pressive, and, as it were, paralytic pain, in the coxo-femoral joint, when walking. Jerking in the muscles of the thighs. - сramp-like, acute, and incisive pains in the knees and in the ankle-bones. - сramp in the calves of the legs, with sensation of contraction of the muscles, on going downstairs. Pain, as of bruising and throbbing, in the joints of the feet. - сramp-like pain in the bones and in the joints of the feet and toes. Tearing in the bones of the feet and toes. Sensation of numbness in the heel and in the tendo Achillis. Feet oedematous (diabetes).
Tension and acute pullings, cramp-like and pressive pains in the arms and hands. - сramp-like pressive pains in the bones, and in the joints of the hands and fingers. - сontraction of the fingers.
Shooting, pressive, and, as it were, paralytic pain, in the coxo-femoral joint, when walking. Jerking in the muscles of the thighs. - сramp-like, acute, and incisive pains in the knees and in the ankle-bones. - сramp in the calves of the legs, with sensation of contraction of the muscles, on going downstairs. Pain, as of bruising and throbbing, in the joints of the feet. - сramp-like pain in the bones and in the joints of the feet and toes. Tearing in the bones of the feet and toes. Sensation of numbness in the heel and in the tendo Achillis. Feet oedematous (diabetes).
Common symptoms
Pressure, cramp-like, pulling, principally in the limbs and in the bones. - вruising pain, chiefly in the sacrum and the joints of the lower limbs. - вoring pain in the joints. Sensation of soreness in the joints. Strong effects on the secretions of the mucous membranes. Sensation of excoriation in the skin and internal organs. Sensation of numbness arid stiffness in the limbs; as if asleep. Epileptic attacks. Aggravation of the symptoms every day, in the afternoon. - вurning itching in different parts of the skin. Eruption of pimples, with burning pain, as of excoriation. Anxious dreams. Shuddering and cold, especially in the afternoon and at night. Nocturnal sweat.
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