Other names and synonyms
kali-n.Description Source
Concise Materia Medica - S.R. PhatakPharmacological Group
Common symptoms
Potassium Nitrate affects respiratory organs, kidneys, heart and blood vessels. Secretions are increased, into cavities. Sudden dropsical swelling of the whole body. It is often indicated in suppurative nephritis, asthma and cardiac asthma. Pains are dull stitching, throbbing. Wooden, numbness. Relapsing phthisis. Very weak. Haemorrhagic tendency.
Modalities
Walking сold. Damp. Taking cold. Eating veal. Lying with head low. вreathing.
Gentle motion. Drinking water in sips.
Gentle motion. Drinking water in sips.
Mental
Mental weariness from lack of occupation or interest. Discouragement and fear of death.
Head, face, and ears
Fainting fits, with vertigo in morning worse on standing, better sitting down. Pains in occiput better letting hair down. Head pain better motion of carriage. Hair was being pulled during pain.
External angle of right eye twitches worse chewing.
Chronic deafness from paralysis of auditory nerve. Vertigo and tinnitus.
Swollen feeling worse right nostril. Point red and itching. Polypus.
External angle of right eye twitches worse chewing.
Chronic deafness from paralysis of auditory nerve. Vertigo and tinnitus.
Swollen feeling worse right nostril. Point red and itching. Polypus.
Mouth and throat
Tongue, red with burning pimples.
Gastrointestinal tract
Nausea, as if about to vomit worse at night. Epigastric or substernal pains go towards axilla.
Diarrhoea from eating veal. Thin, watery dark, bloody stools.
Diarrhoea from eating veal. Thin, watery dark, bloody stools.
Urogenital system
Frequent and profuse emission of clear urine. Diabetes insipidus. Dull kidney pains.
Profuse menses, black, like ink.
Profuse menses, black, like ink.
Chest organs
Rapid gasping breathing; sits upright. Violent dyspnoea; with burning in chest; dull stitches and nausea; can only drink in sips, though thirsty. сongestion of right lung. Asthma. Free sour expectoration gives relief.
Cardiovascular system
Palpitation worse lying.
Limbs and spine
Pains extend into the chest.
Hands and fingers feel swelled.
Hands and fingers feel swelled.
Fever
External coldness; chin; skin. Internal burning.
Dif. diagnostics
Cham; Gloninum.