AMMONIUM CARBONICUM

Scientific / Botanical Name AMMONIUM CARBONICUM Common Name Carbonate of Ammonia Abbreviation AMMONIUM CARB Source
Materia Medica AMMONIUM CARBONICUM
Origin
Medicine Type
Family

Keynote / Introductory Description

Suited to stout, chilly, weak patients with respiratory catarrh, weak heart, glandular swelling and early profuse menses.

Modalities

Worse cold, wet weather, washing, 3–4 am and menses. Better dry weather and lying.

Dose / Potency

Sixth potency best for general use.

Relationship

Inimical to Lachesis. Antidotes: Arnica, Camphor. Compare: Rhus, Muriatic acid, Tartar emetic.

Compare

Rhus, Muriatic acid, Tartar emetic

Complementary

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Mind

Forgetful, gloomy, ill-humored, sad and unreasonable.

Head

Pulsating forehead better pressure and warmth. Shocks through head.

Eyes

Burning eyes with photophobia and asthenopia.

Ears

Hardness of hearing with shocks through ears.

Nose

Burning watery discharge, obstruction, coryza, snuffles and epistaxis.

Face

Tetters, boils and cracked burning mouth corners.

Mouth

Dry mouth and throat, toothache, vesicles and sour metallic taste.

Throat

Enlarged tonsils and glands, burning throat and diphtheritic tendency.

Stomach

Heartburn, nausea, chilliness and flatulent dyspepsia.

Abdomen

Pain, noise, hernia and piles.

Rectum

Hard knotty stool, itching and bleeding piles.

Urine

Frequent involuntary urination with sandy, bloody and fetid urine.

Male

Scrotal itching and pain, erections without desire, emissions.

Female

Burning pudendum, acrid leucorrhoea, early profuse menses and aversion to sex.

Respiratory

Hoarseness, 3 am cough, emphysema, oppression and pulmonary oedema.

Heart

Weak heart with palpitation and difficult breathing.

Extremities

Tearing pains, cold blue hands, cramps and heel pain.

Sleep

Sleepiness and waking with strangling.

Skin

Burning blisters, scarlatina rash, erysipelas and eczema.

General Description

AMMONIUM CARBONICUM
Carbonate of Ammonia
(AMMONIUM CARB)

The diseased conditions met by this remedy are such as we find often in rather stout women who are always tired and weary, take cold easily, suffer from cholera-like symptoms before menses, lead a sedentary life, have a slow reaction generally, and are disposed to frequent use of the smelling-bottle. Too frequent and profuse menses. Mucous membranes of the respiratory organs are especially affected. Fat patients with weak heart, wheezing, feel suffocated. Very sensitive to cold air. Great aversion to water. Malignant scarlatina, uraemia, glandular swelling, acid secretions and prostration.

Mind.--Forgetful, ill-humored, gloomy in stormy weather. Sad, weepy and unreasonable.

Head.--Pulsating forehead better pressure and warm room. Shocks through head.

Eyes.--Burning eyes, photophobia, asthenopia, sore canthi.

Ears.--Hard hearing. Shocks through ears, eyes and nose.

Nose.--Burning watery discharge. Night obstruction, coryza, snuffles, epistaxis and bloody mucus.

Face.--Tetters around mouth. Boils and pustules. Cracked burning mouth corners.

Mouth.--Dry mouth and throat. Toothache. Vesicles on tongue. Sour metallic taste.

Throat.--Enlarged tonsils and neck glands. Burning throat. Gangrenous tonsils. Diphtheria with nasal obstruction.

Stomach.--Pit pain with heartburn, nausea and chilliness. Great appetite but easy satiety. Flatulent dyspepsia.

Abdomen.--Noise and pain. Flatulent hernia. Hard knotty stool. Bleeding piles and anal itching.

Urine.--Frequent desire and involuntary urination. Sandy, bloody, fetid and turbid urine.

Male.--Itching and pain of scrotum and spermatic cords. Erections without desire. Seminal emissions.

Female.--Burning swollen pudendum. Acrid leucorrhoea. Aversion to sex. Early profuse dark menses with fatigue and chilliness.

Respiratory.--Hoarseness. 3 am cough with dyspnoea and palpitation. Oppressed breathing, emphysema, pneumonia, pulmonary oedema.

Heart.--Audible palpitation, weak heart, difficult breathing and trembling.

Extremities.--Tearing pains better warmth. Cold blue hands. Swollen fingers. Cramps and heel pain.

Sleep.--Day sleepiness. Wakes strangling.

Skin.--Itching, burning blisters, scarlet and miliary rash, erysipelas and eczema.

Modalities.--Worse evenings, cold wet weather, washing, 3–4 am and menses. Better dry weather, lying on painful side or stomach.

Relationship.--Inimical to Lachesis. Antidotes: Arnica, Camphor. Compare: Rhus, Muriatic acid, Tartar emetic.

Dose.--Sixth potency best for general use.