Bromine
By Adolph von Lippe — Text Book of Materia Medica
Mind and Disposition
Cheerful mind; desire for mental labor.
Low-spirited, and out of humor.
Crying and lamentation, with hoarse voice.
Head
Headache after drinking milk.
Pain over the left eye.
Scald-head.
Eyes
Lachrymation (right eye) with swelling of the tear-gland.
Darting through the eyes, (left).
Dilatation of the pupils.
Flashes before the eyes.
Protruded eyes.
Ears
Swelling and hardness of the (left) parotid gland.
Nose
Soreness in the nose, with scurfs.
Bleeding of the nose, relieving the chest.
Coryza, with sneezing; the margins of the nose, and the parts under the noise, are corroded, with stoppage of the nose.
Face
Paleness of the face.
Heat in the cheek; first in the right, later in the left.
Mouth and Throat
Ptyalism; much frothy mucus in the mouth.
Inflammation of the throat, with net-like redness and corroded places.
Burning from the mouth to the stomach.
Stinging in the tip of the tongue.
Heat in the mouth and œsophagus.
Appetite and Taste
Desire for acids; and diarrhœa from taking them.
Water tastes saltish.
Stomach and Abdomen
Vomiting of bloody mucus.
Nausea and retching; better after eating.
Feeling of emptiness in the stomach; better after eating.
Feeling of heaviness in the stomach, (inflammation of the stomach).
Enlargement and induration of the spleen.
Stool and Anus
Diarrhœa; stools yellow, green, black.
Sexual Organs
Men. Swelling and induration of the (left) testicle, with sore pain, or sensation of coldness.
Swelling of the scrotum, (with chronic gonorrhœa).
Women. Loud emissions of flatulency from the vagina.
During the menses, pain in the abdomen and in the small of the back.
Larynx and Throat
Hoarseness, aphonia; worse in the evening.
Soreness and roughness in the throat.
Tickling in the trachea during an inspiration.
Dry, spasmodic, wheezing cough, with rattling breathing.
Cough rough, barking, from tickling in the throat.
Violent oppression of the chest, as from the vapors of sulphur.
Sensation of weakness in the chest.
Tightness of the chest, (asthma).
Stitches in the chest, (inflammation of the lungs, right side).
Violent palpitation of the heart; she cannot lie on the left side.
Neck and Back
Goitre.
Two encysted tumors on both sides of the neck.
The left side of the neck is stiff and painful.
Generalities
Excessive languor and debility, (worse after breakfast).
Tremulousness all over.
Sleep
Irresistible drowsiness while reading.
Fever
Pulse much accelerated.
Chill on alternate days, with cold feet.
Internal burning heat.
Perspiration from the least exertion.
Skin
Swelling and induration of the glands, (thyroid, testes, sub-maxillary, parotid).
Boils.
Conditions
Aggravation in the evening till midnight; in the warm room; and when at rest.
Amelioration from motion, riding on horseback.
More suitable for persons with light hair and blue eyes.