Bromium

Common name: bromine.

An important remedy in laryngeal affections; also in scrofulous and tubercular affections of the glands (N.).

Has done some wonderful work in diphtheria. The membrane first forms in the bronchi, trachea or larynx running upward (just opposite of Lyc., which often forms first in the nose and runs downward) (N.).

Faucial angina and very troublesome sorethroat.

Complaints on the left side of the body (Lach.).

General trembling (Arg N., Kali-Br., Phos., Plb., Zinc.).

MEMBRANOUS CROUP: GREAT RATTLING OF MUCUS (Ant-T., Hep., Nat-S., Phos., Sil., Sulph.). BUT NO EXPECTORATION. THERE SEEMS TO BE GREAT DANGER OF SUFFOCATION FROM ACCUMULATION OF MUCUS IN THE LARYNX (in bronchi- Ant-T.) (N.).

A sensation of something being alive in the skin, principally in the arms and legs.

Sensation of cobweb in the face (Bor., Graph.) (N.).

He perspires freely when exercising a little (Bry., Chin., Nat-M.).

SAILORS SUFFER FROM ASTHMA "ON SEASHORE" (A.).

Fan-like motion of alœ nasi (Ant-T., Lycop.) (N.).

DIZZINESS WHEN LYING DOWN, WITH HEAD ACHE, ESPECIALLY IN THE EVENING.

DIZZINESS WHEN GOING OVER A RUNNING WATER.

Chest pains running upward (A.).

Hypertrophy of the heart from gymnastics (Arn., Caust., Phos., Rhus-T.) (N.).

Stony hard, scrofulous or tuberculous swelling of glands, especially on lower jaw and throat (thyroid, sub-maxillary, parotid, testes) (A.).

Croupy symptoms with hoarseness during whooping cough; gasping for breath (A.).

Membranous dysmenorrhæa (Bor., Lac-C., Merc-C.) (N.).

Physometra: loud emission of flatus from the vagina (Lyc.) (A.).

Tumour in breasts, with stitching pains (Con., Phyt., Sil.) (Br.).

Chronic ovaritis (Apis, Lach., Lyc., Merc., Puls.) (R.).

Menses too early and too profuse (Calc., Chin., Phos.) (R.).

Cannot bear pressure on the mammæ; stitching pain from the mammæ to the axillæ (R.).

SWELLING AND INDURATION OF THE (LEFT) TESTICLE, WITH SORE PAIN, OR SENSATION OF COLDNESS.

Great watchfulness in the evening. He has much trouble in getting to sleep at night.

Anguish in sleep, and sleep full of dreams.

Constant dreaming in sleep (Nat-C., Nux-V., Op., Phos., Staph.).

Jerking and starting whilst in sleep (Bell., Cina, Hyos., Stram.).

When getting awake at night trembling and sensation as if she could not rise for weakness.

Fantasy and illusions when asleep (Coff., Op., Phys. Piper-M.).

He cannot sleep enough in the morning.

He feels unrefreshed in the morning (Cocc., Coff., Nux-V.).

Colic, as if the abdomen would burst (Arg-N., Cham., Lyc.) (G.).

Diarrhœa, after taking oysters (Aloe, Lyc., Podo., Sulph-Ac.) (K.).

Excellent for patients in very bad humour (Bry. Cham., Cina, Nux-V., Sulph.). Quarrelsomeness (Aur. Bell., Nux-V., Stram., Sulph.).

Delusion that strange persons are looking over patient's shoulder, and that she would see some one on turning (Br.).

Desire for mental labour (G.).

Weakness of memory (Ambr., Bar-C., Caust., Med., Nux-M., Phos-Ac., Sep., Verat.) (K.).

Low spirited before menses (Br.).

Deep hoarse voice (Carb-V., Caust., Phos.) (D.).

Inspiration produces coughing (Acon., Bell., Calc., Camph., Hep., Kali-B., Meny., Puls., Rumx., Squil., Stict., Verb.) (D.).

SUFFOCATIVE FITS; HE STARTS UP CHOKED WITH CROUPY OR WHEEZING COUGH (B.).

Spasm of the glottis (Chlor., Cupr., Phos.). (B.).

Extensive hepatization of the lower lobes of the lungs (Bt.).

Dyspnœa: cannot inspire deep enough; as if breathing through a sponge or the air passages were full of smoke or vapour of sulphur; rattling, sawing; voice inaudible; danger of suffocation from mucus in larynx (in bronchi-Ant-T.) (A.).

Thick, white expectoration (Kali-M.) (B.).

Cold sensation in larynx on inspiration (Rhus-T., Sulph.); better after shaving (worse after shaving- Carb An.) (A.).

It should be remembered in fluent coryza, when there is long continued sneezing; the margin of the nose and parts under the nose are corroded, painful and bleeding when wiped (Bl.).

AGGRAVATION: In the evening; before midnight; when at rest; when lying down; in warm, damp weather.

AMELIORATION: When moving about during exercise; and when at sea.

RELATIONSHIP. Compare: in croup and croupy affections: Chlor., Hep., Iod., and Spong.

Hard goitre cured after Iod. failed. Brom. has cured in croup after failure of Hep., Iod., Phos., and Spong.; especially in relapses after Iod.