Kali Telluricum
By Timothy F. Allen — The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica
Potassium telluriate, TeO4K3.
Authorities.
Liebig and Wohler, Annals, 1853 (Z. f. H. Kl., 2, 189).
1 , took .04 gramme daily for four days, then .05 gramme for two days, then .08 gramme one day; 2 , another person took .04 gramme.
MOUTH
- Tongue coated white and somewhat swollen (seventh day), 1.
- Garlicky odor in the mouth, 2.
- The most remarkable symptom was the garlicky odor of Tellurium in the breath; this appeared very soon after the first dose, and was noticed for seven weeks, it was so offensive to others that the experimenter was obliged to avoid society, 1.
- Very copious secretion of saliva (seventh day), 1.
STOMACH
- Increased appetite, 2.
- The appetite seemed to be increased during the first three days, but afterwards became less and less, 1.
- Loss of appetite (seventh day), 1.
- Inclination to vomit (seventh day), 1.
- The gastric symptoms lasted for fourteen days, 1.
HEART
- Oppression in the cardiac region (seventh day), 1.