Argentum metallicum

Mind and Disposition

Restlessness, anxiety, which directs him from place to place.

Ill-humor, with disinclination to talk.

Head

Pressing, tearing pain in the skull, principally in the temporal bones, renewed every day at noon, with soreness of the external head, aggravated by pressure and contact, ameliorated in the open air.

Painful sensation of emptiness in the head.

Eyes

Violent itching in the corners of the eyes.

Redness and swelling of the edges of the eyelids.

Ears

Itching of the ears, he scratches them until they bleed.

Itching of the lobes of the ears.

Nose

Violent fluent coryza, with much sneezing.

Face

Redness of the face.

Swelling of the upper lip.

Throat

The throat feels as if internally swollen.

The throat feels more sore from coughing than when swallowing, although the food passes with difficulty.

Accumulation of much gray, jelly-like mucus in the throat, which is easily hawked up.

Stomach

Appetite much increased, he is hungry after eating a full meal.

Desire for wine.

Heartburn.

Burning in the stomach, ascending to the chest.

Abdomen

Painful swelling of the abdomen.

Tension in the abdominal muscles.

Stool and Anus

Frequent pressure in the lower part of the rectum, with discharge of small quantities of soft stool.

Dry stool, like sand, after dinner.

Urinary Organs

Frequent desire to urinate, with profuse discharge of urine.

Sexual Organs

Men. The testicles feel as if bruised.

Women. Prolapsus uteri, with pain in the left ovary.

Respiratory Organs

When stooping, or ascending steps, mucus comes up into the larynx, which is easily expectorated by one cough.

Sensation of rawness or soreness of the larynx.

Laughing causes mucus in the trachea, and cough.

Cough, caused by stinging, cutting in the with mucus in the chest, and expectoration of transparent mucus, like boiled starch.

Rattling cough, only during the day in the room.

Stitches in the (right side) of the chest, when inhaling and exhaling.

Upper Extremities

Tearing in the bones of the arms, especially of the and fingers.

Lower Extremities

Tearing in the bones of the feet and toes.

Generalities

Sensation of numbness in the limbs, as if asleep.

Sensation of soreness and rawness in internal organs.

Boring pain in the joints.

Sensation of soreness in the joints.

Strong effects on the secretions of the mucous membranes.

Fever

Heat of the body, but none on the head, without thirst.

Perspiration only on the abdomen or chest.

Conditions

Bad effects from the use of mercury.

Bad effects from onanism.

The symptoms are renewed at noon.