Platinum metallicum
By Adolph von Lippe — Keynotes and Red Line Symptoms of the Materia Medica
Common name: platinum.
Is pre-eminently a woman's remedy (Ign., Puls.) (Br.).
Hysteria, with much depression of spirits (Ign., Mosch., Nat-M., Puls., Sep.) (Bt.).
Hysterical spasms, with full consciousness (Cina, Mag-C., Nat-M., Nux-V., Phos., Sep., Stram., Sulph.).
Lead poisonings (Alum., Hep., Op.).
Catalepsy (Graph., Ign., Op., Phos-Ac.) (K.).
Dull, stinging pains, which press inwardly, as from a plug (Anac.).
Tension in the limbs, as if they were tightly bandaged (Arund., Chin.).
Debility and tired feeling of the limbs especially while at rest.
Numbness and sensation of stiffness of many parts mostly accompanied by sensations of coldness.
Pains like constrictions in character.
Pains, as from contusions.
THE PAINS BEGIN SLOWLY, INCREASE GRADUALLY, AND DISAPPEAR JUST AS SLOWLY (Kalm., Nat-M., Phos., Spig., Stann., Sulph-Ac.).
Feeling of numbness, with trembling and palpitation of the heart (Bt.).
Bad effects from fright, insults or anger (Ign., Op., Stram.).
Alternating symptoms of mind and body.
Anxiety with fear of the approaching death (Acon., Apis, Ars.).
Low-spiritedness, with shedding of tears (Ign., Kali-P., Med., Nat-M., Puls., Stann.).
GRANDIOSE IDEAS; HE THINKS HIMSELF VERY GREAT.
PROFOUND CONCEIT; HE THINKS LITTLE OF ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF HIMSELF.
PRIDE WITH OVER-ESTIMATION OF ONE'S OWN SELF.
Proud, haughty and egotistical; everything seems inferior to her in mind and body; she looks down upon everything with contempt (D.).
Much anguish; she feels as if she would lose her senses and die soon (G.).
Past events trouble her (Ign., Staph.) (G.).
CHANGING MOODS; GAY AND SAD ALTERNATELY (Croc., Ign., Nux-M., Puls.) (N.).
Sensation of growing larger in every direction (A.).
Trifling things produce profound vexation (Ign., Staph., Sulph.) (A.).
Satiety of life (Aur.), with taciturnity and fear of death (Acon., Ars., Nux-V.) (A.).
Weary of everything (Phos-Ac., Sep.) (Br.).
Irresistible impulse to kill (Ars., Bell., Hep., Hyos., Nux-V., Phos., Sec., Stram., Thea.) (Br.).
Eyes feel cold (Calc., Euphr., Kali-C.) (Br.).
Objects appear smaller than they are.
Cramp-like pain in the orbits (Br.).
Indurations of the uterus (Aur.) (Bt.).
Menses in excess; blood dark and thick, with chilliness and sensitiveness of the vulva (G.).
Premature or excessive development of sexual instinct (N.).
EXCESSIVE SEXUAL DESIRE, PARTICULARLY IN VIRGIN FEMALES (Phos.) (G.).
Voluptuous tingling in the vulva, and abdomen, with depression of spirits, anxiety, and palpitation of the heart (G.).
Mons veneris cold and excessively sensitive to the touch; cannot bear the napkin usually applied (G.).
Amenorrhœa, with painful pressure, as if the menses would appear, with pain in the small of the back (G.).
Albuminous leucorrhœa, only in the day-time, with great sensitiveness of the vagina (G.).
Gradually increasing, then slowly lessening headache (B.).
Painful, cramp-like numbness in the left malar bone (R.).
Ravenous hunger (Anac., Lyc., Phos.) (Br.).
COSTIVE STATE (Alum., Bry., Ign, Nat-M.).
Constipation due to inertia of the bowels (Alum., Bry., Op., Plb.) (D.).
There are frequent and unsuccessful attempts to stool (Carb-V., Ign., Nux-V., Sep., Sulph., Thuj.) (D.).
THE STOOLS ARE LIKE PUTTY, AND ADHERE TO THE ANUS (Alum.) (D.).
CONSTIPATION OF EMIGRANTS AND TRAVELLERS (Ign.) (D.).
Stools as if burnt (Bry.) (Br.).
Catamenia too early and too profuse (Calc., Ferr., Sep.).
Metrorrhagia (Chin., Mille., Sab., Sec.).
NYMPHOMANIA (Canth., Phos., Stram.).
Early and profuse menses of dark, clotted blood, accompanied by bearing down pains (D.).
Ovaritis with sterility (Br.).
The ovaries are sensitive and have burning pains in them (Apis) (D.).
GENITALS EXCESSIVELY SENSITIVE; CANNOT BEAR TO BE TOUCHED; WILL ALMOST GO INTO A SPASM FROM AN EXAMINATION, AND ALMOST FAINT DURING INTERCOURSE (N.).
Vaginismus (Bell., Cact., Ferr-P., Ign., Lyc., Nat-M., Nux-V., Plb., Puls., Sil.) (K.).
Puerperal mania, with suppressed lochia (R.).
Pruritus vulvæ (Ambr., Am-C., Calad., Calc., Kreos., Merc., Nat-M., Nit-Ac., Petr., Rhus-T., Sep., Sil., Sulph., Tarent.) (A.).
Spasms and screaming at every menstrual period (G.).
Globus hystericus (Asaf., Ign., Sep.) (R.).
Cramp in the calves (Arg-N., Calc., Cham., Coloc., Cupr., Graph., Hep., Lyc., Plb., Sec., Sil., Sulph.) (B.).
TETANIC RIGIDITY (Cic., Cupr., Hyper., Nux-V., Petr., Sep.) (K.).
Bruised backache, aggravated by pressure or bending backward (B.).
Epistaxis, with dark coagulated blood (G.).
Pale, easily fatigued (Stann.) (A.).
Chlorosis (Alum., Calc-P., Ferr., Graph., Puls.) (G.).
Erections in sleep with amorous dreams (Phos.) (R.).
Onanism (Nux-V., Phos-Ac., Staph.) (B.).
CONVULSIONS AFTER ONANISM (Bufo, Calc., Dig., Kali-Br., Lach., Nux-V., Plb., Sep., Sil., Stram., Sulph.) (K.).
Inclination to draw a long breath, prevented by a sensation of weakness in the chest (Stann.) (C.).
Sensation of numbness in the head or temples, zygomata and mastoid, as if the head were constricted or too tightly bound (N.).
Sensation of coldness, crawling and numbness in the right side of the face (N.).
Sleeps with legs far apart (Cham.) (Br.).
AGGRAVATION: In the evening; whilst at rest; in the open air; during the lying-in period; from anger; during menses; after rising; from standing; and during coition.
AMELIORATION: In the room; from walking; and from motion.
RELATIONSHIP: Compare: Ars., Aur., Bry., Bufo, Calc., Croc., Ferr-P., Graph., Ign., Kali-P., Lach., Lyc., Merc., Mosch., Nat-M., Nux-V., Op., Petr., Puls., Rhus-T., Sep., Stann., Sulph., Thuj., Valer.
Antidotes: PULS., and Sp-Nitr-D.